yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xgp0006:
Hey guys,

Great app, Great work

I am pretty certain i broke my IMEI when FrostyJB was ODEXing via the ODEX app thats cooked into the rom.....

My IMEI folder is pretty barren....

SO

I followed BOTH instructions to the T just for reference....(mine was corrupt before i could create a backup so i primarily focused on the second block of instructions)

1 the back-up worked without a hitch.

2 The Generation of the NV item with my IMEI was successful and appears to be correct

3 THE PROBLEM When i go to write the new IMEI NV item it gives me a "0 NV-items have been written to phone successfully" I cannot restore the IMEI code NOR can i restore the back-up and i get 0 errors throughout sans the 0 NV item pop-up when pretty much writing anything back....

Questions

1 what all should i look into in regards to permissions??

2 Do i need to create a blank txt file in my EFS/IMEI folder for it to be written to?

Im confused because it DID pull a full backup with tons of NV items and my particular 000550 field was indeed blank in the back-up

*#06# issues a 0/06 for IMEI despite my attempts and immediate reboots.

Thanks for your time and consideration!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xgp0006:
Got home, tried it on another computer with an actual Samsung USB cable. it did it first try.

BUT i have done both types of back ups, have written the IMEI and it shows up now....but still no 4G

I have called level 1 Tmoble support to reset my phone on the account, they have done that. i currently have no data connectivity at the moment.....

BUT at least the tools worked, and it DOES say my IMEI is on the phone via *#06# and in the settings>phone status....

Any additional info would be appreciated!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xgp0006:
Got the QCN app to workout this time.

Anyone else having issues in a nutshell....

Inject the IMEI,

use QPST to pull the IMEI injected QCN

use peoplearmy QCN generator app

restore that new file onto phone, reboot and enjoy a fixed problem!

Good luck!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yoyoma123:
Do I have to be on stock rom?

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Never mind.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] moldyghosty:
Using QPST : I enter the port number, but nothing happens. I must be noobing this up somehow?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] moldyghosty:
Sorry to double post, but can anyone help me? I have the drivers installed. I have tried properties port 0008 and just 8. Hmm, any tips on getting QPST to see my phone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 98XJ:
Try posting in Peoplearmy's thread as QPST is his jam.

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

Sent from my sPhone 3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] someonenewhere:
Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 98XJ:
Full Imei should be a series of numbers 15 I believe. 05 refers to your imeisv which is correct for stock build LG1.

Sent from my sPhone 3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xhanay:
Lost 4g

Thanks to your guide and tool I was able to restore my phone's IMEI. But the problem now is that It won't connect to 4g or even try to switch to it. It only connects to EDGE. I don't know if there are additional settings that I need to reconfigure so that my phone works again as intended? some help please.:fingers-crossed:

Any ideas, anyone?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 98XJ:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29461950

Sent from my sPhone 3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Desperato:
Link not work please give anyone new link

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iranz:
i'm a bit new to this and i got a tmobile S3 and want to save my info.. so what exactly is IMEI and IMSI? and why are these items important to save?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ionic7:
IMEI used to get lost randomly while flashing roms, it has not been happening as much, more info can be found if you use the search button you will find very many posts on the issue that will give you a more detailed answer.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iranz:
hi iconic.. the reason i ask this is cuz i plan to root my galaxy S3 phone.. and i want to know if backing up the phone's NV is necessary if youre just rooting it.. if its not necessary for the purpose of rooting it, please let me know..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] otariq:
Not really necessary for just rooting but u might as well do it now it only takes minutes to do. If u root now I'm sure eventually you'll flash custom roms so it's good to make a backup though I doubt you'll lose imei anymore it seems like it's a problem of the past. I think the problem was related to a bad version of cwm or that ppl were using a modified version of the recovery from the sprint phone and that it deleted some wrong files when wiping system/data as the partitions between phones are a little different. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iranz:
hi otariq.. just to let you know, i dont plan on ever installing a custom rom to my galaxy S3.. anyway, i tried to get the NV application to read my phone.. and it gives an error that says it cant read it.. how can i fix this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TomTcom:
Check the device manager to see what com port from the usb the phone is using. Mine was com5...then it read it just fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
IMEI Generator Not working!!!

I've been trying to run the file SGS3-IMEI-NV-Gen.exe with no luck. First, the original one flags as trojan. Perhaps a false positive. But, the problem is that it never opens a window. So, that makes it that much more suspicious of a real malware. Didn't take risks, cleaned it out.

Then, downloaded again from so-called, "updated" link (search trojan in thread). Same thing. No window. Of course, I'm doing this in a Virtual Machine.

Any ideas from anyone that got this to work? or ever seen in action besides the screenshot shown in thread??? :mad:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
Really? No one?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TomTcom:
I can't remember where but I saw that you need to disable antivirus or put the file on the whitelist.

