Hello!
My samsung galaxy sl i9003 had a problem with cellular network signal. After I've checked it's software baseband versions, I saw the following details:
PDA: I9003XXKPQ
PHONE: Unknown
CSC: I9003SERKPQ
IMEI: Blank.
I thought this could be a problem with the firmware or the corrupted efs folder. So I backed up the efs with root browser to sd card.
1)Then I've flashed with custom rom Jellybam 4.1.1 alpha.
I didn't replaced the efs folder to know the error is either with firmware or the efs folder itself. After flashing with Jellybam I had the same problem again.
2)Some of the members suggested to flash with stock ROM and check again. So I have flashed again with XXKPE, XXKPU and Finally with XXKPQ firmwares to fix the problem. But still I ended up with same problem.
Every time I did the above procedure I didn't replaced the efs folder with the backup.
3)So I've replaced the efs to check the problem again with each and every stock ROM i've flashed. Still I ended up with same problem.
4)So after a thorough studying I came to know that either my efs file is corrupt or it is missing the required files. So I've followed the procedures for restoring efs and IMEI explained by members and developers of XDA ( Method 1 Method 2 )
Still No use!! Same problem!
I guess my mobile is permanently locked!!!! :crying::crying:
Is there any other method to restore my mobile in working condition? Or is the samsung outlet's repair is the only way??
shashivydyula said:
Hello!
My samsung galaxy sl i9003 had a problem with cellular network signal. After I've checked it's software baseband versions, I saw the following details:
PDA: I9003XXKPQ
PHONE: Unknown
CSC: I9003SERKPQ
IMEI: Blank.
I thought this could be a problem with the firmware or the corrupted efs folder. So I backed up the efs with root browser to sd card.
1)Then I've flashed with custom rom Jellybam 4.1.1 alpha.
I didn't replaced the efs folder to know the error is either with firmware or the efs folder itself. After flashing with Jellybam I had the same problem again.
2)Some of the members suggested to flash with stock ROM and check again. So I have flashed again with XXKPE, XXKPU and Finally with XXKPQ firmwares to fix the problem. But still I ended up with same problem.
Every time I did the above procedure I didn't replaced the efs folder with the backup.
3)So I've replaced the efs to check the problem again with each and every stock ROM i've flashed. Still I ended up with same problem.
4)So after a thorough studying I came to know that either my efs file is corrupt or it is missing the required files. So I've followed the procedures for restoring efs and IMEI explained by members and developers of XDA ( Method 1 Method 2 )
Still No use!! Same problem!
I guess my mobile is permanently locked!!!! :crying::crying:
Is there any other method to restore my mobile in working condition? Or is the samsung outlet's repair is the only way??
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Did you find any solution.i am having same issue exactly
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singharun18 said:
Did you find any solution.i am having same issue exactly
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No. I gave it to a third party repair center.
shashivydyula said:
No. I gave it to a third party repair center.
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How much money did they charged??
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singharun18 said:
How much money did they charged??
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I have the same problem and service center mentioned this need mother board replacement if no EFS backup.
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Hi... I am from India. I was very happy with my I5801 till about a week ago, when it suddenly started only the samsung name. I looked up flashing the phone and flashed it with the original firmware DDJG6 from samfirmware.com. I found it very easy and thought, why not flash it with froyo... . I did that going for the I5800XXJPF firmware. I didn't find the one package tar file and so used the pda file as boot file. I could not find the imei after that, but my phone was working. I wanted the imei to be displayed and found that there was a way to do it. I was convinced that my efs was corrupted and clicked the efs button in the odin to flash the efs. After this, i thought my phone's imei number would be shown, it was not. I thought I should flash back to eclair DDJG6 and do it. I did that but found to my horror that IMEI now was 000000000000000.
