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IMEI Messed up, help please!

I was told to post here so:
Hi,
Yesterday I flashed a custom ROM , the rom somehow messed up my IMEI number.
Then i went back to the forum and found out that everyone who flashed the rom got his IMEI messed up and we all got the same IMEI now, i still have calls working but im afraid they will stop working soon, i know what was my original IMEI, can anyone help us please. (Heres the rom i flashed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034130)
I saw that the devs on samsung captivate managed to restore their imeis, there should be a way to do that to the nexus s.

Same Problem with my phone...

same here
I'm restore my backup .. and nothing change
and imei still changed :S

Same here, i think the phone is as good as network dead.

Hi all, I also was unfortunate to flash this rom resulting in the changed imei issue. My Phone was displaying emergency calls only and i was unable to connect to data services. I used Odin to flash back to stock GRH 78 ticking the phone efs clear box . After rebooting i checked my imei number but it still displays the wrong number. However my phone now connects to the network and i can make and recieve calls and data is enabled. Not a full fix and i am not sure for how long it will work but definately an improvement on the very expensive paperweight i had. Hopefully a full fix will come soon.

Trying that~!
UPDATE :
Nope Odin again didn't help.

Isn't it kinda stupid to discuss this in not only one or two but four threads? I get it, you guys want a fix and I feel with you, but having four threads will only cause confusion.
How about you all agree on one and work together to fix it instead of dividing your efforts?
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

bloodhawk said:
Trying that~!
UPDATE :
Nope Odin again didn't help.
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Sorry to hear that worked for me. I'm in UK on vodafone network. Lets hope a solution is found real soon.

james7dean said:
Sorry to hear that worked for me. I'm in UK on vodafone network. Lets hope a solution is found real soon.
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Can you explain what version of Odin you used - Odin3 v1.8 ??
What rom did you flash stock GRH78 ??
Did you use a .pit file and if yes which one ??
What boxes were ticked and de-ticked in Odin ??
Cheers mate

Hi,
I used odin 3v1.8 and the stock GRH 78 rom. I opened odin and loaded the
bootloader, Pda and scs files and ticked the phone efs clear box ,this was the only box i manually ticked all other boxes were left in their default state. i did not have a pit. file. Previous to using odin I had just unlocked my bootloader as it was locked. Odin won't work with bootloader locked all atempts to access download mode were met with a unlock bootloader screen.
After flashing I checked my emei no. but was disappointed to find no change. I then checked for system updates and clicked on the update which started to download. It then suddenly dawned on me that i had not linked my phone to my router and that data was enabled. I cancelled the Gingerbread update and went into notifications and saw my network instead of the previous Emergency Calls Only. A quick phone call verified that my phone was now connecting to the network. I then connected to wifi and installed the update.
I am still stuck with the wrong emei but can now connect to the network and
have restored my favourite rom from a nandroid. The only issue i now have is the
wrong emei but for now my phone functions perfectly

RisinT96 said:
Yesterday I flashed a custom ROM , the rom somehow messed up my IMEI number.
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Probably something messed with your /efs partition.
james7dean said:
I used odin 3v1.8 and the stock GRH 78 rom. I opened odin and loaded the bootloader, Pda and scs files and ticked the phone efs clear box ...
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Why did you have to do that? I don't assume you have a backup of /efs, do you?
james7dean said:
The only issue i now have is the wrong emei but for now my phone functions perfectly
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I wonder how long it'll work ...
Y'all could try to look in the forums of the various Samsung Galaxy S variants, AFAIK there are ways to restore your IMEI on this kind of Samsung phone, maybe they apply to the Nexus S as well.

urgent help no signal wrong kernel flashed

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.
Sent from my SM-G920T

ambervals6 said:
Kernel got nothing to do with signal.
Sent from my SM-G920T
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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 ..
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

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 ..
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
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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
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

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

SM-G920I No service.

