This Guide works on both the S7 and S7 Edge.
This also works on other Samsung device including Snapdragon variants as long as you have the correct files for your device.
FIll out my form if you require assistance
S8 users go HERE
This guide is for those of you with EFS issues. This can cause your IMEI and/or Baseband to show Unknown or a bunch of zeros. The guide can also be used to fix DRK errors, but if your Device Root Key (DRK) is corrupt or missing, this guide will fix your IMEI/Baseband but will not fix your DRK error.
The guide gives instructions on how to flash the combination firmware. This installs the factory binary which allows your phone to read your IMEI and DRK. This should then restore your IMEI and DRK and then when you flash stock, the phone will be working as normal. If the Device Root Key (DRK) is corrupt or missing, this guide will only fix the IMEI, the DRK errors will still remain.
I take no responsibility for any issues that arise from following this guide. Do so at your own risk. The smallest mistake can cause a much bigger issue so make sure you know what you are doing and follow every step word for word!
Please note that this will not work for everyone
Some people will still face getting stuck at boot when flashing the combination firmware.
This means you have at some point flashed firmware that is later than the latest combination firmware and unfortunately, it is not possible to fix this by downgrading the firmware to an earlier version.
Before you proceed, you're going to need the following:
A copy of your phones stock firmware saved to your computer. If you do not already have these available on your computer, you can go HERE or you can use this tool to download the latest firmware for your device. Alternatively, you can find your firmware on SamMobile but this can take forever to download with a free account.
[IMPORTANT!] Switch off Factory Reset Protection (FRP) by going into Developer options and turning on 'OEM Unlock'. If you do not see 'Developer Options' under settings, then go to Settings > About Device > Software Info and keep tapping 'Build Number' until it confirms "You are now a developer" then go back to the main Settings screen and you will see Developer options.
if you skip this step, you only have yourself to blame if something goes wrong.
Odin. If you do not have it, download it from here
The Combination Firmware (Factory Binary). Download the combination firmware relevant to your phone (links below) and extract the .rar archive somewhere you will remember.
S7 International [G930F/FD] - (Mirror) [UPDATED 03/11/2017]
S7 Edge International [G935F/FD] - (Mirror) [UPDATED 03/11/2017]
S7 Canada [G930W8] - (Mirror)
S7 Edge Canada [G935W8] - (Mirror)
S7 Edge AT&T [G935A] - (Mirror)
Files for other models available on request via my form
Now you have all the files you need, follow the guide below to repair your S7.
There are 2 methods.
The first method (Method 1) is quick and can solve most issues. Especially DRK errors.
The second method (Method 2) is to use if Method 1 does not work. This guide requires more work and therefore takes a little longer.
Method 1
Boot into recovery and wipe data.
Put your phone straight into Download Mode (do not reboot or boot up the system between wiping data and booting to download mode). To do this, you can use recovery to reboot to Download mode. Alternatively, switch off your phone and hold 'Power' + 'Volume Down' + 'Home' until it boots to download mode. Then connect the phone to your computer with your USB cable.
Open Odin, press the 'AP' button and select the Combination tar/md5 file you downloaded/extracted earlier. Then press the 'Start' button. (If you have any errors while flashing, first make sure you are using the correct firmware for your phone. If it is still throwing errors, remove the ".md5" from the end of the file name and try again).
When Odin has completed flashing the combination file, it should boot into the Factory Binary. You may get a message asking you to reboot. Click reboot (If you do not get prompted to reboot, do a reboot manually).
When it has booted back up. Press the 'IME' button at the bottom of the screen and type *#06#. You should now see your IMEI has restored.
Now restore the stock firmware using the firmware you downloaded earlier. (If you're not sure how, follow this guide)
You should now have a restored IMEI. If not, this means your efs is damaged. Therefore, you will need to follow Method 2 below.
Method 2
You will need to start on a rooted device. If you are not rooted, follow this guide to root your phone or flash CF Auto Root in Odin.
Before you continue, it is extremely important that you backup your EFS partition, even if it is corrupt. You can backup the EFS partition using THIS APP. If you skip this step, you only have yourself to blame if something goes wrong and you have no backup to restore.
Download Root Explorer (Paid) or Root Browser (Free). Open 'Root Explorer' or 'Root Browser' (whichever you installed) and browse to the /efs folder located in the root of the device.
Inside the /efs folder, delete everything EXCEPT the 'FactoryApp' and 'prov_data' folders.
Reboot. Make sure it does a full reboot. When the phone boots back up, you may some errors or unusual settings, this is normal and nothing to worry about.
Boot into recovery and wipe data.
Put your phone straight into Download Mode (do not reboot or boot up the system between wiping data and booting to download mode). To do this, you can use recovery to reboot to Download mode. Alternatively, switch off your phone and hold 'Power' + 'Volume Down' + 'Home' until it boots to download mode. Then connect the phone to your computer with your USB cable.
Open Odin, press the 'AP' button and select the Combination tar/md5 file you downloaded/extracted earlier. Then press the 'Start' button. (If you have any errors while flashing, first make sure you are using the correct firmware for your phone. If it is still throwing errors, remove the ".md5" from the end of the file name and try again).
