Help needed please!!!!! - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

I'm a noob ... i got a galaxy s 4g (t959v) from a friend from the usa, when i got it here it had imei null/null and baseband unknown, ive tried many tutorials to restore it and the EFS folder but nothing happens, ive tried to flash it back to froyo but it remains null/null and baseband unknown
is there any way that i can fix my imei or atleast the baseband flashing or doing something that you guys can tell me ?
any help would be appreciated .. im kinda desperate ive been looking for days and nothing
so please if anyone knows help me out .. please i beg you guys

You need to ask your friend if he ever made a nandroid back up and still has the file.

lumin30 said:
You need to ask your friend if he ever made a nandroid back up and still has the file.
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nope he said he dont have anything.. like a backup or anything like that

Without a Android backup or a efs backup then you are screwed. Sorry bro, efs is the file that contains your phones identity, without it your phone is typically "not alive". You can still use it like iPod, or you can salvage the parts and sell them.

th3controller said:
Without a Android backup or a efs backup then you are screwed. Sorry bro, efs is the file that contains your phones identity, without it your phone is typically "not alive". You can still use it like iPod, or you can salvage the parts and sell them.
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what about restoring the corrupted imei with a jtag or z3x box?

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Help! Brick i9003

my friend gave me a phone. when i check it it has no IMEI, no Baseband
so i search in this forum and tried many tricks to recover IMEI but no luck.
i heard that if i can flash a dummy IMEI to this phone i can repair it with z3x box or octopus Box
the problem is i don't know how to flash this to dummy IMEI and also i don't have flash file for it.
I beg everyone to help me. or can give me link where to download those flash files.
or how can i put dummy IMEI to this phone.
i heard nandroid can fix this but i dont have those nandroid.
im new in this forum and sorry for my bad english. help me guys.
e1lahif
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still no solution
i need help from the experts
you have to take the phone to the samsung service center and get it repaired because your efs folder is missing which has the imei number
With a phone root and busybox
Galaxy unlocker > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&hl=fr
Trying to see if you can recover EFS
i tried those you've mention but no luck, i wanna try to restore a nandroid backup but i don't know where can i get or is there will be someone to lend me his nandroid back. sorry for my bad english
arjun08 said:
i tried those you've mention but no luck, i wanna try to restore a nandroid backup but i don't know where can i get or is there will be someone to lend me his nandroid back. sorry for my bad english
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there is NO IMEI because your efs folder is corrupted or missing/doesnt exist/got deleted,etc..so here are the things you need to follow
* Root your phone first using this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894737
*Flash a custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery/CWM)
so now you have a custom recovery so now you can take a backup and you should take a backup(for precautionary measures).
*Install the app "Galaxy_S Unlock" from playstore as LoLaTion said and if you cant download it from playstore then download the apk(installation)file which you will get easily on web.
Also install BusyBox which is available on both playstore and web.
*Now by using the application "Galaxy_S Unlock" try to recover your IMEI.
and if still there is no luck on your phone then you can just go to Samsung Service Centre and hopefully they will solve this problem for you.:angel:
Phone=rooted
flash cwm for backup
installed busy box
tried to repair using galaxy s unlock
but no luck, service centre said they can change board but it cost 70-80% of the brandnew
i can still see my efs folder
.nv_core.bak
.nv_core.bak.md5
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
was dated 10/12/2012
and my friend said this phone was damage in november
i think there is still a way to fix this rather than go to service centre cause i still don't have budget to buy new board
arjun08 said:
Phone=rooted
flash cwm for backup
installed busy box
tried to repair using galaxy s unlock
but no luck, service centre said they can change board but it cost 70-80% of the brandnew
i can still see my efs folder
.nv_core.bak
.nv_core.bak.md5
.nv_data.bak
.nv_data.bak.md5
was dated 10/12/2012
and my friend said this phone was damage in november
i think there is still a way to fix this rather than go to service centre cause i still don't have budget to buy new board
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do you get any error message like
Warning! A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is invalid. And invalid IMEI number could cause network issues including the inability to call emergency numbers.
then this link might help you http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
however,while browsing our forums I came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
but you cannot use it because its not for our phone... wish we could had something like that.. and just asking out of curosity does your phone have a IMEI number under the battery?
mustafahussain said:
do you get any error message like
Warning! A problem was detected with your device. Your device IMEI number is invalid. And invalid IMEI number could cause network issues including the inability to call emergency numbers.
then this link might help you http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
however,while browsing our forums I came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
but you cannot use it because its not for our phone... wish we could had something like that.. and just asking out of curosity does your phone have a IMEI number under the battery?
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the phone has no error like that. just a blank IMEI and baseband unknown
yes the phone has its IMEI under the battery, i hope i can write it back to phone.
i tried already that efs pro but didnt work.
arjun08 said:
the phone has no error like that. just a blank IMEI and baseband unknown
yes the phone has its IMEI under the battery, i hope i can write it back to phone.
i tried already that efs pro but didnt work.
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you said you can see your efs folder... try this http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/28963/how-to-restore-my-imei
since you can see your efs maybe somehow on CM9 or CM10 there is a possibility that your IMEI can be restored.. give it a try
GoodLuck

