[SAMUSUNG GALAXY A41] - Imei Repair - Samsung Galaxy A40 Questions & Answers

Hello everyone,
I explain you my problem:
I tried this morning to update my samsung galaxy A41 SM-A415F rooted with Magisk (firmware patched via magisk) to the latest version (A415FXXU1CUH2) that can be seen on sammobile :
Download Samsung Galaxy A41 SM-A415F XEF France A415FXXU1CUH2 firmware​
So I tried to update the phone by setting the HOME_CSC to odin but what was the surprise when the phone rebooted? Some partitions were corrupted and I had no choice but to reset the phone.
I wanted to reset the phone with the last ROM and so I started the installation on odin BUT I checked the option "Nand Erase" and "Re-partition" and since then the IMEI number has been deleted and I can't put it back nor send messages / calls etc.
I have searched everywhere on the internet and even trying to put back the last ROM doesn't work and when I want to do *#06# the message: sm-a415f is not supported on showIMEI is displayed
After a while I found a tutorial on the internet that said I had to put the .pit file of my rom in the "PIT" tab on Odin in addition to my ROM because I had deleted all the partitions of the phone... I checked the Re-Partition option in addition to F. Reset Time & Auto Reboot to register the .pit but it didn't work, I always get 2 errors: One when I reset the phone before the menu with all the apps is displayed telling me: "IMEI or MEID is empty" and another one when I try to see the IMEI number when I press *#06# in the phone app telling me: sm-a415f is not supported on showIMEI
I thank you in advance for your help,
Sincerely.
Edit:
Oh yeah, and the phone doesn't detect the sim card even when I take it out and put it back in...

Hello,
i also have a similar problem.
I rooted the samsung A41 smartphone with magisk. After a while, I wanted to go back and put the original firmware back. Everything worked until I installed update A415FXXU1CUH2. Now the IMEI is empty and the sim card cannot be used. I went back to the A415FXXU1CUD4 version and now everything works fine. I initially blamed all these problems whit the root, but looking around on web I saw that the IMEI problem happens.
Can't read SIM cards after the latest update
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After the last update.. I have lost my connection to 3g/4g ... my phone only connects to my home wifi... but doesn't connect anywhere else. Any advice?
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Problem: IMEI is null after updating to A415FXXU1CUH2. Cant call, message or use data.
Solution: Flash earlier firmware or restore from your full backup.
I confirm this IMEI problem and that the @Arazon´s solution works.
I tried to update the phone to the latest stock firmware Android 11 (A415FXXU1CUH2) from an earlier version. I got everything to work except the IMEI showed null. I tried flashing with both root and non-root. I tough I had broken the EFS-partition but luckily that was not the case. Somehow the IMEI could not be red with the newest firmware. I guess Samsung needs to fix it and we have to wait for a few months? Anyways I will try updating the A41 "the normal way" and then flashing my root after that. Maybe it will work.
I wonder when we get the unofficial LineageOS for the A41 SM-A415F. Hit me up if you are up to it, I might be able to help.

Judxx said:
Problem: IMEI is null after updating to A415FXXU1CUH2. Cant call, message or use data.
Solution: Flash earlier firmware or restore from your full backup.
I confirm this IMEI problem and that the @Arazon´s solution works.
I tried to update the phone to the latest stock firmware Android 11 (A415FXXU1CUH2) from an earlier version. I got everything to work except the IMEI showed null. I tried flashing with both root and non-root. I tough I had broken the EFS-partition but luckily that was not the case. Somehow the IMEI could not be red with the newest firmware. I guess Samsung needs to fix it and we have to wait for a few months? Anyways I will try updating the A41 "the normal way" and then flashing my root after that. Maybe it will work.
I wonder when we get the unofficial LineageOS for the A41 SM-A415F. Hit me up if you are up to it, I might be able to help.
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I tried updating the A41 with bootloader locked but the results were the same. It seems that if you have tripped the Knox (voided warranty) the recent update A415FXXU1CUH2 will somehow break your imei and it will show up as null.
