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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Originally Posted by kachrukamble

Extract the zip file, you will find Modem.bin file. It is extracted from XWKL1 package. Just rename it to . tar or . md5 and flash with odin.

I got the above instructions on the Official Indian thread. You can go and see it there. What the hell do you expect me to say when you get "HELP' like the one I got from above! And then when I specifically asked Veyka, what did he mean by "shoving the .bin file into a .tar file" and how to do that, he did NOT answer the first time.

This is the kind of help which is available on this forum. And then a jack*** like you comes and says "what the hell did you do to mess your phone?" without caring to read the original posts! And you want me to be nice to you? HA!

And to answer your question, "what the hell did you do to mess your phone?" .....at the cost of repeating myself.......All I did was flash the XILA2 ROM of Intratech. That blanked out my IMEI number & am told, it corrupted my EFS folder.

Now Jermitano, do me and yourself a favor.....don't come back on this thread!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
U are not helping urself

Use the sgsII repair app!!!

And then see how much people helped u
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
I am just a bit scared to use the SII_Repair tool. Right now I'm on Stock ROM XWKL1 and it is NOT Rooted. So I can take it back to the company. But for using the repair tool I will have to flash CF ROOT and then install Busybox also. I'm only worried that in case the repair tool does not work, will I be able to flash back my phone to a Stock ROM, UNROOTED condition? Just wanted a word of assurance from those who have ACTUALLY USED the Repair tool. I have not got a reply from anyone who has actually used this tool successfully on their GSII phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
See the reviews of it in market

Root

Use tool

Flash stock

Use USB jig

Stay out of Modding phone software
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
INSTALLED GSII_Repair Tool

Ok. Did CF ROOT

Installed Busybox v6.6

Now opened the GSII_Repair tool. But can't get through the first step itself. When I click on first Step, it says "You have busybox problem" ..... now what to do??????
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Ok. Did CF ROOT

Installed Busybox v6.6

Now opened the GSII_Repair tool. But can't get through the first step itself. When I click on first Step, it says "You have busybox problem" ..... now what to do??????
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Long live Helroz!!!

Folks, after fiddling around with many different versions of busybox inclued in the Busybox v6.6, was finally able to use the GSII_Repair tool. And it worked! Can't thank Helroz enough and those who recommended this tool to me. Got my IMEI number back!

THANK YOU! :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
Try installing busybox from market

And then open busy box and click install

Then use the tool to repair
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
Hmm enjoy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
More than you deserve. Good to see you still:

- can't follow basic backup procedures

- expect to be spoonfed

- blame everyone for your own imbecility but yourself

- throw your toys out of the pram if anyone remarks on any these points

You deserve a brick and I hope you get one soon.

And don't bother replying - you've been on my "ignore" list for a long time for these very reasons.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
"you've been on my "ignore" list for a long time"......And YET you came here to write to me! What a loser you must be.

Request to the Forum Moderator: Pls provide a DISLIKE button for posts which we dislike. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
Thank You Veyka

A Big Thank You to Veyka for being the first to suggest the Helroz repair tool. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
Hands up who just

knew

he'd reply anyway....

Working on the very, very wrong assumption that your post reads

"Thanks! What's the ignore list and how do I put it on my phone?"

- it means your posts are not displayed for me sweetpea - so rant away.

I also assume you've told me go and do something sexually impossible - your insults are something to behold.

You really are a hopeless case.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdashh:
Glad to see you fixed this issue I had a similar issue i used kTool by Hellcat to restore my EFS :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jermitano:
a complete tool indeed...youre the who doesnt know how to friggin' backread...from the first three posts we already suggested what you should do...and soft bricking your phone on a STOCK rom is the first time i ever encountered an idiot do it (and yeah talked to some real and knowing people around here, proves you are an idiot for not following simple instructions, doing things your own way then blaming your stupidity on others)...if i were you id stick to kies and never go back to xda again...this is a learning site where people help one another...you want to demand answers and things from people who dont give a crap at you less you dont even pay for...jeezz you have some issues...change your phone and attitude dude or expect a lot of less helpful and more flaming posts going your idiot way...

bricking a phone flashing a stock rom...are you kidding me? its like giving intratech the blame and the middle finger at the same time...what a tool...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
You're very rude. No offense but seriously. Try to be nicer.