Missing EFS folder

Can any give me a EFS folder ? or IMEI backup file ?
Or ROM backup ?
Model - LG optimus P920
ebhathiya said:
Can any give me a EFS folder ? or IMEI backup file ?
Or ROM backup ?
Model - LG optimus P920
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So.. EFS folder contain the IMEI of the phone, so I do not think s.b. want to give his own IMEI to s.b. else
Better tell us what is the problem you have and how you get this problem.
p-vlad said:
So.. EFS folder contain the IMEI of the phone, so I do not think s.b. want to give his own IMEI to s.b. else
Better tell us what is the problem you have and how you get this problem.
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After some accident my phone got bricked. and i try every thing to fix it.
after few tries i manage to install CWMR and after that i install CM rom. but i can't install any rom beside that. If i try it will stuck on LG logo.
And My efs folder is gone and no backup.
to do this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=27912354 ) i need to go to Stock rom. But because of that Logo thing i can't do that.
And one more thing This is the worst phone i ever seen.. And It bricked when restarting. I lost my IMEI in SGS and in SGS2 within 2hr i got my correct IMEI without any problem.
If any one can give me a correct EFS folder I can give my phone IMEI and S/N to create it.
ebhathiya said:
After some accident my phone got bricked. and i try every thing to fix it.
after few tries i manage to install CWMR and after that i install CM rom. but i can't install any rom beside that. If i try it will stuck on LG logo.
And My efs folder is gone and no backup.
to do this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=27912354 ) i need to go to Stock rom. But because of that Logo thing i can't do that.
And one more thing This is the worst phone i ever seen.. And It bricked when restarting. I lost my IMEI in SGS and in SGS2 within 2hr i got my correct IMEI without any problem.
If any one can give me a correct EFS folder I can give my phone IMEI and S/N to create it.
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Follow THIS guide STEP by STEP. You will restore your phone, IMEI, etc... It is LONG but good.... there is many other guides that you can use too like THIS one that is more easy and fast. They will restore all. After that you can install some custom ICS rom

[Q] Galaxy Note 2 - where is IMEI stored?

