[HOW TO][FIX] Recover your IMEI
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Interesting question... considering that this thread is in the "RAZR HD" forum and that the 1st post clearly reports successful recoveries...
Razr HD XT925 IMEI went to 0 (SOLVED)
Yes sir, I did and it failed. I did it again and it worked!
Razr HD XT 925 IMEI was set as 0. W7 U64bits Sony Vaio.
My cellphone is a cellphone again!!!
Thanks to everyone here, to you who create this topico and to the french guy at the S3 topic who has figured out how to do this on a 64bits OS!
Keep tweaking fellas...United, YES we can!:good::highfive:
Yes sir, I did and it failed. I did it again and it worked!
Razr HD XT 925 IMEI was set as 0. W7 U64bits Sony Vaio.
My cellphone is a cellphone again!!!
Thanks to everyone here, to you who create this topico and to the french guy at the S3 topic who has figured out how to do this on a 64bits OS!
Keep tweaking fellas...United, YES we can!:good::highfive:
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Just about the installation on 64bit system via standard driver. Connect the phone under booted via BP-Tools, open Control Panel, select Device Manager, under Other Devices is "QC Interface". Right click on it, select properties, in which click on Update Driver. Select Browse my Computer for Driver Software and Let me pick from a list of device drivers. Click on Ports (COM & LPT) and in the next dialog select Motorola and then on the Right Motorola QC interface.
Just making it clear as it is written a bit unclear in the original thread.
Just making it clear as it is written a bit unclear in the original thread.
I'm trying to assign an imei for an android-x86 VMware virtual machine. I run the VM on windows 7. I am having a lot of trouble figuring out how to do that. Any suggestions on resources?
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It's my understanding that the IMEI must be showing 0 before it will allow writing the item to repair it.
Is yours already corrupted/blanked?
Is yours already corrupted/blanked?
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I don't think this procedure works on XT926. I used to have a Verizon Razr HD and I had tried so many times and eventually gave up. I tried to backup software, and hex edited the backup file, and restore, but the restore procedure failed, didn't matter if it was the original backup file, or the edited one. And the IMEI on my phone was "0"
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I'm still having this error when I click on Write tho Phone =(
Any Help??? My Phone is a mini-tablet now =/
Any Help??? My Phone is a mini-tablet now =/
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I have made a SUPER STUPID mistake:crying:. I put the first digit as 9 instead of 8 and it successfully wrote in my phone. Now it doesn't allow me to change it again. When I try to correct it it will say it was read-only or protected. Any one can help? How can I remove the #550 and redo it from the beginning?
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
I think the fix can only apply on those machine without the #550. Once the #550 exist, there is no way to re-write it due to it is protected. I may need to use the "bug" to erase the #550 again. I am now in 4.1.2 EU retail ROM. Please tell me a good way to erase the IMEI. Should I downgrade to ICS then done?
Thanks.
Thanks.
It just does not update.
I'm Attempting to do this on my Partner's GS34G (I9105), A bad recovery (For the non 4G model) that i mistakingly caused has changed the IMEI. I Have connected the Phone to the QPST properly and made my way into either the Item NV Tool or the Service Programming Tool. Despite changing the values and writing them, the phone refuses to actually change the IMEI (Just defaults back after reboot). It is rooted for what that means.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-THEfog
I'm Attempting to do this on my Partner's GS34G (I9105), A bad recovery (For the non 4G model) that i mistakingly caused has changed the IMEI. I Have connected the Phone to the QPST properly and made my way into either the Item NV Tool or the Service Programming Tool. Despite changing the values and writing them, the phone refuses to actually change the IMEI (Just defaults back after reboot). It is rooted for what that means.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-THEfog
I have the same problem, tried doing it in a VM XP machine and it's still the same. Any one know how to make it so it's not write-protected?
messed up :'( plzzz help
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
hey guys i have a razr m im a noob ( still im sure i can do this ). but the problem is i have no idea what my imei is i neva gave a heck about it and now its hauntin me bad :crying::crying: .. please can anyone please help me on how to get or use a faki imei
or somethig i just want my cell to work back . i really need to get it back plzz plzz plzzz help plzz
thankyou in advance :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
urs litreally faithfully /..
