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[Moto G General] Dev Null:
Exactly the same for me!

It really took some time to get the dev back to life, but it's a mini tablet at the moment, since 0 IMEI is not what a provider accepts.

I see imei = "" in getvar output, and IMEI = 0 in a running system. I have got /pds, but guess not the whole content.

root@falcon_umts:/pds # ls -lR

.:
drwxr-xr-x mot_pwric mot_pwric 2014-08-08 03:49 batt_health
drwxr-xr-x mot_tcmd bluetooth 1969-12-31 20:01 bt
drwxr-sr-x mot_tcmd camera 1969-12-31 20:01 camera
drwxr-xr-x mot_tcmd mot_tcmd 1970-01-01 20:00 factory
drwx------ root root 2013-05-23 10:01 lost+found
-r-------- root root 0 1969-12-31 20:01 pds_formatted_v10
drwxr-xr-x mot_tcmd mot_tcmd 1969-12-31 20:02 public
drwxrws--- mot_tpapi mot_tpapi 2014-02-04 05:37 security
drwxrws--- mot_tcmd mot_whisper 1969-12-31 20:01 whisper
drwxr-xr-x mot_tcmd mot_tcmd 1969-12-31 20:01 wifi
drwxrwxr-x mot_drm mot_drm 1969-12-31 20:01 wmdrm

./batt_health:
-rw-r----- mot_pwric mot_pwric 32 2014-08-08 03:49 batt-0123456789abcdef_0
-rw-r----- mot_pwric mot_pwric 32 2014-07-29 18:45 batt-0123456789abcdef_1

./bt:

./camera:

./factory:
-rw------- mot_tcmd mot_tcmd 128 1970-01-01 20:01 fti

./lost+found:

./public:
drwxrwx--- mot_atvc shell 1969-12-31 20:02 atvc
drwxr-xr-x mot_accy mot_tcmd 1969-12-31 20:01 battd
drwxr-xr-x radio radio 1969-12-31 20:01 hiddenmenu
drwx------ system system 1969-12-31 20:01 locale
drwx------ radio radio 1969-12-31 20:02 omadm
drwxrwx--- system mot_tcmd 2014-04-15 13:14 svcs

./public/atvc:

./public/battd:

./public/hiddenmenu:
drwxrwxr-x system mot_tcmd 1969-12-31 20:01 data

./public/hiddenmenu/data:

./public/locale:

./public/omadm:

./public/svcs:
-rw-rw---- u0_a0 mot_tcmd 8 2014-04-15 13:14 activation_date

./security:
-rw-rw-r-- mot_tcmd mot_tpapi 1952 2014-02-04 05:37 iprm.dat
-rw-rw-r-- mot_tcmd mot_tpapi 608 2014-02-04 05:37 keymaptable.dat

./whisper:
drwx------ mot_whisper mot_whisper 1969-12-31 20:01 whisper_only

./whisper/whisper_only:

./wifi:

./wmdrm:

My last hope is the full 4.4.4 GPE factory image as well, but not really sure it will help.

Official service point to restore the factory image together with IMEI? Theres no such thing here in Hungary, if you live in a better place, can u please ask one?
[Moto G General] elixxir:
Yup, we are in the same boat here. Also, this is worse than a mini-tablet - Play Store won't connect! I guess it needs the IMEI or some other ID we erased (How to tablets without cellular connections do this??

Pretty sure the service centres will not help, given the device is out of warranty after boot loader unlocking. I'd say, get another phone somewhere, meanwhile.

My later hope was to use this method by drfr (via lost101) to restore new firmware, but I guess that won't be possible for me to do unless there is a full image either.

Also need to find & stop all those threads suggesting a PDS backup to restore IMEI later and request them not to leave people with a false sense of security. It not a working method. I would certainly have been more careful if it were known :|
[Moto G General] remo0073:
If you want to try, now full factory image of 4.4.4 GPE is out

You can find the download link here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54912538&postcount=366
[Moto G General] elixxir:
Stock Image flashed properly, still no IMEI

Flashed the full GPE 4.4.4, but recovery and boot.img wouldn't flash (Have a XT1032 GB Retail).

Full Retail GB 4.4.4 ROM got installed without any errors.

