hi all
i will try to tell my story in short
i have installed CM11 in my phone and it was just fine then i didnt like the rom for some reason so I've installed the stock rom back
then i dicovered that my phone acting wired
following Symptoms which my phone has :
IEMI : unknown
baseband : unknown
No service
phone crashes
i will be thankful for any help.
err....
have you backup your EFS folder before ??
memo880 said:
hi all
i will try to tell my story in short
i have installed CM11 in my phone and it was just fine then i didnt like the rom for some reason so I've installed the stock rom back
then i dicovered that my phone acting wired
following Symptoms which my phone has :
IEMI : unknown
baseband : unknown
No service
phone crashes
i will be thankful for any help.
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Check what ver do you have now. You can download the latest firmware from your country on Sammobile then flash again via odin. after flashing try to clear data and cache on recovery. Hope it fixes your problem.
w1ndfly3r said:
err....
have you backup your EFS folder before ??
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unfortunately No.
[email protected] said:
Check what ver do you have now. You can download the latest firmware from your country on Sammobile then flash again via odin. after flashing try to clear data and cache on recovery. Hope it fixes your problem.
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Doesn't Work.
memo880 said:
unfortunately No.
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hmmm... im afraid your phone are useless now..
btw, i have read somewhere that there is a way to recover your IMEI but i cant remember where it is.
Try to connect your phone from the KIES program in a mode of emergency restoration of firmware by Model phone type and Serial Number of the phone. This may take several hours. To do this, you need a good internet.
porcelana said:
Try to connect your phone from the KIES program in a mode of emergency restoration of firmware by Model phone type and Serial Number of the phone. This may take several hours. To do this, you need a good internet.
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No Luck, Thank though.
memo880 said:
No Luck, Thank though.
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That s modem problem. Flash back old modem and you get back IMEI
rayman95 said:
That s modem problem. Flash back old modem and you get back IMEI
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Is modem file called CSC ?
if so i tried many times i think it has to do wiht EFS file maybe.
anyway appreciate your reply
I'm wondering is there anyway to restore my EFS file back or some how re generate it ? By me or by company? or my phone is totally useless now :crying:
memo880 said:
I'm wondering is there anyway to restore my EFS file back or some how re generate it ? By me or by company? or my phone is totally useless now :crying:
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Always do backups!!
You need to go read this . From experience you're going to probably have to repartition your phone, but if you follow the steps, it works. I've done it twice now on a gs4 active and a gs3.
Good luck
Megaflop666 said:
Always do backups!!
You need to go read this . From experience you're going to probably have to repartition your phone, but if you follow the steps, it works. I've done it twice now on a gs4 active and a gs3.
Good luck
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No change....
memo880 said:
No change....
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Did you find a pit file and repartition it?
Megaflop666 said:
Did you find a pit file and repartition it?
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yes several times..
i dont know why no sounds and low performance.
Sounds like you rocked that things world
Megaflop666 said:
Sounds like you rocked that things world
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I do realize that , well i counted on XDA-DEVELOPERS
WAKE UP DEVELOPERS, I have come with new challenge for you all
memo880 said:
I do realize that , well i counted on XDA-DEVELOPERS
WAKE UP DEVELOPERS, I have come with new challenge for you all
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Can't blame that one on xda. Lol
I'm researching a couple things i thought of, but the biggest thing i hope you learned is to have a backup of your efs somewhere safe, and anyways do backups before you do any rom changes or mods.
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Can't blame that one on xda. Lol
I'm researching a couple things i thought of, but the biggest thing i hope you learned is to have a backup of your efs somewhere safe, and anyways do backups before you do any rom changes or mods.
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just help me out and you have my word for that i do every day, lol anyway thanks
memo880 said:
Is modem file called CSC ?
if so i tried many times i think it has to do wiht EFS file maybe.
anyway appreciate your reply
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its not called csc..
flash a modem and test
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HI
my imei showing 000000000....i flashed my phone and lost my imei....
If any dev restore my imei i will surely donate.
Thanx in advance
srinivas07 said:
HI
my imei showing 000000000....i flashed my phone and lost my imei....
If any dev restore my imei i will surely donate.
