How do I restore an efs backup ? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I lost my IMEI number.If I restored an old backup that contains an efs backup,would that work ? Sorry if I'm missing something,never encountered such a problem.

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I'm sorry for this I know this is against the rules but this is a serious a serious issue.I couldn't make/receive calls for the last 3 days.I have got the efs backup folder I'm just not sure how do I restore it ??

Madarox said:
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I'm sorry for this I know this is against the rules but this is a serious a serious issue.I couldn't make/receive calls for the last 3 days.I have got the efs backup folder I'm just not sure how do I restore it ??
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Restore with what program you make the EFS backup...

SAMPPLE said:
Restore with what program you make the EFS backup...
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It was made with TWRP recovery and I can't find an option called restore efs...

Madarox said:
It was made with TWRP recovery and I can't find an option called restore efs...
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First what version of TWRP you have ?
Second read this little thing from droidviews : http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-backup-and-restore-efs-data-on-nexus-5/
" 1.Boot your phone into recovery mode.
2.Tap the “Backup” button.
3.Then check the EFS option in the list.
4.Finally, swipe the confirmation slider.
5.Reboot the device.
6.To recover the lost EFS , you can select “Restore” option next time. "

SAMPPLE said:
First what version of TWRP you have ?
Second read this little thing from droidviews : http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-backup-and-restore-efs-data-on-nexus-5/
" 1.Boot your phone into recovery mode.
2.Tap the “Backup” button.
3.Then check the EFS option in the list.
4.Finally, swipe the confirmation slider.
5.Reboot the device.
6.To recover the lost EFS , you can select “Restore” option next time. "
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2.7.0.0
I'm sure I backed up efs when I made the backup because the efs folder is there and has a tar file.If I restored the backup would that restore efs too ? if so,twrp won't display internal SD content when I choose restore for some reason...

Madarox said:
2.7.0.0
I'm sure I backed up efs when I made the backup because the efs folder is there and has a tar file.If I restored the backup would that restore efs too ? if so,twrp won't display internal SD content when I choose restore for some reason...
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Try moving your backup folder in internal storage then restore your efs if this is possible

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no IMEI/no baseband

I lost IMEI and baseband, i backup the EFS folder, how can i install the pack of restore from CWM ?
Many thanks !
pepe2909 said:
I lost IMEI and baseband, if i backup the EFS folder, how can i install the pack of restore from CWM ?
Many thanks !
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if ?
u either did or didnt there is no if
if u backed it up before then just use the search function and ull know how to restore it
if u didnt back it up
then contact odia he will fix it for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1465627
as u can see odia fixed his issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103357
pepe2909 said:
I lost IMEI and baseband, i backup the EFS folder, how can i install the pack of restore from CWM ?
Many thanks !
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If you made a complete system / nandroid backup with CWM, then you can restore it in CWM recovery mode => Backup & Restore => Restore.
Good luck !
It_ler said:
If you made a complete system / nandroid backup with CWM, then you can restore it in CWM recovery mode => Backup & Restore => Restore.
Good luck !
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I backup the entire system of CWM, but after restore it without IMEI...
I want to restore only the EFS of CWM
I want to put good EFS files over the damaged files EFS, say we have not permission
my problem was solved thanks to Gowind
"Is the problem solved. If not you can use blade buddy from market. Open it, mount system RW. Then go to root explorer, extract your efs backup. Copy the file and paste it in \
Then reboot phone."
thanks to all !

[Q] efs backup help? :)

can someone tell me how i can backup the efs folder please sorry for the noobie question ive just never done it before
thanks in advance
Nitrality app from the market .
EFS Backup Pro
Some kernels and custom roms backup EFS during flash .
jje
Please can you change the thread title to better reflect the contents of the thread?
JJEgan said:
Nitrality app from the market .
EFS Backup Pro
Some kernels and custom roms backup EFS during flash .
jje
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thanks after i backup with nitrality where does the backup get saved to cant find it in my sdcard?
Baryyt said:
thanks after i backup with nitrality where does the backup get saved to cant find it in my sdcard?
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Hi,
Be carefull making efs backup. Unfortunately, I clear the "efs" the folder when I wanted to do a backup (using terminal emulator), and now I have no phone.

