[Q] Pls HELP pls! No IMEI=0 ,No network - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Please help me! I have lost my IMEI # ,its showing 0 and no network.
Also I have no EFS backup.
Have flashed factory images also downloadgrade to kitkat 4.4.4 with all methods .also flash cache.img of respective factory images. Still no Imei.
I have my nexus5 16gb D820 box with its original Imei etc #s.Please help me out.
Please note: I can access my storage no problem with partition.also its showing baseband version etc.

There are already a lot of threads discussing that topic! Go & search them. If it doesn't help you have to get it repaired by Google/LG.

experience7 said:
There are already a lot of threads discussing that topic! Go & search them. If it doesn't help you have to get it repaired by Google/LG.
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Unfortunately In my country there is no google/lg service centre.

Tampering with the imei is illegal

There is a software solution at http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/85807/nexus-5-imei-0-how-to-restore-imei
No need in repair shops

mnhs1010 said:
Please help me! I have lost my IMEI # ,its showing 0 and no network.
Also I have no EFS backup.
Have flashed factory images also downloadgrade to kitkat 4.4.4 with all methods .also flash cache.img of respective factory images. Still no Imei.
I have my nexus5 16gb D820 box with its original Imei etc #s.Please help me out.
Please note: I can access my storage no problem with partition.also its showing baseband version etc.
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explain what you were doing and how you lost you're IMEI. Like people said it's very illegal and also it's extremely hard to remove a IMEI so unless you backed your EFS up. you're out of luck. Next to read the rules and guide's before messing around with your phone. Everyone tells you too make backups before trying their ROMs

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Motorola Moto G Xt1032 - how to recover IMEI?