Thanx in advance
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had you backed up your efs folder before../???
neo1691 said:
had you backed up your efs folder before../???
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NO i didnt back my efs folder
srinivas07 said:
NO i didnt back my efs folder
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if you would have backed up your efc then we could have flashed your imei via odin!!
i dont know any other solution. Hope some expert will look into this
Flash any stock rom 1st.. see if it is back..
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ranadip.bswas said:
Flash any stock rom 1st.. see if it is back..
Sent from my GT-I5800 using Tapatalk
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yaa i had given a try to all those....still it shows 000000000000
On a lighter note --
Steal someone's efs backup, flash it, generate/get a valid IMEI from one of those sources who were doing good business during the "Chinese Phone" fiasco in India and force feed that IMEI
Tianhe said:
On a lighter note --
Steal someone's efs backup, flash it, generate/get a valid IMEI from one of those sources who were doing good business during the "Chinese Phone" fiasco in India and force feed that IMEI
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should i use the efs which is of only g3 one's or can i use any android one's???
Srinivas buddy - i would like you to note that i am no techno whiz and therefore my comments on this problem may also be taken with a pinch of salt. If i had to hazard a guess, i would surely try a efs backup from G3 rather than any other phone. The problem which will arise after you have flashed the efs & its succesfully working, is that there will be potential conflict of the IMEI in case both phones are active. Therefore, it is imperative to change the IMEI at once - and people do say that getting a valid IMEI is possible
To repeat myself - i am in no way responsible for any damage which may result from the above and hope that the DEVs have a better solution than my wild-ass theory
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Srinivas buddy - i would like you to note that i am no techno whiz and therefore my comments on this problem may also be taken with a pinch of salt. If i had to hazard a guess, i would surely try a efs backup from G3 rather than any other phone. The problem which will arise after you have flashed the efs & its succesfully working, is that there will be potential conflict of the IMEI in case both phones are active. Therefore, it is imperative to change the IMEI at once - and people do say that getting a valid IMEI is possible
To repeat myself - i am in no way responsible for any damage which may result from the above and hope that the DEVs have a better solution than my wild-ass theory
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ok...but im a little bit confused...can u clearly explain me...sorry for that
What i mean is that when you "borrow" the efs backup from another phone and flash it to yours - then both the phones will have same IMEI since both carry the same efs information. This may cause problems when both the phones are active on the cellular network and i believe it may also be illegal. Therefore, it is important that you should get a new IMEI number as soon as possible.
Please remember that this is all guesswork and not recommended. However, if you dont care about possibly bricking your phone then atleast choose a efs backup from a phone which is exactly the same model as yours & running the same build / firmware + consult the DEVs before this
Tianhe said:
What i mean is that when you "borrow" the efs backup from another phone and flash it to yours - then both the phones will have same IMEI since both carry the same efs information. This may cause problems when both the phones are active on the cellular network and i believe it may also be illegal. Therefore, it is important that you should get a new IMEI number as soon as possible.
Please remember that this is all guesswork and not recommended. However, if you dont care about possibly bricking your phone then atleast choose a efs backup from a phone which is exactly the same model as yours & running the same build / firmware + consult the DEVs before this
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ok i got it...but how can change my IMEI ??is there any software for that??
i don't know wheather it will work or not, but just try this,
copy and paste efs folder of some other galaxy 3 to system folder using root explorer and edit .imei file with text editor and type your imei which will be there in bill or it will be on box and save it.
d92s said:
i don't know wheather it will work or not, but just try this,
copy and paste efs folder of some other galaxy 3 to system folder using root explorer and edit .imei file with text editor and type your imei which will be there in bill or it will be on box and save it.
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ok i would try it
http://www.msai.in/manufacturer.html
Check the above link and get yourself a valid/genuine IMEI number instead of getting into trouble!
if everything else fails, flash the official eclair and update it to froyo via kies. then take it to a samsung centre and say you lost your imei during official update through kies. they ought to fix it
maverickgenius said:
if everything else fails, flash the official eclair and update it to froyo via kies. then take it to a samsung centre and say you lost your imei during official update through kies. they ought to fix it
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Yup mave is right ..its a perfect solution..
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I think this will not work...
