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Here is the situation, I was going through many guides in trying to get to 2.3.6 the advanced version of XXKPE... And in one of those flashes, accidentally, I might have flashed with ODIn with EFS clear on. I am not sure I did it, but I now am not able to see IMEI status or even recognize my sim card inside the phone.
I tried flashing with so many other previous successful recoveries which helped me Like the basic arabic one or even XXKPE itself.
My phone gets sort of over heated and the display goes off in the first 5 minutes and gets restarted.
What do I do now?
1.If you dont have a efs back up thats a big problem.. But is you did a backup before loosing your imei theres still a fixx for that.
2.solution if you dont have backup.. Flash back your phone to its original firmware and tell the services center your imei was removed while a interupted update via kies happen..you could claim warranty if your services center is not wise...
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First off let me thank anyone who has any suggestions on the topic. So i made a nandroid backup but i didnt know anything about an efs folder backup so now my phone cant make calls receive calls or make texts. The status says network searching for service mobile network type unknown:0 service state out of service and my PRL version is 0. my baseband version is i535vrlf2. So i have tryed using oden but my phone does not like to play well with my phone allways having problems with a pit file.I have tryed *2767*3855# in my dialer and it said mobile network not available. Im not sure if getting a new sim would get my service back or not please help. I have also tryed to restore my nandroid backup but it wont work for some reason. Thanks
I'm having the same issue If you figure it out, let me know, I'm trying to do the same.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/63816-network-problem-with-cyanogenmod-101-1218/
That link has some info that seems to be related
ok
will do ^_^ if you find anything could you pass it along to me aswell. thanks!
fixed!!! maby?
please go onto rootzwiki and look at the post by blaineevans and thank blaineevans! lol it worked for me as far as i can tell. make sure you have a backup or atleast a rom you can install and use the termanal method it worked. at first my phone wouldnt boot so you have to install a rom after it
Did you lose your IMEI and/or ERI?
pdykstra said:
Did you lose your IMEI and/or ERI?
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well i had restored it yesterday via rev skills but everything is working now as far as service. now it is telling me insufficient storage available when i try to download from google play grrr fix one problem and run into another...
Rev skills?
I am having a huge issue with my phone. I have been flashing custom roms for the past few years and this is the first time I have ever ran into a issue like this. I flashed SlimRom 4.3 build 2 a couple weeks back, it was taking forever to switch between 3g and LTE sometimes up to 5 mins to lock. Not to mention the signal was super low. I ignored it for the most part as it is a newer rom and figured it was just a bug and would hold off for now till kitkat released.
Then my phone would just start random rebooting about once or twice a day. Then on my way home from work i was bluetoothed to my vehicle when it did a random reboot. After that Ive been stuck in 1xRTT since. I also managed to loose my IMEI and PRL version they are both set at 0 and I do not have a backup. Has anyone else ever had this issue? I don't have a clue how to get it working again. My phone is out of warranty I am in the midst of flashing it back to stock to see if that works. Ive searched for hours trying to find a fix. Thanks.
Reverted back to stock.still no luck. Also play store won't work. No connection wirh retry button even while connected to wifi
What firmware/radio do you have? If you've been on custom roms a while you might need to update your radio baseband (most current is VRBMF1). You can flash an updated radio without regard for the Rom you're using.
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The imei thing is a separate issue. I lost mine without a backup when I first started flashing roms... I think it was cM at the time. I ended up going all the way back to an early stock image, grabbing the OTA updates and then rooting and flashing all over again. I don't know what part in particular got me my imei back.
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Do you mean a backup of efs partition or a nandroid? There is a thread at rootzwiki about recovering your imei-efs items. When u get it back do
Su
Reboot nvbackup
In a terminal then you wont have to worry about this again. If you have a nandroid restore it and you'll b good.
Yes my efs folder was completely empty. I reverted back to stock 4.0.4 still had a "0" for IMEI so i used QPST and entered in the IMEI manually and it stuck. I have signal back now. I just got factory mode off. Now my phone is stuck on "Activating", a factory reset should fix that. So this is resolved. Thanks for the help.
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Yes my efs folder was completely empty. I reverted back to stock 4.0.4 still had a "0" for IMEI so i used QPST and entered in the IMEI manually and it stuck. I have signal back now. I just got factory mode off. Now my phone is stuck on "Activating", a factory reset should fix that. So this is resolved. Thanks for the help.
