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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] cs4ever:
how can i connect an i9100 phone in qualcomm nv tools? Because it says: no com port selected..

thanks
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
I9100 Galaxy S2 doesn't have a Qualcomm processor, but a Samsung Exynos, so that section doesn't apply to it.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mmmhhh86:
IMEI NULL and Baseband UNKNOWN

Hi,

I have an S4 from rogers canada (i337M)

Suddenly I lost reception today and after a while noticed the IMEI is null and baseband is unknown.

I tried this tool but couldnt write the original IMEI back into the phone. I have no backups as its new.

In qualcomm nv tools I can connect but it doesnt read the phone's information.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Hi did you put your phone in Diag Mode before hand? There should be two COM ports visible and one of them will read the phones info and thats the COM port you need.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Painterface:
I have a verizon sch-1545. There's no listing for it in the device filter.

I'm assuming that I can just use the gt-i9505 in the device filter for it.

Would this be correct?

Also, I'm assuming I can do the nv backup, too?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Yes thats correct and people with I9505 have backed up EFS okay but had issues with performing NV backup, device freezes at 15 percent so you may face the same issue but let me know please.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Painterface:
Thanks! Got my EFS backed up.

Having problems doing the NV backup, however.

It switches to diag mode, then opens up Qualcomm NV Tools.

There is nothing in the drop down menu for available COM ports. I was assuming that's what I need to do.

If not, how do I do the NV Backup?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
You need to change the mode to Diag mode on your device for the com ports to be visible. I think on US variants you need to bring up the hidden menu but im not sure what the dial code is. However if you have a terminal emulator installed then type the following:

su -c 'am start -n com.android.hiddenmenu/com.android.hiddenmenu.IOTHiddenMenu'

You should be able to launch phoneutil and access the Qualcomm USB settings.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mmmhhh86:
Hi,

Yes I did put it in diag mode. I see 2 com ports but the first one (7) gives an error after a couple seconds and the program exits.

The second one I have to uncheck 'send spc' otherwise it returns a message "phone rejected spc"

But this second one does not crash the program.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your response.

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

By diag mode you mean ##program or just by enabling Adb?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
The one that rejects spc, does it read the phone details and populate the boxes correctly?

And yes I mean the ## code, not just adb.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mmmhhh86:
No nothing at all. They are all blank. When I click on read esn? I believe, that's the only one that generates a code
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Painterface:
I downloaded a terminal emulator and tried typing that, and it didn't seem to work. I did some searching and found this code ##DMMODE#, but it didn't do anything.

After a little more searching, I found this:

"Previously, there was a 'master' code that enabled the hidden menus. Now it is a filesystem based check. Boo!

Due to editing /system/build.prop and /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu you MUST be rooted.

1) Add the following line* to /system/build.prop

Code:

sys.hiddenmenu.enable=1

2) Change the contents of /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu from OFF to ON

3) Reboot."

*edit: the guy who wrote that above said that step 1 is not necessary. Only step 2. Tried only step two and it works. *end edit

It seems easy enough, I suppose, just go into the file and type it, but it makes me a bit nervous going into the system and efs folder manually and mucking around(I'm not experienced with that kind of stuff.)

Is it really important that I do the NV backup or just an extra precaution(seeing as I have my EFS backed up already)?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
On my I9505 international the NV backup ended at 15% saying something like connection has been lost.

Just for information, even if aborted at 15%, the backup operation was lasting for a lot of time...

All NV backup parameters were left as initially presented on screen.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
EFS Pro 1.2.6 Source Code is now available to developers and entheusiasts.

If you make any changes, please remember to share.

If this has helped you or saved your bacon, please consider a donation.

Much love! :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] screamworks:
Thanks for getting to that so quickly, much appreciated ! :D

Hopefully I should be able to donate a few dollars in the next few days :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Bmsone:
Didn't work for me, device not connected all the time....

Running standard 2.3.5

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] roufneck:
Did not work for me and had to kill the running services manually. Windows 7 x64.