No IMEI no Support.
gagan007 said:
http://www.msai.in/manufacturer.html
Check the above link and get yourself a valid/genuine IMEI number instead of getting into trouble!
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I gonna try it today
deskjeti said:
I think this will not work...
No IMEI no Support.
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I think its pretty much worth a try, to be completely on the safe side u could just flash a firmware with bootloader, when Odin is at bootloader flashing pull the USB cable and the battery, your phone will be a brick then. Just go to service center and tell them that it didn't turn on after a firmware update with kiss.
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HI
I lost my IMEI i havn't backed up efs folder...could any one make my IMEI restored??
plss help me !!
I will surely donate for your work.
srinivas07 said:
HI
I lost my IMEI i havn't backed up efs folder...could any one make a custom rom with my IMEI??
plss help me !!
I will surely donate for your work.
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custom roms cannot generate your IMEI ..
What caused you to lose it? Any kernel you flashed?
rudolf895 said:
custom roms cannot generate your IMEI ..
What caused you to lose it? Any kernel you flashed?
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i have flashed with burks rom from then my imei showing 000000000....i havent flashed any kernel......!!
srinivas07 said:
i have flashed with burks rom from then my imei showing 000000000....i havent flashed any kernel......!!
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try flashing fugu kernel over it..
yaa tried it.....still the same.............
srinivas07 said:
yaa tried it.....still the same.............
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there sadly there is nothing you can do.
rudolf895 said:
there sadly there is nothing you can do.
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I had taken to samsung show room and cooked a story that I tried to upgrade to official froyo and lost my IMEI.....they hav said that it would cost around 6000 rupees !!
rudolf895 said:
there sadly there is nothing you can do.
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Why does this happen?? I mean does the /efs partition get unmounted?? Or something else??
If it gets only unmounted, can t we mount it back using terminal or something??
Or is ODIN the only way by which we can remount it??
srinivas07 said:
I had taken to samsung show room and cooked a story that I tried to upgrade to official froyo and lost my IMEI.....they hav said that it would cost around 6000 rupees !!
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Press them that it is not your fault. It happened due to your official upgrade. New IMEI does not costs more than 50 rs. Ask them there names and tell them that u will go to consumer forum against them as they are trying to cheat u. Write few mails to samsung support telling your fabricated story and response of service center. Threaten them about court case if they refuse to help.
please help,i have a phone now that doesn't show imei at all and, doesn't recognize sim card...what did i do wrong???how to fix it?
Search in the xda g3 section, there was somewhere a thread about this.
i searched for two days....nothing...
There is an efs.7z attached file in imei backup thread. It mà y help you
yeah found that to,copyed with odin,still nothing...
I Had also lost my EMEI.
Just went to the samsung center and behaved as if i knew nothing.
Just told that the phone is not catching the network.
They themselfs identified that the IMEI was lost and they will have to re-write the IMEI (which is written at the back of the cell).. they kept the cell for a day and fixed it with the same old IMEI.
Since the mobile was still in warranty i paid nothing.
i took it also to a repair center,but mine is not under warranty...i will have to pay 30-50 euros now......
srinivas07 said:
HI
I lost my IMEI i havn't backed up efs folder...could any one make my IMEI restored??
plss help me !!
I will surely donate for your work.
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@Srinivas - Just to make u feel better...don't take it as a serious matter though i don't know if it's rectifiable but why do u need an IMEI for..
I mean seriously it won't even come in use even if u lost ur phone(It's India)..sadly it's true !!!
As far as selling it in the future is concerned...i guess no vendor will hav any problem here (might suffer by 100-200 bucks) but thats it !!
srinivas07 said:
HI
I lost my IMEI i havn't backed up efs folder...could any one make my IMEI restored??
plss help me !!
I will surely donate for your work.
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hahahaha...just noticed even i have lost my IMEI...must hav happened when i flashed Burak's ROM some time back
Lesson #1 : Do not flash Burak's ROM!
Pwng3 said:
Lesson #1 : Do not flash Burak's ROM!
