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i use galaxy s 4g, but i upgrade wrong vibrate rom (pit 512).
So now, i use odin to return KB5 rom but it only displays "fail".
i do so many times but fail and fail
How can i fix it? What is original rom?
Help me
thanks so much
You can't use Vibrant roms on the S4G.
Man you should really try researching before screwing with your phone.
Since you used the 512 PIT. Unfortunately your screwed and will not be able to recover your phone because that PIT file told your phone to write on the wrong partition of your phone. There is currently no working PIT for our phones. So if you have insurance, just call T-mobile or Samsung for a replacement or if your under 30 days of purchasing the phone. Just go to a store and exchange it. Don't tell them you were flashing your phone.
so I have a SR I just put a new (used, off ebay but new to me) motherboard in, and it works fine except for no imei/baseband, so obviously no data/voice/etc.
the efs folder seems to be fine...imei folder is in there, keystr file is there...I don't understand what the problem is.
the worst part is, only certain roms will flash...I cannot flash to stock, I've tried with odin and from recovery, a couple different stock versions of GB, ICS, and still no luck. It actually flashes, then does the "android is upgrading" screen, but then bootloops on the optimizing apps part. I've tried to flash to stock probably 20 times now, wiped everything, fixed permissions, etc...without fail it bootloops every time.
the only roms Ive gotten to flash are slim and jedi...no stock rom will flash, nor avatar and a couple others I've tried. but slim and jedi flash and boot right up...just have blank imei/baseband.
I've scoured threads for days trying to figure out what to do here...nobody seems to have my exact problem, and everything I've found about restoring efs/imei/baseband has involved flashing to stock...which I can't do.
anyone have any ideas?
Have you tried flashing different radios (baseband)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785999
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so I have a SR I just put a new (used, off ebay but new to me) motherboard in, and it works fine except for no imei/baseband, so obviously no data/voice/etc.
the efs folder seems to be fine...imei folder is in there, keystr file is there...I don't understand what the problem is.
the worst part is, only certain roms will flash...I cannot flash to stock, I've tried with odin and from recovery, a couple different stock versions of GB, ICS, and still no luck. It actually flashes, then does the "android is upgrading" screen, but then bootloops on the optimizing apps part. I've tried to flash to stock probably 20 times now, wiped everything, fixed permissions, etc...without fail it bootloops every time.
the only roms Ive gotten to flash are slim and jedi...no stock rom will flash, nor avatar and a couple others I've tried. but slim and jedi flash and boot right up...just have blank imei/baseband.
I've scoured threads for days trying to figure out what to do here...nobody seems to have my exact problem, and everything I've found about restoring efs/imei/baseband has involved flashing to stock...which I can't do.
anyone have any ideas?
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Take a look at this thread, it may help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25172599#post25172599
thanks for the replies...
I've flashed UCM1 and UCLL3 radios, they flash fine but no change...still can't flash to stock and no imei/baseband/service.
That fix thread was one of the first I found, but as I still have my keystr file in the efs folder, I didn't think it would apply to me...I suppose I could make an external backup of my efs, delete it and try one of those methods from scratch.
read through the restore to stock sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398 and go through the trouble shooting sections, if that doesn't help u could have bad hw
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so I have a SR I just put a new (used, off ebay but new to me) motherboard in, and it works fine except for no imei/baseband, so obviously no data/voice/etc.
the efs folder seems to be fine...imei folder is in there, keystr file is there...I don't understand what the problem is.
the worst part is, only certain roms will flash...I cannot flash to stock, I've tried with odin and from recovery, a couple different stock versions of GB, ICS, and still no luck. It actually flashes, then does the "android is upgrading" screen, but then bootloops on the optimizing apps part. I've tried to flash to stock probably 20 times now, wiped everything, fixed permissions, etc...without fail it bootloops every time.
the only roms Ive gotten to flash are slim and jedi...no stock rom will flash, nor avatar and a couple others I've tried. but slim and jedi flash and boot right up...just have blank imei/baseband.
I've scoured threads for days trying to figure out what to do here...nobody seems to have my exact problem, and everything I've found about restoring efs/imei/baseband has involved flashing to stock...which I can't do.
anyone have any ideas?
