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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] erikclaw:
I don't have RF NV new item manager, just EFS explorer, RLeditor, Service programming, sofware download and WLEeditor. Do I need to downgrade my radio also? It has the one that comes with the stock, rooted rom. Root66. Today Rf NV showed up but it wouldn't write the new imei after entering all the numbers. command cannot be issued as the phone is not present. But it shows samsung usb mobile serial port com12 in device manager.

Got it to work! Thank you for getting my phone back. Started to think it wasn't going to happen. wheh
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stevethegreat:
By my reckoning something similar (IMEI fix method) ought to exist in Galaxy S I & II but despite my searches nothing came up.

So I have to ask directly: can I -by modifying the guide of the OP in some way- run this on first and second gen Galaxies? I mean this can happen in principle, right?

Also -as I see- your repair can also happen on AOSP rom which is rather helpful.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bailey1:
Dialing the *2767*3855# in clean rom doesnt do anything, is there a way to force reprovision? I've reinjected my imei, I get data, no roaming but i cannot make/recieve calls/text.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] momulah:
Just like one of the users above I have only efs explorer showing up. What do I do to get that option?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwntigo:
No matter what I tried my device just not showing up in com & lpt, it showing everywhere else, I can browse and connect via adb no problem with mtp+adb but once I choose rmnet + dm + modem nothing works, I tried adding the com port manually but I don't have anything samsung related in hdwwiz.

what can I do?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jimros:
Hi can anyone please provide another method to enable hidden mode in step 5, because mine is not reading sim card, My phone is Galaxy R
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] igorukusa:
answer this guys question because i have exactly the same question, will it work on galaxy s2, s3 is the only phone that has solutions for this problem, i am stuck and this seems like a solution, but im not sure if it will work, help me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
I did this repair, but still can not make a call, its just silent.. I did have a 0 in my imei slot, and have succesfully put the proper numbers back in, but still no phone.. 4g seems to be stable.. no texting either..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
1) Looking at your post recent history, a couple people told you to use the following IMEI/ERI thread however you didn't bother commenting on it despite having issues. Why? What issues did you have? Elaborate.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867442

2) You now have your IMEI correct? What does your ERI say? If it's 0, you likely need to do the above IMEI/ERI thread. If it's not 0, re-provision your sim card and see if this fixes your issues. This formats your internal storage so backup important files up to your computer. You must be on a TW ICS rom based on VRALG1 or VRALF2: *2767*3855#
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
Well, sorry for the confusion.. I tried the first method, but if I remember correctly, it did not seem to work. Using the other method at least got the EIMI back.. I will try the first method again and report back with more detail.. My ERI is definitly at 0...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Cool, however post your results using the Repair IMEI/ERI thread, in that specific thread. Since you need to follow those directions to repair the ERI, it's best to keep yourself focused and confined to that thread so you can have all help in the one place.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
It gets to the point where I have COM8 selected and then connect.. then it just says trying to connect...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidxxxxx:
I got it working..thanks a bunch.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jerverg:
Sorry if I am so noob, I'm kind of new Android user, but what happens if the IMEI I entered is from the S3 of my brother? Would that render my phone useless?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mervingio:
this works too when phone has 2 different IMEI numbers I not sure why but my Galaxy Note (att) has it :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hydromea:
THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH!!!

For those of you who don't have the RF NV Manager application showing up, open up the RF NV PDF file that's in the QPST folder and follow the instructions on how to locate the application.

THANKS SO MUCH!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] samteeee:
@OP

Thanks for the hard work.

I tried to use this method to no avail Bcuz I do not have network (imei lost) I cannot dial to hidden menu!!

Any other way to get access to hidden menu? if any?!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] winxuser:
when i click write NV it comes up with,

NvManger::writeToPhone( const string comPort) - Qpstserver::sendSyncImpl - a command can not be issued as the phone is not present,,,,,

i did everything in ur post
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hypertek:
Hey guys, I fried my s3 motherboard last night (had the phone in fast charge mode, plugged in an otg cable to a audio dac, and this must have killed the phone). I purchased a verizion s3 mainboard on ebay, now the guy says the esn was reported lost. Can i restore the good imei?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ph.miki:
HELPPPPP!!!!

Is this work on SGS I9000??

