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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] drothenberger:
I have never regretted having too many backups. Do it with both tools, just to be safe. It only takes a few minutes.

My $0.02.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] killahhops32:
Im trying to restore my IMEI and I keep getting an error stating "Failed...phone did not answer". Can anybody help with that?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] darren.wlsn1:
is there a better vid posted on "how to" cause i cant even dial # in op without getting errors, sorry for nob ness but...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
Everyone,

OP updated with more detailed instructions and removed IMEI only backup since it is pointless thanks to the new "SGS3 IMEI Nvitem Generator".

Hopefully a "Data already corrupt?" section will be added soon, I fixed mine without a backup of my own. I just want to test the method on more phones and confirm it working first.

Thank you,

-GeeK
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] darren.wlsn1:
when i try to connect to a port i always get "cant answer call" deal?

edit: now when i check ports i only see 2 available and com1 in box after port and now it seems that is failing to open but theres lots of of those to try so do i try to switch that? i assume theres nothing on phone settings that need checked or unchecked to start this process?

after this line 2) Dial *#7284# and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "RMNET + DM + MODEM". do we just hit "OK" then plug phone to pc and use app? im missing something here and i have no clue what.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] overground:
Plug in the phone and check Windows device manager under "USB" for the correct port. You will have had to dial the code and select "RMNET + DM + MODEM" first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] darren.wlsn1:
ty sir, i found my issue so i will give this ago when im home, seems my sdcard went to crap so im good so far.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fireboypr:
Thanks have both backups ready. Thankss
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mattydangerfox:
Same here when trying to backup.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] overground:
Check your COM ports.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mattydangerfox:
I figured it out. I had created a shortcut to USBsettings and forgot to enable hidden menus first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Link to download NV Items Reader Writer is not working.

Anyone know an alternate?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
http://cdma-ware.com/

You can find it there.

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Thanks, but I already tried that. I keep getting a 404 error in Russian when I click through to the NV Items program. (According to Google Translate it says File Not Found). The rest of the site seems to work ok.

Is anyone else getting this? It happens when I click on the link in OP, or when I go to the sites home page and click through that way. I've tried with Chrome and IE on my computer and from my phone. Also tried using WiFi and on Tmobiles network in case it was an ISP issue here. Still no dice.

I have found it hosted on 4Shared, but the file size is different according to other links that take you to where the direct download is supposed to be. (plus I have found different sized copies on 4Shared). I don't know if they are different versions, but without some confirmation, I'm not sure I can trust the sources. Any Ideas?

I found what appears to be a similar program at http://code.google.com/p/cdmaworkshoptool/ . Would this be able to achieve the same thing?

TIA for the help! Im mostly just curious at this point as to whether or not others are getting the same 404 error as I am. But I do need to find an alternative program or a link to one I know is safe.

By the way, Thank You guys for all of your hard work! It is most appreciated!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Isambard Prince:
I was able to connect and get it just now. Here's the full link:

http://cdma-ware.com/workshop/nv-items/NV-items_reader_writer.rar
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kssxs:
FINALLY got my phone yesterday after 3 weeks of waiting. Spent all of about 3-4 hours rooting and backing everything up. I'm as safe as it gets now!

Now to have some fun... mind you, TouchWiz doesn't seem all that bad so far, but this IS my first Android device, so... ;)

Thanks for the backup tool and support GeeK! Now I need to go thank Peoplearmy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Awesome! Its working now, thanks for the heads up! Guess it was an issue on their end cuz all links to it including OP is working now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lordlittlebrooks:
Stuck

Drivers dl'd and installed - check. NV reader-writer installed - check. Phone set to RMNET + DM + Modem - check. Phone connected to Port 10 (per Device Manager ) - check. Click Port and Click Port 10 - check. But for some reason, I still get the "Failed...Phone does not answer." I know I'm close. I've watched the video and read the thread, but I'm obviously missing something. Any ideas guys?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
I hosted the nv reader/writer on one of my sites in case their link goes down again.

The direct link is http://phonegeek.us/NV-items_reader_writer.rar

OP updated to reflect this.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
You are probably connected to the modem port, you need to be connected to the serial port.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] norbarb:
Hey just add this link to OP i will host it for you : http://droidmyway.info/dane/NV-items_reader_writer.rar
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lordlittlebrooks:
This is what I'm doing. Looks right, right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
Thanks for the mirror.

See post #106
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
Something it tying up the port. If you recently ran qpst that is probably it. You would need to kill the qpst server. If you don't know where to do that a reboot would be an easy fix.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
To exit QPST.

Bottom right hand corner of your screen.

Look for icon click exit QPST Server.

