INSTRUCTIONS
To clear the IMEI use the SmartFlash Tool. You must backup for your photos, and applications because it will erase everythings.
Open SmartFlash Tool.
Open Windows Enabler as administrador. (Click with left mouse button on the icon to activate)
Enable Erase entire CP.
Choose the firmware and start the process.
Firmware for SmartFlash: bin/fls and bin/fls+cwm
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Once process is complete turn on our terminal and check that it has been cleared by inserting a SIM from another company or if we look defaced IMEI by dialing *#06# ... if yes, WE HAVE OUR PHONE UNLOCKED!
Now we have to restore the IMEI
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N00BY0815 said:
Just to quickly answer your question properly. Here is how I did it. There might be other ways, but this one worked quite well for me:
Connect your phone with usb debugging enabled and make sure it's well connected:
adb devices #You should see some number now.
adb shell
make sure you got superuser rights:
su
a # will appear
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/nvram.img #or whatever you wanna call the backed up .img file.
then exit the shell
then type:
adb pull /sdcard/nvram.img #or whatever you called the backup img
you ll find it in your adb folder then. Make sure you keep it safe
*Important commands are in RED. Maybe I missed something, so if you have problems, just tell me. But that should be pretty much it.
Of course you need adb set up, for this to work. There is a small package in my Noob-HOW-TO and you can also find A LOT of tutorials all over xda about adb.
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RESTORE IMEI
Now we proceed to restore IMEI. We need to know the IMEI is having our phone, so you can look at the back of the mobile phone or on the invoice.
Connect your phone to your PC via USB. (only necessary that is on)
Introducing 3845#*970# on the dialer.
Select Port settings -> Select USB CP / In 2.3.4 select AP CP USB -> USB CP
Download TUTTY and OPEN.
In Protocol select Serial, Port is left as is and click OPEN (review the port because sometimes that is not correct)
Now write the following:
Type AT (If not accepted, or do not see the characters switch ports)
Type at% imei (should show current phone IMEI)
Type at% imei = x, x, x, x, x ..., (In each X would have to put the number that corresponded to our true IMEI)
Once process is done introduce introduce 3845#*970# on the dialer and changed CP USB -> USB AP and ready.
Reboot the phone and check the IMEI by dialing *#06#.
Sorry for my english
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Orcusen said:
INSTRUCTIONS
To clear the IMEI use the SmartFlash Tool. You must backup for your photos, and applications because it will erase everythings.
Open SmartFlash Tool.
Install Windows Enabler. (Click with left mouse button on the icon to activate)
Enable Erase entire.
Choose the firmware and start the process.
Once the process is complete turn on our terminal and check that it has been cleared by inserting a SIM from another company or if we look defaced IMEI by dialing *#06# ... if yes, WE HAVE OUR PHONE RELEASED!
Now we have to restore the IMEI
RESTORE IMEI
Now we proceed to restore IMEI. We need to know the IMEI is having our phone, so you can look at the back of the mobile phone or on the invoice.
Connect your phone to your PC via USB. (only necessary that is on)
ntroducing 3845#*970# on the scoreboard.
Select Port settings -> Select USB CP / In 2.3.4 select AP CP USB -> USB CP
Download TUTTY and OPEN. download
In Protocol select Serial, Port is left as is and click OPEN (review the port because sometimes that is not correct)
Now write the following:
Type AT (If not accepted, or do not see the characters switch ports)
Type at% imei (should show current phone IMEI)
Type at% imei = x, x, x, x, x ..., (In each X would have to put the number that corresponded to our true IMEI)
Once again the process introduce introduce 3845 # * 970 # on the scoreboard and changed CP USB -> USB AP and ready.
Reboot the phone and check the IMEI by dialing *#06#.
Sorry for my english
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Erase entire what? Cp? Are you serious? The thing that already bricked many devices... and i dont mean brick like softbrick, but some ppl were were unable to use their phone anymore, because their network didnt work anymore... sorry for critizising, but this simply seems dangerous to me...
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N00BY0815 said:
Erase entire what? Cp? Are you serious? The thing that already bricked many devices... and i dont mean brick like softbrick, but some ppl were were unable to use their phone anymore, because their network didnt work anymore... sorry for critizising, but this simply seems dangerous to me...
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Yes.. the method has worked for many people in Spain. You can see the tutorial and yours comments -> http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=320114
It was discovered by a user having network problems and since that day we use.
I have no knowledge as you, but if something works you can always repeat :good:
This method has been discovered by some people in htcmania with network problems.
To fix network problems they do this process with orcusen's help, and someone realized that his phone was unlocked.
After that, the method was used by many people to unlock the phone succesfully.
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jes0411 said:
This method has been discovered by some people in htcmania with network problems.
To fix network problems they do this process with orcusen's help, and someone realized that his phone was unlocked.
After that, the method was used by many people to unlock the phone succesfully.
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Well you definitly should backup the nvram partition, before you try to touch anything related to it. I'd say, until you provide a way of how to back it up, you should delete the information above, since it can seriously screw up phones... look for a post made by xonar_ he explained somewhere, how to back up nvram partition. As soon as this info is in there, I think this thread is a good one. But until then, it seems to dangerous to me...
See i am always in favour of sharing information and knowledge, but as long as things arent bullet proof, they always risk to brick noobs' phones. That's the only thing i am concerned about... I am quite sure, that otherwise lots of new threads about: tried to unlock my phone, now my phone doesnt work anymore will pop up
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N00BY0815 said:
Well you definitly should backup the nvram partition, before you try to touch anything related to it. I'd say, until you provide a way of how to back it up, you should delete the information above, since it can seriously screw up phones... look for a post made by xonar_ he explained somewhere, how to back up nvram partition. As soon as this info is in there, I think this thread is a good one. But until then, it seems to dangerous to me...
See i am always in favour of sharing information and knowledge, but as long as things arent bullet proof, they always risk to brick noobs' phones. That's the only thing i am concerned about... I am quite sure, that otherwise lots of new threads about: tried to unlock my phone, now my phone doesnt work anymore will pop up
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I don't know about that, only say what I see in other forum, but I don't know about nvram partition nor what erase cp really does.
I think if this process afects nvram partition, it'll be good if there is an easy way to backup it and restore if something goes grong.
For now nobody reported problems, only people that did something grong in tutty and can't restore imei, but finally they could do it.
These photos are from this afternoon. A user are HTCMania
Enviado desde mi LG-P970 usando Tapatalk 2
N00BY0815 said:
Erase entire what? Cp? Are you serious? The thing that already bricked many devices... and i dont mean brick like softbrick, but some ppl were were unable to use their phone anymore, because their network didnt work anymore... sorry for critizising, but this simply seems dangerous to me...
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That thing really works, I've just unlocked my sister's P920 yesterday... I had some headache restoring the IMEI back but I finally did it... I was thinking if this method should work or not with our P970, and looks like it really does!
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diazao said:
That thing really works, I've just unlocked my sister's P920 yesterday... I had some headache restoring the IMEI back but I finally did it... I was thinking if this method should work or not with our P970, and looks like it really does!