I raly need HELPPPPP!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rizapn:
Check another topic, windows tools IMEI repair ... that tools works for me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] en11gma:
i thought vzw was cdma like sprint

why "REBUILD" UMTS and not the CDMA area

its selction right under UMTS...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] arthurgreeeen:
When I go under qpst and start clients, there is no rf nv item manager..,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] soho_bel:
IMEI repair on i535 verizon

I just repaired the IMEI on i535 verizon.

i use CDMA Workshop the last version,

use the 16 digits password from i920 which is 3334353334000000

go to sequrity tab and just click on the square near MEID field so it will switch to imei

put your IMEI and write it use universal EFSx method.

you can try to use default (nv_write) method

i used two of them one by one, so dont know which one is good but i have fixed imei now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gro95qg:
hello guys :)

i've a problem ...

would like to know why i can't get my I9300 in dial mode.

I only see it in Modem and not in USB serial port, as a result, i can't finish the "how-to". I have tried several drivers but none is working, is that a wrong version of the GS3? (mine is international).

I'm in stock rom, rooted. Has someone found a solution about it?"

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HypostaticOnion:
Yes this is the wrong section. I'm pretty sure it says that somewhere on the page that this is the Verizon forum. Almost nothing carries over to the international phone since the hardware is so drastically different.

If I've helped, please hit the thanks button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wangxp:
oh ,no, nothing about RF NV MANAGER

HOW CAN I KEEP DOING??????

PLEASE SOMEONE CAN TELL ME? WHERE THE RF NV MANAGER IS?:crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RideR10:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin\RF_NV_Manager.exe
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aidanklenk:
hi, i have successfully restored my IMEI.

i have turned off and on ROAMING for 1 day each the past two days.

i can not get data, or cell service back on my phone for the life of me.

my ERI versions is 'none'

and my IMEISV is 00

i'm not sure if those matter or not...

Mobile network state is 'Disconnected'

it wont let me go on any kind of mobile data other then 'Global'

as in, it wont let me go to CDMA, it wont let me make calls or send texts either.

if anyone could help it would be really great.

thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pinheirobastos:
Does this procedure works with another phone? Eg. GT-N7000?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Caligula36:
I hate to ask, but what if you can not get past step 4? Code *#22745927 simply does nto do anyting when I type it into the dialer. Ive already flashed a fresh stock ICS 4.0.4 rooted ROM in an attempt to fix the IMEI on my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You must have flashed this rom in custom recovery. Flash VRALF2 or VRALG1 modem, the modem will prevent you from performing this dialer code as well. Conversely, you can flash VRALF2 or VRALG1 stock image via Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] anwar726:
see bro this image................................................
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] onejay09:
from what i hear the last digit (2) is automatically generated, so maybe leave it out :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] walloftvs:
Mine is the same format as this as well. Stock rooted rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
I have started an official thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29462530#post29462530

Providing these steps as well as how to backup and restore your NV.

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
I do not know. If you still have access to 4G LTE and are not experiencing any abnormal behavior, then that is good. However, after doing a thorough search through my phone, the only thing I noticed that was out of place (aside from my persistent roaming) was a Dec and Hex MEID. If anyone can create a backup of their NV and PM it to me or peoplearmy that would be awesome.

Follow the directions here to perform a backup (provided by peoplearmy from HERE)

To make a backup (in QPST):

Open Software Download from the Start Clients menu.

Click on the Backup tab.

Make sure your phone is listed under port.

Select the location you want to save your backup.

Click Start and wait for it to finish.

You should now have a QCN file of your NV.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
If you had a missing IMEI and was able to restore your IMEI using this method please contact me so that we can confirm this as a true fix for restoring IMEI.

Thanks,

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SubMatrix:
Given PureMotive/peoplesarmys method, is there any point to backing up? Is there even a way to backup, since this process involves manually typing in your IMEI anyway?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invisiblek:
You can back it up using the QPST Software Download program (check out the Backup tab)

It backs it up to a qcn file, which if looked at with a hex editor, will show the back-asswards IMEI that we are required to put at 0x000143D0

In theory you should be able to use the RF NV Manager program to load this qcn file and flash it to the phone.

Within the QPST Software Download program there is also a Restore tab, but I wasn't able to get it working the other day. Kept failing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
PM me if you still need this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
Please check my official post for this fix that I linked earlier. I detailed how to backup and restore the NV Data.

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Yes, it is still recommended that you backup your IMEI by following the method HERE.

Even though this method will help you get your IMEI back, the process to do so is considerably longer than in the aforementioned thread. I would recommend doing this method if you absolutely cannot retrieve your original IMEI or are facing one of the conditions listed in the OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
Though I successfully restored my IMEI by making a backup of my NV in QPST and then force wiping my IMEI and restoring it using QPST I too made sure I had created a backup following that thread as well. It is better that we still remain cautious of what we are doing even if there is a fix in the midst. Your best bet is still to try not to lose your IMEI. I still want to find out the root cause of the missing IMEI's even after the fix is perfected more.

