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[Q] Friday "fun" with EFS Restore and IMEI/ Not Registered on network

There are a numerous threads on xda about it, and I have spent a lot of time researching. However, I am afraid to mess it up even more.
Chronology of the events
1. International Note 2 sent for warranty repair.
2. For some reason I have been given a new ROM on my phone, from Three.
3. Later (more than 90 days after the warranty) the sim card stopped working. Not registered on network. (but internet worked)
4. I had no time to deal with it, had a plane to Moscow the day after. The phone worked fine with Moscow networks.
5. Came back here, decided to try fixing it. Installed CM10.2. Tried Ariza Patch. No result or outcome. Tried patching different modem. (due to my utter stupidity did not write it down.
6. Patched original firmware from Sam Mobile back on the phone. Rooted it. Tried Ariza Patch again. Killed my IMEI.
7. Tried restoring EFS. The files were copied back to /efs, but still no IMEI.
8. Formated /efs, and did it again using different solutions. Manually, through terminal, through other programs.
9. It comes out from the factory mode OK... files appear to be in /efs OK.. IMEI and other stuff remains unclear.
10. Ordered a new sim card (same operator GiffGaff (O2)) no luck.
I ran out of my insurance claims, and I have a nice chopping board, which I can't use for anything. I really wish someone could help me. I am very tired of that sh**, spent a lot of time, and looks like only made it worse. Is there a set of actions which are known to work in order to.
1. Restore IMEI/EFS
2. Restore my ability to make calls.
I would be very grateful, and if one lives near by London/Cambridge/Oxford/Moscow area, can rely on me buying him a nice cold pint of beer.
Thank you very much,
Hope everyone's getting more fun this friday, than I am.
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GT-N7100/ 4.1.2 /Baseband Version Unknown/ IMEI is simply disappeared from the 'about' menu/Kernel 3.0.31-1071214 [email protected] hashtag1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 31 11:14:19 KST 2013 /Build Number JZO54K.N7100xxDME6
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You better download a 4.1 firmware from sammobile.com and flash it through PC Odin.
Regards.
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nitol said:
Read this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539731
flashing two files on the threas has solved same problem of a lot more users. Though it is for 4.3.
You better download a 4.1 firmware from sammobile.com and flash it through PC Odin.
Regards.
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Aha! I saw their original thread, but not this one. Original was a total mess. Are you sure it is ok to do it for 4.1.2? Or did you made a mistake? How would my absence of IMEI be affected by upgrading to a new firmware from Sam Mobile? It says all over the thread, that this is for working IMEI only. My IMEI is unavailable.
I am a newcomer to Android, and still in the process of early stages of learning.

Karachii said:
Aha! I saw their original thread, but not this one. Original was a total mess. Are you sure it is ok to do it for 4.1.2? Or did you made a mistake? How would my absence of IMEI be affected by upgrading to a new firmware from Sam Mobile? It says all over the thread, that this is for working IMEI only. My IMEI is unavailable.
I am a newcomer to Android, and still in the process of early stages of learning.
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Once I've faced same while I was in 4.1 and installing a firmware from sammobile solved it. You don't need to upgrade, download a 4.1.2 firmware for your region and flash it through Odin, hope you know how to flash through odin on pc.
Regards.
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Little description
Google odin and install to your pc
Install samsung usb driver to your pc
Turn off your device
Hold power+home+volumedown button
A screen will appear, choose yes for download mode
Open odin on pc
Connect device with pc in download mod
The first tab will become colored if odin detect the device
Press the pda tab and navigate your downloaded firmware
Press start
Firmware will flashed and you'lll see the green signal on that colored tab mentioning 'passed' or something like that can't remember.
Device will reboot
Best of luck.
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[Q] IMEI says 0 on 4.4.1

Hey guys, I think I screwed up. I think that I lost my IMEI through flashing it and I didn't make a back up. It says 0 and only very few of the *# codes work, the *#7285# and #22745927 codes do absolutely nothing and the only one that I know of that works is *#*#4636#*#* which doesn't help me at all. Most programs that I use don't detect the phone correctly or my phones just downright wrecked. Example is DFS says CPS N/A in every section and Samsung MEID Repair says "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application" when I try to connect it to my phone.
I'm running CM11 4.4.1 and I had the problem when I was running a 4.3 ROM. Also I have data and I can make calls. Its just that I cant send MMS and I drop to edge over time and stay on edge until I restart.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Everyone I call is saying it'll cost $65 - $75 IF they can even fix it.

