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[Oppo Find 5] HaTeNL:
Problem is that it isn't possible to read the app name of settings anymore.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Find 5 met Tapatalk 4
[Oppo Find 5] st@@tz:
When u wipe system, gapps wiped to of course.
[Oppo Find 5] Rikorose:
Maxwen will you release a kernel without your rom?
[Oppo Find 5] anders3408:
When you bootup first time after a flash and want to turn NFC of, click the button and wait up to 2 minutes before NFC turns off first time. After that it should be much faster to turn on and off.
[Oppo Find 5] maxwen:
Why should I

There is currently no 4.3 ROM to use with it :)
[Oppo Find 5] maxwen:
Don't think I am blind :)

But this isn't important enough to be fixed right now
[Oppo Find 5] Rikorose:
Paranoid Android
[Oppo Find 5] maxwen:
They use my kernel AFAIK
[Oppo Find 5] eirikdh:
Thanks! Is it safe to do a dirty install from Build 20130908 to latest version?
[Oppo Find 5] satfly:
I realize that :). But I thought that the System partition is normally always overwritten when flashing a new ROM anyway. That's why I wanted to know how this Gapps backuping is supposed to work.

Next time, I'll try upgrading without wiping anything (as Maxwen suggested).

Anyway, no big problem. It's easy enough to re-install Gapps.
[Oppo Find 5] peterpv:
Yes it is, at least it worked for me.
[Oppo Find 5] maxwen:
It works by creating a backup before the install and restoring afterwards

But as I said this relies on the gapps package providing information what to backup

This is the case for the goo.im gapps
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xalies:
Hi,

Has anyone got a backup of their 4.2.2 Optus HTC One CID: OPTUS001 that they could upload somewhere please? I got my old 4.1.2 but unfortunately since I am s-on I can't install the old touch driver
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herwegan:
have you looked here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2428276 :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xalies:
That's a 4.1.2 backup, I need 4.2.2
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herwegan:
haven't looked into it for you, just wanted to give you the link...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Sizzle Socks:
I am currently having same issues, As I type this I have a stock Unbranded Installing hoping this will work untill someone uploads a backup
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradstewart:
I think this is what you are after... http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=97&topicid=114440&page_no=143#878958

That's my backup of the stock Telecom NZ 4.2.2 software which is the same as Optus (2.24.980.2)
[General Questions and Answers] WaleedT:
So i had made a backup for my dad in his s duos through super backup and backed his apps, call logs and sms, then i got him upgraded to the grand duos, now on the grand duos, i realized the backups can only recognize the same device they were backed on, now my s duos was factory reset so that sucked, so moving on, i put on root and went into titanium backup, from there i tried to restore the xml files through dropbox and that only gets me a notification from tibackup saying it failed, what can i do to get these backups restored? and if anyone has a solution for the apks and data back up too, please share it with me..
[General Questions and Answers] sham4u2sam:
Re-install titanium back and while opening the app for the first time it will ask that the Android id doesnt match and needs reboot Press yes after reboot you will be able to flash your files.Hope it helps
[General Questions and Answers] WaleedT:
Problem is I factory reset the s duos on which I made the backup through super backup and put my mstick in the grand, the only problem is why is it that whenever I restore the file through Ti it fails, when it says it can restore any xml file :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Hello all,

I would like to share a method that solved this tricky issue with my S4 GT-I9500. While flashing with some new ROMs, I ended up with a generic IMEI on my S4. I read everything I could find here in XDA foruns, and no method worked for me. This one below, from fellow colleage douglasgalves at brasildroid foruns saved my phone. Here the link to the original post (portuguese only, sorry)

http://brasildroid.com.br/discussoe...efs-resolver-esse-problema-11.html#post299796

The method is quite simple, and althogh it does not make complete sense (why Trinida Tobago for example) it worked for me! Here it is.

