I visited sammobile.com and i noticed GT-P6200 in the Latest Firmwares section.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=3&o=1&m=GT-P6200&r=2#regiona
**Flash OFFICIAL firmwares using Odin. (download attachment below)**
extract downloaded firmware and Odin
run Odin
put your GTab+ P6200 in download mode by pressing the volume DOWN button and power button. Release the power button once the Samsung logo appears and HOLD the volume down button.
Once a prompt appears, press the volume up button
connect your GTab+ to your PC
In Odin, press PDA and select the .TAR file that you extracted from the downloaded firmware archive
Press Start
Wait for like 10-15 minutes 'til your phone reboots.
thanks, downloading now! woo hoo, will report any noticeable changes.. probably minor bug fixes(aka breaks root...I hope not! lol)
I am drooling
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I see no noticeable changes in KL2
anybody know where we acyually find a changelog?? even a git.hub type deal?
Ive already deodexed and zip aligned the .apks, will update my other post later tonight.
i don't think samsung even posts the changelogs.
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There's an XXKL7 Rom. Do you think it's more updated than DXKL2?
yes, likely is, considering how samsung uses there letter/number codes,
since its so far ahead its likely a beta/test ROM.
that being siad, I might just give it a try. where did you find it? same place.
make sure it is for your model, mine is p6200 from malaysia UWAXME model#
thanks, im following samfirmware on twitter and kies too.
edit: teak that XXL2 is for indonesia, all of them released in december Im willing to bet are about the same, just for different models. Could very well actually do damage flashing a different model firmware. just some tips.
i searched "P6200XXKL7" in google and i found this website.
http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?p=608507241
they updated their firmware to KL7 through Kies. Which is why I don't think it's a beta Rom of some sort since Kies won't release such.
I just finished downloading it. I'm kind of feeling brave right now and I'll flash it anyway. I'll be right back with some feedback.
Mine is also P6200 but i don't know if it's UWAXME. But it came with DXKL1.
if it came new in the box with DXKL1, I would say its Malaysian same as mine UWAXME, according to sammobile firmware. as far as flashing an indonesian FW, I think they have voice call as well, so you may be just fine, just a different CSC package,etc. if you were to flash a FW from somewhere other than malaysia or Indonesia which might not have voice enabled, you could be missing phone related stuff.
Hope it all works out for you, let us know if you find anything cool.
you /should/ always be able to ODIN back.
ttyl
XXKL7 works on my device. I just finished rooting it. I'll be uploading the About Device screeny later.
@chris you have flashed DXKL2 right? what Kernel does it have?
EDIT: screeny uploaded in first post
Interesting to see that the baseband has been upgraded too, from what seems to be quite an old version KK5.
Will join the brave group as soon as I get to my office.
Also XX in the code is pointing to a European version.....
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KK5? according to SamMobile, KK5 was released last November. That's indeed an old Firmware! Anyways, good luck with flashing the new Firmwares!
KK5 is the baseband version that come associated with KL1
screenie attached..
only noticeable change so far from KL1 to KL2, removing bloat I noticed SamsungUNA1.apk is now SamsungUNA3.apk ?
looks like samsunguna is needed to update samsung apps / also may be related to your csc code. so unless you use samsungapps, its probably safe to remove. I havent had any problems.
hello XL3 already? i just installed xl2 two days ago.
https://twitter.com/#!/SamFirmware/status/155223653443833856
yeah! i was like "WHAT THE FFFFFFF" when i visited sammobile and saw DXKL3 in the latest firmwares section.
really wish we had a changelog.. or an update for custom apps in mini bar..
Downloading it now, will report later when my slooooooooow internet connection will allow me. Do I need Odin for that ? What version ? Do I need to repartition ? Or do I apply the zip file from recovery ?!?!
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unzip , should ask you for a password-- is samfirmware.com Open Odin3 v 1.85, click pda button find and select DXKL3xxxx.tar.md5 you just unzipped. power off tablet with Odin still open. power on and vol down, it will display warning about custom OS, press vol up to continue. when you see the android plug into computer. you should see a yellow com port highlighted in Odin. press Start and wait a few minutes. after device reboots and Odin says success Passed in green, you can unplug and enjoy.
OK, I did not know what to expect from the ZIP file, but once downloaded it was all clear.
The archive contains everything (bootloader, kernel, radio , recovery, etc, ) but a first impression is that nothing really changed.
Agree with Chris, a changelog would be helpful to check on what's new.
Will report later after a little bit of use.
P_
i want to say I noticed some new ringtones.. but nahh those are probably same old.
