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[Nexus S Android Development] dario3040:
I don't think so.

It doesn't matter how long it takes, what really matters is that the job gets done.
[Nexus S Android Development] Valantin:
You're right, but it would be fairer to ask for a donation of a few dollars for each person who receives the service (which still would not be a few), or even make a fair procedure to do it and of course many will give thanks for.

I make a donation if it were released a tool, but I would be more reluctant to pay $ 20 at least until the terminal no poblem

Sorry for my bad eng
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
Maybe you know anything that I not but... why not?
[Nexus S Android Development] Zehlek:
Possibly
[Nexus S Android Development] Valantin:
because you need efs partition content... and nv_data.bin is terminal secific :P

sorry for my bad eng
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
Maybe the tool has this data preloaded, in theory this tool is ready to work with Nexus S (9020 and 9023)...

But yes, it's hard, expensive and lost your warranty... but maybe could be last resort.
[Nexus S Android Development] bloodhawk:
A tool thing wont work, because we are dealing with regional models here. The I9020/I9020A/I9020T

Im more than willing to pay for the service, because i stand at loosing a 400$ investment.

Have PM'd the MobileTechVideos guy, lets see what he has to say.
[Nexus S Android Development] mr_recordman:
Maybe we can contact this guy, perhaps he can provide us a possible solution :)

*Edit*

Sorry Bloodhawk, I stole your idea.
[Nexus S Android Development] bloodhawk:
I just did! :D

And there is hope! But its going to be charged! Will keep you guys posted.
[Nexus S Android Development] barca-x:
but plz don't forget the 9023 version .. :$

i have one .. and lost my imei :D
[Nexus S Android Development] mr_recordman:
Yep that's true, I have the european version as well.

Crossing my fingers that someone will find the solution. ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] Zehlek:
I have i9020t
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
I have GT-i9020T what region is this model? (Bought in Israel)

P.S: How's my signature? Improves our chanses a lot, hehe.
[Nexus S Android Development] Graham19:
Has anyone flashed the updated ROM successfully?

What is the performance like?
[Nexus S Android Development] iceandfire:
AS you can see 0.3 is awesome it works great looks like nexus s was made by htc and sense is sooo fast.. :p But one little thing it wipes your IMEI. :eek:

PS: Not flaming or ****ting the thread. No hard things with dev. It was awesome while it lasted. :)
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Dude, a guy fixed the imeivdeletion and uploaded the fixed rom (it wont fix ur imei but it won't mess yours if it isn't messed, the link is a few pages back.
[Nexus S Android Development] Graham19:
I know about the IMEI issues. I am sure I read that someone updated the installer to remove the defective code.

Has anyone flashed the updated version?
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
LOL. come on now. dont you wanna join in to the club? if you want, i'll link you to the original rom with the script. :D
[Nexus S Android Development] dario3040:
I have, and it worked perfectly.

But I still can't get any kernels to work -__-
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
obviously kernels would never work.kernels for ports are very different/special from the norm.
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
How's my signature?
[Nexus S Android Development] Zehlek:
I did but for some reason I couldn't download from market. I would select download and nothing would happen. Not sure if it is because of my imei
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
yes.i have started having the same problems too with market. the download starts but it just vanishes immediately. It is related to the imei ( double checked with other phones)
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Strange, I don't experience any problems....
[Nexus S Android Development] Zehlek:
With infin1ty I can download no problem
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Hey,

I tried to contact Google through its support forum about our problem, I told them that if they think its our problem because we didn't have to root and flash roms then they are right, but if they agree to help we would really appreciate it.

I'll keep you informed about their reply.
[Nexus S Android Development] bloodhawk:
Do keep us posted bro.

The MobileTechVideos thing is kind of coming down to be pretty expensive..... specially for international customers. Id be going for it as a last shot. even then there are no guarantees.
[Nexus S Android Development] david1985:
any updates to this rom? i really want to get sense working on my nexus s already i will donate once this rom working fully well camera is a must:) thanks for all your hard work
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
So wouldn't flashing it back to stock with Odin with re-partition ticked work. Does it not format all partitions and then re-build?