Hi,
After installing a custom ROM, the IMEI reported by Android is different from the one on the sticker under the battery.
I believe the IMEI is somewhere in the 'efs' folder, but where exactly? There are all sorts of files and folders in that folder.
There is even a folder called 'imei', but it contains just one file called 'mps-code.dat', and that is only three bytes long, which isn't enough to contain the 15-digit IMEI.
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Steve
(Phone is Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100)
Steve Thackery said:
Hi,
After installing a custom ROM, the IMEI reported by Android is different from the one on the sticker under the battery.
I believe the IMEI is somewhere in the 'efs' folder, but where exactly? There are all sorts of files and folders in that folder.
There is even a folder called 'imei', but it contains just one file called 'mps-code.dat', and that is only three bytes long, which isn't enough to contain the 15-digit IMEI.
Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Steve
(Phone is Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100)
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It's inside the efs folder in the root of your phone.
Backing it up eh?
eatsleep said:
It's inside the efs folder in the root of your phone.
Backing it up eh?
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No, my phone stopped working and I think it's because the IMEI has got corrupted when I was messing with various custom ROMs - it no longer matches the sticker. I want to figure out a way to fix it - I can't bear the thought that I've just bricked a fine phone that I paid good money for.
Where in the efs folder? There are loads of files and folders in there.
Thanks,
Steve
Wait wait,
You can't text or connect to the network?
Try flashing a official firmware and see if the IMEI matches...
It's not that simple to modify your IMEI n.o, special softwares are required to do this.... It's stored in .nv_data
Don't you have any efs backups?
IMEI getting corrupt is seen many times in s3 and note 2 devices....
And also, modifying your iMEi is illegal, but people out there use a software to do it.... May not be good to discuss this software here...
And one more thing, does your phone shows a generic IMEI number when you dial *#06* ?
eatsleep said:
Wait wait,
You can't text or connect to the network?
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Thanks for replying, eatsleep. That's right - the whole phone works fine. It will see all the mobile networks in my area, and will register itself on mine (O2-UK). The only thing that doesn't work is voice telephony, SMS, and mobile data.
eatsleep said:
Try flashing a official firmware and see if the IMEI matches...
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Yeah, I've done that. No good, I'm afraid.
eatsleep said:
It's not that simple to modify your IMEI n.o, special softwares are required to do this.... It's stored in .nv_data
Don't you have any efs backups?
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Here I must admit to being a bloody fool. I didn't know what I was doing and messed about stupidly in CWM, mounting and unmounting, deleting, reformatting, and so on. Basically I was trying to follow several guides at the same time, and made a total mess of it.
And no, I didn't know about backing up the efs before I started.
eatsleep said:
IMEI getting corrupt is seen many times in s3 and note 2 devices....
And also, modifying your iMEi is illegal, but people out there use a software to do it.... May not be good to discuss this software here...
And one more thing, does your phone shows a generic IMEI number when you dial *#06* ?
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Not a generic one. It's really weird, because it's almost but not quite the same:
Sticker inside phone:
xxxxxx05861xxx3
*#06#:
xxxxxx05681xxx1
The ...86... has reversed to ...68... and the final 3 has become 1.
I'm an idiot and furious with myself.
Thanks again for any help you can give, though.
Steve
Wow! I've just seen how much it costs to buy that eight-tentacled device who's name shall not be mentioned.
$135 makes poor sense if it's only going to be used once. Perhaps the best idea is to check my local phone repairers until I find one who has the device?
Steve
Bumpety bump just this once:
Any chance of correcting the IMEI myself?
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Thackery said:
Thanks for replying, eatsleep. That's right - the whole phone works fine. It will see all the mobile networks in my area, and will register itself on mine (O2-UK). The only thing that doesn't work is voice telephony, SMS, and mobile data.
Yeah, I've done that. No good, I'm afraid.
Here I must admit to being a bloody fool. I didn't know what I was doing and messed about stupidly in CWM, mounting and unmounting, deleting, reformatting, and so on. Basically I was trying to follow several guides at the same time, and made a total mess of it.
And no, I didn't know about backing up the efs before I started.
Not a generic one. It's really weird, because it's almost but not quite the same:
Sticker inside phone:
The ...86... has reversed to ...68... and the final 3 has become 1.
I'm an idiot and furious with myself.
Thanks again for any help you can give, though.
Steve
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Hey babe..... please remove both of your IMEIs from here and never post them again in public. I'll post back in some time.... and your IMEI looks quite fine to me but still, lemme look for some time
And, your phone is not bricked, you've just got a bad IMEI
eatsleep said:
Hey babe..... please remove both of your IMEIs from here and never post them again in public. I'll post back in some time.... and your IMEI looks quite fine to me but still, lemme look for some time
And, your phone is not bricked, you've just got a bad IMEI
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Thank you for replying! I've edited my post to remove the IMEI, as requested. Perhaps you could alter the one where you quote my message?
I realise everyone must say this, but I'm genuinely not trying to do anything questionable or immoral. I just want to restore the IMEI so it's the same as the one on the sticker.
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Thackery said:
Thank you for replying! I've edited my post to remove the IMEI, as requested. Perhaps you could alter the one where you quote my message?
I realise everyone must say this, but I'm genuinely not trying to do anything questionable or immoral. I just want to restore the IMEI so it's the same as the one on the sticker.
Thanks,
Steve
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Can't find some content for your device but please do one last precaution before following any more tutorials, backup your efs folder and place it in a safe place.......
