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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] trabeast:
Hey guys Im having problem with my I9500 phone! Ive tried flashing alot of modems and custom ROMs but no LUCK!!! My friend has an I9505 can I make an efs backup of his and flash it to my I9500? or will it brick my phone for good?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Don't use an efs backup from a different phone. I'm not sure on the s4 but on other devices it has hard bricked it. It contains the imei which will be different than your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ziida:
Can I ask what method you used to flash the efs zip? I'd hate to get it wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dogmatism:
[MENTION=4178888]Ziida[/MENTION] cwm recovery. before that i did via terminal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ziida:
Thanks! Flashing through TWRP didn't do it for me so I installed CWM tonight based on your suggestion and it's worked! My baseband became readable and my IMEI went from "null / null" to "0 / 00"

To anyone else coming into this thread: CWM was a bit of a hassle to install, so I had to use this guide (mind their typos...).

Anyhow, the most exciting part is after flashing the good Colonel's EFS file my phone was recognized by QPST again!! I went ahead and flashed the AWS .qcn file from this thread, and now my an IMEI number has returned!

I hope you have similar luck, dogmatism!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dogmatism:
OP updated with your suggestion, ahh I do not have the phone myself now, as i stated I only received it for recovery. Thanks for the input.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ziida:
I just realized I jumped the gun out of excitement.

I DO have an IMEI number... but it's not my OWN. It must be Colonel Sanders' IMEI number! You should maybe contact him if you're able to and make sure he's okay with people being on his IMEI
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Ziida:
I don't know about anyone else here in this thread, but my IMEI and Baseband are gone again, QPST no longer recognizes my phone, and flashing the efs zip does nothing for me anymore. Tried fully wiping and fresh flashing the MDL firmware and doing the whole process again but I get nothing... I must have something else corrupted now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] midou01:
hi i need badly this file who can help me please??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Frezza:
Hi I have the same problem with my i337, can you post file for fix the problem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Buratti:
GS3 i9300

I have the same problem with i9300 galaxy s3 am to 4 days trying and doing various procedures found in several other forums I read all comments until the end of the discussion however was unable to identify the solution, I noticed that two people helped you with the problem.

I'm not very intendido the subject, I can say that I know the basics, however if you have someone who can help me with this, I would be eternally grateful.

already tried several processes

such as:

exchanges ROM

Delete folder by SOLID EXPLORER "copy and paste"

apply other modem and kernel files.

IMEI and nothing keeps popping up when I get back with the code * # 06 #: IMEI null / null.

I live in BRAZIL and do not understand much of their language, I am using Google Translate to send this message.

if you do not understand something you can ask me to explain.

someone help me please, I do not know what to do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hllsen:
Hey there I have exactly same problem and I have tried 5-6 different programs with no luck. Have you found a way to write this NV-item?

Even without any modification reading and writing NV Items 1 to 550 gives the following output in CDMA WS 3.9.

[COLOR="Sienna"]Writing NV-items from a file:[/COLOR]
Unsuccessfully written NV-items:
00001 (0x0001) - Read only item
00550 (0x0226) - Command failed
Done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
I have a S4 with unknown baseband and no imei...

Somebody could help me? i have an SGH-I337 with no baseband and no IMEI, and i can't root the phone i've tried with motochopper but there i can't root it so the octoplus can't repair it :( somebody could help me?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Have you tried flashing the stock firmware via odin? What firmware version are you on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
Yes i did it, but it say "failed" on auth.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Are you flashing the correct file in Odin. Do you know what firmware version you're on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
Yes

I've been using odin 3.09

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Not the Odin version. Your firmware version, mdl, mf3, mk2, nb1, or nc1. The firmware version you flash in Odin has to be the same as your phone is on. If you flash an earlier version Odin will not work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
Ohh

Hi, It's MF3 and i'm trying with MDL should i try with MF3 again?

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dirt:
flash mf3. as far as I know, you CANNOT downgrade mf3 to mdl.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
I would suggest you upgrade to nb1 and then ota to nc1. It's rootable and safestrap works on it. The nb1 file can be found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50912149

Extract it using winrar or 7-zip and use that file in Odin. It's a .tar.md5 file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
I will try

Oh Thanks! i'm downloading it, i will try to do that, i could stay just on NB1 (rootable) to get root privileges? or it's necessary upgrade to NC1 to get root privileges? thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
You could just start on nb1 if you use the rootable tar. Use towelroot to root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
Woow, it works, and my phone now is rooted, but i have not any baseband neither IMEI. So i've tried to connect to my octoplus box but now the phone can't be recognized (adb connection seems to be unknown to the pc)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Glad you got it working. But I don't know anything about an octoplus box. Do you have adb drivers installed on your pc. Google 15 second adb install xda.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
Sorry