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Is this the fix to get everything up and running again (flash back to ICS)? I was about to start my own thread until I read this. I lost my IMEI, ERI and MEID but didn't back it up first (I know I know ... boo). I manually input my IMEI using QPST like you did and was also able to fix my ERI and MEID and now I have data and text, but still no voice connection. I've flashed a stock (rooted) ROM and tried the reprovision code *2767*3855# and the RTN codes ##786# & ##72786# but nothing happens (I've seen in other forums this only works in ICS and not JB). Last night I downloaded a stock unrooted JB ROM (4.1.2) and ICS ROM (4.0.4) and am planning to ODIN back to stock and complete a factory reset to see if it will kick the gears back in motion again.
I'm not meaning to hi-jack this thread but confirm this is the solution to completing a non-backed-up IMEI/ERI/MEID fix.
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There are tons of threads out there starting with "I've lost signal, what happened?" and ending with "I'll report back and let you know what I've found." or "Verizon replaced it for me." but none offer a viable user solution. I'd love to see the answer posted so other searchers out there can find help.
I can confirm everything you did will restore your IMEI/ERI and connectivity. I did all the steps you did (manually input IMEI and use the utility to repair ERI and MEID), then reverted back to unrooted stock using odin. I still didn't have signal until I did a factory restet IN THE ROM. Going back to stock using odin and doing a factory reset in CWM didn't fix the issue, but going into the phone's settings and completing a factory reset from there caused my signal and connection to come back.
hey,one day my phone was going crazyand laggy.no sensors were working.So i decided to restore from Cwm backup i made earlier.After that my phone shows unknown baseband and imei and same sensor problem and also getting random reboots.
i have tried flashing factory images,deleting persist/sensors/sns file,but still facing the problems.
also in fastboot it shows me the baseband version but it is only in about phone where it says baseband unknown.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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hey,one day my phone was going crazyand laggy.no sensors were working.So i decided to restore from Cwm backup i made earlier.After that my phone shows unknown baseband and imei and same sensor problem and also getting random reboots.
i have tried flashing factory images,deleting persist/sensors/sns file,but still facing the problems.
also in fastboot it shows me the baseband version but it is only in about phone where it says baseband unknown.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You flashed the full Google factory image (flash-all.batt) in fastboot and your issue still not solved? Do you see a Imei number when you type in dialpad *#06# and a Macadress in about the phone? Have you backed-up your EFS folder? Start with flashing the cache.img in fastboot (fastboot flash cache cache.img), that helps sometimes.
already done
gee2012 said:
You flashed the full Google factory image (flash-all.batt) in fastboot and your issue still not solved? Do you see a Imei number when you type in dialpad *#06# and a Macadress in about the phone? Have you backed-up your EFS folder? Start with flashing the cache.img in fastboot (fastboot flash cache cache.img), that helps sometimes.
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yes i flashed full factory image several times.
no idon't see imei in dialpad.
yes i see a wifi mac adress.
No i have not backed up efs. but i dont think efs is the problem as it says unknown baseband.
yes i have also flashed cashe.img in fastboot.
ak****gupta95 said:
yes i flashed full factory image several times.
no idon't see imei in dialpad.
yes i see a wifi mac adress.
No i have not backed up efs. but i dont think efs is the problem as it says unknown baseband.
yes i have also flashed cashe.img in fastboot.
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Can you still make calls?
gee2012 said:
Can you still make calls?
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no i am unable to make calls.
ak****gupta95 said:
no i am unable to make calls.
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Well, imo the EFS file is corrupted, you will need a new motherboard to fix the issue i`am afraid. Sorry mate, hope i`am wrong and maybe someone else has a different opinion that can help you
these are the exact symptoms of a corrupt EFS, and because you don't have a backup your phone is screwed and you will need a new motherboard. always backup EFS the moment you get your phone... That's what everybody says.
If I were you in this situation I'd salvage as many sellable parts of the phone (screen, battery etc), and use the money to buy a completely new phone. Otherwise I will just send it in for replacement
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don't think efs messed up
I don't think that the efs is messed up.I only did a restore from backup.moreover I had never flashed any custom ROM on the device.I was running stock ROM with xposed and restored stock ROM.Also,the day this thing happened,I flashed factory image several times and was unable to fix the problem.However,the next day it became fine automatically and was showing baseband and imei.Then I just power off the phone.When I turned it on,I was again not able to see imei.Since then I have been unable to get imei back.