1. You have a I9500 with a generic IMEI.

2. Install a official stock ROM with ODIN. Not any Stock ROM, but specifically Trinida & Tobago April 2013 ROM. You can browse it on Sammobile, or also get it from this link on XDA -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257645

The ROM I used is:

Build Date: 24.04.2013

Region: TTT (Trinidad and Tobago)

PDA: I9500UBUAMDK

Changelist: 534999 Android: 4.2

3. Once installation is finished, disconnect the cable;

4. Reboot to recovery and wipe data and cache;

5. Install KIES on your PC and let it update to its latest version.

6. Once KIES is updated, connect your S4 to the PC, no need for USB Debug, etc, just connect it.

7. KIES will detect it and say a new version of firmware is available. Perform the update. It takes a long time.

8. Once the update is finished, you get a dialog in KIES asking you to disconnect and connect the cable again, with a confirm button "Confirm". This is the moment it fixes your IMEI. One more reboot and voilà, your IMEI should be back.

I have no idea how/why this worked, if someone more experienced can explain, I would like to understand.

Also, no idea if this would work on other models, with a different ROM, or on a Mac instead of a PC, or with steps on different order. All I know is that, by doing exactly this, I gave life back to my beloved S4.

Now, off to make some 5 backups of the /efs folder before flashing ROMs again.

Good luck there with your generic-IMEIed S4s!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Did some more tweaking to try to understand what happened. Hope some guru can jump in and help me.

1. After I recovered my IMEI, I installed Philz Touch 5.11.2. It went well, I rebooted in CWM recovery, then chose Reboot->Root. It rebooted the phone. Then I went to make a backup of the /efs folder with Root Explorer, and discovered that despite it looking as rooting went well, the phone was not rooted.

Question 1: Why does Philz did not get to root the device? At that stage the firmware version was MG9 for region TTT (Trinidad & Tobago). Is that firmware somehow imcompatible for Philz to root?

Then ...

2. I flashed Firmware for Colombia with ODIN (my phone was bought in Colombia) from April, version UBUAMDE. Got Generic IMEI again. Then followed the same procedure from post 1, and got my IMEI back with KIES. The strange thing is that on KIES, my phone still shows as TTT (Trinidad) after that.

Question 2: It looks like more than the ROMs, it is the last step on KIES that recovers the IMEI. Is it so tha ODIN may be screwing up the IMEI?

Question 3: why I keep with my phone showing as TTT? Is that a problem?

3. Then I flashed the ChainFire recovery. Strangely, this went well and rooted my phone, so it may be something with Philz. I again flashed Philz and it installed well.

Question 4: may I get any problems by using Philz but having rooted with Chainfire?

Thanks a lot for any clarification you gurus out there can give me!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exclaimed:
Thanks

You've given a considerable amount of hope to those that are stuck on the genereic imei. Thank you for providing this solution.

However, I am stuck:

After using ODIN 3.07; clicking nothing other than PDA for selecting the firmware you said to download: Hotfile:GT-I9500-TTT-I9500UBUAMDK-1366814146.zip The firmware was successfully installed.

Then before the boot completed, I went into recovery and wiped data and cache. The phone restarted and it booted up, Kies was already updated to the latest version. So once the phone booted up, I connected the phone to the computer and kies displayed this message:

Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies.

Current firmware version: PDA:MDK / PHONE:MDK / CSC:MDK (XXX)

How can I go about resolving this issue?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
As I said in the second post, I also got successful using the ROM for Colombia from April.

I would sugesst you to go to sammobile's firmware database. Download any older ROM which supports firmware via KIES (there is an icon showing that over there) and do the same procedure. It looks like what really solves it is the final step in KIES.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
I think this is due to flashing Previous Version of Modem (Its Including in Stock Firmware). When You flash Previous Version of Modem, Somehow IMEI retains. Here are some facts:

1) When we try to Flash any MOD of any dev then its depend on which Modem (i.e country's Firmware) the dev is using.