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Lesson 1:- Back up imei b4 playing with phones
Good day for u guys
i have some problem here... i was installing this Curom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362503
and the problem is.. i cant find my SIM Card on
so theres no Signal... works fine on WIFI...
how to fix it?
please help me :crying:
ZachariasErsa said:
Good day for u guys
i have some problem here... i was installing this Curom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362503
and the problem is.. i cant find my SIM Card on
so theres no Signal... works fine on WIFI...
how to fix it?
please help me :crying:
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dial *#06# do you see your IMEI?
try to remove and reinsert sim card
thanks for helping me
samersh72 said:
dial *#06# do you see your IMEI?
try to remove and reinsert sim card
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it said Null/null...
ive tried to pull and removed simcard.. still no signal...
BaseBand Version is "Unknown"
what should i do? please help me
ZachariasErsa said:
it said Null/null...
ive tried to pull and removed simcard.. still no signal...
BaseBand Version is "Unknown"
what should i do? please help me
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Unfortunately there is not a lot you can do if you haven't got a back up of your EFS partition.
Before you flash ROMS on your phone it is always HIGHLY recommended to make a backup of your EFS.
IF you haven't backed your EFS up then a service centre is the only fix.
ZachariasErsa said:
it said Null/null...
ive tried to pull and removed simcard.. still no signal...
BaseBand Version is "Unknown"
what should i do? please help me
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bad flash -------> corrupted efs
flash stock rom, if you are lucky, you will be ok (some users report that it works, but i doubt)
if not, you have service center
Your efs is not delected when you flash this with cwm .......install a other Rom ........the libs in the Rom are coruppted !!! Test it...
Service omg really guys?ZachariasErsa able to run my Rom.Just flash Baseband MGA two times and reflash rom.This things happend when people move from old baseband to new baseband.
GalaxyS49505 said:
Service omg really guys?ZachariasErsa able to run my Rom.Just flash Baseband MGA two times and reflash rom.This things happend when people move from old baseband to new baseband.
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+1 you say it
GalaxyS49505 said:
Service omg really guys?ZachariasErsa able to run my Rom.Just flash Baseband MGA two times and reflash rom.This things happend when people move from old baseband to new baseband.
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This things happend when people move from old baseband to new baseband
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I not expressed well, .For some people when flash via CWN rom with newest baseband, baseband just wont install.Baseband need to intall with Odin.I dont know where is the problem but this is
Now i remember.I have the same problem when i was on MDC and try to install via CWM ME2 no Signal,No Wifi,Baseband-Unknow.And i try thousand of things to run all this things:good:
GalaxyS49505 said:
I not expressed well, .For some people when flash via CWN rom with newest baseband, baseband just wont install.Baseband need to intall with Odin.I dont know where is the problem but this is
Now i remember.I have the same problem when i was on MDC and try to install via CWM ME2 no Signal,No Wifi,Baseband-Unknow.And i try thousand of things to run all this things:good:
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i really apreciate this guy... thanks for helping me.. now it Fixed with flashing a zip with odin he gaves me... now maybe this thread should be done or closed...
thanks guys for helping me so much.. expecially the Genius ROM maker... i love ur ROM using it now
heyi flashed the latest firmware thru odin last night to my i9500 s4, now i'm unable to register on my network. my s4 detects my local carriers but when I click on the correct carrier, i still am unable to make phone cals and text messages.
i tried inserting my sim on another phone and its working.
i checked my imei and its different than what's written at the back of my phone... what should i do???
ZachariasErsa said:
i really apreciate this guy... thanks for helping me.. now it Fixed with flashing a zip with odin he gaves me... now maybe this thread should be done or closed...
thanks guys for helping me so much.. expecially the Genius ROM maker... i love ur ROM using it now
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what Zip was it?
I actually have the opposite problem on my phone. I have IMEI and BASEBAND and I can make calls etc however my EFS folder is empty
I can see the correct IMEI BUT STILL no signal it comes how to fix?
samersh72 said:
dial *#06# do you see your IMEI?
try to remove and reinsert sim card
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I can see the correct IMEI BUT STILL no signal it comes how to fix?
alwyn naresh said:
I can see the correct IMEI BUT STILL no signal it comes how to fix?
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Yours is a different issue. In your case the SIM card slot may have malfunctioned. Fortunately it's easily replaced. But you might want to roll back to stock first and see if the SIM is detected.
