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Hi all
I bought a galaxy s 4g from ebay usa, shipped it to my friends place in new jersey who delivered it to me in india.
Later I found out that the phone has corrupted imei due to which I cant register it to any network here in india. I tried searching for recovering the imei but all in vain. So any of u ever been to this situation and come out of it, plz share what method u used to recover it.
And if anyone one know any solution plz share it.
Thanks
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I bet your seller tried to mess with trying to unlock it. Am still new with this phone so i dont know if i will bemuch help. Are u rooted?
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There is another thread around here starring a few solutions. I think the one that works for most is to pull the battery for ten minutes or more.
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Yup I am rooted .
Can u help me find the thread that contains the solution
I found out that there are some tool which can repair the imei spt box and z3x.
Had anyone tried them before.
Plz guys help me out
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Check out this thread in our Q&A Section.
[Q] Imei corrupt... how to fix it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12807550
I hope this Helps.
I finally able to recover my imei.
All thanks to odia. The guy is a genius and genuine. he write a new nv_data file with my imei and that actually works.once again thanks to him.
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So I'm trying to fix a phone for someone but I can not find a way. Basically the phone says the IMEI is all 0's and even if you put a sim in it has a O with a line through it instead of service bars but still shows the 4G icon. Also it has all this stuff written on the screen that I've attached pictures of. Going into the settings says all 0's for the IMEI. I've tried factory resets and using ODIN to flash stock but no luck, I've thought of just restoring the IMEI but not to sure that would solve it
Yeah it looks like you need to restore the IMEI. Worth a shot
EFS is wiped and needs to be reprogrammed. Did this happen randomly? You can take it to Verizon and they can fix it as long as the device isn't blacklisted.
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kvswim said:
EFS is wiped and needs to be reprogrammed. Did this happen randomly? You can take it to Verizon and they can fix it as long as the device isn't blacklisted.
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Yea pretty much they brought the phone to me one day like this. The person who owns it isn't tech savvy at all, doesn't even know anything about rooting
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Doesn't Tweaked reset that? Could have swore I saw something like that when Odining Tweaked 3.
(~: Tweaked out on Peace :~)
Can you get the phone to download mode? If yes you can get the phone restored to original settings. Based on this picture your kernel might be messed up. It is just a guess.
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Just to give an update I tried tweaked rom and odin to stock but neither worked. What did work was odin to stock BUT I checked Phone EFS Clear and all is well now. Thanks for all the help guys
mcp2009 said:
Just to give an update I tried tweaked rom and odin to stock but neither worked. What did work was odin to stock BUT I checked Phone EFS Clear and all is well now. Thanks for all the help guys
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You just permanently broke your phone.
JihadSquad said:
You just permanently broke your phone.
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Well everything is working on it and it gets service
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mcp2009 said:
Well everything is working on it and it gets service
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That's weird. Efs clear is supposed to make your radio useless.
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That's weird. Efs clear is supposed to make your radio useless.
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Good morning good afternoon good evening depending on where you are..
There is a similar thread just below this but obviously my issue is more on depth...
Let me explain what happened.
I was running clean ROM 5.0 and attempted to flash kind of crap mods. In doing so, I lost the ability to make or receive phone calls or texts.
It was brought to my attention that my IMEI may have been damaged and it turns out it was.
I followed the steps to repair it with @puremotive step by step and got it back.
I flashed back to clean ROM 5.0 without any problems. The ROM is in tact and running fine, my IMEI number restored, but I still can't make calls or texts. I can get on the internet.
I tried punching in the *code on the keypad without success.
I really don't want to have to send my phone back to the manufacturer!
Can anyone please help me. I am at work and can't use my phone.
Thank you all very much. Good karma coming your way
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I'm pretty sure the sim re-provision code is disabled on TW JB because of the recent exploits reported about malicious folks embedding the code into websites.
Try it on an ICS TW rom and see if that works. If you don't know of one, then Odin an ICS stock image then try the dialer code again.
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I am away from my computer. Can you recommend a touch wiz based ICS ROM I can flash in CWM?
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Can I flash root66 in CWM via a zip download?
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bajasur said:
Can I flash root66 in CWM via a zip download?
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No route 66 is only for Odin. But here's an ics ROM or you could just go to development section and find one
Helps to put the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32857313
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kintwofan said:
No route 66 is only for Odin. But here's an ics ROM or you could just go to development section and find one
Helps to put the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32857313
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Ok I'm downloading the incubus file.
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Just my two cents, once you get this fixed, backup your imei and make a nandroid of the ics rom.
Good luck.
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kintwofan said:
No route 66 is only for Odin. But here's an ics ROM or you could just go to development section and find one
Helps to put the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32857313
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Download load stock vzw rom version 4.0.4 from sammobile.com and on firmware, type I535, it should pop up with stock vzw rom for you to download. Does your imei match the one on the back of the phone? ERI version should be 5. Let try with original stock rom first, then do *2767*3855# again, hoping it restores your ERI version to 5. Otherwise, you did not restore your imei correctly.
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Download load stock vzw rom version 4.0.4 from sammobile.com and on firmware, type I535, it should pop up with stock vzw rom for you to download. Does your imei match the one on the back of the phone?
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I just downloaded incubus jelly bomb 4.0.4
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Can I attempt the keypad trick from this from. I am now running it
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Just attempted the keypad 2767trick and nothing happened
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Download load stock vzw rom version 4.0.4 from sammobile.com and on firmware, type I535, it should pop up with stock vzw rom for you to download. Does your imei match the one on the back of the phone? ERI version should be 5. Let try with original stock rom first, then do *2767*3855# again, hoping it restores your ERI version to 5. Otherwise, you did not restore your imei correctly.