The ones who came in here to help just share their knowledge. Think about it, do you know how to fix the problem without help? They too don't know how to! They just say what they know! you should respect everyone. I hope you don't put something offensive again and stop that.

Glad you unbricked your device.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
It's amazing how jerks like you and B3311 keep coming back to my threads like moths come to a flame! RANT ON!!!! :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegastar:
@Shockem....Thanks, mate. I'm never rude without provocation.

@kdashh......Thanks for the feedback. Will download KTool as well for future.

Thanks All. Consider this thread Closed. Case Solved

Peace out.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jermitano:
dude i was never a jerk at you if you just know how to read and understand...we came here to help you...and you go on ranting how you did this and that and blame people for this and that...when you begin to be an asshole then thats when people here become one as well...good for you solving your problem from posts which we already suggested...next time try to use advice which you ask for...then be mad when nothing solves it...jeezzz you really are a tool...cripes
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phistachio:
I agree with every single thing you said. +1

If there was to be a dislike button, with your attitude, you'd have a negative thanks meter.

And he's actually right : soft bricking a phone with... stock FW?! Ridiculous.

/facepalm That's what I and EVERYONE ELSE was saying from the beginning. Instead of insulting and dissing us, you could've listened to us...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandoHD:
The device was not a brick, there is a difference and a huge one at that...

I have known of 3 other cases where people lost their EFS while flashing stock ROMS, it even happens when using Kies, so it is not his fault that he lost his EFS while flashing a stock ROM, it has happened before and will probably happen again, you not hearing about it doesn't mean it cannot happen

Again, it was not a brick, and his phone is repaired and fully working now, instead of going on and on and on about it, let the thread die and wishing a brick on someone is pretty sad, especially when you claim you have the user on your ignore list, having someone on your ignore list when you don't really ignore them is pretty redundant

To the OP, I read a post where you said you downloaded the EFS tool from Hellcat, I hope you used it, I can assure you that the issue with your EFS partition was not the fault of you or of Intratech, it seems that the EFS partition can be borked in the normal upgrade of a completely stock ROM, I have seen it happen before, in the future though, be very careful of the words you use, especially when asking for assistance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
If you can see us mere mortals down here from the high horse of smug superiority you seem to be straddling, care to inform me how two posts can be defined as "going on and on and on about it"?

I didn't say it was a brick - I said I hope he gets one soon, a statement I'm more than happy to repeat.

As for the ignore list - you and the imcompetent buffoon seem to be unaware that quoting isn't invisible, hence the clown's squeals of outrage can be perused in all their glory due to the diligence of others who have to suffer his rantings.

Clear? Now go away.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jermitano:
hahaha...why do some people here ignore the obvious and not read clearly what we try to imply...we were willing to help...we were voicing our opinion on the matter and offered solutions...i think that is what xda is all about...now if you want to be pseudo all knowing and tell me that what i told him was not true...next time read achilles before you post something thats completely unconnected to the matter at hand...soft brick and hard brick is still a brick by definition...we offered solutions but still the tool kept on ogging his stupidity...and may i ask those 3 people who lost efs while flashing rom let alone on kies...are you sure about the things youre saying? kies has a cancel mechanism which will prevent a brick...unless you dont follow instructions to the bones then you will get the brick so its your fault...the idiot was blaming the firmware and not the process...do you understand?

ps...before i post something as much as possible i ask around and read a lot...and yeah like what b3311 said excuse us for being mere mortals on a learning curve...at least the things we say have juice and meat and them and not some rant which has no complete sense whatsoever...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandoHD:
A brick is when the the Boot loader was overwritten, the phone will not boot at all, only a JTAG can help or Samsung service center, a soft brick is what happens when the flashing procedure was interrupted whether it happened using Kies or Odin, soft bricks also occur when people flash the wrong file in the wrong section of Odin e.g kernel over modem, in that case, the phone will not boot into the OS (Android) but since the BootLoader is fully intact it will state that the upgrade was interrupted and ask to be reconnected to a PC. And I am sure about what I am saying, let me ask you this, what is it that people do that corrupts their EFS other than try to flash a ROM???

