I got a Samsung Captivate from someone off ebay. I tired running the update through my phone, but of course you can't. It fails at 50%. So I tried to through Kies Mini. Every time i try to, I get Firmware Version: Unregistered Device. It recognizes what phone it is and it recognizes my phone number. I registered the phone on the samsung website, still nothing. Did soft reset, factory restored the phone, and followed the instructions Samsung gave me for Kies Mini. And I don't know if my phone is rooted or not. I'm thinking that may be the possibility. If it is, how can I unroot it?? This is what my phone says in "About Phone":
Model Number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
Firmware Version: 2.1-update1
Baseband Version: I897UCJF6
Kernel Version: 2.6.29 jetaek.lee(at)sep-11 #2
Build Number: ECLAIR
I had to put (at) because xda said i can't put outside links in a post because I'm new?? It is the at symbol though.
I don't know if you can tell if the phone is rooted on not through that. But I would really like to get my phone updated soon. I was really looking forward to the Flash Player and the GPS getting fixed since I travel a lot.
Your phone seems already modified. Look at kernel. That is why you got problem when updating via kies. And i bet that phone is rooted already. Or seller unroot when he/she post to sell and kernel it self, it is not a stock kernel, it is a custom kernel.
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nodosx said:
Your phone seems already modified. Look at kernel. That is why you got problem when updating via kies. And i bet that phone is rooted already. Or seller unroot when he/she post to sell and kernel it self, it is not a stock kernel, it is a custom kernel.
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how do i bring it all back to stock?? is there anything i can do to the phone to make it like i just pulled it out of the box??
Check and see if you are rooted, I don't think you are, download "busybox installer" from the market and run it. Unless you are rooted it will fail.
Not quite sure if that if a custom kernel actually, I'll look it up.
In the mean time look up how to boot into recovery, if it's blue with 4 options it's stock recovery
If any other color and more options that is clock work mod recovery.
most if not all custom kernels come with clockwork so if you have stock recovery it's most likely a stock kernel.
I'm thinking maybe the original owner used odin one click to restore it to stock and jf6 is the way early version and some newer phones won't even run that so it may no longer be supported by samsung?? Just a theory...
it's blue with 4 options. but i talked to a samsung rep and he thought it was odd that my build number only said ECLAIR and didnt have a number. but i guess he was lazy and didnt look into it.
Did u ever check your product code?
Enter - *2767*4387264636#
Under PCode its suppose to say: SGH-I897ZKAATT
echelonMCRhartgrenade said:
Did u ever check your product code?
Enter - *2767*4387264636#
Under PCode its suppose to say: SGH-I897ZKAATT
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woah no it doesnt. it says SGH-I897ZKATMB. what does this mean??
Don't worry it wasn't your fault . Probably from the previous owner. When u flash some custom roms it can change your product code for some reason. Samsung Mini Kies also checks this before it updates your phone. If one letter is off it won't update your phone
is there a way i can get it back to normal??
Yes!! U can . But the bad part is that its kinda tricky .
Check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880223
echelonMCRhartgrenade said:
Yes!! U can . But the bad part is that its kinda tricky .
Check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880223
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ugh i was looking at that and i was hoping you wouldnt send me that link :/ lol
BB_THA_NAME said:
ugh i was looking at that and i was hoping you wouldnt send me that link :/ lol
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Lol!! . There is a video though but its the IMEI number. It still applies to the same folder though .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLK_2I-SBM
well my .02 is: STOCK SUCKS
learn how to flash a custom rom and you will have a billion times the performance/options/control than you would even think of on stock. and it would be easier than worrying about using kies.
^^^^
That is actually true! Trust us! A custom rom is wayyy better than stock
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woah no it doesnt. it says SGH-I897ZKATMB. what does this mean??
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The phone was unlocked and used on T-Mobile.
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bornjamerican said:
The phone was unlocked and used on T-Mobile.
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That just means somebody had flashed a T-Mobile based rom that edited the product code. Check your IMEI in Settings>About Phone to see if it starts with "000" or if it starts with the number 3. If 000 are the first numbers of your IMEI, then you could have a lemon due to a corrupted EFS. I have had the issue myself.
Just an FYI, make sure NOT to post your full IMEI anywhere ever.