These firmware versions (root or non-root) do work and the imei problem does not exist even with tripped knox and unlocked bootloader:
A415FXXS1CUG1
A415FXXU1CUD4
A415FXXU1BUC3 and older

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Please Help !! Not Registered on Network. IMEI problem ??

Hello,
I have an S4 GT-I9500 and suddenly am having the "Not registered on network" issue. That is: I cannot receive or make phone calls and SMSs, all the rest of the phone is working OK (including Data Connection 2G/3G, which is confusing for me).
I am on stock rom Android 4.3, Baseband I9500UBUEMK1.
I think that the problem is related to the fact that a few days ago I have rooted the phone, and installed Titanium Backup to delete samsungs bloatware. However, after all deletions (I think that I have deleted only safe things), everything was working perfectly, but suddenly today I noted that I cannot receive or make phone calls.
I have read many many threads in this site, but I am still confused on what is the cause and the solution. I have checked the IMEI, and have found that the IMEI in the back of the phone is 3571****, and the IMEI reported by the phone´status is 35299****. I can´t understand what might have changed my IMEI.
I went with ES File Explorer in root mode to the beginning of the filesystem, and have found the EFS folder ... there are many folders and files in it.
I don´t have a previous backup of this EFS folder, but I have read that there are some cases that the IMEI is recovered doing some procedures...
Please help me !! I don´t have experience flashing ROMS or modems but if there is hope ...
Thank you very much.
paggps said:
Hello,
I have an S4 GT-I9500 and suddenly am having the "Not registered on network" issue. That is: I cannot receive or make phone calls and SMSs, all the rest of the phone is working OK (including Data Connection 2G/3G, which is confusing for me).
I am on stock rom Android 4.3, Baseband I9500UBUEMK1.
I think that the problem is related to the fact that a few days ago I have rooted the phone, and installed Titanium Backup to delete samsungs bloatware. However, after all deletions (I think that I have deleted only safe things), everything was working perfectly, but suddenly today I noted that I cannot receive or make phone calls.
I have read many many threads in this site, but I am still confused on what is the cause and the solution. I have checked the IMEI, and have found that the IMEI in the back of the phone is 3571****, and the IMEI reported by the phone´status is 35299****. I can´t understand what might have changed my IMEI.
I went with ES File Explorer in root mode to the beginning of the filesystem, and have found the EFS folder ... there are many folders and files in it.
I don´t have a previous backup of this EFS folder, but I have read that there are some cases that the IMEI is recovered doing some procedures...
Please help me !! I don´t have experience flashing ROMS or modems but if there is hope ...
Thank you very much.
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Something similar happened to me some weeks ago, but my case was different because I lost my imei but it was a generic one, (started with0049..) Everything was fixed when I installed a stock firmware through odin. Go to sammobile, download any firmware suitable for your model and flash it following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
asantand said:
Something similar happened to me some weeks ago, but my case was different because I lost my imei but it was a generic one, (started with0049..) Everything was fixed when I installed a stock firmware through odin. Go to sammobile, download any firmware suitable for your model and flash it following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
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Thank you for your answer. Do you think that is better to go flashing directly, or a factory reset should work also ?
Am I going to have any problems with the fact that the phone is now rooted, and (I think) with Knox in "non-stock" ?
Thank you.
paggps said:
Thank you for your answer. Do you think that is better to go flashing directly, or a factory reset should work also ?
Am I going to have any problems with the fact that the phone is now rooted, and (I think) with Knox in "non-stock" ?
Thank you.
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I don't think factory reset will work, I'd flash the firmware. Flash a stock one, through Odin.
As regards knox... If you rooted the phone you might have knox warranty void 0x1, it depends on the bootloader. When you enter in download mode you will find out. If you still have knox0x0 or nothing displayed it means that warranty void was not triggered. Anyway flash the same firmware that you have now. You can find it in sammobile web page. Hope it works!!!!!
Well, finally I went with the phone to a repair technician who fixed the IMEI problem using a Octopus Box.