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Hey, Im facing the exact same problem! just that my imei turned to 0 and basband to unknown after i upgraded to cynogenmod 10.1-rc.2.
It was working fine till suddenly one day i lost network. I tried everything like you did. So far ive had no luck fixing my efs!
What you can do is download QTPS and in it there is a RF NV Item manager to rewrite your efs. For that you need to put you phone into DIAG mode unfortuantely i cant get to that on 10.1nightly cynogenmod that im using.
I m stuck. I know for sure flashing roms or radios wont help at all. the same boot loop problem happens when I flash using odin, it use to work perfectly fine earlier.
Some how the nv_data.bin and such files are missing from my efs>imei folder that contain the imei data.
If you find something please lemme know too [email protected]
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Hey, Im facing the exact same problem! just that my imei turned to 0 and basband to unknown after i upgraded to cynogenmod 10.1-rc.2.
It was working fine till suddenly one day i lost network. I tried everything like you did. So far ive had no luck fixing my efs!
What you can do is download QTPS and in it there is a RF NV Item manager to rewrite your efs. For that you need to put you phone into DIAG mode unfortuantely i cant get to that on 10.1nightly cynogenmod that im using.
I m stuck. I know for sure flashing roms or radios wont help at all. the same boot loop problem happens when I flash using odin, it use to work perfectly fine earlier.
Some how the nv_data.bin and such files are missing from my efs>imei folder that contain the imei data.
If you find something please lemme know too [email protected]
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Just factory reset when it boot loops
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Vgkiller said:
Hey, Im facing the exact same problem! just that my imei turned to 0 and basband to unknown after i upgraded to cynogenmod 10.1-rc.2.
It was working fine till suddenly one day i lost network. I tried everything like you did. So far ive had no luck fixing my efs!
What you can do is download QTPS and in it there is a RF NV Item manager to rewrite your efs. For that you need to put you phone into DIAG mode unfortuantely i cant get to that on 10.1nightly cynogenmod that im using.
I m stuck. I know for sure flashing roms or radios wont help at all. the same boot loop problem happens when I flash using odin, it use to work perfectly fine earlier.
Some how the nv_data.bin and such files are missing from my efs>imei folder that contain the imei data.
If you find something please lemme know too [email protected]
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will do.
also, you may know this already, but just in case, be aware the skyrocket doesn't use nv_data.bin...I thought it did too when I first started searching around about this, and when i couldnt find it I was pretty freaked out...but then i found out the skyrocket actually uses 3 encrypted partitions rather than a nv_data file. so if you have at least some files in your efs/imei folder you may be in a better spot than it seems. of course if its totally empty, you'll likely have a lot more work to do.
I'll update if I have any luck.
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will do.
also, you may know this already, but just in case, be aware the skyrocket doesn't use nv_data.bin...I thought it did too when I first started searching around about this, and when i couldnt find it I was pretty freaked out...but then i found out the skyrocket actually uses 3 encrypted partitions rather than a nv_data file. so if you have at least some files in your efs/imei folder you may be in a better spot than it seems. of course if its totally empty, you'll likely have a lot more work to do.
I'll update if I have any luck.
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Yes I have two files in my imei folder i,e keystr and mps_code.dat!
I tired changing them from root explorer! pasted someones else's efs folder! but still I cant fix my imei is stays 0.
i donno how to get to diag mode with this rom, otherwise i could have tried my luck with QPTS.
Incase you have broken your imei without backing it up, there is another way. And yes it is legal.
Here's the tutorial http://goo.gl/wtW29 and here's the needed tools (software & hardware) http://goo.gl/54mtk.
lingowistico said:
Incase you have broken your imei without backing it up, there is another way. And yes it is legal.
Here's the tutorial http://goo.gl/wtW29 and here's the needed tools (software & hardware) http://goo.gl/54mtk.
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I actually have octopus box as well as the z3x samsung tool installed, however, they're both server activation based...the software is useless without an $89 (octopus) to $120( (z3x) activation.
I'd rather not spend that kind of money for something I'll likely only need once, so I'm gonna do as much as I can in the way of free solutions, and if I have no luck there I'll probably just send it to mobiletechvideos for their $40 efs/imei repair. I'm guessing they use one or more of these repair box programs themselves anyway, and will do the same job for only $40.
thanks for the suggestion anyway though..
