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So... I seem to be having the efs corruption issue with my co-worker's phone. I've been searching all over and have found how others have solved the problem, but it seems that our nv_data.bin is not located in our efs directory.
Does anyone have any idea where these files are? I need to check the last modified dates of their backup files to see if I can restore them >.<
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Bump.. If anyone knows where these files are this could help us from running into the corrupt efs problem that many people have had. Usually backing up your efs prevents your phone from becoming unable to function as a phone.
I do remember reading something about our unlock code not being present in our nv_data.bin.. And when I check my efs folder in both my, as well as my co-worker's phone there is no nv_data.bin so maybe it has been relocated??
Anyone with knowledge on this subject.. your input would be greatly appreciated! I'm also gonna read over the unlock threads to see if there is any relevant info there.
I am having this problem now, I know you posted this over a month ago, but please tell me you know the location of the backup files or any other solution for this?'
Thank you,
[Q] T989 - Baseband and IMEI Unknown
I have searched and read many threads already. I understand the i9100 uses a file called nv_data.bin and requires its .bak file for a fix.
But, I dont think the t989 is the same because these files dont seem to exist, or at least not in the locations the threads for i9100 state. I am wondering if anyone has had this problem and/or how they fixed it. I know it was caused because of trying to unlock, but I'm looking for a solution.
Thanks!
just buy one of those $20 online unlock or go to your local phone kiosk to have it unlocked
any one with a machine to unlock Samsung phones can get this phone unlocked easily
there's no software unlock yet, as you have found on your searches
I have T-Mobile and don't really care for the unlock, it was a mistake. At this point, I just want to fix the unknown IMEI and unknown Baseband issue. Because of this problem my phone cannot get a signal... Will performing a machine unlock fix this problem?
Note: When I type in *#06# the response is not my IMEI number. It says "null"
svahora said:
I have T-Mobile and don't really care for the unlock, it was a mistake. At this point, I just want to fix the unknown IMEI and unknown Baseband issue. Because of this problem my phone cannot get a signal... Will performing a machine unlock fix this problem?
Note: When I type in *#06# the response is not my IMEI number. It says "null"
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You can try to find someone locally with a SPT Box2. This unit can flash, unlock & repair IMEI on SGH-T989(d). I was gonna pick one up, but they are like $250 yikes !!
KillaHurtz said:
You can try to find someone locally with a SPT Box2. This unit can flash, unlock & repair IMEI on SGH-T989(d). I was gonna pick one up, but they are like $250 yikes !!
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What does the (d) stand for?
And, how can I make sure this never happens again in the future? I know there are backup options out there (CWM, Nandroid), but are there any that make a complete clone of the phone's image? In case I mess up the efs or IMEI files again I can restore and be ok.
Thanks!
T989D = Canadian release of T989
they are identical, the just use the D for Canadian
AllGamer said:
T989D = Canadian release of T989
they are identical, the just use the D for Canadian
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Would a Nandroid backup fix this in the future?
is hard to say, we have no idea where is the real IMEI information is being stored in the new models, but is no longer in the old EFS folder
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is hard to say, we have no idea where is the real IMEI information is being stored in the new models, but is no longer in the old EFS folder
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I wonder if the new Galaxy Nexus has its IMEI files stored similarly. If so, we can join forces with that forum group.
If Android is not mounting your firmware properly in the system this will cause no baseband and no imei detected. i would try and flash the stock rom to make sure.
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If Android is not mounting your firmware properly in the system this will cause no baseband and no imei detected. i would try and flash the stock rom to make sure.
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Did it twice, the stock rom, modem, and kernel.
The radio (modem firmware) might have got corrupted if somebody tried to flash international GS2 ROM or modem.
Try to flash only the Radio (KL1 is the latest for T-Mobile) via ODIN (use PDA slot).
cyberjam said:
The radio (modem firmware) might have got corrupted if somebody tried to flash international GS2 ROM or modem.
Try to flash only the Radio (KL1 is the latest for T-Mobile) via ODIN (use PDA slot).
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Would the KL1 work any different than the older one? I tried ODINing the original one, and it didn't work and increased the count so I didn't try the KL1.
I just got my replacement phone yesterday for this same problem. Flashed the stock kernal, and also the modem just to be safe and nothing would fix it. From what I know its just a hardware issue, not software. I was chatting with samsung and t-mobile people about this trying all kinds of fixes to nothing left but hardware defect.