A normal IMEI will start with the number 3. EFS is a special area on your phone which stores encrypted info about how the phone identities itself on the network. It is where the product code and IMEI are stored. If EFS is corrupted, your phone will give incorrect IMEI info to the network and eventually you will see bad stuff happen like loss of data connectivity and stuff like that.
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That just means somebody had flashed a T-Mobile based rom that edited the product code. Check your IMEI in Settings>About Phone to see if it starts with "000" or if it starts with the number 3. If 000 are the first numbers of your IMEI, then you could have a lemon due to a corrupted EFS. I have had the issue myself.
Just an FYI, make sure NOT to post your full IMEI anywhere ever.
A normal IMEI will start with the number 3. EFS is a special area on your phone which stores encrypted info about how the phone identities itself on the network. It is where the product code and IMEI are stored. If EFS is corrupted, your phone will give incorrect IMEI info to the network and eventually you will see bad stuff happen like loss of data connectivity and stuff like that.
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There is any way to get the original imei without having a copy of original rom ???
shaheerali said:
There is any way to get the original imei without having a copy of original rom ???
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Look at this. It's the reply I posted in the Q&A version of your issue. Give the link I provided a shot.
shaheerali said:
There is any way to get the original imei without having a copy of original rom ???
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try my thread....will definitely fix your product code...some have mixed results with the IMEI being restored/corrected but anytime my imei was corrupted the generic this always restored both my imei and prod code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
echelonMCRhartgrenade said:
Yes!! U can . But the bad part is that its kinda tricky .
Check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880223
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Thanks, this worked for me I am now able to update to 2.2 using kies mini
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Hi i have a Samsung Galaxy i-9000 i update my firmware from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 with ODIN but after this my phone imei lost, phone band unknown,home key not worked,sounds are also not working and the Samsung Kies also not recognize my phone. after this i tried the previous firmware even 2.2 and 2.1 also but problem not solved and phone is also not in warranty. Can any one help me to solve this problem
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Hi i have a Samsung Galaxy i-9000 i update my firmware from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 with ODIN but after this my phone imei lost, phone band unknown,home key not worked,sounds are also not working and the Samsung Kies also not recognize my phone. after this i tried the previous firmware even 2.2 and 2.1 also but problem not solved and phone is also not in warranty. Can any one help me to solve this problem
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which firmware did you flash initially?
slaphead20 said:
which firmware did you flash initially?
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I installed a I9000XXJW4(United Kingdom / Ireland) this from sammobile.com and all other firmwares also from this site.
Nice one kies! Never use it again, Odin or heimdall! You can try this kit to flash to a basic gingerbread and see if it rescues your imei as it is multi csc, unzip it and read the.txt, if you follow it you will end yup with rooted phone with custom recovery
http://db.tt/MOGZx01S
Credits to nitr8 and chainfire
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Nice one kies! Never use it again, Odin or heimdall! You can try this kit to flash to a basic gingerbread and see if it rescues your imei as it is multi csc, unzip it and read the.txt, if you follow it you will end yup with rooted phone with custom recovery
Credits to nitr8 and chainfire
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Dear i mentioned above that Kies not recognized my phone but odin did so what should i do flash through Odin or not
aliikhlaq2006 said:
Dear i mentioned above that Kies not recognized my phone but odin did so what should i do flash through Odin or not
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all instructions included, yes it is for Odin, which is also included in the kit
I am also presuming you didn't have a back up of your efs folder?
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I am also presuming you didn't have a back up of your efs folder?
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Yes dear i also not backup my efs folder and also format efs through odin also
Just follow the instructions and give it a try, but sounds like you may have lost it altogether, but if you have the original box the phone came in it will have the imei number on it, so go to Samsung service centre and they can fix it, tell them kies caused the problem, they may fix it for free, before you take it flash back to stock Rom with Odin though
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Just follow the instructions and give it a try, but sounds like you may have lost it altogether, but if you have the original box the phone came in it will have the imei number on it, so go to Samsung service centre and they can fix it, tell them kies caused the problem, they may fix it for free, before you take it flash back to stock Rom with Odin though
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i dont have the box but the IMEI is written under the battery let me give a try then i will consult to the service center. and many many thanks for your support.
aliikhlaq2006 said:
i dont have the box but the IMEI is written under the battery let me give a try then i will consult to the service center. and many many thanks for your support.