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I actually have octopus box as well as the z3x samsung tool installed, however, they're both server activation based...the software is useless without an $89 (octopus) to $120( (z3x) activation.
I'd rather not spend that kind of money for something I'll likely only need once, so I'm gonna do as much as I can in the way of free solutions, and if I have no luck there I'll probably just send it to mobiletechvideos for their $40 efs/imei repair. I'm guessing they use one or more of these repair box programs themselves anyway, and will do the same job for only $40.
thanks for the suggestion anyway though..
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There's this polish guy who probably also has all the same boxes and he takes €10 for imei repair by remote desktop.
http://forum.samdroid.net/f70/repair-imei-s2-5729/
And finally you could try helping the op of this thread to add compatibility for skyrocket, this would be free.
lingowistico said:
There's this polish guy who probably also has all the same boxes and he takes €10 for imei repair by remote desktop.
http://forum.samdroid.net/f70/repair-imei-s2-5729/
And finally you could try helping the op of this thread to add compatibility for skyrocket, this would be free.
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Isn't there any way to fix my imei on my own ?
Mt efs folder also looks good now with all the files it should have but still the imei remains unaffected.
Also i'd like to know that the qualcom nv tool showed my esn as dead and mied as 000....000 does the dead thing mean it isnt repairable ?
I tried using QPTS but this is where I get stuck.. (img attatched)
Vgkiller said:
Isn't there any way to fix my imei on my own ?
Mt efs folder also looks good now with all the files it should have but still the imei remains unaffected.
Also i'd like to know that the qualcom nv tool showed my esn as dead and mied as 000....000 does the dead thing mean it isnt repairable ?
I tried using QPTS but this is where I get stuck.. (img attatched)
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Obviously there is since some random polack can do it for you on his PC, the problem is the lack of knowledge.
Those who know won't tell you how, because they want € for it :crying:
lingowistico said:
Obviously there is since some random polack can do it for you on his PC, the problem is the lack of knowledge.
Those who know won't tell you how, because they want € for it :crying:
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This totally defeats the purpose of this forum then. Its sad.
Vgkiller said:
This totally defeats the purpose of this forum then. Its sad.
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People want money for it because it's mostly used for making stolen phones work again.
That means real life risks like fines, jail etc.
Of course there are lots of examples when people experiment with this or that and delete their imei accidentally, or want to change the imei for some other reason. But these are more rare.
An update...
I managed to finally get flashed to stock...still null/null imei & baseband unknown. Efs folder is still there with files, keystr file is on...not sure what else I can do myself at this point so, I guess its time for the Polish dude or mobiletechvideos.
Hi People,
Did any1 found any solution?
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Hi People,
Did any1 found any solution?
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unfortunately not for me. I finally got the polish dude to try restoring the imei remotely...he used like 3 or 4 different programs, nothing worked.
so, i just got a broken SR with a cracked lcd off ebay for $50 and used the motherboard from it.
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unfortunately not for me. I finally got the polish dude to try restoring the imei remotely...he used like 3 or 4 different programs, nothing worked.
so, i just got a broken SR with a cracked lcd off ebay for $50 and used the motherboard from it.
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Ohkies.
Did you ask the polish guy about the reason why he was not able to fix your mobile. Coz, I'm just having similar problem like yours. I tried working with all the local samsung service centre guys, nothing worked. One guy said that my mobile IMEI is locked in some database, so it is not picking or detecting my SIM, hence locked. I know that my mobile is unlocked and is valid, I ignored his comments.
I assume you changed your MotherBoard of the mobile with the new cracked SR's, so that it could take new IMEI instilled in new board. Is it so?
