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model different to firmware

Hey All,
Just bought a second hand s6 g920 and the back of the phone says g920F but the software on it says G920p. How can this even happen and how can i fix it?
i'd rather have g920F firmware as that is the international one and has more xda community support.
thanks in advance

Same problem... can anyone help?

Starhannes said:
Hey All,
Just bought a second hand s6 g920 and the back of the phone says g920F but the software on it says G920p. How can this even happen and how can i fix it?
i'd rather have g920F firmware as that is the international one and has more xda community support.
thanks in advance
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DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE OF SM-G920F from sammobile.com and flash it thorugh odian. it is quite easy.

most likely the previous owner has damaged the phone and back glass was replaced.

Put phone in download mode anf check the model number (it cannot be changed ).. Its easy .. Just use a little your brain...

rajaumar77 said:
DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE OF SM-G920F from sammobile.com and flash it thorugh odian. it is quite easy.
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No! Odin won't flash any non G920P firmware. Flash fails when i try to use SM-G920F

Starhannes said:
No! Odin won't flash any non G920P firmware. Flash fails when i try to use SM-G920F
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when you start phone in download moder, look on top there will be written model no of your phone. check this is original model of you phone. may be you phone board has been changed.

well... flashed stock g920p firmware through odin, it boots quite fine but with changed imei (it shows s5 when i search imei online... network/data works fine)... g920f firmware flash fails.... also samsung s/n is 000000... restoring efs also doesnt help... flashed back to the software with which it came.. imei back to g920f... s/n still 00000... bootloader g920p... recovery g920p... kernel g920p... baseband g920f... build g920f... anyone???

From the US and have a SM-G920I

just recently bought a SM-G920I which is an international version of the S6, India to be exact. but i have this through a local carrier in my area. i dont know what is been done to it, but i tried updating through OTA and it prompted me that the OS have been altered, i did notice superuser installed when i bought this phone. note: that i purchased this phone at a place where phones get fixed and traded. so i'm really not sure what has been done to it, by pervious owner or cell service provider.
but it does say "seandroid is not locked" or something like that when phone is being booted and it's at the boot logo
i wonder if i can just flash it back to original stock state and not have any issues?

Those red letters are because the rooted procedure has maybe change kernel.
If you download a fresh firmware for 920i like TTT for instance or the very same from India you will not have any problem though maybe the Knox is already triped
Try flashing a new firmware and perform a factory reset after . That way you won't have any trouble
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

chubutnet said:
Those red letters are because the rooted procedure has maybe change kernel.
If you download a fresh firmware for 920i like TTT for instance or the very same from India you will not have any problem though maybe the Knox is already triped
Try flashing a new firmware and perform a factory reset after . That way you won't have any trouble
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
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okay thanks, reason why i was asking is because theres a bug with power button, after 5 to 10 minutes the power button wont turn the screen on or off and right now i cant get into "download mode" goes straight to the recovery, any thoughts?....

1st G920i is not International version. The International model is G920f. Secondly, you have been cheated with a rooted phone. If you are not into custom roms etc. Suggest to return it. As rooted phones have issues with Doze on MM.
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chubutnet said:
Those red letters are because the rooted procedure has maybe change kernel.
If you download a fresh firmware for 920i like TTT for instance or the very same from India you will not have any problem though maybe the Knox is already triped
Try flashing a new firmware and perform a factory reset after . That way you won't have any trouble
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
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omeryounos said:
1st G920i is not International version. The International model is G920f. Secondly, you have been cheated with a rooted phone. If you are not into custom roms etc. Suggest to return it. As rooted phones have issues with Doze on MM.
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international or not, and i don't mind having a rooted a phone, but i do have a problem with not being able to shut the screen on or off with the power button, and also the home button is acting the same as the power botton
ive downloaded the proper firmware for SM-G920I and Obin but nothins is happening, it says fail, because it connect to "com(4) port" something like that

Check if the recovery let's you reboot the phone in download mode. Then you can flash the firmware through Odin.
Once you have all installed you can try downloading an app to lock the screen directly from the app widget
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

help me about galaxy s4

hi
i have galaxy s4 i want to flash it
but
i dont know my model because
in setting and under battery show gt-i9505
and in download mode show sph-720t
so im confused witch frimware is valid for my phone

hey
does your phone turn on?
which android version are you using if it does?
why do you need to know what you asked for?
explain maybe i can further help you.
are you using verizon or at&t phone? (probably not since you said it's i19505)