The reason the IMEI was altered is still unknown.

[Q] unknown baseband version, empty hardware version

Here's the story
1. this phone wouldn't boot up after the OTA update, the screen read "firmware upgrade encountered an issue.
please use software repair assistant & try again."
2. used odin 3.09 to reflash pit and the latest nc4 official firmware (I know it can't be rooted, but that's the only choice I have).
3. phone came back alive, worked for t-mobile and verizon sim cards.
Problem:
after a few hours or maybe a day, or maybe a restart, phone won't detect sim card, baseband version shows unkwown, hardware
version is empty, imei, network, MIN, PRL version, ERI version, imeisv, iccid are all "unknown".
What I have done:
phone will be back to normal if I flash the firmware again, I've use odin 3.09 and kies 3 many times.
I also tried flashing different modems, for ex, MI9, MJE, NC2 even NC4. But phone will keep restarting, sometimes the phone is working after
a few restarts. But eventually I will have the same problem again.
I was wondering if someone could point me to the right direction?
nicedog said:
Here's the story
1. this phone wouldn't boot up after the OTA update, the screen read "firmware upgrade encountered an issue.
please use software repair assistant & try again."
2. used odin 3.09 to reflash pit and the latest nc4 official firmware (I know it can't be rooted, but that's the only choice I have).
3. phone came back alive, worked for t-mobile and verizon sim cards.
Problem:
after a few hours or maybe a day, or maybe a restart, phone won't detect sim card, baseband version shows unkwown, hardware
version is empty, imei, network, MIN, PRL version, ERI version, imeisv, iccid are all "unknown".
What I have done:
phone will be back to normal if I flash the firmware again, I've use odin 3.09 and kies 3 many times.
I also tried flashing different modems, for ex, MI9, MJE, NC2 even NC4. But phone will keep restarting, sometimes the phone is working after
a few restarts. But eventually I will have the same problem again.
I was wondering if someone could point me to the right direction?
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When you flashed the different modems, did you check settings/about the phone to verify that the modem flash " took"? Recommend entering Odin from power off, especially when flashing modems. FWIW, I'm not at all sure this will fix your problem, but it's worth a shot.
cam30era said:
When you flashed the different modems, did you check settings/about the phone to verify that the modem flash " took"? Recommend entering Odin from power off, especially when flashing modems. FWIW, I'm not at all sure this will fix your problem, but it's worth a shot.
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Yes I did. The baseband version showed MI9 when my phone was still working properly.
nicedog said:
Yes I did. The baseband version showed MI9 when my phone was still working properly.
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OK. Hopefully someone else will chime in with some suggestions.
one more thing I've done many times so far is, sometimes a full reset will bring it back to normal too.
settings -> backup and reset -> factory data reset.
I don't mind bricking my phone, but maybe someone knows other possible way, say, flashing EFS? I don't even know what that is.
I've been searching for the right solution but I haven't found one yet.
Never ever give up!
I'm the OP and I finally got it working. I simply ran EFS Professional v2.1.73, did a backup and restore of the EFS. That's it!
Did you figure out what efs is?
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It didn't last long, and using EFS profession for EFS backup/restore never worked again.
I then saw this page the other day,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610757
So I used odin to flash
pit
official kitkat rom
I also checked these two,
erase nand
erase EFS
the phone booted up fine, I then turned it off and entered recovery mode, did a data and cache wipe, then booted up the phone again, that brought back my imei, my sim card worked again.
Unfortunately I'll lose it again once I flash a custom rom, or perhaps even a reboot.
I'm still searching for a permanent solution. But at least now I can use my sim card with a stock rom
Rom based on which region?
nicedog said:
It didn't last long, and using EFS profession for EFS backup/restore never worked again.
I then saw this page the other day,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2610757
So I used odin to flash
pit
official kitkat rom
I also checked these two,
erase nand
erase EFS
the phone booted up fine, I then turned it off and entered recovery mode, did a data and cache wipe, then booted up the phone again, that brought back my imei, my sim card worked again.
