I did the Root66 stock Rom with root flash. I had Super User Pro installed with the OTA survival mode block ticked- then did the OTA update back in the day for the multiwindow. I of course lost root but didn't worry about it. 2 months later- my phone reset a bunch of times and wiped my MEID, IMEI, Baseband Version- etc.
I never did an efs backup before this because i didn't know too. Anyway- I have a Note 2 here now that will not connect to the cell towers at all but is seemingly in great condition. I used root explorer to copy my efs folder to my computer and i need to know what files are missing and what values i need to change to get my phone back to working. I think this would be usefull information to everyone that encounters this issue.
reference threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997150&page=5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143130
threads that fix this for other phones not ours:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089039
we should have a thread that lists what files are supposed to be in our efs folder and where our important details are stored in those files- i.e.- what string to use a hex editor on to restore our values back to the phone.
Thanks everyone for your help.
dd807 said:
I did the Root66 stock Rom with root flash. I had Super User Pro installed with the OTA survival mode block ticked- then did the OTA update back in the day for the multiwindow. I of course lost root but didn't worry about it. 2 months later- my phone reset a bunch of times and wiped my MEID, IMEI, Baseband Version- etc.
I never did an efs backup before this because i didn't know too. Anyway- I have a Note 2 here now that will not connect to the cell towers at all but is seemingly in great condition. I used root explorer to copy my efs folder to my computer and i need to know what files are missing and what values i need to change to get my phone back to working. I think this would be usefull information to everyone that encounters this issue.
reference threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997150&page=5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143130
threads that fix this for other phones not ours:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089039
we should have a thread that lists what files are supposed to be in our efs folder and where our important details are stored in those files- i.e.- what string to use a hex editor on to restore our values back to the phone.
Thanks everyone for your help.
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bump- can't believe no one wants to help wih this.
I'll pull some files off my phone and send you copies of you want me to. I'm not a developer and can't help with what you're doing but will send you copies of stuff if that's all you need.
ohh I have the same problem
AndroidStephen said:
I'll pull some files off my phone and send you copies of you want me to. I'm not a developer and can't help with what you're doing but will send you copies of stuff if that's all you need.
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I have the same problem my phone create a new efs folder but of course dont have imei no baseband and 0 storage
I have the N7105 , I have on my screen info pop telling me some specs ... we need help with another efs files if you can put a zip file we will appreciate ...... thank you
I wouldn't be giving anyone your intact efs partition. That contains all of your device specific information such as IMEI, ESN, MEID basically everything someone needs to clone your phone. And its not as simple as editing the files in efs and pushing them back to the device. You would need something like CDMA WS or equivalent to actually reprogram the values into the device. Most likely your information isn't missing it's just become hidden due to a corrupt partition. You can try doing a full repartition and restore with the lj1 firmware and then once the device boots ##786# and master reset, when it reboots after the master reset all of the missing values should be back. The repartition will un hide them and the master reset will allow the device to re read the efs and load the values properly. Once yoi get the values back the device will need to be reactivated and reprovisioned with your user info such and phone #, MIN, username and password, etc.
I like to break stuff!
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I wouldn't be giving anyone your intact efs partition. That contains all of your device specific information such as IMEI, ESN, MEID basically everything someone needs to clone your phone. And its not as simple as editing the files in efs and pushing them back to the device. You would need something like CDMA WS or equivalent to actually reprogram the values into the device. Most likely your information isn't missing it's just become hidden due to a corrupt partition. You can try doing a full repartition and restore with the lj1 firmware and then once the device boots ##786# and master reset, when it reboots after the master reset all of the missing values should be back. The repartition will un hide them and the master reset will allow the device to re read the efs and load the values properly. Once yoi get the values back the device will need to be reactivated and reprovisioned with your user info such and phone #, MIN, username and password, etc.
I like to break stuff!
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Thanks for this reply- I already tried to flash back to stock with a Pit file and the and repartitioning checked in odin. didn't work. thats why i started this thread. ulitmately i think it was a hardware failure becuase it didn't happen when i was flashing the phone- is just happened when i was sitting on the couch watching tv. my phone reset a bunch of times in a row and then no signal. i finally got a new phone so i guess it doesn't matter.
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Hi, I recently moved some photos from the gallery into the secure folder's gallery and from there I sent them to the recycle bin and afterwards permanently deleted them. But I didnt realized that among the photos that I erased was one that I still need.
My questions is if I can recover the files that were deleted from the secure folder without rooting. My phone is not rooted.
If there isnt another way other then first rooting the phone and then trying to recover the photo could somebody provide a link to a thread with a tutorial for begginers maybe? My phone is a SM-G960F model.
Sorry to hear that. Is there any backup file of the deleted photos? If yes, you can recover the deleted photo you want from the backup file easily. If no, the only way is asking for help from pro shop or data recovery software like Dr.fone, Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android, Easeus MobiSaver, etc. Do remember that you need to make sure it not being overwritten by new data. And you need to root it before using such software. Of course, if the deleted photo saved on your SD card, you don't need to root your phone. Hope this will be your help.
I have a problem with adding an efs file to my device and resetting it when I restart the device
My guess is that the efs or nv file is wrong and is causing the error.
I want to restore my device to its original state
How can I restore efs/nv files?