Nandroid Backup Tim - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi do you have a nandroid backup of HTC one Tim Italy with cid TIM-401,i don't find it anywhere!

mago988 said:
Hi do you have a nandroid backup of HTC one Tim Italy with cid TIM-401,i don't find it anywhere!
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Thats because people dont post nandroid backups as they contain personal information. Your best bet would be to look for a stock RUU for your device.

zelendel said:
Thats because people dont post nandroid backups as they contain personal information. Your best bet would be to look for a stock RUU for your device.
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I hope someone can help me because there are not any ruu

mago988 said:
I hope someone can help me because there are not any ruu
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There should be one on the HTC site. They normally keep a RUU for each model.
A nandroid from someone elses device will cause you more issues then anything as it contains Device files that are unique to each device like IMEI and others.

zelendel said:
There should be one on the HTC site. They normally keep a RUU for each model.
A nandroid from someone elses device will cause you more issues then anything as it contains Device files that are unique to each device like IMEI and others.
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Not exactly true. It's perfectly safe and acceptable to share a nandroid of /system and /boot partitions, they don't contain any user specific data and can be useful for restoring the system in the absence of an RUU.

cschmitt said:
Not exactly true. It's perfectly safe and acceptable to share a nandroid of /system and /boot partitions, they don't contain any user specific data and can be useful for restoring the system in the absence of an RUU.
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Not sure how safe that would be when the system partition contains the Efs folder which controls the IMEI.
I have not used nandroid in a long time so I might have to look into how the recoveries handle these.
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zelendel said:
Not sure how safe that would be when the system partition contains the Efs folder which controls the IMEI.
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HTC One doesn't have an /efs partition, but do recall that on Samsung devices.
Even so, it's a mount point to a separate partition so it's not backed up with the /system partition. Check cat /proc/mounts to be certain.

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Searching stock rom n7000 contain multiplefiles (CSC,PDA,Modem)

hi everyone..i need help for searching stock rom that contain multiple files(CSC,PDA,Modem). Could everyone give me a link to downloading that files?i was downloading to much files from sammobile but there is no stock rom contain multiple file(CSC,PDA,Modem).i got a problem with my IMEI and someone told me to flash that stock rom to get back my IMEI. Thanks
dh4u5 said:
hi everyone..i need help for searching stock rom that contain multiple files(CSC,PDA,Modem). Could everyone give me a link to downloading that files?i was downloading to much files from sammobile but there is no stock rom contain multiple file(CSC,PDA,Modem).i got a problem with my IMEI and someone told me to flash that stock rom to get back my IMEI. Thanks
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You won't get your IMEI back by flashing a 3-part-Rom.
What problem with your IMEI do you have? Starting with 004999...?
ThaiDai said:
You won't get your IMEI back by flashing a 3-part-Rom.
What problem with your IMEI do you have? Starting with 004999...?
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so what should i do to get back my IMEI?No,my IMEI just doesn't show anymore.this happen after flashing some Rom..
did you ever make an efs backup?... some kernels make an efs auto backup.if yes restore it.. look for efs.img or efs.autobackup.img on internal or ext storage.
dh4u5 said:
so what should i do to get back my IMEI?No,my IMEI just doesn't show anymore.this happen after flashing some Rom..
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And what number is shown in settings, about... where the number is displayed?
What Rom did you flash? Did you make backups before?
nokiamodeln91 said:
did you ever make an efs backup?... some kernels make an efs auto backup.if yes restore it.. look for efs.img or efs.autobackup.img on internal or ext storage.
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yes i do, how to restore it?yes,i founded both on internal and external storage.so what i should to do know?
ThaiDai said:
And what number is shown in settings, about... where the number is displayed?
What Rom did you flash? Did you make backups before?
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just blank.it says Unknow, JB Official Germany,No,i backup it after i know my IMEI was gone. but,i don't know how to restore it.
use ktool from the playstore.. you need root. also make sure its about 20MB
nokiamodeln91 said:
use ktool from the playstore.. you need root. also make sure its about 20MB
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i was used but it doesn't fix.what do you mean by "make sure it's about 20MB"?