Please walk me through getting back my IMEI number.
divzzen said:
Hi... I am from India. I was very happy with my I5801 till about a week ago, when it suddenly started only the samsung name. I looked up flashing the phone and flashed it with the original firmware DDJG6 from samfirmware.com. I found it very easy and thought, why not flash it with froyo... . I did that going for the I5800XXJPF firmware. I didn't find the one package tar file and so used the pda file as boot file. I could not find the imei after that, but my phone was working. I wanted the imei to be displayed and found that there was a way to do it. I was convinced that my efs was corrupted and clicked the efs button in the odin to flash the efs. After this, i thought my phone's imei number would be shown, it was not. I thought I should flash back to eclair DDJG6 and do it. I did that but found to my horror that IMEI now was 000000000000000.
Please walk me through getting back my IMEI number.
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kuch solution mila? I am facing same problem.
AFAIK there's nothing you can do without your original efs folder. Did you perhaps make a back-up of it. If not then it's service center for you.
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dilzo said:
AFAIK there's nothing you can do without your original efs folder. Did you perhaps make a back-up of it. If not then it's service center for you.
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I was thinkin the same. Event visited service center yesterday. It was very crowded that they said to wait for atleast 1 hr. I didnt had that time and came to home. Later I did a lot of research and googling...
FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE MY EFS AND IMEI TOO...
Thanks to Szaby59 fro this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887769
which helped me restore /efs partition
and Much thanks to QPST and Peoplearmy for forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29462530#post29462530
which helped me restore IMEI....phone is back to life now.
My efs folder got corrupted so I replaced it still bo imei. Please help me with this issue
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You need to list details of how you lost your imei, else it is very hard for us help you.
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My efs folder us corrupt and also when I write some files on it then again it beces empty on reboot
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Also I have tried to flash almost all roms still no success. Please help.is it a hardware issue??i seriouslu doubt it though
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singharun18 said:
Also I have tried to flash almost all roms still no success. Please help.is it a hardware issue??i seriouslu doubt it though
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no it is not hardware issue but ur EFS folder has been corrupted..the only way to bring it back is to give it to service center or if u have back up of ur EFS folder u can use a software EFS Pro..
mizukage said:
no it is not hardware issue but ur EFS folder has been corrupted..the only way to bring it back is to give it to service center or if u have back up of ur EFS folder u can use a software EFS Pro..
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Have already tried efs pro...no use.. Efs folder stays empty...how much will service center people charge for the same??can I use samsung tool??
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It's time for you to get a new phone too.
singharun18 said:
My efs folder got corrupted so I replaced it still bo imei. Please help me with this issue
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do you have any previous backup where your IMEI is untouched??? if yes then restore it... also it this doesnt work try rolling back to Stock LF2...
mustafahussain said:
do you have any previous backup where your IMEI is untouched??? if yes then restore it... also it this doesnt work try rolling back to Stock LF2...
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I have tried everything...all roms
Ps I dont have any backup..please suggest
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same thing
no imei
no baseband
no efs backup
singharun18 said:
I have tried everything...all roms
Ps I dont have any backup..please suggest
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try the orignal CM9 base rom from Dhiru... there is a possibility to get your IMEI back
myk980 said:
same thing
no imei
no baseband
no efs backup
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try to flash default EFS.tar for i9003, google it ok>no spoonfeeding..after u download the .tar file flash it via ODIN in PDA..put ur phone into download mode..his case u can receive call and txt messages, but this is only an alternative solution ok..coz this will make fake IMEI and the only way it can restore either u have backup or go to service center..that the only option..
i had the same problem with baseband empty and no sign of signal so what i did was flashing the default efs then after i went to service center to have my original IMEI be back..
Hello all. To restore imei. In some situation you need to flash back to original phone firmware due to the imei bin file has recorded everything from phone including your modem version at that time you copied it out from efs folder.
OK. In something which I didn't know is how to force the phone to read baseband. Yeah due to baseband unknown so you imei is blank. This is what I experienced.
OK. For baseband unknown. U can try to switch to airplane mode wait awhile than switch back.
Someone try and it work for him.
