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I don't mind tripping KNOX
Thanks
obongo said:
I don't mind tripping KNOX
Thanks
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Hi mate
It changes , but if you want to keep you phone with the latest stock firmware ( warranty safe) and not losing your configuration check here
obongo said:
I don't mind tripping KNOX
Thanks
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you cannot tell or guess which region get firmware update first
but maybe the region that has most user!
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Over at SamMobile Greenman once said that Trinidad and Tobago always is among the first, if not the first. Can't be the region with the most users if my demographic instinct isn't totally off track!
Sorry for the bump, I bought the S7 in Israel, should there be a problem with flashing a foreign ROM?
Thanks again
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Sorry for the bump, I bought the S7 in Israel, should there be a problem with flashing a foreign ROM?
Thanks again
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No that is not a problem , the only issue you may be concern is your phone CSC ( country code) is not a big deal but some carrier specific options may be not available if you have a different CSC than you carrier
obongo said:
Sorry for the bump, I bought the S7 in Israel, should there be a problem with flashing a foreign ROM?
Thanks again
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Just see to it that you use the CSC file and NOT the Home_CSC when you are switching CSC. Fill in the BL, AP, CP and the CSC files in the right fields and have the following boxes ticked: Auto-Reboot, Re-Partition, F. Reset Time.
After the flash, power off, reboot and enter Recovery. Select and execute Wipe cache partition and then Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Reboot and then you will receive OTA updates from the new region you flashed when they are released. You should be aware of the fact that your Samsung warranty is void after switching CSC should they notice it. This probably is not likely, but still, be aware of it. Flashing original Samsung firmware do not trigger Knox.
All your data will be lost so back up important stuff.
MAX 404 said:
Hi
No that is not a problem , the only issue you may be concern is your phone CSC ( country code) is not a big deal but some carrier specific options may be not available if you have a different CSC than you carrier
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gerhard_wa said:
Just see to it that you use the CSC file and NOT the Home_CSC when you are switching CSC. Fill in the BL, AP, CP and the CSC files in the right fields and have the following boxes ticked: Auto-Reboot, Re-Partition, F. Reset Time.
After the flash, power off, reboot and enter Recovery. Select and execute Wipe cache partition and then Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Reboot and then you will receive OTA updates from the new region you flashed when they are released. You should be aware of the fact that your Samsung warranty is void after switching CSC should they notice it. This probably is not likely, but still, be aware of it. Flashing original Samsung firmware do not trigger Knox.
All your data will be lost so back up important stuff.
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Thanks for the replies, by CSC do you mean Israel's CSC or the other country's CSC? I'm flashing the newest build from the UK with the November 1 security patch which was build in November, but the Israeli build was built in August and has the August security patch. Could that cause a problem?
Say I filled the UK BL, AP and CP with ISRAEL's CSC (not HOME_CSC), what are the chances for a HARD brick?
Thanks again
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If it matters, these are the links for the builds I'm hoping to use:
UK: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/113229/G930FXXS1BPK6_G930FH3G1BPI1_H3G/
Israel: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/89793/G930FXXU1BPH6_G930FOJK1BPH2_ILO/
obongo said:
Thanks for the replies, by CSC do you mean Israel's CSC or the other country's CSC? I'm flashing the newest build from the UK with the November 1 security patch which was build in November, but the Israeli build was built in August and has the August security patch. Could that cause a problem?
Say I filled the UK BL, AP and CP with ISRAEL's CSC (not HOME_CSC), what are the chances for a HARD brick?
Thanks again
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You MUST use the csc that comes with the firmware package. The csc file contains info on the layout for how the firmware files are going to be organized. You should not mix files from different packages. It is only when you are flashing a newer version of the same region firmware that you can use the Home_CSC file. The Home_CSC file do not contain the instructions for how Odin shall re-partition the system as this is not needed in that case. This is why config and data is not wiped and the phone is not factory reset when using the Home_CSC.
The CSC file must be used when you switch region since the layout in memory is different for different regions.
So you see you will always lose configuration and data and have to do a factory reset upon CSC switching. No way around this I'm afraid!
On the risks of hard brick when mixing files I have no clue. If you are adventurous you could try, otherwise do not try!
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obongo said:
Thanks for the replies, by CSC do you mean Israel's CSC or the other country's CSC? I'm flashing the newest build from the UK with the November 1 security patch which was build in November, but the Israeli build was built in August and has the August security patch. Could that cause a problem?