Try to use nv writer to inject the imei.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117

Note that if you reinject IMEI, it might screw up your network

audit13 said:
Try to use nv writer to inject the imei.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
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I wish I could, When I try to use it, it says "Failed.. phone does not answer". Keep in mind that *#7284# doesnt do anything at all.

Did you know that you need to be completely stock in order to use the code?
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pcshano said:
Did you know that you need to be completely stock in order to use the code?
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I did not. That helps a LOT. Thank you so much. I havent tried going back yet, I'm gonna be more cautious about what i do now. Can I go back to stock from CM11 4.4.1 without screwing anything up? I keep seeing that you cant downgrade. Is that the case or is it just the case with official android roms?
Thank you so much, I feel like with your help I may be able to fix this. What im thinking that I have to do (I'll wait for your opinion) is that I should flash to stock, use the nv reader/writer, then ill be able to reroot it? When you say that it could screw up the network, what exactly do you mean?

chasetacos said:
I did not. That helps a LOT. Thank you so much. I havent tried going back yet, I'm gonna be more cautious about what i do now. Can I go back to stock from CM11 4.4.1 without screwing anything up? I keep seeing that you cant downgrade. Is that the case or is it just the case with official android roms?
Thank you so much, I feel like with your help I may be able to fix this. What im thinking that I have to do (I'll wait for your opinion) is that I should flash to stock, use the nv reader/writer, then ill be able to reroot it? When you say that it could screw up the network, what exactly do you mean?
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I'm not sure what bootloader are you using
but IF your phone is fully unlocked, it doesn't matter, just flash 4.3 Stock and you're good to go
check out this post if you need help getting back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
the reason why you see people keep saying you can't "Downgrade" is mostly due to the bootloader you have, and it only apply to if and only if you're downgrading from MJB bootloader to a older version of Touchwiz (ie. Touchwiz 4.3 which will obviously come with MJB, thus you can't downgrade to 4.2 or 4.1 versions of touchwiz), not AOSP. if you're on AOSP in which CM is one, yes you can go from one AOSP to another, but no one does it because most of the time newer > older =D

pcshano said:
I'm not sure what bootloader are you using
but IF your phone is fully unlocked, it doesn't matter, just flash 4.3 Stock and you're good to go
check out this post if you need help getting back to stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
the reason why you see people keep saying you can't "Downgrade" is mostly due to the bootloader you have, and it only apply to if and only if you're downgrading from MJB bootloader to a older version of Touchwiz (ie. Touchwiz 4.3 which will obviously come with MJB, thus you can't downgrade to 4.2 or 4.1 versions of touchwiz), not AOSP. if you're on AOSP in which CM is one, yes you can go from one AOSP to another, but no one does it because most of the time newer > older =D
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Cool. Im using CWM 6.0.4.3. Youre saying flash back to stock, then use the codes and the NV reader/writer? Also, when using the ZIP. am I using this through CWM "install zip"?

chasetacos said:
Cool. Im using CWM 6.0.4.3. Youre saying flash back to stock, then use the codes and the NV reader/writer? Also, when using the ZIP. am I using this through CWM "install zip"?
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Yes.
but again you might want to update it to latest version since according to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486, he mentioned version 6.0.4.5 and 6.0.4.7 though he didn't say if it's necessary to be but to be safe, you should so that you won't run into any issues.
though again, let me warn you, Reinjecting your IMEI, will work, BUT at the same time, it might screw up with your broadband
I experienced it once with one of my S3 and it stuck on either E or G network.. and I had to fix it by copy my efs folder to that phone in order to fix(and unless you have a good friend with S3 phone with same model, or own more than 1 S3, you won't be able to do it since nobody want to share, apply to me as well)

pcshano said:
Yes.
but again you might want to update it to latest version since according to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486, he mentioned version 6.0.4.5 and 6.0.4.7 though he didn't say if it's necessary to be but to be safe, you should so that you won't run into any issues.
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Cool. I Will do this and I will keep you updated. Itll be just a few moments before I complete the process

pcshano said:
Yes.
but again you might want to update it to latest version since according to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486, he mentioned version 6.0.4.5 and 6.0.4.7 though he didn't say if it's necessary to be but to be safe, you should so that you won't run into any issues.
though again, let me warn you, Reinjecting your IMEI, will work, BUT at the same time, it might screw up with your broadband
I experienced it once with one of my S3 and it stuck on either E or G network.. and I had to fix it by copy my efs folder to that phone in order to fix(and unless you have a good friend with S3 phone with same model, or own more than 1 S3, you won't be able to do it since nobody want to share, apply to me as well)
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So when I try to flash the stock I get an error status 7. Any advice?

