yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I found a file in EFSv2 in modem folder some like rat_config inside is LTE,EHRPD,HRPD,1X,UMTS,GSM this file not exist in broken note 3 and other 90 files :silly:.

Tommorow I will be recovering all missing files from EFSv2.

ps . When I activated 15 inactive nv items in nv_items some things like PA STATE starts working with HDET at last and L1 getting CH sleep mode finally.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
Good work hopefully it won't be long now before we all have working phones again
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
This is even more interesting... in kernel and boot folder are items for boot configuration and warranty. .....

It looks like when we recover partitions mmcblk0p12 and 13 by dd some data is disappearing from nv_items and EFSV2 because of....I do not exactly why yet but I have some suggestions - it need more research on my part later...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adenault:
Great job!

Keep up the great work.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] talha_25:
terminal emulator

Hey, guys. !

Thanks primarily to mirek190 ....

With this code , I did s ANDROID TERMINAL EMULATOR ..

Take the code to the phone memory ..

Open the terminal emulator ...

the following :

dd if = / sdcard/mmcblk0p1 of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p1

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dd if = / sdcard/mmcblk0p11 of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p11

no mmcblk0p12

no mmcblk0p13

dd if = / sdcard/mmcblk0p14 of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p14

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dd if = / sdcard/mmcblk0p22 of = / dev/block/mmcblk0p22

install code ..

rum factory reset and clean install ....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Hi! Just to mention I have the same problems as BR46 (I used the crappy EFS software from BORIS.X.1 and he doesn"t answer to emails!!).

Only difference, I am still un MI7 and rooted with VEGA. I tried to repartition but it doesn"t work. I just read your entirely topic (and some others). I am willing to help with my small understanding. My phone is still 0x0 and I would like to keep it so if possible... Right now I manage to enable Debug USB but adb says it's offline. I am stuck here.

THank for your interesting and important work. :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I do not understand why you want to keep knox 0 ?

In your situation the easiest way will be download I7 rom through odin start the phone and all your statuses in download mode will be OK.

Then you can go with your phone to samsung repair centre.

Without cwm you can do nothing ( but then change your knox status )
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Because this phone comes from France from the grey market. I bought it in Bangkok and I live at 9 f..ing hours from that city, in the middle of the countryside. So, if I can not use the warranty , plus Samsung produces only the Exynos version here...

BUT, to try to use the warranty by sending the phone in France and ask to a friend to take care of it (a customer of Bouygues if I know one), would be the last solution and I need to keep knox for that. I am not even sure Bouygues would deal with that phone but have no money to buy another phone. I am very angry at Boris.X.1 since he didn't even explain the process of his software in order that the XDA community could find a solution. For example, how comes that by only doing a backup, I can crash my phone ??? ^^ The phone is not supposed to write anything sensitive, right ?!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I used the same program as well 2 months ago ?.

That's why I was looking for a solution as well.

Finally I made It my own.

I made solution how to repair the broken note 3 AND IT'S WORKING.

Still problem is with connection to carrier but I'm thinking I'm close to repair it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raphy511:
Seriousle I am so angry about this dev. He knows his soft brick GN3 but he let the app to be downloaded from that device. I hate him.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
I was asking 3 days ago to Firasusman if he could make a ODIN version of his fix in order to not have to flash a custom recovery but he seems he is quite busy at the moment. If you could create one, then me and people could flash without trigger KNOX. It would be a nice step for the communauty since after I saw a tuto to install a custom file through Mobile ODIN without tripping Knox. We could complete your tutorial with a Knox 0x0 state then! :)

I hope you will find how to solve the carrier issue very soon. :good::highfive:

Here is the link : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2583199
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
If you broke the phone by this app from market to efs...

His ( Firasusman ) solution doesn't work at all...

Only my solution work.

If you do not touch mmcblk0p12 and 13 for the first time and phone will be working normally without restarts should be fully repaired.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
But I've heard that his FIX would stop the bootloop but not fix the wifi and sim problems. This would be enough to install mobile odin pro and some files back.

Do you confirm my words ?

I'm not sure to understand the mmcblk0p12 & 13 story... ? :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
No

I tried first his solution many times.

And did not help at all.

I had restarts all the time.

That's why I invented MY way to recover the phone.