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] unboostedzc:
awesome development, now whether to send my old one back or fix it and send the new one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xjjk:
Ditto.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kipland007:
To enter hidden menu (via *#22745927) does one have to be fully stock or just on a stock rom? I'm running a stripped stock and when I enter the code nothing happens in my phone. If one must be fully stock, is Root66 the recommended file to flash?

Just as a note, I'm trying to backup IMEI and not use this method to restore. I was following instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801997&page=17
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Stock ROM should be fine. When I tested this, I was using Root66.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kipland007:
OK... I will test on root66. I didn't get anything from those numbers on invisiblek's stripped rom so there may be a missing component in that.

Also, just to be clear, I just have to enter in that sequence to the dialer, correct? Or do I hit anything after that sequence?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Just enter the number it will open the menu on its own. Also make sure you're using the stock "phone" app. Might not work with other dialers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] henrys01:
I did the IMEI fix on my bad phone (already have a new one) and it appears to have worked. I can't really make calls on it but the values appear to be correct.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
I am currently working on a fix for this :) Hopefully we can get that resolved too then you'll have two good phones :) I take it your phone is on constant roaming and your IMEI was a zero before applying this?

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kipland007:
Just fyi for everyone the hidden menu did not work on a stripped stock rom. Once I flashed to root66 it worked fine, so hopefully that info will help other people in similar situations to myself. I imagine the stripped is missing some Verizon component it won't function without.

Thanks for a great method!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Good to hear. I will update the OP with this info. On another note, can anyone locate their ESN on the phone or through Verizon's website?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
As long as you are on a stock based rom and using the stock dialer you should be able to access the menu. A stock based rom with a modified dialer will not be able to get to the menu.

I am also in need at least 1 more backup each for Verizon phones. One for a phone that had it's IMEI borked or still borked and one with a fully functional phone.

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cvballa3g0:
I will try this tomorrow.

I remember a few days back when invisiblek tried to restore my IEMI but with a little of a different method.

FYI, my IMEI is 0 ( one zero ) Network = Unknown, I am roaming allowing roaming for the trip, my MEID (DEC & HEX) are both there. Stock Unrooted waiting for my replacement from verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cvballa3g0:
Okay, I did everything on the OP and this didnt work for me. I was rooted, enabled the rmnet mode, put the imei in the nv program ( with the numbers being switched like how it's supposed to ), rebooted and I was still Roaming. In the settings menu though, My imei is there!

I even did the hard reset ( *2767*3855# ) and is still roaming.

I'll let it run for about 30 mins and see if it'll work out itself.

(update: my google play store works now =D)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
This method is not supposed to *fix* the roaming issue. It's only meant to restore your IMEI in case you lost it and didn't back up, or got an IMEI of 0. I am facing the constant roaming issue as well and me and peoplearmy are trying to find a fix for it. Do you happen to have access to your ESN (I don't need your number, I just want to know if you can find it anywhere)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cvballa3g0:
I though the ESN was the same as the IMEI... And if you go on Vzw.com and the phone is still Unknown to Verizon.

And now that I payed attention, the MEID did change too when I put the IMEI into the phone.

Edit: I dont know where I could find the ESN.. The closest I've seen a serial number on the phone was when one of the things that I flashed, had a trace of sprint's software in it and it was under about phone. But it was all 0's.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mrmccain9:
I can confirm that this method works for an IMEI of 0. I ended up with this issue after using CM9. I never lost signal completely. I always had data but no phone or sms at first. I tried restore my IMEI from the backup I made but it didn't work. After re provisioning I had everything back except IMEI. Google play wouldn't work until I got my IMEI back using this method. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alexdeluxe:
Does the roaming issue cause your phone to try to activate via Metro or something? My phone randomly went into roaming and won't leave.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
I don't know much about it. Still looking into this issue. I'm guessing you were using an AOSP ROM when this happened to you? By my records, this roaming issue has only affected users who are on AOKP or any variant of Cyanogenmod.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] alexdeluxe:
Yea i was using cm9
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] unboostedzc:
to the guy/guys that have gotten replacement phones from verizon, what did you do once you successfully flashed the correct IMEI back on the phone? did you send it back, keep it, still undecided?

i'm planning on using the other thread tonight to restore the IMEI on my first SIII currently showing 0. at this point, my account has already been billed for the $199 replacement phone then a credit will be issued once it is returned (within 30 days). if i decide to keep it after repairing the IMEI, i would assume the IMEI/ESN would be bad on the verizon network (similar to an insurance claim) but the phone would work on other carriers. can anyone confirm/deny this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
This thread confuses me and scares the hell out of me (not a windows user ;) ). How does one loses imei? I'm running the CM10 rom by dhacker but everything is there and working fine. the IMEI in the status menu matches the one behind the battery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jprow507:
I thought the potential to lose your IMEI was a result of using the kexec recovery and flashing non-stock ROMs.... at least it doesn't seem to be an issue with regular CWM recovery and any of the stock Touch-Wiz ROMs.