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.
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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.
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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!
Hi All,
I had purchased T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919) with Stock android 4.3 while I was in usa, and want to use it in my home country now as I have left usa. I couldn't found any unlock solution on internet for stock android 4.3, and T-Mobile would not give me the unlock code. I tried third party services to provide unlock code and it did not work either. So I went to a local shop, and he screwed everything up. When I went back to the local shop to receive my phone (hoping it might have been definitely unlocked by them), he told me that he tried to downgrade it to 4.2.2 but it did not work (only after reading through all the forums I realize there is no way to go back to stock 4.2.2 if you are on stock 4.3 because of knox / bootloader issues on 4.3, leads me to think the shopowner did not really do his research before touching my phone, and no, he did not do any EFS backup). In an attempt to unlock my phone, he also flashed Metro PCS stock ROM on my phone, not to mention, my IMEI number is also 'Unknown' now. I managed to get back on T-Mobile stock 4.3 ROM now but still IMEI is unknown. I also tried to go to nearest Samsung center and they said they would not touch international phone models. At this point I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions how to get back my IMEI and or at the least to get the phone working to my country's network?
Thanks.
Try flashing the mk2 modem using odin. That may work but not sure.
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Shop just need to pay you for new phone.
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I won't provide a link but there are ways to restore your imei and as for unlocking I have used fast gsm dot com and it has worked every time. I hope u get ur issues fixed. Good luck
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sd_N said:
I won't provide a link but there are ways to restore your imei and as for unlocking I have used fast gsm dot com and it has worked every time. I hope u get ur issues fixed. Good luck
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Hi sd_N, is it possible for you to provide me the link in private so I can just restore my original imei. I will then try fastgsm.com to unlock as you suggested. Thanks.
Anyone?
galaxysiv said:
Anyone?
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Did you ever make any nandroid backups through recovery or save your /efs?
xdapowerapps said:
Did you ever make any nandroid backups through recovery or save your /efs?
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Hi xdapowerapps, no I did not, I didnt knew the local shop would try to downgrade or flash METRO PCS rom on it :crying:
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Hi xdapowerapps, no I did not, I didnt knew the local shop would try to downgrade or flash METRO PCS rom on it :crying:
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The local shop broke it. Tell them to pay for it.
Also, the only reason T Mobile won't give you an unlock code is if the phone isn't paid for in full. If the phone is paid for in full, they HAVE to give you the unlock code.
Are you sure you didn't buy the phone in the US, then leave the country without paying the bill so you could use the phone internationally without paying full price? If not, there is no reason T Mobile wouldn't give you the unlock code. So there's some missing information in this story.
Also, we do not discuss how to change IMEI's on XDA. The only thing permissable on XDA about flashing IMEI's is restoring YOUR OWN IMEI from a backup. That is done by restoring the EFS partition. But you didn't have a back up so you can't do that. That means anyway to fix your IMEI involves what is an illegal hack and that discussion is expressly not permitted on XDA. That information is used for illegal purposes and XDA is not going to be the place where it's shared for legal reasons.
Skipjacks said:
The local shop broke it. Tell them to pay for it.
Also, the only reason T Mobile won't give you an unlock code is if the phone isn't paid for in full. If the phone is paid for in full, they HAVE to give you the unlock code.
Are you sure you didn't buy the phone in the US, then leave the country without paying the bill so you could use the phone internationally without paying full price? If not, there is no reason T Mobile wouldn't give you the unlock code. So there's some missing information in this story.
Also, we do not discuss how to change IMEI's on XDA. The only thing permissable on XDA about flashing IMEI's is restoring YOUR OWN IMEI from a backup. That is done by restoring the EFS partition. But you didn't have a back up so you can't do that. That means anyway to fix your IMEI involves what is an illegal hack and that discussion is expressly not permitted on XDA. That information is used for illegal purposes and XDA is not going to be the place where it's shared for I also still see the imei folder inside EFS with a file mps_code.bat, but no nv files. (The imei folder was not regenerated on deletion either) Am I missing something? also still see the imei folder inside EFS with a file mps_code.bat, but no nv files. (The imei folder was not regenerated on deletion either) Am I missing something? egal reasons.