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lordlittlebrooks:
Nothing in the lower right hand corner. Went to customize and I set up QPST Server for "show icon and notifications." Then I rebooted. Tried it all from scratch again and still nothing. I've reinstalled the drivers. I've redownloaded the NV reader-writer. I'm trying everything except throwing salt over my shoulder while typing. Might give it a shot on my wife's laptop. Running out of options and patience. Lol.

EDIT: Tried it on my wife's PC. Same deal. I must be doing something wrong, but I can't see what it is for the life of me! I want a backup so I can flash with peace of mind.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
Follow this link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1801997

You can also do a backup this way.

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] frelnik:
#7284# doesn't seem to work from Bell phones (or at least my Bell phone). I get a "Connection problem or invalid MMI code" error.

Does that mean Bell users have to do the adp method listed for non-stock users?

Edit: Please ignore. I'm an idiot. I forgot to include the * before the #7284#.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 12paq:
I don't want to clutter up a development thread with accolades, but this is a fine example of knowing a problem and having the insight and knowledge to use known tools to correct and defend a potential serious issue.

Simply brilliant.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
Thanks! People like you makes all the hard work that was put into this worth it and all my lack of sleep while coming up with a solution seem negligible lol. =)

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xsteven77x:
Why do i seem to be the only one who put *#7284# into the dialer and nothing happens? Fully stock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hanoverfiste:
never mind
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mattydangerfox:
Dial *#22745927 first and enable the hidden menu.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lordlittlebrooks:
Update

Took a leap of faith and installed CM10 Preview build, thinking that I might have more luck on a different rom. Made sure I still had my IMEI after it was installed. I did. Then I installed gscripts and cut and pasted the dialogs for enable and disable. Ran the enable. Opened up NV reader. Clicked on Port, chose the serial port. Checked the boxes. Hit Connect and Read and it saw my phone instantly. Followed the rest of the instructions from there. So to recap, I think that changing roms had nothing to do with fixing my problem. I think that running the script was the key, although I had been using the stock dialer and dialing it using the magic chain of alphanumeric gibberish to acess the hidden menu before. Maybe it just likes the script better? Who knows? Just wanted to let everyone know how it went for me and to give hope to anyone that was having as much trouble as I was. Thanks for all of the folks that answered my original post as well. You guys rock.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Tempott:
So I just did a back up. I followed the instruction in the OP right up to step.3. I didn't adjust any values or anything, so does that mean I have a full back up?

And also, step 4 says: Dial *#7284# and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "MTP + ADB".

is the "MTP + ADB" setting necessary for the restore to work? I only ask because my phone was set to "MTP" by default. So would it be ok to put it back to "MTP?"

Thanks for all your hard work. Very much appreciated indeed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
MTP + ADB will ensure that you can use ADB to send commands to your phone and access the USB storage portion of your phone. MTP will ensure that your phone can be accessed via USB storage. In either case you should be fine as long as your phone is no longer in DIAG mode (rmnet +DM).

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrmako777:
saw this http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-galaxy-note-found-as-a-cause-of-hard-bricks/ and figured this may shed some insight on our problem. it seems as tho cwm is corrupting the emmc on the galaxy note in relation to ics kernels and causing hard bricks. maybe cwm is doing something similar which is causing some to lose their imei?

sorry if this has already been posted
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] IRIE4IPIER:
I haven't been following the developments in this thread, but I restored my IMEI successfully but I have no data connection doesn't work like it used to, should I just send this phone back and get a warranty replacement? It says 3G bit the network type in settings states EDGE:2 and it is slow, that is what is said while the IMEI was gone, only it had an E. What do I do to get this back to normal?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] overground:
I wouldn't make the RMA call just yet.

Geek and PA have fixed phones with your problem.

Just wait for them to respond.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
A solution for the data issues had already been posted on my original thread about how to resolve the IMEI issue. On my thread you will find a custom app that I developed which will help your phone reconnect to the 4G network of your carrier. T-Mobile, Telus, AT&T, Rogers, and Bell phones are all supported and have all been confirmed to have full data restored using that solution. The T-Mobile support was released about a week ago but I think it was somehow missed by many of the T-Mobile users. =/

A link to my original post can be found in my signature. I hope it will help any T-Mobile users who may be stuck on edge.