So I've been flashing back and forth and restoring nandroids the entire day trying to troubleshoot and get xposed to work for 5.1. As of now, I've lost all cellular connectivity as in no cell service at all. Thought it may be my sim but I tried it out on my old Xperia Z1s and it works fine, sent text and tried downloading something from play store. Both worked fine so it's not the sim card (Tmo). I've been flashing and restoring both CM12 (last one available through the updater) and CM12.1 (4/18 nightly and just now 4/19 to try). Wifi works fine but there's no cellular signal/service. It's not acting as if there's no sim, it's acting as if there's no service at all, not even emergency cell signal. My guess is my modem is fried so I tried to flash the latest modem from XNPH44S but that didn't work either. I've searched the forums and googled but no one seems to have my exact issue. Most were either of stuck airplane mode or issues with APN settings. I'd be more relaxed if those were my issues as I'm really hoping I didn't fry my modem (hardware) flashing back and forth all day. Any suggestions?
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So I've been flashing back and forth and restoring nandroids the entire day trying to troubleshoot and get xposed to work for 5.1. As of now, I've lost all cellular connectivity as in no cell service at all. Thought it may be my sim but I tried it out on my old Xperia Z1s and it works fine, sent text and tried downloading something from play store. Both worked fine so it's not the sim card (Tmo). I've been flashing and restoring both CM12 (last one available through the updater) and CM12.1 (4/18 nightly and just now 4/19 to try). Wifi works fine but there's no cellular signal/service. It's not acting as if there's no sim, it's acting as if there's no service at all, not even emergency cell signal. My guess is my modem is fried so I tried to flash the latest modem from XNPH44S but that didn't work either. I've searched the forums and googled but no one seems to have my exact issue. Most were either of stuck airplane mode or issues with APN settings. I'd be more relaxed if those were my issues as I'm really hoping I didn't fry my modem (hardware) flashing back and forth all day. Any suggestions?
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Try restoring via fastboot for a clean slate. I understand from your post that you're flashing via custom recovery.
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So I've been flashing back and forth and restoring nandroids the entire day
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CM12.1 may flash the new radio that OxygenOS flashes, from which there is not necessarily an immediate return.
Possible you have that new radio. See here:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oxygenos-back-to-cm11s.296219/#post-10851703
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So I've been flashing back and forth and restoring nandroids the entire day trying to troubleshoot and get xposed to work for 5.1. As of now, I've lost all cellular connectivity as in no cell service at all. Thought it may be my sim but I tried it out on my old Xperia Z1s and it works fine, sent text and tried downloading something from play store. Both worked fine so it's not the sim card (Tmo). I've been flashing and restoring both CM12 (last one available through the updater) and CM12.1 (4/18 nightly and just now 4/19 to try). Wifi works fine but there's no cellular signal/service. It's not acting as if there's no sim, it's acting as if there's no service at all, not even emergency cell signal. My guess is my modem is fried so I tried to flash the latest modem from XNPH44S but that didn't work either. I've searched the forums and googled but no one seems to have my exact issue. Most were either of stuck airplane mode or issues with APN settings. I'd be more relaxed if those were my issues as I'm really hoping I didn't fry my modem (hardware) flashing back and forth all day. Any suggestions?
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Can you still see your baseband and IMEI? Go into Settings/About Phone for the baseband version and Settings/About Phone/Status for the IMEI.
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Baseband is unknown and there's no mention of IMEI anymore... does that mean I lost my IMEI/it got corrupted? Am I screwed? I planned on trying the fastboot restore but only as one of the last resorts. If CM12.1 use the same radio then my 12.1 should work but that doesn't either. Nothing works. I've tried CM11s, CM12, CM12S, CM12.1... sigh...
I think I had a modem/efs backup in one of my nandroids and I tried restoring that too with no luck
Restored one of my CM12 nandroids and now I have a baseband of "DI.3.0.c6-00230-M8974AAAAANAZM-1". For some reason or another, that doesn't look right to me even though I've never really paid attention to what the baseband ever listed. Still can't seem to locate my IMEI #. I did the #*#*4636*#*# and the cell radio is on and turning it off and one still only shows emergency calls only. Obviously I'm not going to try to call 911 just to test if the radio gets service. However, I can see my IMEI # so I guess that's good. I must have some bad firmware update. Guess I'll copy out all my stuff to my otg usb and fastboot restore and see if that helps unless there's something else I can try.... please let me know...
