Information regarding the T-Mobile network lock status. 2. Common Issues and Symptoms

After a bad flash, restoring the NV/EFS data can fix network-related boot loops or signal loss. Key Partitions to Backup

This will fix a truly corrupted NV Data file, but it will rule out software glitches.

Because these files contain unique device identifiers, it is highly recommended to back up the NV data

Standard commercial firmware prevents low-level modifications to security sectors. To open the diagnostic ports required to write NV data:

The NV Data file is surprisingly small (usually a few megabytes), but it contains mission-critical information, including:

Always create a copy of your existing EFS and NV partitions before writing new files, even if they are currently corrupted.

The device may boot with a "Security Damage Error (1)" or similar NV data write errors. Recovery and Maintenance

For the SM-G920T (the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S6), this file essentially acts as the phone’s to the cellular network.