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Yes it seems to work, though you should backup your nvram before doing anything to it. If you guys dont wanna listen to me... well your problem... i just dont wanna have to deal with noobs every day, who have problems with or after the procedure. I am only making suggestions. Over an out.
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N00BY0815 said:
Well you definitly should backup the nvram partition, before you try to touch anything related to it. I'd say, until you provide a way of how to back it up, you should delete the information above, since it can seriously screw up phones... look for a post made by xonar_ he explained somewhere, how to back up nvram partition. As soon as this info is in there, I think this thread is a good one. But until then, it seems to dangerous to me...
See i am always in favour of sharing information and knowledge, but as long as things arent bullet proof, they always risk to brick noobs' phones. That's the only thing i am concerned about... I am quite sure, that otherwise lots of new threads about: tried to unlock my phone, now my phone doesnt work anymore will pop up
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda app-developers app
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Dont be so uptight, everything here on XDA is not bulletproof, if somene is trying to do something that does not understand is not the fault of the OP, people that come to XDA should be aware that here is not the place to take things lightly.
We all started as noobs, but reading, searching and understanding makes us take a step away from noobishness (I think that word doesnt even exist) some faster than others, even I had a bricked my phone the first time I tried to flash CM7(even when I'd read the instructions carefully), but that didnt stopped Me trying to fix my own mess, I read, searched and read again until I could fix My phone, all that without having posted a Q in the CM7 thread or opening a Q in general subforum, the moral of the story is if you broke it you fix it with your own tools(brain).
PS I'm still a noob, one that can compile a kernel and a rom but a noob nonetheless.
So, good to do or not ?
Envoyé depuis mon LG-P970 avec Tapatalk
repulse said:
So, good to do or not ?
Envoyé depuis mon LG-P970 avec Tapatalk
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You can to do.
In HTCmania (http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=320114) many people have done it successfully.
N00BY0815 said:
Yes it seems to work, though you should backup your nvram before doing anything to it. If you guys dont wanna listen to me... well your problem... i just dont wanna have to deal with noobs every day, who have problems with or after the procedure. I am only making suggestions. Over an out.
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What is the best way to do it?
I think i will try to do it... If i do it, will report if it worked for me...
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dflt said:
What is the best way to do it?
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Search for: xonar_ backup nvram
You have to dd it to a .img file first, then copy it from your sdcard to your phone, just to be on the safe side.
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Is there a way to know if the nvram is corrupted ? I used that method last year because of my phone being always in emergency mode after receiving too many sms (more than 500 in a short time were sent)
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well theres always a safe way to do it i bought an unlock code for 10$ and it was pretty fast at www(dot)unlock(dot)mx
Thanks! Cheers Mate
Alternative for IMEI recover http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32916410#post32916410
dflt said:
What is the best way to do it?
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Just to quickly answer your question properly. Here is how I did it. There might be other ways, but this one worked quite well for me:
Connect your phone with usb debugging enabled and make sure it's well connected:
adb devices #You should see some number now.
adb shell
make sure you got superuser rights:
su
a # will appear
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/nvram.img #or whatever you wanna call the backed up .img file.
then exit the shell
then type:
adb pull /sdcard/nvram.img #or whatever you called the backup img
you ll find it in your adb folder then. Make sure you keep it safe
*Important commands are in RED. Maybe I missed something, so if you have problems, just tell me. But that should be pretty much it.
Of course you need adb set up, for this to work. There is a small package in my Noob-HOW-TO and you can also find A LOT of tutorials all over xda about adb.
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Hi all,
New owner of a nice Galaxy Ace, i tried yesterday to flash the ROM from stock Froyo to Gingerbread 2.3.4 using Odin 4.38 and SAM dedicated firmware.
All has worked fine... except that when i reboot my phone with SIM card, it is not recognized ! In fact, checking IMEI (*#06#), i have discovered that my phone has lost its IMEI so it can be used anymore for phone services...
I have tried to explore file system (using Root Explorer with root privileges) but i haven't even found /efs folder nor nv_data.bin file on the ACE... Is this normal ? Did i erase the folder when i flashed the ROM (if yes, how ?) ?
Please help me before i send back my phone to my provider...
Regards,
Cedric.
Actually this is one of the things that people are not posting on their update guides, I too am having the same problem. Luckily my phone (which is just 3 days old) is going to be replaced from where I bought it. (I learned my lesson not to mess with my phone) lol! ) Though I hope someone could help with this issue.
Hi,
What is surprizing is the missing /efs folder and imei files on the file system, even .bak ones... and the fact that nobody seems able to explain it or to explain how it should be on the Ace. I wonder if people who have posted flash/root tutorials for the Ace have really proceeded it and if it is not a simple copy/paste from Galaxy S tutorials...
BTW, I brought my Ace this morning to my local provider, it will be sent to repair services. Mine is almost new too (6 days old) so i hope i won't have too many problems with guarantee...
Rgds
Cedric92 said:
Hi,
What is surprizing is the missing /efs folder and imei files on the file system, even .bak ones... and the fact that nobody seems able to explain it or to explain how it should be on the Ace. I wonder if people who have posted flash/root tutorials for the Ace have really proceeded it and if it is not a simple copy/paste from Galaxy S tutorials...
BTW, I brought my Ace this morning to my local provider, it will be sent to repair services. Mine is almost new too (6 days old) so i hope i won't have too many problems with guarantee...
Rgds
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I think most of them probably just copy pasted them tutorials from some other sites and takes credit for em. OH well, people nowadays. I just hope there will be a thorough tutorial/guides that will be posted by veterans/pro's about these stuff. (So we will be well guided).
Thats good, well it hasn't been a week for you. Well my case, it hasn't been 3 days yet thats why they are going to replace the phone.
Cedric92 said:
Hi all,
New owner of a nice Galaxy Ace, i tried yesterday to flash the ROM from stock Froyo to Gingerbread 2.3.4 using Odin 4.38 and SAM dedicated firmware.
All has worked fine... except that when i reboot my phone with SIM card, it is not recognized ! In fact, checking IMEI (*#06#), i have discovered that my phone has lost its IMEI so it can be used anymore for phone services...
I have tried to explore file system (using Root Explorer with root privileges) but i haven't even found /efs folder nor nv_data.bin file on the ACE... Is this normal ? Did i erase the folder when i flashed the ROM (if yes, how ?) ?
Please help me before i send back my phone to my provider...
Regards,
Cedric.
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Hey!
I dont know, what you guys are DONE WRONG! I flashed my phone not less then 30 time(with in 2months) and ALL good. Never LOSE MY IMEI.
Really cant help. I think you done something WRONG(not FOLLOW the INSTRUCTIONS step by step or something else). Its my opinion!
CHEERS!
casiocas said:
Hey!
I dont know, what you guys are DONE WRONG! I flashed my phone not less then 30 time(with in 2months) and ALL good. Never LOSE MY IMEI.
Really cant help. I think you done something WRONG(not FOLLOW the INSTRUCTIONS step by step or something else). Its my opinion!
