Hi guys
So my battery had decided to swell a few days ago in my Note 2 GT-N7100, and suddenly my phone lost network and couple of days later, didn't go beyond the logo screen. I got the new battery (needed to tell my mother that it was NOT my fault that the phone died on me, and she insisted I use the old battery till the day phone dies so couldn't get the new battery before since I had no money and they are pricey stuff) but the problem persisted so I turned to recovery mode, which claimed that my /efs file was missing and could not be loaded. I did not have the slightest clue such a thing existed before this.
I did manage to get my phone running after installing the firmware by Odin and using CWRM to get to root and disabling factory mode, but it seems the IMEI and Serial number are still not right. The IMEI number starts with generic 0049XXXXXXXXXX and the Serial number is 4df7e1b53a26cfcd, which is not same to the S/N given behind the back of my battery. I really need help salvaging this; I want to avoid going to Samsung Customer Care since, well as I mentioned before, my mother has allergy on spending on anything which has 'Tech' written over it, and this will lead to me getting stuck with this phone without being able to really use it. Is there any way out? Please help!
So my battery had decided to swell a few days ago in my Note 2 GT-N7100, and suddenly my phone lost network and couple of days later, didn't go beyond the logo screen. I got the new battery (needed to tell my mother that it was NOT my fault that the phone died on me, and she insisted I use the old battery till the day phone dies so couldn't get the new battery before since I had no money and they are pricey stuff) but the problem persisted so I turned to recovery mode, which claimed that my /efs file was missing and could not be loaded. I did not have the slightest clue such a thing existed before this.
I did manage to get my phone running after installing the firmware by Odin and using CWRM to get to root and disabling factory mode, but it seems the IMEI and Serial number are still not right. The IMEI number starts with generic 0049XXXXXXXXXX and the Serial number is 4df7e1b53a26cfcd, which is not same to the S/N given behind the back of my battery. I really need help salvaging this; I want to avoid going to Samsung Customer Care since, well as I mentioned before, my mother has allergy on spending on anything which has 'Tech' written over it, and this will lead to me getting stuck with this phone without being able to really use it. Is there any way out? Please help!