Only thing of course is we'd need the correct .pit file and Ive looked everywhere.
[Nexus S Android Development] marsrogers:
As the Chinese saying goes, " Gentleman does not prevent anti-villain "~

Once I figure the way out, I will post it and let you guys yourself to edit it~Of course for free cuz I am major in Industrial Engineering, not on IT things~ ;)

But these three weeks I must prepare for my tons of tests...
[Nexus S Android Development] chris6278:
Just flashed the fixed version an it runs perfect with the exception of no data and camera. I really hope this continues to get updated
[Nexus S Android Development] Zehlek:
Can you download from market?
[Nexus S Android Development] chris6278:
Yea i can download from the market with no problem. Only works on wifi tho since theres no data
[Nexus S Android Development] dima_sk8er:
I've install Netarchy Nexus 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. And they are works! But Wi-Fi doesn't work - it has error when I try to turn it on.

Before flashing any kernel do a "Wipe Cache" via CWM!
[Nexus S Android Development] chiledog:
You probably need to find a wifi module that's compatible with the kernel.

Check your dmesg for clues either using a log viewer or adb.

Strange it boots because i would expect the changes to the initramfs to be wiped.

I guess that kernel either has the necessary initramfs or doesn't touch it.
[Nexus S Android Development] dima_sk8er:
I'll try it later - when @apreichner released version with working 3G and camera :)
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
Nice one, so theres still hope yet.

Has anyone sent there phone of to samsung to try and get warranty repair and if yes what did samsung say?
[Nexus S Android Development] Valantin:
I will. I called samsung support and they told me that I will call the engineers. are waiting. I invented a story about their
[Nexus S Android Development] erikwervo:
so.. apreichner wont continue work on this ROM i heard, is that right?

too bad.. my imei ****ed up already and at this point i will gladly flash any update to this ROM.
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
I still didn't get a reply from Google, ill wait.
[Nexus S Android Development] chris6278:
If he stops workin on this rom it would be an absolute shame
[Nexus S Android Development] slimjimwoods:
For sure, 0.3 is awesome except the 3g situation, maybe he can just get that going...
[Nexus S Android Development] erikwervo:
agree! how about a fully working nexus sense ROM and we will forget about what happen now :cool:
[Nexus S Android Development] jay_993:
Really hope the dev stands up again and does the thing he enjoys to do ( well at least i hope he enjoys deving ;) )
[Nexus S Android Development] chris6278:
Hopefully with all the encouragement hes gettin from everyone that will motivate him to continue his great work. Even if i was one of the unfortunate ones who got their imei screwed up i wouldn't have blamed him one bit.
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
dont stop

Yep, I hope he will continue his work on the rom, we have nothing to loose anyway and the others now know to backup the efs folder.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i have a backup of elf folder,but i still get the 004999010640000 imei when i replace the elf with the backup(rebooted),anything wrong?
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
i replied to you on the other forum. check it.
[Nexus S Android Development] fabrizioo2007:
can this tread be usefull ??http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/imei-issue-showing-004999010640000-instead-of-unique-original-number.1876/
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
No from what I remember, he said he would stop work on the ROM until he could help everyone with screwed up IMEI's resolve the problem.

The ROM itself is a masterpiece, and it would be a crime if apreichner just gave up on it. He didn't intentionaly mess things up, **** happens and we all understand that and I don't think anyone would want him to stop.

Im sure I can speak on behalf of all xda members when I say apreichner we love your work and we really want you to continue with NexusSense v04, don't let one little hurdle get in your way, we'll all resolve our IMEI's one way or another.