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my ERI says NONE. how do I fix that ??? Do you think that could be the problem??
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After research I think that may be the problem .. my ERI version still being at none.
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bajasur said:
my ERI says NONE. how do I fix that ??? Do you think that could be the problem??
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It could be the problem, but try original stock rom from sammobile.com, search box type I535 and it should pop up download section for you. ERI appears automatically when you restore imei. I did this thru QPST program and manually input imei from the back of the phone. Anyway, try unrooted stock rom first to see imei and ERI popup after you do *2767*3855#
I think I must be a moron... I'm so sorry for being a pain in the ass..
I am running a custom 4.0.4 ROM now.
Do I need to completely unroot my phone to downloads ad that stock version from sammobile?
I am helpless!!
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bajasur said:
I think I must be a moron... I'm so sorry for being a pain in the ass..
I am running a custom 4.0.4 ROM now.
Do I need to completely unroot my phone to downloads ad that stock version from sammobile?
I am helpless!!
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***Must be on vzw stock rom that originally came with the phone, you can download that rom from sammobile.com, click firmware and type i535 in search box. Just register for username and password to download the rom, and then after you reprovision your phone, just root the phone again if it works and you are able to make or receiving call. Try this first!!
If all of the above does not work, try to repair your imei again and here is the link and instruction to fix imei to get the ERI:
http://droidmodderx.com/galaxys3/?page_id=79
Good luck!!!
No offense but stay with the xda for file and links I've seen too many bricks using external sources.
Here is the imie guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31051731
The use should have worked you can do it in custom ROMs just not the job. I I guess you need to Odin back to stock using droidstyle guide
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bajasur said:
I think I must be a moron... I'm so sorry for being a pain in the ass..
I am running a custom 4.0.4 ROM now.
Do I need to completely unroot my phone to downloads ad that stock version from sammobile?
I am helpless!!
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YES! Do just like they said. Use only the SAMSUNG STOCK ROM. People have been telling you this for a while, and you continue to use custom ROMs. You'll lose root, but that's easy to get back. It's more important to have a working phone.
It's all good everyone. I pdykstra hooked me up big time.. I multiple hour walk thru.. But we got there.
I am back in action and fully backed up!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped me.
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bajasur said:
It's all good everyone. I pdykstra hooked me up big time.. I multiple hour walk thru.. But we got there.
I am back in action and fully backed up!!!
Thanks to everyone who helped me.
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so what did you do to get ERI back?
hi guys just thinking about and rather ask some questions to solve my doubts inside my head..hehe
1. is there any apps/installer that would restore the original IMEI if u messed up wiht ur EFS?
2. what is the risk for using the fake IMEI?will it be detected by samsung?
hope sum1 will help me answering this questions..thanks
Changing imei is illegal and not welcome in XDA.
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UrbanDrawer said:
Changing imei is illegal and not welcome in XDA.
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what i mean changing IMEI is, i wanted my original IMEI to be restore coz right now i am using fake IMEI, that's whay i am asking if it is possible for us to restore if we haven't back up our efs folder..
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what i mean changing IMEI is, i wanted my original IMEI to be restore coz right now i am using fake IMEI, that's whay i am asking if it is possible for us to restore if we haven't back up our efs folder..
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No. Imei nt able to regenerate on phone.
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My phone book search become case sensitive.
For example if I have a phone book entry as "David Paul", then to locate the same I have to put first or last name in search window with the same format (D or P Capital). If I put "david" or "paul" in search window then it doesn't work.
Few days back there was no such problem.
Can any body guide me, how to correct this...
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sadanand Sapkal
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Maybe try looking at the settings and see if you can find something there?
What app do you use ?
Thanks friends.
I have gone thru the settings, but nothing there related to my issue.
I am using Samsung Google Nexus S 4G, rooted, using Custom ROM of Slimbean with OS 4.2.2, using stock app only for Contacts.
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So then try extracting the contacts app from an older version of the ROM found within the zip in the system then app folder, it might be called secContacts.apk. Move it into the /system/app directory of your current ROM and it might work. If not, tell me.
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@OP try flashing this: http://d-h.st/J3Y
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So then try extracting the contacts app from an older version of the ROM found within the zip in the system then app folder, it might be called secContacts.apk. Move it into the /system/app directory of your current ROM and it might work. If not, tell me.
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Hi Dear, thanks for your efforts.
I have tried as you suggested, but it doesn't work.
@ imaconeheadXD
Thanks Dear for your efforts.
I have flashed your suggested file, but it doesn't helped to solve my issue.
sadanand.sapkal said:
@ imaconeheadXD
Thanks Dear for your efforts.
I have flashed your suggested file, but it doesn't helped to solve my issue.
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Ah sorry man idk what else to do to fix it, hopefully someone else will be able to help!
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I'm sorry, I really wish I knew how to help or what else to suggest, but I'm stumped :/. Hopefully someone else on here will be able to help you. Good luck.
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My problem solved.
Thanks all for looking in to my issue.
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sadanand.sapkal said:
My problem solved.
Thanks all for looking in to my issue.
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That's good! May I ask how you fixed it?
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Actually in the process of fixing this small issue I might have mis-handled few system files and my mobile had stopped working, network signals had completely vanished and I am not able to use my phone for calls as well as texts.
Then some body had suggested Odin Restore, which is something difficult for me, but while searching the remedy I got a ROM in xda only, after flashing the same, my phone got started and the contact search issue has also resolved.
In have attached the image of flashed ROM.
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