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] IRIE4IPIER:
Thank you so much, if I get my 4G back, you will have donations ah comin your way sir!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] liquid.emotion:
I hope it work for you. I have the same problem as you. The only different is I delete my efs folder and paste it back using root explorer. I did use the guild by peoplearmy and restore my imei. And I did use his data guild trying to restore the data. I manage to make a full restore but when I reboot I still don't get anything better than edge:2. But one interesting thing happen when I dial my voice mail.after I close my voice mail I manage to get 4g for about 30sec then it turn to G then back to edge:2.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clubstylenyc:
i have no imei imeisv all show unknown serial number is all 0000 and device status say modified.. i have tried tutorials i have tried reading for this problem and i have tried flashing through odin with stock rom.. nothing seems to work..i have tried the nv data edit where i read the file re write the hex at 00550 and it says write complete but the values all stay the same.. i have tried qpst i cannot read the backup to change it it says spc code is not valid and disconnects phone for 10 seconds before i can try again i tried 000000 111111 123456 and 999999 as passwords but all say invalid spc..can somebody please help me maybe there is something i am missing or something someone has done that helps i have the phone rooted and it has adb insecure app on it as well as stock rom currently i have the t999 for tmobile i bought it full price and cannot send it in for a replacement as i have the tmobile monthly pay plan..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
IWhat were you doing when you lost IMEI that may also help me help you find a solution. The one other situation that I saw this happen to where connecting to the phone through QPST was failing SPC code check was someone flashed a modem from another carrier on to their phone which wiped their baseband. As I randomly check this thread only from time to time and spend most of my time supporting questions on my original thread please be patient if I don't answer you right away on here.

Thanks,

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] clubstylenyc:
i was originally trying to root it and put a custom rom on.. when that failed and my imei was stuck at o2. i did odin my phone..now i am thinking i did download a few "stock" odin files that maybe one of them might have been a sprint one by mistake instead of tmobile.. now i know i have the right odin file for tmobile and it does not do anything but reset the phone software..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eddylee09:
Hey Guys,

I can't get past this:

Dial *#7284# and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "RMNET + DM + MODEM".

When I dial #7284#, I get a message box that says Unable To Process.

Any ideas?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] drothenberger:
This may be because you're not using the stock dialer. This post may help: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29691575&postcount=90

Edit: I'm on AT&T, but something like that should work for you, too.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] darren.wlsn1:
this vid helped me a ton made by "moonfire711" so please thank him, no offense to op but i needed to hear the vid to get things straight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQkUozRhGvw&feature=youtu.be
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] veritasaequita:
u might just be overlooking it, but the first time you wrote it you had it as *#7284# and the you said when i dial #7284# ....maybe you're just forgetting the star when you trying it. just double check and try again.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] darksandz93:
I just backed up the IMEI and now my device status says modified. Is there a way to change it back?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] liquid.emotion:
odin it back will change it to "normal"
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
The job of backing up your nv alone will not or should not alter that status.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
I never had a chance to update my video and he did a nice job here, I will add it to the OP
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
There are a number of things that we can try to get you back up and running. The 'spc' for the t999 should not ever be anything but 000000 but if that is not working you can try sending 'ffffffffffffffff' as a 16digit password from the demo version of CDMAWS and then checking if your spc populates in the spc field.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jjlean:
When I hit the top read button it says failed, but when I hit the bottom one it seems to be doing something. Progress bar is moving. This normal for the first read button?

Edit. Was on wrong COM. Fixed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JUSMEJOSE:
Nice work geek I remember you from your spc reader for the photon .... keep up the good work bro!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kuntri:
So, I just flashed paranoid droid ROM v1.7 no imei, no phone number. Did not back up imei. Am I screwed?!

Device:

Verizon SGS3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Read the op ^
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] HTC-187:
The N/V Reader Writer download doesn't seem to be there....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jarule51082:
NV reader is down.. Error 404

The link to the NV reader is down...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rault18:
can anyone reup the link?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] d0gan:
Samsung Mobile USB RMNET Network Adapter Drivers

For some reason the Samsung Mobile USB RMNET Network Adapter Drivers fails to install correctly on my laptop. I've tried to manually install it several times under different usb ports and with the original usb cable but it still fails. I am on windows 7 home premium with an Asus g73jh laptop. Under device manager, there is a yellow exclamation mark next to its icon and under properties it states the following: This device cannot start. (Code 10)

Is this driver needed for a successful backup? I went ahead and made a backup anyways and everything seems to be in order but I'm not sure if the file is indeed complete. (Txt file is about 3 megs).

Any thoughts?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrmako777:
Here ya go

http://d-h.st/odO
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cobra281:
it's best to do this before rooting, correct?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kssxs:
This backup doesn't require a rooted phone, so yes :p .
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
Follow the link in my signature and see if that helps you.