Hi all,
My Moto G XT1032 have Unlocked Bootloader CWM recovery and is rooted, running CWM room v 11.
Phone lost IMEI code after flashing with diffrent roms, now I don't have mobile reception, wifi and bluetooth is working fine.
I had similar issue with Gionee E6 but I found imei file in the phone and recreate IMEI number.
In Moto G I can't find imei file so don't know hot to fix this.
Please let me know how to recover IMEI number.
I hope that someone know how to do it.
Many thanks
Chris
Chris.G said:
Hi all,
My Moto G XT1032 have Unlocked Bootloader CWM recovery and is rooted, running CWM room v 11.
Phone lost IMEI code after flashing with diffrent roms, now I don't have mobile reception, wifi and bluetooth is working fine.
I had similar issue with Gionee E6 but I found imei file in the phone and recreate IMEI number.
In Moto G I can't find imei file so don't know hot to fix this.
Please let me know how to recover IMEI number.
I hope that someone know how to do it.
Many thanks
Chris
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I do not believe that no one knows how to do it.
Please help me
Chris
I've never heard of this before and it seems extreme that you could lose IMEI number just by flashing a custom ROM. What method did you use?
I would have assumed fastboot flashing stock firmware should solve this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546251​
lost101 said:
I've never heard of this before and it seems extreme that you could lose IMEI number just by flashing a custom ROM. What method did you use?
I would have assumed fastboot flashing stock firmware should solve this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2546251​
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Hi Sorry for late reply but I lost internet connection on Saturday morning.
When I have been doing some stuff in CWM recovery, had system and data partition mounted.
Then done rm -R * in root dir.
At this point I thought that my current dir is tmp.
After this I lost wifi and IMEI.
I manage to sort out wifi but not IMEI code.
Do you know how to fix this?
Since that I have been re-flashing stock rom and CWM rom but none of them help.
Chris
anyone can help to recover IMEI ?
Thanks
Changing/manually setting the IMEI is illegal afaik. And afaik assisting someone with that is also forbidden here on xda. We used to have a similar problem on the phone I came from, and there was a app which let you backup/restore your IMEI. You need to have a backup in order to restore it so this won't really help you...
This is what I'm talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591997
Edit.: There actually seems to be a way to manually set it but I'm not sure if it is device-specific.
Sent from my XT1032 using xda app-developers app
You can find your Imei on the back of the phone.
If you google android 4.4 set imei you should find something from technostall which might help you
Good luck
Yes, it's on the battery.
Chris.G said:
Hi all,
My Moto G XT1032 have Unlocked Bootloader CWM recovery and is rooted, running CWM room v 11.
Phone lost IMEI code after flashing with diffrent roms, now I don't have mobile reception, wifi and bluetooth is working fine.
I had similar issue with Gionee E6 but I found imei file in the phone and recreate IMEI number.
In Moto G I can't find imei file so don't know hot to fix this.
Please let me know how to recover IMEI number.
I hope that someone know how to do it.
Many thanks
Chris
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Hi, I have the same problem, how to you solved that...
herbesi01 said:
Hi, I have the same problem, how to you solved that...
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I haven't.
I tried to sole this issues re-flashing with different roms, but after several operations it bricked.
It's totally dead, not charging, in linux I can't see device connected, so i think that is dead.
I bought new one.
Good luck with this problem.
Chris.G said:
I haven't.
I tried to sole this issues re-flashing with different roms, but after several operations it bricked.
It's totally dead, not charging, in linux I can't see device connected, so i think that is dead.
I bought new one.
Good luck with this problem.
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I solved the problem, place to charge the phone, let him take some of the load and flash the original ROM, after that flash CM11, and run perfectmente, I think at first it was because I had done without the SIM, the second time you make with the SIM sunset ...
herbesi01 said:
I solved the problem, place to charge the phone, let him take some of the load and flash the original ROM, after that flash CM11, and run perfectmente, I think at first it was because I had done without the SIM, the second time you make with the SIM sunset ...
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Perfectemente? Sunset?
Gesendet von meinem XT1032 mit Tapatalk
Any news?..
Gesendet von meinem XT1032 mit Tapatalk
Sooo, a solution to restore IMEI without save file does exist ?
Chris.G said:
Hi all,
My Moto G XT1032 have Unlocked Bootloader CWM recovery and is rooted, running CWM room v 11.
Phone lost IMEI code after flashing with diffrent roms, now I don't have mobile reception, wifi and bluetooth is working fine.
I had similar issue with Gionee E6 but I found imei file in the phone and recreate IMEI number.
In Moto G I can't find imei file so don't know hot to fix this.
Please let me know how to recover IMEI number.
I hope that someone know how to do it.
Many thanks
Chris
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I had same problem with my previous device , manually restored imei on my previous device which was Micromax A116 by using Engineer/Service mode dialing *#*#3646633#*#* which works for all MTK device
Dont know code for moto g
my current device is moto g PM me if you get any useful info or serice mode code
Thanks
Btw take a look at this this might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960918
please note i havent tried it for moto g.
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rgonera said:
Sooo, a solution to restore IMEI without save file does exist ?
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Yes It Does for most of the devices given you should know the proper method.
Mtk is different. It's not the same thing.
Any news?
Also I think the problem is that the imei is on the phone just not on the OS? (obviously, but...)
Maybe when we all reflashed to the original stock (and countless other stocks) they just didn't have the proper folder to access in order to identify what imei they're assigned?
Because every single time I've tried to manually rewrite the imei to it all the methods I've used are futile. Even the ones specially tailored to the Moto G's hardware SnapDragon - Qualcomm...
restore IMEI by Motorola service?
Same problem for me. I am really interested in some experience about restoring IMEI.
Motorola support phorum owner replied that Motorola service can recover IMEI (not covered by any kind of warranty of course).
I have tried to reflash factory ROM with and without inserted SIM card, but unfortunately no difference.
I have seen looking for solution, that for some people Android system sees IMEI=0, but the IME is still untouched using fastboot mode and "fastboot getvar" CLI command
For me it's empty using the "getvar" command as well.
The official service center in Germany told me that they mustn't repair selfmade imei problems :S
Lost IMEI
You could all try this new method claimed to be working but as I have not lost my IMEI I can't say, please report back if it works for you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/how-to-test-restore-lost-imei-imei0-t2860481