cant restore my nandroidbackup and titanium

hey guys i have done titanium backup and nandroid but in nandroid i getting this message md5 sume mismatch! and in titanium cant see my backup apps and data can some one help?
can i restore only data.exe4.tar with odin or no chance
Are you using the same CWM version to recover as backed up with ??
Is their no turn off MD5 check in the recovery options ??
jje
make sure titanium is pointing itself at the backup folder
cappone said:
hey guys i have done titanium backup and nandroid but in nandroid i getting this message md5 sume mismatch! and in titanium cant see my backup apps and data can some one help?
can i restore only data.exe4.tar with odin or no chance
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Did you start the backup from the app itself? md5 checksum mismatches happen a lot when you do... nandroid backups should ALWAYS be done via the recovery menu to avoid this problem. I'm afraid md5 checksum errors are non-recoverable, but do not take my word for granted
As for the titanium backups, check the /extSdcard/data/com.keramidas.titaniumbackup folder is there and has not been moved or modified in some way (remember titanium backs up to the internal phone memory by default, if you flashed another ROM and didnt backup this folder the backups wont be able to be restored)
jjegan said:
are you using the same cwm version to recover as backed up with ??
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yes
jjegan said:
their no turn off md5 check in the recovery options ??
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no

[Q] Full NV Backup

Is there some tutorial to do a full NV backup on our phones? Want to make a full NV backup just in case I may hit the IMEI bug.
No because it doesn't seem to be a problem with this phone. However, just to be safe, I used an app called zipme from the play store to make a flashable zip containing the efs folder. I then proceeded to back it up to my dropbox. Just in case
persom55 said:
No because it doesn't seem to be a problem with this phone. However, just to be safe, I used an app called zipme from the play store to make a flashable zip containing the efs folder. I then proceeded to back it up to my dropbox. Just in case
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yea, I made a EFS backup through TWRP but just want to be super safe with a Full NV backup. Got the IMEI "0" bug on the S3 and restoring the IMEI wasn't enough to fix it. I had to do a full nv restore to fix the phone.
mugenfa5 said:
yea, I made a EFS backup through TWRP but just want to be super safe with a Full NV backup. Got the IMEI "0" bug on the S3 and restoring the IMEI wasn't enough to fix it. I had to do a full nv restore to fix the phone.
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Seems like something to ask the synergy team I guess, since they figured it out on the s3

[Q] Besides EFS backup what else?

Before Installing Recovery / Rom what should be backed up (except personal data) ?
I heard EFS should be backed up and made into several copies.
UD3R said:
Before Installing Recovery / Rom what should be backed up (except personal data) ?
I heard EFS should be backed up and made into several copies.
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you are right.
First thing after root = backup your efs folder
Then after you got a custom recovery, making a nandroid backup is always a good idea.
and yes personal data is also good to be saved.
in addition i highly suggest you to read the stickies
after that happy flashing :laugh:
Darkened_Sky said:
you are right.
First thing after root = backup your efs folder
Then after you got a custom recovery, making a nandroid backup is always a good idea.
and yes personal data is also good to be saved.
in addition i highly suggest you to read the stickies
after that happy flashing :laugh:
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Well I rooted the device.
Used kTool(Verification screenshot: http://oi57.tinypic.com/s2gl01.jpg) to backup the EFS, got two files: efs.IMG & efs.tar.gz one is 20MB the other is 0KB this is normal? Cause the verification said there's an error of some sort..
I have SuperSU as Root controller, this ok?
UD3R said:
Well I rooted the device.
Used kTool(Verification screenshot: http://oi57.tinypic.com/s2gl01.jpg) to backup the EFS, got two files: efs.IMG & efs.tar.gz one is 20MB the other is 0KB this is normal? Cause the verification said there's an error of some sort..
I have SuperSU as Root controller, this ok?
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i suggest you to use philz touch as custom recovery and make an efs backup within the recovery...
Darkened_Sky said:
i suggest you to use philz touch as custom recovery and make an efs backup within the recovery...
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Last time I did that somehow ****ed my phone up.. Not going to try. Also last time I lost my IMEI & Serial using the backup that I made via kTool restored it properly!
* All of the above was on the previous Motherboard! *

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