DX
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JUSMEJOSE:
I was using another method .... But This also works for the LG tried it on a LG E739 MyTouch 4G .....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] spadeace9:
can't download the NV r/w because the website is down
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cobra281:
+1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jaliscojorge:
Norton internet security deleted my first download and won't even give me the option to restore it and exclude from future threat scans. Besides turning Norton off how would i add this program to the white list? IE; what name or website would i have to enter in Norton's exclusion list?

typed from my white sgs3 hungry for some Zen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrmako777:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=30160352&postcount=150
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
Norton?? People still use that crap?

I would suggest changing antivirus software first.

Avast antivirus is free and way better than that crap.

IMO.

Powered by the SGSIII....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] isikh:
Why would we need to use this tool to backup though? Sorry, I'm merely confused. Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jaliscojorge:
I pretty much get it for free purchasing it through frys every year and it's kept me out of trouble for a while. But on topic is my only option to shut it off while using this program.

typed from my white sgs3 hungry for some Zen
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
People have been losing their IMEI, no one can figure out why. Mainly after flashing from what people have claimed.

So to be safe rather than sorry, it's best to have a backup.

IMEI is your phone's ID and without it you'll get edge at best with other complications.

Powered by the SGSIII....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] spadeace9:
Do you have the imei bug when your 4g is gone and it says that the network is disconnected in the "about phone"section?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] isikh:
Thanks a bunch! I appreciate you letting me know, and I will definitely back it up. I didn't even root my T-Mobile Galaxy SIII yet, but I plan on rooting it shortly. Do we back up IMEI after rooting it, or could we and should we back it up before rooting or doing anything? Lastly, let's say we do lose our IMEI after a flash, but we did back up using this tool, would we be able to simply restore, or would we have to wipe the phone completely and start from scratch?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cobra281:
backup NV before doing anything. you can simply restore the IMEI, without doing a full wipe, using the NV tool.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLegace:
Hi,

I am not too particularly hopeful, but I unfortunately have bricked my Wind Mobile SIII, I accidentally put the wrong bootloader when the website had changed the forum. Now the phone will not boot up or anything, it just shows up as a serial port in windows.

Pertaining to this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736477

Anyway I have was really hoping that it might be possible to use this tool to overwrite the bootloader and possibly get my phone to start up.

At the moment its showing up as Qualcomm QDLoader 9008 COM15 serial port, so I tried connecting to the device with the application, and it connected.

Unfortunately DM mode doesn't work, but Offline-D mode seemed to connect and I can properly read the NAND and it seems I can write to the NAND albiet very very slowly.

I appreciate all the hard work, so all I can do is hope.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ifizik:
Is anyone else's PhoneUtil force closing?

I'm on Synergy w/ IMO's kernel, I assumed it was IMO's kernel that was FC'ing it so I flashed back to the stock TW kernel and it's still FC'ing on me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] OTAw:
Thanks for this. Made an IMEI backup as well as a full backup, just to be safe. Now I can finally go ahead and start flashing roms :D

Much love and respect to you guys for all of your hard work and help.

-Sent from my T999 / T-Mobile Galaxy SIII :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jarule51082:
Just a FYI the way that I backed up my EFS file which has the IMEI file in it just by copying it when it was working of coarse and put it in my micro sd... Today I lost my IMEI for no reason I didn't flash anything just went away and I was on edge... I copied the back up that I had on my micro sd and slapped it back in my root erased the corrupt one and bam!!!! IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!! Very simple

My BEAST!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ifizik:
That sounds amazingly simple. How'd you just lose your IMEI out of no where though? Did you check to see if your IMEI actually displayed 0?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jarule51082:
Yeah it was weird in the AM it was fine I picked up my phone about midnight and it was gone!!! Checked inside the EFS folder and all the files were just gone if I didn't like the phone so much I would of returned it... Why would I just loose it without doing anything? Just doesn't make any sense!!! But I recovered it which is the good thing.... And very fast may I add!!!

My BEAST!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] faddys123:
does this work on the international s3? if not is there an alternate solution ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] liquid.emotion:
i didn't back up my efs folder and i my efs files are corrupted. i want to verify a folder inside the EFS folder.

i want to know if the files called ".files" inside the EFS that have ".dm33" ".dx1" ".mp301"

are these 3 folder suppose to be empty?

does it have any files inside these 3 folders?

if it does do you think i can get a copy please?

i just need a copy of the folder name ".files" inside the EFS because when i flash a kernel it erase those 3 folder i believe.

thanks in advance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jarule51082:
Check your PM..

My BEAST!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] arts711:
Can someone please confirm if this is the same or not as the steps detailed here...

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

It looks about the same but I may be missing something.

If they're different, is one better/safer than the other?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kssxs:
The method in this thread doesn't require rooting, whereas the one in the other thread does. If you're going to root, I would suggest doing backups using both methods. If not, then just do this one.