[DEV] N5 efs repair

So for now it will be 2 weeks of this anoying issue that phone radio just disapers, in setting section it just say "radio off", first I thought I am lucky and factory reset helped but as time passed it hapened again againa again..... For now it seems completely shutt off, because nothing bring it up online. I had made diferrent tehnices like bringing phone in diag mode that for some time helped and setting some of nv items to defaults(found default walues in internet), changing radio mode in DFS but as I sad now nothing helps. So I ask someone of you guys for helping hand to share efs partitions efs1 and efs2, to modify them whit mine setting(esn, imei......) to try this last chance. Or I will need to buy other phone as mine dosn't had warranty. And if I succeed I will make universall efs dump without esn, imei, meid... so they can be filled with your stuff.
So I am asking for someone who had twrp backup of efs or can dump booth partitions of unmodifed band N5 D821 international variant. And I can promise I will not use your imei esn and other settings as I can read mine so they aren't damaged. And please if you share it do it with pm as thoose partitions contain your phone radio info and provide radio version who you are using.
P.S if someone had simallar isues and had repaired it please share it
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Please share efs partition I will pay you if it help me because new mb is 190USD and I realy like my phone.
firecode95 said:
So for now it will be 2 weeks of this anoying issue that phone radio just disapers, in setting section it just say "radio off", first I thought I am lucky and factory reset helped but as time passed it hapened again againa again..... For now it seems completely shutt off, because nothing bring it up online. I had made diferrent tehnices like bringing phone in diag mode that for some time helped and setting some of nv items to defaults(found default walues in internet), changing radio mode in DFS but as I sad now nothing helps. So I ask someone of you guys for helping hand to share efs partitions efs1 and efs2, to modify them whit mine setting(esn, imei......) to try this last chance. Or I will need to buy other phone as mine dosn't had warranty. And if I succeed I will make universall efs dump without esn, imei, meid... so they can be filled with your stuff.
So I am asking for someone who had twrp backup of efs or can dump booth partitions of unmodifed band N5 D821 international variant. And I can promise I will not use your imei esn and other settings as I can read mine so they aren't damaged. And please if you share it do it with pm as thoose partitions contain your phone radio info and provide radio version who you are using.
P.S if someone had simallar isues and had repaired it please share it
[EDIT]
Please share efs partition I will pay you if it help me because new mb is 190USD and I realy like my phone.
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It';s illegal to tamper with this. No one will provide you efs. Send it for repair to LG
rootSU said:
It';s illegal to tamper with this. No one will provide you efs. Send it for repair to LG
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But as far I now lg don't mess with this they instead of repairing changes motherboard.
firecode95 said:
But as far I now lg don't mess with this they instead of repairing changes motherboard.
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Ask them.
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Ask them.
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Maybe you can help me and to guarranty you that I don't keep your efs you can see all what I change throught teamwiever or some other alternative?