Hi, I had my S6 on android 5.0.2, carrier version, rooted and unlocked (with a imei which corresponded to a nokia after unlocking). The phone worked fine, I had service, I could make calls, etc... I decided to flash stock unbranded marshmallow on it, so I downloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed it. Everything went right except I didnt have service (No service). I went desperate, I flashed modems, read thousands of threads, but nothing. Any suggestions?

lukesvw said:
Hi, I had my S6 on android 5.0.2, carrier version, rooted and unlocked (with a imei which corresponded to a nokia after unlocking). The phone worked fine, I had service, I could make calls, etc... I decided to flash stock unbranded marshmallow on it, so I downloaded the firmware from sammobile and flashed it. Everything went right except I didnt have service (No service). I went desperate, I flashed modems, read thousands of threads, but nothing. Any suggestions?
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Go to settings ,about phone and see if you can find the following things.
1)baseband version
2)your phones imei number
Is anything i listed missing in your phone

[email protected] said:
Go to settings ,about phone and see if you can find the following things.
1)baseband version
2)your phones imei number
Is anything i listed missing in your phone
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Hi, I found them:
Baseband:
IMEI:

lukesvw said:
Hi, I found them:
Baseband: xxxxx....
IMEI: xxxxxx
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When you flash your device you may loss your Imei number so you won't be getting service .but looks like you haven't lost it (provided you found them in the the settings option and not from the box which you got your phone from)
Look for a baseband fix for your phone in the site you got your ROM.
PS edit your previous post and delete your imei no.
I was just asking if it was there .

Ok, thanks alot. What would be a baseband fix?

lukesvw said:
Ok, thanks alot. What would be a baseband fix?
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Just a zip file of the baseband version that needs to flashed through recovery so the phone can get service
Edit: Your baseband version is OK as well.
Share the link where you got the rom pls .
Also try a normal reboot if you haven't tried it yet.
Update : you sure you can't make calls ,my marshmallow says no service(unless I haven't turned on cellular data) but I can make calls
.if nothing's working share the site which you got the rom from

I got it from: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/71371/G920IDVS3EPE2_G920IUUB3EPD2_CHO/
Thanks alot for the help, keep it up.

lukesvw said:
I got it from: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/71371/G920IDVS3EPE2_G920IUUB3EPD2_CHO/
Thanks alot for the help, keep it up.
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Ive tried rebooting and Ive checked if moibile data is turned on, but no luck.
Sorry, I didnt understand well, you asked me to flash a baseband (which I did not find), then you edited saying that my baseband is OK. So what do I do?

Would installing twrp, and flashing a costum rom fix it? Or should I download the stock rom from another website?

lukesvw said:
Would installing twrp, and flashing a costum rom fix it? Or should I download the stock rom from another website?
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You have both imei and baseband okay so it's the ROMs fault.
Try another one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-aterminatorg920f3zpa1m-6-0-11-0b-t3295183

Thanks so much, tomorrow Il flash the rom, but im planning to flahs XtreStoLite instead. Il post my results.

[email protected] said:
You have both imei and baseband okay so it's the ROMs fault.
Try another one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-aterminatorg920f3zpa1m-6-0-11-0b-t3295183
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Im sorry for the long time, I flashes VN ROM and XtreStoLite but nothing. Im back with stock. Im not surw if you read that my imeis dont match (*#06# and the one at the back)

lukesvw said:
Im sorry for the long time, I flashes VN ROM and XtreStoLite but nothing. Im back with stock. Im not surw if you read that my imeis dont match (*#06# and the one at the back)
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Then you have to flash your imei . i think sn tools was the tools name or try another.

[email protected] said:
Then you have to flash your imei . i think sn tools was the tools name or try another.
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Ok, ill flash it. Thanks alot.

lukesvw said:
Ok, ill flash it. Thanks alot.
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Hey, I researched alot and apparently there is no such thing to flash an IMEI. I now I can restore EFS folder, but I have no backup at all. I will continue to try everything, as my case is very frustrating and strange....

[email protected] said:
Then you have to flash your imei . i think sn tools was the tools name or try another.
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Hey, I researched alot and apparently there is no such thing to flash an IMEI. I now I can restore EFS folder, but I have no backup at all. I will continue to try everything, as my case is very frustrating and strange....

lukesvw said:
Hey, I researched alot and apparently there is no such thing to flash an IMEI. I now I can restore EFS folder, but I have no backup at all. I will continue to try everything, as my case is very frustrating and strange....
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I used sn write tool to flash my imei but I think that's only for mtk devices

[email protected] said:
I used sn write tool to flash my imei but I think that's only for mtk devices
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Yes, it is only for mtk devices. I will try and flash xtrestolite, then root and flash xposed framework and finally install the imei changer from xposed.

lukesvw said:
Yes, it is only for mtk devices. I will try and flash xtrestolite, then root and flash xposed framework and finally install the imei changer from xposed.
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Okay good luck:good: and also ask your fellow users on the phones thread ,the ones having the same phone can help you better .