Say I filled the UK BL, AP and CP with ISRAEL's CSC (not HOME_CSC), what are the chances for a HARD brick?
Thanks again
EDIT:
If it matters, these are the links for the builds I'm hoping to use:
UK: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/113229/G930FXXS1BPK6_G930FH3G1BPI1_H3G/
Israel: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/89793/G930FXXU1BPH6_G930FOJK1BPH2_ILO/
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The UK firmware you link here is a carrier specific Hutchison 3G firmware and should not be used unless this is your operator. I would suspect that mixing the files is risky.
It seems that there are two versions of Trinidad and Tobago's firmware that you've mentioned in your earlier post, specifically TTT and EON
Are both compatible? Is there another, unbranded firmware that I can get with the November 1 security patch? I'm gonna be using the phone in Israel and my current baseband ends with BPH1
Thanks again
obongo said:
I don't mind tripping KNOX
Thanks
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XEF France neverlocked .......
obongo said:
Thanks for the replies, by CSC do you mean Israel's CSC or the other country's CSC? I'm flashing the newest build from the UK with the November 1 security patch which was build in November, but the Israeli build was built in August and has the August security patch. Could that cause a problem?
Say I filled the UK BL, AP and CP with ISRAEL's CSC (not HOME_CSC), what are the chances for a HARD brick?
Thanks again
EDIT:
If it matters, these are the links for the builds I'm hoping to use:
UK: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/113229/G930FXXS1BPK6_G930FH3G1BPI1_H3G/
Israel: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/89793/G930FXXU1BPH6_G930FOJK1BPH2_ILO/
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Hi mate
You can use any CSC with any firmware you want ( check the first link i gave you) what i meant about CSC is for example you live in Israel but you have a UK csc , the phone will work fine , but if there is any specific service from you carrier ( Israel ) that depends that you have an Israeli csc i will not work ...because you have a UK csc
obongo said:
It seems that there are two versions of Trinidad and Tobago's firmware that you've mentioned in your earlier post, specifically TTT and EON
Are both compatible? Is there another, unbranded firmware that I can get with the November 1 security patch? I'm gonna be using the phone in Israel and my current baseband ends with BPH1
Thanks again
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I didn't mean that you should flash the Trinidad and Tobago firmware, I just commented on the post saying that the firmware that has the most users was updated first. I think that you should use the firmware that best suits your operator. And if you decide to switch, do not mix files, use all files in the package you flash, and do not use Home_CSC.
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You MUST use the csc that comes with the firmware package. The csc file contains info on the layout for how the firmware files are going to be organized. You should not mix files from different packages. It is only when you are flashing a newer version of the same region firmware that you can use the Home_CSC file. The Home_CSC file do not contain the instructions for how Odin shall re-partition the system as this is not needed in that case. This is why config and data is not wiped and the phone is not factory reset when using the Home_CSC.
The CSC file must be used when you switch region since the layout in memory is different for different regions.
So you see you will always lose configuration and data and have to do a factory reset upon CSC switching. No way around this I'm afraid!
On the risks of hard brick when mixing files I have no clue. If you are adventurous you could try, otherwise do not try!
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The UK firmware you link here is a carrier specific Hutchison 3G firmware and should not be used unless this is your operator. I would suspect that mixing the files is risky.
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I didn't mean that you should flash the Trinidad and Tobago firmware, I just commented on the post saying that the firmware that has the most users was updated first. I think that you should use the firmware that best suits your operator. And if you decide to switch, do not mix files, use all files in the package you flash, and do not use Home_CSC.
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Hi mate
You can use any CSC with any firmware you want ( check the first link i gave you) what i meant about CSC is for example you live in Israel but you have a UK csc , the phone will work fine , but if there is any specific service from you carrier ( Israel ) that depends that you have an Israeli csc i will not work ...because you have a UK csc
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Ahh I see. I'm gonna go ahead and try to flash the H3G firmware then, will update with results
It worked, but the H3G ROM is heavily bloated
Is there a way to restore the original Samsung boot animation? Also, how do I make it mount the system read/write?
obongo said:
It worked, but the H3G ROM is heavily bloated
Is there a way to restore the original Samsung boot animation? Also, how do I make it mount the system read/write?
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What you want is not possible without root access. You need to go to other parts of this forum to do research on how to root your phone and install custom roms.
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What you want is not possible without root access. You need to go to other parts of this forum to do research on how to root your phone and install custom roms.