When Odin has completed flashing the combination file, it should boot into the Factory Binary. You may get a message asking you to reboot. Click reboot (If you do not get prompted to reboot, do a reboot manually).
When it has booted back up. Press the 'IME' button at the bottom of the screen and type *#06#. You should now see your IMEI has restored.
Now restore the stock firmware using the firmware you downloaded earlier. (If you're not sure how, follow this guide)
You should now have a restored IMEI.
Still Getting a DRK error?
If you are still getting a DRK error then you probably have a corrupt or missing Device Root Key (DRK). Unfortunately, this cannot be fixed without a JTag box (which aren't cheap). However, you can continue to use the phone as normal by flashing the no-verity zip in TWRP. You can then go ahead and use your phone as normal. Unfortunately, you will no longer be able to receive OTA updates. All updates will need to be made through ODIN and the no verity zip will need to be flashed every time a new firmware is flashed. However, you can still use custom roms as normal. Other than OTA updates, the DRK issue will have no effect on the use of the phone. You can still update via Smart Switch but will need to install TWRP and flash the no verity zip after every update.
If you would like any assistance in fixing your issue such as Method 1 & 2 do not work for you or if you have a different model than what is listed in this guide, please complete THIS FORM and I will try to get back to you ASAP (unfortunately I cannot always respond)
Many thanks to everyone that has donated!!
If you would like to donate, you can do so by clicking here
As you can imagine, finding fixes and assisting people takes a lot of my time so it's always great to receive a donation. Thank you.
Goooooooooooooooood,tnx
Very well detailed and clear guide bro. Thanks for posting this.
Tapped on my Echoe'd out G935F
Very good guide. Cubz helped me get my IMEI back so he knows his stuff. Thanks again.
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ecera said:
Very good guide. Cubz helped me get my IMEI back so he knows his stuff. Thanks again.
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No problem. Was happy to help
What else can this factory binary do? Can it restore the original CSC? I had an AFG CSC phone and after playing around with different roms, when I go back to the original firmware (although it is a multi CSC), it chooses XSG rather than AFG no matter what I do.
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What else can this factory binary do? Can it restore the original CSC? I had an AFG CSC phone and after playing around with different roms, when I go back to the original firmware (although it is a multi CSC), it chooses XSG rather than AFG no matter what I do.
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No it doesn't. Where are you seeing the CSC?
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CuBz90 said:
No it doesn't. Where are you seeing the CSC?
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I haven't seen CSC. anywhere. I was just wondering what this firmware had up its sleeves to "fix" things.
onurd said:
I haven't seen CSC. anywhere. I was just wondering what this firmware had up its sleeves to "fix" things.
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What I meant is that when you say you now have a different CSC, how did you know this.
This firmware basically just feels the phone where to read the imei, baseband, and other info. This does not include the CSC.
PM me for my email address and then if you email me a backup of your EFS, I will have a look and restore your CSC for you.
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The original firmware of the phone was AFG for csc. Now even after using odin to get the same firmware, it defaults to xsg. Not a big deal but I don't know where the csc information is stored.
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That's what I mean by the original csc having disappeared.
sent a PM about getting an EFS file, I hope you get it
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That's what I mean by the original csc having disappeared.
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Read this
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49425630&postcount=3
hiepgia said:
Read this
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49425630&postcount=3
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I see. Phone info won't show the original csc without root.
But how do you explain that despite using the appropriate firmware with odin, it always defaults to xsg rather than the original afg from the multi csc firmware?
Hey so I tried flashing the G935_Factory_Binary.tar file on a galaxy s7 edge, and the thing is stuck on splash screen. any idea why?
onurd said:
I see. Phone info won't show the original csc without root.
But how do you explain that despite using the appropriate firmware with odin, it always defaults to xsg rather than the original afg from the multi csc firmware?
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Because you flashed another region firmware, wipe data -> All original csc will get remove. You flash back and will only get default csc. If you rooted, you can change to afg csc
Thank you CuBz90 for your great work.
I flashed the superman rom but selected the wrong CSC.
I always backup my EFS in internal storage, but today I accidently wiped my entire internal storage. LOL
I have tried your method but unfortunately my imei is still missing, I'm totally frustrating. I will follow your thread. hope some expert can figure this out.
To everyone that has PM'd me, please bare with me. I have received a hell of a lot of PM's and I am trying to get through them all. Don't worry, I will definately reply and help you as best as I can.
Please make sure you are on your original stock firmware before trying this method. I notice a lot of people have PM'ed about CSC, I will PM you with info on how to revert this but please follow my steps exactly how I write them, a lot of people have PM'ed me to say "it's not working" but I have later found they are not following my steps exactly how I say and instead are taking shortcuts. If you take shortcuts then it's not going to work. I want to help you but you need to follow my exact instructions.
How to backup Efs without root?
Wanam app only works with root.
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Help me?
Who can tell me efs file? Thank
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Hey guys, today I tried to root my t-mobile s7 from a random YouTube video I found. After flashing a file from Odin, my phone got stuck in a boot loop.
I did a factory reset from recovery and the phone started up fine.