Also some of these tools haven't worked well with vm.

So for me I installed the drivers from the link first. Disabled antivirus. Checked device manager to see the com port of the usb when I plugged in the phone. Then open the app and choose the com port and then the read option. After that I saved the file.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anibalin:
exynos

Hey guys! I have an i9300 with an exynos cpu. Is there any workaround to fix the imei on this one? Cannot put it on diag mode and therefore cannot use NV-items app. Tried with stock and cm10 roms. No luck.

Thanks for shreading any light.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
Thanks for reply! The actual CDMA workshop tool works. I can read the NV items (no probs with COM ports etc.). It's the other tool to Generate IMEI that is not working.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gulbir101:
something went wrong, but when i flashed a rom i got stuck in Edge only. my IMEI and everything is still intact. if i rewrite would it help me back to 3g/hpsa
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
I'd doubt that.. First check if the selection in Settings ... Mobile Networks ... Network Mode > is AUTO or GSM / CDMA.

if it is just GSM, you need to switch it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Do we not have something like this? It's a script you run from terminal emulator. I got the idea from the xda Verizon SGS3 forums. It's something you would use in addition to su > reboot nvbackup. I didn't write a restore script on purpose. Even if I did, I wouldn't test it. I also didn't want to make anything flashable, since if you have IMEI issues, you can still boot into the OS.

Obviously requires BusyBox.

# EFS/IMEI Backup script version 2.
# All credit to Team Synergy for the original script.
# Rewritten by Aerowinder.

echo "";
echo "Creating backup directory: /data/media/IMEI Backup.";
mkdir -p "/data/media/IMEI Backup/temp/";
cd "/data/media/IMEI Backup/temp/";

echo "Commencing backup...";

echo "Copying mmcblk0p11: efs";
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=p11_efs.img > /dev/null 2>&1;
echo "Copying mmcblk0p12: modemst1";
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=p12_modemst1.img > /dev/null 2>&1;
echo "Copying mmcblk0p13: modemst2";
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=p13_modemst2.img > /dev/null 2>&1;
echo "Copying mmcblk0p20: backup";
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 of=p20_backup.img > /dev/null 2>&1;
echo "Copying mmcblk0p21: fsg";
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 of=p21_fsg.img > /dev/null 2>&1;

echo "Copying efs folder...";
cp -pr /efs/ efs/;
echo "Copying radio folder...";
cp -pr /data/misc/radio/ radio/;

datetime=$(date +'%Y%m%d_%H%M');
echo "Compressing backup (backup_$datetime.tar.gz)...";
tar -chzf "/data/media/IMEI Backup/backup_$datetime.tar.gz" *;

echo "Cleaning up...";
rm -rf "/data/media/IMEI Backup/temp/";
echo "Backup complete!";
echo "";

su > backup.sh, and it leaves you a nice tar file with (supposedly) an entire EFS/IMEI backup.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gulbir101:
Its still gives me edge only, it won't switch.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheArtiszan:
Sorry for such a sad questions but I couldn't find a answer.

I just did a full backup of mine from dec 0 - 65535

How do I know if I had the data bug where that can be useful to OP?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djpingpong:
I'm running into the same issue where I'm stuck on EDGE.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
I am not 100% sure but, you could try going into one the service menus (those *#xxxx#.. etc. numbers you dial) and there is an option to choose GSM/CDMA option / preference. I hope you find some luck with that...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] slimc84:
can this tool be used on the GNote2?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
Do a search or follow the link in my sig...

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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Androiduser96:
im also stuck on EDGE.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] trueg213:
Help.

I followed the instructions to the T and my imei stays the same im trying to repair my s3 imei and it says write successful but imei stay the same . t999 stock . Thanks

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I need help i followed the instructions to the T but imei stays the same im trying to repair my S3 t999 imei im on stock . It says write successful but imi stays the same any help would be great . Thanks in advance .
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fcortes626:
so wait. is this for when you accidentally flash a rom from another device and it bricks it to the point where it wont boot and it appears as a com port on device manager? just wondering. because i have done that 2 times and the phone goes into a special download mode.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] brokensmile209:
i follow all this step here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AlQmfMJBK0

but i still stuck on edge, all i get is edge, i just brought my s3 on 11/16/12, can i just send my phone in for warranty since i hate going through so many method to fix it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kipster3001:
i've only had my s3 for a month but i flashed so many roms it aint funny.. didnt know to make a back up of imei number..tried every trick in the book. nothing would restore my imei number witch in the back of my phone.. I followed the instructions and my imei number was restored.. so thank you so much for that Mr. Geek..I still don't have 4g ...my phone edge2 never stopped working but at least now media hub and samsung accounts are working again.... donation on the way .. i think Im just gonna send to Samsung to fix the 4g... i will use ur amazing tool to back it up after i get it back....