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Already rooted of course, however even with su enabled I can't write to /system
I also tried to switch the boot animation with substratom and it didn't work, are there other apps/ways that are known to work? I just want the stock Samsung logo back (or anything that doesn't have a site address on it lol). I'm not eager to give root access to everything that claims to be able to change your boot anim, and Google brought up nothing
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I've managed to get rid of the H3G boot and shutdown animations by going to /system/media/ and removing *.qmg, then going to /system/media/video/shutdown/ and removing shutdown.qmg
Do this at your own risk, it won't restore the original Marshmallow animation but it will PROBABLY make your device stay on the "powered by Android" logo instead of going to the carrier boot animation
Hello,
I am new to this site so sorry if I'm doing something wrong. My Dad recently somehow (soft?) bricked his S7. Sometimes it gets to the lock screen, but then completely freezes after a few seconds and it has to be forced off. Other times it has given me a black screen with the error:
Bootloader exception
[ RST_STAT = 0x1000000 ]
Exception: do_handler_sync: UNKNOWN(esr: 0x2000000)
! @ @ @ @ D @
pc : 0x8f000a00 lr: 0x8f000048 sp: 0x0206f (cut off here)
'
And other times it has frozen at the boot screen and the screen has become pixelated.
So, after trying Kies (useless), waiting 24 hours and attempting to connect it to adb and fastboot (which I presume isn't really possible), I have resorted to using Odin to flash TWRP 3 onto the phone. However, when I try to flash the .tar (twrp-3.0.0-0-herolte.img.tar and also the latest one), no matter what USB port or cable or PC I use, it always goes straight to "NAND Write Start!!" and goes no further.
Any help would be appreciated as my Dad needs his phone back ASAP.
Thanks.
Side Note: I'm flashing it so I can recover his data, then I'm going to flash the factory firmware onto it.
MCSulphate said:
Hello,
I am new to this site so sorry if I'm doing something wrong. My Dad recently somehow (soft?) bricked his S7. Sometimes it gets to the lock screen, but then completely freezes after a few seconds and it has to be forced off. Other times it has given me a black screen with the error:
Bootloader exception
[ RST_STAT = 0x1000000 ]
Exception: do_handler_sync: UNKNOWN(esr: 0x2000000)
! @ @ @ @ D @
pc : 0x8f000a00 lr: 0x8f000048 sp: 0x0206f (cut off here)
'
And other times it has frozen at the boot screen and the screen has become pixelated.
So, after trying Kies (useless), waiting 24 hours and attempting to connect it to adb and fastboot (which I presume isn't really possible), I have resorted to using Odin to flash TWRP 3 onto the phone. However, when I try to flash the .tar (twrp-3.0.0-0-herolte.img.tar and also the latest one), no matter what USB port or cable or PC I use, it always goes straight to "NAND Write Start!!" and goes no further.
Any help would be appreciated as my Dad needs his phone back ASAP.
Thanks.
Side Note: I'm flashing it so I can recover his data, then I'm going to flash the factory firmware onto it.
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Hi mate
First what s7 model do you have?
Make sure you are using the latest odin?
oding settings?
flash same or newer firmware on the phone
What files are flashing?
Check this thread is a nice guide for flashing stock firmware
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Hi mate
First what s7 model do you have?
Make sure you are using the latest odin?
oding settings?
flash same or newer firmware on the phone
What files are flashing?
Check this thread is a nice guide for flashing stock firmware
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Hey.
I can't check the model as the phone is bricked. All I know is there are only two versions and I'm pretty sure it's not Korea. I'm not flashing any firmware, because I want to get his data off the phone and I'm pretty sure flashing firmware will erase user data. Just trying to get TWRP onto the phone. Odin settings: F. Reset Time ticked, nothing else. Odin version: Odin 3 v3.09. Flashing the .img.tar file as specified in my post.
Thanks.
MCSulphate said:
Hey.
I can't check the model as the phone is bricked. All I know is there are only two versions and I'm pretty sure it's not Korea. I'm not flashing any firmware, because I want to get his data off the phone and I'm pretty sure flashing firmware will erase user data. Just trying to get TWRP onto the phone. Odin settings: F. Reset Time ticked, nothing else. Odin version: Odin 3 v3.09. Flashing the .img.tar file as specified in my post.
Thanks.
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hi mate
there are more than two versions of S7...... how you know you are flashing the right image? at least you know if you have an Exynos version?