Now here's my problem, after doing a reset, the first thing I noticed was that while I was booting up the phone. It showed the usual Samsung Galaxy S7, followed by an unlocked padlock with the words "Custom" under it.
2nd issue. My phone just looks a lot different than when I originally bought it. It is also very sluggish, experiencing a lot of lag.
I've looked up how to go back to stock firmware but I'm not sure which one to use.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm currently on the PG1 firmware.
It appears you still have the eng kernal... You can just re-run the root.bat and install SuperSu, or if you want complete stock follow the steps below:
*Also Before you try this turn it off and let it charge for 45 min-1 hour or so...*
1. Volume Down + Power + Home to put it in download mode
2. Then press Volume Up to continue past the warning screen even if nothing is displayed.
3. Grab The Latest Version of Odin here
4. Then Download The Stock Firmware, in this case you will need whichever version you have (if you do not remember you can just download the latest available firmware) Download Firmware and then extract it. (If you have 5 different files in the zip go to step 8)
5. Then install Samsung device drivers(if not already).
6. Start Odin, Plug in the S7, Load in the tar.md5 in the AP/PDA and uncheck Auto Reboot and Repartition.
7. Let the phone restart... VIOLA!!!
8. Alternatively if the zip has 5 files... They should all start with the corresponding buttons in Odin For Example:
AP_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
BL_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CP_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_TMB_G930TTMB3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_TMB_G930TTMB3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
After they are entered into Odin you hit start and after a few minutes ... It should be fixed....
Let me know if you have any further questions or issues...
The custom is normal since you flashed a modified kernel.
Follow this instructions here for rooting / unrooting.
Most of these applies to Tmobile S7, expect specific ones mentioned for Verizon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
Thanks man, I'm gonna try to finish rooting. I thought my phone was just screwing up and the first part of the rooting process failed, since the bootloader.
I also tried sammobile and the download won't start.
If I were to download an earlier firmware, would I be able to update it to the most recent one?
Is it possible to revert to stock without wiping data?
Can I flash a custom kernel with flashfire?
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xda23 said:
Can I flash a custom kernel with flashfire?
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No you cannot. Or rather, science threw bootloader is still locked, your phone will not boot if you try.
KillerClaw321 said:
It appears you still have the eng kernal... You can just re-run the root.bat and install SuperSu, or if you want complete stock follow the steps below:
*Also Before you try this turn it off and let it charge for 45 min-1 hour or so...*
1. Volume Down + Power + Home to put it in download mode
2. Then press Volume Up to continue past the warning screen even if nothing is displayed.
3. Grab The Latest Version of Odin here
4. Then Download The Stock Firmware, in this case you will need whichever version you have (if you do not remember you can just download the latest available firmware) Download Firmware and then extract it. (If you have 5 different files in the zip go to step 8)
5. Then install Samsung device drivers(if not already).
6. Start Odin, Plug in the S7, Load in the tar.md5 in the AP/PDA and uncheck Auto Reboot and Repartition.
7. Let the phone restart... VIOLA!!!
8. Alternatively if the zip has 5 files... They should all start with the corresponding buttons in Odin For Example:
AP_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
BL_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CP_G930TUVS3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
CSC_TMB_G930TTMB3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_TMB_G930TTMB3APD8_CL7856276_QB9546176_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
After they are entered into Odin you hit start and after a few minutes ... It should be fixed....
Let me know if you have any further questions or issues...
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New to samsung here, quick question. I soft bricked with an xposed app and have to restore.
What is the difference between the csc and the home csc files and which is the correct one. I don't see a home tab in odin
Sorry for the noob question, My first Samsung device
kc6wke said:
New to samsung here, quick question. I soft bricked with an xposed app and have to restore.
What is the difference between the csc and the home csc files and which is the correct one. I don't see a home tab in odin
Sorry for the noob question, My first Samsung device
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You can just use CSC and not the CSC Home.
Quick question, I bought a used s7 edge off Craigslist and when it's asking me to log in with another guys email. I tried contacting the guy I bought it from but he hasn't texted me back yet. Can I root it and install another rom on it to bypass the lollipop lock? Thanks guys.
Palatis3 said:
Quick question, I bought a used s7 edge off Craigslist and when it's asking me to log in with another guys email. I tried contacting the guy I bought it from but he hasn't texted me back yet. Can I root it and install another rom on it to bypass the lollipop lock? Thanks guys.
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I don't know if this will work, but try this:
---------- Post added at 02:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 AM ----------
Palatis3 said:
Quick question, I bought a used s7 edge off Craigslist and when it's asking me to log in with another guys email. I tried contacting the guy I bought it from but he hasn't texted me back yet. Can I root it and install another rom on it to bypass the lollipop lock? Thanks guys.
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Wait did you try rooting the s7 or s7 edge... (Or is the s7 edge completely unrelated to the brick)
Hello everybody!
I was surfing through the web when i found this file uploaded on 4shared claiming to be an Engboot for SM-G930F.
Naturally, I was sceptical about this file, as I am completely uneducated about the nuts and bolts of Android, I could neither confirm or deny that this is a valid file or not, so I decided to post the link to XDA , so much more knowledgeable people can take a look at it and see if it is a valid file or not. I don't want to flash this file on (bought yesterday) my S7 Edge, so here I am!