Im going to see if I can download the next update from settings>check for updates.
KL2 was dated dec 22 KL3 is like 2 weeks later, either its bugfixes.. or system performance tweaks.
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So, just for fun, I decided to check out motorolas update timetable to see if the full version of froyo was released for the motoroi. it was. bad news is, i cant read korean xD if anyone can read korean, and would be able to download the .zip or .sbf, PLEASE let me know how to, I would be more than happy to try it out as compared to this test version, please help me out guys, im sure more of you would like to use this over the test version for now.
Here is the link to the update table
https://supportforums.motorola.com/community/manager/softwareupgrades
here is the korean site that i do not understand
http://www.mymotorola.co.kr/product/PrdRsdMain.aspx#
thank you in advance
I don't understa.d korean either. Bastards.
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i cant read korean and i dont know why but stupids created the web page with pictures!!! so we cant translate it with google translate either... if anyone can find a way to download it please share with us )
win pc and motoroi xt720 needed for download
hey there for download we need a win pc (i´m on mac) and a motoroi xt720
on first page ( http://www.mymotorola.co.kr/product/PrdRsdMain.aspx# ) click on start download green round button in middle
on popup orange click link "USB §§§$"§§" in new tab scroll to XT720 and press orange USB Button to download usb driver and install. exit tab via X in right down corner.
back in first popup window click the 2nd link (darkgrey box)
in popup check "checkbox lower right and then the "[$§$§]" darker symbols beside the checkbox on the right side to exept end user licence.
again back in first popup click dark Back "$%$$>" symbol lower right
now download the active x thing in middle (orange button) and install
now i´m stuck because of no active x but i think you have to activate the x link on top of page and then connect phone via USB ......????? (see little video on left side)
....
i already did all those steps browsers downloads the active x and another page appears and a girl says somethng in korean again
can someone maybe download and upload to a web site for the rest of us
yes can someone get the update for all of us
i try to do the update and it stop at 4% and i don't know that she say :S
i have the UK room on so i will try to pot the Korea room on my phone and try maybe it will work ...............
ok i have pot the Korea room 2.1 and it see my phone and it start to update now i am at 17 % it stop at 18 % and reboot to bootloder
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why dont they just publish the file easily?? making all that stupid steps, its just and update software...
amjad_2020 said:
i try to do the update and it stop at 4% and i don't know that she say :S
i have the UK room on so i will try to pot the Korea room on my phone and try maybe it will work ...............
ok i have pot the Korea room 2.1 and it see my phone and it start to update now i am at 17 % it stop at 18 % and reboot to bootloder
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Where did you get the Korean 2.1 ROM. Could you post a link. Im going to try those steps
The Motoroi link looks like the only live link left here
I think this froyo is same froyo
It looks same version..
default froyo
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
This froyo
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
It looks like same..
I think this froyo is same froyo....
This froyo version is
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
default froyo version is
MOTOROI(XT720)
XT720 .STSKT_N_79.33.50R
.../..
It looks like same froyo...
Hi folks. I need to change my sig. My Korean SGS was destroyed and ended up with a korean Motoroi xt720 for cheap. I am in Korea. I can read a few computer terms and for anything else have easy access to people who can read more.
Anyway, I made it through the upgrade process. However, it didn't give me a rom file, rather it actually flashed the phone from the web page. There's a chance I can find the rom file somewhere on my hard drive.
I had to do it twice. The first time it seemed like it was installing some upgrade manager tool (but I was clicking ok pretty fast). There was a yes or no question that I didn't bother to try to translate any further even if I could. Yes allowed the continue button to pup up.. but then the computer rebooted. I did it again though and the second time after hitting the big orange button.. it rebooted the phone and flashed it.
Let me know if I can help with something, and let me know if you know of any big things to watch out for if I'm taking advice from the U.S/EU threads. Obviously, not using those ROMS is the main one.
By the way, rooting by adb with rageagainst the cage worked fine for me as expected.
update: so I checked the ahrd drive. The file isn't there. With a somewhat similar samsung process I sometimes had to kill the program just before it flashed, then I could find the file. Unfortunately, it won't do it again, because it detects that I'm already upgraded. Of course I can just tar up my /system directory.
appagom said:
Hi folks. I need to change my sig. My Korean SGS was destroyed and ended up with a korean Motoroi xt720 for cheap. I am in Korea. I can read a few computer terms and for anything else have easy access to people who can read more.