Unfortunately I'll lose it again once I flash a custom rom, or perhaps even a reboot.
I'm still searching for a permanent solution. But at least now I can use my sim card with a stock rom
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Can you please tell the stock rom based on which CSC ? or country ?
I'm having the same issue. Lost baseband and imei, but never got it recovered. even with stock.
I use this one,
ALL_VZW_N900VVRUCNC4_N900VVZWCNC4_1487472_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
http://www.trueandroid.com/2014/05/n900vvrucnc4-android-442-kitkat.html
Same boat brother, this is what I've posted. So far I'm a week in this situation, battery pull brings it back, any mod like Xposed with module where you have to reboot looses the baseband, IMEI etc. I have backup of the EFS and restored it multiple time with no joy.
Need some advice guys for Verizon my Note 3, I'm currently stock NC4 ready to. flash this bad boy ROM, after root access with TowelRoot, installation of BusyBox and Supersu no SafeTrap yet. Once I reboot in this state, I have the Baseband unknown under Settings-About Phone status all unknown info on IME etc etc. Off course I loose 4G signal all together. I may reboot again and it comes back. I know about EFS partition corruption and have multiple backup of My note 3 EFs partition. Even with restore it would still happen. I have exhausted all my knowledge learned throughout the years from you guys. But, I'm asking some help again. I am very familiar with all the terms about flashing/rooting so please feel free to throw some genius on how I can fix this thing.
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Need EFS/IMEI help - I have backup but still not working

The Story
Don't even know where to start. Okay so I have a SM-935W8 (Canadian Version) and it was working perfectly fine running Project Dream rom the S8 one. I decided to flash angelo's Pixel rom for S7 Edge and for some reason when it booted, the network had a cancel sign meaning no network. Once I finished the initial setup, calling, messaging , and data weren't working. Luckily I have a backup for EFS and RADIO in tar, img. and tar.gz formats. So I downloaded the Partitions Backup app and restored the EFS and Radio files, it said successfully restored. I rebooted my device and the issue was still there, no network. So then I installed the stock ROGERS (Provider) rom from SAM MOBILE and it came up with some DRK error and my phone would not boot. So then I quickly used ODIN to flash twrp and then flash Superman Rom (Love it) and use dm-verity bypass.zip to get past the drk error. Then I attempted many other things but to no avail such as flashing the EFS tar through ODIN which caused a "Software Error" and phone to be stuck on a light blue software error screen so I had to use smart switch to FULLY restore the phone back to booting up, then once again I flashed twrp and Superman rom with dm-verity so I atleast have root and a decent rom to work from.
The Problem and What I Have at Disposal
So essentially, I currently have a new section in settings under Connections called "SIM card manager" for managing sim cards even tho I only have 1 slot, it shows that the SIM is ROGERS and LTE/3G/2G in there, but it can't connect to a network and keeps saying Not Registered on a Network. Also, there are 2 IMEI's since my phone thinks theres 2 SIM slots but I really only have 1 slot. BUT HERE IS THE MAIN ISSUE, THE ROOT OF ALL PROBLEMS, the IMEI is reading as "000000000000000" and the IMEISV is "01". Hence im getting Not Registered on a Network. No secret codes such as *#06# are working, keeps giving the Not Registered on a Network error.
I have the EFS and RADIO backups in img, tar, and tar.gz formats as well as screenshots of all my MAC and Bluetooth addresses, IMEI and Serial #'s and all that information. So essentially I feel fully ready to solve the problem but everything I try keeps failing. My EFS restoration says successful in the APP but upon reboot, theres no change. Flashing the EFS through ODIN messes up phone harder. When I use EFS Professional Tool, where do I place the partitions so they show up in the tool?
I used this post to try to fix it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
BUT when I'm flashing the combination through ODIN in AP, it goes to NAND write or whatever and gets stuck, sometimes it gets stuck on Analyzing files or something. I tried every single ODIN version. I really could use some expertise on this issue. A step by step written tutorial, some method anything!!!! Help on this post or even teamviewer or skype for live help would be appreciated. Please help and I'm willing to compensate for successfully helping me fix my issue..