chasetacos said:
So when I try to flash the stock I get an error status 7. Any advice?
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funny a lot of people who use CWM got this error when trying to get back to stock lol
try TWRP.. it should definitely fix it

Cool. It may not be till tonight or tomorrow till I respond, I'm about to have a project m competition. I'll let you know how it goes as soon as I get a chance.

pcshano said:
funny a lot of people who use CWM got this error when trying to get back to stock lol
try TWRP.. it should definitely fix it
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So now that Ive restored to stock, I have a transparent window with yellow text in it. it reads a bunch of info on the phone. It also said that it was in factory mode?

pcshano said:
funny a lot of people who use CWM got this error when trying to get back to stock lol
try TWRP.. it should definitely fix it
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So despite being stuck in factory mode I was able to write the NV and luckily I dont have any new network problems as far as I know. However my IMEI now says / 00 and in the phone info it says "unknown"

So this is my progress so far. I have made connection with the NV items reader and I have saved the NV file. when i rewrote it i noticed that my imei is / 00 and it says unknown in the phone info. I have my imei and my converted imei and i was going to insert it into line 00550 but that line says "00550 (0x0226) - Inactive item". Factory mode is still on, I have edited the text files for both factory mode and keystr from ON to OFF and back again rebooting my phone each time and getting no result.
So im stuck in factory mode with / 00 imei. I can however make connection with programs now, I feel like im moving forward.
I feel like it may be worth noting that ive never ever seen a nv_data.bin in my phone....

chasetacos said:
So this is my progress so far. I have made connection with the NV items reader and I have saved the NV file. when i rewrote it i noticed that my imei is / 00 and it says unknown in the phone info. I have my imei and my converted imei and i was going to insert it into line 00550 but that line says "00550 (0x0226) - Inactive item". Factory mode is still on, I have edited the text files for both factory mode and keystr from ON to OFF and back again rebooting my phone each time and getting no result.
So im stuck in factory mode with / 00 imei. I can however make connection with programs now, I feel like im moving forward.
I feel like it may be worth noting that ive never ever seen a nv_data.bin in my phone....
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make sure that you take your SIM out before injecting imei... then try again
and nv_data.bin is in your efs folder which you can only see it if you have some sort of root explorer

pcshano said:
make sure that you take your SIM out before injecting imei... then try again
and nv_data.bin is in your efs folder which you can only see it if you have some sort of root explorer
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Still nothing, im getting the same result. This Nv data bin file is not in there. i mean, unless i dont know where to look, but ive checked the whole EFS folder and its not in there...

Hi try flash UCUEMJB 4.3 stock rom via odin .. I have same problem and the stock ROM fix my problem
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I fix mine with this .....
Ok... I hated to see the posts about the tar file bricking a couple of phones. I had taken it down so not to brick anyone else's phone. But with over 400 downloads and only 2 reports I feel that it was fine, but in either case I have redone it. I have flashed it many many time now and my phone is fine.
Please only use Odin 3.0.7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Make sure Auto Reboot and Re-Partition are checked. Uncheck F. Reset Time and anything else that might be checked.
Check and load the file in the PDA slot.
Start Flash and wait till it the phone reboots.
I747UCUEMJB 4.3 Odin flashable tar.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
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elcocolo50 said:
Hi try flash UCUEMJB 4.3 stock rom via odin .. I have same problem and the stock ROM fix my problem
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I fix mine with this .....
Ok... I hated to see the posts about the tar file bricking a couple of phones. I had taken it down so not to brick anyone else's phone. But with over 400 downloads and only 2 reports I feel that it was fine, but in either case I have redone it. I have flashed it many many time now and my phone is fine.
Please only use Odin 3.0.7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686
Make sure Auto Reboot and Re-Partition are checked. Uncheck F. Reset Time and anything else that might be checked.
Check and load the file in the PDA slot.
Start Flash and wait till it the phone reboots.
I747UCUEMJB 4.3 Odin flashable tar.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407590581
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Unfortunately that did nothing . I might just have to cry about it

New update "N900TUVUFQD2" available.