MI4C IMEI/Baseband unknown

Hi guys!
Yesterday my firmware update went terribly wrong and now I have a device that states that imei and baseband are unknown, so I my both sim-cards don't work.
I've tried several types of IMEI restoration, but none of them worked.
Unfortunately I don't have any backup for nvram. So, my guess is that there is a problem with EFS partition on the phone.
In QPST NV RF Manager I see my real IMEI from the box, so I guess it is still present, but my baseband doesn't work. Can you please suggest any help on recovering the baseband? Or if it is possible share with me modem backup or nvram backup without IMEI (I've seen on this forum that one guy with Samsung S3 had a kind of the same problem and he was given a working nvram backup without IMEI (IMEI was 0/00)) I can write my IMEI then, if baseband works again. Will appreciate any help.
Send it back. Only the oem is legally able to mess with the IMEI.
zelendel said:
Send it back. Only the oem is legally able to mess with the IMEI.
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Well... I have managed to make it work again and my original IMEI is back. The only thing I had to do is to restore a working NVRAM backup (from another device) via QPST. So, it wasn't that hard. Much simpler than sending it back to China.
landslider said:
Well... I have managed to make it work again and my original IMEI is back. The only thing I had to do is to restore a working NVRAM backup (from another device) via QPST. So, it wasn't that hard. Much simpler than sending it back to China.
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If you restored the file from another device then it won't have the right IMEI.
zelendel said:
If you restored the file from another device then it won't have the right IMEI.
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It HAS right IMEI, I checked it with the original box. No need to put up an argument about it. Both devices (mine and the one which was backupped and restored from) are working fine, bot have ORIGINAL IMEI numbers and no errors considering networks or MI accounts. So, actually I have no idea what you are trying to tell me.
landslider said:
It HAS right IMEI, I checked it with the original box. No need to put up an argument about it. Both devices (mine and the one which was backupped and restored from) are working fine, bot have ORIGINAL IMEI numbers and no errors considering networks or MI accounts. So, actually I have no idea what you are trying to tell me.
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I'm not making an argument. I'm trying to figure out how a number which is supposed to be hard coded into the file is then restored by restoring the files from a different device.
As these devices are not sold in the states learning as much as possible is a good thing.
Glad you got it working.
zelendel said:
I'm not making an argument. I'm trying to figure out how a number which is supposed to be hard coded into the file is then restored by restoring the files from a different device.
As these devices are not sold in the states learning as much as possible is a good thing.
Glad you got it working.
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Okay, sorry. I will try to make it a bit clearer=) This device is not sold in Russia either (officially at least), so the only way to get it is to buy from aliexpress or ebay or anything else. In that case the buyer doesn't get any guarantee or official support. So if the device is broken and can't be restored it turns into a garbage. I believe that in the US the situation with that kind of devices is almost the same.
Now, if You are not familiar with QPST it is a software package for qualcomm based devices which can make backup/restore of some non-firmware software from the device (like IMEI, ESN, Baseband, LTE Channels etc). As for IMEI number, basically, as You've said it is hard coded into device so it is pretty hard to get it changed or fully deleted. Here we come to my case of unknown Baseband and IMEI. Though via phone settings I could see: "Unknown", my IMEI didn't change and was stored in the device. The "error" or smth like that happened after the factory reset and my guess is that the file structure of NVRAM was changed. So, backup of NVRAM taken from the working device didn't actually have IMEI or ESN in it, but it has the right file structure without any errors. That is what happened, the file structure was restored without changing any factory numbers.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
landslider said:
Okay, sorry. I will try to make it a bit clearer=) This device is not sold in Russia either (officially at least), so the only way to get it is to buy from aliexpress or ebay or anything else. In that case the buyer doesn't get any guarantee or official support. So if the device is broken and can't be restored it turns into a garbage. I believe that in the US the situation with that kind of devices is almost the same.
Now, if You are not familiar with QPST it is a software package for qualcomm based devices which can make backup/restore of some non-firmware software from the device (like IMEI, ESN, Baseband, LTE Channels etc). As for IMEI number, basically, as You've said it is hard coded into device so it is pretty hard to get it changed or fully deleted. Here we come to my case of unknown Baseband and IMEI. Though via phone settings I could see: "Unknown", my IMEI didn't change and was stored in the device. The "error" or smth like that happened after the factory reset and my guess is that the file structure of NVRAM was changed. So, backup of NVRAM taken from the working device didn't actually have IMEI or ESN in it, but it has the right file structure without any errors. That is what happened, the file structure was restored without changing any factory numbers.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
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It is almost the same with a few exceptions. One being that their devices are banned from all people that work for the government, sometimes they get stopped at customs due to copyright issues and with the latest news about them coming loaded with malware, most won't buy them.
That makes sense in a way. Not sure why a factory reset would mess up that part of the device as it shouldn't touch it.
Thanks for the info.
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Not sure why a factory reset would mess up that part of the device as it shouldn't touch it.
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I don't know either, but it was an unforgettable experience and a lesson to do backups of everything.
Hi @landslider, what's up friend? I have the same problem but I have no backup hidden partitions. Could you help me fix my device?
harolete said:
Hi @landslider, what's up friend? I have the same problem but I have no backup hidden partitions. Could you help me fix my device?
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Hi! Have you tried flashing China developer rom with Miflash?
Second option: Connect to your PC and run QPST according to one of the manuals (in order for your phone to show up as a COM), run RF NV Manager and look up your line 550 NV_IMEI if it is filled with numbers that are the same as on your box (check HEX above them and numbers should resemble yours from box but written in opposite direction, eg: on the box it is XXXX69XXXXX in the QPST it will be 96). So, if your IMEI is at its place than all you need is a working device from someone to make a backup. Backup must be made in newer versions of QPST in *.xqcn format and than restored to your phone with checked box "allow ESN mismatch"
landslider said:
Well... I have managed to make it work again and my original IMEI is back. The only thing I had to do is to restore a working NVRAM backup (from another device) via QPST. So, it wasn't that hard. Much simpler than sending it back to China.
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Could you teach me how to do that? how can i make nvram backup via other mi4c? and how can i put it into my mi4c ?? as i am not good at computer so i need your detailed explanation. I would be very glad if you help me.....
landslider said:
Okay, sorry. I will try to make it a bit clearer=) This device is not sold in Russia either (officially at least), so the only way to get it is to buy from aliexpress or ebay or anything else. In that case the buyer doesn't get any guarantee or official support. So if the device is broken and can't be restored it turns into a garbage. I believe that in the US the situation with that kind of devices is almost the same.
Now, if You are not familiar with QPST it is a software package for qualcomm based devices which can make backup/restore of some non-firmware software from the device (like IMEI, ESN, Baseband, LTE Channels etc). As for IMEI number, basically, as You've said it is hard coded into device so it is pretty hard to get it changed or fully deleted. Here we come to my case of unknown Baseband and IMEI. Though via phone settings I could see: "Unknown", my IMEI didn't change and was stored in the device. The "error" or smth like that happened after the factory reset and my guess is that the file structure of NVRAM was changed. So, backup of NVRAM taken from the working device didn't actually have IMEI or ESN in it, but it has the right file structure without any errors. That is what happened, the file structure was restored without changing any factory numbers.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask
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so can you please upload that xqcn file from the working device ? i have the same issue and i can't find a working mi4c inn my area !
spybit2008 said:
so can you please upload that xqcn file from the working device ? i have the same issue and i can't find a working mi4c inn my area !
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Hi! Unfortunately no, I can't. I don't have xiaomi mi4c anymore
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so can you please upload that xqcn file from the working device ? i have the same issue and i can't find a working mi4c inn my area !
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http:/ en.miui.com thread-315233-1-1.html (replace whitespaces with slash)
There is a thread in official forum where one guy shares qcn backup. There is also an instruction to restore IMEI and baseband. But It doesn't help for me. Network still unavailable.