Did you ever sort this out? I'm in a similar situation, except that it does occasionally show my IMEI but also 'baseband unknown'. But still no network access.
i hope i dont risk a warning, but you can use xposed and with root you can change your imei and baseband info.
012345678 said:
i hope i dont risk a warning, but you can use xposed and with root you can change your imei and baseband info.
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Thanks, I've done so much to this phone now...
I did try xposed and have tried a different IMEI, it seems like it's a modem issue but there doesn't seem to be a firmware solution - I have tried so many stock roms(All the way back to the first Marshmallow and a bunch in between) and different custom roms too but in the end the error is always there: Not registered to Network.
I saw somewhere in my troubleshooting that some kind of cert needs to be patched because the phone did an update on a modified rom without the OEM unlock being on and then the EFS data was messed up or something like that (all of the research and troubleshooting is starting to blur). It seems like that fix isn't doable without a rather expensive piece of hardware (expensive if your just fixing your one phone I guess) and there isn't any firmware-only fix that can accomplish this patch so I'm stuck again.
jamesroodney said:
Thanks, I've done so much to this phone now...
I did try xposed and have tried a different IMEI, it seems like it's a modem issue but there doesn't seem to be a firmware solution - I have tried so many stock roms(All the way back to the first Marshmallow and a bunch in between) and different custom roms too but in the end the error is always there: Not registered to Network.
I saw somewhere in my troubleshooting that some kind of cert needs to be patched because the phone did an update on a modified rom without the OEM unlock being on and then the EFS data was messed up or something like that (all of the research and troubleshooting is starting to blur). It seems like that fix isn't doable without a rather expensive piece of hardware (expensive if your just fixing your one phone I guess) and there isn't any firmware-only fix that can accomplish this patch so I'm stuck again.
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i think i can help you out with that. install that with odin, it should get your efs and imei back:
Samsung S7 Edge Cert and Efs (SM-G935F)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5829G4TER3CZmZYVU9PY21qT2c
012345678 said:
i think i can help you out with that. install that with odin, it should get your efs and imei back:
Samsung S7 Edge Cert and Efs (SM-G935F)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5829G4TER3CZmZYVU9PY21qT2c
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Sorry, I should have clarified. I have an S7 (SM-G930W8). I only tried this thread because the issue was identical to mine and I couldn't find anything similar referencing the S7 specifically.
For anyone coming across this thread in the future, although mine was an S7 I think the issue would apply to both. I ended up ordering a z3x in order to use the patch certificate. But it wasn't that easy; the firmware had to be downgraded to marshmallow first which wouldn't work in Odin until I tried just flashing the BL and CP files first, then rebooting and flashing the AP and CSC files separately. In fact, the AP file froze the first time but passed on the second attempt. After that, everything was downgraded to android 6 and then the patch certificate option worked and my s7 connects to the network again.
I'm having a similar problem with my sm-g935w8 Rodgers but has been unlocked. A couple days ago i looked at my phone and it was showing a no signal symbol and I look for my phones information and it showed unknown in all categories, the imei say unknown, and it's not reading the sim. Help me
I am having the same problem after installing TGP ROM.
Graschuk said:
I am having the same problem after installing TGP ROM.
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Did u Found any solution? am still in the same position as u r in.. i have also installed TGP ROM ... I Have Also Posted there my issue that i selected the latest bootloader nd modem blah blah
Wipe everything in twrp advanced and..
Flash latest stock rom for your model and it'll fix the issue
I think u need to see this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=78868375#post78868375
These two threads are the fountains of info :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
This one specifically for S7 edge, whole lots of info.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/fix-drk-dm-verity-factory-csc-serial-t3422965
This one for advanced users who know what they are doing.. it isn't specifically for s7 series but has a universal approach to understand concepts.. don't use the provided drk (prov data) and csc restoring files, they aren't for s7 edge.