Also, please suggest me about any alternatives on how to fix this problem.:crying:
I buy S3 phones from craigslist seller(s) with broken screens in order to repair/resell (and to play around too), and once some sneaky ass sold me a phone where he swapped t-mobile motherboard to a blacklisted AT&T one. So IMEI on the phone said one thing, but actual IMEI on motherboard was a different one. Since the screen was broken, I couldn't run it and detect that he's taking me for a ride
Here's what I'm looking to do: I have a USB jid device (looks similar to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-Downloa...063?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a224c448f), and I can force device into download mode, whether screen is functional or not. I can use heimdal to dump PIT, which is not very useful as far as figuring out IMEI. Now I am looking into a method to dump efs partition, so that I could write a script, which gets IMEI for me. I can't find any way to dump anything but PIT using heimdal. I know ODIN has some functionality to do that, but I got no idea how to activate it.
Anyone can suggest a solution?..
galets said:
I buy S3 phones from craigslist seller(s) with broken screens in order to repair/resell (and to play around too), and once some sneaky ass sold me a phone where he swapped t-mobile motherboard to a blacklisted AT&T one. So IMEI on the phone said one thing, but actual IMEI on motherboard was a different one. Since the screen was broken, I couldn't run it and detect that he's taking me for a ride
Here's what I'm looking to do: I have a USB jid device (looks similar to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-Downloa...063?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a224c448f), and I can force device into download mode, whether screen is functional or not. I can use heimdal to dump PIT, which is not very useful as far as figuring out IMEI. Now I am looking into a method to dump efs partition, so that I could write a script, which gets IMEI for me. I can't find any way to dump anything but PIT using heimdal. I know ODIN has some functionality to do that, but I got no idea how to activate it.
Anyone can suggest a solution?..
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I would flash a recovery with adb enabled, assuming adb is unusable in the main system, and use dd.
miked63017 said:
I would flash a recovery with adb enabled, assuming adb is unusable in the main system, and use dd.
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it's probably easier to come with an screen then and just run device... Besides, phone is most likely bootlocked, and I will just brick it
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
EFS brick
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
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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
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Same with me also need help
i tried to unlock the note 5 i have using nv_data.bin without making a backup of my efs. got all the way through installing twrp, custom darkstar rom, and more. When i went to finally put a working sim card in it.... NO SIGNAL/BASEBAND UNKNOWN/IMEI UNKNOWN! i tried everything, from using smart switch, to odin.... Whole firmware flashing, to just modem.bin & sboot.bin (and others individually) for a while seperately it wouldn't work with a full firmware restore (using odin or z3x it would stop at cm.bin) but eventually i got it flashed and back to stock with odin & z3x on N920TUVU4DPK6 latest firmware, even used smart switch to flash to stock, but NOTHING brings back the imei or baseband. even tried to use xposed to change imei with app when it was showing up missing. efs backup pro didnt work as it couldnt read pit for some reason but odin could read pit just fine. z3x wont reset efs, wont repair, wont repair certificate, wont unlock. even the efs backup pro apk wont fix the problem.
Im all out of options... i am very knowledgeable about technology in general, and i have been rooting/flashing/tinkering with android phones for 4-5 years now (working with computers and tech for 15 years). Im stumped on this one... anyone who has some extensive knowledge in this department willing to connect with a team viewer session and try to help me out or at least post somethings to try.
I really need help BAD and am lost without guidance... i also can't afford to buy a new phone so im hoping this can work again soon. before i did anything it was working fine, only locked to t-mobile so i dont think its a hardware issue.
anyone out there got a heart (and brain lol) to help! :crying:
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i tried to unlock the note 5 i have using nv_data.bin without making a backup of my efs. got all the way through installing twrp, custom darkstar rom, and more. When i went to finally put a working sim card in it.... NO SIGNAL/BASEBAND UNKNOWN/IMEI UNKNOWN! i tried everything, from using smart switch, to odin.... Whole firmware flashing, to just modem.bin & sboot.bin (and others individually) for a while seperately it wouldn't work with a full firmware restore (using odin or z3x it would stop at cm.bin) but eventually i got it flashed and back to stock with odin & z3x on N920TUVU4DPK6 latest firmware, even used smart switch to flash to stock, but NOTHING brings back the imei or baseband. even tried to use xposed to change imei with app when it was showing up missing. efs backup pro didnt work as it couldnt read pit for some reason but odin could read pit just fine. z3x wont reset efs, wont repair, wont repair certificate, wont unlock. even the efs backup pro apk wont fix the problem.