If the phone is bricked how you plan to recover the data the recovery alone may not give you access to the rest of the system and with a custom rom you may have to wipe ( format) the data partition to get access to it ( to disable samsung encryption)
there is a newer odin 3.12.3 try that
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hi mate
there are more than two versions of S7...... how you know you are flashing the right image? at least you know if you have an Exynos version?
If the phone is bricked how you plan to recover the data the recovery alone may not give you access to the rest of the system and with a custom rom you may have to wipe ( format) the data partition to get access to it ( to disable samsung encryption)
there is a newer odin 3.12.3 try that
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All I know is that this is shown when I boot into recovery:
Android Recovery
MMB29K.G930FXXU1BPHJ
samsung/heroltexx/herolte
6.0.1/MMB29K/G930FXXU1BPHJ
user/release-keys
I don't know if that helps at all. In terms of recovering the data, the site I'm following instructions from says there is a Mount > USB Storage option in TWRP, which is why I am doing it.
Thanks
MCSulphate said:
All I know is that this is shown when I boot into recovery:
Android Recovery
MMB29K.G930FXXU1BPHJ
samsung/heroltexx/herolte
6.0.1/MMB29K/G930FXXU1BPHJ
user/release-keys
I don't know if that helps at all. In terms of recovering the data, the site I'm following instructions from says there is a Mount > USB Storage option in TWRP, which is why I am doing it.
Thanks
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Hi mate
Yes , you have a G930F (Exynos) the TWRP image you were using seem right , regarding this , if you install TWRP in order to access the System /data where all the user apps , info, pictures , mail , configurations ..... is you need to format it , that partition is encrypted only Samsung can access it , TWRP does not support it unless you disable it by formatting it ( AKA erasing everything), mount the phone as USB device it may give access to some partition but it will not give you access to the System/ data ( unless you had formated it before)
If you knew what was the phone CSC you could flash a stock firmware without loosing anything, you use home_csc instead of CSC
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Yes , you have a G930F (Exynos) the TWRP image you were using seem right , regarding this , if you install TWRP in order to access the System /data where all the user apps , info, pictures , mail , configurations ..... is you need to format it , that partition is encrypted only Samsung can access it , TWRP does not support it unless you disable it by formatting it ( AKA erasing everything), mount the phone as USB device it may give access to some partition but it will not give you access to the System/ data ( unless you had formated it before)
If you knew what was the phone CSC you could flash a stock firmware without loosing anything, you use home_csc instead of CSC
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Ah ok. So there's no way for me to get the data off it without knowing the CSC?
MCSulphate said:
Ah ok. So there's no way for me to get the data off it without knowing the CSC?
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Not that i know, can you boot at all? if so install this app
Open it and under the CSC code tab it will tell you the active CSC ( country code)
Which country are you from, Netherlands ?
MAX 404 said:
Not that i know, can you boot at all? if so install this app
Open it and under the CSC code tab it will tell you the active CSC ( country code)
Which country are you from, Netherlands ?
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I'm from England. Can't boot to anything apart from recovery and download mode.
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I'm from England. Can't boot to anything apart from recovery and download mode.
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Ok , and the phone you got it from an specific carrier? or it was unbranded ( no carrier specific)
MAX 404 said:
Ok , and the phone you got it from an specific carrier? or it was unbranded ( no carrier specific)
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Specific carrier, EE.
MCSulphate said:
Specific carrier, EE.
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Ok mate.......
based on what you showed me, this should be the firmware installed on your phone, only BTU , XEU and EE had a BPHJ firmware in UK
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/95186/G930FXXU1BPHJ_G930FEVR1BPH1_EVR/
is up to you ..... there should be safe almost 100% sure you should not lose any data.....but there is always a chance
Download firmware from the above link , extract ( un rar , use winrar 7zip) 5 files from the zip file , should be AP, BL, CP, CSC and home_csc , DO NOT USE CSC use all the other 4 files and flash them with Odin ( use the latest download link in the next link i will give you) with the same home_csc as is on your phone there should not be a factory reset .....all data is preserved........hopefully we have it
Follow instructions on this thread read post 1 and 2
MAX 404 said:
Ok mate.......
based on what you showed me, this should be the firmware installed on your phone, only BTU , XEU and EE had a BPHJ firmware in UK
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/95186/G930FXXU1BPHJ_G930FEVR1BPH1_EVR/
is up to you ..... there should be safe almost 100% sure you should not lose any data.....but there is always a chance
Download firmware from the above link , extract ( un rar , use winrar 7zip) 5 files from the zip file , should be AP, BL, CP, CSC and home_csc , DO NOT USE CSC use all the other 4 files and flash them with Odin ( use the latest download link in the next link i will give you) with the same home_csc as is on your phone there should not be a factory reset .....all data is preserved........hopefully we have it
Follow instructions on this thread read post 1 and 2
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Alright, thank you very much for your active support. A few questions, obviously I cannot activate PIN in Secure Startup, will that affect anything? Also which slot do I put the HOME_CSC in? What exactly is the HOME_CSC?