Always backup efs and all radio/serial related info firstly after rooting. Good luck
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My phone lost the IMEI

Hi,
I'm in big troubles, my phone is bricked, it lost the serial number and IMEI, so i can't connect to my service provider (but wifi is still able).
All started a week ago, I was on ambasadii rom 3.8 (all OK), but I started to play with developer options :silly: and maybe I turned off OEM unlock in DEV options, so when i tried to reboot in the top corner of the phone appeared a red message (custom binary blocked by FAP lock), Yesterday I tried to Unbrick my phone so I flashed my stock VD2 rom the version U2CRF7 from Updato (Android 8, bootloader 2), i tried to save my data so I flashed Home_CSC , my phone booted FInally but the launcher and some android service were crushed, (I cant remember if My phone had still IMEI in that moment), so I had the brilliant :silly: :silly: idea of making a full wipe with TWRP without backing up MY EFS, then I flashed renovate ice 11.1 (I played with MULTI CC (I put 000)), but when I booted up, what a sad surprise I lost the connection with my service provider, wheen i tried to check my IMEI it appeared UNKNOW, I believed that it was a rom problem so I flashed again Ambasadii and I hadnt still had conection, my IMEI was 00000000000000 and my S/N was a completly mess, I noticed that the rom recognized my 950F like a 950FD, I was scarred so I flashed again the Stock VD2 firmware (WITH CSC this time) and then my phone only reboot in recovery and a bunch of messages appear with white letters, it says:
Supported API:3
dm verity verification failed...
12 lines more
er_symlink fail to mount /system as rw
I really need your help, I'm stuck
Go to your google account linked with the device on a computer and check devices connected to thsi account you will find ur imei for this phone.... Thank me later??
khawarjaved said:
Go to your google account linked with the device on a computer and check devices connected to thsi account you will find ur imei for this phone.... Thank me later
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Men that is not funny
sorry for my English friend but I'll tell you what worked for me, download odin and find the rom of your cell phone, the series (in samssmobile is the simplest but it takes a long time to download) put the files in each corresponding place and ready , with that I return the imei, I hope it serves you
to give you an idea, search in youtube s8 brick odin, although I repeat, look for your serial version with which your phone came (including operator if you have one)

Note 4 N910C Emergency Call only (Not Registered to Network) IMEICERT:PASS (IMEI Ok )

Greetings Folks
I have a N910C and as mentioned in title recently I got stuck in to this issue
How it happened
I had CF-Rooted my phone and Odin flashed TWRP for custom ROMS so I tried a few and was not getting the perfomance thought SimplROM would do it for me in order to install that ROM it said in instructions to install latest Modem and Bootloader
So i tried downloading the ones given in v6C BL was downloaded but CP kept on giving me errors getting stuck at 7% on mega so being stupid I downloaded DPCB(MODEM) While ROM was offering DPK4
So everything went fine until after boot I realized am facing Not Registered to Network
Since I had experienced this before on other phone I went ASAP in dialer to check my IMEI & SN both are still intact
I knew about EFS unfortunately I backed it up on Phone Storage which was wiped for ROM and I forgot (So dont have EFS Backup )
I do recall years ago back when I had S3 I experienced this and sometimes flashing different firmware(CSC ,Modem) fixed it
What I have tried so far
I have already tried several stock ROMs most of em had DPI1 Baseband except 2 other ROMS no luck
tried combination file method too (the one that helps downgrade to kitkat i believe ) no luck
Tried XEO repair Firmware no luck
any suggestions ??
and on that contrary now that I am not on stock is there any way to find out which CSC and Stock ROM this phone originally was one or came with with IMEI or Serial I believe ?