Anyway, I made it through the upgrade process. However, it didn't give me a rom file, rather it actually flashed the phone from the web page. There's a chance I can find the rom file somewhere on my hard drive.
I had to do it twice. The first time it seemed like it was installing some upgrade manager tool (but I was clicking ok pretty fast). There was a yes or no question that I didn't bother to try to translate any further even if I could. Yes allowed the continue button to pup up.. but then the computer rebooted. I did it again though and the second time after hitting the big orange button.. it rebooted the phone and flashed it.
Let me know if I can help with something, and let me know if you know of any big things to watch out for if I'm taking advice from the U.S/EU threads. Obviously, not using those ROMS is the main one.
By the way, rooting by adb with rageagainst the cage worked fine for me as expected.
update: so I checked the ahrd drive. The file isn't there. With a somewhat similar samsung process I sometimes had to kill the program just before it flashed, then I could find the file. Unfortunately, it won't do it again, because it detects that I'm already upgraded. Of course I can just tar up my /system directory.
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Can you post your kernel version and configuration strings (S/W version etc)?
model XT720 (but korean one of course)
S/W version STSKT_N_79.33.50R
android version 2.2.1
kernel version 2.6.29-omap1
Did I miss anything?
I am capable of extracting and probably unpacking a kernel image, assuming it doesn't go too differently than for the Samsung. I would want hints on what block device to get it from though.
Another possibility is flashing back to an older rom, and trying to upgrade again, but I'd need to find an older rom. I wrote down my original ROM version somewhere, so I can try to search for it.
I'd actually like to have this too, because it's nice if I mess something up or need A/S, to have a clean ROM to fall back to.
appagom said:
model XT720 (but korean one of course)
S/W version STSKT_N_79.33.50R
android version 2.2.1
kernel version 2.6.29-omap1
Did I miss anything?
I am capable of extracting and probably unpacking a kernel image, assuming it doesn't go too differently than for the Samsung. I would want hints on what block device to get it from though.
Another possibility is flashing back to an older rom, and trying to upgrade again, but I'd need to find an older rom.
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I think that's the same as what we have. You can download the sbf here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881801 Thanks!
Ok thanks!
One thing you could try change your build prop to the motorio but this could be dangerous.
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Hi everyone, i have recently bought used Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N-7100. Its currently on 4.1.1 but when i try to update its firmware it gives this error "Your device has been modified. Software Updates are not available" after this error i came to know about rooting/unrooting. I have read few tutorials and watch too but didnt see any positive feedbacks from people who have used them. so please let me know is there any safe procedure of unrooting my phone, it has super user app installed + in device status its says "modified" . I will be really gald if someone could help me as i want to go back to stock software.
jst728 said:
Hi everyone, i have recently bought used Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N-7100. Its currently on 4.1.1 but when i try to update its firmware it gives this error "Your device has been modified. Software Updates are not available" after this error i came to know about rooting/unrooting. I have read few tutorials and watch too but didnt see any positive feedbacks from people who have used them. so please let me know is there any safe procedure of unrooting my phone, it has super user app installed + in device status its says "modified" . I will be really gald if someone could help me as i want to go back to stock software.
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Yes, you would need to download a software called Odin. You also need to download a compatible firmware. You stated you have a N-7100. Your firmware should be available here. Simply search for N7100. If you do not see yours listed, please let me know.
If you do find it, put your phone into download mode (hold Vol Down + Home + Power), open up Odin on your computer, then plug your phone to your computer, in Odin, select the "PDA/AP" tab, a window will popup, select the file you downloaded (it will be in a .tar format, if it is in .zip, simply extract it and you will find the .tar file), wait a few seconds while it checks the file. Once it is ready, select start. It will take several minutes to finish and you will be back to 100% stock. You will be able to update your phone without receiving that error. Hope that helps.
EDIT: Here is a video I found that may be useful. It is step by step.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdSpibu-WWs
unrooting N7100
You don't provide enough information (stock /custom rom, reasons for unroooting,...) for an easy answer imho.
Don't deem me rude ... but to my reckognition it's the best way to start with learning 'how do I make good use of web & forum search mechanisms' - before trying to mess with some complex devices' firmware.
Most probably you'll want to continue reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
Edit: someone was faster ... and more polite than me
jst728
xdapowerapps said:
Yes, you would need to download a software called Odin. You also need to download a compatible firmware. You stated you have a N-7100. Your firmware should be available . Simply search for N7100. If you do not see yours listed, please let me know.