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Baseband is unknown and there's no mention of IMEI anymore... does that mean I lost my IMEI/it got corrupted? Am I screwed? I planned on trying the fastboot restore but only as one of the last resorts. If CM12.1 use the same radio then my 12.1 should work but that doesn't either. Nothing works. I've tried CM11s, CM12, CM12S, CM12.1... sigh...
I think I had a modem/efs backup in one of my nandroids and I tried restoring that too with no luck
Restored one of my CM12 nandroids and now I have a baseband of "DI.3.0.c6-00230-M8974AAAAANAZM-1". For some reason or another, that doesn't look right to me even though I've never really paid attention to what the baseband ever listed. Still can't seem to locate my IMEI #. I did the #*#*4636*#*# and the cell radio is on and turning it off and one still only shows emergency calls only. Obviously I'm not going to try to call 911 just to test if the radio gets service. It really does look like it's my IMEI # that got jacked... what can I do now?.... :T
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You've got a corrupt EFS partition. There's a thread detailing how to fix your situation in our general section.
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tried to flash the persist.img from http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/fix-brickloop-audio-fx-fc-efs-corrupt-t2879061 but that just prevents my phone from booting up properly. I only see the OnePlus logo with not Powered by Android on the bottom...
I take it back, it does show the powered by android but only for a split second then it stays on the OnePlus logo and doesn't do anything... :T
Restored back most recent cm12.1 nandroid and now I do see IMEI number in the about settings but still only emergency calls only... Guess its a good start, no sure what else I can do at this point.
Now you see your imei but you dont have the signal,it means your modem file does not work.So the first thing to do is backing up the efs then you can flash 44s modem and proximity patch.Probably it will work.It worked for me.
Ok there may be hope then. Just flashed the 44s modem then nandroided back to my CM11s then flashed modem again just in case lol. Don't recall seeing a proximity fix but it's ok as long as my cellular connectivity works, I'll deal w/ other issues later. Otherwise all I have is an expensive media player... lol it's booting up now so we'll see... *fingers crossed*
Nope didnt work...going to try a fresh CM12 install...
Trying to flash roms and in the wizards it always states I don't have a sim installed so I'm not sure it's my modem that's messed up or if it's something else related to hardware related to the sim. The sim itself works in my other phone... tried a different sim and it's still emergency calls only. don't know what to do now. doing all this and it's still not working so I doubt even the fastboot restore would work... might just have to rma... which would probably take 4eva...
Pls flash your nandroid backup which gave you the imei first,after gain your imei ,back up it,then you can flash what rom you like,if you dont have your imei,just flash your imei backup.The most important thing is to back up your efs.
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Think my efs is fine as I can see the IMEI now but no matter what nandroid and fresh install I try, I can't get the cellular connectivity to work. I backed up all partitions just in case.
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Think my efs is fine as I can see the IMEI now but no matter what nandroid and fresh install I try, I can't get the cellular connectivity to work. I backed up all partitions just in case.
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Being able to see your IMEI doesn't necessarily mean your EFS is ok.
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Well tried the persist.img but that didn't work so what else can I do?
The one thing that would definitely fix your issues would be if you had an EFS backup. I don't know why people don't do this. Without that I have no idea what you can do.
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Never had that issue before and I've own android phones from the HTC Hero. Lesson learned though, thankfully it's still under warranty and it's not that expensive a phone...
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Never had that issue before and I've own android phones from the HTC Hero. Lesson learned though, thankfully it's still under warranty and it's not that expensive a phone...
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Not all Android phones employ an EFS partition. I'd never heard of it before this phone but a bit of research on my part revealed the importance of an EFS backup.
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That would make sense then. As I was reading about EFS, seems like it was mostly Samsung phones. I guess I can try a fastboot restore... nothing else to lose. lol
Doh! apparently there is something to lose when fastboot restoring... phone stopped booting back up correctly after a few fastboot restores and now it won't even turn back on... lovely... at least I had a expensive android media player before, now I have a brick... lol
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I have the same issue with all verisons of CM12. I get No service. Although the XNPH44S radio was the best. Meaning I could atleast see 3-4 bars for about 1 second and then off for a couple of minutes and then back on again for 1 second and so on. I believe it is a problem with not having a proper radio. One plus should release a better working radio in my opinion. I am on PTEL Mobile network (uses T-Mobile). So until we get a good working version of the radio I think some people like us are stuck on cm11.