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
hey guys i have a razr m im a noob ( still im sure i can do this ). but the problem is i have no idea what my imei is i neva gave a heck about it and now its hauntin me bad :crying::crying: .. please can anyone please help me on how to get or use a faki imei
or somethig i just want my cell to work back . i really need to get it back plzz plzz plzzz help plzzthankyou in advance :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
urs litreally faithfully /..
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13DISCLAIMER
USE THIS METHOD AT YOUR OWN RISK.
THE TOOLS INVOLVED ARE VERY POWERFUL. THEIR USAGE IS VERY RISKY. BE AWARE AND PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO WHAT YO ARE DOING.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR PC OR PHONE OR ANY EQUIPMENT ATTACHED GET DAMAGED / BROKEN / UNUSABLE.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SOMEHOW GET IN TROUBLE, HURT OR INJURED.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TUTORIAL IS ABOUT RECOVERING YOUR OWN IMEI IN CASE IT GETS CORRUPTED OR DELETED. IT IS NOT ABOUT CHANGING YOUR IMEI TO A DIFFERENT ONE. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN MOST COUNTRIES. I WON'T PROVIDE SUPPORT ON HOW TO DO THIS. DON'T BOTHER ASKING.
PURPOSE
The purpose of of this tutorial is to help people recover their IMEI.
Flashing the leaked SFR (France) 4.1.1 OTA and then flashing back a stock 4.0.4 ROM might as a side effect delete your IMEI, "Settings / About phone / Status" shows "0". With an IMEI set to 0, chances are your phone can't register to any mobile network, meaning no calls, no texts, no data.
There might other scenarios which will end up deleting/corrupting your IMEI. This tutorial might help.
CREDITS
I take absolutely no credits at all for this. A huge "Thank You" to cellzealot for pointing me in the right directions in this post. From then, I understood the idea, the process and the required tools. In addition, I got some details from these threads:
- [HOW-TO][FIX] Repair your IMEI with QPST - updated w/ info. Thanks to PureMotive
- [FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI Data Restore Tool Updated - Updated 9/04/2012!!!. Thanks to Peoplearmy
- RAZR M - USB Drivers and Flashing App. Thanks to compnird
REQUIREMENTS
- a Windows XP 32 bits PC (a Virtualbox VM works OK)
- Motorola pre-release USB 32 bits Drivers v5.9.1
- QPST v2.7.378
- Your IMEI: a 15-digit code
I won't redistribute any of the tools since I'm not authorized to, but I'm pretty sure you can handle this by yourself i.e check out the threads referenced in the CREDITS section...
FOREWORD
This method has been successfully tested on an XT925 running stock Orange (France) ICS ROM. IMEI was set to 0. Software was installed in an XP SP3 running in a Virtualbox 4.2.4 (Debian host).
Other people reported successful IMEI recovery with different setups:
- running XP in with VMware Workstation 9
- running the required drivers/tools in Win7 64 bits & Win 8 64 bits
PROCEDURE
1/ Install the Motorola pre-release USB 32 bits Drivers v5.9.1 on your Windows XP 32 bits PC. Make sure to install all the embedded drivers. Windows might ask you to confirm for each of them. Just go ahead.
2/ Install QPST v2.7.378. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable is a prerequisite.
3/ Boot up your device in BP Tools Mode (while your device is on, hold Vol-/Vol+/Power buttons for a few seconds until the screen turns black, then release Power. Another few seconds later comes up the boot menu. Release Vol-/Vol+, then quickly press Vol- a few times to highlight "BP Tools" then Vol+ to trigger it). The device will start as usual (with extra features turned on).
4/ Plug your device into your PC (USB port)
5/ Run QPST Configuration from your Windows Start menu. Switch to the second tab ("Ports") and choose "Add new port" (bottom left button). You should see a COM port associated with "USB/QD Diagnostic". Select it, then press Ok. You can close the QPST Configuration window now.
6/ Open Windows Explorer and browse to "C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\QPST\bin" (or wherever you installed QPST) and launch RF_NV_Manager.exe. In RF NV Manager, Go to "Settings / Comport". You should see your COM port in the dropdown box. Select it, then press OK.
7/ Go to "File" and choose "Read from phone". RF NV Manager will read all NV items from the phone. Now if you see item #550, you will be able to alter it (see below). If you can't find it, you're gonna have to create it first. Choose "Option / Customize NV item list", then find item #550 on the left listbox and transfer it to the listbox on the right, then Save. You should see item #550 in the main listbox now.