Ok i was able to fully restore my 4g using the nv itemgenerator and then using SGS3 Data Restorer App by mr pleoplearmy.. Thanx to you guys I was able to get my s3 imei back as well as my 4g
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mert2go:
Hello. I have the international version of the Galaxy Note 2. Does this tool also work with my phone, because they both use Exynos 4412 just with a different frequencies.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Orical:
Now that's good to see, good for you man it's better than the hassle of sending it out and wondering when your gonna get it back.

Sent from my GS3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
I haven't flashed any AOSP ROMs. Are you still in need of this?

1. I rooted using Odin undetected flash counter method.

2 installed TWRP.

3. Flashed 4 Touch wiz ROMs.

I have not flashed any AOSP ROM or changed my modem.

Edit : Flashed AOSP ROM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
Restored it back now can't get my 4g back -___-
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
Bro, go here for 4G restoral ----> 4G Fix - Works on all T-Mobile
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
tried it it's not working still. I've even restored back to stock rom still nothing
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
Holy **** this saved my life, i had a backed up IMEI which saved me, however, it did not restore 4G for me, but I was able to use peoplemary's Data Restorer and get my 4G back...Holy crap what a lifesaver
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
You are damn lucky, I got my IMEI back but couldn't get my 4G back ( I followed armys guide multiple time & finally gave up) which resulted in me selling my S3 on craigslist & now I'm using this iPhone 4s that doesn't even 3G half the time cuz T-mobile ain't done refarming their network -____-
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
Did you ever use QPST to download your QCN then generate a new QCN after you injected your IMEI number....All I had was my imei so I had to inject it and I followed all the steps and it worked fine...You don't use the data restore app until you basically go through the steps of backing up your IMEI and then it uses that back up to generate a working QCN...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
yup I did the same exact thing. I only had a 4G signal if I changed mobile network settings to WDCDMA only but then my cellular signal would be horrid dropping from 0-1 bars & it was just rapidly unstable. I'm debating now whether I wanna get another S3 off CL & then sell this iPhone 4s haha
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
LOL, yea man, I wonder why, mine was working on auto tonight, I tested it, I don't know if its working exactly the same, but its going from E to 4G on its own...What I did was go into settings and switched like you did then I rebooted and I was good to go
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
just curious but how did you lose your IMEI in the first place?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
I wish I knew...I was at walmart and I had 4g and I was texting my wife, well when I went to text her again all my text messages disappeared so I was like whatever, I will reboot my phone........Literally it was gone after the reboot....I did not flash, did not go in recovery, just a simple reboot...weird
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gavilan2010:
Always back up your stuff...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SaHiLzZ:
Anyone willing to post their backup, minus line 550 (your imei)?

I am attempting to do this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2068041 for S3 i747.

Please PM me if you have a backup that you are willing to share.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SaHiLzZ:
Bump.. anyone?

I have made some progress by connecting to Wind AWS network, however the connection dies after a few minutes. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36282281&postcount=192

I will appreciate someone sending me the backup taken by the tool above. The file will be about 3MB.

Proof..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] G1Master:
Does this method work still?

I just randomly lost my IMEI # after receiving a Failed MMS picture. Rebooted the phone and had no signal then went straight to Edge after 5 minutes, I just knew it had to be the IMEI # so I checked under about phone and sure enough some how I lost it. Displaying Zero now. Anyone else had this happen? So strange that my SDcard corrupted a week ago and now this.

This has happened to me before when I first got my S3, brand new out of the box. I had it for three hours before my Flashaholic bug kicked in. Performed the whole rooting process and had CWM recovery, flashed CM10 and lost IMEI. I believe I did the QPST way to get it back and I believe I have the backup still. Is it easy to just inject it back in with the QPST tool?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bdorr1105:
This method does work, the same exact thing happened to me, just a simple reboot and my IMEI was just gone. I had just my IMEI back up so it didn't restore 4G, but I followed this guide and I was able to restore 4G, it appears to work almost normal, seems to hang on the 4G network with 0 bars instead of switched to edge, it does eventually go to edge, but a whole lot less often than my wife phone
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] G1Master:
Thanks for the info hopefully it'll work like the first time I had to reinject it.

UPDATE

Just ended up returning it to T-Mobile, should be receieving a new one tomorrow.

Phone would never connect to data even after reinjecting the IMEI# and Odin back to Stock firmware JB. Can safely say I may of had a defected item or something not sure. The T-Mobile reps couldnt even do anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ph.miki:
Is this work on SGS I9000??

I raly need HELPPPPP!!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hermeson:
I do all the steps, find the port then when I click on 1st read, it says "failed, Phone does not answer", why?????