Phone boots and Play Store works now. So slightly less of a brick than earlier.

BUT still no IMEI.
[Moto G General] lost101:
I think you should be able to flash everything including recovery and boot.img without error. Try the different versions of fastboot in this zip: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567719065
[Moto G General] elixxir:
Thanks

The GPE versions (of boot.img & recovery.img) won't get flashed with any of the fastboot versions (had tried mfastboot earlier too). But both flash successfully from Moto Stock GB Retail (mine being the UK retail model).

I'm giving it up for now, just keeping this Moto G as a mini mini-tablet.
[Moto G General] lost101:
Here are custom Recovery flashable zips for GPE 4.4.4:

Stock Kernel:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358554030​

Stock Kernel Modules:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712459790​

Stock Recovery:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712459795​
[Moto G General] Dev Null:
More interesting, that pds partition is there, but no IMEI in the phone! How the file structure of this partition should look like?

ls -lRa please!

Very frustrating, it's nearly one month I haven't been able to use my phone for...

Can someone call a Motorola authorized service point nearby to ask if they can restore the IMEI?

We don't have such thing here in Hungary.
[Moto G General] robin0800:
See the below post it does display OK but don't know if it will rewrite your IMIE

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/help/how-to-test-restore-lost-imei-imei0-t2860481
[Moto G General] jbanti:
Getting error... MORE THAN ONE DEVICE AND EMULATOR.. :eek:
[Moto G General] AnshRosenberg:
If you have BlueStacks uninstall that.

For me don't work i have a moto x the results of cmd say me the proceses are ok but never make thee pds.img file in the sd :S

sorry for my english xD
[Moto G General] aschettler:
It's not the PDS partition

It seems to me that the PDS partition is not the partition we should be looking at. After numerous attempts at flashing, reflashing, and flashing some more, I can't restore the MEID on my Boost XT1031. This includes with the PDS backup I created before flashing. I've also noticed that other partitions are erased when the "fastboot erase all" command is issued. I have a feeling it has more to do with the "hob" and "dhob" partitions that are erased during this command than the PDS partition. I would test this theory, but I'm not nearly as skilled as the fine developers here in the XDA forums, nor can I gain access to these locked partitions. Perhaps there are others who could look into this?

There are several key portions in the phone's EFS that are inaccessible as well. No matter what I try, I can not rewrite my MEID. All of the suggested methods simply tell me the NV items that contain the IMEI, ESN, and MEID are read-only, so I'm stuck waiting for the full FOTA image before I can try a complete reflash from the bootloader.
[Moto G General] lost101:
Since the 'pds' partition alone clearly isn't enough, maybe this script should include all partitions; excluding kernel (boot), radio (modem), Android (system), Recovery and userdata. All of these dumped are 5mb zipped, 47mb extracted.

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/Partitions/DDR.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/Partitions/aboot.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/Partitions/abootBackup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 of=/sdcard/Partitions/cid.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 of=/sdcard/Partitions/clogo.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 of=/sdcard/Partitions/dhob.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 of=/sdcard/Partitions/fsc.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 of=/sdcard/Partitions/fsg.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/sdcard/Partitions/hob.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p35 of=/sdcard/Partitions/kpan.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 of=/sdcard/Partitions/logo.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/sdcard/Partitions/logs.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 of=/sdcard/Partitions/misc.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 of=/sdcard/Partitions/modemst1.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 of=/sdcard/Partitions/modemst2.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/sdcard/Partitions/padA.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 of=/sdcard/Partitions/padB.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 of=/sdcard/Partitions/pds.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p29 of=/sdcard/Partitions/persist.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/sdcard/Partitions/rpm.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 of=/sdcard/Partitions/rpmBackup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 of=/sdcard/Partitions/sbl1.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/Partitions/sdi.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 of=/sdcard/Partitions/sdiBackup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 of=/sdcard/Partitions/sp.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 of=/sdcard/Partitions/ssd.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/Partitions/tz.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/Partitions/tzBackup.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/sdcard/Partitions/utags.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/Partitions/utagsBackup.img
[Moto G General] zefriduo:
I have a Moto G (XT1032) and lost imei, I have tried to restore, overwrite it (qpst and efs all in one) but I failed... it is a permissions problem writing? how could I add these permissions? thanks for the reply :laugh:
[Moto G General] bludotos:
So a look at NON-HLOS.bin tell us that the imei is in hob.IMG somewhere. Maybe we can do something to have hob.bin rewrite the imei because when it doesn't find one, it just ignores it.
[Moto G General] kiodo1981:
Can anyone create a scripts for linux, please?