Thanks again.
EDIT: Oh and also should I download the firmware from the thread to be safe and just replace the HOME_CSC? Or is the linked firmware 100% fine?
MCSulphate said:
Alright, thank you very much for your active support. A few questions, obviously I cannot activate PIN in Secure Startup, will that affect anything? Also which slot do I put the HOME_CSC in? What exactly is the HOME_CSC?
Thanks again.
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Anytime mate
Your father did not have any pin or password set up before? if that is so use this password default_password when asked for
home_csc goes in the CSC slot in Odin , Country Specific Code it has specific information and or configuration for special services offered by your carrier plus determines when you get an OTA , when you change CSC you have to factory reset if you keep the same CSC ( home_csc) is not mandatory
MAX 404 said:
Anytime mate
Your father did not have any pin or password set up before? if that is so use this password default_password when asked for
home_csc goes in the CSC slot in Odin , Country Specific Code it has specific information and or configuration for special services offered by your carrier plus determines when you get an OTA , when you change CSC you have to factory reset if you keep the same CSC ( home_csc) is not mandatory
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Thank you so much for your help I'm waiting 2 hours for the firmware to download because of free account speed restrictions. I'll update this post when I've tried it.
Wish me luck!
MCSulphate said:
Alright, thank you very much for your active support. A few questions, obviously I cannot activate PIN in Secure Startup, will that affect anything? Also which slot do I put the HOME_CSC in? What exactly is the HOME_CSC?
Thanks again.
EDIT: Oh and also should I download the firmware from the thread to be safe and just replace the HOME_CSC? Or is the linked firmware 100% fine?
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EDIT: Oh and also should I download the firmware from the thread to be safe and just replace the HOME_CSC? Or is the linked firmware 100% fine?
Download the firmware from sammobile ( first link) extract the 5 files as i told , then you you have two options
1 Extract files ( sammobile) , use the home_csc ( plus the other 4) from them and flash with odin
2 Extract files ( sammobile) save home_csc , go to the second link ( guide) download the firmware from there BUT use the home _csc file you saved ( extracted) from the firmware from sammobile , this is key to not lose any data
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MCSulphate said:
Thank you so much for your help I'm waiting 2 hours for the firmware to download because of free account speed restrictions. I'll update this post when I've tried it.
Wish me luck!
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fingers cross !!!
MAX 404 said:
EDIT: Oh and also should I download the firmware from the thread to be safe and just replace the HOME_CSC? Or is the linked firmware 100% fine?
Download the firmware from sammobile ( first link) extract the 5 files as i told , then you you have two options
1 Extract files ( sammobile) , use the home_csc ( plus the other 4) from them and flash with odin
2 Extract files ( sammobile) save home_csc , go to the second link ( guide) download the firmware from there BUT use the home _csc file you saved ( extracted) from the firmware from sammobile , this is key to not lose any data
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fingers cross !!!
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Hey.
So I downloaded the firmware from the site, flashed it using Odin, it flashed successfully, but I'm still getting the same issue. Won't boot up at all :/ is it more likely in this case to be hard bricked?
MCSulphate said:
Hey.
So I downloaded the firmware from the site, flashed it using Odin, it flashed successfully, but I'm still getting the same issue. Won't boot up at all :/ is it more likely in this case to be hard bricked?
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hey mate
Sorry to hear that , try something else , see if you can boot in safe mode
1. Power off the phone by holding down the power button for a few seconds.
2. Press and hold the power button until the Galaxy logo appears on screen.
3. Press and hold the volume down button and release the power button.
4. Hold volume down until the phone has fully booted.
5. You should see ‘Safe mode’ in the bottom left of the screen.
if that does not work my last oftion woul be a factory reset before of thinking on a hardware problem.....