Lost imei number and can't make calls, search for networks or anything

Hallo! I have a problem where mobile connection doesn't work. When I try to connect manually it doesn't work it just gives me an error with no details in it. This happened after attempt on installation of Mackay kernel it worked but I noticed the mobile connection was dead after a while I ran a restore but stil the same problem. The efs folder is empty with a lost+found folder there is also nothing in that folder. When I click manage mobile contract it tells me that I need to put the SIM card in but it is inserted. HELP!!
Henrikx said:
Hallo! I have a problem where mobile connection doesn't work. When I try to connect manually it doesn't work it just gives me an error with no details in it. This happened after attempt on installation of Mackay kernel it worked but I noticed the mobile connection was dead after a while I ran a restore but stil the same problem. The efs folder is empty with a lost+found folder there is also nothing in that folder. When I click manage mobile contract it tells me that I need to put the SIM card in but it is inserted. HELP!!
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Anyone? Please help me!
Is your IMEI still intact or does it begin with something like 0044?
(If you don't know where to find it, go Settings -> About Device -> Status)
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Henrikx said:
efs folder is empty with a lost+found folder there is also nothing in that folder !!
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Did you ever do nandroid backup before? If yes, it contains also the efs folder.
BTW, if nandroid backup was done with different ROM, kernel or CWM version, don't try to restore it with Mackay kernel!!
You must flash as furst the same ROM and same kernel and use the same CWM recovery version to successfully restore your nandroid backup.
Otherwise, you could flash some stock firmware and imei usually returns then. People report that Gingerbread JVU usually restores the imei number quite regularly. If your current ROM uses different partitions than stock firmware, you may have to flash also the PIT file to make step back to stock with success, PIT file will do proper re-partition.
Otherwise, there are quite many threads about how to restore lost imei on the i9000. Take some time browsing around.
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tetakpatak said:
Did you ever do nandroid backup before? If yes, it contains also the efs folder.
BTW, if nandroid backup was done with different ROM, kernel or CWM version, don't try to restore it with Mackay kernel!!
You must flash as furst the same ROM and same kernel and use the same CWM recovery version to successfully restore your nandroid backup.
Otherwise, you could flash some stock firmware and imei usually returns then. People report that Gingerbread JVU usually restores the imei number quite regularly. If your current ROM uses different partitions than stock firmware, you may have to flash also the PIT file to make step back to stock with success, PIT file will do proper re-partition.
Otherwise, there are quite many threads about how to restore lost imei on the i9000. Take some time browsing around.
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I solved this
I did it by flashing stock firmware and I got my IMEI back.
Henrikx said:
I solved this
I did it by flashing stock firmware and I got my IMEI back.
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Great!
Now backup your whole efs folder with the terminal emulator or ADB and save it on several places (different folders on internal and external SD as well as on your PC). It is explained how to do it in my thread.
BTW, on this forum it is kind of nice to click on "thanks" button leftmost beyond all helpful posts.
tetakpatak said:
Great!
Now backup your whole efs folder with the terminal emulator or ADB and save it on several places (different folders on internal and external SD as well as on your PC). It is explained how to do it in my thread.
BTW, on this forum it is kind of nice to click on "thanks" button leftmost beyond all helpful posts.
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I know about the thanks button. Just because I'm a new member doesn't mean I haven't been around on this site for quiet a while.
But how do you backup the EFS folder?
Henrikx said:
But how do you backup the EFS folder?
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I've already written you: it was described in my newest thread, I've posted it also here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45551390#post45551390
The same commands like in the terminal emulator can be done by the ADB as well.
You can easily find good threads here on XDA forum how to backup & restore IMEI
But for great tipps you should not forget to "klick" the thanks button ...it doesn`t hurt :fingers-crossed::good::laugh:
Henrikx said:
I know about the thanks button. Just because I'm a new member doesn't mean I haven't been around on this site for quiet a while.
But how do you backup the EFS folder?
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[Q] EFS Partition