Thanks in Advance
Anyone??
under the battery there's the serial number
install on your pc samsung smart switch program
run it with option of emergency software recovery - device initialisation
input the model of your phone
input the serial number
start
have patience and a good connection
your phone will (eventually) get the latest official firmware
https://www.blogtechtips.com/2017/06/24/easily-restore-samsung-device-firmware-with-smart-switch/
at least you'll have a working phone with stock rom
from here on you can try again and get informed better on what to do
good luck
w41ru5 said:
under the battery there's the serial number
install on your pc samsung smart switch program
run it with option of emergency software recovery - device initialisation
input the model of your phone
input the serial number
start
have patience and a good connection
your phone will (eventually) get the latest official firmware
https://www.blogtechtips.com/2017/06/24/easily-restore-samsung-device-firmware-with-smart-switch/
at least you'll have a working phone with stock rom
from here on you can try again and get informed better on what to do
good luck
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Hey there bud I have almost tried most of fixes I could I'll give Smart Switch a try as I recall I checked before it didn't have initialization just the recovery mode, while in Kies 3 I did try initialization method by model and SN but it prompted device doesn't support initialization
Anyways do you think it could fix network?
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crossmedia said:
Hey there bud I have almost tried most of fixes I could I'll give Smart Switch a try as I recall I checked before it didn't have initialization just the recovery mode, while in Kies 3 I did try initialization method by model and SN but it prompted device doesn't support initialization
Anyways do you think it could fix network?
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Maybe restore the efs from recovery, if you have a backup that was working.
w41ru5 said:
Maybe restore the efs from recovery, if you have a backup that was working.
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Jist checked not getting initialization option on smart switch ill see a work around it if its a version thing , as for working backup I lost it mate it was in twrp folder in phone storage it got wiped recovery softwares out there only help recovering media mostly if mass storage mount was option could have tried recovering for PC but that has been long gone since ICS
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Yep. Same problem as mine. Im kinda lost now since i dont have anything; even in stock rom it cannot go beyond connecting to my carrier. It only able to read my contact.
Im guessing its a motherboard problem? Isnt it @w41ru5?
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Yep. Same problem as mine. Im kinda lost now since i dont have anything; even in stock rom it cannot go beyond connecting to my carrier. It only able to read my contact.
Im guessing its a motherboard problem? Isnt it @w41ru5?
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I don't know. Usually it's a modem issue when not recognizing the sim.
If it's a 910F snapdragon it might be the infamous eMMC issue.
If you have an EFS backup try to restore it from recovery TWRP.
Assuming its modem problem, its related to motherboard i guess, right?
Finally got the phone working, only to discovered that SIM not working. Really wasting my time and hype!
Plus, its hard to search for n910c replacement board here.
VannM said:
Assuming its modem problem, its related to motherboard i guess, right?
Finally got the phone working, only to discovered that SIM not working. Really wasting my time and hype!
Plus, its hard to search for n910c replacement board here.
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The firmware, not the physical one.
Did you try to flash the 4 files repair firmware?
This is an example, I don't know what phone you have
https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=folder&id=7081
Did you try the SmartSwitch pc program?
"...4 file repair..."- what? Ive google it until im almost run out of data here and you have a possible solution? You must be active in note4 forum.
One thing i noticed that, the IMEI and Serial Number are different from the sticker included.
I will try it, but not immediately; waiting for thurday-friday for data renewal.
My phone is n910c
EDIT : just checked the page you gave. I have few question;
What should i do with the files? What are the step? What are the program needed?
Is it related to SmartSwitch as you mention; need to use it?
Thanks!
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"...4 file repair..."- what? Ive google it until im almost run out of data here and you have a possible solution? You must be active in note4 forum.
One thing i noticed that, the IMEI and Serial Number are different from the sticker included.
I will try it, but not immediately; waiting for thurday-friday for data renewal.
My phone is n910c
EDIT : just checked the page you gave. I have few question;
What should i do with the files? What are the step? What are the program needed?
Is it related to SmartSwitch as you mention; need to use it?
Thanks!
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1. It's good you still have the IMEI. Not so important if they're different from the sticker. Where did you buy the phone from?
2. So if you go to check the 4 files repair, you need to search on that site the files for a 910C.
3. Did the phone worked on your country provider? If yes, maybe you need to search for the 4files corresponding to your region code.