If you do find it, put your phone into download mode (hold Vol Down + Home + Power), open up Odin on your computer, then plug your phone to your computer, in Odin, select the "PDA/AP" tab, a window will popup, select the file you downloaded (it will be in a .tar format, if it is in .zip, simply extract it and you will find the .tar file), wait a few seconds while it checks the file. Once it is ready, select start. It will take several minutes to finish and you will be back to 100% stock. You will be able to update your phone without receiving that error. Hope that helps.
EDIT: Here is a video I found that may be useful. It is step by step.
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I went to SAM mobile website to download firmware but i couldnt find firmware for version 4.1.1 . Only version available for N-7100 is version 4.3 . What should i do now?
Would you please kindly READ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
People who wrote this all-in-one manual for xda forum are no freaking dumb kids.
So READ this. As often as is necessary for you to understand.
Firmware versions 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 and 4.3 are available at SamMobile!
- Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
- Enter you device data.
- Select & download firmware
- Continue at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
- rtfm
Happy xMas anyway :|
So I stumbled upon the files for the nougat beta program for samsung on another forum that I follow. I just wanted to share this and know if this could mean anything as in a modified stock nougat for our phone or possible even a bootloader exploint found in this beta. Read the original link first for more details.
CAUTION
User Maherk from the forum said this on the flashing matter:
"One issue that I faced while flashing the device, is that Odin kept crashing when the process gets to system.img, which meant that I soft bricked my phone.
If that happened to you, don't panic, press volume down+power button for 10 seconds, the phone will show an emergency message, stay there, and plug the phone and flash the file again. Don't go back to the download mode, just stay on the emergency screen and flash it.
Another thing to consider, the zip file you get might have 4 files, AP, BL, CS, and CSC. If it does, then make sure to rename the AP to .tar instead of the .tar.md5
Good luck"
All credits below:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/No-place-left-at-the-Android-7.0-Nougat-beta-table-for-your-Galaxy-S7-Heres-how-to-sideload-it_id87665
Download to the Zip (2.06 GB):
http://downloadmirror.co/1KtH/G930FXXU1ZPK4-thanks-samfirm.net.zip
This is for the UK Exynos model. I'm fairly certain it won't work on Snapdragon devices, but would love for someone to tell me I'm wrong.
Have you flashed this on G930T?
atrix_noob said:
Have you flashed this on G930T?
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I would've like to but I cannot as I need my phone for work. If someone would like to try this I would appreciate it very much but do be wary of risks that are posed with flashing Roms.
It will not work. It's like trying to put diesel in a gasoline engine.
I thought the same, this will not work.
Nougat has been terrible for me since the OTA upgrade. VERY laggy...quite often, like almost constantly, lags of 5 to 15 seconds to do anything (scrolling, swtiching apps, clicking a button, etc). It is pretty much unusable. So I want to go back!
However, though I've done ROM flashing on earlier phones, it is not something I do often, so need a bit of help. I know the basic process, but trying to understand which stock firmware to flash. I see them here for the 920i (sammobile com/firmwares/galaxy-s6/SM-G920I/)...but no US region. I suspect because I bought this as an unlocked phone...it was from another region. I am in the US and have ATT as my provider. So which firmware version specifically would I flash...thinking Australia...just because it would be in English...but can only one point me in the right direction?
Thanks a bunch,
Chad
PS: Ive tried to troubleshoot the issues in nougat a bit, but without much luck...I've seen to turn off animation, no help. Run in safe mode...seems to run ok, but then its running none of my apps....I suppose I could install all my apps, then reinstall one at a time...but that would take more time than I have. Any other suggestions...I am open!
Anyone? This phone is driving me nuts!
Don't do OTA updates, they only Layer actual system installed, always perform a clean update from an original firmware file.
chadwixk said:
Nougat has been terrible for me since the OTA upgrade. VERY laggy...quite often, like almost constantly, lags of 5 to 15 seconds to do anything (scrolling, swtiching apps, clicking a button, etc). It is pretty much unusable. So I want to go back!
However, though I've done ROM flashing on earlier phones, it is not something I do often, so need a bit of help. I know the basic process, but trying to understand which stock firmware to flash. I see them here for the 920i (sammobile com/firmwares/galaxy-s6/SM-G920I/)...but no US region. I suspect because I bought this as an unlocked phone...it was from another region. I am in the US and have ATT as my provider. So which firmware version specifically would I flash...thinking Australia...just because it would be in English...but can only one point me in the right direction?
Thanks a bunch,
Chad
PS: Ive tried to troubleshoot the issues in nougat a bit, but without much luck...I've seen to turn off animation, no help. Run in safe mode...seems to run ok, but then its running none of my apps....I suppose I could install all my apps, then reinstall one at a time...but that would take more time than I have. Any other suggestions...I am open!