CHEERS!
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Dont happen to u doesnt mean it wont happen to anyone else. Btw im also flashed my ace more than 10 times already, and never encounter lost imei problem. But reading this made me realize how critical this matter is. I know that imei on android supposedly were stored in efs folder, but on my ace i couldnt find that folder to backup. Weird...
So anyone can clarify this? Is it true that ace doesnt have efs folder? And if its indeed doesnt have that folder, where does our imei were stored instead?
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an0nym0us_ said:
I know that imei on android supposedly were stored in efs folder, but on my ace i couldnt find that folder to backup. Weird...
So anyone can clarify this? Is it true that ace doesnt have efs folder? And if its indeed doesnt have that folder, where does our imei were stored instead?
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That's a very good question ! Maybe if i had known where imei is stored, i would be able to restore it myself instead of send my phone back to support centre and
take the risk to pay cash for the repairing...
Cedric92 said:
Hi,
What is surprizing is the missing /efs folder and imei files on the file system, even .bak ones... and the fact that nobody seems able to explain it or to explain how it should be on the Ace. I wonder if people who have posted flash/root tutorials for the Ace have really proceeded it and if it is not a simple copy/paste from Galaxy S tutorials...
BTW, I brought my Ace this morning to my local provider, it will be sent to repair services. Mine is almost new too (6 days old) so i hope i won't have too many problems with guarantee...
Rgds
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Don't judge the people from this forum, i have flashed as well with odin plenty of times, and encountered no problem. Flashing really takes risk, we may have similar phones but the situation in which we upgrade them sometimes is the key to the outcome, like what operating system you used, open line or operator locked phones, corrupted files, etc.
By far you were the first i saw that lost their IMEI after flashing. I'm not saying it would not happen again to others, this may be a bug on the upgrade process, but such rarity might be difficult to investigate, but taking the risk is part of the game, don't blame other's if you have failed.
Goodluck on your repair, and hope you have a successful upgrade next time.
I flash my ace couple times. Still have my IMEI.
But want to backup my IMEI, i cant find /efs folder on my ace.
Does anyone, have /efs folder on your ace ?
Don't touch EFS on Galaxy Ace. Especially do not make a dump (dd) of it.
ilarrain said:
Don't touch EFS on Galaxy Ace. Especially do not make a dump (dd) of it.
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Ok but why ?... I agree with the fact i have encountered a special case which doesn't affect other people, but i won't do any further flash of my Ace without understanding what has happened.
I have strictly followed the tutorial step by step, using Odin and a multi-package KPE ROM from SAM firmware... i am not the first one who lose his imei on the Ace after a flash, i have found several similar cases on forums. Very strange...
Above all, how are managed EFS files on the ACE ? That's the question, and until now nobody knows or wants to tell it : weird isn't ? If i had known this, maybe i would have been able to restore IMEI myself, it's a very important point.
ilarrain said:
Don't touch EFS on Galaxy Ace. Especially do not make a dump (dd) of it.
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But i cant found any /efs folder on ace.
Is there a way to backup IMEI ?
Have you by chance tried to unlock the phone with the Galaxy Ace Unlock app available on the market ?
an0nym0us_ said:
Dont happen to u doesnt mean it wont happen to anyone else. Btw im also flashed my ace more than 10 times already, and never encounter lost imei problem. But reading this made me realize how critical this matter is. I know that imei on android supposedly were stored in efs folder, but on my ace i couldnt find that folder to backup. Weird...
So anyone can clarify this? Is it true that ace doesnt have efs folder? And if its indeed doesnt have that folder, where does our imei were stored instead?
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IMEI is readed from HARDWARE, not from SOFTWARE(SOME FOLDER OR FROM SOME FILE). If it was in folder or somewhere in FILE, then we can change our IMEI.
Its not SOFTWARE base number. Its HARDWARE BASED NUMBER.
YOU CANT CHANGE IT. You must change your hardware, to change your IMEI.
And back to problem: I think that software CANT read your hardware RIGHT or its not SHOWING to you your IMEI(somehow its the software problem).
If you flashing, FIRST be sure that you CLEAR CACHE AND RESET System settings(IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING CANT MESS YOU PHONE SOFT).
Maybe this can help too: REMOVE your SIM and SD, before you flashing your phone!
CHEERS!
casiocas said:
IMEI is readed from HARDWARE, not from SOFTWARE(SOME FOLDER OR FROM SOME FILE). If it was in folder or somewhere in FILE, then we can change our IMEI.
Its not SOFTWARE base number. Its HARDWARE BASED NUMBER.
YOU CANT CHANGE IT. You must change your hardware, to change your IMEI.
And back to problem: I think that software CANT read your hardware RIGHT or its not SHOWING to you your IMEI(somehow its the software problem).
If you flashing, FIRST be sure that you CLEAR CACHE AND RESET System settings(IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING CANT MESS YOU PHONE SOFT).
Maybe this can help too: REMOVE your SIM and SD, before you flashing your phone!
CHEERS!
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Not true. All that info is stored on an unmounted efs partition. Don't try to read, mount or dd that partition, as it's highly probable that it will get corrupted. Don't use unlocking app either.
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ilarrain said:
Not true. All that info is stored on an unmounted efs partition. Don't try to read, mount or dd that partition, as it's highly probable that it will get corrupted. Don't use unlocking app either.
Sent from my GT-S5830B using XDA App
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OK!
Maybe you can read your IMEI from SOMEWHERE IN FOLDER OR....., but IMEI is read from HARDWARE, its not SOFTWARE BASE. If you want to change your IMEI(like SELL to other ppl phone, then you can sell it, but you CANT change your IMEI).If you phone get DAMAGED and you bring it back to SERVICE(they can change your MOTHERBOARD, LIKE IN PC AND YOU GET almost new phone. But IMEI is changed and your HARDWARE IS CHANGED TOO).
I know this by my self.
IMEI is NOT software NUMBER!
If you not belive it, use GOOGLE to search, before ANSWERING! READ THIS
Here is second LINK
CHEERS!
casiocas said:
OK!
Maybe you can read your IMEI from SOMEWHERE IN FOLDER OR....., but IMEI is read from HARDWARE, its not SOFTWARE BASE. If you want to change your IMEI(like SELL to other ppl phone, then you can sell it, but you CANT change your IMEI).If you phone get DAMAGED and you bring it back to SERVICE(they can change your MOTHERBOARD, LIKE IN PC AND YOU GET almost new phone. But IMEI is changed and your HARDWARE IS CHANGED TOO).
I know this by my self.
IMEI is NOT software NUMBER!
If you not belive it, use GOOGLE to search, before ANSWERING! READ THIS
Here is second LINK
CHEERS!
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Seriously, IMHO the one who should read more before shooting others is u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
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an0nym0us_ said:
Seriously, IMHO the one who should read more before shooting others is u
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
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Hey!
Agree with you, but IMEI never WAS and NEVER BE software based number man. Still, just use google to find out. Like I sayed, if we all know where is IMEI code, we can CHANGE IT. But we CANT(IF YOU NOT CHANGE YOUR HARDWARE).