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Use the thanks button.
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Use the thanks button.
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I contacted the samsung service center in our country but they not able to solve the problem and suggest me to change the board that cost 60% to the new mobile price. i think they are not able to solve this problem is their any other way to solve this issue or any online service providers so i can paid them to solve this issue.
slaphead20 said:
Nice one kies! Never use it again, Odin or heimdall! You can try this kit to flash to a basic gingerbread and see if it rescues your imei as it is multi csc, unzip it and read the.txt, if you follow it you will end yup with rooted phone with custom recovery
http://db.tt/MOGZx01S
Credits to nitr8 and chainfire
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Thanks for this, Slappy. It didn't work for me, but I learned how to unpackage all that stuff and properly load it into Heimdall and into my phone. Which is still a mess, but at least I did learn something, hah.
Oh b******s! Can anybody possibly confirm to me what I suspect? Numbnuts aka me decided that I wanted to go back to genuine firmware (unrooted) I9305. Done the official thing via ODIN and thought wahey back to normal. Um..............well i'm not basically. Not only has the device remained modified..............my sim card is now showing as no service (t-mobile/EE) and to top it all off the *#06* thing to find the IMEI? It's showing as nu//lnull. Not good. I've managed to install the original 4.11 firmware via Odin but that's about it.
request a mod move this to the correct section and you may get an answer
DSA said:
request a mod move this to the correct section and you may get an answer
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but I am in help and troubleshooting? I guess I do need help?
you have posted this in the i9300 q&a, not the i9305 q&a
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you have posted this in the i9300 q&a, not the i9305 q&a
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Just realised. My mistake.
Moved to I9305 Q&A section.
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Oh b******s! Can anybody possibly confirm to me what I suspect? Numbnuts aka me decided that I wanted to go back to genuine firmware (unrooted) I9305. Done the official thing via ODIN and thought wahey back to normal. Um..............well i'm not basically. Not only has the device remained modified..............my sim card is now showing as no service (t-mobile/EE) and to top it all off the *#06* thing to find the IMEI? It's showing as nu//lnull. Not good. I've managed to install the original 4.11 firmware via Odin but that's about it.
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Sounds like your IMEI needs to be restored. Did you back it up prior to tinkering?
Thread for info: [WARNING! + GUIDE] Backup and Restore IMEI / NV Data Procedure for GT-I9305
TrailorParkKid said:
Sounds like your IMEI needs to be restored. Did you back it up prior to tinkering?
Thread for info: [WARNING! + GUIDE] Backup and Restore IMEI / NV Data Procedure for GT-I9305
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Um...............................I guess I should have? (had a very strong feeling it was something like that reading up) I would not have the slightest clue how to do that (it's a bit late now I guess)
replace the mainboard
hope helps
I had same problem with imei number. Would say null/null for imei and say device is
unknown. And only state no sim inserted. I havent found a complete fix and my i9305 still does not
work with stock firmware kernel. All i found was a workaround for now.
What I did to get phone working was:
Install stock firmware via odin.
Then flash perseus kernel via odin.
Make sure to clean cache etc if you coming from custom rom.
I do not know why this works. Found by trial and error.
Hope it helps you in some way
Have to say I have no problems with perseus kernel
Will
willzrocking said:
I had same problem with imei number. Would say null/null for imei and say device is
unknown. And only state no sim inserted. I havent found a complete fix and my i9305 still does not
work with stock firmware kernel. All i found was a workaround for now.
What I did to get phone working was:
Install stock firmware via odin.
Then flash pegasus kernel via odin.
Make sure to clean cache etc if you coming from custom rom.
I do not know why this works. Found by trial and error.
Hope it helps you in some way
Have to say I have no problems with pegasus kernel
Will
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Where do I get the pegasus kernel? (if you can linky me)
Perseus?
Yes sorry was trying to write it quickly and realised my typo :S here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932997
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willzrocking said:
Yes sorry was trying to write it quickly and realised my typo :S here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932997
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I think that's a no go. Stuck on the boot logo unfortunately (that's after flashing the thing from there and wiping the cache) I guess it really does need to go to the service centre after all (I will reflash the 4.1.2 stock)
Is it possible you are not using a unlocked baseband. I found using unrooted stock baseband caused bootloop use one from s3 toolkit should fix it for you. I am using bll3. With 4.2.1 . Only thing I can think would cause. sorry couldnt help.