After that, the program worked perfectly.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] morg01:
Me too, although running stock rom with speedmod kernel.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lownita:
Good to know, then it is kernel related :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] imranaryan:
will this work with Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] crobat:
Worked okay with KI4, albeit with a little bumps, but still awesome given that I didn't have to mess with any command lines or any other shenanigans.

lyriquidperfection, I love you. :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] TheFaixy:
it is stuck at writing partition image to device please help

UPDATE: restored a nandroid backup everything good :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] cooza:
Works fine Omega ROM CF-Root kernel XXKI4 KJ1.:D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] prinzhernan:
My phone suddenly went bonkers this afternoon, didn't have any signal and the IMEI was blank. Using stock rom with speedmod. It was running fine for days but I don't know why it did what it did for no reason at all.

Good thing I backed up my /efs folder with this app. I had a problem with restoring my efs backup using the .img but for some reason with the .tar it works (thank God I backed up using both ways).

I'm wondering why the restore using .img doesn't work. It just goes through the process and hangs in the end part.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] herby68:
it does not work with my samsung note.

I have windows 7 32 bit.

after initializing it say device is not conected try again check usb cable. i did everything right. USB debugging is active.

any ideas ?

thx Herby
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] cooza:
If it doesnt detect your phone it sounds like the drivers arnt installed so it doesnt recognize the device.Thats about all I can think of.Make sure you have the latest Kies and drivers installed,phone is recognized by PC in mass storage and download mode and you have a compatable root kernel and phone screen is always on to accept root permissions when asked by the program.Im also on Win7 but with 64bit.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] herby68:
I try´d again at another laptop with the samsung orginal USB cable and it works´.

thx a lot

regards

herby
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Gowind:
i am in serious trouble my friends. today i lost my network all of a sudden and when i checked my imei was missing. i googled and came to this thread. since i am using siyah kernel i had a few efs backups. also the rom too backs up the efs. i restored the .tar.gz successfully using EFS Pro but after the phone has rebooted i saw that my imei has changed. also when i have checked the \system\efs i could see that only half of the files are there and the imei folder is missing, which is actually there in the backup. i tried it with all the backup and the results are just the same. can somebody please help me...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Vulpix:
How long does this app take to backup the EFS? Mine seems to be stuck for quite a while. :(
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jthinker:
i am also stuck the the creating EFS backup partition image...for 10 min already as i type this message. @Vulpix, did you complete the backup? are you backing up galaxy note too?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tenchi0205:
Have you tried HC K-tool to restore?

other solutions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f453/galaxy-s2-i9100-imei-blank-1347057/

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/samsung-android-repair-efs-imei-repair-without-box-1348192/

my friend had that happen to his SGS 2 too...that why I found these possible solutions for him to try...hope can help you too
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Gowind:
thank you so much my friend. i tried the hc K-Tool, but since it works only with the .img, it didn't help me as i had the ,img.gz file. will checkout the other methods and let you know the results. :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] GSeeker:
+1 Stuck for 10 mins now, help

On Galaxy Note:o
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Painterface:
Okay, finally got diag mode going on the i545...

Started nvbackup and the phone connection was lost at 15%

btw, I got dmmode enabled by going into /efs/carrier/HiddenMenu then changing OFF to ON, then restarting and dialing ##dmmode#. That's it.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Herbert Schwakowiak:
I tried to back up nv data with QPST some time ago but it didn't recognize my phone. Now I have tried with EFS Pro but when I click connect it freezes and then it says that the connection to the phone has been lost. Can anyone help me or is anyone facing the same issue?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] bob_ross:
Is it possible to do a backup on a Sprint Galaxy S3 rooted (but stock) USA phone? I don't see the option for my phone in device filter. :confused:

EDIT:

Never mind changed busy box version and now I have options.

EDIT #2: Wait, now I get different backup option when I choose different devices. Should I just choose the one that has the most options (GS4) even though I have a GS3?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Hexgore:
From reading the last few pages, am I to understand NV backup does not work in i9505 currently? But I can note down the information manually so if it is lost in the future, I can write it manually with this program successfully?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
No sorry this is for android devices only.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themadba:
Just to clarify, when you select the i9505 filter in order to load the partition blocks, it is the partition block with efs on the end that you choose to back up? I only ask because the file size for the i9100 was 135KB, whereas the backup I have for my i9505 is only 36KB, is this correct?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Alk the oartitions that show up when you select the desired filter should be backed up. Thats the whole idea!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themadba:
Oh right, I never remember selecting all on my i9100 either! So I've been doing it wrong all this time :banghead:

Thanks again, I'll go and backup again lol.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Hexgore:
If you have an i9505 and are having problems backing up using this tool, I have just found out recently you can use your recovery! Both TWRP and PhilZ Touch support backing up of the whole efs directory in their backup options. I believe this includes the nv files too.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
International variants only have efs partition to backup, qualcomm based devices store the imei in nv area and therefore do not have an nv_data.bin in the efs folder so more than one partition is required to be backed up.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kai_15:
hi guys does it work on rooted S2 running at stock jeallybean 4.1.2 with philz kernel 5.08.. is it totally backup my efs folder and can be restored anytime if i encounter fake imei during flashing stock roms ot custom roms??? thankyou!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Why dont you just test for yourself, its only a few clicks! If it doesnt work, EFS Pro will tell you!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
EFS Professional v2.0.62 has been released!