If anybody is feeling brave enough to try this on their phone, please go ahead and tell if this worked or not
Disclaimer: I am not responsible in any way for bricked devices, this file is completely untested.
Original Link: [url]https://www.4shared.com/get/X3a35HZTba/SM-G930F-ENGBOOT-bay_MrTpO.html[/URL]
Zippyshare (no registration) Link: [url]http://www80.zippyshare.com/v/axSXOCtR/file.html[/URL]
Edit: This is important because if this file works, you could thereotically flash anything you want WITHOUT tripping knox.
Also you can easily unbrick your phone by flashing the stock ROM if it comes to that.
Noob you can test self on your phone. We are not your tester here.
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Noob you can test self on your phone. We are not your tester here.
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I'm sorry that I apparently did not make it clear in the original post, but I have a S7 EDGE not a S7, so flashing this would probably brick my phone and yield no good result. I made this thread so the community may possibly benefit from this.
and what is SM-G930F-ENG(BOOT)_BST.bsp??
KPOCAB4EG said:
and what is SM-G930F-ENG(BOOT)_BST.bsp??
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Engineering Bootloader.
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KPOCAB4EG said:
and what is SM-G930F-ENG(BOOT)_BST.bsp??
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You saw that too! I saw that through WinRar , after searching through the web I saw that it is a Binary Space Partitioning file, I am currently searching the web to see how to open it.
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The Game said:
Engineering Bootloader.
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Does this work?:fingers-crossed:
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The Game said:
Engineering Bootloader.
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lol lol lol i google'd what is:
Best Smart Tools (BST) – Supported Models & Features:
#SAMSUNG / Support Models & Features:
Samsung features:
- Reading full information via ADB or MTP interface
- Safe and fast flashing – supported tar, md5, smd, img, bin, rfs etc files format.
- Remove screen lock w/o usb debugging, w/o root, don’t lost userdata (support re-lock).
- OneKey Recovery (support 4.3/4.4.2 remove screenlock don’t lost userdata)
- Unlock/Read all unlock codes.
- Samsung Qualcomm Direct Unlock (no need root, no need wipe efs, no original imei loss)
- Repair damaged IMEI, backup/restore SuperIMEI.
- Repair baseband unknown.
- Read/write EFS,NVM,PIT,QCN,Cert files
- Repair SN, Cal Date, BT Addr, WiFi MAC, Product Code, HW Version etc
- Auto try to root when operation need rooted
- Repair Boot SDCard – brick phone repair
- App2SD
- Factory reset
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this is no Engineer Boot
main function for this app - unlock mobile network
KPOCAB4EG said:
lol lol lol i google'd what is:
this is no Engineer Boot
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I am not sure what you mean by that, that is BST not BSP
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Random04 said:
I am not sure what you mean by that, that is BST not BSP
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http://gsmbest.com/en/ShowProduct.asp?Id=4 and Go To "Update logs"
* About Samsung "Reset FRP Lock" patch files(*.bsp):
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this is no boot and no from samsung
KPOCAB4EG said:
http://gsmbest.com/en/ShowProduct.asp?Id=4 and Go To "Update logs"
this is no boot and no from samsung
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Thanks KPOCAB4EG, I was unsure about this myself too. :good:
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Alright, I just stumbled upon this. I'm assuming no one has tested this. From what I've read in post 8, is it safe to say that this file is *supposed* to fix the IMEI issue coming up as 000000000?
This might be what I need because my phone is giving me the following error in recovery
"dm-verity verification failed...
Need to check DRK first..."
Also as I mentioned above my IMEI is all 0's, which I'm assuming is caused by a faulty EFS partition.
No matter how many times I try to flash stock firmware through ODIN, I always end up in the same spot.
m0d hipp¥ said:
Alright, I just stumbled upon this. I'm assuming no one has tested this. From what I've read in post 8, is it safe to say that this file is *supposed* to fix the IMEI issue coming up as 000000000?
This might be what I need because my phone is giving me the following error in recovery
"dm-verity verification failed...
Need to check DRK first..."
Also as I mentioned above my IMEI is all 0's, which I'm assuming is caused by a faulty EFS partition.
No matter how many times I try to flash stock firmware through ODIN, I always end up in the same spot.
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Hi,
This file is probably going to make your situation worse, you should follow this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516 or alternatively make a new thread so people can properly help you.
Best of luck!:good:
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Thanks for the response. I have came across that thread and tried those steps, but it didn't help unfortunately. I have also tried several other things such as hex editing the EFS partition and using 3rd party tools to try and change the IMEI, but nothing seems to be working. My last resort might have to be going through Samsung Service Center.
The odd thing is that I have a SM-G930T, however according to my IMEI on here: http://www.imei.info, it's showing as SM-G930F which is confusing. IMEI is 357752072430049
m0d hipp¥ said:
Thanks for the response. I have came across that thread and tried those steps, but it didn't help unfortunately. I have also tried several other things such as hex editing the EFS partition and using 3rd party tools to try and change the IMEI, but nothing seems to be working. My last resort might have to be going through Samsung Service Center.
