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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.

No more network with every usim

Hello guys!
I got a Samsung GT-I5800 for few months but seems I have a big problem from some days actually.
I was using it when I suddenly lost the network coverage. Reboot, factory recovery, tried other carrier usims however it did not start to work again.
It doesn't work nor with automatic and manual network choice nor with enabled and disabled packed data whereas, if I try to send a message or make a call, an error popup appears saying "Data network not available".
I have never performed a root flash or something else so it is always been original factory.
here some info:
Firmware version 2.2
Baseband versions I5800XXJP4
Kernel version 2.6.32.9 [email protected] #1
Build number FROYO.XWJPI
I'm very glad if someone can help me to solve this awful problem given that the device is unusable

Try to add APN(search in the Internet for it) to your phone(Wireless and Network>Mobile networks>APN)

I already know what it is and it is configured (for my Internet plan)...
the real problem is that it cannot take the network signal anymore...there is a blue symbol like a circle with a line instead of normal signal bars

invano said:
I already know what it is and it is configured (for my Internet plan)...
the real problem is that it cannot take the network signal anymore...there is a blue symbol like a circle with a line instead of normal signal bars
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did u try flashing any other rom?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sent from Galaxy
Hercolubus Rom v 2.1
powered by
G3mod by Arakmar 12/04/2012.zip
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As I said I did not...never

I had this problem till yesterday. Hate to say it but you probably have lost your IMEI.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using xda premium

friend863 said:
I had this problem till yesterday. Hate to say it but you probably have lost your IMEI.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using xda premium
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Oh my god. How ones can lost the IMEI?!!
Btw the IMEI on the phone is equal to one on the box.
....and now! If it is this the case, what about the solution?

invano said:
Oh my god. How ones can lost the IMEI?!!
Btw the IMEI on the phone is equal to one on the box.
....and now! If it is this the case, what about the solution?
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Check your IMEI by *#06#. If it is all zeros then it is corrupted. If it's old one then it is fine
You can try disabling then enabling flight mode. Wiping data or dalvik cache. Good Luck!
PS: Backup your efs folder to PC using Root exlorer. It contains IMEI and must NOT be deleted. Just for safety advice!

friend863 said:
Check your IMEI by *#06#. If it is all zeros then it is corrupted. If it's old one then it is fine
You can try disabling then enabling flight mode. Wiping data or dalvik cache. Good Luck!
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thank you so much for the support
anyway the imei was one of the first checks, it's the correct and old one.
what do you mean with wipe data and dalvik cache? isn't it the same of a factory restore? (factory restored lots of time but nothing happens)

Did you tried zerofill? You can easily find by searching this forum.
Also have you tried putting the SIM in other mobiles? Do they work?
BTW, I know that feel bro. I know the feel to live without calling/sms for few days

friend863 said:
Did you tried zerofill? You can easily find by searching this forum.
Also have you tried putting the SIM in other mobiles? Do they work?
BTW, I know that feel bro. I know the feel to live without calling/sms for few days
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of course every SIMs work in other mobiles. It isn't a problem about how I feel and so on. It stopped to work and bye bye no more mobile phone just a paperweight...
I had a search about zerofill. is it useful to delete everything, right? I didn't get how flash it and re-flash the original firmware...by kies?

You'll need ODIN for that to flash the ROM. [Make sure you read instructions]
It will wipe all phone data so take backup from Titanium backup first.

friend863 said:
You'll need ODIN for that to flash the ROM. [Make sure you read instructions]
It will wipe all phone data so take backup from Titanium backup first.
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It doesn't matter the phone is empty due to several factory restores in order to try to solve the situation
Ok, thank you guy, I'll try to search some instructions. I'll give a feedback here...hoping it s gonna be positive
p.s. I found a zerofill G3.tar on this forum. Is it good for my galaxy GT-I5800?

Yes, It wipes everything in phone memory. All the previous traces. It might solve your problem.
PS: Or Flash any other firmware. It always works.

friend863 said:
Yes, It wipes everything in phone memory. All the previous traces. It might solve your problem.
PS: Or Flash any other firmware. It always works.
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last 2 questions
so, zerofill to erase EVERYthing and the I have to download my original ROM to flash it?
the zerofill tar contains 3 files .rfs: cache, datafs and factoryfs. Do i have to flash these by odin? sorry guy but i don't find any tutorial about odin and zerofill

It looks you have never flashed a ROM in ODIN. In that case I would say forget zerofill and just flash a firmware you want. Because you'll need to flash a ROM after flashing zerofill too. I recommend Custom ROM as it is fast and more features, it will void your warranty though. But you can always flash stock ROM to get your warranty back.
If you want to go Stock, then you can find stock ROM at samfirmware.com. Download anyone from there. Post here when you finish downloading. I'll post the instructions.