Hey guys,
Been a while since i've done any flashing of ROMs and memory has gone to mush entirely on the subject so have a couple of questions... I'm looking to flash the UK 7.0 BTU rom on my New Zealand carrier branded handset because carriers here suck and take For Ever to push updates.
Basically I'm wanting to know if i'll have any issues like my csc getting messed with, or knox tripping and voiding my warranty and upsetting apps, and do I need to worry about the Modem?
Thanks
I did it the day it came out and no issues. I flashed the BTU rom with the standard CSC and everything works fine. I did not flash the HOME_CSC.
Knox not tripped and working fine for me.
theclaytons said:
I did it the day it came out and no issues. I flashed the BTU rom with the standard CSC and everything works fine. I did not flash the HOME_CSC.
Knox not tripped and working fine for me.
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Cool thanks! I'm just waiting for the rom to finish downloading then will be flashing
theclaytons said:
I did it the day it came out and no issues. I flashed the BTU rom with the standard CSC and everything works fine. I did not flash the HOME_CSC.
Knox not tripped and working fine for me.
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OH! Do I need to change OEM Unlock in the Developer options?
m2geek said:
OH! Do I need to change OEM Unlock in the Developer options?
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Hi
When flashing official stock firmware is not necessary
MAX 404 said:
Hi
When flashing official stock firmware is not necessary
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Ok thanks!
So i'm flashing the BL, AP, and CP files yes? Do I need to flash the CSC as well?
m2geek said:
Ok thanks!
So i'm flashing the BL, AP, and CP files yes? Do I need to flash the CSC as well?
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Hi
Well , if you use CSC you will factory reset you phone and you will set it to the default csc in the flashed rom..... you could use the home_csc from the latest available stock rom from your carrier in your country ( or whichever cscs your phone has) that way you will not factory reset your phone...BUT as you are using a home_csc from a 6.0.1 into a 7.01 rom there may be some issues ...some carrier specific options may be lost..
Check this thread post #2
MAX 404 said:
Hi
Well , if you use CSC you will factory reset you phone and you will set it to the default csc in the flashed rom..... you could use the home_csc from the latest available stock rom from your carrier in your country ( or whichever cscs your phone has) that way you will not factory reset your phone...BUT as you are using a home_csc from a 6.0.1 into a 7.01 rom there may be some issues ...some carrier specific options may be lost..
Check this thread post #2
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Just got done flashing and currently restoring all my apps n stuff
Thanks for the help guys!
m2geek said:
Just got done flashing and currently restoring all my apps n stuff
Thanks for the help guys!
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Great news..
What did you do , CSC or home_csc??
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Great news..
What did you do , CSC or home_csc??
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I used the csc rather than home_csc
m2geek said:
I used the csc rather than home_csc
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that was my choice also....
I was wondering if we can flash T-mobile firmware on note 10+ unlock version.
I remember 8 series it was doable without any issue. Anyone had this done so far ?
I loaded TMO on my unlocked Note 10+ . no issues for me.
Where did you downloaded tmobile firmware? Can u see video call features?
gotojanoo said:
I was wondering if we can flash T-mobile firmware on note 10+ unlock version.
I remember 8 series it was doable without any issue. Anyone had this done so far ?
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I flashed T-Mobile firmware on my Note10, the day I got my phone on the 21st
SamFirm, its an app that I use on my PC
Video call, Advanced messaging, VoLTE and WiFi calling work
gotojanoo said:
Where did you downloaded tmobile firmware? Can u see video call features?
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I got mine from Sammobile but it is also posted in other forum here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10/how-to/n970u-n970u1-firmware-links-t3957705
Charkatak said:
I flashed T-Mobile firmware on my Note10, the day I got my phone on the 21st
SamFirm, its an app that I use on my PC
Video call, Advanced messaging, VoLTE and WiFi calling work
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flashing t mobile firmware delete all current data on phone?
gotojanoo said:
flashing t mobile firmware delete all current data on phone?
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If you use home csc file during flashing, it shouldn't delete data. I personally use regular csc file which resets the phone. Since you are flashing a bit different firmware I would suggest you to use regular CSC file so it would wipe the device. Use Samsung backup from your phone, to back everything up, including homescreen, your settings, your apps and so on
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If you use home csc file during flashing, it shouldn't delete data. I personally use regular csc file which resets the phone. Since you are flashing a bit different firmware I would suggest you to use regular CSC file so it would wipe the device. Use Samsung backup from your phone, to back everything up, including homescreen, your settings, your apps and so on
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I was referring to post someone posted above there is U1(unlock) and U (All other variant) . Is there any T Mobile specific firmware which says TMB or something like that?
gotojanoo said:
I was referring to post someone posted above there is U1(unlock) and U (All other variant) . Is there any T Mobile specific firmware which says TMB or something like that?