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

I cannot see this menu... it says on mine:

UART

MODEM OR PDA (MODEM CHECKED)

USB

MODEL OR PDA (PDA CHECKED)

what am I doing wrong???

thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ph.miki:
HELPPPPP!!!!

Is this work on SGS I9000??

I raly need HELPPPPP!!!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Hey man every time I try to download the nv generator my computer auto deletes the file telling me it is a virus and I cannot open it on the laptop... any ideas?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ph.miki:
Just shotdowen antivirus vhen u downloading app. The app is clean. U can see that on video on firs page.:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Everytime I click on read, at the bottom on nv items reader and writer it says.. failed... phone does not answer.. any ideas why or how to fix this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ph.miki:
try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQkUozRhGvw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Ive watched that video and followed it to the T.. but still get failed.. phone does not answer... someone know anything about this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Hey geek bro any feedback about my previous post would be greatly appreciated I really need to get my imei back..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
Most likely, you are simply connecting to the wrong serial communication port. Sorry I've been awal guys.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Well it connects to the port fine.. it tells me it is connected.. when I actually press the read button it tells me failed.. phone does not answer..if you would like I will provide screen shots?

And no reason to be sorry man you have a life as does everyone else.. :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] <:GeeK:>:
Yea that's normal, there are two ports created by the phone, try the other one.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] verifiedsub:
Okay I will try the other port instead and see how that works.. I will report back in a bit with my findings thank you very much for the quick response bro.

**edit** didnt work bro.. when I click on read it says in the bottom searching phone in DM.. .. .. then after searching on the port locations it comes back eith phone does not answer...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bachnguyen310:
this will work for cm 10.1?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Will what work on CM 10.1?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bachnguyen310:
I pressed Dial *#7284# but nothing comes up... im using cm 10.1 and i dont know how to script... is there a youtube tutorial or something? sorry im a newbie ... Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hmmwhatsthisdo:
So, seeing as how this stuff can be used to clone IM[E/S]Is off of phones, you may want to put a warning to not give this information out to anyone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JUSMEJOSE:
Yo geek... I have a custom nv item that I created that brings 4g data back .. and it works for the t999 and t889 let me know

If you wanna test it on your own...

I know it works because I have repair the imei more than 100 pcs not gonna go into details how I did it ...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fluf88:
will this work on international galaxy s3?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
shameless bump for people to see it. Possible request to change the thread title to have something "IMEI Restore" in it???
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bikrame:
does this work now? My friend came to me with sad face when he lost his IMEI, i am trying to restore through write method and its not working. it says 1 item changed but when i check imei its a same 0. what to do ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kbeezy2686:
question

I have followed your steps and downloaded the generator because currently my imei says 0. I got the number off the back of my phone and saved the text file. However I am having trouble writing it. When I connect my phone with usb and click write I pick the file and nothing happens, it says failed connect to com port before. Ive tried dialing the #7284# from my phone and it says unable to process request. What am I doing wrong? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I have been reading up on trying to restore my imei since I noticed it was 0 and my data connection went to 2g and 3g only without using wifi. Please help me!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kbeezy2686:
ok so i finally connected to com and clicked the write tab and picked my saved text file from the generator and nothing happened. my imei still shows 0 and my signal is still horrible unless im connected to wifi.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rookiegenius:
is this the same as backing up the EFS partition? Im a bit confused here. (already backup my IMEI with this method btw)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Ring_C:
Will this also work with i9305?

I have a friend's i9305 device who swears he has no idea how his imei was lost.

Will this work for it too? It's a German Telekom device...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Qverse:
So of course I got NO IMEI .. It happen today I remember downloading this tool a while ago but I cant remember if i backed my IMEI .. What are my changes of recovery some other way ?? Right now pressed *#06* and I get IMEI 0 / 09 what is this ? :crying:

I over looked back on the OP and found the answer. There is a tool to Gen from my IMEI # from the back of my phone .. Just over looked thread in the Panic sgs3.nv.gen.zip Hope this works ..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dano79:
I tried to write my imei back to my phone and got the failed to connect to port no soup.Anyway around this seems like others are encountering this as well
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dano79:
Oh well back to normal device status and flash counter says zero just like my IMEI lol guess Im taking her back to the store for a warranty replacement.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mulivalea:
help!

I tried this method and finished up the whole process and even watched the video. But even after everything my imei is still null/null. What can I do? Any help would be awesome!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Qverse:
So I was able to restore my IMEI # I fact I also use the IMEI generator to make a File using the IMEI numbers on the phone sticker behide the battery. And I my saved text file from the generator and used NV backup/Restore tools .. Just read OP carefully or see the Video MoonFire did for <Geek> Did this these Tools worked great !! .. But My problem was my SG3 was stuck on 2G (edge) .. and that i could not fix.. 4G fixed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Peoplearmy:
Follow link in my sig...

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