PS. Everything is in the 1st post to understand.?.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raphy511:
I also broke my phone with the efs backup app and the zip didn't worked for me.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
some questions for mirek

Hello

The work made by mirek190 is very great and I appreciate with deference

what he is going to do

I tried also firasusman script and that doesn't run in our problem

I think as mirek that Nemorensis should follow what Mirek wrote

(skipping 0p12 and 13, what we didn't do)

for mirek , I try to understand how you find the files and folder (I use ES file explorer which give three partitions sdcard, extdccard and "peripherique" in french which I think to be system where I find dev/block and so on

but i don't find the files of your post 188 as

/nv/item_files/modem/data/3gpp/lteps/attach_profile.

I understand EFS1 and EFS2 are other partitions or logical partitions that ES explorer don't see

Have I to use root explorer or other apk?

I also download 0p11,12 and 13 on my PC and try to read them with HxD, but I am not sure that it is the good program for the colomns to the right which aren't hexa

for NV items , OK with CDMA tools (post 175) which download them on my PC

but I don't know to identify every item as you did made

So, I believe what you write

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
If you want to see EFSv2 you have to use QPST in version .2.7.378. or DFS in RMNET+DM... mode EFSV2 is stored in mmcblk0p12 and 13.at the same time...

Identity nv-items - here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1954029

or in QXDM Professional
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Hey! By the way! Now that I had removed all the ROM (erase etc.) do I need to insert a French sim card for my French phone for the first boot or I can directly use my Thai SIM card ???!! :)

EDIT : I answered myself by intalling Region Lock Away by Chainfire. (Thanks to him!! :) )

GREAT !! My phone is back but I had to void the warranty, of course. In my case : WHATEVER !!!! :p

THANK YOU so much for your hard work. I didn't need to do anything else after copying the mmc files from the external_SD to the DEV folder on my phone. One reboot and my EMEI was back!! :) I didn't copied the blocks mmcblk0p12 & 13. It means that phones bricked with the stupid/crappy/buggy software named EFS by Boris.X.1 don't need to go further than this step !!. Hehe!! Easy! I am so happy ! :) :) :)

I was always confident in the XDA communauty and I never thought I would definitely lose my phone. I was afraid by the time it would took though !! :) Less than one week thanks to you. Man, if you need some files, let me know. That's the least I can do. :)

Happy New Year!! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
so is there no way of taking a working block 12 and 13 and editing it to work with your phone?

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mirek190 have you tried taking block 12 and 13 from your good phone and flashing it to your broken one to see if it works again, then if it works its just a matter of changing the info inside those blocks to match the broken phone ie if the IMEI or serial is in there?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Ok nice !

Can you copy blocks 12 and 13 for me ?

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/external_sd/mmckblkp12

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/external_sd/mmckblkp13

And send to email mirek190@gmail.com

thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Yest I tried :mad:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
I am afraid that it will be very difficult to find the algorytme connecting all the settings of a mobile

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
I'm willing to help you but ADB tells me the syntax is wrong (the list of all the commands displays).

I already corrected one small mistake : dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/external_sd/mmckblk0p12

EDIT : Hold on! ..

EDIT 2 : Ok, after some tries, I managed to dump the files. I am sending them right now from my mailbox. Good luck!! :) :)

Which software do you advise me for an EFS backup finally ? Should I backup something else too ? Thank you again!! :)

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SENT !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
You need busybox and debug mode on.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
If you backuped mmcbkl0p12 and 13 that will be enough :).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
SENT !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I think between nv items and EFSV2 is MD5 sum generated and placed in nv-items or in EFSv2 somewhere or even straightly on mmcblk0p12 or 13 partition. I saw some time ago an article about it ...that's why I have imei certificate fall.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
qpst

with my bricked note 3

I tried QPST named by Mirek

I write what I saw if that can help

phone properties : no ESN,no phone state,no software

with EFS explorer

/NV/item_files is found but without /modem/data and /data (as in post 188)

I did backup of QCN with software download and read with QCN viewer:

phone model unknown

ESN 0xB0000000 , not the same as put at the location given by Mirek

in provisionning files	,some folders of /NV /item_files

many NV items

an EFS backup and an item file backup

RF NV Manager reading my file QCN a list of NV from 10 to 6468

I can give other things to mirek if necessary

I don't know how to find EFSV2 with QPST

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I don't think so that normal EFS is connected with connectivity to network or carrier.

I wiped out completely efs and connectivity was still the same .

But when I wiped out EFSv2 I lost signal completely.

You have to use QPST in version .2.7.378. or DFS to see efs v2

Look at post 206

ESN is ok MEID as well because we have IMEI to identification of phone.

IMSI we getting while putting simcard.

But in nv items in 923 block imsi is hard coded as well....

I noticed that if you have simcard in the phone any changes in nv items are gone after pushed them into phone.

You can use sys log from Google play as well to look on modem log what happening.