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hello everyone..
a couple of days earlier i had flashed a CM 10.1 JB rom for i9003
and everything was working well... kudos to developers.
but then the phone turned itself off automatically and when i rebooted it it showed me no network..
further checking in about phone i saw there was no imei and no baseband and no service obviously
further after a bit research on xda i found out somehow my efs folder got corrupted...
i have a backup of that folder on my pc.. this backup was of a month ago when phone was working fine..
and i tried the possible ways to replace the efs folder with root explorer etc.. nothing turned up.
i really need help regarding restoring that efs folder..
thank you.
Nityam
Nityam said:
hello everyone..
a couple of days earlier i had flashed a CM 10.1 JB rom for i9003
and everything was working well... kudos to developers.
but then the phone turned itself off automatically and when i rebooted it it showed me no network..
further checking in about phone i saw there was no imei and no baseband and no service obviously
further after a bit research on xda i found out somehow my efs folder got corrupted...
i have a backup of that folder on my pc.. this backup was of a month ago when phone was working fine..
and i tried the possible ways to replace the efs folder with root explorer etc.. nothing turned up.
i really need help regarding restoring that efs folder..
thank you.
Nityam
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Just flash back to stock rom in this sequence. first flash xxkpe (with .pit file) then ddlf2. Many times IMEI gets restore just by flashing stock rom.
vishal24387 said:
Just flash back to stock rom in this sequence. first flash xxkpe (with .pit file) then ddlf2. Many times IMEI gets restore just by flashing stock rom.
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i tried that..
nothing turned up... !!
and when i approached samsung service center they asked me to replace the motherboard which will cost 6000 rs ( 100$ approx )
so i dont want to spend 100 bucks on that.. ! please help me out !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
Do this then u'll have 049 imei. Then go to dhiru's thread and flash the zip which deletes your efs and then flash the other one which brings your backup to efs folder then u'll be good to go
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Is it possible to upload a copy efs
nilebiker said:
Is it possible to upload a copy efs
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Nobody would do it including me cuz EFS Folder has the most important info for your phone which is imei and copying is an illegal action. You may try to find efs.rar from google
Nityam said:
hello everyone..
a couple of days earlier i had flashed a CM 10.1 JB rom for i9003
and everything was working well... kudos to developers.
but then the phone turned itself off automatically and when i rebooted it it showed me no network..
further checking in about phone i saw there was no imei and no baseband and no service obviously
further after a bit research on xda i found out somehow my efs folder got corrupted...
i have a backup of that folder on my pc.. this backup was of a month ago when phone was working fine..
and i tried the possible ways to replace the efs folder with root explorer etc.. nothing turned up.
i really need help regarding restoring that efs folder..
thank you.
Nityam
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Having the same problem. Tried a lot of things including the above mentioned but no luck. It seems like motherboard replacement is the only solution.
HELLO THERE,
I AM UNABLE TO MAKE CALLS OR USE THE MOBILE NETWORK BECAUSE MY EFS FOLDER IS EMPTY !
SO CAN ANYONE HELP ME IN FIGURING OUT THIS PROBLEM !
I WOULD BE VERY THANKFUL IF SOMEONE WOULD HELP ME .:crying:
Flash stock rom with odin.
acuicultor said:
Flash stock rom with odin.
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I tried but nothing happened.
Greetings Acuicultor.
I'm also having the same problem.
I've been loosing my imei while using Nameless ROM. I downgraded to DDLF2 it was running fine. And a couple days ago imei fully disappeared.
Tried almost everything (if not everything).
I have the efs backup; and older cwm backups. But none seem to restore it by any means. I'm out of solutions.
I am ATM with Nameless ROM again in hope that changing the partitions to their prev state will help me recover. But nothing so far ..
Any easy way? Any tips?
I got the hex editor and terminal and am open to suggestions.
Thanks in advance
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No hope . efs partition is corrupt
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rgxHost said:
Greetings Acuicultor.