8/ Now comes the critical step of altering the IMEI. Select item #550 and you'll see 9 boxes on the right, a "Write NV" button and an "Hex" checkbox.
First of all, check the "Hex" checkbox.
Now, you'll have to enter the IMEI in the 9 boxes in a very specific way. Check out the explanation below, copy/pasted from [FIX/TOOL] Backup/Restore/Fix IMEI Data Restore Tool Updated - Updated 9/04/2012!!!:
9/ You can then press "Write NV" to write the IMEI value to your phone.
10/ Once done, unplug the device, and reboot it.
That's it. Check your IMEI. Hopefully, it's been successfully recovered. If not, well, ...
Good luck!
EDIT: Please report if you successfully recovered your IMEI, and give as many details as possible i.e about your device (XT925/XT926), your ROM, your PC (physical/virtual machine type and version..., Windows version). Thanks.43
Please don't ask. Refer to the disclaimer in the first post. Thank you.2
Try it with EFS_Professional -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
There you can write your IMEI "normaly"... EFS "translate" it to correct HEX and write it to Phone
konrat
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I will try to Explain step by step...but attention ! My english is not realy good!
...and everyone do this at own risk!...bring your Battery to 100%...and make a full backup with your favorit recovery!
what do You need:
1. (7.7.1Q_144_VQU_S3-35-1101_SIGNED_SIGNEMEA_USAVANQUSFRLTEOFF021.0R_LSAVNQICSVFFR_P043_A038_CFC.xml.zip)
from there -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish_u/list.php
2. (Blur_Version.7.61.1101001.XT925.Vodafone.en.FR.zip)
from there -> http://www.multiupload.nl/N2EGZ7EV66
3. EFS_Professional
from there -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
4. Rsd-Light
from there -> https://app.box.com/s/cmoz84iachug77tghdlo
5. The latest Driver from Motorola
from There -> http://www.mymotocast.com/download/MDM?platform=windows
Next:
6. you must extract the "7.7.1Q_144...zip" File
7. Than go were you extract and edit the "7.7.1Q_144...xml" file with "notepad++" or similar
-> remove the Line with (<step operation="getvar"...) / and the line with (<step operation="flash" partition="partition" filename="partition_signed"...)
Save this under the same Name
8. copy the "Blur..zip" to external sd-card in your Phone
9. turn your Phone off
10. press "Power" and "Volume UP" together -> than go with "Volume Down" to "Fastboot" and press "Volume Up" Now you are in the "Fastboot Mode"
11. Connect the Phone with your PC over USB -> Windows install now driver automatically...maybe you must install the Motorola Driver from "5."
12. than open RsdLight and select the "7.7.1Q_144...xml" file in the Folder wer you have extract
13. Now Start the Flash...this take a wile...you Phone should reboot automatically
14. when it´s ready, leave out all "Phone-config" -> turn your phone off again
15. press "Power" and "Volume UP" together than go with "Volume Down" to recovery and then press "Volume Up" -> than press "Volume Up" and "Volume Down" together -> you see now the Menu -> go to “apply update from external storage.” press "Power" and select the "Blur..zip" also with "Power"
16. when it´s ready reboot the phone and turn the phone off again
17. Repeat step 10. 12. and 13.
18. and now the IMEI should be "0"
19. tourn your Phone off
20. press "Power" and "Volume UP" together -> than go with "Volume Down" to "BP Tools" and press "Volume Up" your phone reboot now
21. connect your Phone over usb with your PC...windows will now install Driver for the new "Hardware"...you have Win 7?...than windows would not find all Driver...but no problem...you need only a driver for "Motorola QC Diag Port"
22. go to the "Device Manager" go to "QC Interface" -> select "Update Driver Software" -> select "Browse my computer for driver software" -> than select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" -> select "Ports(COM&LPD)" -> go to Manufacturer Motorola and select "Motorola QC Diag Port" -> confirm the Warning, it´s OK!
23. Now open EFS_Profesional -> select "Quallcomm NV Tools" -> go to "Available COM Ports" and select "Motorola QC Diag Port" -> than press "Connect" -> your IMEI read now automatically, it should be "000000000000000"
24. write now your correct IMEI in this field -> than go to "Write To" and select "Device" and now PRAY to GOD and press "Write"
25. reboot your phone and now you should have a Beautfull new IMEI!
I Hope i have nothing forgotten...and it is comprehensible...
konrat2