Just found another update. More proof that T-Mobile hasn't killed the Note 3 yet.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-27648

AndroidHacker99 said:
Just found another update. More proof that T-Mobile hasn't killed the Note 3 yet.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-27648
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Got it last month, but thanks for the heads up in case others have not.

does anyone have this to flash with ODIN? I just need to flash this to get the newer baseband radio from it.
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Okay found all of the stuff OIDN and drivers and the rom along with TWRP 2.8.7.0 to flash with ODIN after the firmware it flashed so that you can go back to a know good working recovery once your done with the baseband update. I'll post a link to my google drive once I have all of that in place. Now what I'd like to know is if you would like it all in part ie. rom zip then the odin zip and the recovery zip and the drivers zip or would you like it in one big zip file? Let me know. That way I can get up to the drive that most of the users want it in. Thanks and glade we still have devs that work on this old but still kick a$$ phone.

michaelcrossland said:
does anyone have this to flash with ODIN? I just need to flash this to get the newer baseband radio from it.
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Okay found all of the stuff OIDN and drivers and the rom along with TWRP 2.8.7.0 to flash with ODIN after the firmware it flashed so that you can go back to a know good working recovery once your done with the baseband update. I'll post a link to my google drive once I have all of that in place. Now what I'd like to know is if you would like it all in part ie. rom zip then the odin zip and the recovery zip and the drivers zip or would you like it in one big zip file? Let me know. That way I can get up to the drive that most of the users want it in. Thanks and glade we still have devs that work on this old but still kick a$$ phone.
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I apologize for the late reply, but here's a download link from SamFirmware.com (a mirror which doesn't throttle downloads to less than 56k dialup speeds).
Link: http://fws02.updato.com/GALAXYNOTE3/SM-N900T/TMB/SM-N900T_1_20170427093713_i57typiagh.zip

bobbyphoenix said:
Got it last month, but thanks for the heads up in case others have not.
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No problem, I posted this as a PSA if you will to notify anyone who didn't know about this update.

Tnkx for the upload , now I have a question , it's there a way to have Xposed working on these last stock lollipop update ?
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Take sim card out while flashing.
I tried to flash mine through ota update. Somehow damaged my sim.
I realised a day later that i could not send an sms message. Recieve ok send no. Everything else was fine. Lucky i had my girl's sim to test it.
Had to get a new one at the store. They tried to charge me. Ha!
Better safe than sorry.

S.V.I said:
Take sim card out while flashing.
I tried to flash mine through ota update. Somehow damaged my sim.
I realised a day later that i could not send an sms message. Recieve ok send no. Everything else was fine. Lucky i had my girl's sim to test it.
Had to get a new one at the store. They tried to charge me. Ha!
Better safe than sorry.
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I accepted this update via OTA and had no such problems, I suspect your problems may have been caused by a failed update.

AndroidHacker99 said:
I accepted this update via OTA and had no such problems, I suspect your problems may have been caused by a failed update.
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Yes. it was. The file I downloaded from here (QD2 Update) would not complete flashing. So I ODINed the PL1 firmware and tried to flash again. did not work. blahdiblah.
Eventually I went through the OTA update from PL1. the phone rebooted telling me to insert sim. I managed to restart the phone and get the sim recognized, but the sim was damaged somehow with it not being able to send text messages.
Went to the store. they at first tried to charge me for a new sim.... but then the guy remembered that I had previously called his manager complaining that he was too good of a salesman.... then he told me straight: "we've had a bunch of complaints about that problem" (OTA updates breaking SIM cards)
So, Just to be on the safe side, I take the sim out from now on.

Alright.

S.V.I said:
Yes. it was. The file I downloaded from here (QD2 Update) would not complete flashing. So I ODINed the PL1 firmware and tried to flash again. did not work. blahdiblah.
Eventually I went through the OTA update from PL1. the phone rebooted telling me to insert sim. I managed to restart the phone and get the sim recognized, but the sim was damaged somehow with it not being able to send text messages.
Went to the store. they at first tried to charge me for a new sim.... but then the guy remembered that I had previously called his manager complaining that he was too good of a salesman.... then he told me straight: "we've had a bunch of complaints about that problem" (OTA updates breaking SIM cards)
So, Just to be on the safe side, I take the sim out from now on.
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Okay.