I'm also having the same problem.
I've been loosing my imei while using Nameless ROM. I downgraded to DDLF2 it was running fine. And a couple days ago imei fully disappeared.
Tried almost everything (if not everything).
I have the efs backup; and older cwm backups. But none seem to restore it by any means. I'm out of solutions.
I am ATM with Nameless ROM again in hope that changing the partitions to their prev state will help me recover. But nothing so far ..
Any easy way? Any tips?
I got the hex editor and terminal and am open to suggestions.
Thanks in advance
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You can try flash froyo firmware and see if imei come back if not try to restore imei with dhiru's way look for his thread in general section. Good luck.
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If EFS is Corrupt:
Just reflash a ROM backup with cwm.
Open Galaxy Unlock app; lock the phone. Remove SIM; Restart and re-unlock.
Result: My EFS is back and consistent.
Imei is still: Null/Null
There's also a method on Sammobile forum.
In which you can flash a blank efs.
Now i need a way to change it / re-write it.. Check what's wrong with Radio and Bootloader (and how to fix).
I don't have service mode to write my imei. No idea why. Everyone has it, but not me...
After calling svcMode it doesn't show objects (buttons).
(I get service mode title and black page).
I also have a backup of "service mode.apk". But... Cannot install it. System refuses to install.
Restoring my efs backup doesn't work. (Either from cwm or Odin)
Am I doing anything wrong!?
Tried both methods (through apk; flash; PC app... And nothing...)
EFS Professional doesn't recognize my device...
Running Out of resources. But I'm not done yet.
As far as i read, an hex editor can fix it.
But its not my area of expertise (yet).
:sly: SSDD... Moving on to find solutions.
I'm posting the actual Device State.
Maybe you can see something else that i can try on.
MSI:
IMEI:
Manufacturer: samsung
Model: GT-I9003
Product: nameless_galaxysl
Fingerprint: Samsung/nameless_galaxysl/galaxysl:4.4.4/KTU84P/173:userdebug/dev-keys
Bootloader: unknown
Board: latona
Brand: Samsung
CpuAbi: armeabi-v7a
CpuAbi2: armeabi
Device: galaxysl
Display: nameless_galaxysl-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84P 173 dev-keys
Host: build.nameless-rom.org
Id: KTU84P
Radio: unknown
Tags: dev-keys
Tags: dev-keys
Time: 1410656254000
Type: userdebug
User: root
Release: 4.4.4
Sdk: 19
Codename: REL
Incremental: 173
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@rgxHost
Try this way...
Delete efs partition. Power off and remove SIM. Power on. After booting a new efs partition will be created. Now restore your backup and reboot without SIM. Check IMEI. And let us know what you see!
Update:
Got Nameless ROM (again); installed exposed and a certain tool to help me enter my imei.
Due to some forum rules I won't clarify more about it.
Now I have my imei like example below:
842783286434 / null
But the device doesn't recognize the SIM card yet.
If this step I've done can be helpful to try other methods then I'm reading.
@SAM
Thanks for the tip.
By the way how do you delete the partition?
I already tried deleting just the efs folder inside root directory.
Either way I'll do that tomorrow, and report asap.
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OK. I deleted the EFS. So far nothing at all. According to new readings I may have been targeted with an USSD attack or something.
No idea what it is (yet).
Also my SIM is not detected.
Is it possible to restore Radio ROM? How exactly?
Seems like my Radio ROM is not working.
Note: I can write my imei but not imei sv.
Also each time I flash. The written imei gets lost.
Hope anyone can help me..
It is very important for me to recover my device.
Thanks in advance.
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FLASH efs.tar. You will find it at my other post about this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766888&page=2
CSI.ISC said:
FLASH efs.tar. You will find it at my other post about this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766888&page=2
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Sorry this doesn't work for me...