The most interesting thing is even If I use from my working note 3 this 2 partitions sn number still remain original not copied ( this in hex - 8 numbers ) not this starting from RF from mmcblk0p11. .....

I think this is connected with imei and generating MD5 sum to valid imei certification in some way.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavalio:
48536824

Wow mirek, thank you so much. Now I got my IMEI back :laugh:

You helped me to connect with Qualcomm and my IMEI is back on the device after weeks. But still struggling with my device not coneecting to phone network. Really looking forward to your wokx. U do a great job!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
is there any way to run a program called get data back on the phone when connected to the pc like a hard drive. this program has been an invaluable tool to me over the years and has pulled files from a hard drive even after its been formatted?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Yest but partitions has been overwritten... Pit file setup partitions in exactly the same cells.

But if you want get back some files is a kernel that turn on USB storage.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I think I found a solution ! --> Restoring Chain of trust

Tomorrow I explain ;).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playermty:
hi

EFS professional 2.0.72 backup imei on n900w8?

many thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
what a good new!!

Are you sure now?

congratultions

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adenault:
Yes it should back up your imei/efs.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I made a script to restore chain of trust but still not fully working....?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
Sounds good can't wait :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billa:
Try restoring the full NVM, mmcblk0p12/13 and also 18 (FSG partition) since that's where the certificate might be located.

Instead of a power cycle with the power button, send this "power down" command from a QC terminal

29 06 00

or with checksum included

29 06 00 09 0D 7E

Then power cycle with the power key to complete the write.

This should sync the NVM with the EFS properly.

Please report back.

BillA
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
I would like to do the steps but your text is too technical for me

can you give more explanations details as mirek wrote in msg 1

I understand the first sentence but not the second

send this "power down" command from a QC terminal

29 06 00

for "Then power cycle with the power key to complete the write." i understand shut down and reboot with the power button

Thank you

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
The good news is that my broken note 3 is finally fully working :)

After work I say more....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max One:
Congratulations and well done Mirek. Both thumbs up. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lavalio:
Great Job mirek! Really looking forward to fix my N9005 :)

Gesendet von meinem SM-N9005 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
Hello mirek190

congratulations

Thank you for your job

We wait about your solution

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Respect ! :)

Lol, with my one hand left, I followed the topic. Congratulations !! ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zubairok:
i doneall work only signals not comming waiting for solution

thanks inm advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Oh I'm sorry for misunderstanding ....

YES MY BROKEN NOTE 3 IS FULLY WORING NOW but I still working to fully recover note 3 baseband in normal easy way at home.

I used UART USB 3 cable to 'fully activate baseband'

I have friendly GSM shop and they at last got UART usb 3 cabe for note 3 and I just paid 30€ for this pleasure.

At last I made fully copy and I can compare before to present copy on the same device.

As I mentioned before I made the chain of trust but still is not completed. Later I give useful links for this maybe you will understand better this than me...

If I would know that time - 2 months ago I wouldn't have toutched these bloks. ...but I was making mamy experiments to repair the phone..

.

Now I know if books 12 and 13 are not touched they have proper imei cert. - I have to know what giving proper imei cert. and how to gain it...

I assume those who were recovering all partitions at the first time the phone booted in 'save mode ' ?

This is time when simcard is activating. ..

I'm really busy lately and I have very little time for it now just no more than 1 hour a day for it....

Thanks for your help and good word
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
Mirek190

can you explain in details what you made with UART usb 3

can you give the references of buyed cable

Is this only the cable supplied by Samsung with the mobile? (cable allowing USB2 and USB3 connecting well with the PC in the two USB)

Now, it is difficult to understand you and i am waiting more explanations that you promise in your msg

I understand that to have "fully activate baseband" you did

1/ a fully copy of all the settings of the mobile to the PC

Is it a copy of NV tools with EFS Pro

or other files like EFS with an other software as QPST or CDMA workshop(but for this one,it is necessary to buy a license)?

2/after a copy into your PC, you compare with an other copy (made when?) ?

"I can compare before to present copy on the same device" it is difficult to understand this sentence

can you write about the found differences?

"I assume those who were recovering all partitions at the first time the phone booted in 'save mode ' "

what is "save mode"? after running your first tutorial with 12 and 13 included,

I saw that my sim card is seen because can unlock it

I can make emergency calls

but I have the msg "no service", network unavailable

and when I want to call, I have "not registered on the network" (as I use a former micro sim,I assume that it is the cause, because my available card is on my S2,which is a normal format sim).

thank you

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I was in GSM shop to 'activate simcard' with the help UART usb 3 cable. You don't have that cable...like me. I paid for this operation 30 €.