2) After flashing the MOD, Our IMEI becomes Fake.

3) Flashing Previous Version of Modem take back the IMEI.

In your above method you did the same. You flashed the Whole stock firmware but too old by date. After flashing, it retains.

BTW, have you checked your IMEI after flashing the Firmware using ODIN.? It was there.? was it Generic.?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Notice that I never refer to mod ROMs. I got a fake IMEI by flashing stock ROMs with ODIN.

Even during the recovery process, when I flashed the old stock ROM, the IMEI is not back. It only gets back at the last step with KIES.

When checking the IMEI after flashing with ODIN I get always the generic 499 IMEI.

Looks to me like something not going well with ODIN and 9500.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D™:
Flashing ROM from ODIN given you Fake IMEI.? This is something strange. We all flashed from ODIN & never got that. BTW, If its like that, I would recommend above ^ ^ your steps but wait...... Did you flashed any other country's firmware.?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
It is indeed strange Disturbed, but I can reproduce it. I flash for example, April ROMs (happened with all countries that I tested, Trinidad, Colombia and Brazil), the IMEI gets generic. It is not that the /efs folder is deleted. It is there, it is just that somehow, the IMEI does not get correctly read from the files that are there.

It only gets fixed after KIES updates the ROM for the latest one, and only at the very last stage where KIES ask to disconnect/reconnect the cable.

I first get into trouble when after flashing CWM Philz, I tried to restore stock ROM.

I live in Brazil, but travel very often on business to Colombia, and bought the phone on a good sale. That is why I am trying different countries, but the problem first happened when re-installing Stock ROM for the first time, and at that time I was just using the ROM for Colombia.

Only when things got bad (generic IMEI) I tried other countries ROMs, modems, etc, and finally got to this method that fixed it for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
[/QUOTE]

Hi have you taken a backup of the EFS and saved?

U are a lucky guy u hv it all this working

As per what i know possibly there will be 1 more folder in the system root other then efs main which has imei details etc which must be corrupted and takes place while flashing so u have fake imei

Also check do u have any lockscreen issue???

I m telling this coz I was mad solving imei issue for 2 days with note 2 just a week ago
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmilerOnline:
*FIX*

I had the same problem, so I did the following to fix the problem:

Root the device,

Install CSC Changer,

Select the CSC which matches the firmware you are trying to update,

Then start the guide above again from the beginning (including reinstalling the firmware through Odin, even if you are currently using it - to remove the root...)

and now Kies is updating my device!

*UPDATE*

IMEI is not fixed... :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exclaimed:
Thank you for your suggestion.

I've tired CSC Changer, but to no avail. After changing my CSC to TTT, the phone is restarted, and I put it in download mode; follow all the steps above, but I still see XXX on KIES.

I even tried changing my CSC by opening Preconfig via android terminal emulator, but I still see XXX on KIES.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Please note that KIES does not require Download mode, just connect the phone to the PC running KIES. Maybe it is that, I don`t know.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Hi have you taken a backup of the EFS and saved?

U are a lucky guy u hv it all this working

As per what i know possibly there will be 1 more folder in the system root other then efs main which has imei details etc which must be corrupted and takes place while flashing so u have fake imei

Also check do u have any lockscreen issue???

I m telling this coz I was mad solving imei issue for 2 days with note 2 just a week ago

Hey 123hiten, I had no lockscreen issues, only Generic IMEI. Solve it with KIES.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmilerOnline:
So now I have tried this solution in many different ways,

even though kies does update the FW, it doesn't restore the IMEI,

So on several occasions after updating and not see'ing the IMEI being restored

I put the old Columbian FW back on and restarted the process following every last detail exactly as stated but to no avail....