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First Download an app called: PHONE INFO SAMSUNG. Open it and check your original CSC code. Once you find this, go to updato.com enter your model number and select your CSC in filters. Find the FW you want to download and download it.
Once the firmware had downloaded extract it. Download Samsung Odin and open it up. Make sure you have Samsung USB Drivers installed. Select AP in Odin and select the previously extracted file. Wait for it to check the md5. Wipe your entire phone including Internal Storage. Put your phone into Download and hit Start in Odin.
I've looked through the forums to identify a similar problem to mine in hopes I can resolve this issue but I've not found one. So here's my problem.
I have a UK Galaxy S7 running on the 6.0 firmware that came with the phone when it first released (Yes I know it's very old and should have updated along the way but I had plans to root and install customs at some point which obviously didn't happen). The phone is unrooted and the stock rom is the XEU version with Multi-CSC (according to recovery)
The phone was running fine until a few days ago when all of a sudden it shut off and wouldn't power on via the power button. So I pressed and held Home + Volume Down + Power. The green screen appeared and selected Volume Down to restart the device (as you do in odd situations like this).
PHONE IS NOW STUCK IN BOOTLOOP!!!
I have tried various means (not including flashing) to get the phone to boot to the home screen with no success. I have not performed a factory reset from recovery because I have various data, including pictures, music and other software on the internal storage which I wish to keep and not lose. The phone is still under warranty so I can take it to a Samsung repair outlet to get them to fix it for me but due to data privacy or whatever, they have to format it clean to then install the most recent firmware.
I've been scouring the forums for help on flashing OTA updates which retain data on phone whilst possibly allowing my phone to boot into the home screen so I can access my data. Is such a thing possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You can flash the latest firmware without losing data (as long as the hardware is not faulty) by downloading it from either sammobile, updato.com or using the samfirm tool here on XDA (Fastest option)
Then extract the firmware and add all 4 parts to ODIN 3.12.7 (Do not use ODIN 3.13.1 unless you want to flash BTU Oreo 8.0)
AP << (Takes quite a long time to add, be patient as ODIN will look frozen)
BL
CP
HOME_CSC
If you use CSC instead of HOME_CSC it will wipe the device after the flash, HOME_CSC will not wipe it
Put the phone into download mode (Home & Power & Volume Down)
Connect to PC USB and hit start on ODIN
Wait for the flash to complete (It can take quite a while) and the phone should hopefully boot back into Android
Thank you for the quick response.
It's imperative I get this right and ensure I've understood your reply correctly.
I have downloaded the following:
SM-G930F_1_20180417125627_cz5yqc22v0_fac - from SamFirm as it was much quicker like you said.
Odin3+v3.12.7 - This particular version was quite difficult to get a hold of. Various sites redirecting me to various pages without a direct link to download but I hope that is the correct one.
The firmware zip contains the following files:
AP_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar -------1
BL_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------2
CP_G930FXXU2DRB6_CL648265_QB8952207_SIGNED.tar -------3
CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------4
I have labelled the files 1-4 in the order of flashing/installation (I presume?)
I will also follow your instruction of flashing HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar as this will NOT wipe any existing data on the phone?
Will following the above steps act as an upgrade to the phone and not wipe apps/pictures etc in the internal storage?
Have I missed out any other steps?
Cassie` said:
Thank you for the quick response.
It's imperative I get this right and ensure I've understood your reply correctly.
I have downloaded the following:
SM-G930F_1_20180417125627_cz5yqc22v0_fac - from SamFirm as it was much quicker like you said.
Odin3+v3.12.7 - This particular version was quite difficult to get a hold of. Various sites redirecting me to various pages without a direct link to download but I hope that is the correct one.
The firmware zip contains the following files:
AP_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar -------1
BL_G930FXXS2DRDI_CL12365438_QB17789072_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------2
CP_G930FXXU2DRB6_CL648265_QB8952207_SIGNED.tar -------3
CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar -------4
I have labelled the files 1-4 in the order of flashing/installation (I presume?)
I will also follow your instruction of flashing HOME_CSC_XEU_G930FXEU2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917099_REV00_user_low_ship.tar as this will NOT wipe any existing data on the phone?
Will following the above steps act as an upgrade to the phone and not wipe apps/pictures etc in the internal storage?
Have I missed out any other steps?