They told me 5 days ago that finally have the cable. So on Saturday I went there and they made it.

1 No you Don't have to buy a license to copy EFS v2 you can do it easily by DFS or use QPST the newest one you can find.

2 Before I went there to activate simcard ( broke note 3 ) I made copy blocks 11,12,13 and made copy EFS v2 by DFS and nv- items as well by NV professional .

And now I made all copies as well on activated phone ( imei cert . pass )

But I have find a time to compare them properly :) maybe on Wednesday

As far as I remember after flash all partitions and setup proper imei by QPST ( yes I used more difficult way ) and changed usb to mtp+adb then restart the phone was in safe mode ( small information in the bottom left corner ) and the phone restart itself after a minute and was working but not login into network because of imei cert. fail.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
Thanks for your answer

USB 3 UART cable : can you post a picture or give me a web adress to see it. What I saw on web is well known cable

so one side is USB, other side is ??

it is difficult what is activate simcard (simcard is given by the carrier). Is it to activate again an old simcard?

EFS OK with DFS

p11 p12 p13 OK with adb shell

NV OK with EFS pro / NV tools

waiting other news

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
You imei cert. is ok ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br46:
no, fail

br46
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zubairok:
still waiting for network solution and imei cert failed ?????????????????????????
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamoe:
:good: you are doing really good work. i hope you give us a tutorial in a day or two. cant wait.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinokirk:
Just hope you all dont hard brick like mine did. Samsung fixed in warranty though. Knox was 0x0.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
I'm working on it...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zubairok:
you are great man thanks your help I repaired phone with spt box now its 100% working perfect now

ZKMOBILES
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
So do you have your network up and running again if so I would consider just paying to fix it?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zubairok:
everything working fine networks and signals and even imei cert pass
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeno78:
How much did that cost? If I can get that done and it's not to expensive I would pay to get it back up and running lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xuelide:
FINALLY I FIND SOME HOPE FROM HERE!!!!

after i did some stupid things ,the phone is completely malfunction, almost all SYMPTONS you have mentioned occur to my device

RESTARTING AFTER 30 SEC WHEN SYSTEM IS READY.

BRIGHTNES BAR MISSING

APPLICATIONS FORCE CLOSING

IN SAMSUNG MENAGER SYSTEM STORAGE IS 16 GB INSTEAD OF 32 GB

DIALER DOES NOT WORK.

And now, after i follow the instruction you wrote for us step by step, The phone is work now!!! IMEI is back ,SN is Back!!NO MORE FORCE CLOSING!!

thank you so much mirek190!!!

just wait for last fix for login into ISP network then our devices is be reborn!!

grateful to your work again mirek190!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xuelide:
I know some people has the same situation, but they can not read English. Can I have your permission to translate your post and transfer it to other forum?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Yes of corse.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xuelide:
thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyprot:
Thx for your hard work :)

I have 2 question :

1- I have a n9005 rooted and without any problem , so now if I backup from mmcbl0p11 , 12 , 13 and keep them safe my back up work in a time of imei lost or network problem ?

2- I have another n9005 , when I use vulpix mode and n3 kernel I lost my acces to nfc (I cant turn on my nfc) I try lots of work like flash stock rom , format efs partition or ... , now my qustion : do u know how I can fix this phone ? Do u think its because of efs or somthing like it ?

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Sorry for my bad english and thx alot
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyprot:
Mirek are you there ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Yes I am.

1. Yest copy of blocks 11,12,13. should be enough.

2. Maybe ....I never had such a problem with nfc.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holyprot:
very very thank you :) :)

but just another question, can i restore these file of a n9005 to another n9005 ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamoe:
any news for the rest of us without access to a sptbox.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
Belive me I tried and doesn't work.

You lost imei , sn.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
More or less ....

Without documentation is very hard to find it because I have to looking it like blind person.

I found out even if you have imei cert. Pass - still need 'activate ' separately GSM ( 2g ) , wcdma, LTE.

Without the box with UART USB 3 cable stil I'm not sure is even possible.

Qualcomm chipsets with the newest line are very complex...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamoe:
i decided to jut buy the box online can you tell me which one i have to but to fix the network issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adenault:
Get Prop

Can you run adb "getprop" I am looking for the the value of ril.ims.ltevoicesupport on a working N9005. Mine shows 0, but in looking at my S4 it shows 2. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirek190:
On working note 3 is 0 as well.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geris:
assistance

took my assistance exchanged in the plate and the battery was knox 0x1 station recording emei get him tomorrow. warranty covered