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I accidently completely wiped and bricked the phone when trying to update the recovery through SP Flash Tool.
Now there isn't any IMEI and have tried fixing it with the following but still comes up with invalid IMEI:
SN Writer
IMEI&SN Writer
Chamelephon
Openening Engineering Mode doesn't have any option for CDS to re-write the IMEI.
I have the original two numbers as well.
reeper250 said:
I accidently completely wiped and bricked the phone when trying to update the recovery through SP Flash Tool.
Now there isn't any IMEI and have tried fixing it with the following but still comes up with invalid IMEI:
SN Writer
IMEI&SN Writer
Chamelephon
Openening Engineering Mode doesn't have any option for CDS to re-write the IMEI.
I have the original two numbers as well.
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Try the following tool and see... - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwy9M10qfmJLSEk1NEpMaUZXWjg/view?usp=sharing
Zauq said:
Try the following tool and see... - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwy9M10qfmJLSEk1NEpMaUZXWjg/view?usp=sharing
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I managed to write the IMEI with *#6813#
Any idea why calls go straight to message bank when calling this phone?
I am unable to call out from it either.
reeper250 said:
I managed to write the IMEI with *#6813#
Any idea why calls go straight to message bank when calling this phone?
I am unable to call out from it either.
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Opps... no idea about that
Hello,
look for this apk "Chamelephon".
Best regards
im having this issue, says invalid imei, dont know what i done, probably wiped it, i had mados oreo but had so much trouble with it i wrote stock rom back, no im still getting invalid imei and cant call out or recieve calls...in about phone it says cellular network disconected, i sees my service provider and i have full signal
Hi, I did the imei operation with octoplus. But I get the error in the download mode is shown in the pictures. Why stems. The firmware does not update.
[IMG="https://eksiup.com/p/hj237254vfnk"]
[IMG="https://eksiup.com/p/zr237258pjnd"]
Nexus 5x imei repair
Most here won't discuss imei repair/replacement due to issues with the legality of the subject.
I borked my imei attempting to back it up with miracle box, so I feel your pain.
Our phone doesn't like to have it's internals probed by "smart programs".
Every time a N5x gets bricked, it's because someone tried to take the easy way out & use a frontend to a program that actually works on it's own.
You're gonna have to start by erasing modemst1 and modemst2 from fastboot.
See if that fixes the problem.
Activate diagnostic mode by opening your terminal emulator/using adb and do
setprop sys.usb.config diag,adb
Now you can use qfil/qpst to make a backup .qcn to hex edit your imei (converted to hex) into.
Remove anything that shouldn't be there, like a bunch of random data that looks like it could be other imei numbers... Whatever caused your phone to get so confused that it couldn't decide what the imei was.
Use qfil/qpst to restore your edited .qcn (you'll probably have to flash multiple times to make it stick), and bam!
You're golden, Ponyboy
This ONLY fixes the lack of imei.
Anything else that's missing will have to be added manually.
Is there any possibility to change imei on Redmi Note 8 Pro. I already've rooted and twrp'd it.
Surely there's a way, but should you actually do it? Of course not.
Why not? There are good reasons to do it!
zardoz77 said:
Is there any possibility to change imei on Redmi Note 8 Pro. I already've rooted and twrp'd it.
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Yes, you can and it's very easy.
This tutorial shows how to change the IMEI with and without root: naijaknowhow.net/how-to-change-imei-of-all-mtk-android-devices/
Since it's MTK sure there is a lot of ways to do it but are you sure?
Changing IMEI is illegal in most countries / will break your ability to call, sending / receiving SMSs.
Except if yours was null/invalid (multiple zeros) and you want to change it back.
@saurik
Doesn't work, very old tools, not that easy like you guys write.
zardoz77 said:
@saurik
Doesn't work, very old tools, not that easy like you guys write.
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Have you tried maui meta?