So I can only conclude that this solution must not work for the I9500 (Exynos S4)....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
It is really frustrating when a solution works in some cases and not on others. Sorry to hear it did not fix it for you. But for my I-9500 it fixed it perfectly. I do not know why :/

One thing I may remark: the IMEI only came back on the very last stage, when after finishing the upgrade to latest firmware in KIES, I rebooted the phone, disconnect the cable, connected it again and pressed "Confirm" on KIES. At that exact point it fixed it. I did not have to do anything with CSC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmilerOnline:
I did exactly as you said but the Kies button said "OK" not "Confirm"...

and the only reason the CSC change was required for me was to allow my device to be updated by kies (if your device was from Columbia & you updated it with that fw that may be why you didn't need to change the csc... as the csc was already the Columbia csc)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Device is from Colombia but somehow it let me update via KIES using the TTT rom
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exclaimed:
[MENTION=1368974]partimer[/MENTION], I am curious, what app or program did you use to backup your IMEI after restoring it to its original form or did you just copy the efs folder.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
Copy the efs folder using root Explorer to the Sd card. From there I created a tarball and backed it up to my file server and cloud.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HANDSY:
From my time on the S2 I had efs problems too. It was established that the IMEI number is individual to each device and is not included on any firmware be it stock or custom. Several roms now automatically create backups when being flashed so it's worth exploring your system to find any backups.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdanew:
Question

8. Once the update is finished, you get a dialog in KIES asking you to disconnect and connect the cable again, with a confirm button "Confirm". This is the moment it fixes your IMEI. One more reboot and voilà, your IMEI should be back.

I dont understand what i must exactlly do in this step, whene Kies ask to me to disconecte the phone ?? must i disconecte it without doing anythings else like confirm and press ok before? and whene i disconecte the phone, once i reconecte it ? must i do something? like reopning Kies?

Thx
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
When KIES finished the upgrade it will reboot the phone. Disconnect the USB cable while the phone reboots. Once the phone is booted back, KIES should have stayed running, connect the cable again and press Confirm (OK). This is when my IMEI got back. Hope it fixes also for you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdanew:
thx

it work for me well; Galaxy s4 i9500 with TTT Firmware.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benc88:
Have EFS folder and info..any help? :D

Hi Guys

I have also got the "unknown" equipment ID, and lost 3g and calls although it works fine on 2g for data and calls. I have tried restoring backups and flashing older modems in hope the IMEI will return but no luck.

I am waiting for an official rom to download now, not the new one with knox and new bootloader, im going for XXUBMGA official and modems and kernel, and then see how that goes.

I have not backed up my EFS unfortunately like a dummy but have heard the "Z3X" tool can repair it if i fail in my endeavours.

HOWever I do have the EFS folder on the root of my device can I use this to restore IMEI some how, maybe thru terminal emulator?

Any help will be appreciated, lucky i can still make calls and slow data connection thru 2g only workaround.

This is what is in my EFS folder

(/EFS/....

.files (FOLDER)

bluetooth (FOLDER)

carrier (FOLDER)

drm (FOLDER)

FactoryApp (FOLDER)

imei (FOLDER)

log (FOLDER)

wifi (FOLDER)

00000000.authtokcont (FILE)

gyro_cal_data (FILE)

h2k.dat (FILE)

hw_offset (FILE)

ss_data (FILE)

wv.keys (FILE)

.... and thats it. So if this can help me restore my IMEI.....I'd really owe you all!!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] partimers:
I also had efs folder while having the generic IMEI. The method I describe on the first post solved it for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckgbr:
This way works because you didn't lost the IMEI for real...

Newest Samsung Firmwares (ex: I9500 4.3 ones) cames with some kind of encryption that if you flashed it and than you try to "downgrade", you get the generic IMEI (0049...). The solution is flash the UBUBMG9 modem "downgrading" it and you get your IMEI back.

So, the method described on the first post is just a long way for this shortcut... because when you update your i9500 with Trinidad and Tobago rom at KIES, you get the UBUBMG9 modem, and you get the EMEI again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bagressor:
IMEI Change GT-I9500 Claro Honduras

Hi ckgbr,

This works for you?