Lots of improvements and bug fixes!

Now you can also Create, Edit and Delete Device Filters from within EFS Pro with the NEW Device Filter Editor!

Enjoy! :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kai_15:
--->> ok try it out hehje.. thanks... :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] dazza_84:
Hi I need someones help basically im using the newest efs pro to restore my galaxy note 2, it locates my backup in the drop down box but when I click restore a pop up appears that says *you must select at least one partition to restore? I dont know what this means and I cant continue any further, please help.

Thanks alot
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Tick the checkbox in the partition list!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] csb-17:
Hi, i have a problem on my galaxy note 2, lost imei, and i have no EFS backup.

Is possible to restore it?

What metod should i use? this one?

Thanks to all.

cheers.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] krlos588:
I dont know what happend. I install the program, make Root to my S3, install BusyBox to last version aviable (v. 1.21.1) and EFS pro alway say: Readink: applet not found. please install a BusyBox thet contains the requiered applet. BusyBox v1.20.2-Stericson is recommended for compatibility.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
Uninstall Busybox 1.21.1

Install this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox

Run the app and select Busybox 1.20 from the install list.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] krlos588:
That was it. Thanks
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LHTB:
I can't use it (i9505), it confirms I am perm rooted then asked me to confirm that if I am on 4.2.2 and suggests I check I've allowed adb to connect, how do I check this?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
You will see a pop up on your device asking to allow the connection. It will display an RSA fingerprint. You need to check always allow. Its a new security feature of Android 4.2.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LHTB:
Lol thanks I kept hitting allow, didn't see the "always allow this" option

fyi For the s4 the program recommends 1.20.2, not the 1.20 mentioned above

Thanks for the program, now I more ready to flash than a PETA supporting celebrity
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] SavanTorian:
this version 2.0.62 can't create a tar.gz on win 7/64bit pro.... ??

WTF? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
I only remember seeing this issue once previously. Are you running EFS Pro from the extracted folder or did you unpack the files to the root of a drive?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] SavanTorian:
extracted folder..

as an admin...

it cannot be, that this file only works on C:\ (root) , that's a worse bug that has to be fixed quickly!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
No it's the opposite. It will only work in a directory and not the root of the drive!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] SavanTorian:
it won't work, neither in the root of C:\, nor in a "dir/"
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lpuboy87:
i just installed this program and i had a backup but I guess it backed up all the files to my internal storage on my phone....my phone is out of memory now. Where is the file that gets created so I can delete it ? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Hi its in the /sdcard folder which is in your phones internal storage under EFSProBackup.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lpuboy87:
yup checked there...only a 195 byte file...and temp folder empty :confused:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Must be something else then matey.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lpuboy87:
the program ran...and then got the warning on my phone about the system memory almost full...at the end of the program said md5 didnt match...so the file is stored somewhere but its not coming up...cause my phone now says its 100% full
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
If the MD5 doesnt match that means the backup file was not fully written meaning you ran out of space before the backup was completed.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lpuboy87:
NVM mate...after rebooting the phone reconfigured and now says I got space available. odd. but all good now
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Just use the built in file browser.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lpuboy87:
yeah it wasnt showing up..that was the strange part....rebooted and now it says i have the spave available as I did before :victory: phone was in stupid mode for a sec :silly::silly:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] raminr63:
pleas can someone give me a SGH-I927R.filter for my I927R?!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
.filter format has been replaced by binary format files as Device Filter Editor has now been implemented. Create one yourself easily.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] highwar:
I backuped my efs how will I know its in the right size and when I need it it will work ?