Version 10.1816.0.1 just says boot, phone turned off, nothing happens anymore. I boot manually nothing happens in the tool
1920 the same and I got connection with the Redmi via W10, I can for example upload files onto Redmi
This is the right tool. I just rewrote my IMEIs with it. Make sure you have device drivers installed or it will fail to connect.
Palcorix said:
Have you tried maui meta?
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zardoz77 said:
Version 10.1816.0.1 just says boot, phone turned off, nothing happens anymore. I boot manually nothing happens in the tool
1920 the same and I got connection with the Redmi via W10, I can for example upload files onto Redmi
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Did it boot to meta mode?
Have you followed instructions? It is nearly the same in every video for IMEI changing.
On the Redmi Note 8 Pro, If you ever lose your IMEI and have a full TWRP backup, restore the following partitions:
- nvcfg
- nvdata
- nvram
- persist
- protect_f
- protect_s
Most notable protect_f and protect_s. This apparently contains modem files. Restoring the others fixed an issue where it didn't ask for MIUI account login after factory reset.
m1906g7g this is my device, maybe I need other drivers? I tried so many. For example "mt67xx USB Vcom" and others.
Doesnt work, of course with Win10 I had to disable "check driver signature". I disabled, that is ok now, but still, which drivers do I need? I use Modem Meta 1920 and it always stands on "Boot..."
CANNOT FIND THE PRELOADER/BROM COM PORT to boot ...pls check USB Driver Version...
When I put preloader USB Driver in Device-Manager, then it says error 10
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m1906g7g this is my device, maybe I need other drivers? I tried so many. For example "mt67xx USB Vcom" and others.
Doesnt work, of course with Win10 I had to disable "check driver signature". I disabled, that is ok now, but still, which drivers do I need? I use Modem Meta 1920 and it always stands on "Boot..."
CANNOT FIND THE PRELOADER/BROM COM PORT to boot ...pls check USB Driver Version...
When I put preloader USB Driver in Device-Manager, then it says error 10
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VCOM MTK drivers i believe
Edit: this one https://androidmtk.com/download-mtk-usb-all-drivers
DUT IN META MODE! it goes to 19% at least....
XTM_Miracle Thunder 2.82, did something "done" but nothing happened, same IMEI
Just curious? What would be the benefit if any to changing your IMEI?
Not seeing a point to it. I had an old Lenovo K3 note an from time to time my IMEI would dissapear an I had a devil of a time getting SMS or calling to work when it did.
Luckily some kid on YouTube invented a software that replaced the default IMEI. An only then the cell worked.
So if removing it causes that many issues then why change it?
hello
yes there is a way.
first of all you have box like UMT Pro.
then you can. its complicated but you can
and you have to flash ENG firameware.
zardoz77 said:
Is there any possibility to change imei on Redmi Note 8 Pro. I already've rooted and twrp'd it.
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Did you mess up the imei files or is it a blocked (reported stolen) phone? Discussing imei changing is not appreciated and most times even not allowed to discuss on XDA.
gee2012 said:
Did you mess up the imei files or is it a blocked (reported stolen) phone? Discussing imei changing is not appreciated and most times even not allowed to discuss on XDA.
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in Türkiye goverment doesn't allow phones that brought from abroad. you have to pay lots of taxes. almost as much as phone price. thats why people trying to change imei.
I have Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 PRO GLOBAL bootloader unlocked, TWRP installed, Android 9 , MIUI 11, ADB and Fastboot see the phone and allow access, I need change IMEI, Modem META 10.1952 see the phone VCOM allow access to phone, IMEI data read from phone and Update parameter tool allow data read from phone and store. But when I have changed data serial and imei and write to phone back Modem META indicate upload compleate OK. But after reboot in phone when I turn it ON stay the original parameter phone not changed parameter.
what do you thinking about whay to change IMEI and Serial
I have a redmi note 8 pro, hacking * # * # 4636 # * # * for reasons it does not support the vodafone italia "volte". i disabled dsds now i no longer have access to sim 2 or imei of sim 2 has also disappeared and there is no way to restore it in the menu. can you help me? i have imei 2 written in the package. Thank you PS miui 12.04.0 eeu no root!