Question ROG 5 Null IMEI Repair to it Factory State

Greetings
Mods kindly spare me not trying to change IMEI here I know thats illegal, Just trying to repair the phone back to its factory state
I am having null IMEI issue with my ROG5 and Network is not working
Now I don't have any backup unfortunately which is worse ( I have had this experience with the Samsungs before and their only hope was EFS backup, i am not sure how it is for ROG's)
I have noticed many people experiencing the same after converting the ROM unfortunately don't have the box with them , good thing is I have my phones box with me is there a way that I can repair my phone to its working factory state
I don't have access/option of those premium boxes for repair in my city, is there a way that I could repair it myself instead of falling for scam paying somewhere thanks I'm advance help appreciated
techyrock said:
Greetings
Mods kindly spare me not trying to change IMEI here I know thats illegal, Just trying to repair the phone back to its factory state
I am having null IMEI issue with my ROG5 and Network is not working
Now I don't have any backup unfortunately which is worse ( I have had this experience with the Samsungs before and their only hope was EFS backup, i am not sure how it is for ROG's)
I have noticed many people experiencing the same after converting the ROM unfortunately don't have the box with them , good thing is I have my phones box with me is there a way that I can repair my phone to its working factory state
I don't have access/option of those premium boxes for repair in my city, is there a way that I could repair it myself instead of falling for scam paying somewhere thanks I'm advance help appreciated
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So long as this thread doesn't deteriorate to paid services and changing IMEI, you are ok.
Why don't you look at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/repair-your-asus-rog-phone-5-with-edl-mode.4271121/?
TNSMANI said:
So long as this thread doesn't deteriorate to paid services and changing IMEI, you are ok.
Why don't you look at https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/repair-your-asus-rog-phone-5-with-edl-mode.4271121/?
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Greetings
Thanks for the reply mate, will this resolve the IMEI issue aswell? Or ill need some tool to manually write IMEI, the thing is I want it to its factory state meaning both IMEI and serial on box the way phone came
techyrock said:
Greetings
Thanks for the reply mate, will this resolve the IMEI issue aswell? Or ill need some tool to manually write IMEI, the thing is I want it to its factory state meaning both IMEI and serial on box the way phone came
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I don't know. I simply searched the forum before posting. You will have to read that thread in full to find answers to your questions.
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I don't know. I simply searched the forum before posting. You will have to read that thread in full to find answers to your questions.
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I looked that thread up, that apparently is a fix for devices stuck in EDL mode, My device is booted & functioning properly other than no IMEI display in dialer *#06# and Sim/Network not working
Does your fingerprint reader work? That would be surprising, like hundreds of users on Zentalk who have an HS SIM, it is the disconnected cable that is in question and that manages both (SIM and Reader footprint).

8T TMO converted to EU lost IMEI

My OP 8T after converted to EU and update to ColorOS 12 suddenly lost it's IMEI. I tried to rollback to OOS11 even to stock TMO but still can not fix the IMEi. Baseband is still there, device still can recognize SIM's services but no IMEI and device can't make phone calls.
It may caused because my device's EFS partitions are damaged. I tried to look everywhere to find solutions but still no luck. If anyone know any leads, please kindly help to inform.
Thanks a lot mate.
LinhBT said:
My OP 8T after converted to EU and update to ColorOS 12 suddenly lost it's IMEI. I tried to rollback to OOS11 even to stock TMO but still can not fix the IMEi. Baseband is still there, device still can recognize SIM's services but no IMEI and device can't make phone calls.
It may caused because my device's EFS partitions are damaged. I tried to look everywhere to find solutions but still no luck. If anyone know any leads, please kindly help to inform.
Thanks a lot mate.
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Check if you have backup of persist partition stored locally, or it has internal backup on another partition (look on partition names). Critical partitions sometimes have backups.

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