[Q] NOOB ALERT! Need help with SGH-i777

[DevilMan75]

Alright, I've read LOTS and LOTS of stuff on here and I've searched and I think I know the answer, but I'm not sure how to implement said answer.

My quick and dirty question is this....

Are there any members here who are fluent with the NV.bin/bak EFS side of the terminal emulator in the Napa, CA area that would care to help me resolve my issue?

Now that that's done...

SGH-i777
CyanogenMod Version
10-20121207-NIGHTLY-i777
Build Number
cm_i777-userdebug 4.1.2 JZO54K eng.
Kernel Version
3.0.15-CM-gf76e4eb

I can't get my SIM card to read. I think the EFS/NV files are corrupt. I've tried editing with the terminal emulator but it doesn't like to play nice either.

If you need more info just ask.

Thank you all in advance and thanks especially to the folks that do the work to make this site available to the noobs like me.... now to go back to more searching, reading, getting confused...

DM

P.S. I don't have any APN's, nor IMEI's, nor any other settings configured. I think they got lost/corrupted on one of the many reloads/reboots/return to stock/kernel/flash adventures. I know the SIM card works in other phones as I have put it into a few others and it pulled like it was supposed to. I've called AT&T and have gotten the unlock code to put into my phone, but I've never gotten to the screen to input said number. I've also tried S2 Unlock from Helroz, S2 Repair, Loaded JellyBean, Gingerbread, GAPPS, Siyah kernels, KToonez and Task650 stuff... I wish this was a PC so I could take the HD out and blank it and start from scratch.

 

[DevilMan75]

Well damn.... 60 views and no one in the area...

I guess I'm going to have to dig into this thing and hope not to break it. One last thing before I do that...

Anyone in the East Bay area? Sayyyyyy... between Napa, CA and Livermore, CA that does this stuff on a regular basis?

ugh... hate having to figure stuff out when you are on a time limit to get it working.

DM

 

[DevilMan75]

hmmm... so I'm still reading and learning but not gaining any ground...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46

I've gotten the phone back over to 2.3.4 with kernel version 2.6.35.7

Build Number UnOriginal v1.4.6 Minimalist Edition.

I'm really trying to get the phone back to stock with the NV/EFS files restored properly.

I'm pulling down a few of the listed roms/kernels and am going to try and get those installed to see if I can get the IMEI and other settings to come up.

Wish me luck... and if you have any ideas or suggestions feel free to post em.

DM

Just ran the Odin3 to put the StockKernel-PDA.tar onto the phone. It loaded and rebooted. Still no IMEI or baseband.

Back to Odin with Current Binary: Samsung Official showing on the downloading prompt...

Pushed this UCKH7_MODEM.tar via Odin to the phone but still no baseband, IMEI, etc...

 

[4-2ndtwin]

Did u go back to complete stock uckh7 ?? And still a no go ??

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[Shawn]

You won't be getting your IMEI back by flashing roms and kernels and modems. You need a backup of your EFS folder, which I assume you don't have. You're pretty much screwed for the most part unless you can get AT&T to replace the device or repair the IMEI for you.

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[Red_81]

Mobiletechvideos can repair your IMEI. You will need one of those types of services.

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[DevilMan75]

Thanx for the reply guys... I THINK I have a backup of the EFS. I can see some of the folders on the phone. I just don't know if the backup is before or after it was corrupted. I found some files with the mod'd dates being in 2011 and such and so I'm pretty sure those are the build dates for them and should be ones I can work with. I've tried to get the Hex Editor part the Solid Explorer... other things....

I did revert it back to a stock rom.

Android Version 2.3.4
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7
UnOriginal v1.4.6 ME

Is what I'm currently at.

Thanx for the feedback guys.... And Red, I'm afraid that's where I'm at as well, but I would like to know myself how to fix things. I'm just that way.

I hate having other folks do stuff that I can do if I can just figure out how to get it done.

But... maybe it's not for me to figure out.

Thanx again...

DM

 

[Phalanx7621]

I'm fairly certain it's a very technical procedure. But maybe if you contacted them they could walk you through it? I dunno really, good luck my friend.