OOPS!
You were following guides on XDA, and throwing random commands in ADB from the posts under the guides (DON'T DO THIS!) and now your slick new ROG phone 2 doesn't have mobile data, calls, wifi, or bluetooth. You quickly find out that flashing the phone with any firmware old or new, doesn't help you, as this issue is directly linked to your chip in your phone.
I quickly found that I needed a QCN file from someone with a rog 2 phone, however I could not get any help here on XDA except from the user Greatuser123, who did not want to give out his QCN file (understandably), but did send me some notes to try and help with other tools.
With nothing working, and no QCN file, I ordered another ROG 2 and waited for it in the mail. After it got here, I quickly extracted the QCN file, replaced the IMEI's in it, and used QPST to restore my phone.
I am simply writing this guide with the generic QCN file with my info masked out of it, so no one has to go through what I went through.
Common issue
This most commonly happens with ROG 2 Phones from the commands:
DO NOT RUN THESE COMMANDS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
(spaced command to ensure no one runs this!)
fastboot erase modem st 1
fastboot erase modem st 2
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On most phones, on a reboot, these partitions would be restored on reboot, but not on most ROG's.
Prerequisites
Rooted Phone
QPST
Qualcomm USB drivers
IMEI Converter
Platform Tools
The Fix
Follow the above root linked video, or find the root thread for your phone here on XDA, and root your phone. This will not work unless you are rooted, although I do not know how you would get into this mess without having your phone rooted already.
Install QPST tools
Install Qualcomm USB drivers
Download the attached zip "good_qcn.zip" and extract the .QCN file anywhere on your machine
Open the .QCN file with any Hex Editor (I used HxD) and search for the Hex-Values: 08 3A 85 99 99 99 99 99 99
NOTE: There will be TWO locations with this value. This is where your IMEI_1 and IMEI_2 will go. Your IMEI_2 goes into the FIRST occurrence, while your IMEI_1 goes in the second.
Download the IMEI Converter app and type in your IMEI_1 and click "Convert", place the converted hex output into a notepad or similar
Do the same for your IMEI_2 and place it in the same location
Now that you have the HEX version of both your IMEI's, paste your IMEI_2 in the FIRST occurrence of the fake IMEI in the QCN file
Paste your IMEI_1 in the last occurrence of the fake IMEI and now save your new .QCN file.
Ensure your device is in USB Debugging Mode.
Download and extract the Platform Tools if you do not have them already.
Plug your phone into your computer using either port
Navigate to your extracted Platform Tools and in a Command Line type "adb devices" to ensure your device is visible.
Run a shell with "adb shell" and elevate your permission with "su"
Now it is time to enable Diag mode by running "setprop sys.usb.config rndis,diag,adb"
At this time, if you installed the Qualcomm Drivers, your device manager should have a port similar to "Qualcomm HS-USB Diag". If not keeping trying to re-enter diag mode and ensure the drivers are correct.
Open up "QPST Configuration" which was installed earlier. You should see your phone listed under "Active Phones". Click "Start Clients" -> "Software Download"
The Port field of the QPST Software Download should list your phone, if not something is wrong.
Click "Restore", and in the xQCN field, click "Browse", change the file type from XQCN to QCN, and select your newly made QCN file
Click "Start", and once the process is done, restart your phone
Conclusion
If all went well, your phone should now have all its bells and whistles again. Sometimes it may require a Factory Reset, and this should always be the practice anyways. If you have mobile data, but only H+ or EDGE, dial *#*#4636#*#* on your phone and ensure LTE is provisioned.
Good luck guys!
Special thanks to: Greatuser123 for helping when no one else would, and HomerSp for his many useful guides that some tools and knowledge was borrowed from.