Sorry, now work fine i've restared my pc, and the octoplus read it fine, but i can't see the diagconfig menu, it's empty, some ideas??

thanks

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No problem with octoplus, i just want to know how can i get baseband for this model (now says unknown) and my IMEI is empty, and servicemode is blank, sorry for all those questions

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No problem with octoplus, i just want to know how can i get baseband for this model (now says unknown) and my IMEI is empty, and servicemode is blank, sorry for all those questions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Don't know how to get you're imei back. Flashing Odin often brings it back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dudufcb:
neither the baseband?

i must do the same to bring back the baseband??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Bison Mison:
Can someone supply this zip file to me please or a back up of their EFS. I am desperate at this point.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] gtrader:
Need Help as well

I really need this ZIP file as well. MY IMEI is UNKNOWN just like OP problem.

Can anyone post zip file to fix this please??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] djohne:
I337M Telcel

I have null baseband and imei, the QPST never worked as it said writing to memory error at the backup stage. Any help would be great...I337m Telcel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] greenerG:
Hey, I have pretty much the same problem you had last year :( I've tried pretty much everything. Are you still open to sharing the zip just one more time? I have the Canadian i337m.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Twisteddd:
Can some one send me the zip file please?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] JustMeToo:
I didn't realize how prevalent this problem is until I searched for it.

I have a i337 on NB1. Actually I have two. One has the IMEI null problem and one doesn't. I tried copying the EFS, using Andromizer, from the good phone to the bad one and it didn't solve the problem. I tried installing the stock FW again and that didn't help either. I know the OP solved his problem, partially, by flashing a zip file. What files were in the zip file? If I can copy them from my good phone maybe I can restore my bad phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] its_Khal:
Can anyone help with SGH-M919 EFS Backup please? I've been searching for solution since 3months ago....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
Surely will help you

Will post solution soon... I recovered for my note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
Restore IMEI when you don't have any backup

While playing around different ROMs, I recenly made my IMEI null. Hence I was not getting any network and 'Not registered on network'.

Check your IMEI, if it is not the one which came with your device, it is null or corrupt. Here is the way I used to fix this. I googled a lot here and there and spent days until I figured it out.

Note: This method also works on AOSP ROM. I tried it on my Note 2 with AOSP ROM and TouchWiz.

Pre requisite:

You need root access. and Busybox installed on your phone.

copy efs folder to somewhere safe, so that if you mess this process, you will still have the chance.

Enable USB Debugging in developer mode under Setting .

Install USB drivers in your computer.

Download EFS Professional.

Steps:

1. Connect your Phone to computer and Start EFS Professional.

2. Click on EFS Professional.

3. When you connect, it will ask you to accept RS fingerprint in your mobile. Accept that in your mobile screen pop-up.

4. Go to Samsung Tool Tab. And click on 'Restore NV data from Internal Back up'. (In efs folder of your phone, there will be two files .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5, unless you have deleted it)

[IMG="efs"]http://dl-1.va.us.xda-developers.com/3/1/0/1/4/2/9/5.JPG?key=fW7QYFUJ6c4W2Jx4jRy4sg&ts=1420564627[/IMG]

5. If you have deleted efs folder, and have efs folder saved somewhere. copy those two files, and paste it in efs folder which is in the root of your phone.

6. Click on execute.

7. If operation is successful, you will get pop-up saying it and if it fails, follow the logs in screen.

8. Restart your phone and check by *#06#.

Note : Even if your IMEI is corrupt or null, it is stored in backup file .nv_data.bak and .nv_data.bak.md5 file. From these two files, nv_data.bin and nv_data.bin.md5 will be cerated. which will bring your IMEI back. SO make sure you dont delete these files ever. If you do, then it can still be fixed but that I am not aware of.

In past, I faced it and Samsung Service center was asking to replace the motherboard which is 1/4th cost of the phone.

I hope it helps someone as I got help from others' post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doughy2002:
Hi , just stumbled on this whilst looking for an answer to my problem, earlier i tried thgis app but didnt get anywhere as i do not have a backup of my efs, and could not find backup files on my root drive either. I have tried everything i can find to get my imei back and still no luck, my phone is looking like a tablet now than anything. I have restored through kies and my imei is still a generic one and i have no service/data, is there any way that will defo work on this phone, im running 4.4.2 kitkat stock rom, i have it rooted and terminal emulator installed. Im getting to the point i gotta shell out for a new phone but times are hard and i dont want to if i can fix this.

many thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
Just give it a try bro. I also used lots of things and this app too. Check the EFS folder in the root directory. Make sure you are rooted.