The odd thing is that I have a SM-G930T, however according to my IMEI on here: http://www.imei.info, it's showing as SM-G930F which is confusing. IMEI is 357752072430049
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That IMEI checker will tell you your model number and then your exact variant in the brackets.
By the way, which third party tools/other methods have you tried?
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Random04 said:
That IMEI checker will tell you your model number and then your exact variant in the brackets.
By the way, which third party tools/other methods have you tried?
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The thing that's confusing is that SM-G930F and SM-G930T are 2 different models.
My phone, is a tmobile version, which should be SM-930T (snapdragon chipset), according to the IMEI checked with my IMEI it shows that it's SM-G930F which is an exynos chipset. This is what's confusin to me...
I tried flashing twrp on there using herolte, heroqltechn and heroqlte and none of them worked. I tried it through ODIN, I tried it through flashfire, I tried it through adbshell using the DD command and none of those methods worked.
As far as what I have tried regarding the DRK and IMEI fixes...
I have tried flashing the SM-G930T PK1 and PIA stock firmware and nothing fixed it.
I have tried restoring full backups I made (prior to having these issues) with flashfire, and I got it to boot, but then I got a error with it being able to decrypt my storage so it forced me to go into the stock recovery and wipe data\factory restore and wipe cache, after I did that the DRK and IMEI issue came back.
From what I've read it seems I need a custom kernel (which apparently isn't an option right now) for me to bypass the IMEI and DRK issue.
The other option I read was to write the certificate back to my phone. I asked if I am able to pull the cert from an old backup that I made, but was told that it's not possible to pull it from a backup.
I also tried taking the EFS.img file from an old backup (prior to these issues) and tried restoring it, and this didn't fix anything.
I tried taking EFS and hex editing the value into it, still nadda.
When I was desperate, someone mentioned using the PIT file from a stock tmobile firmware and using that to re-partition the phone as well as doing a NAND erase on the phone as well as an EFS clear and bootloader update, so I tried that and still nothing.
If anyone can provide any assistance it would be greatly appreciated, but I'm not sure what else to try. Unfortunately my options are somewhat limited by a locked bootloader.
Ok, here goes.
Have a SM-G930W8 (Canada, Rogers, S7). Was running a 7.0 ROM from XDA (ambassadii? sp?). I disabled developer options to check a possible issue transferring files from my PC to the S7's SD Card. I restarted the device.
Custom binary blocked by FRP lock. No problem, thought I. I'll boot into Download Mode, fire up Odin and flash the stock rom back to the device (also what I've read in most every thread I've come across). Launch ODIN as admin, see the device is connected, select the proper AP(also BL, CSC and CP...I'm thorough) file to flash (from Sammobile I think it was), make sure repartition is unchecked and hit Start.
Here's the result...wait I can't post them but I have the screen shots! The phone shows Secure Check Fail (PIT). Odin gives an error at that step as well.
I've tried Kies (there's no SN anywhere on my device or on the box) so that doesn't work. Smart Switch, same issue.
Does ANYONE out there have any clue what I can attempt next? Sending it in for service will likely cost as much as a new device, with the warranty void. Thank you very much in advance.
chewtoy0 said:
Ok, here goes.
Have a SM-G930W8 (Canada, Rogers, S7). Was running a 7.0 ROM from XDA (ambassadii? sp?). I disabled developer options to check a possible issue transferring files from my PC to the S7's SD Card. I restarted the device.
Custom binary blocked by FRP lock. No problem, thought I. I'll boot into Download Mode, fire up Odin and flash the stock rom back to the device (also what I've read in most every thread I've come across). Launch ODIN as admin, see the device is connected, select the proper AP(also BL, CSC and CP...I'm thorough) file to flash (from Sammobile I think it was), make sure repartition is unchecked and hit Start.
Here's the result...wait I can't post them but I have the screen shots! The phone shows Secure Check Fail (PIT). Odin gives an error at that step as well.
I've tried Kies (there's no SN anywhere on my device or on the box) so that doesn't work. Smart Switch, same issue.
Does ANYONE out there have any clue what I can attempt next? Sending it in for service will likely cost as much as a new device, with the warranty void. Thank you very much in advance.
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Are you able to boot into recovery?
If not you could try to ONLY flash the stock recovery>boot recovery>wipe everything then boot to download mode and flash complete stock firmware via odin.
or flash stock firmware with the same CSC as your custom rom has/ flash "HOME_CSC" instead of "CSC..."
good luck
mrd0pe said:
Are you able to boot into recovery?
If not you could try to ONLY flash the stock recovery>boot recovery>wipe everything then boot to download mode and flash complete stock firmware via odin.
or flash stock firmware with the same CSC as your custom rom has/ flash "HOME_CSC" instead of "CSC..."
good luck
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Can't get into Recovery no. Which file of the lot has the stock recovery in it?
chewtoy0 said:
Can't get into Recovery no. Which file of the lot has the stock recovery in it?
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Try to only flash AP, I did have the same problem as you describe but I cant remember how I resolved it, I'm on G930F tho
Your S/N is on the rear of the phone it can be a pain to see but it is there. Use smart switch to restore the firmware. Just click emergency firmware restore.
