iPad3,2 (A1403 CDMA) with 9900 IMEI activation issue.

[drewmerrill]

Device: iPad3,2 (A1403)

IMEI starts with 9900

iOS: 9.3.6 (13G37)

Using Legacy iOS Kit v26.05.23 and Raspberry Pi Pico (8945.uf2).

Successfully achieved:

• checkm8 pwnDFU
• pwned iBSS
• SSH Ramdisk
• mounted /mnt2

Filesystem inspection results:

/mnt2/root/Library/Lockdown contains:

• data_ark.plist
• escrow_records/
• pair_records/

No activation_records directory exists.

Also checked:
/mnt2/containers/Data/System/*/Library

No activation_records directory exists there either.

Legacy iOS Kit reports:
"Activation record not found in tar."

Question:

For an affected iPad3,2 with a 9900 IMEI and no activation_records present on disk, is there any known recovery path, or are activation records required to have been saved before the activation issue occurred?