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Almost, you must flash all 4 files at the same time, load them all into ODIN before hitting start, doesn't matter which order you load them in as long as they are all loaded before flashing
And you are correct with the rest, HOME_CSC will not wipe anything, and yes it will act as an upgrade although it is a full ROM you are flashing, to you the user, it will appear exactly the same as an upgrade as long as you use HOME_CSC
No other steps needed
I have loaded all 4 files as seen in the screenshot however, after clicking on Start, about 5 or so minutes later, it says FAIL in the first box above where it initially said RECOVERY. It's stopped and not done anything else.
I'm not sure what to do here.
I've also added a shot of the top left of odin screen
Cassie` said:
I have loaded all 4 files as seen in the screenshot however, after clicking on Start, about 5 or so minutes later, it says FAIL in the first box above where it initially said RECOVERY. It's stopped and not done anything else.
I'm not sure what to do here.
I've also added a shot of the top left of odin screen
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Yea it's failed, you can close ODIN and disconnect now
You can try doing it again, but that should have worked, you could try downloading the latest 6.0.1 ROM and flashing that the same way first, it looks like your bootloader is version 1 where this ROM is version 2 as shown by the S2 number in the middle of the firmware version
*Detection* said:
Yea it's failed, you can close ODIN and disconnect now
You can try doing it again, but that should have worked, you could try downloading the latest 6.0.1 ROM and flashing that the same way first, it looks like your bootloader is version 1 where this ROM is version 2 as shown by the S2 number in the middle of the firmware version
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I've gone to https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=0DB04AD4C34211E69215FA163EE8F90B
From there I've selected the most recent 6.0.1 ROM which is dated 4th December 2016. Problem is that the download is EXTREMELY slow and I have no idea how to use SamFirm to download that particular ROM.
I guess all I can do now is play the waiting game and repeat the steps with the 6.0.1 ROM once it's downloaded.
Thank you for your responses and I will post back here once the download has finished.
Cassie` said:
I've gone to https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=0DB04AD4C34211E69215FA163EE8F90B
From there I've selected the most recent 6.0.1 ROM which is dated 4th December 2016. Problem is that the download is EXTREMELY slow and I have no idea how to use SamFirm to download that particular ROM.
I guess all I can do now is play the waiting game and repeat the steps with the 6.0.1 ROM once it's downloaded.
Thank you for your responses and I will post back here once the download has finished.
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Yea unfortunately all alternatives other than samfirm tool are slow, and samfirm only downloads the latest ROM
Judging by the bootloader version and the ROM version you have chosen, if this also fails, then I would assume a hardware failure
The only other thing I could suggest if this doesn't work, is to pick an older version of ODIN to flash the older firmware, ODIN 3.11.1 was used for MM 6.0.1 ROMs if I'm remembering correctly
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451
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https://odindownloader.com/download/odin3-v3-11-1
I've restarted the device and it said An error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function.
I attempted to reboot the phone a couple of times to get into recovery and I was successful. I now see the the Bootloader version is now 2 as opposed to 1. After seeing this I attempted to flash version 7 as initially suggested yet it did not work.
I'm not sure how Bootloader changed from 1 to 2 and is still failing to flash in odin. I am still waiting for the 6.0.1 ROM to download, fluctuating between 16-19 hours as of writing this response. Once it's ready I'll try and load up odin 3.11.1 as a second solution and try 6.0.1, even though Bootloader says 2.
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I've restarted the device and it said An error has occurred while updating the device software use the emergency recovery function.
I attempted to reboot the phone a couple of times to get into recovery and I was successful. I now see the the Bootloader version is now 2 as opposed to 1. After seeing this I attempted to flash version 7 as initially suggested yet it did not work.
I'm not sure how Bootloader changed from 1 to 2 and is still failing to flash in odin. I am still waiting for the 6.0.1 ROM to download, fluctuating between 16-19 hours as of writing this response. Once it's ready I'll try and load up odin 3.11.1 as a second solution and try 6.0.1, even though Bootloader says 2.