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Hi skipjacks, thanks for responding. Nothing is pending with t-mobile, I was on prepaid account. I bought the phone like 10 days before leaving usa (due to emergency). T-mobile says my number on this new device should have being working for at least 45 days or so with refill balance. My cycle ended after 15 days of purchase and I really didnt see any reason to refill it as I was no more in usa. And no, I dont want to CHANGE my IMEI, only want to restore my own IMEI only. I am not sure if my EFS partition is corrupted, because I rooted my phone tried to backup EFS folder now (I know its too late but still), deleted it and rebooted (as a few threads suggested it would regenerate nv data files), but neither did I see any nv files when I did a back up now, nor after I rebooted. When I rebooted, the EFS folder did regenerate but there were no nv files in there. Also, after deleting EFS and regeneration the serial number was corrupted, but when I restored my backup, the serial number showed up correctly again. Also my current backup contains the imei folder with mps.code_bat file. I noticed that even imei folder was not regenerated on deletion of EFS and reboot. I somehow have the feeling that this is still indicating that my original EFS folder is still present (though I may be wrong, because I dont know). But my concern is the nv data files, which I dont see anywhere. I did come across several threads about imei corruption and restoration, but the only one I didnt come across was T-mobile SGH-M919 with stock android 4.3. I am wondering if this has some different file storage structure for imei (which again I dont know). At this point I am concerned about getting back my imei, I can get the unlock code from some reputed paid service again. I understand that open discussion about imei involving anything CHANGING IMEI is not allowed here. If anyone could just help me out restoring my original imei, even by pm, I would really appreciate it. I just dont want to throw away the phone and lose my money because of the error done by repair shop.
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Hi skipjacks, thanks for responding. Nothing is pending with t-mobile, I was on prepaid account. I bought the phone like 10 days before leaving usa (due to emergency). T-mobile says my number on this new device should have being working for at least 45 days or so with refill balance. My cycle ended after 15 days of purchase and I really didnt see any reason to refill it as I was no more in usa. And no, I dont want to CHANGE my IMEI, only want to restore my own IMEI only. I am not sure if my EFS partition is corrupted, because I rooted my phone tried to backup EFS folder now (I know its too late but still), deleted it and rebooted (as a few threads suggested it would regenerate nv data files), but neither did I see any nv files when I did a back up now, nor after I rebooted. When I rebooted, the EFS folder did regenerate but there were no nv files in there. Also, after deleting EFS and regeneration the serial number was corrupted, but when I restored my backup, the serial number showed up correctly again. Also my current backup contains the imei folder with mps.code_bat file. I noticed that even imei folder was not regenerated on deletion of EFS and reboot. I somehow have the feeling that this is still indicating that my original EFS folder is still present (though I may be wrong, because I dont know). But my concern is the nv data files, which I dont see anywhere. I did come across several threads about imei corruption and restoration, but the only one I didnt come across was T-mobile SGH-M919 with stock android 4.3. I am wondering if this has some different file storage structure for imei (which again I dont know). At this point I am concerned about getting back my imei, I can get the unlock code from some reputed paid service again. I understand that open discussion about imei involving anything CHANGING IMEI is not allowed here. If anyone could just help me out restoring my original imei, even by pm, I would really appreciate it. I just dont want to throw away the phone and lose my money because of the error done by repair shop.
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First off....the enter key is your friend. Hit it every so often when typing giant blocks of text like that. :laugh:
Second, since your IMEI has been deleted, you now have to change it, even if you just want to change it back to what it was before. The process to fix it now is what can't be discussed here.
IF you had backed up your EFS partition, then it would be as simple as restoring it in recovery. That's all well and good. But your IMEI is now 0, so you have to change it to what it was.
But all that aside, you went to a store and they broke it. Take it back there and raise holy hell until they fix it for you or buy you a new one. I know consumer protections are stronger in some countries than others, but wherever you are, yelling and screaming is a universal language.
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First off....the enter key is your friend. Hit it every so often when typing giant blocks of text like that. :laugh:
yelling and screaming is a universal language.
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Can someone at least tell me what file in T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 Stock Android 4.3 contains imei number, so at least I know if I even have that file or not or whether it is missing? Thanks.
galaxysiv said:
Can someone at least tell me what file in T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 Stock Android 4.3 contains imei number, so at least I know if I even have that file or not or whether it is missing? Thanks.