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how would he do that then???mastermind,if you have any idea,ive replaced mainboards,no big deal.COULD YOU???
Repairing IMEI
Dear all,
Although I’m quite new in this forum, I’ve some years of experience with my HTC Desire CyanogenMod.
In early feb, I moved to a Galaxy SIII I9503 which was working perfectly until my IMEI gets corrupted.
I try to recover using this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117, the process goes… but unfortunately it doesn’t change the IMEI.
Does anyone has experimented it ?
Thanks for replying
JP
Galaxy SIII I9503
Thanks im gonna give it a try
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My phone keeps failing to update. I keep getting "Failed to update firmware due to network or server problem.Try software update via settings > Software Update > Update or try using PC Kies later". I read all the solutions and ended up just resetting my phone to factory settings and I am still getting the same message. I am don't know what to do at this point. Any ideas?
tarsierspectra said:
I read all the solutions...
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I do not really believe this. Install a JB stock release for your region with PC Odin. Or install PhilZ kernel and then try one of the available Custom Roms.
If I believe you: so you read all solutions before and I d not need to give you the links to the sticky tutorials related to this.
Good luck.
ThaiDai said:
I do not really believe this. Install a JB stock release for your region with PC Odin. Or install PhilZ kernel and then try one of the available Custom Roms.
If I believe you: so you read all solutions before and I d not need to give you the links to the sticky tutorials related to this.
Good luck.
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OK, I am sorry, I guess I didn't see all the solutions yet. Yes, I need links. I don't know how to install JB stock release. I don't know what PC Odin means. I basically read that I must have rooted my device and now I can't install updates and that if I wipe the device it will be able to install firmware update. I am puzzled why factory reset doesn't fix the problem but please point me to the links where I can learn how to install JB stock release and whatever PC Odin thing I need. Thank you
Sorry, but no links. You are a member since Nov 2011. You should know about the simple way of searching for sticky threads in a forum already. If you are too lazy to do this, then you should stop thinking about manual updates and custom roms, kernels etc.
But you could continue asking for spoon-feeding. There might be other members here that aren't tired of this way of being a part of XDA and they will post the links for you.
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Sorry, but no links. You are a member since Nov 2011. You should know about the simple way of searching for sticky threads in a forum already. If you are too lazy to do this, then you should stop thinking about manual updates and custom roms, kernels etc.
But you could continue asking for spoon-feeding. There might be other members here that aren't tired of this way of being a part of XDA and they will post the links for you.
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I am sorry I don't understand what a custom rom is and I don't want any. I don't want to do any manual updates. I just want update my phone as my phone keeps.telling me there is a firmware update. I searched for the error message and came back empty handed. The suggestions I found said to reset the phone but it didn't help me. You talked.about some things that I have never heard of so I asked for clarification. Is it wrong to ask? Yes I have been a member zince 2011 when I got my phone. I asked some questions back then and nothing since. It does not mean I am an expert in find out about some roms. I.just wanto have the the latest update.released by Samsung on my Samsung phone.
To putnit in a simple way. Why not just bring your phone to a customer service center and let them update for you?
Since you are not sure what those terms means and your phone seems to be in stock version. Samsung will update for you.
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devll said:
To putnit in a simple way. Why not just bring your phone to a customer service center and let them update for you?
Since you are not sure what those terms means and your phone seems to be in stock version. Samsung will update for you.
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There is no Samsung Customer Center in Massachusetts. What do I do in this case?
Call up Samsung and ask them?
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devll said:
Call up Samsung and ask them?
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So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
tarsierspectra said:
So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
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See original android dev section, the 3rd sticky thread particularly, read it thoroughly!!!!
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tarsierspectra said:
So I called them and they don't have a center in the area that I can go to and even if they did he wasn't sure if they could update my international phone.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
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did you a brand new phone or was it used.
Did you change stuff? root it debloat it?
Anything else? A little history is nice
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baz77 said:
did you a brand new phone or was it used.
Did you change stuff? root it debloat it?
