yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
OK. I have 2 questions need your clarification:

1- I see also the EFS folder on the root of my device. But it is an empty folder. Is this normal?

2- How did you make your backup on the extSDcard?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Is your device working properly?

1- I think it's not normal because every time I restart my phone, the EFS is empty and I get the message "Factory Mode is ON". So no network, not lookscreen, no reboot menu, etc.

2- I made it at the begining when flashing Omega roms with Aroma. Once I faced the problem, I wasn't able to restore the (tar.gz) so I extracted the files and made a copy, on the extSDcard with "Root Explorer".

Some people wrote they have solved the problem at the firts time they have copied the files. That's why I think, in my case, could be a partition issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
Partition/phone needs cleaned and wiped except efs clear.

PIT file to re-do the partitions, then fire it up with the fire script. -- As for the PIT file, you may be able to make your own or there is one or two around the forum.

With this method though, you do run the risk of a hard brick, so if you have read and tried all you can think of, and are confident enough to try it, then give it a shot. However, if you have any doubt whatsoever.. don't attempt it and stay the way you are until a better way of fixing comes around.

As I said before, the efs can rebuild itself due to being stored on the HW
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
ALL EFS Backup/Restore WAYS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
so EFS is on /dev/block/mmcblk0p11..?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
It's on a couple of blocks - if you check mirek's thread he has gone through a lot of the block partitions when he messed his up and recovered it.

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HERE
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
so wait, the N3 EFS partiton is on more then 1 block? il be updating my tool for the device if this is the case!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
It's scattered from what I can gather from that thread, -- Have a read through it, I scanned it a couple of times, but some of it is in broken English so I couldn't quite understand it all.

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In all honesty I don't think anyone understands the EFS stuff 100% currently, Especially now with 4..4.2 now it may have changed again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
yes, my phone is still working properly. But the EFS folder is empty, very strange.

Thank you so much for your info.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
okay confirmed

SM-N900 on dev/block/mmcblk0p3

N9005 on dev/block/mmcblk0p11

i will fix my tool for the N9005 and upload!

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holdup mate wil update a version for your phone! gimme 5 minutes!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
device/system/efs is empty, but there is another efs folder located in another location... at least there was for me when I was on 4.3... I can't seem to see it now on 4.4 though
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
Download the new version with N9005 support look next to supported devices) SamsungTool
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
efs location is in Root "/"

not system
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
Not for me in 4.4.2 it isn't,
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
there is no device/system/efs folder in my phone (stock MJ1)

only device/efs folder, but it is empty.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
sooo. where is it in 4.4?

we must make another version For 4.4 s**t
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
I actually cannot find it for some bizarre reason.. I'll have another look and see. But it seems 4.4 handles it differently, folder locations have changed for a lot of things also I noticed. I'm beginning to think this 4.4 is still in some kind of beta form..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
I'm on 4.3 (MJ7 with X-Note V7) and my EFS folder (where I copy the files) is on Root(device)/efs. I have no EFS in system.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
OK so this is the only efs I can find in the actual phone. The efs folder is empty itself. And there is no other location for it at all.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
this is weird, maan...

please use Root Explorer and see tha is there any differences with Root! (don't think so, but check)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
OK We have efs files in root/efs - IMEI data WiFi Mac etc etc

EDIT: Seems ES Explorer isn't too great at showing us files! doh
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
New screenie
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
ok...

Good lord. :D

thanks and :highfive:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
OK.

AROMA WORKED

Guys See My Thread And FeedBack in there Please:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
No need to install Root Explorer. Just enable root option in the ES Explorer and you will see the content of EFS folder.

Question: I have backed up efs folder by copying it to the exSdCard. So if I have a problem later with the IMEI, can I manually copy it back to device/efs folder to restore the IMEI??
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
I had root option enabled in es explorer
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
I have checked many times. So may be you have an obsolete version
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
Yes,

I Think You Can, i had efs problem with S3, i did copy efs folder from one of my backups to extSdCard and then i replaced it with device/efs folder

:highfive:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Hi Genius,

I'll try them and let you know.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Hi vndnguyen,

That's what I'm doing every time I restart my phone. The only way not to have EFS empty, at boot, is using "Quick Reboot"
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
OK thank you.

So I can just copy the EFS folder for backing up and restoring the IMEI, no need the Backup Tool anymore, right?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
IN MY CASE, I've never used any tool to restore the files on the EFS folder, always Root Explorer. Pls try and let us know.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
reset factory your device.