It is? The IMEI is there but I didn't see the SN. Also my phone is black so that doesn't help.
I will have another look.
mrd0pe said:
Try to only flash AP, I did have the same problem as you describe but I cant remember how I resolved it, I'm on G930F tho
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I did that. No dice.
I had the same issue as you. Used the same rom and disabled developer options. I downloaded stock firmware.. flashed it with odin. It actually took 2 tries. The first time I could see only 1/4 of the screen. The second time i flashed stock firmware from another country and it worked. You might actually have to do a hard factory reset if you cant unlock your phone.. for some reason. Then I let kies do its magic because I could then see my S/N. Right now I still feel my phone slightly different. Messenger is unstable for some reason also.
Ok.
Checked the back of the device for a SN#. Mine's black so I used a flashlight. It's not there. The Model #, IMEI, FCC ID# and IC# are all there. Does someone have a blurred out screeny of where THEY found their SN# on the back of the device?
Tried flashing with Odin the CSC(home) and AP files (stock MM from my region). Got: Custom Binary (Boot) blocked by FRP Lock.
Tried flashing TWRP again, to TRY to enter into recovery...same message.
With just the AP selected, ODIN seems to hang at "Get PIT for mapping" and fails. I'm running it again to make sure it's not a bad connection with the device.
Same result, hangs at "Get PIT for mapping".
chewtoy0 said:
Ok.
Checked the back of the device for a SN#. Mine's black so I used a flashlight. It's not there. The Model #, IMEI, FCC ID# and IC# are all there. Does someone have a blurred out screeny of where THEY found their SN# on the back of the device?
Tried flashing with Odin the CSC(home) and AP files (stock MM from my region). Got: Custom Binary (Boot) blocked by FRP Lock.
Tried flashing TWRP again, to TRY to enter into recovery...same message.
With just the AP selected, ODIN seems to hang at "Get PIT for mapping" and fails. I'm running it again to make sure it's not a bad connection with the device.
Same result, hangs at "Get PIT for mapping".
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Try to flash Nougat firmware, as that was what your custom rom was on right? I dont think it really matters though as I downgraded from stock 7.0 to stock 6.0.1 via odin without errors... But you can try
As an absolute last resort I would try to check the "re-partition"-tab and provide odin with a .pit file, then load everything (BL, AP, CP...) with stock firmware <<<< do this at your own risk, if you are not careful, your phone will be bricked
I am trying to flash MM back to it .
I'm not sure I want to mess with the re partition table...But it's already soft bricked.
Mine is also black. The S/N Is immediately next to the imei number I had to use a flash light to see it but it's deffinatly there.
Matty39856 said:
Mine is also black. The S/N Is immediately next to the imei number I had to use a flash light to see it but it's deffinatly there.
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I'd show you a photo if I could. The IMEI is by itself on a third line of stuff. There's nothing else around it.
chewtoy0 said:
I'd show you a photo if I could. The IMEI is by itself on a third line of stuff. There's nothing else around it.
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I'm not sure then. Have you tried flashing the latest unlocked version for your region? I remember on my s6 I had a similar problem that was caused because I was trying to flash a lower version of Android than what I previously had. So ended up flashing the latest unlocked version BTU for my region and it worked. Sorry I can't be of more help. It looks like the latest firmware is still 6.0.1 that's why it's blocking it from downgrading.
Was sent a PM by a person. Was skeptical at first, but in 10 minutes using TeamViewer, they fixed the issue by reflashing the device (as well as repartitioning it properly). I can't thank them enough.
This is the person on Facebook...
Unlock Network FRP Lock Remote Service
My Samsung Galaxy S7 replacement arrived today. SM-G930F (UK) 32GB BLACK
- I wanted to remove the bloatware, followed a tutorial: https://theunlockr.com/2016/09/04/remove-bloatware-samsung-galaxy-s7-s7-edge/
- I then installed ADBoot, USB drivers, etc...
- However when using Odin3 to flash the 'Rooted Boot Image' it got stuck in a boot loop with the message KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING.
- I kind of gave up rooting it by this stage, so I then figured I'd have to reinstall firmware md5 as it was corrupted? So I download the standard United Kingdom firmware 'G930FXXU1DPLT_G930FOXA1DPLT_BTU' Nougat mdf (as seen here) http://www.droidviews.com/download-official-android-7-0-nougat-firmware-galaxy-s7-s7-edge/
It seemed to work fine, except the keyboard was a little glitchy (the same letter would repeat itself when typing an email to sign in to on Google Play, fixed by removing predictive text). I eventually got all the apps set up etc, however finally to get a tapping on service provider brings up 'KT twophone service' and when I tap on it, it crashes. However my phone seems to be working fine with my service provider Giffgaff... so I'm very lost but feel sketchy about the whole this.
Does anyone have any idea what exactly caused this?
I had that problem too. It might be down to the firmware you have. I downloaded one and had that problem, so found another BTU firmware
Make sure you flash the 2 files that look like these.
Using ODIN
Flash CP (Your filename will look different).