Before you type, try doing a search on Google and XDA and you will see how many people get soft bricks after trying to update with Kies

Once the device is booting into the relevant OS, it is NOT a brick, no more and no less

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 PM ----------

It can be defined by going on and on as it was not only you, and even after the device was working, you guys continued

And I said: having someone on your ignore list when you don't really ignore them is pretty redundant
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
I saw what you said, I can read. Condescending pillock.

See you on Tuesday.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandoHD:
I will chalk this up to some sort of misunderstanding by either myself or you

I just wanted to clarify what I was saying, apologise if it came across the wrong way.....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanotech87:
Do you still have this problem. Yes I can give you step by step instructions on how to fix it

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deppjack:
IMEI lost

I got the same problem after the last official gb update via kies.

problem come and gone some times...

after flashing ics everything seems ok since the release - yesterday the problem came back and get lost after some restarts an hours.

i flashed the new 3 part lpt via odin, rooted via cwm - flashed with the ne cf kernel - but the problem is still there.

i didn`t saved the efs cause i didn`t expacted an problem with it.

i tried the nine step reparation but i only got the developers imei starting with 0049

i tried KSII Repair and also everythin i found at the net...

nobody an idee to get the original imei back in the nv_data.bin ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Only if you backed it up .

There was a recent post this week that may help re EFS /IMEI .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deppjack:
backing up efs is very new...

i flashed several time my hd2 and also my note and nothing happend - after an official update via kies nobody can expect that the imei is lost.

why did it work after flashing ics? why didn`t it work after 14days without problems...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One of the first rules posted on SGS2 forum was backup your EFS .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deppjack:
doesn`t help anyway..this isn`t back to the future
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neovit78:
EFS Corrupted - restored 100%. No SIM Unlock required

After Installing custom ROM Revolution HD 3.0.0 - I got SIM network Lock.

Lukkly I had a EFS backed up. Restored on SGS3 with recomended above tool - all works 100%.

I can make and receive calls now. No SIM Unlock required

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
Try this my friend

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264021
[Atrix 4G General] Forceflow:
Well, I wrote a blogpost about unlocking/rooting my international Motorola Atrix 4G.

I'm not claiming it's better than any other excellent guides here, just thought it would be interesting to share.

Have fun: http://www.forceflow.be/2012/01/15/unlocking-rooting-the-motorola-atrix-4g/
[Security Discussion] tinyXperia:
The most important thing is to read the permissions before installing.
[Security Discussion] Raoa:
If you had read the article I linked. Those permissions don't matter anything really if stuff developers use doesn't reveal what it does, or developer itself doesn't disclose what the app does.

We can safely say that those permissions asked are just to make ordinary users of Android think that all is under their control.

I use Privacy Blocker app and it keeps finding app permissions that are not listed. Even that app doesn't find those permissions which Cyanogenmod permission manager shows. And I've sanitized all my apps, still I find my phone connecting to some odd servers while using certain paid and seemingly legit apps. I even found shapshots from front camera made by some app... and I am checking all permissions I can, even for those not listed.
[Security Discussion] Raoa:
What seems harmless but could reveal your IP address and potentially other data about you is... advertisements used by apps.

Ads can be far more than just a little annoyance that slows your device. Any file, picture loaded from some location in internet can be used to locate you.