Network Problem
hey. Guys i have a sm-n900t but my sim card wont read. There is a round circle with a line in it and when i try to call some it say "mobile network not available" please help me guys...

I suspect you may have an out of date modem that's not compatible with the latest Lollipop update. My initial questions to you are did you install this update via OTA or using ODIN and what OS did you have prior to installing this update? If your currently installed modem is indeed out of date, the first troubleshooting step would be to re-flash the N900TUVUFQD2 firmware using ODIN.

If I'm on this baseband version, can i flash the Dompop rom: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...rom-dompop-urv1-tekhd-edition-note-4-t3060175
Or do i need to change baseband version??
Also, to root my note 3 should i follow this guide or something else? https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672393

modem bootloader
AndroidHacker99 said:
I apologize for the late reply, but here's a download link from SamFirmware.com (a mirror which doesn't throttle downloads to less than 56k dialup speeds).
Link: http://fws02.updato.com/GALAXYNOTE3/SM-N900T/TMB/SM-N900T_1_20170427093713_i57typiagh.zip
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here, i just posted this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...updated-bl-cp-t-mobile-galaxy-note-3-t3651839

ODIN should update the modem partition when you flash the latest firmware, I'm not sure why yours didn't update unless you somehow flashed it incorrectly. I'll record a video on how to do if you'd like.

I have the SM-N900TUVUFQD2 from T Mobile, but not on a major network.
Would like to update to Marshmallow, can someone please post the steps on how to do this or a link if someone has the Marshmallow update file, please.
The link in AndroidHacker99 post is 5.0 Lollipop
Update; I am running Phronesis N5 6.0.1 v3.0 and it is running very well with no problems.

I am on the latest lineageOS 20170822, my phone shows a baseband of N900TUVSFPH3, how can I update to latest modem firmware?

frank3427 said:
I am on the latest lineageOS 20170822, my phone shows a baseband of N900TUVSFPH3, how can I update to latest modem firmware?
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Here is the link to the newest baseband
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298969970

Alright, sounds like there needs to be some clarification here.
#1. I installed the update via ODIN, and IF you flashed the update via ODIN as well, your baseband WILL update (assuming something didn't go wrong, in which case I recommend a re-flash to ensure the process completed successfully).
#2. I never intended this to become an error reporting thread, I was simply posting a notification for those who didn't know about this update. You should go post about this in the Troubleshooting section of this Note 3 (TMO) subsection.
#3. If you want to complain to me saying "This update broke my phone!!"... It's not my software, therefore it's not my problem. All modifications (this includes firmware flashes) are YOUR responsibility and YOU perform it at YOUR OWN RISK.
Go look around on XDA, everyone says "PERFORM AT YOUR OWN RISK".
Hope this cleared most of it up, if not... go re-read it because you probably didn't ACTUALLY read it.

IMEI unknown after new firmware/no sim card

hello guys
i need some help and i hope one of you can help me bring my wife's phone back to life.
long story short.
my wife have SAMSUNG GALAXY A7 2017 sm-a720F
it got into a rebooting loop, so i did a factory reset, and i installed with odin v3.13.1 new firmware (PTR-A720FXXU5CRH3)
after i finished i notice that the phone not recognizing the sim card, when i try to see the IMEI it show unknown
what do i need to do?
did i installed the wrong firmware?
if so, what version do i need to install?
some phone details:
build: R16NW.A720FXXU5CRH3
core version : 3.18.14-14226331-QB19448723 [email protected] #1
SE for android: SEPF_SM-A720F_8.0.0_0016
knox: 3.1 ,knox api level 25
thank you all
waiting for your help

Mor1995 said:
hello guys
i need some help and i hope one of you can help me bring my wife's phone back to life.
long story short.
my wife have SAMSUNG GALAXY A7 2017 sm-a720F
it got into a rebooting loop, so i did a factory reset, and i installed with odin v3.13.1 new firmware (PTR-A720FXXU5CRH3)
after i finished i notice that the phone not recognizing the sim card, when i try to see the IMEI it show unknown
what do i need to do?
did i installed the wrong firmware?
if so, what version do i need to install?
some phone details:
build: R16NW.A720FXXU5CRH3
core version : 3.18.14-14226331-QB19448723 [email protected] #1
SE for android: SEPF_SM-A720F_8.0.0_0016
knox: 3.1 ,knox api level 25
thank you all
waiting for your help
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You might have done the wrong one like you said. Did you flash the latest firmware?
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yes i think this is the latest firmware but with the wrong carrier.
what should i do now?