This is also my problem
Me too have the same problem. Tried flashing the original rom as well as other custom roms but nothing worked. Someone please help
plz friends i by mistake flash wrong kernel for the device and now i try everything and iv got no signal nothing
i did again clean flash and not working what can i do? plz
bubu23 said:
plz friends i by mistake flash wrong kernel for the device and now i try everything and iv got no signal nothing
i did again clean flash and not working what can i do? plz
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plz any help ??? i have no reciption i flash sprint kernel to g925f mobile
Kernel got nothing to do with signal.
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ambervals6 said:
Kernel got nothing to do with signal.
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plz people i can see my imei like 350000000000000000000 it looks not good so i have no reciption
it cant find the network register what can i do????
i did clean stock rom now waiting to solution
bubu23 said:
plz people i can see my imei like 350000000000000000000 it looks not good so i have no reciption
it cant find the network register what can i do????
i did clean stock rom now waiting to solution
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Hello, I had sent you a message to try and help as much as I could but you opened a thread so I'll help you on here.
First. Double check all twrp folders using a file Explorer. Some roms when flashed through twrp automatically back up your efs partition.
Second. If the folders are blank then we'll proceed to try other methods of fixing your imei.
I assume since you went from having a blank imei to that weird number you tried one of the methods you found through Google.
There are ways to manually reenter your imei if the methods found on Google fail. Follow the instruction in the site below (I highly suggest using the terminal emulator method) and report back here. Your imei can be found on your Sim card or the bigger card your Sim came in.
Flash with stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G925F/
roydok said:
Flash with stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G925F/
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i flashed all ready i was on 5.1.1
drock212 said:
Hello, I had sent you a message to try and help as much as I could but you opened a thread so I'll help you on here.
First. Double check all twrp folders using a file Explorer. Some roms when flashed through twrp automatically back up your efs partition.
Second. If the folders are blank then we'll proceed to try other methods of fixing your imei.
I assume since you went from having a blank imei to that weird number you tried one of the methods you found through Google.
There are ways to manually reenter your imei if the methods found on Google fail. Follow the instruction in the site below (I highly suggest using the terminal emulator method) and report back here. Your imei can be found on your Sim card or the bigger card your Sim came in.
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there is no site below where?
Nothing is gonna work guys.your efs imei is damaged now.do you have an efs backup.if you have restore it
mariolcela said:
Nothing is gonna work guys.your efs imei is damaged now.do you have an efs backup.if you have restore it
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i dont have backup efs
If it's illegal, then it doesn't belong here. End of story.
Get your phone to Samsung for repair, it'll cost but they might fix it
Anyway try to flash many stock fw like btu etc it should fix this issues & try latest modem too ok anyway my friend always after rooting device just backup efs ..
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You can try flashing this updated French stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin. The very latest.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/51274/G920FXXU2BOG8_G920FOXA2BOG8_XEF/
thx my friend but i install my country latest and it still same can i try more and more and maybe it will be ok with one of them?
cause if 1 not good everything same no?
update: i have g925f
thereassaad said:
Anyway try to flash many stock fw like btu etc it should fix this issues & try latest modem too ok anyway my friend always after rooting device just backup efs ..
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you say like btu what is btu?
bubu23 said:
you say like btu what is btu?
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Btu for united Kingdom its best stock rom just try it my friend
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mythos234 said:
If it's illegal, then it doesn't belong here. End of story.
Get your phone to Samsung for repair, it'll cost but they might fix it
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This right here.
I have cleaned this thread, and I don't want to see any posts about IMEI modifying or anything illegal here.
You can try stock flashing, rebuilding an EFS partition somehow (probably impossible) or repair shop, but any talk of anything illegal and the moderators will take action on your account.
Thanks.
Have you tried searching for a Galaxy s6 efs repair script?
If nothing has worked you definitely need to go with a repair shop. Either a third party repair or try to warranty replace your phone through Samsung. If you go the Samsung route Odin flash 100% stock firmware then send it in to them and see what they say
yeh i boght new s6 edge lolllllll bbut i i learned to back up