Hi bro, Nice to meet you and I did my best to help you out, as I spent some stress on this when I was one of the first people that suffered with this issue. And gladly you solved it, bro you misunderstood badly about I did not want to give you the qcn, I was going to give you my qcn file but first I was asking to you for some proof , photo of same phone as me and the package to know that you are not going to change or edit badly ( doing mischievousness) as you never sent the proof I did not send the qcn file.. you can re check again your messages. Bro
Thank you very much for this, life saver.
My wifi and bluetooth works fine but I cannot get my mobile to power back on. When I go into the menu mobile power is just not there :/
Do you have the global or the cn version?
BlazingBullets said:
Thank you very much for this, life saver.
My wifi and bluetooth works fine but I cannot get my mobile to power back on. When I go into the menu mobile power is just not there :/
Do you have the global or the cn version?
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This QCN came from a global device, but I imagine this could be used to recover the mobile at least temporary to fully fix the device, no matter the origins.
Sorry for the delay.
Greatuser123 said:
Hi bro, Nice to meet you and I did my best to help you out, as I spent some stress on this when I was one of the first people that suffered with this issue. And gladly you solved it, bro you misunderstood badly about I did not want to give you the qcn, I was going to give you my qcn file but first I was asking to you for some proof , photo of same phone as me and the package to know that you are not going to change or edit badly ( doing mischievousness) as you never sent the proof I did not send the qcn file.. you can re check again your messages. Bro
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No no, please do not think I meant you by that. It was other users (understandably) that questioned my motives before you. I absolutely would have taken you up on your offer if I did not already have the phone on the way Either way, I really appreciate your help during this, and I hope you continue to help other users the same way you did for me.
decrypterfixer said:
This QCN came from a global device, but I imagine this could be used to recover the mobile at least temporary to fully fix the device, no matter the origins.
Sorry for the delay.
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After a lot of heart ache and even making an EDL cable I could not get cell network back. I"ve sent it into ASUS to get fixed. I have made a few backups and will diff them when I get my device back so hopefully I can see what they have fixed so others don't have to experience this.
BlazingBullets said:
After a lot of heart ache and even making an EDL cable I could not get cell network back. I"ve sent it into ASUS to get fixed. I have made a few backups and will diff them when I get my device back so hopefully I can see what they have fixed so others don't have to experience this.
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I can help u
Well done mate you will be a hero someday haha good job ?
Leevii2208 said:
I can help u
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Please provide your support ouvertly here and not via social media!
I've edited your post; please refer to https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/how-to/telegram-chat-channels-forward-t3765018
not work
ty but not working or i did wrong. i wrote (change my imei, two way u and other program) and post new "good.qcn" (i see finished in QPST Software). i restart phone but nothing change. i think phone in document just "read-only".
I want redmagic 3 qcn file
good job bro
Is it works for rog phone 3?
I can't find that hex
hello friends 08 3A 85 99 99 99 99 99 99 no found please help me
Hi, perfect post friend. Im try backup qcn to my Rog Phone 3, but when try said Satuts: Memory Backup Failer and Errors: Disr Error while write to file, any solution to this? I appreciate your help.
decrypterfixer said:
OOPS!
You were following guides on XDA, and throwing random commands in ADB from the posts under the guides (DON'T DO THIS!) and now your slick new ROG phone 2 doesn't have mobile data, calls, wifi, or bluetooth. You quickly find out that flashing the phone with any firmware old or new, doesn't help you, as this issue is directly linked to your chip in your phone.
I quickly found that I needed a QCN file from someone with a rog 2 phone, however I could not get any help here on XDA except from the user Greatuser123, who did not want to give out his QCN file (understandably), but did send me some notes to try and help with other tools.
With nothing working, and no QCN file, I ordered another ROG 2 and waited for it in the mail. After it got here, I quickly extracted the QCN file, replaced the IMEI's in it, and used QPST to restore my phone.
I am simply writing this guide with the generic QCN file with my info masked out of it, so no one has to go through what I went through.
Common issue
This most commonly happens with ROG 2 Phones from the commands:
DO NOT RUN THESE COMMANDS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
(spaced command to ensure no one runs this!)