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Your ODIN screenshot looks like it managed to flash the bootloader before it failed, so it's possible you are going to need to use a version 2 ROM from now on, I have the same phone, XEU G930F and it is running Bootloader version 2 (Running the BTU Oreo 8.0 stock ROM)
But if the 7.0 Nougat ROM failed again it's looking more like a hardware issue, seems to be failing when it should be starting to flash SYSTEM (AP)
You can try flashing the 7.0 ROM section AP on it's own with ODIN 3.12.7, see if that fails immediately, if it does that's likely where the problem lies, it's not unheard of for these S7's to fail like this out of the blue, I see it maybe a couple of times a month on XDA
Only solution is to get the mainboard replaced
But yea, give 6.0.1 a shot anyway, worth a try saying as everything else has failed up to now
(Looking for mirrors for that 6.0.1 ROM, I've got it on my main machine but it is offline right now with no graphics card so I can't access any files, stuck with a laptop, I always download and save every new firmware release for this reason)
There is Samsung SmartSwitch software for Windows for the emergency firmware recovery, but it WILL wipe your phone back to factory and delete all your data (Last resort if nothing else works, although if ODIN doesn't work, I'd say hardware failure)
Right so I've managed to download the most up to date 6.0.1 ROM and attempted to flash it with ODIN V3.11.1 and it idles at the recovery.img part and fails like the previous efforts.
I'm not sure if attempting to get OREO running with the latest ODIN might work? If not then I may have to give up and do a factory reset through Samsung SmartSwitch.
It probably is a hardware failure as I had noticed the lightning bolt appearing when the phone is off whilst plugged in the charge, it take about a minute or so for the percentage bar to appear, usually it was about 2 seconds before this disaster occurred.
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Right so I've managed to download the most up to date 6.0.1 ROM and attempted to flash it with ODIN V3.11.1 and it idles at the recovery.img part and fails like the previous efforts.
I'm not sure if attempting to get OREO running with the latest ODIN might work? If not then I may have to give up and do a factory reset through Samsung SmartSwitch.
It probably is a hardware failure as I had noticed the lightning bolt appearing when the phone is off whilst plugged in the charge, it take about a minute or so for the percentage bar to appear, usually it was about 2 seconds before this disaster occurred.
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Worth a try flashing Oreo, BTU on samfirm tool will give you it for the G930F
If you're seeing problems with the charging now, you might get lucky and find the USB port is the only thing needing replacing, but if you send it off for repair it's unlikely even if that is the case that they won't just charge you for a new mainboard, you can likely get USB ports from eBay but opening the S7 isn't as straight forward as the back is glued on for IP68 water resistance and needs a heatgun to remove, not sure if anything else like the screen needs removing for USB, I've not opened mine
You've tried a new USB cable and a different PC too ?
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Worth a try flashing Oreo, BTU on samfirm tool will give you it for the G930F
If you're seeing problems with the charging now, you might get lucky and find the USB port is the only thing needing replacing, but if you send it off for repair it's unlikely even if that is the case that they won't just charge you for a new mainboard, you can likely get USB ports from eBay but opening the S7 isn't as straight forward as the back is glued on for IP68 water resistance and needs a heatgun to remove, not sure if anything else like the screen needs removing for USB, I've not opened mine
You've tried a new USB cable and a different PC too ?
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The charging issue occurred immediately when the phone shut off by itself and wouldn't power on conventionally. The phone is still under warranty so if the Samsung SmartSwitch software is unable to recover the phone then I will take it to the repair center and have them fix/replace it. If it's a case of undoing the glue and whatnot then I'd rather they give me a replacement.
I did change the USB cable to a different one, and I've attempted to flash the 2 different ODINS with the 2 different ROMS on a laptop as opposed to the desktop I was using. Still fails at the recovery.img part of ODIN.
I'm going to try Samsung SmartSwitch now and see if this will give it some life. If THAT doesn't work then it's 100% hardware issue and my data was lost to begin with.
Considering both versions of ODIN didn't work with either ROM, I don't think I'll be looking for the BTU version of OREO to attempt to install with. If there's a direct download that's quick I might but I think I'll attempt to Emergency Recover through the Samsung tool.
I want to thank you plenty for your help and knowledge on this. It certainly has been helpful and given me better understanding of the problem I'm facing and potential solutions. I have a feeling that the SmartSwitch recovery won't work either and still be posting back here hahaha.
OK I've got bigger problems on my hands now.
SmartSwitch and Kies both say "SM-G930F" does not support initializing. Please contact our service center.
I've already inputted my serial number and it gives me the same message on both programs. When I called up customer support they said my warranty is till the end of May this year.
Would the service center be able to solve this problem?
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OK I've got bigger problems on my hands now.
SmartSwitch and Kies both say "SM-G930F" does not support initializing. Please contact our service center.
I've already inputted my serial number and it gives me the same message on both programs. When I called up customer support they said my warranty is till the end of May this year.
Would the service center be able to solve this problem?