If you dont know, DONT link to our forum(I can use the SEARCH button[LOL]). USE INTERNET, like google!
I see, you dont READ my links!
CHEERS!
casiocas said:
Hey!
Agree with you, but IMEI never WAS and NEVER BE software based number man. Still, just use google to find out. Like I sayed, if we all know where is IMEI code, we can CHANGE IT. But we CANT(IF YOU NOT CHANGE YOUR HARDWARE).
If you dont know, DONT link to our forum(I can use the SEARCH button[LOL]). USE INTERNET, like google!
I see, you dont READ my links!
CHEERS!
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Yes sure u can use search button, but why u dont? Seems like u who dont read my link. And yes i do click on ur link.
Btw that link i gave u is also "internet". Lol
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an0nym0us_ said:
Yes sure u can use search button, but why u dont? Seems like u who dont read my link. And yes i do click on ur link.
Btw that link i gave u is also "internet". Lol
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PEACE man, PEACE
We not here to argue about things, we MUST help ppl(how much we can)!
CHEERS!
All credits of this solution go to user dcseek who brought us the solution for this incredible annoying bug on our phones. It's not a bug actually. I think we should blame ourselfs, because it went all wrong when flashing a baseband. Personally I think it goes wrong when flashing a baseband fails and you have to try it again (yup, smartflash) or when flashing a korean baseband.
I decided to make a thread in the Q&A section, BUT BE CAREFUL!!! this is serious business, but concerning how many noobs are facing this bug (like me), it's worth to fix it.
Before you continue, all data will be wiped! Make sure to backup anything you need!!! Including Internal SD!!!
I am NOT responsible for any damage you possible create. I don't think you can brick your phone because our phone seems to be unbrickable, but I do not want to be blamed for any damage. I just made a guide on which I spent some of my free time to make it easier. I saw a lot of questions regarding hyperterminal. All I can say is: it's quiet easy!
Q: What's the problem?
A: Data connection won't be established after let's say beïng 20 minutes or more on wifi. Airplane on/off or rebooting is the only way to fix... There are also other problems related tot this fix. No guarantee, but connection losses etc. can be fixed with this!
Q: What causes this problem?
Two possible reasons, both are beïng fixed with this procedure:
A1) imei is totally lost or reset to something like 356200000000000 Check your imei by calling *#06#
A2) Some old calibration data in the radio will cause an unknown network state, which is actually edge (the fastest GSM connection). Old radio calibration data needs to be cleared.
Q: Are there other concequences?
A1: Yes, edge won't work, so everytime edge is requested, you will get a signal drop. I'm not sure but it seems like signal loss is caused by this
A2: 3g battery drain! Radio is sending a lot of data to the provider, I logged it and I saw many old useless data passing.
How do you do it?
First you will need a stock based rom. I recommend Stefan's unbrick rom, because you can flash it over every setup. You don't have to think about what you have right now, wether you've ICS, GB, CM, Stock, it doesn't matter. It's also a very easy one-click installation.
Download here It's a customized stock rom with a lot of nice upgrades and features, but the most important thing for this tutorial is to have a rom which everyone can flash with a few clicks and also contains the hidden menu from LG.
How to install?
Unpack rom
- Unpack Stefan's 7z file with 7zip or your favourite unzipper.
- 7zip is free, click
Prepare Phone
-Power down phone
-Remove battery
-Hold VOL_DWN+VOL_UP & plug in USB connection from computer (note, your phone will not visibly respond but it will boot to APX mode quickly)
-Open Device Manager in Windows and you should see "APX Device" listed with an error, or not if you have used NVFlash before
-Right click on the APX device
-Select 'Update driver software'
-Select 'Browse my computer...'
-Select 'Let me pick...'
-Select 'Have disk'
-Browse to directory you extracted the *driver* software to above (It's included in Stefan's zip)
-Select 'NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices'
-Accept any warnings, including the big red alert (you may need to disable UAC)
-Now in Device Manager under 'USB Controllers' you should have an 'NVIDIA USB Boot-recovery driver for mobile devices'
If not, uninstall the driver, reboot, rinse and repeat
Install the rom:
- Go to the folder where you unpacked Stefans rom
- Run Windows installer and follow instructions on screen, should be peace of cake for everyone!
- DONE
Now you've got a stock rom, it's time to flash your favorite baseband. Thanks to TonyP, there is a special topic about basebands. Please do not discuss here which one to choose.
TonyP's baseband tread
Flash it like normal, except for checking Erase CAL data. This time you have to enable the checkbox:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
If you get an error near the end, please see TonyP's topic how to solve! Or try 10 times like me, then it works too.
Congratulations! If your imei wasn't lost yet, it is now Now we have to restore it.
Step one - download Hyperterminal:
Download free trial, works perfectly on win7 x64 and more: click
Step two - connect phone in the right way
Boot the stock rom, you can cancel setup wizzards if you want. It's not important. Go to phone and call 1809#*990# when you have an old stock rom and call 3845#*990# when you have an ICS stock rom. Thats the hidden menu. Go to port settings and select CP USB (which is Com Port USB). Just click OK without clicking the checkbox to set it on boot. Connect USB cable and wait for your PC to install the drivers.
If all goes well, go to device manager (right click computer > properties > device manager somewere over there)
Note that in my case, it's com6. In your case it could be different. Write down which com port says LGE mobile USB serial port.
Step three - configure the program:
It's easy. Start as admin. Just cancel all the phone and location setup's until you get a blank terminal screen.
Click cancel in this window:
Then click yes to continue cancelling in the popup. Then the following window will appear. Click cancel too:
Now you should see a blank window. Click in it somewhere. A new window appears where you can choose the right com port. Choose the right one, which we got from the previous step. Note that it's probably just 'com x' and NOT LGE xxx xxx (that one sounds more logic but that's another port).
Click properties and select the right options like these:
Click ok twice and you if you did it right, you see this window with the state 'connected' in the lower left corner:
Type 'AT' (without the quotes) and hit enter. Wait for response. If response is 'OK' then you did a good job! Continue to the next step. If you don't see OK try another com port until you see OK.
Now I don't have any screenshots left. But now it's peace of cake.
Type: at%imei [hit enter]
Result is your current imei. You can check it.
Now, you have to write your own imei back with the following command (imei is on a sticker under the battery):
Originally Posted by Raum1807
You should add that the IMEI number must be entered without dashes. It seems to be a common mistake.
For example if your IMEI on the sticker is 123456-78-901234-5 then the command must be at%imei=123456789012345
Just type that, like 'at%imei=123456789012345' (without quotes) and hit enter. You should get a message that your imei is written with succes. Close hyperterminal and reboot your phone.
Check your imei by calling *#06#
It should be the whole number without stripes and dashes.
After this procedure, just flash your own favourite rom back. You can do this as many times as you want. Don't be affraid to damage anything, allthough this procedure is at your own risk.