I recently figured this method. If any confusion let me know. I also faced this issue while restoring to Stock. Try this. Good luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] doughy2002:
I have tried everything i can find, yes im rooted, tried terminal emulator, used lies to go to stock, have used odin to flash stock, have replaced files and all, going to have to buy another phone now i think, and see if i can resurrect the n7100 later.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
I understand the frustration but if you dont try you will never know.

This method does not ask you to go to stock or replace using odin. Read carefully. In case you are having trouble locating .nv_data.bak and other files, let me know.

Quick Guide: download ES File explorer. Give it root privilege. Go to settings in ES explorer --> tools and turn on Root Explorer and show hidden files (note that by default it is Off so even if you can see EFS folder in device, no content will be shown.)

Then refresh and check in the EFS folder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] uthman.ridwi:
Can I do it for DN4 Rom as I lost my IMEI and Network with no EFS Backup!

Can I do it for DN4 Rom as I lost my IMEI and Network with no EFS Back

up!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
yes you can. Also check if baseband is null. then just flash the modem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] uthman.ridwi:
How to flash it? Please, help out as Imma newbie in all this.

I am really thankful to u that you replied me.

Baseband is null too.

Will you please help me how to flash it?

Please, It will be a big favour if u teach me the instruction.

Thanks a lot for your precious time. I will be waiting eagerly for your reply. Thanks a kot again.

QUOTE=saurabh40629;61077150]yes you can. Also check if baseband is null. then just flash the modem[/QUOTE]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Riptin:
Tanks man, you saved my phone :highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
Not sure. You can give it a try. It should work. But before that keep the back up of your efs folder somewhere
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] limbadmilan:
i have the same issue but cannot connect N7100 to efs professional, can any one upload the software in google drive and share the link

regards

Milan - add me on whats app 7208389756
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sohan1253:
invalid imei,unknown baseband

I am facing same issue called unknown baseband , invalid imei on my android phone. please someone suggest me what should i do
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Jason557:
IMEI Null , Unknown Baseband

I have one Samsung i337M IMEI Null , Unknown Baseband

try to follow your solution,

but i can't find the link for flashable file

please give me the link

thanks

jason557@gmail.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] satya_03:
U said when there is no backup ,but later u ask to save the efs folder... how ? i have note2 with null imei and unknown baseband sfter replacing emmc . how can i restore imei ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] saurabh40629:
what i said is if you have deleted your efs folder. If not, those two files will be there. Enable "show hidden files". During formatting/installing another rom, efs folder never gets deleted. Its always there. If you are facing this issue in lollipop rom, try installing another rom or flashing modem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] usman ypusaf:
guys i have a samsung s3 gt-19300 with null imei and unknown baseband i will not find a method to repair it but i above list i think i will restore it from another same phone efs backup with change imei i have my friend efs backup but i dont know how to change his imei to my please help my and sorry for bad english.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] muy99:
without flashing roms imei and baseband null

guy:

some days ago i try to root my phone with cf-auto root on samsung s3 gt-19300

with odin but my flashing stop on midle .............i dissconnect my phone and remove

battry but when i turn on my phone he say a massage firmware encounterd an

issues i will try kies but he say device not supported now i will try all samsung recovery from internet and flash it with odin .......my phone sussfull on but my imei and baseband become zero but my wifi and blueth. work normal my sim card not work

i will try a lot of method fing on internet but /////it;s not correct

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;sorry for my english;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; i hope you help me ......please bros:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] uthman.ridwi:
Do you still facing the issue?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] irfanbd94:
I have i9505 with uknown baseband and null imei........i have efs backup can u help me to make cwm flashable zip with my img backup files????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jccaldera:
I337m IMEI null

I have one Samsung i337M IMEI Null , Unknown Baseband

try to follow your solution,

but i can't find the link for flashable file

please give me the link

thanks

jc.calderag@gmail.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] elprinz:
Hi all, am new to android, I use an O2 unlocked galaxy S4 running lollipop 5.0.1. About a week ago while in the use the network disappeared with "no sim detected", "Null/Null Imei" and Unknown baseband. I have tried within my limits for now to fix it through comments on this platform but cant get past first base :D.

I tried the to root via Method 2 here but I keep getting failed in Odin with (No PIT partition) error.