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Whether your file is missing, modified, or corrupted, you need your /efs folder to restore it. You do not have have a nandroid backup or the /efs folder. I am sorry but the simplest we can put it without sounding harsh, you're screwed. You need to request the local shop give you a replacement phone or credit to get a new one.
Update: I went back to the shop and told them "You broke it, you fix it, I don't know how and I don't care, you gotta fix it". They managed to fix the imei number somehow. Regarding unlock, the shop ended buying the unlock code themselves. They mentioned that no one is able to unlock T-Mobile S4 with Stock 4.3 as of now without unlock code, unless they have some device like Z3x box. The phone is finally unlocked and working fine on my network. (YES, A HUGE HUGE RELIEF).
Everything is fine, except for 2 issues.
1. I want to backup my EFS folder so that I don't enter into trouble with IMEI again. I tried EFS Pro, but its not working. All I see is "'Initializing ADB server..." (the phone is rooted, usb debugging mode enabled, and supersu permission granted when prompted). I also tried to backup using Andromizer, but it says "Notification: File not found in /storage/emulated/0/Amdromizer/efs/efs.img". What is my best option as of now to backup and store my imei safely somewhere?
2. I am having issues with Wi-Fi. Before the shop flashed my phone, it was all good, but now it doesn't auto-connect to my home Wi-Fi anymore. Everytime I reboot or get out of range, I have to manually select my home network everytime and also enter the password everytime. Nothing has changed on my router. The other Samsung device that I have still auto-connects to my home Wi-Fi as usual. How can I fix this?
Thanks.
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Update: I went back to the shop and told them "You broke it, you fix it, I don't know how and I don't care, you gotta fix it". They managed to fix the imei number somehow. Regarding unlock, the shop ended buying the unlock code themselves. They mentioned that no one is able to unlock T-Mobile S4 with Stock 4.3 as of now without unlock code, unless they have some device like Z3x box. The phone is finally unlocked and working fine on my network. (YES, A HUGE HUGE RELIEF).
Everything is fine, except for 2 issues.
1. I want to backup my EFS folder so that I don't enter into trouble with IMEI again. I tried EFS Pro, but its not working. All I see is "'Initializing ADB server..." (the phone is rooted, usb debugging mode enabled, and supersu permission granted when prompted). I also tried to backup using Andromizer, but it says "Notification: File not found in /storage/emulated/0/Amdromizer/efs/efs.img". What is my best option as of now to backup and store my imei safely somewhere?
2. I am having issues with Wi-Fi. Before the shop flashed my phone, it was all good, but now it doesn't auto-connect to my home Wi-Fi anymore. Everytime I reboot or get out of range, I have to manually select my home network everytime and also enter the password everytime. Nothing has changed on my router. The other Samsung device that I have still auto-connects to my home Wi-Fi as usual. How can I fix this?
Thanks.
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For the efs you can back it up using recovery. Just boot to recovery and its one of the options in the backup menu. The resulting file will be like a few KB. Its supposed to be small. Dont worry
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.
Tmobile gave me an unlock code and my phone isn't paid for but I used the region lock away app before I got the unlock code and it worked but u got to be rooted
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Hello,
I have been unlocking for a while but have ran into issues lately with z3x and 4.3 on i747. Basically everyime i use 23x box something goes wrong last night it started with an extra number being inserted in the imei. Not knowing that ns pro will wreck your modem i tried it and now the imei is null and baseband is unknown. Any help would greatly be appreciated. There was alot i did not know about unlocking because i got into this with ns pro back when there was 0 problmes with anyhting below 4.3, but now 4.3 is killing me.
Here is what i have done
i have tried to rewrite imei mulitple times
i have tried qpst with a good know qcn fiel but it just error out. everytime
the problem
*#7284# shows up but wont allow me to switch between modem andpda
phone will not read in either z3x or ns pro
it would seem like tis not reading in qpst either as it wont allo me to restore any of the good know files
i just really want to be done with this and move on.
Another question i have is int he furute if i do a full nv backup with nv reader writer will this help at all. Like is said i am only having this problem ont he 747 and i have searched xda, ns pro, and z3x forums for an answer and i cant seem to find one. My next step is just to replace the baseband chip and be done, but that alot of work and i hate reballing any bga.