Gd job x_justin mate it will definitely benefit lots of ppl. Awesome!!:thumbup:
Tnx mate! If there are any things unclear, just tell me.
well done
thanks this seems to have done the trick, I thought it was an ics/jb on p990 problem
Aaaaaaand your thread has been added to my Baseband thread. :good:
I'm sure this will help some people to follow the procedure.
I'd love to see a couple logcat lines added which are typical for this problem.
tonyp said:
Aaaaaaand your thread has been added to my Baseband thread. :good:
I'm sure this will help some people to follow the procedure.
I'd love to see a couple logcat lines added which are typical for this problem.
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Thanks, I updated the installation progress. Now Stefan's unbrick rom is recommended and installation instructions are included.
If someone plans to run this tutorial, please tell me if something is wrong with one of the steps.
Double post, never mind
ive often wondered about this you mentioned.
i have it go 3g for a split second then revert to H all the time. sometimes just unlocking my fone and watching it do it 3-4 times. with nothing active.. =/
hope this fix's my terrible battery life and radio drain.
thanks for your hard work.
I did this and it didn't work for my phone...
Every time it looses 3g it doesn't switch to edge, and if I ask it to go to edge it doesn't finds it. ..
I must reset my phone to get edge connection which I rarely lose...
Will my problem be related to something else?
I do have a p990 but done in Korea sold in Europe
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emilic said:
I did this and it didn't work for my phone...
Every time it looses 3g it doesn't switch to edge, and if I ask it to go to edge it doesn't finds it. ..
I must reset my phone to get edge connection which I rarely lose...
Will my problem be related to something else?
I do have a p990 but done in Korea sold in Europe
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it does say in the instructions you won't be able to get an edge connection after the fix. As the signal around here is always 3g or hspa it worked like a treat.
Re: Fixing Data > WiFi transition and other radio problems
Ok it is working now!!!!
I almost never loose signal and can paas from 3g to edge!!!
Basically I inactivated the 3g for 1 day and le my phone run on edge... then I turned on the 3g And magic!!!
Now my phone changes to edge automatically when I am in the metro, etc.
Mwahhahaha by the way I am on v30b for baseband and original Rom.
I also love my battery life
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if i flash stefans rom
does that mean i'm on the new bootloader then?
and if so, how can i convert back to the old and cm10.1
i now encountered a problem during the process
i'm in hyperterminal
connected with correct settings
but i can't type anything
update:
really checked 15 times and the port was com6, then suddenly it changed to com4 and everything worked.
solved
thank you for the tutorial
Solved
Re: Fixing Data > WiFi transition and other radio problems
My Problem was not fixed by this.
When i set airplanemode and back i get no gsm connection until i restart my phone
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Thank you, this is a very useful guide !
derEremit said:
if i flash stefans rom
does that mean i'm on the new bootloader then?
and if so, how can i convert back to the old and cm10.1
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yes if u flash the "ICS" Stefan's ROM then you have now the NewBL "ICS Bootloader"
if you want to return to the old "GB BL"
Use this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2020737
i cant write AT into hyperterminal - so i dont know what to do - i did every step carefully and everything worked fine until now... pls HELP
Hi. I am from Ukraine. I've bought a N910T with a BAD IMEI from ebay.com and the phone couldn't find a network even after unlocking in Ukraine. (Usually, bad imei has influence only on US networks and it doesn't matter for European networks, - I've bought over 50 phones with bad imeis - had no problem.. I gave my note4 to a serviece-center and they told me "the phone is a eternal Tablet" (the problem isn't in the sim-reader, so it's somewhere inside the phone/motherboard..)
I thought "maybe SAMSUNG or Android have changed something and now the BAD IMEI is a problem for non-US networks as well. I tried to "repair bad imei" and have followed one (stupid) instruction on youtube, where the guy didn't say anything about a backup. Result: I've lost the imei, I don't have a backup. Also: there was no sticker under the battery from the beginning :crying: I hope, I'll fix the NULL IMEI with the help of someone's backup. I'll send you 2$ "for a beer" :highfive: Thanks in advance!
iMeI number is TIED to your SPECIFIC device m8, check your box. But anyone else IMeI number I don't think that is possible. Is it!
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nano303 said:
iMeI number is TIED to your SPECIFIC device m8, check your box. But anyone else IMeI number I don't think that is possible. Is it!
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I don't have the box. It's possible, from what I was told
Try entering *#06# on the dialer, it should show you the IMEI.
Hey there. You can recover your IMEI through Chamelephon App. Download it from Google Play. Change your IMEI and enjoy.
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BlacKBanks said:
Hey there. You can recover your IMEI through Chamelephon App. Download it from Google Play. Change your IMEI and enjoy.
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Hi. Thanks, but it "works only for MTK devices". I have tried it nevertheless, but no luck.
Okay then you should try mobile uncle tools. It works mostly in MTK Devices but try it if your luck is with you.
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Tried this app and it pulled my imei of my phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edydev.imei
Or this in one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mannyvinny.n4efsbackuppro
I am having a similar issue and none of those apps seems to help thanks for trying though.. anyone else have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
CAP3r5 said:
I am having a similar issue and none of those apps seems to help thanks for trying though.. anyone else have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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You can Try Bad IMEI Repair Service that may solve you problem you can try THEUNLOCKPROS dot COM I have use theme before and they fix my block IMEI
Erlotaza said:
Hi. I am from Ukraine. I've bought a N910T with a BAD IMEI from ebay.com and the phone couldn't find a network even after unlocking in Ukraine. (Usually, bad imei has influence only on US networks and it doesn't matter for European networks, - I've bought over 50 phones with bad imeis - had no problem.. I gave my note4 to a serviece-center and they told me "the phone is a eternal Tablet" (the problem isn't in the sim-reader, so it's somewhere inside the phone/motherboard..)
I thought "maybe SAMSUNG or Android have changed something and now the BAD IMEI is a problem for non-US networks as well. I tried to "repair bad imei" and have followed one (stupid) instruction on youtube, where the guy didn't say anything about a backup. Result: I've lost the imei, I don't have a backup. Also: there was no sticker under the battery from the beginning :crying: I hope, I'll fix the NULL IMEI with the help of someone's backup. I'll send you 2$ "for a beer" :highfive: Thanks in advance!
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I have an EFS Backup is dirty the IMEI is bad is block by T-mobile I made it with EFS Professional but I can't share because i can't post links the file
P.S if i do share it PLEASE donate to XDA efs Professional team
Webergti said:
I have an EFS Backup is dirty the IMEI is bad is block by T-mobile I made it with EFS Professional but I can't share because i can't post links the file
P.S if i do share it PLEASE donate to XDA efs Professional team
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Needs Password
Webergti said:
Needs Password
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Thanks. So what is the password? (Write me please the paypal address..). And I'll pay, don't worry
Don't need the money but don't remember the password so here is with out password just if it works consider donating to XDA EFS Professional if it works sense you have to use there tool to restore the EFS
Tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Donate EFS https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/w...63663d3faee8d0b9dcb01a9b6dc564e45f62871326a5e
Don't forget to hit the thanks! button
Webergti said:
Don't need the money but don't remember the password so here is with out password just if it works consider donating to XDA EFS Professional if it works sense you have to use there tool to restore the EFS
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Which version did you use? The latest one doesn't see the backup...