CP_G930FXXU1DQC2_CL443934_QB5909108_SIGNED.tar
Flash CSC
CSC_OXA_G930FOXA1DQB1_CL10422490_QB12282417_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
Failing that, also flash BL
BL_G930FXXU1DQC4_CL10422490_QB12768203_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
(You might have to re-flash TWRP and Root if you want them.)
Do not flash HOME CSC
HOME_CSC_OXA_G930FOXA1DQB1_CL10422490_QB12282417_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
Also, wipe, factory reset. Hope this helps.
artnada said:
I had that problem too. It might be down to the firmware you have. I downloaded one and had that problem, so found another BTU firmware
Make sure you flash the 2 files that look like these.
Using ODIN
Flash CP (Your filename will look different).
CP_G930FXXU1DQC2_CL443934_QB5909108_SIGNED.tar
Flash CSC
CSC_OXA_G930FOXA1DQB1_CL10422490_QB12282417_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
Failing that, also flash BL
BL_G930FXXU1DQC4_CL10422490_QB12768203_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
(You might have to re-flash TWRP and Root if you want them.)
Do not flash HOME CSC
HOME_CSC_OXA_G930FOXA1DQB1_CL10422490_QB12282417_REV00_user_low_ship.tar
Also, wipe, factory reset. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, I managed to Flash AP, CP, CSC, and BL. That's where I went wrong. All tutorials seem to only state AP forgetting everything else, must be unique to Samsung?
Anyway I got it working. Problem is that with a rooted phone Snapchat and Pokemon Go don't work, they can detect the root. I got a workaround working for Snapchat but not Pokemon.
So I decided it's not worth the effort rooting the device and just went back to stock... I imagine more and more apps will detect roots in the future, it will be more hassle.
dropper22 said:
Thanks, I managed to Flash AP, CP, CSC, and BL. That's where I went wrong. All tutorials seem to only state AP forgetting everything else, must be unique to Samsung?
Anyway I got it working. Problem is that with a rooted phone Snapchat and Pokemon Go don't work, they can detect the root. I got a workaround working for Snapchat but not Pokemon.
So I decided it's not worth the effort rooting the device and just went back to stock... I imagine more and more apps will detect roots in the future, it will be more hassle.
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If you use Magisk root, it has a facility to "hide" root from apps.
I've attached Magisk to this thread. Place in the root of your internal SD and then flash Magisk-v12.0.zip - the other file's use is obvious
artnada said:
If you use Magisk root, it has a facility to "hide" root from apps.
I've attached Magisk to this thread. Place in the root of your internal SD and then flash Magisk-v12.0.zip - the other file's use is obvious
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Woah that worked thanks! Any other advice?
dropper22 said:
Woah that worked thanks! Any other advice?
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Yes. Don't bet on a 3 legged horse. You'll probably lose
Glad to be of service. :good:
So do we use UK firmware in USA for g930f
To make things clear, my S7 stopped working properly and kept freezing after a minute of it being turned on. I decided to quickly install an update I postponed because I thought it would work. Now I am stuck at the installing system update screen and it keeps getting stuck at 31%. I want to reflash it but not lose any data. Is this possible with Odin? Thanks in advance.
If you can get into Download Mode it should work
Volume Down & Home & Power
ODIN 3.12.3 or newer
Load all 4 firmware sections into ODIN
CSC = Wipe (Might be best to use this if HOME_CSC doesn't work because it's bricked)
HOME_CSC = No wipe
Boot Loop?
*Detection* said:
If you can get into Download Mode it should work
Volume Down & Home & Power
ODIN 3.12.3 or newer
Load all 4 firmware sections into ODIN
CSC = Wipe (Might be best to use this if HOME_CSC doesn't work because it's bricked)
HOME_CSC = No wipe
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I have successfully done what you said after doing massive amounts of research and carefully completed the software reflash. I still have the same problem as it keeps freezing and turning off and back on again but this time the update screen is gone and I cannot enter my phone at all. I heard something of a stock rom or something. Can you please give me more incite of what to do?
**EDIT**: I am using sammobile.com to download the firmware for my S7, is there a specific one I should be downloading or all of them are the same?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I have successfully done what you said after doing massive amounts of research and carefully completed the software reflash. I still have the same problem as it keeps freezing and turning off and back on again but this time the update screen is gone and I cannot enter my phone at all. I heard something of a stock rom or something. Can you please give me more incite of what to do?
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You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
*Detection* said:
You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
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I tried that, still did not work. Again, I downloaded the firmware from sammobile.com with the same product number SM-G930F but there are a lot of them, do I need a specific one or any one of them should work?
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You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
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I am seeing a lot of countries on the website, my phone says "UK" from the back but I downloaded firmware from Colombia. Did I mess up or do I need one from the UK as well? This is confusing and I am sorry for taking time off of your day. Thanks in advance.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I am seeing a lot of countries on the website, my phone says "UK" from the back but I downloaded firmware from Colombia. Did I mess up or do I need one from the UK as well? This is confusing and I am sorry for taking time off of your day. Thanks in advance.
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G930F?
BTU and XEU are United Kingdom unbranded ROMs, go for one of them
No problems, that's what the forums are for
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G930F?