Im all out of options... i am very knowledgeable about technology in general, and i have been rooting/flashing/tinkering with android phones for 4-5 years now (working with computers and tech for 15 years). Im stumped on this one... anyone who has some extensive knowledge in this department willing to connect with a team viewer session and try to help me out or at least post somethings to try.
I really need help BAD and am lost without guidance... i also can't afford to buy a new phone so im hoping this can work again soon. before i did anything it was working fine, only locked to t-mobile so i dont think its a hardware issue.
anyone out there got a heart (and brain lol) to help! :crying:
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Do you have efs backup ? If you have made efs backup i can help you. If you don't have efs backup then i suggest you go to any repair center cuz odin or custom recovery not gonna do the job.
To restore efs/imei you will require a dongle box to write new cert files in efs partition.
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Do you have efs backup ? If you have made efs backup i can help you. If you don't have efs backup then i suggest you go to any repair center cuz odin or custom recovery not gonna do the job.
To restore efs/imei you will require a dongle box to write new cert files in efs partition.
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i have z3x and have been trying to re-werite a cert i found online but it didnt seem to do the job, and i dont have a backup, the backup i do have was after it stopped working :/
Kies or Samsung switch
Have you tried using the restore on either Kies or Samsung
Hey happened to me with the note 4. There is a guy on ebay I used and he repaired/restored imei remotely. Cost was 60 or 70 bucks. Took all of 10 mins. And phone was even unlocked afterwards. Might be with a shot.
tailsmedia said:
i tried to unlock the note 5 i have using nv_data.bin without making a backup of my efs. got all the way through installing twrp, custom darkstar rom, and more. When i went to finally put a working sim card in it.... NO SIGNAL/BASEBAND UNKNOWN/IMEI UNKNOWN! i tried everything, from using smart switch, to odin.... Whole firmware flashing, to just modem.bin & sboot.bin (and others individually) for a while seperately it wouldn't work with a full firmware restore (using odin or z3x it would stop at cm.bin) but eventually i got it flashed and back to stock with odin & z3x on N920TUVU4DPK6 latest firmware, even used smart switch to flash to stock, but NOTHING brings back the imei or baseband. even tried to use xposed to change imei with app when it was showing up missing. efs backup pro didnt work as it couldnt read pit for some reason but odin could read pit just fine. z3x wont reset efs, wont repair, wont repair certificate, wont unlock. even the efs backup pro apk wont fix the problem.
Im all out of options... i am very knowledgeable about technology in general, and i have been rooting/flashing/tinkering with android phones for 4-5 years now (working with computers and tech for 15 years). Im stumped on this one... anyone who has some extensive knowledge in this department willing to connect with a team viewer session and try to help me out or at least post somethings to try.
I really need help BAD and am lost without guidance... i also can't afford to buy a new phone so im hoping this can work again soon. before i did anything it was working fine, only locked to t-mobile so i dont think its a hardware issue.
anyone out there got a heart (and brain lol) to help! :crying:
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I have the EXACT SAME problem that you have. I'm on the latest firmware N920TTMB4DPH2, I can't rollback to prior firmware. z3x couldn't detect my phone's modem, I've been looking for a solution too. In my case, someone told me (even z3x log said the same thing) that I have to downgrade the phone's modem, but I still couldn't find a way to do this. I think in my case, I have to wait for Samsung tool Pro to finally support the modem or find a way to downgrade the modem. (Can't even find any modem out there). I just tried Samsung tool Pro 27.4 today, still doesn't work. I think you might have seen this post? This might help?
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f922/n920t-ph2-imei-repair-success-2132347/
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Have you tried using the restore on either Kies or Samsung
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restored with smart switch and although the phone was back at stock, still baseband and imei was null / no service...
tomcklam said:
I have the EXACT SAME problem that you have. I'm on the latest firmware N920TTMB4DPH2, I can't rollback to prior firmware. z3x couldn't detect my phone's modem, I've been looking for a solution too. In my case, someone told me (even z3x log said the same thing) that I have to downgrade the phone's modem, but I still couldn't find a way to do this. I think in my case, I have to wait for Samsung tool Pro to finally support the modem or find a way to downgrade the modem. (Can't even find any modem out there). I just tried Samsung tool Pro 27.4 today, still doesn't work. I think you might have seen this post? This might help?