Will we need to backup are EFS partition like the N5?
dirtbikerr450 said:
Will we need to backup are EFS partition like the N5?
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I'd say yes, but it's personal preference really. If you'd happen to lose your EFS, then you're screwed because it contains your IMEI, MAC Address, Wifi MAC Address, etc...
If you flash a lot of ROMs I would say yes, but if you flash zero ROMs or very few, then I would say it's not totally necessary. It only takes one bad flash to ruin your EFS.
No one replied so I figured, why not?
StrifeSoldierVII said:
I'd say yes, but it's personal preference really. If you'd happen to lose your EFS, then you're screwed because it contains your IMEI, MAC Address, Wifi MAC Address, etc...
If you flash a lot of ROMs I would say yes, but if you flash zero ROMs or very few, then I would say it's not totally necessary. It only takes one bad flash to ruin your EFS.
No one replied so I figured, why not?
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How does one go about backing up that partition?
elevatorguy said:
How does one go about backing up that partition?
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A custom recovery like TWRP.
mwalt2 said:
A custom recovery like TWRP.
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OK thanks. Would assume it's somewhere in an advanced setting somewhere? Don't remember seeing it in the regular backup part
elevatorguy said:
OK thanks. Would assume it's somewhere in an advanced setting somewhere? Don't remember seeing it in the regular backup part
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Just do a regular Nandroid backup in recovery via TWRP and there is a check box for the EFS partition. Check it along with anything else you might want to back up at the time. Make sure you are on the latest TWRP version, otherwise you may not have this option.
StrifeSoldierVII said:
Just do a regular Nandroid backup in recovery via TWRP and there is a check box for the EFS partition. Check it along with anything else you might want to back up at the time. Make sure you are on the latest TWRP version, otherwise you may not have this option.
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Thanks for the education. Will back it up now ?
elevatorguy said:
Thanks for the education. Will back it up now ?
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Not a problem. Sucks that you didn't get an answer until now though.
StrifeSoldierVII said:
Not a problem. Sucks that you didn't get an answer until now though.
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I wasn't the one who originally asked the question I just saw something about needing to backup something. I'm kinda paranoid about backing things up. Few more things to ask. Do you back EFS up with every nandroid and just restore it with everything else, or do you keep a copy of just the EFS itself and restore it separately if something messes up?
elevatorguy said:
I wasn't the one who originally asked the question I just saw something about needing to backup something. I'm kinda paranoid about backing things up. Few more things to ask. Do you back EFS up with every nandroid and just restore it with everything else, or do you keep a copy of just the EFS itself and restore it separately if something messes up?
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I do a one time back of of just the EFS for each major android update, then erase the older version.
Like right now I have the efs backup for 5.0.2. When 5.1 comes to play I will back that up and then delete the 5.0.2. Just my preference
the_rooter said:
I do a one time back of of just the EFS for each major android update, then erase the older version.
Like right now I have the efs backup for 5.0.2. When 5.1 comes to play I will back that up and then delete the 5.0.2. Just my preference
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One more question. Can you make a backup of just the EFS partition and restore just that partition or do you have to restore a complete nandroid of the whole system? Thanks I'm sure this is all basic stuff to you but I seem to learn something new every day.
elevatorguy said:
One more question. Can you make a backup of just the EFS partition and restore just that partition or do you have to restore a complete nandroid of the whole system? Thanks I'm sure this is all basic stuff to you but I seem to learn something new every day.
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I do just do the efs partition
the_rooter said:
I do just do the efs partition
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OK thanks. I'll make a copy of just that. Guess that means you can just restore that alone.
Hi everyone! I am a newby here. I just want the Efs backup from TWRP of 6.0 Marshmallow
Please anyone upload it. Thanks.
I'm sorry, but you can't use someone else's.
Sent from my Nexus 6 running cyosp using Tapatalk
I'm having some problems with wifi/bluetooth mac address and want to try to format efs partition and then restore it
already have an efs backup made with TWRP but couldn't find the option to format that partition in order to fix any possible FS error.
Did you know how?