On most phones, on a reboot, these partitions would be restored on reboot, but not on most ROG's.
Prerequisites
Rooted Phone
QPST
Qualcomm USB drivers
IMEI Converter
Platform Tools
The Fix
Follow the above root linked video, or find the root thread for your phone here on XDA, and root your phone. This will not work unless you are rooted, although I do not know how you would get into this mess without having your phone rooted already.
Install QPST tools
Install Qualcomm USB drivers
Download the attached zip "good_qcn.zip" and extract the .QCN file anywhere on your machine
Open the .QCN file with any Hex Editor (I used HxD) and search for the Hex-Values: 08 3A 85 99 99 99 99 99 99
NOTE: There will be TWO locations with this value. This is where your IMEI_1 and IMEI_2 will go. Your IMEI_2 goes into the FIRST occurrence, while your IMEI_1 goes in the second.
Download the IMEI Converter app and type in your IMEI_1 and click "Convert", place the converted hex output into a notepad or similar
Do the same for your IMEI_2 and place it in the same location
Now that you have the HEX version of both your IMEI's, paste your IMEI_2 in the FIRST occurrence of the fake IMEI in the QCN file
Paste your IMEI_1 in the last occurrence of the fake IMEI and now save your new .QCN file.
Ensure your device is in USB Debugging Mode.
Download and extract the Platform Tools if you do not have them already.
Plug your phone into your computer using either port
Navigate to your extracted Platform Tools and in a Command Line type "adb devices" to ensure your device is visible.
Run a shell with "adb shell" and elevate your permission with "su"
Now it is time to enable Diag mode by running "setprop sys.usb.config rndis,diag,adb"
At this time, if you installed the Qualcomm Drivers, your device manager should have a port similar to "Qualcomm HS-USB Diag". If not keeping trying to re-enter diag mode and ensure the drivers are correct.
Open up "QPST Configuration" which was installed earlier. You should see your phone listed under "Active Phones". Click "Start Clients" -> "Software Download"
The Port field of the QPST Software Download should list your phone, if not something is wrong.
Click "Restore", and in the xQCN field, click "Browse", change the file type from XQCN to QCN, and select your newly made QCN file
Click "Start", and once the process is done, restart your phone
Conclusion
If all went well, your phone should now have all its bells and whistles again. Sometimes it may require a Factory Reset, and this should always be the practice anyways. If you have mobile data, but only H+ or EDGE, dial *#*#4636#*#* on your phone and ensure LTE is provisioned.
Good luck guys!
Special thanks to: Greatuser123 for helping when no one else would, and HomerSp for his many useful guides that some tools and knowledge was borrowed from.
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I tried it till finish, but when I check, I lost my wifi mac address (status unavailable) and my imei still unknown. And now I wanna retry, I stuck at QPST Configuration application at step 17, it sometimes detected the phone, sometimes don't, it make me can't continue to click "star clients", (check in device manager, nothing wrong). can you help me?
sure which device rog 2 or 3?
gjkhan said:
sure which device rog 2 or 3?
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uhhg that's a issue just download visual c++ redistributable 2010 sp1 x86 and it should be fine
gjkhan said:
sure which device rog 2 or 3?
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Rog2. The port keep blinking when in QPST Tools, sometimes it detected, sometimes don't, so I can't copy the qcn to the phone. And also I don't know what's wrong with the qcn, I had follow the instruction, but it not works
hmmm use another pc or cable.
gjkhan said:
hmmm use another pc or cable.
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Try itt but problem still persist
While trying to install a Custom ROM, all went wrong with a hard bricked Redmi Note 8T as result.
Have been able to revive the phone in EDL mode (Test Points method). Now running again on MIUI Global 12.5.5 (RCXEUXM).
However, the IMEI's are nulled, can't activate a SIM card. Only WiFi works.
A first, essential step in the process to repair the IMEI's, is to open the diag mode. Found a few methods, but none of these methods work.