Please note that backups made with older versions are not compatible with the new EFS Professional v2.0 update due to the new backup format used.
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Which version did you use? The latest one doesn't see the backup...
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I use 2.1.80 beta and when you unzip the tool put the file in tar.gz don't unzip the file tar.gz file inside the folder ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional\EFSProBackup
?:\*********\ = what ever you unzip the tool
Phone has to be Rooted and Busybox install not just the apk you have to open and grand SU Permissions and install busybox
USB debugging enable under developer options and Allow usb debugging check always allow from this computer and hit ok
Open EFS professional.exe from ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional
An open file security warning may appear hit run
a Second window pops hit ok then its gonna ask for USB debugging permissions and if every is fine you should get 5 okay's then go to restore tab and under Backup Archives Select the EFS backup then hit Restore and done
if it fails for any reason dial *#0808# on phone and select USB AP and USB Settings to DM+MODEM+ADB hit ok and retry if it everything goes perfect don't forget to redial ones finish and select USB AP and USB Settings to MTP+ADB and hit ok
IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One more thing you have to create a folder for the buck up under ?:\*********\EFS_Professional_2.1.80_BETA\EFS Professional and name the folder EFSProBackup as is or try to do a back up first so the tool can create the folder
How to make a new topic/post in the xda app all I can do is click on someone else's post and reply to them now on my piece of crap galaxy ace style phone it let's me make new posts why can't I on the note 4?
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I'll just make my new post in here since my phone won't let me so I need help with a battery issue I get like 3 hours of screen on time with power saving mode enabled while others can get 9+ hours screen on time without power saving mode on is there some kind of secret I'm not aware of? Because I'm starting to feel like samsung lied about this phone lasting you all day in what universe is 3 hours all day? Lol but yet any advice would be appreciated and please don't ban me for posting in here there is literally no option to make a new topic
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Here's proof to show there is no option to make a new post/topic
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Here's also what's using up my battery thanks
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And here is my screen on time
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My phone was bricked and I restored it following this tut ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62405939&postcount=138 ). Now the phone is turned on normally, but I have this strange thing:
My phone number
Unknown
IMEI
0
IMEI SV
00
I have also this warning: Current version is not available for user. Can't find matched cust for NT-code mcc/mnc, subset.
How to fix?
BlackStorm94 said:
My phone was bricked and I restored it following this tut ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62405939&postcount=138 ). Now the phone is turned on normally, but I have this strange thing:
My phone number
Unknown
IMEI
0
IMEI SV
00
I have also this warning: Current version is not available for user. Can't find matched cust for NT-code mcc/mnc, subset.
How to fix?
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Same thing happened to me after I unbricked my device using the exact same tutorial. However, even with IMEI 0 I can still make and receive calls and text messages. But I'm not sure if I should leave my device like this. If someone has any solution to provide I would be very grateful! I hope it doesn't involve flashing any ROM again cause I'm really afraid that I may brick my phone again ...
Hey guys, I had exactly the same problem. I tried different things including flashing various Roms and Bootstack, but nothing seemed to work. Since I’ve been searching for a solution quite a while, I now have the honor to help you out and everyone with an L90, who stumbles upon the same issue.
First of all, I made a backup of my EFS, so that I could restore the state my phone was in (IMEI=0, but working baseband). You can do that easily with TWRP (thx to shoxxy . By the way, this is something which we all should have done beforehand. It would have been much easier to restore our IMEIs.
But don’t worry, if you follow the instructions in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwzgs1Cmr9k) you should be able to get your IMEI working again. For those, who feel more comfortable following written instructions I copied the following procedure using this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960918) as a model and edited them a little to the way it just worked for me.
Do this on your own responsibility! And better double-check with the video our other threads.
Before you start:
Download this package (http://www.mediafire.com/download/figdbxb75j5kyry/package.rar), it belongs to the user who made the video on youtube (PremiumRepair).
Make sure your phone is rooted and USB-Debugging is enabled (http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951)
Procedure :
Install Drivers. Either you use LG Support Tool or download them directly. For me the LGUnitedMobileDriver+3.14.1_ML_WHQL.exe worked just fine. Don’t forget to uninstall old drivers or you could run into problems.
Install QPST v2.7.378. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable is a prerequisite, just confirm it.
Plug your device into your PC (USB port)
Run QPST Configuration from your Windows Start menu. Switch to the second tab ("Ports") and choose "Add new port" (bottom left button). You should see a COM port associated with "USB/QD Diagnostic". Select it, then press Ok. You can close the QPST Configuration window now.
Open Windows Explorer and browse to "C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\QPST\bin" (or wherever you installed QPST) and launch RF_NV_Manager.exe. In RF NV Manager, Go to "Settings / Comport". You should see your COM port in the dropdown box. Select it, then press OK.
Go to "File" and choose "Read from phone". RF NV Manager will read all NV items from the phone. Now if you see item #550, you will be able to alter it (see below). If you can’t find it, go to “File” and choose “Read supported RF NV Items”. If you still can't find it, there is a way to create it. Take a look at the thread I linked to.
Now comes the critical step of altering the IMEI. Select item #550 and you'll see 9 boxes on the right, a "Write NV" button and an "Hex" checkbox. Check the "Hex" checkbox.
Now, you'll have to enter the IMEI in the 9 boxes in a very specific way. The easiest way is to use the IMEI converter (for other method see linked thread). Put your IMEI in, convert it and put the digits in the boxes (two number per box).
Now you can then press "Write NV" to write the IMEI value to your phone.
Once done, unplug the device, and reboot it. Now you IMEI should be changed. If it’s not your number, take a look at the step seven again and check the video.
Please give a feedback, if it worked for you (incl. Details about your device, ROM, etc.) so that other users can profit from it. Thanks
Edit: @ BlackStorm94 - Don't worry about the warning. It will vanish if you install a different ROM.