I had a problem of getting phone call bills for calls lasting 10 to 20 secs that I never made after using a slew of market apps, flashlights, fun stuff, etc.

I paid two months for such calls trying to find out which app did it and still don't know which one it was. Skype(phone app has fake IP of Holland but actual connection goes to Moscow... oh come one what is this? Why such hiding? Like anyone would trust their phone's Skype connection stream through Moscow... no thank you! Then wonder still if the phone gets so slow and Skype call quality is so bad even over wifi while Windows Skype does just fine?), Brighest flashlight, some photo editors, and slew of other garbage I've already forgotten about cause I don't use any of it anymore.
[Security Discussion] Raoa:
First post updated
[Security Discussion] dronepod:
How about the new 4.3 update..in includes some security and privacy control..will this thing prevent you had mentioned?
[Security Discussion] lenieto3:
Is there any way to reactivate this post? maybe start working on a security enhanced android ROM? I'm agree, Security does matter!
[HTC EVO 3D] nudawa:
Hi you guys,

I've just switched from iphone 4 to EVO 3D and I love this phone. The only thing that dragged me down is that why GPS on android phones in general lock up with satelites soooo much slower than on APPLE's devices (Iphone, Ipad). For example, I live in Vietnam, it takes me about 10-15s to get my exact location on my Iphone 4, but on the EVO 3D, having tried all the GPS patches available, I could not get my location quickly (even impossible sometimes, all I get is the location giving by cellular signal which is not reliable).

Then, I realized that the problem is Apple's devices have there own NTP server. Which has plenty of satelites information which I'm pretty sure Apple somehow have made these info their property.

Okay. Get back to the main point. All you do is to follow these simple steps and make sure your phone is rooted.

1. Use Root Browser or some app that can edit system content to navigate to system/etc/ and find the file gps.conf, make backup and edit it.

2. Find the line NTP_SERVER="what ever it is", if you have multiple lines like that, delete them, we just need one line.

3. Edit the content of that line into NTP_SERVER=time.apple.com

4. Save the file.

Or you can use the gps.conf file I included here instead (just move or rename your gps.conf file and replace it by this one.

There you go, have fun with Apple's blessing on our Android devices.
[HTC EVO 3D] nudawa:
I test this and I instantly get 7 satelites locked within 5s. With the ntp.org servers, I get 2 satelite locked after 5 mins. I wouldn't hurt to try, there's still people out there crying for this problems. If you dont have this prob, go away.

Besides, the stock gps.conf has only ONE NTP_SERVER line, mate.
[HTC EVO 3D] inffy:
Sorry dude...come out of the cloud.

I think what you have is so called "placebo effect".
[HTC EVO 3D] outrage_uk:
Give the guy a break guys, hes trying to help. :mad:

NTP = Network Time Protocol - I doubt this would have anything to do with GPS but in theory it could do if it matches the time on the server with the GPS pushed time. Ive no idea. :confused:

Id personally never infect a HTC with anything Apple, but if it works for the OP then fair enough.

FYI : time-a.nist.gov < is the server I always use for anything NTP.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jakedude2011:
The best argument ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] sallam5010:
I don't really know why u sayin this while my EVO 3D can look at 13 satellites in less than 5sec if u doubt it I will post u a video of how fast is if I even tried with the iPhone 4s and I beat it !
[HTC EVO 3D] nudawa:
I dont know, but in Southeast Asia, it really sucks. No matter how I try to fix that until this solution, it works like a charm!
[HTC EVO 3D] jcsy:
why dont use "faster fix" and set your region

it helps too
[HTC EVO 3D] sallam5010:
i think and am not sure u having bad reception maybe the gps satellites in ur place are kinda far !!!!loool

anyways and the sooo end it works for u fast now doesnnt matter u change the file to apple or samsung or even nokia ..lol

thanks for ur effort to help :)
[HTC EVO 3D] harpss1ngh:
You call this a fix? Use Crypted's AGPS patch which actually DOES FIX AGPS issues...I get 3 second locks with 12 sats...Asia has **** GPS reception, that's not an issue with Android or any Android device. Nevertheless people based in Asia have confirmed Crypted's AGPS patch works great!