[email protected] said:
Okay good luck:good: and also ask your fellow users on the phones thread ,the ones having the same phone can help you better .
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Thank you. There are very little people with my problem.

[Q] PLEASE, desperate help needed.

Got a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus a few days ago, installed TWRP and rooted etc and installed CarHDRom with no problems at all.
However, when version 2.1 came out, I flashed it and all worked perfect...BUT....could not and can not make any calls or texts etc.
Imei info screen is showing all zeros etc.
Can someone please help me to get back connected so my imei number is back and i can actually use the sim??
Please, i'm desperate....been trying for hours.
The first screenshots shows you the contents of my backup in the TWRP folder.
Other 3 showing errors i'm getting.
thanks
Matt.

please check, and tell me, what does it say on the back of the phone?

matthew33 said:
Got a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus a few days ago, installed TWRP and rooted etc and installed CarHDRom with no problems at all.
However, when version 2.1 came out, I flashed it and all worked perfect...BUT....could not and can not make any calls or texts etc.
Imei info screen is showing all zeros etc.
Can someone please help me to get back connected so my imei number is back and i can actually use the sim??
Please, i'm desperate....been trying for hours.
The first screenshots shows you the contents of my backup in the TWRP folder.
Other 3 showing errors i'm getting.
thanks
Matt.
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I imagine you flashed stock to see if that can fix the issue?
twrp sometimes fail to restore the carpet containing the ime info so if its not working with your backup go back to stock, start again your twrp/root and flash another rom

sensationvsgalaxy said:
please check, and tell me, what does it say on the back of the phone?
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Back of phone?
Just says samsung.

galarond said:
I imagine you flashed stock to see if that can fix the issue?
twrp sometimes fail to restore the carpet containing the ime info so if its not working with your backup go back to stock, start again your twrp/root and flash another rom
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I installed stock rom, unrooted etc, then re-rooted etc...but under IMEI it still says all zeros.
Any ideas how i get my imei back?
Otherwise i'm stuck with a £800 brick.
please help
Matt

I've just located the IMEI number on the side of my retail box the phone came in.
But how do i restore it back to phone?
Matt.

matthew33 said:
I installed stock rom, unrooted etc, then re-rooted etc...but under IMEI it still says all zeros.
Any ideas how i get my imei back?
Otherwise i'm stuck with a £800 brick.
please help
Matt
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just flash back to stock and dont root or anything, watch wich csc r u flashing cause thats the file that restores the efc info...just flash to stock u dont need to unroot ull lost root if u go back to stock remember to not flash using home csc or ull not wipe nothing and ull not get efs carpet back
try to use a different csc to force full wipe of the phone otherwise ull not fix it....personal experience
before rooting again first see if the imei info is back

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galarond said:
just flash back to stock and dont root or anything, watch wich csc r u flashing cause thats the file that restores the efc info...just flash to stock u dont need to unroot ull lost root if u go back to stock remember to not flash using home csc or ull not wipe nothing and ull not get efs carpet back
try to use a different csc to force full wipe of the phone otherwise ull not fix it....personal experience
before rooting again first see if the imei info is back
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I have flashed back to stock, but still shows all zeros in imei and will not let me dial out or send texts etc.
Do you have a link to the exact stock firmware you mean?
Coz i've tried a few and none are working
thamks
Matt.

matthew33 said:
I have flashed back to stock, but still shows all zeros in imei and will not let me dial out or send texts etc.
Do you have a link to the exact stock firmware you mean?
Coz i've tried a few and none are working
thamks
Matt.
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wich firwmware csc r u using?

Help I lost IMEI

I install firmware and no reception
I'll try this guide for 7s
Does not recognize IMEI
I download what is register
Trying to install via odin I get an error .. sv rev check fail device binary ... Please help me solve this problem :good:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516

DId you install it without any issues? I mean can you use your phone with Wi-fi and browse through the menu?

RossTeagan said:
DId you install it without any issues? I mean can you use your phone with Wi-fi and browse through the menu?
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Yes i can installed rom stok
wifi works
No reception Can not call No IMEI

haimmalka said:
Yes i can installed rom stok
wifi works
No reception Can not call No IMEI
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Install it again and see if it works, maybe some files corrupted during the installation.

What software did you have before you tried to flash it (give exact description).

I threw it in the trash
I bought a new S8 device

It's a kind of show off.

ALWAYS backup your EFS folder, no matter what phone u have., and then save it on ur PC.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
This link solves most ppl with IMEI problems.