If you don't find anything, I can provide you with some guides for s3 (my device ) but don't know if they'll work for you....
One advice, reset your phone and send it to any service center.... They may charge you if you are out of warranty.....
here is a random thread i found but I have a bad feeling about the person.... Carry on at your own risk but back up your current efs, it may be recoverable but can move to a unrecoverable state after some repair attempts so, we can have hope....
link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141928&page=1
eatsleep said:
Can't find some content for your device but please do one last precaution before following any more tutorials, backup your efs folder and place it in a safe place.......
If you don't find anything, I can provide you with some guides for s3 (my device ) but don't know if they'll work for you....
One advice, reset your phone and send it to any service center.... They may charge you if you are out of warranty.....
here is a random thread i found but I have a bad feeling about the person.... Carry on at your own risk but back up your current efs, it may be recoverable but can move to a unrecoverable state after some repair attempts so, we can have hope....
link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141928&page=1
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Thank you again, eatsleep! I really appreciate your continuing help.
I've gone about as deeply into this as I think I can, without trying even more bits of dodgy software from around the web which might make the situation worse. So, I think my next step should be to take it to a reputable service centre on a no-fix-no-fee basis. If they can't fix it either, then I'll regard it as a write-off and - on the grounds that there is nothing to lose - I'll have one last go with anything/everything I can find on the net.
Whatever the outcome I will report back so that others can benefit from my mistakes!
Thanks everyone who tried so hard to help - have a good weekend.
Steve
Steve Thackery said:
Thank you again, eatsleep! I really appreciate your continuing help.
I've gone about as deeply into this as I think I can, without trying even more bits of dodgy software from around the web which might make the situation worse. So, I think my next step should be to take it to a reputable service centre on a no-fix-no-fee basis. If they can't fix it either, then I'll regard it as a write-off and - on the grounds that there is nothing to lose - I'll have one last go with anything/everything I can find on the net.
Whatever the outcome I will report back so that others can benefit from my mistakes!
Thanks everyone who tried so hard to help - have a good weekend.
Steve
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Yeah, samsung can definitely help you, but again, be sure to make a backup of current efs to get back if situation gets worse!
And if you fail, then we can try some softwares out there, which might me improper to discuss here, but leave that for only when everything fails....
Wish you all the best
Sooo, my gf and I have same phones. S7 edge. I made back up of mine superstock rom. And made back up of hers rom. We decided to change phones becouse I bought rose gold very cheap and she has gold. So, my back up i transfered to pc, which later got corrupt I dont know why. And her back up tranfered to my phone. Wiped everything. Restored her back up, and by mistake recovered her efs in my phone. Now imei shows 000000. As I said, my back up corrupted, cant open on pc, twrp shows errors of corupted file...how can i recover my imei? Flashing stock clean rom via odin or samsung swich doesnt help...
Wixcee said:
Sooo, my gf and I have same phones. S7 edge. I made back up of mine superstock rom. And made back up of hers rom. We decided to change phones becouse I bought rose gold very cheap and she has gold. So, my back up i transfered to pc, which later got corrupt I dont know why. And her back up tranfered to my phone. Wiped everything. Restored her back up, and by mistake recovered her efs in my phone. Now imei shows 000000. As I said, my back up corrupted, cant open on pc, twrp shows errors of corupted file...how can i recover my imei? Flashing stock clean rom via odin or samsung swich doesnt help...
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Time to send it back to Samsung for a new board. That's if they have one. Other then that you can try flashing a compete stock rom but normally that doesn't happen.
You learned a lesson. Never restore a backup from a different device.
Wixcee said:
Sooo, my gf and I have same phones. S7 edge. I made back up of mine superstock rom. And made back up of hers rom. We decided to change phones becouse I bought rose gold very cheap and she has gold. So, my back up i transfered to pc, which later got corrupt I dont know why. And her back up tranfered to my phone. Wiped everything. Restored her back up, and by mistake recovered her efs in my phone. Now imei shows 000000. As I said, my back up corrupted, cant open on pc, twrp shows errors of corupted file...how can i recover my imei? Flashing stock clean rom via odin or samsung swich doesnt help...
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Without an IMEI/EFS backup that was created before doing this, you're not gonna find much of a solution for restoring the device.
DO NOT CONTACT ME VIA PM TO RECEIVE HELP, YOU WILL BE IGNORED. KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
eatsleep said:
Wait wait,
You can't text or connect to the network?
Try flashing a official firmware and see if the IMEI matches...
It's not that simple to modify your IMEI n.o, special softwares are required to do this.... It's stored in .nv_data
Don't you have any efs backups?
IMEI getting corrupt is seen many times in s3 and note 2 devices....
And also, modifying your iMEi is illegal, but people out there use a software to do it.... May not be good to discuss this software here...
And one more thing, does your phone shows a generic IMEI number when you dial *#06* ?
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Hi
I am using SM-N9500 samsung note 8 model, i frequently change the roms.. but last time i tried to install a custom rom and then i lost IMEI. i am getting error like IMEI-unknown, baseband- unknown, no network and sim cards not working..
i tried installing stock rom, custom roms, it was installing successfully but IMEI is not working. i didnt even back up my EFS folder. So, kindly help me to get back my IMEI.
please find below link to see all the procedures i followed and failed. kindly help me to restore my IMEI.
https://www.google.com/url?q=https:...246000&usg=AFQjCNF056_y5gTI2xpc9jM_I0ZlfkgpkA