Anything else? A little history is nice
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Brand new phone. I have not done anything to it. Was using it as is. Always got updates with no problem until a few days ago. I just want to get an official update that Samsung released.
tarsierspectra said:
Brand new phone. I have not done anything to it. Was using it as is. Always got updates with no problem until a few days ago. I just want to get an official update that Samsung released.
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first, try Kies.
if that fails try again.
Then we check efs
try dial *#06# and check if imei is the one you expect, it should not be 00049.
Then dial *#272*yourimeihere# and check if csc is selected. That should be the one of your phone. Maybe something went wrong with previous updates there. If you select the original your phone came with then a factory reset wil occur. be carefull, phones have bricked that way.
Now another ingredient for succesful updating is pcode, this can be found via a another code. forgot which one. Getting that back is to much work, unless you have efs backup of working condition. Which nobody has usually.
I would recommend going back via dr ketans pc odin way to latest rom for the csc found in previoius steps and in a clean way. Or earliest and update back up. Before you do that backup efs Search how.
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baz77 said:
first, try Kies.
if that fails try again.
Then we check efs
try dial *#06# and check if imei is the one you expect, it should not be 00049.
Then dial *#272*yourimeihere# and check if csc is selected. That should be the one of your phone. Maybe something went wrong with previous updates there. If you select the original your phone came with then a factory reset wil occur. be carefull, phones have bricked that way.
Now another ingredient for succesful updating is pcode, this can be found via a another code. forgot which one. Getting that back is to much work, unless you have efs backup of working condition. Which nobody has usually.
I would recommend going back via dr ketans pc odin way to latest rom for the csc found in previoius steps and in a clean way. Or earliest and update back up. Before you do that backup efs Search how.
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I already tried Kies and before I reset the phone to factory settings it gave me an error message in Korean. Then I reset the phpne and now Kies says that I am on the latest firmware, but I am not.
IMEI is not 00049
The right CSC is selected.
The previous updates ran just fine.
Iam having the same exact problem! "Failed to update firmeware due to network or server error. Please try again later or try using kies" My phone is not rooted. What could be the problem? Earlier updates were just fine! Please help, I want to update it to jellybean 4.3 !
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lohrii said:
...Please help, I want to update it to jellybean 4.3 !
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The latest official update from Samsung is 4.1.2!
Is that same iemi as that thai dia joker as he puts it a developer iemi so instead of insulting this guy why dont you just help him especialy that ti di character now of subject when i was a little boy oh so many years ago i tried ti di on clothes thought it was so boring seems things are still the same
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ThaiDai said:
The latest official update from Samsung is 4.1.2!
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He has a note 2. It has official 4.3.
Why don't you try a factory reset by Settings>backup&reset>factory data reset! maybe this solved the issue, and try to be on a fast and secured data connection!, 3G will work! try this if it doesn't work then more solutions by my side!
Hi guys , i'm about to buy a N7000 .
The seller told me , it has no IMEI due to bad flashing .
Is it anyway to restore the original IMEI?
Thanks you all.
Maybe.
I own a phone like this myself. (Bought it to replace the cracked screen on mine. Now it has the cracked screen, but working fine for the most part.)
It depends, on the condition of the efs folder. It could be that you could recover it, but maybe not.
Also look in the Galaxy S2 forum, most of whats there applies here too.
Azeazezar said:
Maybe.
I own a phone like this myself. (Bought it to replace the cracked screen on mine. Now it has the cracked screen, but working fine for the most part.)
It depends, on the condition of the efs folder. It could be that you could recover it, but maybe not.
Also look in the Galaxy S2 forum, most of whats there applies here too.
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The seller told me that the EFS folder doesn't exists.
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If the efs data is gone recovering the emei is gonna take professional equipment.
Even if i flash a firmware with pit file it wont work?
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Tr9cko said:
Even if i flash a firmware with pit file it wont work?
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That wont work.
I wouldn't bought it in your case, without EFS you won't be able to use it as a phone. IMEI modification is also illegal in almost all countries, FYI.
BTW, use the Q&A section for your next questions
If we were talking about changing the imei you would be correct.
However, the phones imei is written under the battery, and recovering that would be fully legal in most if not all places.
Azeazezar said:
If we were talking about changing the imei you would be correct.
However, the phones imei is written under the battery, and recovering that would be fully legal in most if not all places.
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Yes it havê the imei number under the battery.