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f922/n920t-ph2-imei-repair-success-2132347/
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ive been flashing different modem.tar files with odin all to no luck, they take, and it says flash success (ok) but still null baseband
diopskill said:
Hey happened to me with the note 4. There is a guy on ebay I used and he repaired/restored imei remotely. Cost was 60 or 70 bucks. Took all of 10 mins. And phone was even unlocked afterwards. Might be with a shot.
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u remember what he did? cause i dont have 60-70 $$$$ that was the reason i reached out here, hopefully someone could help or link me a guide i could follow... money is scarce around here :/
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tailsmedia said:
i tried to unlock the note 5 i have using nv_data.bin without making a backup of my efs. got all the way through installing twrp, custom darkstar rom, and more. When i went to finally put a working sim card in it.... NO SIGNAL/BASEBAND UNKNOWN/IMEI UNKNOWN! i tried everything, from using smart switch, to odin.... Whole firmware flashing, to just modem.bin & sboot.bin (and others individually) for a while seperately it wouldn't work with a full firmware restore (using odin or z3x it would stop at cm.bin) but eventually i got it flashed and back to stock with odin & z3x on N920TUVU4DPK6 latest firmware, even used smart switch to flash to stock, but NOTHING brings back the imei or baseband. even tried to use xposed to change imei with app when it was showing up missing. efs backup pro didnt work as it couldnt read pit for some reason but odin could read pit just fine. z3x wont reset efs, wont repair, wont repair certificate, wont unlock. even the efs backup pro apk wont fix the problem.
Im all out of options... i am very knowledgeable about technology in general, and i have been rooting/flashing/tinkering with android phones for 4-5 years now (working with computers and tech for 15 years). Im stumped on this one... anyone who has some extensive knowledge in this department willing to connect with a team viewer session and try to help me out or at least post somethings to try.
I really need help BAD and am lost without guidance... i also can't afford to buy a new phone so im hoping this can work again soon. before i did anything it was working fine, only locked to t-mobile so i dont think its a hardware issue.
anyone out there got a heart (and brain lol) to help! :crying:
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Do you still have the nv data bin file?
tailsmedia said:
i tried to unlock the note 5 i have using nv_data.bin without making a backup of my efs. got all the way through installing twrp, custom darkstar rom, and more. When i went to finally put a working sim card in it.... NO SIGNAL/BASEBAND UNKNOWN/IMEI UNKNOWN! i tried everything, from using smart switch, to odin.... Whole firmware flashing, to just modem.bin & sboot.bin (and others individually) for a while seperately it wouldn't work with a full firmware restore (using odin or z3x it would stop at cm.bin) but eventually i got it flashed and back to stock with odin & z3x on N920TUVU4DPK6 latest firmware, even used smart switch to flash to stock, but NOTHING brings back the imei or baseband. even tried to use xposed to change imei with app when it was showing up missing. efs backup pro didnt work as it couldnt read pit for some reason but odin could read pit just fine. z3x wont reset efs, wont repair, wont repair certificate, wont unlock. even the efs backup pro apk wont fix the problem.
Im all out of options... i am very knowledgeable about technology in general, and i have been rooting/flashing/tinkering with android phones for 4-5 years now (working with computers and tech for 15 years). Im stumped on this one... anyone who has some extensive knowledge in this department willing to connect with a team viewer session and try to help me out or at least post somethings to try.
I really need help BAD and am lost without guidance... i also can't afford to buy a new phone so im hoping this can work again soon. before i did anything it was working fine, only locked to t-mobile so i dont think its a hardware issue.
anyone out there got a heart (and brain lol) to help! :crying:
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what! add me on the list, i was searching the same problem, and i found this thread. i guess no one can help in this community with no backup efs file. my device is sm-n920t note 5. i can downgrade to lollipop by, from stock nougat i will root and flash custom firmware, then on the custom firmware i flash it to any stock rom. this doesn't solve the problem.
Haha same issue here... A year later... And still no solutions... Mine is SM-N920P. I accidentally rebuilt the nv_data.bin file and my unlocked phone is showing me that my SIM card is invalid. I'm busting my nuts to find a solution.