How to back up my factory ROM?

Just got a new unit and would like to make a full backup of the factory ROM before proceeding to try out different ROMs. I did find an old thread from 2011 [HOW-TO]Create Custom ODIN Images for Backup/Restore but I'm not entirely sure if this is still accurate advice.
Also, it says that the device needs to be rooted in order to make the backups. My understanding is that if I root the system it will be detected by the system and OTA updating will then be disabled, which is not what I want. So my second question is: Is it really necessary to root and if so what is the best temporary method?
Aethera said:
Just got a new unit and would like to make a full backup of the factory ROM before proceeding to try out different ROMs. I did find an old thread from 2011 [HOW-TO]Create Custom ODIN Images for Backup/Restore but I'm not entirely sure if this is still accurate advice.
Also, it says that the device needs to be rooted in order to make the backups. My understanding is that if I root the system it will be detected by the system and OTA updating will then be disabled, which is not what I want. So my second question is: Is it really necessary to root and if so what is the best temporary method?
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ODIN flash TWRP then backup your stock ROM.
ShrekOpher said:
ODIN flash TWRP then backup your stock ROM.
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Thanks that what I ended up doing because it was definitely easiest.
Aethera said:
Just got a new unit and would like to make a full backup of the factory ROM before proceeding to try out different ROMs. I did find an old thread from 2011 [HOW-TO]Create Custom ODIN Images for Backup/Restore but I'm not entirely sure if this is still accurate advice.
Also, it says that the device needs to be rooted in order to make the backups. My understanding is that if I root the system it will be detected by the system and OTA updating will then be disabled, which is not what I want. So my second question is: Is it really necessary to root and if so what is the best temporary method?
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Small piece of advice my friend, be sure to include EFS in the backup to be on the safe side, also I suggest making a copy on a external SD or transferring to a PC
Why efs?
glm0025 said:
Small piece of advice my friend, be sure to include EFS in the backup to be on the safe side, also I suggest making a copy on a external SD or transferring to a PC
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According to TWRP they say:
Some devices have “special partitions” like WiMAX, pds, efs, etc. These partitions almost never need to be included in a normal backup.
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I already did one restore from my backup which had not included efs and it worked ok. What exactly is efs and why would we need it?
Aethera said:
According to TWRP they say:
I already did one restore from my backup which had not included efs and it worked ok. What exactly is efs and why would we need it?
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The EFS folder contains important information from the phone, like the IMEI for example, and if it gets erased by error it may affect your ability to successfully connect to a provider. Backups in TWRP will give you the option to backup important partitions one of those is the EFS folder, alternatively you may also use an application to make a backup (requires root) like EFS Manager(IMEI)-Note4 on the play store.

Restore Persist partition

It's my understanding that the Persist partition/folder contains some data unique to the device, such as IMEI and MAC addresses.
If I lost my Persist partition, would it be possible to restore it without having a backup?
See https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/how-to/how-to-fix-sensors-camera-stock-pie-10-t3914885
BTW, "Search" woks in these forums.
Sorry, I've seen that thread, but I'm more interested in the theoretical aspect. Shouldn't flashing a Persist partition that doesn't come from a backup override some device-specific data? Or it is completely safe and it will just revert to the original state?
Lurensu said:
Sorry, I've seen that thread, but I'm more interested in the theoretical aspect. Shouldn't flashing a Persist partition that doesn't come from a backup override some device-specific data? Or it is completely safe and it will just revert to the original state?
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it has no device-specific data
q0kHaN said:
it has no device-specific data
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Thanks!
Lurensu said:
Thanks!
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The only phone i have seen which requires a device specific persist backup is Moto G5 Plus on Nougat.

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