Bricked S6 please help

Hi guys
recently bought a s6 from ebay which was frozen on S6 logo. Basically managed to clear cache and factory reset from recovery but that didn't work, anyway I DL the O2 firmware and odin and put it into download mode I get a fail on odin when trying to install the rom
The phone has knox 1 and also has red writing SW Rev. Check Fail. Device: 3 Binary: 1.
I'm unsure what to do and if theres any chance for me to recover.
Many thanks
Mav
it failed because you flashed an incompatible Firmware.
where did it stopped flashing in odin? In sboot.bin?
If thats the case, you need to download proper firmware/country for your device.
Let me know what country is ur fone made of.
Hi thanks for your reply.
I managed to get it working by installing root and unikernel, it boots into O2 the firmwarw is 5.1.1
Only problem now is imei is 3500000000006
And it wont make calls dont know if imei is corrupt ir they sold me a stolen or lost phone?
I may install tw recovery and custom rom and see if that works.
Any suggestions?
Hi
Ive managed to sort out and get it to work infact typing on it now. Its currently rooted custom rom and twrp. I e managed also to restore original imei number so overall im quite pleased with myslef lol.
Anyway one last problem i have is ive tried all sims but none work i know ita picking up signal as the bar shows top right. Also chexk my settings.
Ive tried automatically and manually going to register networks but it says unable to connect try again later. I know uts not my area as my wifes s6 works perfectly. Sim also def works. The phone also picks up when a new sim has been inserted so i dont think its sim slot.
Any ideas guys
OK new update if anyone can help I'd really appreciate.
Installed new vador rom Imei reverted back and serial number is all zeros
Is this something to do with baseband if so how can I fix read somewhere about ariza patch but that was s3 4 etc.
Thanks
Mav
1. Your EFS is corrupted. The IMEI you see is a generic one, phone will be useless for network provider only wifi will work.
2. The one thing that caused this is by flashing an old bootloader to your phone. Thats why youve encountered Check Fail error on Download mode.
Happened to me also but got it fixed in the end.
OK thanks for the info how do I fix? I do have my wife's s6 but that's not rooted and don't want to root can I restore the efs
Many thanks
Mav
Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks
maverick7777 said:
Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks
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I think I know one thread that has a firmware downloader with ultra fast download speed you may try searching it.
I dont know if it will help, but you may be able to successfully flash the firmware but many of those who have problems were unable to boot the phone due to corrupted efs data.
Here's my way of fixing it (if you still have intact efs). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63693480&postcount=28
But if its already wiped, there's no way you can retrieve it unless bringing it to samsung or any repair shop.
Anyways, mine was fixed (IMEI) using Octopus box repair tool. Since I cant do anything to recover my generic imei.
batuzai04123 said:
I think I know one thread that has a firmware downloader with ultra fast download speed you may try searching it.
I dont know if it will help, but you may be able to successfully flash the firmware but many of those who have problems were unable to boot the phone due to corrupted efs data.
Here's my way of fixing it (if you still have intact efs). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63693480&postcount=28
But if its already wiped, there's no way you can retrieve it unless bringing it to samsung or any repair shop.
Anyways, mine was fixed (IMEI) using Octopus box repair tool. Since I cant do anything to recover my generic imei.
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Thanks silly question but how do I know if my efs is ok or corrupted?
at the moment the phone works perfect it is rooted, twrp recovery and vador rom but it just wont connect to networks. I know its not stolen or lost.
maverick7777 said:
Been searching for ages can anyone please point me in the right direction for a fast download of stock o2 5.1 rom? I believe I may need this one G920F_O2U_G920FXXU2BOGC_G920FTEF2BOG1.zip at the moment rapid gator is going to take 10 hours lol.
Thanks
BTW is anyone out there on the s6 forums hardly getting any help really want to try and sort this thanks
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As far as i know if your EFS partition is corrupt and you do not have a back up of the EFS partition to restore which you probably dont as you bought this as broken then sim capability is dead, im not sure of any other way to fix this unless you have the intact efs partition
Hi
How can I tell if the efs is corrupt it shows a baseband it now shows the correct ime I
It just won't connect to network it says try again.
I can post a screen print of efs folder on es Explorer if anyone knows what it should look like
Here are screen prints but I think I'm speaking to myself lol
Hi there i spent months on fixing issues like this (i now have a tool that takes care of all this) , best thing you can do is flash to a rom where the original imei came back do a backup of the efs, flash to a orginal rom ( latest rom) make sure its the right one for your device, connect to kies, install the rom again root and restore the efs failing that the imei is blocked use checkmend.com the uk version if your from the uk, message me if you need help
maverick7777 said:
Thanks silly question but how do I know if my efs is ok or corrupted?
at the moment the phone works perfect it is rooted, twrp recovery and vador rom but it just wont connect to networks. I know its not stolen or lost.
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Your rom, recovery and kernel doesnt have to do with corrupted efs.
Only way is to bring it to repair service using box tools to re enter/validate your imei so that you can connect to your network provider. There is no other way around other than retrieving your efs and installing it or thru repair service.
You may now relax yourself at finding ways to connect, I assure it wont help trying to flash and flash and flash stuff to your phone.
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Uhm can you send sms or make calls? It seems you have a valid Imei
Ok ive tried all stock roms including o2 and a uk btu one but no luck they all do the same thing get frozen on Samsung logo then I flash unikernel and it boots.
When checking my efs folder I can see no modem file I'm now wondering could that be the fault? so I downloaded modem and BL for 5.02 and 5.11 both will not flash via odin I get a fail message and on device check fail device: 3 binary: 1 messgage in red?????.
So I'm a little lost, I was wondering if I managed to root my wifes s6 which is virtually new could I back up her efs folder then copy it into mine and just amend the imei to my original would that work? also is there a way of rooting my wifes phone without triggering knox?
Any other suggestions guys I really don't know what bootloader was on it to start with or rom is there any way for me to find this out?, also another weird thing when the o2 uk roms install they install german apps?
Thanks guys
Ive repaired EFS Partitions with scripts downloaded from links at xda.
For example i trashed my EFS partition on my note 3 so it caused hard reboots after android booted up and it couldnt be fixed with anything else than the EFS partition repair scripts.
Edit: friend repaired his Note 4 also.
Thanks but where can I find these scripts as I've looked everywhere and if I did find how do I go about doing it. At the moment when I try to flash modem and bootloader it fails.
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maverick7777 said:
Thanks but where can I find these scripts as I've looked everywhere and if I did find how do I go about doing it. At the moment when I try to flash modem and bootloader it fails.
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hi my friend,
i have exactly the same issue as u, i'm really hopeless, did you get any solution so far??????????????????????????
i hate being using my s6 as an ipad mini, holding two phones in my pockets
ketman5001 said:
hi my friend,
i have exactly the same issue as u, i'm really hopeless, did you get any solution so far??????????????????????????
i hate being using my s6 as an ipad mini, holding two phones in my pockets
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Same with me also need help