Can you sent me a link for this UBUBMG9 ?

I will really appreciate it!

Regards,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cateye:
i cant find

Trinida & Tobago April 2013

Build Date: 24.04.2013

Region: TTT (Trinidad and Tobago)

PDA: I9500UBUAMDK

Changelist: 534999 Android: 4.2

the one available on this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257645

is

Build Date: 04.11.2013 -> Region: TTT (Trinidad and Tobago) PDA: I9500UBUEMK1 Changelist: 2057364 Android: 4.3 ->
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Exactly. These cases were all temporary & not borked. If it's borked, you're not fixing it without a backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emmjay1612:
How I solved the imei issue

It cannot be over emphasized of the need to back up. However, for those reading this thread, it's obvious you were in a similar situation. For me, someone brought their phone to me to fix, as they tried flashing the phone to unlock and botched it. I want to review the steps here as it worked perfectly for me.

1. Downloaded Odin the the stock firmware for your country. Google it, you'll find it. It should have I9500UBEMK1 in the name.

2. Once that's done, back up your phone....please back up your contacts, data, etc.

3. Power off your phone.

4. Hold the volume up, home and power key to turn it back on. Should be in recovery mode, clear the cache then chose to factory reset (this is the trick to get your IMEI back working).

5. Reboot

6. Wait until the phone reboots fully to the setup screen. Power off the phone again.

7. Boot into ''Download Mode" by holding volume down, power and home button.

8. Open Odin with administrative rights and plug in your phone

9. In Odin3 screen, you should see a COM Port number like “0:[COM3]” at ID:COM section and “Added!” text at the message box. This means your device has been detected by Odin3.

10. Make sure that, only the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options are checked. Now, extract the downloaded firmware zip file, you’ll find a firmware file with extension .tar.md5

11. In Odin screen, click on PDA button and select the firmware file with .tar.md5 extension (The firmware file look something like: I9500XXDLJ5_I9500ODDDLI7_INU.tar.md5)

12. Now, click on the Start button to begin the installation process, wait few moments. Once completed, you would see “RESET!” message above where ID:COM port having a blue background. Your phone should automatically reboot after completion. You can now disconnect your phone from computer.

P.S. Make sure your SIM is in the phone. Your phone should be good as new again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apersaud500:
Hi,

Tried all the steps, however kies did not find any update. It keeps saying I9500UBUAMDK is the latest. Please help.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pintasmapila:
Yeah, i have the exact same problem :(

Any idea how to get this working?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mensashi:
If I lost my phone and Tmobile sent me a replacement phone, will the phone I lost be able to be used by someone if they are on Tmobile also and have a sim card with them. And just stick it in my phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mopandasauce:
The phone would probably have a blocked imei which prevents anyone from using it on either tmobile or att. I think that att and tmobile both share the same blacklist. If you search up the imei, it would probably come back with a result of lost with a blocked imei
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
If the device is reported lost or stolen TMobile blocks the imei. The block is in effect for tmo and AT&T's NETWORKS (including all MNVOs). Too many scams have been pulled, they got that one figured out.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SlakWReX:
There plenty of people that change imei for Samsung devices. It's very common at least in my area and runs 35$ 40$ depending on the person. No I am not a thief, I bought a note 2 on Craigslist and it ended up getting resorted stolen a couple days better. I paid 35$ to do it and no issues.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rob the plumber:
Sounds like cloning. Mods don't like that type of discussion on this site though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SlakWReX:
Idk what they call it. They can remove it then i didn't know. I just got ripped off and is not a clone random numbers were put in the place where the actual imei was. I do understand why is a bad thing though. Thieves can get away with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
Changing the imei is actually illegal in my state, I don't know about other locations.

Possessing a stolen device is also illegal where I live (along with most places I can think of).

The original victim of the theft is still screwed.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SlakWReX:
He is the problem can only be solved by catching the thief.