I read in one of the threads that if your IMEI is good (mine is, have yet to flash a ROM), that you could simply copy the EFS Directory from your phone to the SD card, etc. I copied the entire EFS folder to the internal SD card and also to my PC. Two questions:
1. Is this all I will need in the event I somehow lose my IMEI
2. When I look in the IMEI folder inside the EFS folder it is only 3 bytes, doe that really contain the IMEI
3. (ok, I lied about the 2 questions) I read someplace that if my bootloader is unlocked (which it is), I didn't have to worry about losing the IMEI?
Thanks
This is the way to backup IMEI. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Unlocked or not, you can still lose IMEI on any reboot.
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mybook4 said:
This is the way to backup IMEI. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Unlocked or not, you can still lose IMEI on any reboot.
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this is what ive done also.
it was very easy to do.
mybook4 said:
This is the way to backup IMEI. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Unlocked or not, you can still lose IMEI on any reboot.
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Is this the best way to back up now? I remember that there was once a method using dd. But it's didn't always restore correctly right? Are there any other methods?
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sage3 said:
Is this the best way to back up now? I remember that there was once a method using dd. But it's didn't always restore correctly right? Are there any other methods?
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This is the standard way to backup your IMEI. The old method is not as comprehensive, read the OP of the method that you quoted and you will see why this way is more complete.
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Awesome! Yeah I had read it, but just wanted to make sure!
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Every modem I flash doesn't fix the problem either. IMEI and SIM card is not recognized either.
There's a problem with 1) your carrier, or 2) something is wrong with your sim.
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iEmDan said:
Every modem I flash doesn't fix the problem either. IMEI and SIM card is not recognized either.
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Try ODINing. Had that problem with certain ROMs and Re-Partitioning fixed it.
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kideskimo said:
Try ODINing. Had that problem with certain ROMs and Re-Partitioning fixed it.
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I lost all my imei, baseband, phone number etc... after flashing to the blaze modem. I still cant figure it out.
Also, why are we supposed/instructed to use the pda option in odin instead of phone?
Did u back up ur efs????
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Did u back up ur efs????
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I did a backup through cwm. I did notice that after odin'ng back to stock, re-route and install of GO V2, everything was fine. Atleast till i restored my backup. I made a backup after flashing the blaze modem so I am guessing it saved that crap in my backup.
Is there a way to leave out that part of my backup? Atleast that way I can still restore all my apps and settings?
There is option for advance restore
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This may be another stupid question.
But is there any update on the IMEI? Also is the only way to back up the IMEI from the thread down below? Is it possible to back it up by making a nandroid backup?
No, yes (with QPST), no.
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Hi. I recently tried to do an adb nvrestore of my phone because i was experiencing some trouble with touchwiz crashing. I had previously done a backup after rooting my device but after the restore my phone tries to boot repeatedly and will not enter recovery mode. I can however access download mode. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Section 5, but why would you do the nvrestore for that? That's only if you lose your imei.
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kintwofan said:
Section 5, but why would you do the nvrestore for that? That's only if you lose your imei.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28530394
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I'm new to this type of thing and from what i could find I had assumed it was an actual backup :/
Zach120 said:
I'm new to this type of thing and from what i could find I had assumed it was an actual backup :/
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No buddy that's a backup for the losing imei issue we were having. Now did you happen to make s backup in clock work mod recovery, that's how you backup your system.
Either way we can get you back up again. You'll be fine, but for now on read a lot unless you're rich because you can brick this phone beyond repair.
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No buddy that's a backup for the losing imei issue we were having. Now did you happen to make s backup in clock work mod recovery, that's how you backup your system.
Either way we can get you back up again. You'll be fine, but for now on read a lot unless you're rich because you can brick this phone beyond repair.
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I did a full Titanium Backup but was unaware clockwork was capable of backups
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I did a full Titanium Backup but was unaware clockwork was capable of backups
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Okay at least you have a titanium backup. Fastest way to get your phone back is follow that guide I linked. There are prerooted stock ROMs linked in it. Use one of them, follow the instructions exactly. When done download titanium and reinstall your apps. You'll be on stock rooted jb.
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Okay at least you have a titanium backup. Fastest way to get your phone back is follow that guide I linked. There are prerooted stock ROMs linked in it. Use one of them, follow the instructions exactly. When done download titanium and reinstall your apps. You'll be on stock rooted jb.
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Downloading now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks in advance
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Downloading now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks in advance
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Sounds good
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Sounds good
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Got it up and running. Thanks so much for the help
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Got it up and running. Thanks so much for the help
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Great! Glad I could help.
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My friend got his EFS folder deleted and doesn't have a backup. What should he do? He doesn't have a backup
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Make a new one? Lol
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Make a new one? Lol
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How would we do that? How would we get the old data and permissions?
We can't take any files right?
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What did your friend do to delete their EFS folder? And what's happening to the phone since it's been deleted?
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What did your friend do to delete their EFS folder?
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He flashed a CM nightly(I wasn't there)
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He flashed a CM nightly(I wasn't there)
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I don't see how that would happen unless he flashed a CM rom meant for a different phone on his VZW GSIII. So your friend no longer has the /EFS folder correct? What is his phone doing now or rather what is he unable to do presently? Does it boot? Able to get into download mode or recovery? Not making calls/texts/data?
I'm a little surprised by this, I'm not too sure how to fix an entire missing EFS folder.
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I don't see how that would happen unless he flashed a CM rom meant for a different phone on his VZW GSIII. So your friend no longer has the /EFS folder correct? What is his phone doing now or rather what is he unable to do presently? Does it boot? Able to get into download mode or recovery? Not making calls/texts/data?
I'm a little surprised by this, I'm not too sure how to fix an entire missing EFS folder.
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I ready don't know how he did this but what should he do? Should he send it to Samsung?
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This topic needs more clarification if your going to get any help.
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Here's the story:
He said he flashed a CM nightly and now his EFS folder is gone.
He is thinking of reseting then download counter and sending it back to Samsung because it still is under warranty
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Why doesn't he just make a new efs backup?
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Why doesn't he just make a new efs backup?
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But he doesn't have a previous EFS backup to begin with. How does he make a new one?
I keep a EFS backup in my internal sdcard with a list of the various permissions, so I have one just in case something terrible happens
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Same way he made the first one. There's a whole thread on it. Did you even look at the sticky roll up thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Its easily searched via google as well.
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I nver done it im rooted i use one click casual and not familiar with odin is ther a very simple way to do it as it dummy proof
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30679476&postcount=5732
This will help. Download .zip and flash in CWM/TWRP. it will do it all for you. Keep it safe.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30679476&postcount=5732
This will help. Download .zip and... unlocked ELF backup failed ..??? Solutions
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Follow at least steps A and B.
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I wish I had backed mine up but now my imei is at 0 and I don't know how to fix it without qspt
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TreasureMan said:
I wish I had backed mine up but now my imei is at 0 and I don't know how to fix it without qspt
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