Steps to BackUp and How to Permanently Restore Baseband and IMEI - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi am Vinod from india , i own a samsung galaxy nexus i9250 ( GSM Unlocked and Rooted) . Am a regular flasher of new Roms in my device and try to experiment new things .
Things you should not do and What i have done :
1, Format Factory using CWM .:crying: ( Quite now remember that one contributor mentioned in the development section that format factory using CWM leads to mess up the Baseband and IMEI [did before read that post ] ) .
Things you should do and How to Restore your IMEI and BASEBAND :
1. Ultimate Solution is BACKUP your rom before doing anything silly or flashing hard (I did and it made my device to get back to normal )
IF NOT atleast Backup your EFS :
1. Using this Tool Bacup your EFS and save it in safe place(Cloud :victory: )
EFS Why ? EFS is the one most important in any device ., if people flashing hard(back to back) or formating factory will lead to corrupt your factory folder .so its the better and best ever thing to backup and save it . You can restore factory folder using the same application :laugh: .
The above method are temporary fix can someone guide me or share the link for permanent fix ?
PS : Dont scold me if this been answered many a times but unfortunately am not able to find any one :crying: (my bad) .
"Sharing is caring" ...
" Expert at anything was once a beginner" .

IMEI gone..Baseband gone after formatting with TWRP 3.0.2-0
Hi guys I know I don't see a response to your thread..but please what's the best way to get my original IMEI back for my I317mvlundf4 baseband..I had to flash N7105 LTE modem to boot up..but please any advice will help as I am really lost and regret formatting anything with TWRP. Thanks in advance for the help!

Got baseband and IMEI Back.
Hi guys thanks but I have found a way to get baseband and imei but I do wanna say thank you anyways as I would still turn to these threads for help and trusted advice thanks

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GSM NEXUS EFS corrupted and unknownbaseband and no IMEI plz help

I have the Unknown baseband issue and it seems that i have a bad EFS partition . I have a thread running >> here <<about the problem and the members there told me it seems that it is a corrupted EFS partition
This is the problem :
Well, from the day one i bought my nexus i had the " unknown baseband " in the About screen of my GSM unlocked NEXUS ! ... I dunno how but i left my phone with sim card inserted for some hours and suddenly i noticed that i have a signal and i checked to see the baseband is identified as xxkk6. Now i downloaded the Factory image from google and i flashed it using the Nexus Toolbox and now i dont have any baseband again.
Tried to flash the baseband only again with no luck, It only shows in the fastboot mode but when the phone is in android mode or ( normal mod ) it shows as unknown!
Tried to flash the UGLA4 baseband and the problem persists!
What should i do now ???
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The thing is i didnt backup the EFS partition and i don't know how to fix it !!
I have an Unknown baseband and no IMEI as i checked now !!
I have an Unlocked GSM GNEX
would it be possible if anybody uplaoded a copy of his own EFS backup and i might be able to flash it using something and it gets back ?
please help me out !!
try posting in the Q&A section
EDIT: saw that you did... but posting here probably won't help much either.
barrist said:
try posting in the Q&A section
EDIT: saw that you did... but posting here probably won't help much either.
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I just need the EFS backup and the way how to flash it
Has this been resolved?
M7amad90 said:
I have the Unknown baseband issue and it seems that i have a bad EFS partition . I have a thread running >> here <<about the problem and the members there told me it seems that it is a corrupted EFS partition
This is the problem :
The thing is i didnt backup the EFS partition and i don't know how to fix it !!
I have an Unknown baseband and no IMEI as i checked now !!
I have an Unlocked GSM GNEX
would it be possible if anybody uplaoded a copy of his own EFS backup and i might be able to flash it using something and it gets back ?
please help me out !!
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The EFS contains our IMEI so I don't think anyone would share their EFS with you.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Yea I definitely had to send my phone in and get it repaired.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Imei recovery

hey guys just wanted to give everyone who has had issues with losing there IMEI i found on the att note 2 forum post #4 the steps on how to recover the imei from a bad flash . click on link and go to post #4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467179
what happened to me is a bad flash and my IMEi was gone and my BASEBAND was gone also had error unable to mount system . so the phone was pretty much a brick but i was able to get into recovery. the steps worked and my phone is saved ,
Always backup efs people!!!!

EFS for T889 - baseband unknown/imei null

I would like to know if I can get a clean backup EFS file for T889. I dont have a backup for the device and I urgently need one now to fix phone. I have baseband unknown error and imei null. Anyone able to help?
bjluv said:
I would like to know if I can get a clean backup EFS file for T889. I dont have a backup for the device and I urgently need one now to fix phone. I have baseband unknown error and imei null. Anyone able to help?
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Just an FYI this is the wrong section, it should be posted in Help & Troubleshooting.
But anyways check these posts out, I had lost my EFS and NV files and following that helped get everything running again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145967
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
bjluv said:
I would like to know if I can get a clean backup EFS file for T889. I dont have a backup for the device and I urgently need one now to fix phone. I have baseband unknown error and imei null. Anyone able to help?
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You didn't say how, or what you were doing when you lost them but if you were trying some of the 4.4 ROMs it will appear that way on some phones, mine being one. Download a stock ROM and flash it after wiping all, don't have to wipe external SD. Or if you still have one of the ROMs installed pm me and i will walk you through getting it going. If it's unrelated to flashing, follow the advice given.

Note 2 n7100 - null imei please help

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

[NEED HELP] I Need HTC M9 EFS BACKUP on Marshmallow

Hi to all i decided today to flash my device with RUU.exe finally i flashed but i broke my EFS partition... device can't find my Wi-Fi and IMEI is empty i can write IMEI but i think Wi-Fi and other stuff wont be solved ( also baseband is unknown ) i think i can repair my EFS with a working efs partition can anyone send me a efs backup on private message for security dont worry if you not living on turkey because i can't use your imei and i swear i'll change the backup's imei thanks to everyone
sorry for bad english with my best regards....
Jaqen Hghar said:
Hi to all i decided today to flash my device with RUU.exe finally i flashed but i broke my EFS partition... device can't find my Wi-Fi and IMEI is empty i can write IMEI but i think Wi-Fi and other stuff wont be solved ( also baseband is unknown ) i think i can repair my EFS with a working efs partition can anyone send me a efs backup on private message for security dont worry if you not living on turkey because i can't use your imei and i swear i'll change the backup's imei thanks to everyone
sorry for bad english with my best regards....
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Hi, I'm in the same situation, I'm from Argentina. I would need a copy of the efs folder and I would change the imei to my own! I hope someone helps me! thank you very much!
morna said:
Hi, I'm in the same situation, I'm from Argentina. I would need a copy of the efs folder and I would change the imei to my own! I hope someone helps me! thank you very much!
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No one helped me and i think no one wont help you either i dont have M9 now if i had i'll post a efs backup immediatelly
There is no efs partition on HTC phones. It only exists on Samsung phones.
You probably flashed a GSM RUU on a CDMA device or vice versa. Return to your original firmware and hope that you didn't damage the phone unrecoverably since the partition layout isn't the same on those two variants.
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