Thanks in Advance
Scott
scoeas1982 said:
Hello,
I have been unlocking for a while but have ran into issues lately with z3x and 4.3 on i747. Basically everyime i use 23x box something goes wrong last night it started with an extra number being inserted in the imei. Not knowing that ns pro will wreck your modem i tried it and now the imei is null and baseband is unknown. Any help would greatly be appreciated. There was alot i did not know about unlocking because i got into this with ns pro back when there was 0 problmes with anyhting below 4.3, but now 4.3 is killing me.
Here is what i have done
i have tried to rewrite imei mulitple times
i have tried qpst with a good know qcn fiel but it just error out. everytime
the problem
*#7284# shows up but wont allow me to switch between modem andpda
phone will not read in either z3x or ns pro
it would seem like tis not reading in qpst either as it wont allo me to restore any of the good know files
i just really want to be done with this and move on.
Another question i have is int he furute if i do a full nv backup with nv reader writer will this help at all. Like is said i am only having this problem ont he 747 and i have searched xda, ns pro, and z3x forums for an answer and i cant seem to find one. My next step is just to replace the baseband chip and be done, but that alot of work and i hate reballing any bga.
Thanks in Advance
Scott
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NULL IMEI doesn't mean you've actually lost your IMEI
try take sim out, restart phone and then reinsert sim, and if that doesn't work, restart again with your sim inside
and also when you reinject imei(say whatever i said above doesn't work for you), make sure under developer option, usb debugging is on!
scoeas1982 said:
Hello,
I have been unlocking for a while but have ran into issues lately with z3x and 4.3 on i747. Basically everyime i use 23x box something goes wrong last night it started with an extra number being inserted in the imei. Not knowing that ns pro will wreck your modem i tried it and now the imei is null and baseband is unknown. Any help would greatly be appreciated. There was alot i did not know about unlocking because i got into this with ns pro back when there was 0 problmes with anyhting below 4.3, but now 4.3 is killing me.
Here is what i have done
i have tried to rewrite imei mulitple times
i have tried qpst with a good know qcn fiel but it just error out. everytime
the problem
*#7284# shows up but wont allow me to switch between modem andpda
phone will not read in either z3x or ns pro
it would seem like tis not reading in qpst either as it wont allo me to restore any of the good know files
i just really want to be done with this and move on.
Another question i have is int he furute if i do a full nv backup with nv reader writer will this help at all. Like is said i am only having this problem ont he 747 and i have searched xda, ns pro, and z3x forums for an answer and i cant seem to find one. My next step is just to replace the baseband chip and be done, but that alot of work and i hate reballing any bga.
Thanks in Advance
Scott
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Looks like your modem is compromised. You can download the modem via the following link and try reflashing recovery.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291681456
Larry2999 said:
Looks like your modem is compromised. You can download the modem via the following link and try reflashing recovery.
Larry thank you so much for your help, and i am embarrased to say this but i dont know how to do that. Is it a file i put into the pda section of odin and put the phone in download mode.
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scoeas1982 said:
Larry2999 said:
Looks like your modem is compromised. You can download the modem via the following link and try reflashing recovery.
Larry thank you so much for your help, and i am embarrased to say this but i dont know how to do that. Is it a file i put into the pda section of odin and put the phone in download mode.
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No, it's a zip file which has to be flashed via (custom) recovery. If you do not have custom recovery, you can flash that to your phone via Odin. There are several options for custom recovery but most common options are CWM, TWRP and Philz Touch which is an enhancement of CWM.
First download the modem file to your computer. Copy it to your phone's internal SD card if you can or to an external (micro) SD card.
Once you have the zip ready, boot your phone into recovery mode via the 3-button combo (Volume Up, Home and Power).
When you are in recovery mode, select install and navigate to the modem zip. Start flashing. Wait for flashing to be complete and reboot to system. I'd have sent you some download links for custom recovery but I'm writing this in a fly. You could, however, do a search through this forum.
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Larry thank you so much it actually worked in case someone lese has this problem im going to post waht i did
i downloaded the file
flashed the modem.bin file via twrp. I just put it on the phone i did not use the sd card
then i rewrote the imei with ns pro verision 6.7.1 (this phone was on 4.3)
i know have my imei back, and i know also i have the phone in 100 percent working condition with a full imei.