BTU and XEU are United Kingdom unbranded ROMs, go for one of them
No problems, that's what the forums are for
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I tried that, still no hope. It just keeps freezing every 20 seconds and now I cannot even access the phone at all. I don't get it. Is it something with the hardware? I don't think so because it does not freeze on the download mode screen. Do I have to delete all my files or use CSC? Because I used HOME_CSC. If losing my files is the only option, is there a way to back them up now or is it too late?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I tried that, still no hope. It just keeps freezing every 20 seconds and now I cannot even access the phone at all. I don't get it. Is it something with the hardware? I don't think so because it does not freeze on the download mode screen. Do I have to delete all my files or use CSC? Because I used HOME_CSC. If losing my files is the only option, is there a way to back them up now or is it too late?
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It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
*Detection* said:
It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
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I don't mind the apps, photos and videos since they are all backed up. But what about WhatsApp chats and contacts, will I lose those too? Because other than that, I would 100% do a factory reset.
*Detection* said:
It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
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I also had some notes I wish to keep, they are not that important but would be very useful if there was a way to back them up or save them in a way.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I don't mind the apps, photos and videos since they are all backed up. But what about WhatsApp chats and contacts, will I lose those too? Because other than that, I would 100% do a factory reset.
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If you had WhatsApp backup enabled, the chats will be restored when you reinstall WhatsApp, if not then they'll be lost
Notes will be lost unless you used the Samsung memo app and have your Samsung Cloud Sync enabled to backup memos, which I'm pretty sure is enabled by default and requires you to disable it if you don't want it backing things up automatically
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If you had WhatsApp backup enabled, the chats will be restored when you reinstall WhatsApp, if not then they'll be lost
Notes will be lost unless you used the Samsung memo app and have your Samsung Cloud Sync enabled to backup memos, which I'm pretty sure is enabled by default and requires you to disable it if you don't want it backing things up automatically
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I think I might do a factory reset. How do I go about doing that?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I think I might do a factory reset. How do I go about doing that?
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Either boot into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) wait for it to bring up the recovery menu (Takes a little while watching a Droid first) then choose Factory reset from the menu
Volume keys to navigate, Power key for action
Or Flash the firmware with ODIN again but choose CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that will auto reset after the flash
If it still fails after a reset it looks like a hardware issue
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Either boot into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) wait for it to bring up the recovery menu (Takes a little while watching a Droid first) then choose Factory reset from the menu
Volume keys to navigate, Power key for action
Or Flash the firmware with ODIN again but choose CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that will auto reset after the flash
If it still fails after a reset it looks like a hardware issue
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Before doing this, I am a bit confused about which firmware I installed. How can I know which one is the exact one I need for my phone because I cannot exactly determine which one it is. All I know that it says "UK" on the back of my phone. Can you please help me find which one it is and link me to the exact firmware I need?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
Before doing this, I am a bit confused about which firmware I installed. How can I know which one is the exact one I need for my phone because I cannot exactly determine which one it is. All I know that it says "UK" on the back of my phone. Can you please help me find which one it is and link me to the exact firmware I need?
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Boot into Download mode and check the model number at the top
Should say G930F if the phone is from the UK
Then choose either the ROM from your carrier, or BTU/XEU for unbranded
You have already flashed a ROM though, so it would make sense to just flash that same one again but use CSC
Or try a factory reset from recovery first
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Boot into Download mode and check the model number at the top
Should say G930F if the phone is from the UK
Then choose either the ROM from your carrier, or BTU/XEU for unbranded
You have already flashed a ROM though, so it would make sense to just flash that same one again but use CSC
Or try a factory reset from recovery first
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There are more than one G930F on the website from different countries. Can you please find one that matches mine? Do you need more info about my phone?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
There are more than one G930F on the website from different countries. Can you please find one that matches mine? Do you need more info about my phone?
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That's what I'm telling you lol
Either pick one from your country (United Kingdom) which is either BTU or XEU code as shown in the dropdown on sammobile site, or choose one from your carrier, o2, Vodafone, EE, H3G (Three) etc
Updato.com is a faster site to download from
Code:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=G930F&r=btu&order=date&dir=desc
Pick the latest dated ROM (August 9th) G930FXXU1DQG1
But you said you already flashed a ROM with ODIN, so why download another one?
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That's what I'm telling you lol
Either pick one from your country (United Kingdom) which is either BTU or XEU code as shown in the dropdown on sammobile site, or choose one from your carrier, o2, Vodafone, EE, H3G (Three) etc
Updato.com is a faster site to download from
Code:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=G930F&r=btu&order=date&dir=desc
Pick the latest dated ROM (August 9th) G930FXXU1DQG1
But you said you already flashed a ROM with ODIN, so why download another one?
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Okay, I am downloading it now and going to be attempting it again. Should I change any of the options on Odin or just keep them the same? Also, I am trying HOME_CSC again to see if that might work. And if it doesn't, I am going with CSC.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
Okay, I am downloading it now and going to be attempting it again. Should I change any of the options on Odin or just keep them the same? Also, I am trying HOME_CSC again to see if that might work. And if it doesn't, I am going with CSC.
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No, leave ODIN as it is