I just want to put it to work
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Well, until we know more about the condition of the efs, I can not recommend buying the phone.
I had the same problem with a friends Note. If the EFS file is deleted and no backup is kept of the nv_data.bin file then you re pretty much screwed. MediaTek cpu phones have a mode called Engineering mode which lets you change your IMEI to whatever you like but i dont know if this applies to other phones as well. If you have the phone, download UncleTools app from PlayStore to test this. There are some guides about this if you search for recovering IMEI from engineering mode.
Yes, there is. The imei is in efs folder. I could send You my files if You get the phone, just PM for it.
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jakuburban said:
Yes, there is. The imei is in efs folder. I could send You my files if You get the phone, just PM for it.
Sent from d605
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That will not work.(I tried it)
Besides that, it would be illegal.
Azeazezar said:
That will not work.(I tried it)
Besides that, it would be illegal.
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It depends on whether the folder was deleted or just the firmware is wrong (branded).
I've repaired my old S2 once by copying my brothers IMEI folder and it fixed the phone.
Hey,
Recently I tried to root my Tab S2 and I don't know where I screwed up.
I need help resetting my device back to stock, I cannot flash the stock roms/images. :crying:
It keeps failing, there is also a 'Kernal is not SEAndroid Enforcing' text in red on the boot screen and it stays stuck.
When I flash a stock rom, it says "SW Rev Check Fail Device : 2 Binary: 1"
If you need more information. just comment.
Hopefully you can help!
Well first of all you need to stop panicking and explain what state the device is in and what you did that caused the issue.
Also screenshots say a thousand words.
So, I tried rooting my device using this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/root-cf-autoroot-tab-s2-sm-t3187202
and it put my device into a boot loop. Then I think I flashed it with the http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2/development/kernel-permissive-lollipop-5-1-1-kernel-t3205831 but I can't remember.
Now since it has ran out of battery it looks like this:
blob:https%3A//drive.google.com/5dd4cf24-c9b9-4a91-b27a-e2d280356b9c
and I can only enter 'Download Mode' and it no longer boots past this screen. After I did those 2 things I tried to look for some fixes like using the Stock Roms for it, and Samsung Kies but it didn't work.
You need to fix the Google link, not working.
Which device do you have is it running 5.1.1?
Did you flash the correct permissive kernel first then cf_autoroot?
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
SaiyanShivvy said:
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
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Sorry can't post the link as I'm A new member so it won't let me until I make 10 posts
SaiyanShivvy said:
It's running 5.0.2 and it's the SM-T810.
I think that may have been the problem flashing the 5.1.1 kernel by mistake. Is there a way to fix it. I don't think I can get it repaired as the warranty is probably voided.
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Here is this link, it might help did not read thru out the whole way through, just try to relax there is a way to fix it, if in the end if you cannot fix it just warranty it and play dumb it's worked for me more than once. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64137334
dislplin01 said:
Here is this link, it might help did not read thru out the whole way through, just try to relax there is a way to fix it, if in the end if you cannot fix it just warranty it and play dumb it's worked for me more than once. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64137334
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Thanks for the help, I'll let you know of it works ! ???
At the end of the day this is completely fixable. All you need do is simply download the stock firmware for your device and region from SamMobile and flash with odin.
Don't wipe anything just flash.
ashyx said:
At the end of the day this is completely fixable. All you need do is simply download the stock firmware for your device and region from SamMobile and flash with odin.
Don't wipe anything just flash.
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Yeah, Thanks, I will see if I can, if I can't then I will send it for repairs.
SaiyanShivvy said:
Yeah, Thanks, I will see if I can, if I can't then I will send it for repairs.
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I promise you, you don't need to send it for repair.
You have several options to fix this.
The reason you get that error in Odin is simply because you are flashing the wrong firmware for your device.
Tell me the region you bought this device and I'll point you to the correct firmware.
ashyx said:
I promise you, you don't need to send it for repair.
You have several options to fix this.
The reason you get that error in Odin is simply because you are flashing the wrong firmware for your device.
Tell me the region you bought this device and I'll point you to the correct firmware.
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I live in New Zealand, so the region would be Oceania I guess?
SaiyanShivvy said:
I live in New Zealand, so the region would be Oceania I guess?
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Actually I think your region comes under Australia region XSA.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T810/XSA/