Thanks.
[Moto G General] sliwacki:
I need help, I got a used Moto X (xt1058) which worked properly, but when I flashed stock firmware from another country (phone came from Chile and I live in Argentina) the IMEI changed, in fastboot bar codes I can see the real IMEI starting 35xxxxxx but if I dial *#06# the IMEI is different 2700xxxxxxx is there any posibility to restore the original one?
[Moto G General] Ann.Vogelfang:
I assume you didn't backup your IMEI before right?

Gesendet von meinem XT1032 mit Tapatalk
[Moto G General] sliwacki:
I didn't because it was suposed to be an official firmware. It came with an official firmware and phlz recovery, I flashed the stock firm (with recovery and when it booted with my SIM it asked for the simlock code (which had never happened) and a different IMEI.

Veo que sos de BsAs si queres escribí en español
[Moto G General] Arctic Monkeys:
Doesn't work in Moto X

Probably because the script writes the backup to sdcard but the moto x doesnot have a sdcard (the moto g does).
[Moto G General] vikraminside:
So what is the conclusion or update on this thread guys IMEI restorable or not?

What kind of exact backup is restorable in MotoG if not OPs method?

Am afraid to have not made backup of IMEI partition. I thought it was EFS partition initially.
[Moto G General] lost101:
[MENTION=5343287]vikraminside[/MENTION] - I am not aware of anyone who has lost and then restored their IMEI using a partitions backup. However you are probably in a better position if you have a backup. An alternative to the scripts mentioned in this thread is the following app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.partitions&hl=en

FYI, there is no EFS parition on Moto G (or any Moto device?) - it's not known where (or how) IMEI is stored, so all you can do is backup every partition excluding: /boot, /system /userdata, /modem /modemst1, /modemst2.
[Moto G General] PuLKit4xd:
The Real IMEI backup solution is here:- http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/help/imp-imei-backup-scripts-moto-g-eall-t3174569
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CheeseFoMe:
I want to start off by saying that I'm the type of person who likes doing things on my own before i get on the forums asking questions but Ive tried a lot of things and nothing seems to help.

So the issue I'm currently having is my phone doesn't recognize my SD card. When i go into the settings it says that the SD card is empty when in fact it's filled with my original files.

I know it's the phone cause I have tried several SD cards and it wont recognize them. Now if i have the SD card in the phone I can still scroll through the files using some kind of file manager but It wont load the apps on it like it used to. Another thing is if I connect the phone to my PC it will recognize the SD card and the files can be edited ect..

So the few things that i tried doing is removing the battery, removing SD card then inserting them both back in, formatting the SD card (killed my other one trying to format it btw) and still nothing. Wanted to go back to a date where the phone worked but since phone isn't reading the SD card it didn't let me.

Wanted to do a complete whipe so that at least I can get the phone to unrooted state but I'm afraid that the phone wont let me get into the files that are in the SD card to go back to stock ROM.

Don't know if the brand matters but i'll add the brand of the SD card anyways. It's SanDisk 1 GB. My other one that got burnt by some SD formatter was a Kingston. That one didn't work either. These SD cards worked on other phones BTW so i know it's either one the ROM or 2 the hardware.

Either way i have to get it to stock ROM to send it back to T-MOBILE so it can get fixed. Warranty is invalid when your phone is rooted. I am really in a tight situation.

If there is any advice that could lighten my day i'd greatly appreciate it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Odin stock on it, see if it works after. You'll lose all user data. Also, sd cards fail/get corrupt. Happens all the time.