Format Your /System from CWM

Flash a Rom again.

check your efs.

no efs? ... restore efs.

Reboot and check.

if no EFS again.

use note3 EFS Fix Script.

if no EFS again?

WEIRD!

(Flashing a Stock Rom With Odin Is Best Choice)

Full flash with odin.( flashing everything like a new phone)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
i don't think so!!!

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anybody can approve this?

do we need these Blocks for EFS?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Hi Genius.

I followed your suggestion and WEIRD!!! but still the same, EFS folder empty at boot. Even flashing stock rom with Odin
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Here you have my Partition table if it can help about your question and my issue
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genius.lizard2:
wtf...

bad device, :mad:

flashing bootloader, kernel, new rom, new recovery. etc...

i think after all of this, you have to use somthing automate.for your comfort :D

like a little script to copy an efs folder from your sdcard in every boot.(init.d, sh files,...) i dont know, you must test.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
(SOLVED)How to restore EFS partition N9005

Hi, I have my phone back. Thanks to all of you and those who wrote about this issue.

What I did:

- following Genius' suggestions and mirek190's method ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2567133 )

. go into recovery and make full wipe

. go to download mode

. install via Odin PHE-N9005XXUDMJ7-20131111145254 and use pit file (from mirek) as well and check boxes in odin :

nand erase all,

Re-partition

Phone efs clear

- after install rom go into recovery and make full wipe again

- odin again and install CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.tar.md5 (by Chainfire) ( button AP in odin )

- odin again and install philz_touch_6.08.9-hltexx.tar.md5 (by Phil3759) ( button AP in odin )

- boot system and voilà...no more "Factory Mode" and my EFS is back

Now we're ready for KitKat. Waiting X-NOTE V.8
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
With that being said im pretty sure flashing a modem could have fixed your problem?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
I don't know ricky. I'd flashed this rom many times before without succes. New things this time: - nand erase all - Phone efs clear - checked in Odin
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
Did tge rom include a modem?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
It's stock from Samsung Updates' site.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akshayarajdayal:
Hey, do you still have mirek's PIT file. He seems to have lost them and the links are broken on his thread, Also, I've got the Baseband UNKNOWN ,imei null/null problem and have no EFS backup . My phone is the 32 GB N9005 (hong kong version). Should I be flashing the PHE stock rom or any other would do (like I have the poland rom now) ? I hope I can reconstruct the EFS .
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMalcolm:
Hi Aksha. Here you have Mirek's PIT file. Hope it can help you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akshayarajdayal:
Thanks ! do you also have "NOTE 3 - Fix soft bricked.rar" by any chance ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Here it is: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25370185/and my files (NOTE 3 - Fix soft bricked).rar
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phanhuy18:
My phone SM-N9005 version 4.4.2, and I flash version 4.4.2 the IMEI, Baseband unknown

You can share your EFS backup file for me?

Help me!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ioneng:
I'm in the same boat, empty EFS folder. No idea how to recreate it...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thereassaad:
[MENTION=2018502]vndnguyen[/MENTION] please can u re upload note 3 - fix soft bricked .rar please mate thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
here you go

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25370185/(NOTE 3 - Fix soft bricked).rar
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EPIKHBK1:
I'm in need of the samsung galaxy S sch-i500 showcase ntelos rom..

I have the Verison FROYO 2.2 version that I flashed it to to stop the boot loop..

I'm looking for the updated version that's not version, or CSpire.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EPIKHBK1:
bump
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EPIKHBK1:
bawmp
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EPIKHBK1:
Why does no one ever reply to me?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EPIKHBK1:
eh..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] GallusLongus:
Take a look here:

https://after-sales-service.t-mobile.de/eg_online/t-mobile/t_mda_vario.htm

BB Connect for MDA VArio direct download:

https://after-sales-service.t-mobile.de/eg_online/t-mobile/t-mobile_sw/mdavario_sw_bb_03-2006.zip

ActiveSync for BB:

https://after-sales-service.t-mobil...mobile_sw/mdavario_sw_bb_syncinst_03-2006.zip

PDF file:

https://after-sales-service.t-mobil...le/t-mobile_sw/mdavario_bda_sw_bb_03-2006.pdf

all in german.

i don´t have a MDA Vario, so i can´t try out.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhier:
I have now for the second time the problem that I have many little data roaming connections while abroad, despite data roaming is deactivated in Android. They are so small (always exactly 30 kB, which seems to be the smallest quantity my provider is billing) that it's virtually impossible to produce them with normal traffic. I always have much larger data connections, even without using my phone (at least 100kB up to 1MB and even more if I use it, of course). In this case I had 9 of those connections while little more than 24h. Last time when I had this problem half a year ago, I had those connections for an entire week with the same frequency (~10 per day).