I'm stuck at step 6. When I click Read From Phone, I get an error which says that my phone is not present. Also, on QPST Configuration, even tho I have set the Port to the one my phone appears, under Phone it says No Phone ... I guess my phone isn't recognized for some reason. Do I need to root it before I do this? I hope not because I don't really want to mess with it after the hard brick
Lazgeor said:
I'm stuck at step 6. When I click Read From Phone, I get an error which says that my phone is not present. Also, on QPST Configuration, even tho I have set the Port to the one my phone appears, under Phone it says No Phone ... I guess my phone isn't recognized for some reason. Do I need to root it before I do this? I hope not because I don't really want to mess with it after the hard brick
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Yes, your phone needs to be rooted. This solution for rooting works great for me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
mhikel said:
Yes, your phone needs to be rooted. This solution for rooting works great for me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
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So, I rooted the phone successfully, but the phone is still not recognized by QPST Configuration or RF NV Manager. My pc recognizes the phone and I can do everything properly, but these programs say that there is No Phone ... I don't know what to do ...
mhh, that sounds like a problem with the drivers. Did you uninstall all the drivers (incl. Qualcomm drivers) from your PC? And have you installed the official LG drivers for our devices (for example from the link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62405939&postcount=138) Try another PC if it still doesn't work
mhikel said:
mhh, that sounds like a problem with the drivers. Did you uninstall all the drivers (incl. Qualcomm drivers) from your PC? And have you installed the official LG drivers for our devices (for example from the link in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62405939&postcount=138) Try another PC if it still doesn't work
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I'm going to try on a new computer tomorrow afternoon and I'll let you know how it went. I uninstalled all drivers associated with my phone on my computer and after reinstalling them I still got no results. I guess I may have confused it So that's why I'll try on a new one. Thanks for your help
Hello, sorry for the late reply. I just wanted you to know that even though I tried with another computer, my phone was still not recognizable. It doesn't really matter tho, cause even with the IMEI 0 I still have service and it works normaly for about a month now. If you have any solution then I would like to try it, but if not then it's okay. Thanks for your time
No worries! You do have USB-Debugging enabled, have you!? I mean you probably needed to do this for rooting. But if you haven't done it yet, that's probably the problem. Enable USB-Debugging like this (Go to Settings > General > About phone > Software information, tap Build number seven times and then go to Settings > Developer options and turn on Usb debugging) (copied from http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951)
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mhikel said:
No worries! You do have USB-Debugging enabled, have you!? I mean you probably needed to do this for rooting. But if you haven't done it yet, that's probably the problem. Enable USB-Debugging like this (Go to Settings > General > About phone > Software information, tap Build number seven times and then go to Settings > Developer options and turn on Usb debugging) (copied from http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951)
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Yeah yeah, I had USB Debugging enabled every time I plugged my phone into both of my PCs. But I don't think that's the reason this tutorial isn't working on my phone. When I unbricked the device, I had to use the L90 D405 loader.img in order to reflash the bootloader and recovery. But my phone is the d405n model, and that's the ROM I installed to it. So the phone now thinks that it is the D405 but the ROM I have installed is the one for d405n. I hope you understood this cause I know it's a bit weird I see options to activate NFC but I never use it so I can't tell you if it works. However I can activate it properly. Anyway, about the IMEI, as I told you, it basically works without problems even with 0 because I think that my service provider doesn't block anybody except someone reports the device as stolen. If you have any further solutions then let me know but if not the don't worry, I'm okay!
Lazgeor said:
But my phone is the d405n model, and that's the ROM I installed to it. So the phone now thinks that it is the D405 but the ROM I have installed is the one for d405n.
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Ah, that makes sense. Flashing the right bootstack as described here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-l90/development/bootstack-kk-l-l90-t3118632) could maybe help you (I haven't tried the one for D405n myself but it's supposed to stable). On the other hand: You probably installed a .kdz (ROM) with the correct Bootstack for your D405n included. ...So I don't think it'll bring back the IMEI or change anything. I'm running out of ideas, sry!
mhikel said:
Ah, that makes sense. Flashing the right bootstack as described here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-l90/development/bootstack-kk-l-l90-t3118632) could maybe help you (I haven't tried the one for D405n myself but it's supposed to stable). On the other hand: You probably installed a .kdz (ROM) with the correct Bootstack for your D405n included. ...So I don't think it'll bring back the IMEI or change anything. I'm running out of ideas, sry!
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It's okay I don't want to bother you any further. I'll buy a new phone soon anyways and since I'll give this one to my small brother, I don't think he'll really worry if his IMEI is 0 If at some point this device gets blocked by a service provider then I'll start searching for ways to fix it again. That bootstack page you mentioned seems useful. I'll try that if I do have any problems. Thank you very much for your help
That sounds reasonable! You are really welcome If you still need help just post here again. Although I have no other ideas at the moment someone else might. If you felt supported here I'd really appreciate the thanks! button. Yeah, you are right, the bootstacks supplied by Xemidra are of great value for our LG L90.
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That sounds reasonable! You are really welcome If you still need help just post here again. Although I have no other ideas at the moment someone else might. If you felt supported here I'd really appreciate the thanks! button. Yeah, you are right, the bootstacks supplied by Xemidra are of great value for our LG L90.
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Update: I actually fixed it I know I told you that I would leave it as it is for now, but today I had nothing to do, so I decided to try my best and fix it. What I did was, as the post you told me said, I had to install the Kit Kat bootstack and the easiest way to do that is by flashing the Kit Kat rom. So I downgraded to android 4.4.2 using the stock rom I found on another post, and then I used your tutorial on the Kit Kat version. This time I was able to pass step 6 because my phone was getting recognized properly. I also didn't needed root access after all, since the new rom was just installed and it worked. After finishing the tutorial and restarting the phone, my IMEI was back! Then I upgrated my phone to the lollipop version, and when the upgrade finished, my IMEI was still there. So now I'm in lollipop with a working IMEI. I'm so thankful to you now, thank you very much for helping me and providing me these useful tutorials. I really appreciate it
Wow, that's just great!=) congratulations, you can be proud! Happy for you, that was quite an issue. You are welcome=) Well, someone from this forum helped me out, when I seeked for help and I am happy to give something back. Thank you for sharing your solution! That should be helpful for the next one stumbling over this problem. Enjoy your completely restored phone!=)
ok im very confident i can sim unlock this phone...as im interested in getting a h811 bc of unlocked bl but have at&t service, i need a user with a sim-locked phone and a user with a sim-unlockedto get me a backup of their efs/modem using qpts i linked the program below,
first put ur phone into diag mode (ihidden menu (277634#*# ) scroll to bottom to Port Test check (very last thing on T-MO version), on the next screen touch to enable it) in device manager check under which port it is, possibly port 4 or 5
now open QPTS (qpts configurations) then click "add new port" bottem right cornor, uncheck "show serial and usbdiagnostic ports only" then select ur phone and then press ok.
then on the top go to the "start clients" tab, select software download, the go to the backup tab (make sure ur connect to the correct port, then pick ur backup path and press start. rename the file to unlock or lock and then if possible upload and send me the link, (do this via private message).... thanks.....if i find something ill upload a tutorial for all to use....
qpts https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995310392
EDIT: even better would be if someone does the backup before a temporary sim unlock and then after then temporary unlock and send me the files to analyze
This is kinda what i want to do... Is get our nv of a locked and unlocked and compare em to find the difference http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-one-m9/general/nv-unlock-sim-t3314755
I just bought one second hand i assuming the sim was unlocked. Look like i bought a paperweight lol.
Ill try this later.
Is there any risk in this
DroidRazrNy said:
I just bought one second hand i assuming the sim was unlocked. Look like i bought a paperweight lol.
Ill try this later.
Is there any risk in this
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nope all it does is backup ur efs partiton, what my plan is to compare both files and see which hex changes from unlocked to locked, backup first and then try and do a temp sim unlock using the tmobile app and then if it works backup it again. thank you
Somebody unlocked sim please help. Been thinking of switching back to Cricket after T-Mobile increased my monthly bill to around $200 for 2 phones and a tablet. I can save over $100 a month switching.