friend863 said:
It looks you have never flashed a ROM in ODIN. In that case I would say forget zerofill and just flash a firmware you want. Because you'll need to flash a ROM after flashing zerofill too. I recommend Custom ROM as it is fast and more features, it will void your warranty though. But you can always flash stock ROM to get your warranty back.
If you want to go Stock, then you can find stock ROM at samfirmware.com. Download anyone from there. Post here when you finish downloading. I'll post the instructions.
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yes, you got the point never flashed an android firmware...
ok, odin downloaded and a stock firmware by samfirmware too

Read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778880
You'll also need apollo.ops

friend863 said:
Read here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778880
You'll also need apollo.ops
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yeah found that just before. as soon as i flash and i have some news (hope good ones) i'll post here.
thank you again

done...it's the same...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xuzc87ev0zhf6w/Photo 22-04-12 13 55 09.jpg
I don't know what i can try now...

Lost IMEI no data no WiFi, files only show in recovery, no efs Backup pls help

Hey everybody I hope someone can help me to rescue my phone.
I flashed carbon and ukm. Then wanted to change GPU governor to simpleondemand and got hot reboots. Was not able to fully boot and lost imei. I tried to restore my backup but they didn't want to boot either, same with another fresh install. Thereafter I deleted synapse folder through recovery and was able to boot my restored ROM. Now I have no imei, no data, no WiFi... In addition my files don't show the files on my phone anymore I only can see them in my recovery, all is still there. My problem is I don't have an extra efs backup only two ROM backups. First I would have liked to know how I can rescue my data? Cause its not showing on booted phone and because of that also not on computer via USB. Is there a proper way to save and what can I do to maybe save my phone. I flashed ROM for years on many different devices and something like that never happened before any help appreciated thanks!!!
Sent from my GT-N8000

Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/fix-people-corrupt-efs-mobile-data-t2836389

OK saw this but my problem is I can't copy anything on my phone. Tried via USB and adb I can't get this file on my phone... Is there another possibility?
And its very strange that computer doesn't show files but my recovery does. And I have installed all drivers
Edit: ok found a way^^ through twrp recovery I could mount it to show on my computer so now will try
Sent from my GT-N8000

You can use TWRP to drag and drop files as MTP is a feature in TWRP now.

zephiK said:
You can use TWRP to drag and drop files as MTP is a feature in TWRP now.
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Yup that is what I found out thanks :thumbup:
Sent from my GT-N8000

Ok get my data and imei back on coloros but no WiFi working... If I switch to cm same results as before... So this one doesn't work for me do you think I could make an RMA with color os on it?? Damn this feels painful... Never had so many problems on note 3 nexus 5 and previous devices...
Sent from my GT-N8000

Thread can be closed this one saved my ass
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/fix-brickloop-audio-fx-fc-efs-corrupt-t2879061
Sent from my GT-N8000

Glad that it worked Backup your EFS this time, just incase. Search on how to do it.

I tried all the methods but still unable to get my IMEI and baseband. i am unable to see efs partition. This happened while restoring the backup in TWRP. Please help.

nikku_hot123 said:
I tried all the methods but still unable to get my IMEI and baseband. i am unable to see efs partition. This happened while restoring the backup in TWRP. Please help.
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tried all methods of what? Please be more specific if others are going to try and help

playya said:
tried all methods of what? Please be more specific if others are going to try and help
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already posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55748042&postcount=111

nikku_hot123 said:
already posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55748042&postcount=111
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I firstly flashed the coloros ROM then flashed back to cm11s and then followed the instructions of this brickloop thread you posted. That's the way I got my imei back and a fully working device. Hope this may help.
Sent from my One and only Bacon

Cris7ianO said:
I firstly flashed the coloros ROM then flashed back to cm11s and then followed the instructions of this brickloop thread you posted. That's the way I got my imei back and a fully working device. Hope this may help.
Sent from my One and only Bacon
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Got it fixed. thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55778183&postcount=139

nikku_hot123 said:
Got it fixed. thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55778183&postcount=139
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Good happy for you hope something like that won't happen to us again
Sent from my One and only Bacon

imei back up before rooting
Hi, I want to root my OPO but I don't wanna lose my imei while rooting the device.
Thus how can I back up imei before rooting?
Can smo help me with that?

angelus255 said:
Hi, I want to root my OPO but I don't wanna lose my imei while rooting the device.
Thus how can I back up imei before rooting?
Can smo help me with that?
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There is no reason for you to lose IMEI while rooting...
Follow this guide to do everything you need to do to root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2788632

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?