4. These 4files have to be flashed with Odin
https://zfirmware.com/download-samsung-repair-firmwares/
5. SmartSwitch is an alternative to get the latest firmware for your phone according with the model and serial number.
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/threads/29914-SmartSwitch-Install-amp-update-or-replace-firmware
the "firmware.gem" are useless. the error says i need another package (i assume a quota) to download the needed files.
im currently testing "zfirmware", but have a doubt since it only give 1 type file (which country is it i dunno). but yeah, since my phone like that, it wouldnt hurt to try
EDIT : yep, nothing changed. the device not even bricked.
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the "firmware.gem" are useless. the error says i need another package (i assume a quota) to download the needed files.
im currently testing "zfirmware", but have a doubt since it only give 1 type file (which country is it i dunno). but yeah, since my phone like that, it wouldnt hurt to try
EDIT : yep, nothing changed. the device not even bricked.
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If something does not work, why do you give up so easy?
http://www.mediafire.com/file/a2fdo0xm9nat5jt/N910CXXS2DPJ3_N910CZTO2DPE2_ZTO.zip - this is marshmallow
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001472 - this is for lolipop
Put the phone in download mode, open Odin and try.
And try the smartswitch also.
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If something does not work, why do you give up so easy?
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That hurts. A lot. Explanation below.
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/a2fdo0xm9nat5jt/N910CXXS2DPJ3_N910CZTO2DPE2_ZTO.zip - this is marshmallow
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001472 - this is for lolipop
Put the phone in download mode, open Odin and try.
And try the smartswitch also.
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I tried files from LP and MM. It didnt work. And also smartswitch.
I was hoping that it will brick the phone (if i ever missed a step or incorrect file) but it didnt.
Might as well try looking for replacement board (or even a refurbished note4).
Thanks though for the suggestion @w41ru5!
Greetings again folks reading your replies above I have been trying almost every fix there is out there
First of all about Emergency Calls Only/Not Registered on Network
It can be due to several causes its can be Hardware ie faulty modem
it can be bad network coverage
it can be bad simcard
it can be SW with EFS problems or maybe even on rare occasion a modem file that you flashed
EFS can be either bad IMEI with CERT : FAIL or Just Network with IMEI and SN intact
just dial *#0011*# and see if you have CERT : PASS ( also someone with good IMEI/CERT and working network can share screenshot so i can compare whats wrong)
I am certain mine is EFS related because it happened after flashing modem DPCB modem via ODIN (I had TWRP EFS backup but the blunder I made was backing it up on phone storage and being careless forgot it was there and was wiped for custom ROM flashing process)
So far what I have tried
Combination File Method (and even downgrade to KK 4.4.4 )
Repair Firmware that include AP,BL,CP,CSC and even PIT
Kies 3 or Older Smart Switch says (Device doesn't support initialization ) since initialization feature was removed by Samsung on newer Smartswitch(since it was being used for wrong reasons? read somewhere)
Several different firmware's
OTA update
My IMEI CERT says PASS if only we had a network patch like Ariza Patch (for Galaxy S3) for Note 4 then we would be in luck so far at this point I dont think flashing ROM's would even help with bad EFS our only luck is Box e.g Z3x or Octo dont know if we are allowed to talk about those here (ill edit post if not)
these box applications have Network Patch for most Samsung models but I don't see one for N910C in most versions
for those with bad IMEI they can try writing good cert or efs on note 4 since they have already lost it I am sitting on it because my EFS is good on that part and for some reason box app isnt allowing me to back up my CERT if I am able to back up current cert then ill give those a try but I would prefer current IMEI since in my country IMEI should be verified to use the phone or you have to pay tax
I know its Bad EFS for sure because using Box application I chose reset EFS(after backing up current faulty EFS with good IMEI) upon reboot phone's imei was changed with no SN network came back for few seconds then gone again ,this happened to many users that have tried resetting EFS so I restored my original EFS
if anyone here with N910C and root can give me EFS folder I can corelate if any file required for network is missing since i have good IMEI
Cheers!

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