The device is still unrooted and I cant do much for now, I was made to understand that flashing a new firmware could fix the imei and network issues please I need a useful guide. Thanks

NB--- Am quite new to Android OS issues and would appreciated detailed steps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] REDMILE4444:
hey guys! so for anyone having "not registered to network" issues i hope this might help.. I am posting this here as it is the closest thread i could find quick. I unlocked my phone through hidden menu as well. but a couple months after having working servicd through new carrier my phone disconected outta the blue.. figured it was a sim error ie. faulty.. TURNS OUT ONE OF MY SETTINGS I MISSED WAS WRONG. what a nightmare! anyways.... AFTER SELECTING THESE SETTINGS, PHONE REBOOTS AND "BOOM" NETWORK SERVICE UP N CONNECTED!!

once your in service menu via. *#0011#-back key - select imput Q000.

#1. UMTS

#6.COMMON

#4.DIAG CONFIG

(#2.DM/DUN OVER HSIC + #5.DBG MSG. "ON"￼

after selecting phone restaert n service good.. hope i help someone as one lil miss gave me a heck of a time. hope it helps message me if u would like no problem:).. take care

sent from my SGH-1773m

sent from my SGH-1773M
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Soultaker226:
can we use odin to flash nexus 5 ??? how about factory image ??? can it work ??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] shahid kawish:
good job keeping sharing this sort of info.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] lilshane:
where can i get this zip for the i337m to fix the imei and unknown baseband.

have one in hand right now.

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:24 PM ----------

where can i get this zip for the i337m to fix the imei and unknown baseband.

have one in hand right now.:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sipermanight:
Please help me, i need the .zip file. i've already flashed all compatible 4.4.2 and 4.3 roms from Sam.Moble and still cant return to my original imei. all roms show imei null and unknown baseband. please help me find the file. i dont have efs backup so i cant uso efs professional.

i hope you could help me with this,

thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] smartsakti:
help me.. My anromax c3 problem is imei null.. please help and tutor
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kristianne0718:
help

hi my E330S have null imei unknown baseband and no sim detection. what files do i need to fix it? im on stock lollipop E330SKSUDOC2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] e5 user:
does this method works on my samsung galaxy e5 e5ooh cm13??? no baseband and imei... pls help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] toyotacorollagli:
Please help me guys i have null imei and unknown baseband after installing albe95 rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] myeviltwin:
For people still facing this issue, please refer to this post and see if it helps, its generic for also samsung devices I believe http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70074111&postcount=1103
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Innovator:
Please post that cool splash screen from QTEK Your World in One with the buildings at night. Or any other are welcome. Thanks. :lol:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Rompie:
Please, post it, want it too!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Bubisch:
Try this thread or FTP for this.

Hope this will help you!
[HTC One X+] macarong35:
Hi all,

I have a HOX+ (Vodaf001 - UK) and I running rom cook. Currently, I want to restore my phone to rom Guu (1.17.161.x) but I can not found file EXE for my phone. Can I change CID of phone to EURO?
[HTC One X+] Addicted2xda:
AFAIK it is not possible.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burginthorn:
I guess you've read this a million times here: "Apple User switched to Android = completely lost"

This forum is fantastic, but I gotta say its SO big with so much information, I find I've spent an hour or more just trying to find the right information, and even then I feel lost.

I recently tried Slim-t0lte, but I used the wrong ROM which was the N7100 when I have a GT- N7105 device. Lost all ability to make and receive calls and worst of all I lost my 64GB MicroSD card. Photo's, music, files the lot - gone!

That was a couple of days ago and since then I've done a lot of reading and have somewhat rectified the situation.

I am now using Slim-t0lte-4.2.2.build.7.2-WEEKLY and its working great, ie. I can make and receive calls at least, and I had to go and buy a new 64GB MicroSD which set me back $70 dollars. Formatted the new SD card to Fat32 using GuiFormat and the device now see's my new 64GB drive which is great.

But here I am now with everything done and I am completely lost as to how to use this ROM. In the image below is the phone set up how I thought it would look when I loaded the ROM. But it doesn't look anything like that, so I had a play around in settings and I've got the Time, Weather up on the lock screen, but nothing else.

Also I downloaded Universal_SlimBean_theme_lockscreen_blue_bubble, Universal_SlimBean_theme_power_widgets_ics_blue, Universal_SlimBean_theme_powermenu_ics_blue and Universal_SlimBean_theme_settings_ics_blue. I installed them all through CWM but I can't find a way to load them so I can see how how they look.

My question (after all the background info above) is there a how to, a video or something which shows the features of SlimBean that a novice user like me can watch so I can begin to navigate this great looking ROM and access its features?

Thx :D