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] CheeseFoMe:
Thanks, I'll give that a shot to see if it works. Also, bought a SD card manager thing to connect to the computer and when it gets here going to try and see if it has any errors hopefully one of of these 2 things work.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nlatifolia:
Hi there,

just wonder if anyone can give a link to the stock 4.4.2 exynos version of SystemUI.apk early january release (before February patch/update)

thanks in advance
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Belcik:
Hi there,

I've got very annoying problem. In my contacts i have a lot of duplicated positions (tree times Anna with altered phone number or in various places...), changed numbers from +48xxxxxxxx to 48xxxxxxx so before making a call I have to add "+", changing format of phone numbers from 22xxxxxxx to(22)xxxxx or cell phones like 602xxxxxx to (60)2xxxxx.

Has anyone got idea how to repair that? Other, then exporting and manually editing every position (over 3000 in my address book)

R.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Belcik:
Solved that, by exporting from MS Outlook to txt file fields separated with TAB, deleting all (, ), -, then replacing all strings: "TAB48" with "TAB0048", then importing back to Outlook and synchro with MDA.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepitonicorazon:
I noticed that my xperia z is experiencing a poor battery life since flashing a custom miui rom v5 on it. :( Im thinking of putting it back to a custom stock rom so that I can switch on my battery stamina mode. My xperia z wont last a day anymore since installing the miui rom. HELP please, what do you suggest for me to have a very long battery life even if I am with a miui ROM. I already put the brightness of my phone to a very low level and I already installed a greenify on it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rzr92:
You should post this in the miui rom thread as there the developer would be able to help you
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellscythe:
Compile MIUI yourself and hopefully fix it.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
So today I attempted to install CyanogenMod, and everything was going smoothly right up to when I actually tried to flash the rom. I flashed the international rom instead of the AT&T and after that I was stuck in Team Win Recovery mode. Now every time I turn off and then on my phone, it goes through the htc one screen, then it turns black, and then it goes again in htc one screen but now with the words entering recovery mode in pink letters. I'm not sure if it was me flashing the wrong rom or if it's because it was on android 4.4.

I hope that makes sense.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
so can u access fastboot and recovery ??
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
Yes.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
I've tried adb sideload through twrp but I think it never fully "attaches". I tried to push files into the sd but it doesn't seem to work. I think it might be S-On problem, but I can't make the romrunner to work when it's in recovery mode. I can't seem to find a way to make it work, but maybe Im just overlooking something.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
Use a USB OTG cable nd put the rom of ur choice into the usb. Flash the rom of ur choice through the /usb otg directory
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
You mean put a rom into a usb and then through twrp select it to flash? Can I just flash a stock rom to start over? Will the S-On be a problem?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
TWRP / Advanced / Sideload - swipe to sideload

From PC adb / fastboot folder

you use

adb sideload name-of-rom.zip

make sure the rom is in the same folder as adb / fastboot

To push you simply put the phone in recovery

then from PC adb / fastboot folder

adb push name-of-rom.zip /sdcard/

again, be sure name-of-rom.zip is in the same folder
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
Okay so when I sideload on the cmd.exe it shows it's 100% and then my phone turns off. When I turn it on it goes directly to twrp and when i try to install the ROM that i just sideloaded it's nowhere to be found.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clsA:
The file will be named sideload.zip in the root of the sdcard
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbreban:
Same thing happened to me a couple of days ago. No ROM on earth would install. I did not make a backup. I just got a new phone. I lost 2 days of sleep reading the complete www and tried everything and nothing worked. If you managed to figure it out please share. Also a weird thing that be as happening was that fastboot would work buy not adb and when I fix permissions it would fail.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamingrevenge:
Well I actually have a backup I just cant seem to make adb work properly. Im going to try usb otg, hopefully it will work with it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Questions go in the q&a forum, report your own post and ask a moderator to move it.

Full wipe and reflash, check the md5 of the download. Make sure you are using an up to date recovery, I recommend Philz.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
As said, try a different recovery, e. G. Philz
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suspect008:
I had the status 7 issue with NeatRom but solved by using philz touch 6.12 istead of 6.15. and corrupted download also leads to this, so check your md5 with the original and redownload.

and All questions should go in to QnA.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] Deleted member 5657508:
The flappy cover was crap, but it's not a conspiracy.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] giorgiosandros:
This reminds me of What Really Grinds My Gears by Peter Griffin.