MicroMod777 said:
Somebody unlocked sim please help. Been thinking of switching back to Cricket after T-Mobile increased my monthly bill to around $200 for 2 phones and a tablet. I can save over $100 a month switching.
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First thanks, is your phone eligible to be temp unlocked? I think getting me a backup before unlock and then after a temp would work best.
Dont know if this helps any but one day while exploring with romtoolbox in system/etc/priv app i believe is a sim unlock apk other then the one tmobile provides as their app
gillim74 said:
Dont know if this helps any but one day while exploring with romtoolbox in system/etc/priv app i believe is a sim unlock apk other then the one tmobile provides as their app
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pull it and upload it...but i don't think thats it bc the unlock is via system bc then you have to reunlock everytime u flash a rom or update..
Google~Android said:
pull it and upload it...but i don't think thats it bc the unlock is via system bc then you have to reunlock everytime u flash a rom or update..
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How do i pull it
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How do i pull it
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With a root browser just paste copy/paste it to sdcard and upload
Can't get into diag mode!
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Can't get into diag mode!
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dialer code must chnaged...download shortcut master lite and go to hidden menu that way, or try this code *#546368#*811# or this 277634#*#
@MicroMod777 try this one 277634#*#
Google~Android said:
ok im very confident i can sim unlock this phone...as im interested in getting a h811 bc of unlocked bl but have at&t service, i need a user with a sim-locked phone and a user with a sim-unlockedto get me a backup of their efs/modem using qpts i linked the program below,
first put ur phone into diag mode (ihidden menu (277634#*# ) scroll to bottom to Port Test check (very last thing on T-MO version), on the next screen touch to enable it) in device manager check under which port it is, possibly port 4 or 5
now open QPTS (qpts configurations) then click "add new port" bottem right cornor, uncheck "show serial and usbdiagnostic ports only" then select ur phone and then press ok.
then on the top go to the "start clients" tab, select software download, the go to the backup tab (make sure ur connect to the correct port, then pick ur backup path and press start. rename the file to unlock or lock and then if possible upload and send me the link, (do this via private message).... thanks.....if i find something ill upload a tutorial for all to use....
qpts https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995310392
EDIT: even better would be if someone does the backup before a temporary sim unlock and then after then temporary unlock and send me the files to analyze
This is kinda what i want to do... Is get our nv of a locked and unlocked and compare em to find the difference http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-one-m9/general/nv-unlock-sim-t3314755
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Hello, i have bought LG G4 H811 on ebay and now it is Locked , I made backup NV files, full EFS Partition with free NV-items_reader_writer software. If you want i can send it at your mail (give me mail).
Now I am searching for unlocked H811 or H815 EFS Partition backup to restore it on my phone and my phone will be activated i think. After that i will return my original IMEI and that's all. If my hope is wrong please post here.
In case of H815, first time i will flash H815 ROM which made MR @MicroMod777 and than restore H815 EFS. I think it will work.
Please help me somebody give me unlocked h811 or H815efs backup...
ciscara said:
Hello, i have bought LG G4 H811 on ebay and now it is Locked , I made backup NV files, full EFS Partition with free NV-items_reader_writer software. If you want i can send it at your mail (give me mail).
Now I am searching for unlocked H811 or H815 EFS Partition backup to restore it on my phone and my phone will be activated i think. After that i will return my original IMEI and that's all. If my hope is wrong please post here.
In case of H815, first time i will flash H815 ROM which made MR @MicroMod777 and than restore H815 EFS. I think it will work.
Please help me somebody give me unlocked h811 or H815efs backup...
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It wont work... It wont accept the different nv backup bc of mismatched imeis... And ull end up wit maybe a zero ifnit even allows u to... You could (if you have imei of the unlocked nv) search the for the imei in hex form and replace itnwith hex of ur imei... But i cant promise itll work
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It wont work... It wont accept the different nv backup bc of mismatched imeis... And ull end up wit maybe a zero ifnit even allows u to... You could (if you have imei of the unlocked nv) search the for the imei in hex form and replace itnwith hex of ur imei... But i cant promise itll work
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I have already changed IMEI. I set, worked, unblocked phones IMEI but Device Unlock app guess that something is wrong and do not worked, when i set original IMEI then it gave me Unlock Permanent button.
I think that it is possible flashing, Unlocked H811's EFS Partitions backup img file, from recovery, or from rooted android, made from wanam EFS IMEI Backup (or may be other soft makes better EFS backup for flashing) as i know It makes full EFS backup in img format. After recovery, i'll set my original IMEI.
EFS Restore also possible by NV-items_reader_writer tool, QPST or other like this software. I think it will also work... I can in backup Unlocked NV file first time change IMEI and set my original IMEI and then restore it at my phone....
Once i changed it, I know where and how it changes, second time of course will no problem change . What do you think?
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I have already changed IMEI. I set, worked, unblocked phones IMEI but Device Unlock app guess that something is wrong and do not worked, when i set original IMEI then it gave me Unlock Permanent button.
I think that it is possible flashing, Unlocked H811's EFS Partitions backup img file, from recovery, or from rooted android, made from wanam EFS IMEI Backup (or may be other soft makes better EFS backup for flashing) as i know It makes full EFS backup in img format. After recovery, i'll set my original IMEI.
EFS Restore also possible by NV-items_reader_writer tool, QPST or other like this software. I think it will also work... I can in backup Unlocked NV file first time change IMEI and set my original IMEI and then restore it at my phone....
Once i changed it, I know where and how it changes, second time of course will no problem change . What do you think?
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im trying to understand seems you know ur way around a emmc of phones, myself am waiting for a nv dump of an unlocked phone so i can do that, bt no luck so far. try a temporary unlock and compare it to ur previous nv backup,
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im trying to understand seems you know ur way around a emmc of phones, myself am waiting for a nv dump of an unlocked phone so i can do that, bt no luck so far. try a temporary unlock and compare it to ur previous nv backup,
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Ok I'll do it and then I'll post details
IMEI is financed and no permanent or temporary unlock is possible
ciscara said:
Ok I'll do it and then I'll post details
IMEI is financed and no permanent or temporary unlock is possible
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when you changed imei did you make sure to match meid?
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when you changed imei did you make sure to match meid?
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Yes i thought about IMEI and MEID matching, but i was not able to change MEID as Successfully as IMEI
Now I think not Unlock this phone with Unlock Device app. If i copy already unlocked phones EFS partition and compare to my EFS there must be different Hex codes and I think write only different HEX NV tables with QPST or other like program, or full EFS partition from recovery or Wanam's EFS IMEI Backup or something like this. After this phone will be unlocked and I will return my IMEI and that's all. Sorry for my bad English...
Finally did backup, but my temp unlock is expiring in a day or two. After it expires, I'll check for comparison's of the files to see if I can find any differences. Maybe its as easy as editing the .qcn backup.