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.
Carloskeee said:
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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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
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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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420546
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Maybe a stupid thought, but will sparkyroot work on ww29 with the back-up app from ww17?
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MarcoHafkamp said:
Maybe a stupid thought, but will sparkyroot work on ww29 with the back-up app from ww17?
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You wouldn't be able to replace the backup app without root. at least as far as i know.
TXKSSnapper said:
You wouldn't be able to replace the backup app without root. at least as far as i know.
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Hmmm... I was afraid of that
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This thread can be deleted because there is a way to root without downgrading and without unlocking!
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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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I haven't taken any ota's, and out of nowhere I don't have root. I tried updating binaries through supersu, but utility says installation failed. Help?
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Reroot it then...
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x714x said:
Reroot it then...
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Thank u captain obvious, let me clarify, I want to know what may have caused it and if anyone else had this happen, I re rooted but if I flash a jb Rom and it happens again I don't want to be stuck unrooted
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chupafaros said:
Thank u captain obvious
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That made me lol.
Sorry I know I'm not helping at all, but really, that made my day.
More information. What ROM, do you have a custom recovery? If you have stock recovery then the ota def updated itself. If your stock rooted then it will do that without asking
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I'm stock rooted, but I had flashed twrp recovery
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Repeat the rooting process again.
I restored a backed up rom in the recovery and now the phone wont turn on. It wont even enter recovery mode or download mode.
It doesn't do anything? No sign of life? What recovery are you using? You where trying to restore a nandroid?
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Did you restore a Nandroid backup meant for a different phone?
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It doesn't do anything? No sign of life? What recovery are you using? You where trying to restore a nandroid?
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Jack_R1 said:
Did you restore a Nandroid backup meant for a different phone?
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It had 50% of battery life before it went off. i dont really know the name of the recovery but it has "sK8" in it. i flashed it with ODIN. And no, I restored i backup i made myself on my own phone.
If you don't mind satisfying my curiosity, which ROM was the backup made of?
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bps119 said:
If you don't mind satisfying my curiosity, which ROM was the backup made of?
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I'm pretty sure it was AOKP.
Are you using an I727? Just curious cause I saw you had a post in the T Mobile section.
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Are you using an I727? Just curious cause I saw you had a post in the T Mobile section.
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I'm using the AT&T version. the post in the T- Mobile section was about UBUNTU.
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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Addiso said:
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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SlimSnoopOS said:
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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-DarkKnight- said:
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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