In both incidents there was an OTA update available for the Nexus 4. This time I received the update notification at some point during my stay abroad. I had wifi connection most of the time, so I assume the update was downloaded using the wifi connection (the roaming traffic is too small for the update by far). I did not install the update until I returned back home. Last time my phone wasn't able to download the OTA update, since I had a custom rom installed at that time. It is possible that it tried downloading the OTA update for the entire stay back then (and even before and after - I noticed increased traffic over normal mobile internet at home). I switched back to the stock rom a while ago and thus was now able again to receive official OTA updates.

This time I was staying for 8 days in Chile, last time was around one week of Italy. My provider is Orange Switzerland.

What can be the cause of this? I am absolutely certain that data roaming was disabled in Android both times. Could it be that Android somehow bypasses the disabled roaming when checking for OTA updates? But it would have to do it when already knowing there is an update, so what's the point of doing this? Or could it be a provider initiated connection to notify the phone of the update? What can I do to prevent this from happening in future?

Thanks for any input!

Martin
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Are you disabling mobile data and roaming or just roaming?

You could also try deleting or changing your default apn to prevent this from happening.

When I travel outside of Canada, I do not incurr any roaming charges when I turn off mobile data and roaming,
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhier:
Thanks for the reply. I just disabled data roaming. I am abroad quite a lot, apart from these two incidents I never had any unexpected roaming charges. It must be somehow connected to the OTA update.

I will try disabling mobile data next time, maybe also disabling updates. But I also would like to understand how this can happen. Would it actually be possible that my provider initiates data connections to push the update notification? On the other hand my phone doesn't make those connections all the time, so it cannot just be the regular checking for updates. If it just received the notification via wifi, it would have downloaded the update via wifi immediately. So there must be some kind of mechanism I do not understand.

I also noticed that some of those roaming data connections occurred during the night, when I actually had wifi in the hotel for sure. This doesn't make any sense to me at all...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I don't want to take a chance so I disable all data connections, including roaming, as well as sync, software and app updates, and anything else I can think of that might try to access the data network.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhier:
Disabling sync etc. is not an option, since I want to use it via wifi. Besides, this must be either a bug in the Android update mechanism (which is persistent over some versions apparently) or my provider is doing something stupid. In the first case I would like to inform the devs, in the second case I won't pay for the data roaming, since I wouldn't be responsible for it.

Any ideas how to find out which one is true? Is here by chance anyone who either

a) has received a bill with many very small data roaming connections despite roaming was disabled while an OTA update was rolled out, or

b) was on the contrary abroad while the OTA update was rolled out and received the update notification via wifi, and has not seen any such roaming connections on the bill?

Thank you very much!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
Wow, I can't even imagine worrying about overages and roaming charges... T-Mobile FTW!

Which custom ROM are you running? If it's not stock, there shouldn't be anything that has to do with an OTA, unless that functionality is not removed for some odd reason. Does the data usage utility show any useful information?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhier:
I am on stock right now. During the first incident I ran some stock ROM, but I no longer remember which one. The data usage shows me Android OS would have transferred a 15.65 KB.

Edit: T-Mobile has no roaming charges if you are outside the US?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7ORO:
Have the same problem. Just one week ago I was on holiday. They also charged me twice for a 30 KB connection on different days (Orange Swizerland). I first thought it's maybe because I installed a custom rom but it also happened to my brother whose phone is 100% stock.

Did you found a solution?

Regards
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhier:
Interesting. So it is an Orange problem after all...