Obviously people have been upset but were all old enough to see the bigger picture. Keep up the excellent work mate.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i followed ur steps ,and failed to restore the imei,my nv.log is "Tue May 31 22:13:09 2011: MD5 is turned on",nothing else.......:confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
after copying your backup, did you try wiping and reinstalling? are you sure you deleted everything from your efs folder?
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
I thought for one minite you were our saviour.

It installs alright, goes through the motions but just doesnt fix it, saying that I did try it on gingerbread so it may be worth flashing a froyo ROM if there is one for nexus S.

Also the Dev who made the App might be able to make a few changes for it to work on the Nexus S.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i'm sure i deleted everything using root explorer(select all and delete),what do u mean by "wiping and reinstalling"?wipe data in cwm or something else?thx anyway;)
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
most important cache and dalvik cache

ohh and i forgot to mention,

after copying the files, click each of the files and check the permissions are st correctly. meaning they are allowed read and write. ( this might be the cause actually)
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
wiped partition cache and dalvik cache and rebooted,it's still 004999XXX0000,i'm crazy...............any further suggestion:confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i setted all files' permissions to (775?)111 111 101(defalt is 000 111 101)
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
ps:i also tried deleting all the files in els folder(leave nothing in the folder) and rebooted,but it's still 00499XXXX and build nv_data.bin automatically.......so somewhere else stores the imei info?
[Nexus S Android Development] marsrogers:
this is actually what stops me from testing the file. I can't port my friend's efs to mine...
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
I just tried it. Everything working fibe.

How are you changing the permissions?

After u copy the files with root explorer. Long press on each of the 4 files, select permission. There I'll find user,group n something else. You have to allow read write n execute. Dont worry. As I said, since the problem appeared, I have been trying all these things with my gf nexus. Probably u r doing something wrong. Each time it fails, just check the log.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
That's something else.porting somebody's backup on your phone. I myself haven't been able to do so.I mean, I could restore the NV file after some difficulties with the md5sum but the imei doesn't change to the other phone's one . Default NV is not restored.but still the imei is the fail safe one.

This leads me to believe that there is a certain check between the data on the file and the hardware.
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Well, I'm not big enough (only 15) but I was lucky that the IMEI doesn't matter to orange il .

but if it mattered to them than I would send it to jtag service (it deletes everything from the phone and rewrites it completely, even the hidden files, and it can put any IMEI you want (read it on a forum of hakcers))

Anyway I'd like apreichner to continue the development, he did a good job and we don't want to loose all in the middle.
[Nexus S Android Development] murdoch1:
CPW Repair

Hi guys. I had sent my phone into CPW under warranty. According to the tracker they have fixed it and it's undergoing final quality testing. :):):):). Hopefully it's fully restored to normal, time will tell. As far as I know theyve not sent it back to Samsung for any work. Will let you know.:):):D:D:D
[Nexus S Android Development] bigmizz79:
what is CPW.???
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
You obviously restored to stock and re-locked the bootloader, its just I'm thinking of doing the same tomorrow.

Keep me posted as to how u get on ;-)
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
Would these guys tell you how they did the job? I'm really intrigued how they solved it without sending it to Samsung.
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
I had backed up efs on my SD card, I've know idea where they came from or when they appeared, I've tried restoring with no joy. Tbh I think there back ups of the bad ones.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
If you have backed up after flashing the nexus s, then yes. They are bad ones.sorry.

If you have the possibility to get it fixed( warranty), then get it done as soon as you can. cause I sincerely believe we are far from a fix.
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
Who solved it without taking it to Samsung???
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
CPW I meant. I think Google should provide us with something here. Either an insight from where is the bin created,.... or how to manually create it from our hw. This phone is meant for devs and as the OP said, this is pure stupidity that this folder is left like that open. As I said earlier even HTC does not use this format. Ppl have been formatting their entire hdd on the phone without any probs of this kind.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
yeah,there are owner,group and others,i selected owner(R/W/E),group(R/W/E),others(R/E),and in the log file there is still one line~:eek:
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i backup the elf folder when the imei is right,but i can't restore it when i messed up:confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] mak213:
has anyone had success with that previous link thats for SGS? as in have it work for NS
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
new:

i did a test:deleted all files in efs folder(my gf's ns,pretty stock 2.3.3 and rooted,imei is right) and rebooted the phone,after reboot,there was no signal at first and about 1 min later it got the signal again and i checked the efs folder with root explorer:

all files are back......and the nv.log file as follow:

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: No NV backup found. Create one before MD5 on.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: NV data back-up begin.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: nv_data.bin does not exist.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: NV data backup stopped due to NV data size.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: MD5 is turned on.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:56 2011: nv_data.bin does not exist.

Wed Jun 1 11:07:57 2011: default NV restored.

default NV restored!!!! yes,there must be somewhere else storing the imei info!!!!!
[Nexus S Android Development] mak213:
in english did u restore ur old imei?
[Nexus S Android Development] marsrogers:
How did you get back to 2.3.3? Odin to 2.3.1 and then update?
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
this is my gf's ns,the imei is right...........i just did a test ,deleted all the files in the efs folder and rebooted to see what will happen
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
it's a orignal 2.3.3 stock rom with root and i didn't update to 2.3.4 yet.........
[Nexus S Android Development] apreichner:
You might be on to something here. So you are saying all you had to do was delete the efs folder and reboot and it loaded the proper imei.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i think:after it rebooted,it could't get the signal because the efs folder is empty,then the os loaded the nv_data.bin file from elsewhere and everything came to normal........
[Nexus S Android Development] marsrogers:
I've done exactly the same thing with you under2.3.4. But nothing happened, still fake imei I mean under 2.3.4. So do you think it matters between versions? If you can, I know it's hard, repeat the experiment again? Reflash the issue rom and make the imwolfe to fake one and get it back again through deleting efs folder under stock 2.3.3? If you are not willing to, I quite understand that, at least you've already provided a possible way of restoring. Thanks!
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
Check ur imei number now. Pretty sure after you deleted the efs folder, n default NV was loaded, the imei has changed.( indifferent u have a signal or not)
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
have checked...........it doesn;t change.........354494XXXXXX, it's weird!!!
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
I'm afraid that for now the only way to fix is jtag or send to Samsung.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
Please post the os version ( precise) , the radio n bootloader and the exact steps you did please.

Did u try doing the same with yours?

This might be important for us if you say the correct imei n NV_data was loaded.

Thanks man.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i repeated the test 3 times,maybe two places store the imei info,two imei info are right on my gf's ns,so when i deleted one it can be restored?mybe on your ns,they have both change?just my guess
[Nexus S Android Development] apreichner:
Please tell us all information about your rom and your baseband. I am trying to figure out why yours would work after deleting your folder. I have a nandroid from way back when, I can try to restore and hope for the best, but I doubt a backup of IMEI is stored in the system folder.
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
I'll try to get back to stock 2.3 n then to update to 2.3.3 manually n try it out when I get home.

Anyway my guess is that this bin file is not important. This is not the one governing our imei. I think it was mainly used to block carriers/ phones...for branding purposes but was left in place by Samsung. Cause if you look at our default NV, some mention i9000 in the hex values.

My guess is that on boot there is a security check to check the bin and our hardware. That is why I failed to input someone else bin file in mine.( log file says that my bin n not the default was restored but nothing changes) If we could obviously find out from where the command for this security check comes from and delete it, I think we will get the imei back. It has to be something in the Samsung drivers. Maybe OP can help us with that
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
did the same with my own phone,and before test the imei is wrong and after is still wrong......
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
ok,android version:2.3.3(it's the pure stock rom wiht root,i can receive the update for 2.3.4 on the notice but i have not do that)

baseband version i9020XXkd1

and imei sv is 03,my own messed up phone imei sv is 01....

yet,i agree,maybe elsewhere mybe the system folder stores the imei info...
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
i upload the pictures of my steps and foget to say that "lost+found" folder can't be deleted but it's empty
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
But really before delete the efs folder you have the fake imei? and another question what is your phone model i9023 or i9020

Thanks a lot!
[Nexus S Android Development] treUse:
No, that was his GF's phone on which he tried a couple of different methods.