Not via *#*#717717#*#* (Open diag failed), not via adb devices // adb shell // su // setprop sys.usb.config diag,adb (Permission denied).
The phone is rooted with Magisk; recovery OrangeFox.
Does anyone have a helpful suggestion how to proceed?
Follow-on: Meanwhile, I've been able to open the Diag-mode. Apparently, one or two switches in Magisk had masked the rooting of the phone.
Now on to editing the qcn-file with the correct IMEI's. First,I have to figure out the location of the two IMEI's, and then to correct these into the correct values.
To be continued...
gjongbloed said:
While trying to install a Custom ROM, all went wrong with a hard bricked Redmi Note 8T as result.
Have been able to revive the phone in EDL mode (Test Points method). Now running again on MIUI Global 12.5.5 (RCXEUXM).
However, the IMEI's are nulled, can't activate a SIM card. Only WiFi works.
A first, essential step in the process to repair the IMEI's, is to open the diag mode. Found a few methods, but none of these methods work.
Not via *#*#717717#*#* (Open diag failed), not via adb devices // adb shell // su // setprop sys.usb.config diag,adb (Permission denied).
The phone is rooted with Magisk; recovery OrangeFox.
Does anyone have a helpful suggestion how to proceed?
Follow-on: Meanwhile, I've been able to open the Diag-mode. Apparently, one or two switches in Magisk had masked the rooting of the phone.
Now on to editing the qcn-file with the correct IMEI's. First,I have to figure out the location of the two IMEI's, and then to correct these into the correct values.
To be continued...
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I have had the same problem with my previous Redmi Note 3. And I tried so may ways to re-write the IMEI number. Finally I found a little software on the net and using my computer I was able to re-write the IMEI number to the phone. I was a long time back, so I dont remember the exact name of the software. It was something like IMEI writer (root). Connected the phone which was also rooted. Then opened the software on my PC and the software asked for superuser access, which I granted on the phone. Then there from the pc using the software I entered the IMEI numbers for both sim1 & 2, and applied then reboot phone. After reboot, the phone then detected the simcards and the imei were back.
chris5k said:
I have had the same problem with my previous Redmi Note 3. And I tried so may ways to re-write the IMEI number. Finally I found a little software on the net and using my computer I was able to re-write the IMEI number to the phone. I was a long time back, so I dont remember the exact name of the software. It was something like IMEI writer (root). Connected the phone which was also rooted. Then opened the software on my PC and the software asked for superuser access, which I granted on the phone. Then there from the pc using the software I entered the IMEI numbers for both sim1 & 2, and applied then reboot phone. After reboot, the phone then detected the simcards and the imei were back.
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My current problem: I can find a .qcn file and have to edit it with the proper IMEI's. Found a Qualcomm IMEI Rebuilder tool, but that tool doesn't work. With a Hex-editor it is difficult to find the proper location. Found the location of one IMEI and then saved the file with a different name. Loading that file into the Rebuilder tool indeed shows (one) correct IMEI. Have installed that file with QFIL, but when I check with *#06#, it shows a completely different IMEI...
Meanwhile, I've searched for IMEI write (root). Found IMEI Tools (ROOT)_1.4_apkcombo.com.apk.
Prooved incompatible for my phone.
Then found qualcomm-smartphone-write-imei-tool-v1.01.apk
Tried that out, but couldn't establish communication with the diag-COMport.
In fact, I can't activate the diag mode any longer... Tried and re-tried, but all in vain.
When I enter the last command ('setprop .... etc.), communication via the USB port is also stopped. Re-establishing that doesn't make a difference. No COMport appearing in device manager or in QFIL...
You need special tools like UMT or Hydra to write Note 8 imei
engage4 said:
You need special tools like UMT or Hydra to write Note 8 imei
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UMT works with dongle? Price?
I tried Hydra, but got a Trojan Horse warning, and therefore broke off installation.
Umt needs dongle.
First restore original qcn(unedited) then try flashing ENG firmware.
!! Iam not responisble if anything wrong happens with your phone.