So, the old thread about backing up and restoring your IMEI is no longer relevant? Basically, we don't have to worry about backing it up at all because if we lose it, we can follow the info in this thread to get it back?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
There is a method via qpst to backup your NV data. I would do that as a precaution.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ExodusC:
Has anyone even proven the /efs backup from the other thread even does anything- especially with an IMEI=0?

In general, these Development boards need to be more heavily moderated, and we need to have a combined thread for both of these methods- assuming the /efs backup even does anything.

Moderators also need to be very specific about where guide-type threads like these go. Rather than "Original" and normal development, it seems simpler to have a Development section and a Guides section, and then perhaps sticky high-traffic ROMs like CyanogenMod and such.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
The EFS backup from the other thread does work, but not if you have an IMEI of 0.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

As a precaution to avoid any future issues, I advise those of you who DID NOT face the roaming issue to download CDMA Workshop and backup your ESN and other things. To do so:

Download CDMA Workshop

Follow #4 - #12 in the OP

Open CDMA Workshop and select the port your phone is on (COM10, etc) from the drop menu

Select Read

Write down the values that are output and save it somewhere

Even if you are one of those whose phone stays on roaming, you can still do this. What we hope to accomplish by backing everything up is that if you run into any errors, you'd be able to manually push the values from CDMA Workshop and hopefully get a working phone again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Is this method any different than using qpst to read your phone and write the output to a .qcn file?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
Yeah. You're not going to be backing up the output to a single file. The output from the program should be written down on paper or in a text editor and saved somewhere.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Budwise:
Perhaps add to the OP how you should do it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
A full backup in QPST will backup your phone entirely including ESN and MEID as well as ensure your phone, if for any reason loses IMEI, gets restored to full functionality.

You can follow this thread to see how to perform the backup:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801997

Other good news!!! I was able to restore full functionality to an AT&T phone and a T-Mobile phone that had a similar issue. For GSM phones a phone that has an IMEI of zero and using the method provided to inject an IMEI resulted in only 2g network access. On CDMA phones the result is only Roaming access. I am working on getting a similar fix for Verizon =)

I am in need of another QCN backup from anyone who is on Verizon and their phone is working fine. Please do not post here if you are willing to provide me with one send me a PM instead.

Thanks PureMotive for your support I wish we could've gotten this far earlier or that the backup could've been available for you sooner but we'll get there =)

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
No worries, it was actually a nice learning experience. I'm expecting a new phone tomorrow free of charge anyways lol. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this broken one to use as a test device. That being said, I encourage

everyone

to make backups. Do a backup with QPST and write down your information after using CDMA Workshop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheBiles:
Oh god yes. CM10, here I come!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
Not sure if you got my PM but I sent you a test file. Maybe it may help you recover lol. Congrats on the new phone free of charge is always a good thing! Quick note you may want to post up the link to my thread for the backup/restore procedure using QPST it may save a lot of phone lives lol.

As always thanks buddy!

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pkd600:
I used the previous /efs method to backup my IMEI a few days ago. Now I see that that method for backing up the IMEI is outdated, and refers to this thread.

I have no issues at all, and am only using Root66 currently. However, I was to make sure I have a backup stored away in a few places in case I ever do run into issues. What is the proper backup method? All I see in the OP is the method to restore information if you lose your IMEI and don't have a backup. I am trying to be proactive and backup my info before I ever run into any sort of issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lgkahn:
beware of qpt link on page one.. it downloads mediaget.. it is not the true qpt.. and mediaget is a malware torrent downloader that is hard to remove..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] s197:
Yeah don't hit any of the download buttons. The true download is a link in the center of the page. You need to do the number authentication first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Peoplearmy:
Please follow my thread for backup and restore info. Thanks and good idea on backing up :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801997

DX
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loveubuntu:
My phone is rooted and running cm10/kexec. No issues. Should I go back to stock to do this backup procedure or for it in cm10? Very new to this aspect of customizing android phones. TIA

edit: found out that you'd need to be stock to getr the hidden menus tinkered with.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smiley4017:
This saved my butt. I had a backup using the manual method but that did not bring it back but this method worked great. I have a Verizon s3.

Can some one tell me how I can stop it from roaming. I have a tower a mile from me and it was never roaming before this.

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