Mor1995 said:
yes i think this is the latest firmware but with the wrong carrier.
what should i do now?
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Flash the right carrier.
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iloveoreos said:
Flash the right carrier.
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haha sure but i dont know which one is the right firmware, i bought the phone from a local store, without specific carrier for the phone.
also, i was able to find my IMEI written on the back cover of the phone.
is it possible to write the IMEI into the phone and just to make it work?
also, when im entering recovery mode to wipe the phone for new firmware installation, it says ""failed to find /misc partition"

Mor1995 said:
haha sure but i dont know which one is the right firmware, i bought the phone from a local store, without specific carrier for the phone.
also, i was able to find my IMEI written on the back cover of the phone.
is it possible to write the IMEI into the phone and just to make it work?
also, when im entering recovery mode to wipe the phone for new firmware installation, it says ""failed to find /misc partition"
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you will get that error message as a ton of us do. should be an "e" in there somewhere.
I've heard of your situation when flashing older modem/bootloader in a custom rom.
You seem to know enough to grab odin and flash, that's a lot more than many so that's good. Not sure who sold you the phone, but if you want to rule out anything shady I suggest running the IMEI to check on the status.
What country are you in? Where did you download from? And did the phone bootloop soon after attempting to use it with a new SIM?
I looked on sammobile and the only information I could use shows multiple countries. My phone bootloops all the time but that's called learning.
Download the phone info app... heck you might as well go all out and put twrp on it and root/install custom rom. Go all in.... i'll be here waiting...
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Honestly, though... grab the phone info app in the playstore and post the results.
If you THINK it may be stolen and got ripped off, don't put a SIM in it.
Not sure if it is true, but I think it can be rendered unusable if it is hot. But most likely it's just hurtin' from a sour flash. Phone info... (twrp is easy and a touch of magisk will give more info if you get stuck) but I am a rookie.
You in Israel? Can only be one firmware there... flash a Palestinian firmware. It won't... ya know... nevermind.

Unknown imei Moto g6 play.

Hello I was rooting my Moto g6 play and made the awful mistake of not backing up efs partition ( I know Dumb). I got it all done and booted up and now unknown imei. I was wondering if there where any tech savvy people on here that would know how to fix this problem. I know the Imei and if I fastboot getvar I can see the iemi. Plzz help thanks.

dill902 said:
Hello I was rooting my Moto g6 play and made the awful mistake of not backing up efs partition ( I know Dumb). I got it all done and booted up and now unknown imei. I was wondering if there where any tech savvy people on here that would know how to fix this problem. I know the Imei and if I fastboot getvar I can see the iemi. Plzz help thanks.
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Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.

ninjakira said:
Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.
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Thanks man and i know im kicking myself. would you happen to know twhat the newest update is?

dill902 said:
Thanks man and i know im kic,king myself. would you happen to know twhat the newest update is?
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The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150
As long as the imei isn't zero you should be able to get service back. I had the same issue when I flashed an older firmware like a moron. But when I took the update again, I got service back. I don't recommend it because I may have just been lucky, but no matter what don't flash the gpt, asdspo(?) And bootloader with the older firmware. It'll mess your life up.

Ok i guess ill have to wait it out. Tried to flash stock and still unknown imei and no base band version so guessing it was updated. Thank guys!

dill902 said:
Ok i guess ill have to wait it out. Tried to flash stock and still unknown imei and no base band version so guessing it was updated. Thank guys!
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Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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ninjakira said:
Just flash stock firmware. thats a pretty big mistake to make lol I'm pretty sure I made it quite clear in my guide to backup at least 2 or 3 times. But just flash stock firmware using the commands at the bottom of my guide. Even if the bootloader is locked the commands will work to reflash it still. The need links for stock firmware is also in the guide. And I will say this. If you took the newest update before rooting then you will have to wait for that firmware to be uploaded because its not uploaded yet.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.

Starkiller2 said:
Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62

dill902 said:
Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62
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Ok so mine won't help then. I'm XT1922-7.