[Q] IMEI or EFS erased

Dear S6 Edge users
I was trying to install a new ROM on my samsung galaxy edge s6 (SCV31 g925j). And i wiped everything in TWRP before installing it. it seems liek i have wiped EFS with IMEI too. :silly:
Now, i have another device, so i took a backup of EFS in twrp and tried to resore it. However, my IMEI is still null.
Flashing stock ROM did not help too.
Could anyone please let me know if i can restore EFS/IMEI somehow? Can i copy it from my other device that actually works?
Many thanks
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Technically you can restore efs backup from another phone.
Would it work without any problems, that is another question, but I honestly doubt it.
You could (if out of warranty) take phone to a 3rd party repair shop for fixing IMEI with Z3x box, or similar device, but some other issues (network, SIM, as in my case) could arise, not necessery, but could happen.
brenner650 said:
Technically you can restore efs backup from another phone.
Would it work without any problems, that is another question, but I honestly doubt it.
You could (if out of warranty) take phone to a 3rd party repair shop for fixing IMEI with Z3x box, or similar device, but some other issues (network, SIM, as in my case) could arise, not necessery, but could happen.
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Thanks for reply. I guess i will have to try as many repair methods as possible (using root) and see if it helps.
If you manage to fix it without a box, please keep us posted, me and I belive lots of others would like to rebuild/repair efs.
Myself included
umka83 said:
Thanks for reply. I guess i will have to try as many repair methods as possible (using root) and see if it helps.
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Did you manage to fix it somehow?
Unfortunately, i was unable to fix this. Restoring EFS from another device did not help

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