From what I've understood deleting everything inside the /efs folder doesn't corrupt your imei.

Might be completely wrong though, since this seems pretty far-fetched indeed...
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I can't understand... if delete efs folder is not the problem then what is the problem?
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
my test's result:delete the efs folder will not damage/change the imei,there must be some other file storing the imei info
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I'm testing, I have restored a backup of 2.3.3 rooted. After, I have deleted efs folder. But when reboot the folder is created and I have the fake imei and my imei sv is 03... ¿?

my nvlog says that is created at 10:17 am

Maybe if efs folder was deleted with a shell script this, really deletes all files. And maybe root explorer can't delete it all files...
[Nexus S Android Development] marsrogers:
Now we must face the question whether or not is the efs folder the real cause of the problem. Maybe we need to re-exam the issue script to find out what else did it do to our phone.
[Nexus S Android Development] Blu3D:
Does root explorer really show all files, and does it use the -f flag for deleting? Not being able to delete the lost+found folder suggests otherwise.

Also, in linux the lost+found folders hold items recovered after a filesystem check. Might be related.
[Nexus S Android Development] leejeans:
so how can i delete all files in efs? adb?
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I think you're right. The script uses rm -rf sentence to delete folder and maybe ROOT EXPLORER leaves files that allows the correct restore

rm -rf /efs
mkdir /efs

cp -R /sdcard/backup/efs /
exit
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
so maybe if we take the original 0.3 delete the scripts that mess up the imei and leave only the "rm -rf /efs" and then flash it, then see what happens...?
[Nexus S Android Development] dima_sk8er:
Possible just make a ZIP with this script. It size will be adout 10KB ;)

But i think that it will not help.

Anyone trying to do full wipe? (oem lock and then oem unlock) Maybe it will help?
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
as russians say: "попытка не пытка" (which means: no harm in trying)

if our imei is messed up anyway than we should try...but im afraid to try coz i understand nothing in this...
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
I found an easy way to explore the root of your device through the computer, if you have the drivers installed (adb or something) you can use this program:

http://androidcommander.com/
[Nexus S Android Development] NexusCrazy:
Ive gone back to stock done oem lock and still messed up imei number, i think wede fighting a loosing battle, hope im wrong tho
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I just created a stock rom with the script and does not work I generated efs folder and the imei is still wrong!
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Sad..............
[Nexus S Android Development] mr_recordman:
Guys I hope some geniuses, out there, will find the solution for this.

I dont want to give up on this. :D
[Nexus S Android Development] RisinT96:
Yea, hope so too....

P S : I like your pic.
[Nexus S Android Development] chiledog:
has anyone tried the new erase_image binary from the latest cm7.1?

Don't think it will change anything though.
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I don't know but the original efs folder is 5mb size and fake efs folder is only 2mb... :confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] thegod2012:
im guessing the imei issue is a big deal in Europe but not really in the US
[Nexus S Android Development] nitsuajd:
I'm in spain and I have not any issue, all works fine. But I'm trying to find solution for if someday stops work
[Nexus S Android Development] mr_recordman:
Not sure.

I'm in Czech Republic and my phone is working perfectly but I'm afraid that won't last. :confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] dario3040:
Some immature tags I see.
[Nexus S Android Development] dima_sk8er:
I think that should ask moders to delete them. I have added only a 'nexus s' and 'sense' tags about month ago.
[Nexus S Android Development] dario3040:
Yea, might be a good idea.
[Nexus S Android Development] emc1990:
No problem for me in France... But I'm not sure about my mobile insurance that cheks IMEI :mad:
[Nexus S Android Development] deeren:
what are u guys refering to????