TAKE MY ADVICE AND BACK UP THE NV ITEMS before doing a s3 747 or 999 on z3 box just in case. I have spent close to 3 days trying to fix these phones.
Thank you Larry so very very much. If you have a link to paypal i will donate to you.
alos if you are going to install the file to your phone remeber to put it back into mtp+adb so you can move it your phone with out an sd card
ok so after completeting this you will only get edge network download the nv writer and nv items from the link below and then you will get 4g lte back
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f286/nv-items-t999-i747-i317-t889-1647823/
scoeas1982 said:
Larry thank you so much it actually worked in case someone lese has this problem im going to post waht i did
i downloaded the file
flashed the modem.bin file via twrp. I just put it on the phone i did not use the sd card
then i rewrote the imei with ns pro verision 6.7.1 (this phone was on 4.3)
i know have my imei back, and i know also i have the phone in 100 percent working condition with a full imei.
TAKE MY ADVICE AND BACK UP THE NV ITEMS before doing a s3 747 or 999 on z3 box just in case. I have spent close to 3 days trying to fix these phones.
Thank you Larry so very very much. If you have a link to paypal i will donate to you.
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How were you able to rewrite using ns pro 6.7.1? everytime i try, it tells me operation failed. thanks
yes you are correct i am using 6.7.0 to rewrite the imeo not 6.7.1
scoeas1982 said:
Larry thank you so much it actually worked in case someone lese has this problem im going to post waht i did
i downloaded the file
flashed the modem.bin file via twrp. I just put it on the phone i did not use the sd card
then i rewrote the imei with ns pro verision 6.7.1 (this phone was on 4.3)
i know have my imei back, and i know also i have the phone in 100 percent working condition with a full imei.
TAKE MY ADVICE AND BACK UP THE NV ITEMS before doing a s3 747 or 999 on z3 box just in case. I have spent close to 3 days trying to fix these phones.
Thank you Larry so very very much. If you have a link to paypal i will donate to you.
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Glad to know your phone is working fine now. Maybe I should put up a donation link. Just kidding ... seriously though, if you are happy with the support you are getting from the forum and make a donation to XDA, you'd be helping to keep the forum going.
Thanks for the help to both you guys!!!
My S4 Mini is registered as model number GT-I9195DKYATO in my Samsung account. I think it's actually a GT-I9195ZKABTU. Can anyone give me more details on the meaning/specs of the GT-I9195DKYATO model number please?
octominx said:
My S4 Mini is registered as model number GT-I9195DKYATO in my Samsung account. I think it's actually a GT-I9195ZKABTU. Can anyone give me more details on the meaning/specs of the GT-I9195DKYATO model number please?
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New model numbers to me. Why do you think its wrong?
Go to settings> about phone
what is the model dumber given there, also what is the full software number & modem/baseband number etc
IronRoo said:
New model numbers to me. Why do you think its wrong?
Go to settings> about phone
what is the model dumber given there, also what is the full software number & modem/baseband number etc
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thanks for your reply
The device is currently bricked so it's not possible to get any info directly from it.
In addition, there is no sticker on the motherboard so I can't get the serial number or IMEI.
I thought I might find some info in my Samsung or Google accounts relating to the device but all I could find was this model number.
It seems unusual because it was purchased in the UK from the O2 shop. Maybe that model number has to do with a firmware I installed, which might have been the cause of the brick. I'm trying to work backwards to solve the problem.
octominx said:
thanks for your reply
The device is currently bricked so it's not possible to get any info directly from it.
In addition, there is no sticker on the motherboard so I can't get the serial number or IMEI.
I thought I might find some info in my Samsung or Google accounts relating to the device but all I could find was this model number.
It seems unusual because it was purchased in the UK from the O2 shop. Maybe that model number has to do with a firmware I installed, which might have been the cause of the brick. I'm trying to work backwards to solve the problem.
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I see your problem. You mean there is no sticker under the battery, or do you really have the back off & the motherboard out? Either way the part number, if that's what it really is, is unknown to me, but there do seem to be some websites selling those phones, but I can't tell which country.