Not really. I now disabled the OTA update service (using the disable service app), so this cannot happen any more (I believe). Also I will switch to another provider at the end of this month, so if Orange is doing something strange, I will no longer be affected.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxenon:
Same thing happened to me this month on my Nexus 6P on android 7.1

It used between 0.00mb and 0.04 mb (according to my data usage logs from the telephone company) (Telus)

Any other person figured out how this could happen and what's the solution?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LieutenantCommanderData:
had this last month. On Oreo 8.1 Stock + root Essential Phone (see here for details) https://xdaforums.com/essential-phone/help/data-roaming-charges-despite-disabled-t3796715

Anybody has an idea?
[Moto X Original Android Development] yamaha83:
heck yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
Hold the phone. The script at the very last step isn't working. Can't fix right now. My personal device doesn't have root, so it failed. Will need to troubleshoot.
[Moto X Original Android Development] tea_dub84:
Appreciate the effort put into this for the community
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
ok so the script seems to be doing what it's designed to do, which is good. but i've borked my device testing it, which is bad. but i was able to trap for more conditions and provide a better menu system, which is good.

as soon as i can figure out if i can un-bork my device, i'll post the script back up.
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
My device has root. Script is back online.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
I really appreciate your hard work. I've had trouble getting this to work by myself. I'd love to give this a shot later today. I had a few questions though.

You said to "install the script" after it is downloaded but what exactly needs to be installed? Also you said to put all the files in the install folder, but I'm not seeing an install folder in the extracted .rar.

I want to make sure the script runs smoothly so it would be best if I could see exactly how your files are set up. Would you perhaps be able to upload a screenshot?

Thanks!
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
so my original intention was to distribute this as a self-extracting EXE but because i wanted to share my work and XDA's attachment policy, i changed it to a rar.

just unzip it (anywhere). you'll get a "640k's Moto X Root Script" folder. make sure your .zips from the links above are in the same folder as the Go!.CMD and you'll be good to go.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
Thank you! That clears things up. I'll give this a try later and let you know how it went
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
based on my testing, unless something goes completely wrong, it should be pretty hard to completely bork your phone. if you get into a bootloop, the advanced menu can help you restore your system files as long as you can get in to the bootloader (usually you can).
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
Hmm, well I tried it but it keeps telling me that 7za.exe is not in the folder, even though it is sitting right above Go!.CMD. Any idea why it would say this? I ran it as an administrator
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
can you screen shot the window and your folder where the files are?

thanks.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
Sure
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
did you extract the contents to your desktop? i'm guessing it's failing because you're technically not running the cmd file in the same folder. for example, windows will allow you to run files directly from a .zip, but it caches that file in to a temp folder somewhere. if you haven't unzipped the files, the script won't see any of the files.

i'm here to help, i want this to be successful.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
Yeah, the files are all extracted to my desktop. If I run it as an administrator, it gives me the error telling me that that 7za.exe is not in the folder. If I don't run it as an administrator, it tells me that it will abort and to press any key to continue. When I press any key, it brings me to the menu where it asks me what I want to do.

I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Maybe we should just wait and see if anyone else has this problem. It could be on my end.
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
ok i'm seeing the same issue. it's isolated to Windows 8. troubleshooting now.

Windows 8 is running the CMD prompt from /WINDOWS/SYSTEM32... which is the exact problem i detailed earlier. i'm going to remove the admin requirement. i don't think it's necessary.
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
download the new file and try it again.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
That got it working. I'm now stuck at attempting a telnet session. Should I restart? Here's a screenshot
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
i was afraid of that. open the TELNET.ERR file with notepad and show me the contents. jcase stuck some user interaction in there that only occurs one time, so i was never able to trap it again.

thanks for your help.
[Moto X Original Android Development] flipfreak:
No problem.
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
sounds like the flashing didn't happen or you weren't patient for it to complete. I can't really tell based on your post. go to the advanced menu, as long as you can get into fastboot, you can restore your device. try flashing it without wiping (no wipe option).
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
you're getting this because of the telnet sessions. i need to find an alternative to this problem.
[Moto X Original Android Development] easting:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2477132

I haven't tried it, but the author states it can root 4.4 non-dev XT1060. I will try it tonight after work.
[Moto X Original Android Development] superaj13:
not sure what i did but my phone will not turn on. i cant even get into bootloader menu. nothing. did i hard brick? is there a way to fix this?
[Moto X Original Android Development] easting:
I know this is a dumb question, but just to get it out of the way, were you charged up?
[Moto X Original Android Development] 640k:
i've talked to him and if he's found a way, i'd be interested in knowing what he's done to bypass the telnet stuff. slapmymoto won't work until you've disabled write protection.
[Moto X Original Android Development] superaj13:
Yes probably like 90% or so

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90%