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US Unlocked models are U1(XAA code) and carrier versions are U.
So T-Mobile version of Note10 (regular) would be: SM-N970U and CSC(or the region code) is TMB, that is what you could type in the search fields of SamFirm
Charkatak said:
US Unlocked models are U1(XAA code) and carrier versions are U.
So T-Mobile version of Note10 (regular) would be: SM-N970U and CSC(or the region code) is TMB, that is what you could type in the search fields of SamFirm
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Gotcha thanks a lot. Downloading those 2 files . I don't see US listed in counties lol.
gotojanoo said:
Gotcha thanks a lot. Downloading those 2 files .
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2 files? You need full firmware which will have BL, AP, CP, CSC and USER DATA files
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2 files? You need full firmware which will have BL, AP, CP, CSC and USER DATA files
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I dont see that US TMB file listed on sam mobile
Never mind. I found through different search.
gotojanoo said:
I dont see that US TMB file listed on sam mobile
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I have attached SamFirm app for your PC. Open it and type in the model # such as SM-N975U and region which in your case would be TMB and make sure "Auto" is checked, then hit search. I have also attached screenshot how your search term should look like for your Note10+
To make sure, your phone is US unlocked Note10+?
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I have attached SamFirm app for your PC. Open it and type in the model # such as SM-N975U and region which in your case would be TMB and make sure "Auto" is checked, then hit search. I have also attached screenshot how your search term should look like for your Note10+
To make sure, your phone is US unlocked Note10+?
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Yes US unlock note 10 plus
gotojanoo said:
Yes US unlock note 10 plus
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Great. So use the app and screenshot I provided and hope you do have the rest of instructions...
Charkatak said:
Great. So use the app and screenshot I provided and hope you do have the rest of instructions...
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Downloading now and its way faster than sam website. Thanks bud.
Does this looks okay from sam mobile?
Extract the firmware file you just downloaded. You should get 5 files:
AP (System &Recovery)
BL (Bootloader)
CP (Modem / Radio)
CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
HOME_CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.3. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.
gotojanoo said:
Downloading now and its way faster than sam website. Thanks bud.
Does this looks okay from sam mobile?
Extract the firmware file you just downloaded. You should get 5 files:
AP (System &Recovery)
BL (Bootloader)
CP (Modem / Radio)
CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
HOME_CSC_*** (Country / Region / Operator)
Add each file to it's respective field in Odin v3.13.3. Use CSC_*** if you want to do a clean flash or HOME_CSC_*** if you want to keep your apps and data.
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Yeah, after that you would use Odin to flash these files. Your list didn't include USERDATA file. So total should be 5 files when you flash it. I have attached Odin, just unzip where you like
Charkatak said:
Yeah, after that you would use Odin to flash these files. Your list didn't include USERDATA file. So total should be 5 files when you flash it. I have attached Odin, just unzip where you like
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This is what I got those red mark are right? i need to fresh start so I wont use Home CSC as u advise.
gotojanoo said:
This is what I got those red mark are right? i need to fresh start so I wont use Home CSC as u advise.
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If you haven't done it already. - On your phone go to settings>accounts and backup>backup and restore, then do back up
After that is done, turn off your phone. Then press and hold Vol up and down + power button. Release power when you see Samsung Note10... wording on screen. The download mode will ask you if you want to continue, use Vol up to continue
Now into Odin app, you will place each file into the corresponding spot: BL, AP, CP, CSC and USERDATA.
The last step is connect your phone to your PC and in the Odin app you will see under ID: COM(will turn blue)
Now if you are ready, start it If successful, Odin will say pass, I think
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If you haven't done it already. - On your phone go to settings>accounts and backup>backup and restore, then do back up
After that is done, turn off your phone. Then press and hold Vol up and down + power button. Release power when you see Samsung Note10... wording on screen. The download mode will ask you if you want to continue, use Vol up to continue
Now into Odin app, you will place each file into the corresponding spot: BL, AP, CP, CSC and USERDATA.
The last step is connect your phone to your PC and in the Odin app you will see under ID: COM(will turn blue)
Now if you are ready, start it If successful, Odin will say pass, I think
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Its successful. Thanks a lot Bud. Really appreciate. T mobile logo popped up after restart.