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Try taking the update again over WiFi if you can. You shouldn't have an issue as long as you're back to stock. But the update is only 3 days old so you may have a chance.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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At this point no it's gonna need a full reflash of the firmware. I was having issues with my service and went and flashed the OEM file from the 2nd update through fastboot and did the erase carrier command and got my service fixed. Could try that.
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dill902 said:
Idk man i try to update and says its upto date i have the xti922-9 says im on OCP27.91-62
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If you have the xt1922-9 then that means you have the att version if I'm not mistaken. If so just go to the links in my guide for stock firmware in the att folder. It has both the firmware your on plus the updated firmware from September which is ocp27.91-62-3 plus my guide will help you achieve root. Just please read it all

ninjakira said:
At this point no it's gonna need a full reflash of the firmware. I was having issues with my service and went and flashed the OEM file from the 2nd update through fastboot and did the erase carrier command and got my service fixed. Could try that.
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If you have the xt1922-9 then that means you have the att version if I'm not mistaken. If so just go to the links in my guide for stock firmware in the att folder. It has both the firmware your on plus the updated firmware from September which is ocp27.91-62-3 plus my guide will help you achieve root. Just please read it all
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I flashed bout those firmwares and still nothing i dont understand whats going on or if im messing something up somewhere in the process. It flashes an everything seems to be ok other than the Imei unknown which causes the phone not to read my sim card if im not mistaken. Thanks for taking the time to try and help.

Starkiller2 said:
The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150.
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Baseband is software. Radio is a piece of hardware. The piece of hardware that gets your carrier's signal. It can't be upgraded without physically altering the phone. Even then it would need to be the same exact radio because the stock drives probably wouldn't work, and the chances of a dev making a version for 1 person with a different hardware would be slim to none.
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@ninjakira Would my modem.img backup be of any use here? Or anything else? I don't know what is stored where.
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If you want him to have your Imei number, you could but thats not a good idea.

Xplorer4x4 said:
Baseband is software. Radio is a piece of hardware. The piece of hardware that gets your carrier's signal. It can't be upgraded without physically altering the phone. Even then it would need to be the same exact radio because the stock drives probably wouldn't work, and the chances of a dev making a version for 1 person with a different hardware would be slim to none.
If you want him to have your Imei number, you could but thats not a good idea.
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Thanks for correcting me. I'll be sure not to try again.

So what you guys are saying is I f-ed up and need to buy a new phone? Lol

dill902 said:
So what you guys are saying is I f-ed up and need to buy a new phone? Lol
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Try flashing stock firmware. If that doesn't work there are other options still.
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Xplorer4x4 said:
Try flashing stock firmware. If that doesn't work there are other options still.
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Thanks I flashed every rom for my model and still nothing. Driving me crazy have to use an old junker phone till I find a solution lol

dill902 said:
Thanks I flashed every rom for my model and still nothing. Driving me crazy have to use an old junker phone till I find a solution lol
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You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
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Xplorer4x4 said:
You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
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O ok well can you point me in the right direction to download the rom? Or whatever I need to download.

Starkiller2 said:
The newest build is only a few days old so it will be nearly impossible to find online. And it has a different baseband and radio than the previous build. But the October update is OCP27.91-150
As long as the imei isn't zero you should be able to get service back. I had the same issue when I flashed an older firmware like a moron. But when I took the update again, I got service back. I don't recommend it because I may have just been lucky, but no matter what don't flash the gpt, asdspo(?) And bootloader with the older firmware. It'll mess your life up.
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Hello, as a bigger moron i flashed an older firmware because the networks were going nuts ( mobile data didn't connect even though i had an imei, and wifi and bluetooth just went on and off constantly). Now I don't have IMEI nor wifi(idk why it doen't work to get an ota update). What should I do?
I have a Moto G6 plus RETAR (Argentina) and the new update is not online because it went online today in the morning.
Thank you in advance
PD: I realized this thread is for the moto g6 play, anyway i believe you colud help me, plz I am desesperate
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Xplorer4x4 said:
You were flashing a gsi not a rom. Even then a rom and even less so a gsi, doesn't contain all the same data as what stock does.
Sent from my Moto G6 Plus using Tapatalk
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Hello, as a moron i flashed an older firmware because the networks were going nuts ( mobile data didn't connect even though i had an imei, and wifi and bluetooth just went on and off constantly). Now I don't have IMEI nor wifi (idk why it doesn't work, to get an ota update). What should I do?
I have a Moto G6 plus RETAR (Argentina) and the new update is not online because it went online today in the morning.
Thank you in advance
PD: I realized this thread is for the moto g6 play, anyway i believe you colud help me, plz I am desesperat