since they changed the way imei is wirttin from july 16 for i9300
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] SO_dank:
Ok so I am sch-i545 I have my efs back up, i go to qualcomm com port is accepted, I see its says send spc and it has the options to read and write lock code.. am I supposed to read the code and copy it to the send box before doing the nv back up??? Because I didnt lol and I got booted at %15 PHONE DISCONNECTED. From this point out its a bit confusing so If im not screwed already please help a guy out with a step by step... Thanks
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] gigeaky:
help? tried with usb storage on/off
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Diaze:
it dsnt recognise my device..i have an internationals gs3
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] MojoManagement:
My partitions are empty?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] annoyingduck:
This program worked beautifully....Thank you for creating it -Verizon Galaxy S3, Windows 8.1 preview edition- Nice simple layout, very user friendly. Hopefully I wont need to use the restore, but feel very comfortable with this backup. Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tornado92:
imei error n7100

hello am having a samsung galaxy note2 n7100.. after i flashed official jellybean the imei got corrupted.it is like 00499901****** . but before flashing i did a efs backup using efs pro.. the backup was in .img format.. i tried to restore the phones imei using that backup.. result shows as successful but the imei remains with the same error AND NOT FIXED..??? any help???????
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
Hi, EFS Professional v2.0 onwards uses a gzipped tar format. The IMG file you referred to suggests you used an older version of EFS Professional which you would have to use to restore the backup.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tornado92:
yes right its older version which i used to backup efs . so is there any way i can solve this issue... the efs backup format is .img format.. when i use restore option everything goes succesfully but eventually when i check the imei remains with the same error.. what should i do now?? i just have the .img backup of efs...:(
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
That indicates that there is another problem elsewhere. Have you tried clearing cache and data and reflashing from Odin?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tornado92:
yes i have done that twice .. did factory reset and cleared cache from recovery and reflashed the firmware using odin... then rooted and installed busybox and tried with efs pro older version to restore the efs backup i made earlier.. but the result remain the same?? so is there any other solution for this?? is that possible to convert .img format efs to .tar flashable file???? or else please give me a better suggestion.. i probably have the intact efs backup of my phone in .img format... thanks for trying to help me..:)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tornado92:
;)have given to my friend now to flash a firmware using RIF box.. lets wait for the outcome...:thumbup:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] silverchairbg:
I have EFS backup in the form of a EFS_2012922_162151.img file. I did this with EFS_Pro_1.12.6_Release which I must have deleted by mistake. The new EFS_Professional_2.0.62_Release version does not recognize those files. How can I restore my EFS (using Galaxy S Slim Bean Android 4.2.2)?

Thanks to anyone willing to help!!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
I saved a copy...:)

Download it here:

http://www73.zippyshare.com/v/69364081/file.html
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] JUGGERNAULT:
Hi guys,

in my case, the device appear on backup, but no in restore to tick.

Ty
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] silverchairbg:
Thank you!!! Unfortunately it gives me non-matching md5 upon restore which is really weird as I have tried the restore option after I made the backup to be sure that it is valid image. I also find some posts where it states that this old version does not support jelly bean, is that the case? Which version can I use that supports .img backup and works with Android Jelly Bean?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lyriquidperfection:
That version should work regardless of the android version. If the md5 does not match after a restore then that means the image was not written correctly which could indicate a corrupt Emmy which I know the N7100 also suffers from the brick bug.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] silverchairbg:
I'm using Samsung I9000, is there a known problem with it? I made the backup while the phone was with stock GingerBread and the restore then worked, the backup has not been tampered with since.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
Could you flash the original I9000 GB ROM and then restore the EFS?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] silverchairbg:
Flashing a stock GB ROM removes the problem with missing IMEI altogether without the need to use such tool as EFS Pro. But it is when flashing a JB ROM, sometimes the IMEI gets corrupted and it becomes a tedious task of constant flashing back and forth until I have JB rom without corrupting IMEI. I was hoping this tool would save me the troubles ...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] themissionimpossible:
IMHO if you now have a corrupted EFS, only flashing a stock GB ROM will not repair it, what has gone is lost...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] silverchairbg:
There is no point in lying to all of you, is there. I was just hoping I could avoid the hassle of flashing stock ROM and then JB, because the stock is done through haimdall and it wipes out everything including bootloader, so I have to root the phone again, install CWM and then try again the JB rom hoping it would not loose the IMEI this time. Too much of a hassle!!!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] :
Is this legal to write new IMEI please? :) (just for my culture, I don't want to touch my EFS anymore.)