I bought the S22 ultra Korean version with KT branding. I really don't like their bloatware.
I downloaded the non-branded Korean firmware (KOO) and also the non-branded US firmware (XAA).
I tried to flash both using Odin but no luck. It continuously shows the "Secure check failed: PIT" error.
What am I missing?
My first priority is to flash the US non-branded firmware. Both of the models are Snapdragon. So, is it possible to do so?(2nd question)
Original Baseband: S908NKSU1AVCH
Downloaded Korean Baseband: S908NKSU1AVCK_S908NOKR1AVCK_KOO
Downloaded USA Baseband: S908U1UEU1AVC8_S908U1OYM1AVC8_XAA
Odin: 3.14.1
update: Finally successfully flashed Korean non-branded firmware. But CSC didn't change. It is still KT branded one. What did I miss?
You have to look for chimeratool or Samkey to change csc.
did you flash the CSC file ? or just the AP
gav83collins said:
did you flash the CSC file ? or just the AP
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I used all the four files (BL, AP, CP, and CSC). I didn't use HOME_CSC, used CSC instead.
yeah i was just checking, i dont know then did you try chimeratool or Samkey
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yeah i was just checking, i dont know then did you try chimeratool or Samkey
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Sorry, I didn't try Samkey or chimeratool. Is it possible to change CSC by flashing the ROM via odin?
well usually, you can choose to just flash the csc on its own, i dont know why its not working without insulting you with questions like "is usb debugging" enabled lol
gav83collins said:
well usually, you can choose to just flash the csc on its own, i dont know why its not working without insulting you with questions like "is usb debugging" enabled lol
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Haha, there is nothing to get insulted about. We, humans, are prone to make silly mistakes. I didn't make this mistake this time maybe.
Checklist:
1. USB debugging enabled
2. Samsung driver reinstalled
3. Downloaded Odin's latest version
4. OEM lock disabled
5. Bootloader lock enabled/disabled (tried both).
I was able to flash the firmware once but didn't change CSC. But don't know why.
Then I tried to flash the firmware again but didn't work. It fails to write. Tried more than 20 times with different configurations but no luck.
have you tried the patched versions of odin ? check my thread "here" for links
Thank you for the patched app. If I used patched Odin, will it trigger Knox?
And can I flash US non-branded firmware to Korean branded phones?
Both are single sim snapdragon phones.
i would assume so, but you know what presumption did......... if its a stock rom i dont think it will trigger knox, aslong as its an unmodified official release firmware you should be ok
ive been out of the game for a while due to the pleasure of her majesty, so wait to see what other people say that have been more current than me
I have tried using patched Odin. But it's stuck at Setup Connection.
the only other thing im thinking is maybe there is an error in the download, back in the day they used to come with md5 checksums, they dont seem to now, how confident are you the download isnt corrupted ? have you tried to extract it to see that it unpacks properly
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the only other thing im thinking is maybe there is an error in the download, back in the day they used to come with md5 checksums, they dont seem to now, how confident are you the download isnt corrupted ? have you tried to extract it to see that it unpacks properly
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Finally, I was able to flash using Odin. The problem was I tried to flash the US version first which returns with PIT error. But then I tried to flash Korean ROM without restarting the phone. Which caused the problem. But if I flash with a fresh start inside download mode, it works fine.
But the pit error problems are still there for the US ROM. Is there any way to flash US ROM on Korean model?
Thanks a lot for all the replies.
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Finally, I was able to flash using Odin. The problem was I tried to flash the US version first which returns with PIT error. But then I tried to flash Korean ROM without restarting the phone. Which caused the problem. But if I flash with a fresh start inside download mode, it works fine.
But the pit error problems are still there for the US ROM. Is there any way to flash US ROM on Korean model?
Thanks a lot for all the replies.
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ive only ever owned australian and uk devices, so i couldnt tell you with any certainty, but one would assume if its the same chipset / processor the region of the rom shouldnt make any difference
Yes, I assumed that too. But seems like Samsung added some extra layer of security for different pit files. I tried many ways to flash US firmware. But, it always says "Secure check fail: pit".
Hope someone can crack that. Thanks a lot for your kind replies.
However, I was able to flash KOO ROM a few times but it didn't change the CSC. My phone still remained KT branded.
I tried to cleared cache and did factory reset before booting and after flashing, but no luck.