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Yea I'd get it repaired under warranty asap then if it runs out soon, they will most likely replace the mainboard I'd say, which means 100% data loss as the storage is on a chip on that board, or might even send you a new S7
Really does sound like hardware failure if all of these recovery options have failed, just keep quiet about what you've done to try and fix it, just act dumb and say it won't turn on or they could claim you nulled your warranty messing with ODIN
And no probs, that's what XDA is all about Let us know how the repair goes and buy a MicroSD card to save your important files to this time so you don't lose anything if it happens again
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Yea I'd get it repaired under warranty asap then if it runs out soon, they will most likely replace the mainboard I'd say, which means 100% data loss as the storage is on a chip on that board, or might even send you a new S7
Really does sound like hardware failure if all of these recovery options have failed, just keep quiet about what you've done to try and fix it, just act dumb and say it won't turn on or they could claim you nulled your warranty messing with ODIN
And no probs, that's what XDA is all about Let us know how the repair goes and buy a MicroSD card to save your important files to this time so you don't lose anything if it happens again
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I had an SD card inside with all my pictures I took whilst in Japan (Thank GOD!). I took it out when this issue arose to avoid potential data loss there.
As far as ODIN is concerned, warranty still appears intact but yes I'll keep hush hush when I'm there. I believe they said they'd give me a refurbished S7 if they couldn't reflash it there.
Cassie` said:
I had an SD card inside with all my pictures I took whilst in Japan (Thank GOD!). I took it out when this issue arose to avoid potential data loss there.
As far as ODIN is concerned, warranty still appears intact but yes I'll keep hush hush when I'm there. I believe they said they'd give me a refurbished S7 if they couldn't reflash it there.
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Yes, ODIN will not void warranty if you only flash stock, but telling them you used ODIN might, it's not a tool meant for us, it's Samsung's internal flashing tool not meant to be leaked online, sometimes they'll use any reason to blame you and not have to pay out / replace it so yea best not say anything other than official recovery methods suggested by Samsung themselves, if anything at all, I'd just say I didn't do anything, an OTA update came through and it never rebooted or something
Good job with the pics, I don't save any media to the phone itself, I create folders on the SDCard and move it over if I can't have it save there automatically, that way wiping the phone is nothing but a pain to set back up again, nothing actually lost
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Yes, ODIN will not void warranty if you only flash stock, but telling them you used ODIN might, it's not a tool meant for us, it's Samsung's internal flashing tool not meant to be leaked online, sometimes they'll use any reason to blame you and not have to pay out / replace it so yea best not say anything other than official recovery methods suggested by Samsung themselves, if anything at all, I'd just say I didn't do anything, an OTA update came through and it never rebooted or something
Good job with the pics, I don't save any media to the phone itself, I create folders on the SDCard and move it over if I can't have it save there automatically, that way wiping the phone is nothing but a pain to set back up again, nothing actually lost
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I'm going to give flashing one last try.
I am currently downloading Android 8.0.0 for United Kingdom (BTU, NOT XEU). I have to head to work in a few minutes. When I get back I'll attempt to flash that without BootLoader as that will change it to version 3 and you can't downgrade from that from what I've read here and there. If that fails then it's off to the repair center. If it's some sort of hardware failure then it won't flash regardless what stock rom/ODIN version I'm using.
Not sure if BTU update with home CSC will retain my data (assuming it works)
Cassie` said:
I'm going to give flashing one last try.
I am currently downloading Android 8.0.0 for United Kingdom (BTU, NOT XEU). I have to head to work in a few minutes. When I get back I'll attempt to flash that without BootLoader as that will change it to version 3 and you can't downgrade from that from what I've read here and there. If that fails then it's off to the repair center. If it's some sort of hardware failure then it won't flash regardless what stock rom/ODIN version I'm using.
Not sure if BTU update with home CSC will retain my data (assuming it works)
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Your CSC will remain XEU as it is Multi-CSC containing BTU, and BTU contains XEU, I'm running it now with BTU firmware & XEU CSC
Bootloader for this Oreo 8.0 BTU firmware is still 2, with it being a new Android version you'll need to flash the BL too anyway
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Your CSC will remain XEU as it is Multi-CSC containing BTU, and BTU contains XEU, I'm running it now with BTU firmware & XEU CSC
Bootloader for this Oreo 8.0 BTU firmware is still 2, with it being a new Android version you'll need to flash the BL too anyway
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I've had no luck flashing it with Oreo. It's definitely going to the repair centre. Such a shame.
I'm very grateful for your time and help with this. I will report back this weekend with the results of what the repair centre will do regarding the device. Don't like to leave a thread without an end result.
Many thanks again!