I thought maybe it's part of the firmware or csc number but that didn't show anything either
this blog used to have some good info, but now it's hosted by different company & the links to csc table is not working on that page for me
http://ykkfive.blogspot.com/2012/02/samsung-firmware-version-number.html?m=1
also nothing on sammobile
so I'm at a loss as to what those code numbers mean.
If you do take the inner cover off look at the actual motherboard should have something on it that will give you at least a clue.
If there really is no sticker under the battery, that makes me suspect it may have been modified, repaired or maybe even a fake, compare the motherboard with the photos on ifixit.com or similar. But best to take it back to shop O2 shop & get them to explain why no sticker etc before you take it apart as I can't believe it left the factory without one.
IronRoo said:
I see your problem. You mean there is no sticker under the battery, or do you really have the back off & the motherboard out? Either way the part number, if that's what it really is, is unknown to me, but there do seem to be some websites selling those phones, but I can't tell which country.
I thought maybe it's part of the firmware or csc number but that didn't show anything either
this blog used to have some good info, but now it's hosted by different company & the links to csc table is not working on that page for me
also nothing on sammobile
so I'm at a loss as to what those code numbers mean.
If you do take the inner cover off look at the actual motherboard should have something on it that will give you at least a clue.
If there really is no sticker under the battery, that makes me suspect it may have been modified, repaired or maybe even a fake, compare the motherboard with the photos on ifixit.com or similar. But best to take it back to shop O2 shop & get them to explain why no sticker etc before you take it apart as I can't believe it left the factory without one.
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Thanks again for the info. I had a good look through those pages but there's no reference to that code. It might not be important though.
I managed to get the IMEI from O2 but not the serial. Kies won't recognise it right now anyway. I have had the motherboard out to see if there's any more info on there but there's nothing.
The motherboard was replaced by an unofficial repair shop a long while back and it worked perfectly until I rooted it with CF-Autoroot. So it had no sticker since that repair but it does seem genuine. But I know it had stock rom 4.4.2 KitKat, rooted with CF-Autoroot. It worked for a short time but stopped working soon after installing that. Recently I tried the debrick.img on SDcard method and it starts to flash but perhaps the emmc is dead. I get the following response:
Code:
[COLOR="Lime"]BOOT RECOVERY MODE[/COLOR]
CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS. .
COPY FROM T-FLASH. .
BOOT RECOVERY. .
WRITE 139008 sectors. .
[COLOR="Red"]FLASH WRITE FAILURE[/COLOR]
ddi : mmc_read failed
[COLOR="red"]ODIN MODE[/COLOR]
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9195
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0X30
[COLOR="Silver"]BOOTLOADER AP SWREV: 2
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable[/COLOR]
Flashing with Odin tells me there is no pit partition. I have access to an identical phone so I might try to make a new debrick.img from that. I wonder if I should root it with CF-Autoroot to make the debrick as close as possible to the dead phone, or if that matters. Most threads on this topic seem to end with the conclusion that the emmc is dead but I did extract a pit file from it with Heimdall so I think it must still be alive somehow. Not giving up yet
octominx said:
Thanks again for the info. I had a good look through those pages but there's no reference to that code. It might not be important though.
I managed to get the IMEI from O2 but not the serial. Kies won't recognise it right now anyway. I have had the motherboard out to see if there's any more info on there but there's nothing.
The motherboard was replaced by an unofficial repair shop a long while back and it worked perfectly until I rooted it with CF-Autoroot. So it had no sticker since that repair but it does seem genuine. But I know it had stock rom 4.4.2 KitKat, rooted with CF-Autoroot. It worked for a short time but stopped working soon after installing that. Recently I tried the debrick.img on SDcard method and it starts to flash but perhaps the emmc is dead. I get the following response:
Flashing with Odin tells me there is no pit partition. I have access to an identical phone so I might try to make a new debrick.img from that. I wonder if I should root it with CF-Autoroot to make the debrick as close as possible to the dead phone, or if that matters. Most threads on this topic seem to end with the conclusion that the emmc is dead but I did extract a pit file from it with Heimdall so I think it must still be alive somehow. Not giving up yet
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OK I see.
a new debrick image won't be different, from a phone that has been autorooted etc as the debrick is just the initial boot that always stays the same, as far as I know.
Not sure how Heimdall works but that error message normally means emmc has failed, according to other posts. But give flashing a go by all means.