Anything to do with Apple is not welcome here...and neither are Apple fanboys
[HTC EVO 3D] rejanmanis:
I can see that you are carrying the Recognized Developer title and i believe that you have the expertise in developing androids.

Have you done some research of this mod? what the good and the bad effects for doing this? will it cause any damage to our device?

I just tried this mod, and viola i lock my gps for 5 - 10 s.

I live in Jakarta , Indonesia. its look like works for me.

To OP : thx for your information :D
[HTC EVO 3D] nudawa:
He's like that cus he thinks he knows better, but this really works, and NTP server DO carry satelite informations. It knows at a particular time zones and a particular time, which GPS-capable satelites are available. Having tried Crypted's patch and it is not very effective here in SE Asia.
[HTC EVO 3D] peedee888:
This actually works! tried both time.apple.com and time-a.nist.gov.. although time-a.nist.gov seems to get a faster fix and a more consistent one.
[HTC EVO 3D] harpss1ngh:
Well good for you, then maybe you should have the thread renamed to FOR ASIA users with **** GPS reception then because Crypted's patch works fine for everyone else so nothings wrong with it.

It's also more sophisticated and it keeps the connection locked on constantly and never disconnects and is also accurate within 10m. A simple NTP server change doesn't do **** in the long run, especially when you only have one NTP server instead of a large pool of them so you're relying on that one server not to go down or become unreachable! Where's the SUPLROOTCERT? Where are the XTRA servers?
[HTC EVO 3D] Hacre:
My beef is with claiming that Apple's ntp servers are something magical and special and carry GPS information. They don't. It's there purely for accurate time syncing. If ntp.org's servers aren't great in Asia then changing to something more reliable is indeed the way to go, but as someone pointed out, the nist servers also work.
[HTC EVO 3D] peedee888:
I'm using Crypted's patch fyi.. yes it helped improve my GPS satellite reception but I just can't seem to get an instant fix. I can connect from 8 to 10 satellites but getting a fix takes forever.. Then I used time-a.nist.gov, tested it on the same environment and it took less than 5 sec to get a fix.
[HTC EVO 3D] harpss1ngh:
Exactly. Mentioning Apple as a solution to an Android issue is just asking for trouble in an Android forum. This is not a place for Apple fanboys or anything claiming to be a solution from Apple.

Either their phones date/time is wrong or those Asian NTP servers are out of sync.

The fasterfix app does a better job than this so called mod and requires no manual editing of the gps.conf. This thread however is a non-fix.

Everyone in Europe and the West, use Crypted's patch since we have decent NTP servers and don't experience this problem and get much better performance.

The OP needs to edit his post and title and specify this is for Asian users only.
[HTC EVO 3D] dlads:
Two progs, clock sync (not sure why this works but it does)

Faster fix, set it to your region, job done.

I get a fix as soon as i switch Co-pilot on. Won't work in doors of course but 6 satellites straight away outdoors.

GPS depends on quite a few variables so it's not an exact science, a fix from one person might not work for someone else, let me explain.

The Radio, your location, your phone, the weather, interference from other electronic sources, your rom, the program your using to navigate with, and the state of the GPS chip in your phone.

Most of these are different on each of our phones so take that into account when deciding on telling people about a possible fix.

9 / 10 using faster fix will work, i always use clocksync with it and it just always works, the Hero, Desire HD, the Sensation and now the EVO 3D all worked the same way.

PS: I've seen apple products have just as many issues as android devices, maybe i've just been lucky but i don't think that's the case.

Plus iphones are ****, i'd rather have an old nokia 3210 instead of any apple product, they're a bunch of snooping money grabbing f**kers, i wouldn't part with a penny. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] Flashmaniac:
harsh dude... calm down.