Finally, pay attention to dates. You revived a thread that's been dead for 7 years now, rather than making a new one.
Hello! everyone firstly this post is for my friend! he has a G2 d800 and accidentally his IMEI got NULL due to something unexpected he did now he is trying to resolve it but its not happening and he even tried going to service center but they said they can repair it as it is not a n india piece! so please help me guys everything working fine just his IMEI has gone to NULL and sim slot not working please help guys!
use EFS pro..
rahul8040 said:
he has a G2 d800 and accidentally his IMEI got NULL due to something unexpected he did
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Before giving an answer we're going to need a little more information. What steps did he do prior to losing his IMEI, did he flash a custom rom, custom radio, or did it just magically vanish?
d00lz said:
Before giving an answer we're going to need a little more information. What steps did he do prior to losing his IMEI, did he flash a custom rom, custom radio, or did it just magically vanish?
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when i tried to install TWRP using AutoRec.apk nd due to different model it goes to fastboot mode to fix this i tried to flash laf.img nd aboot.img nd boot.img bt then again due to wrong model phone got hard bricked then to fix this i had to open the back cover and short circuit to points and after several different flashes of different files i recovered the phone but with null imei nd unknown baseband
Sindroid said:
use EFS pro..
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dont know how to use it! is there or something! can u please tell me how to use it?
HELP ME?!!!
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME? what kind of forum is this?
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rahul8040 said:
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME? what kind of forum is this?
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What kind of a user are you? Anyway, do you still have the box of your phone with the imei on it?
roboMr.Burns said:
What kind of a user are you? Anyway, do you still have the box of your phone with the imei on it?
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yes i have it!
Sindroid said:
use EFS pro..
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I have the same problem, however EFS pro can't read from the phone. It keeps disconnecting...
Greetings. Earlier i made a rom flash and phone works perfectly except there's 'mobile network not available' error. I tried everything, did a modem flash, tried to change mobile settings, dug the whole internet, no solution. My last option is you guys.... Gave it to phone service, they said the mainboard needs to change and demanded alot of money. I think they can be manipulative since i believe its not a hard brick.
Please help me:crying:
Mobile network not available errors can, in a lot of cases, be corrected simply by pulling the battery and SIM card for five minutes, replacing both and restarting. If that doesn't work, you could then go to Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Network operators and select "automatically". As a last resort, you could try a factory reset.
If none of these work, your phone service is likely correct in its assessment.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Mobile network not available errors can, in a lot of cases, be corrected simply by pulling the battery and SIM card for five minutes, replacing both and restarting. If that doesn't work, you could then go to Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Network operators and select "automatically". As a last resort, you could try a factory reset.
If none of these work, your phone service is likely correct in its assessment.
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I actually tried all of those and no success :/
Including the factory reset? Then unfortunately, you have a motherboard replacement to look forward to.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Including the factory reset? Then unfortunately, you have a motherboard replacement to look forward to.
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Agh
arthlor said:
Agh
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No wait don't go for MB replace
You have I9500 or I9505?
Prince Chandela said:
No wait don't go for MB replace
You have I9500 or I9505?
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I9500
arthlor said:
I9500
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Try to flash different modems via Odin
You can get modems from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
Edit: Did you try to flash Stock Rom via Odin?
Prince Chandela said:
Try to flash different modems via Odin
You can get modems from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
Edit: Did you try to flash Stock Rom via Odin?
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I will do that and let you know. Thanks alot!
arthlor said:
I will do that and let you know. Thanks alot!
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Your Welcome! Do let me know :good: :fingers-crossed:
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Your Welcome! Do let me know :good: :fingers-crossed:
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Sadly none of those worked
arthlor said:
Sadly none of those worked
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You even tried to flash stock rom via odin?
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You even tried to flash stock rom via odin?
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Yes i did. Weird thing is i still can't be sure about the problem. I have the baseband, intact IMEI... Everything looks in order except mobile connection. Stock didn't succeed, modems as well.
I wonder if there could be some EFS problems? I mean i have a working s4, if i backup folders from it an apply to broken one, i wonder if it would fix the problem?