Hidden Menu enabler tool + IMEI restore method

[AdamOutler]

Introduction/Credit
This hack is due full credit to GitNick on irc.freenode.net #galaxy-note-2.. I packaged it into CASUAL format because I found it useful and needed it repeatedly. I've had it sitting on my desktop and rather than simply clean up and delete it, i figured I'd post it.

Prerequisites
1. A windows, Linux, or Mac computer.
2. Ensure your Java is up-to-date
3. Your device must be rooted.

Instructions

1. Click Settings>Developer Options>Usb Debugging
2. Plug your device into the computer
3. click the Do It! button in CASUAL
4. On your device, enable the Hidden Menus from the screen that pops up
5. Click the Do It! button again
6. Enjoy the hidden menus features

Download CASUAL GNote2 Hidden Menus



Thanks to AndrewZorn for this image:

For a full restore on Galaxy devices... say you wiped it somehow, which is totally possible with an unlocked IROM and I've done it. you need the EFS, mk9efs1, mk9efs2, and mk9efs3 partitions. The mk9efs partitions are used by the modem in order to authenticate it for the device. These partitions are required to prevent boot-looping after you enter Android. If someone decides to ditch their device, please post these files to help out others. I'm not enitrely sure if the mk9 files contain device specific information.

You will need to get a "stock" version of these files on a rooted device, "dd'd" over and then perform the IMEI change procedure below to have a fully operational device.

To restore your IMEI, follow the directions from <:GeeK:> adapted to work on this device.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Download NV reader/writer HERE and install THESE drivers.

2) Dial *#7284# Run the CASUAL above and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "RMNET + DM + MODEM".

*If you are running a aosp rom (cm9,cm10,aokp etc) you can use the diag method described HERE

3) Create backup.

a) Click "port" in the top left and select your samsung serial port.
b) Make sure BOTH boxes in the top bar are checked.
c) Click "Connect" in the top bar.
d) Click "Read" in the top bar.
e) Click "Read" in the lower 'NV-items' section.
f) Save the .txt file, this is your backup

*The process will take 5-10min. The file size will be roughly 3mb and "inactive item" and "bad parameter" sections are normal.
*To restore click "Write" in the lower 'NV-items' section and navigate to your backup file.

4) Dial *#7284# Run the CASUAL above and select "Qualcomm USB Settings" then check "MTP + ADB".

Demonstration video HERE << Thanks to moonfire for the video.

IMEI ALREADY CORRUPT?

Use THIS custom built tool to easily generate a backup file with your properly formatted IMEI to restore your phone!

1) Enter your IMEI (find it behind your battery) in the text box up top, hit generate then hit save.

2) Use "NV-Item reader writer" to write the saved text file back to your phone and then reboot.

About
This is a really simple CASUAL script:

shell "su -c am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE"
shell "su -c am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://IOTHIDDENMENU"

I hope someone finds it useful.

 

[coreydkoster]

Thank you. What are the menu options?

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[spikebball96]

and do u have to be on stock to get this or will any rom do

Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans

 

[AdamOutler]

Thank you. What are the menu options?

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There's several. Try it and post a picture. I'll include it in the first post..

and do u have to be on stock to get this or will any rom do

Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans

You must be on a Touchwiz based ROM. Beans should work.

 

[AndrewZorn]

It worked (I'm on Jelly 'Beans' Build 4), just don't really know if I need to change anything. Here's a screenshot.

 

[adrynalyne]

If anyone wants it, here is an android version I whipped up that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload, root access is not required. It should work on a factory stock device as well as rooted devices.

 

[spikebball96]

If anyone wants it, here is an android version that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload--requires root.

wow. that was a lot easier than I thought. I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager and for some reason it took away the X on my task manager and I can't get it back so whenever I use casual I have to restart my computer

Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans

 

[AndrewZorn]

I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager

I thought I was the only one.

 

[Zacedward]

If anyone wants it, here is an android version I whipped up that will also access the hidden menu. Just sideload--requires root.

I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything

Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium

 

[adrynalyne]

I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything

Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium

Casual won't work either then. CleanRom has broken the ability to enable the dialer codes and hidden menu. I saw the same issue on IRC last night with someone else that is on CleanRom. If you are on a proper Verizon TW rom, this apk works.

Talk the CleanRom dev to fix it. In my experience, its a mismatch of apks from different versions and phones that has that effect.

If you want, try it via adb:

adb shell
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE

It probably won't work for you on CleanRom though and that is the same method the apk is using.

 

[Zacedward]

OK thank you much appreciated

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

 

[BlueHarford]

Casual won't work either then. CleanRom has broken the ability to enable the dialer codes and hidden menu. I saw the same issue on IRC last night with someone else that is on CleanRom. If you are on a proper Verizon TW rom, this apk works.

Talk the CleanRom dev to fix it. In my experience, its a mismatch of apks from different versions and phones that has that effect.

If you want, try it via adb:

adb shell
su
am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://HIDDENMENUENABLE

It probably won't work for you on CleanRom though and that is the same method the apk is using.

yea CR 3.5 isnt a verizon rom, its the international version that has all the minimal requirements for it to properly run on VZW. he does have a VZW version its at 1.0 i would assume if you ran that this would work fine.

 

[AdamOutler]

wow. that was a lot easier than I thought. I hate casual. it takes forever to open and it doesn't close. I have to close it with task manager and for some reason it took away the X on my task manager and I can't get it back so whenever I use casual I have to restart my computer

Sent from my unlocked and over clocked boss on beans

on my desktop 90% of the time spent loading CASUAL is waiting for ADB to start its server.

 

[spiderbolt]

What is the purpose of this? With that being said I did download the apk and check it out and was wondering in the phone util option it says cdma modem does that mean that it will make my phone a modem snd pull faster tethering speed or just that it will block calls and anything else that would cuz data to drop

 

[ProfEngr]

Scott just made a patch for his Intl based roms so this would work on them.

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[Travisdroidx2]

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36238428&postcount=1251 here is the patch for clean rom 3.5

Scott just made a patch for his Intl based roms so this would work on them.

Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.

 

[AdamOutler]

Updated OP with IMEI restoration instructions.

 

[SilentO]

I tried it I enabled codes click on launch its not doing anything

Sent from my SCH-I605 rooted unlocked running clean rom 3.5 red theme using xda premium

Likewise, and my version is


Can anyone help?

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[adrynalyne]

Likewise, and my version is


Can anyone help?

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app

Are you stock?

Have you frozen anything?


When you enable dialer codes, can you type in the dialer *#06# and get a response?

 

[davioxx]

Updated OP with IMEI restoration instructions.

Adam this is awesome My nexus s got a corrupted IMEI and if it can be restored with this tools would be great can it somehow be used on nexus s?

If you want i can be your trial subject
Regards