I can not deny that there some truth in your post, manufacterers want you to buy new phones so they can make more Katjing.

Yesterday I ordered the S4 Active and I'm very excited about it.

After some online research I've come to the conclusion that the S4 Active is NOT made for being dipped into water.

Some tests showed that you CAN dip it into water, without damaging it. But some showed that the water damaged the phone's screen.

Of course, we don't know if those second tests were performed under the right circumstances, e.g, phone cover, usb jack, water temperature, although most testers say they were. Capability of assuring those circumstances is another story.

I am still going to use this phone to make underwater pictures, but to brag and showboat by deliberately throwing it into water is certainly not worth risking a 500$ device.

PS: I called Samsung and asked about the warranty. They told me you can NOT use it in a hot shower, because of the (hot) steam. Besides that, she said that the phone has been designed for taking low depth underwater pictures. If it should damage anyway, you can send it to Samsung, which will probably take at least 4 weeks, and they will investigate if it was a defect device.

If it is, you're getting a new one. If it isn't, it was probably your fault. If it wasn't your fault, then you just got screwed.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] selivanow:
I thought that was what the Better Business Bureau was for? I'm in the US but I would bet other countries have a similar organization?
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] pdamasco:
My Old Phone

I treated it like a new born baby and my galaxy note i717 sucked from the moment I go it. Then 2 years later 2 months before I was eligible for my next upgrade the turd phone's charging port went and a week later it would switch from full 5 bars of cell signal to 0 signal and drop calls all the time...AT&T didn't care I had insurance but it would have cost $200 to get a new phone cause the note was no longer made. They wanted to give me a note 2. I declined because the note three was coming out in a week and a half. I just got a new phone plan and got the S4 active. No problems since. I was mighty pissed though!!:mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] sferrariba:
Motorola Defy is the exeption to this rule. Its bullet proof.
[Galaxy S 4 Active General] R_AL_Sim:
I agree my defy lasted me a whole two years i went caving with it, climbing, fishing and dropped it in the sea once where it sunk to at least a meter and once it was in my fishing box that fell over board and still worked, i took it sailing while it was in my pocket, my pocket filled with water but the phone was fine only trouble was the screen did get a fair few scratches on it by the time i sold it. the little flap was much better on that too

the s4 active i had to send one off for a broken gsm reciever and one for water damage all i did was walk in the rain for a few hours.

so the next one that came i stripped it and filled it with non toxic fisk tank sealant put it back together added a wireless charger filled the back cover and all screw holes with sealant and filled the flappy port with sealant and hopefully now it should be all good thinking of sticking kitkat aosp on it now as samsung are taking an age to release 4.4
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mattecko99:
Is it possible to switch your signal on Verizon from 4G to 3 or 2 G? Sorry if this is some noob question.
[HTC One S] trungdel:
Hi guys,

I'm using an HTC One S chip S3. I followed this link http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-s/c2-development to update my one' ROM to 4.4.x to experience more about android but I couldn't.

_ My TWRP is 2.6.3.0

_ I've tried:

1. Cyanogenmod 11 at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527962: The ROM was flashed successfully, but my phone was stuck at the Logo, I tried again and again

2. PAC-man 4.4 [AOSP] at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271635: the same with Cyanogenmod 11.

3. ViperC2 5.1.0: at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2531065: I couldn't flash this one the first time, the second time I flashed successfully but couldn't turn my phone on. Thanks God I still could flash into Recovery mode by pressing Power button and Volume - at the same time.

4. Carbon Rom at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2592988: Successfully but no 3G :(

5. SlimKat at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2598634: Successfully but no Wifi :(

I've read many thread about flashing ROMs, and tried many different ways to flash 4.4.x ROMS but all failed.

What can I do now? I am new here so I need your advices so bad :D
[HTC One S] LS.xD:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2633712 <--- Just flash this recovery. Its TWRP with KitKat support. Your recovery needs to handle the new SeLinux status of Android 4.4.

happy flashing ;)
[HTC One S] trungdel:
Many thanks [MENTION=5533170]LS.xD[/MENTION], I'm actually using the TWRP at the link that you recommended :)

what do you mean "the new SeLinux status of Andoid 4.4"?

Thanks.