Dan-Ruckz said:
does your phone turn on?
which android version are you using if it does?
why do you need to know what you asked for?
explain maybe i can further help you.
are you using verizon or at&t phone? (probably not since you said it's i19505)
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yes its turn on im on 5.0.1 stock rom
i want to know right model to download right frimware

very simple, go to settings, and scroll down to where it says about phone or info or something, then click software info, and you can find everything there. it is probably i9505.

dan-ruckz said:
very simple, go to settings, and scroll down to where it says about phone or info or something, then click software info, and you can find everything there. It is probably i9505.
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yes but in odin mode show sph-720t not gt-i9505
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ok your firmware is sprint, what Odin showing is the correct one, search for cwm for sph-720t.
DO NOT FLASH ROM VIA ODIN, flash new cwm or twrp recovery, then flash new rom through recovery. your firmware is most likely sph-720t which is sprint

dan-ruckz said:
ok your firmware is sprint, what odin showing is the correct one, search for cwm for sph-720t.
Do not flash rom via odin, flash new cwm or twrp recovery, then flash new rom through recovery. Your firmware is most likely sph-720t which is sprint
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can get it back to gt-i9505 because my phone is gt-i9505

is your phone carrier locked, or is it unlocked?

Dan-Ruckz said:
is your phone carrier locked, or is it unlocked?
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i think is unlock because any sim card work and i leave in algeria not in us

your phone might not be original, because if you bought it in Algeria it should be the international version, basically i think it is the sprint version, if Odin says so, you should look for your sprint firmware, but also for android 5.0.1

Dan-Ruckz said:
your phone might not be original, because if you bought it in Algeria it should be the international version, basically i think it is the sprint version, if Odin says so, you should look for your sprint firmware, but also for android 5.0.1
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it is original i know that
can i flash boot loader for gt-9505
then flash full frimware
i think say in odin that beacuse old owner flash it with sph-720t bootloeader

I think you can, but i am not sure. im sorry but i cant know certainly, try to google it and see, i think you can but not 100% sure

I need help verifing if my phone is original and I need to find the firmware

first of all sorry for my bad English.
so I bought this samsung galaxy s7 : "SM-G930FZAAFG"
box said it was made in Vietnam but when I check my IMEI in the net it said this :
G930F Galaxy S7 (SM-G930K)
SIM card size: Nano Sim
and when tried to find the right firmware I found this :
KTC - South Korea - KT South Korea - G930KKKU2ERJ1_G930KKTC2ERJ1_KTC
I installed it and all but only one sim is detected as if the other one dose not exist at all .
but when I bough the phone both sim's were working and the phone has two slots
I am trying to find the right firmware for this phone
plz help me I tried everything
btw can I share my IMEI number ?

What is the model # shown in download mode?
IMEI in the phone matches the IMEI on the box?

audit13 said:
What is the model # shown in download mode?
IMEI in the phone matches the IMEI on the box?
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this is the model in the download mode : sm-g930k
but I did't find sm-g930k for duos
and yes the IMEI matches the one in the box

zitno said:
this is the model in the download mode : sm-g930k
but I did't find sm-g930k for duos
and yes the IMEI matches the one in the box
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The model # shown in download mode is the model # for the motherboard in the phone.
Looks like the sm-930k does not support dual sim: https://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930k/specs/3319
Why did you flash different firmware?

audit13 said:
The model # shown in download mode is the model # for the motherboard in the phone.
Looks like the sm-930k does not support dual sim: https://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-sm-g930k/specs/3319
Why did you flash different firmware?
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the sound of the speaker was bad so I thought it I flash it, it may get better :/ and the phone was having a problems when I call someone the audio was bad

zitno said:
the sound of the speaker was bad so I thought it I flash it, it may get better :/ and the phone was having a problems when I call someone the audio was bad
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How is the sound now?

audit13 said:
How is the sound now?
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still the same

Both sim slots could be used at the same time?
Sounds like the phone may have been put together using different parts.
The 930F and 930k are not the same phone.

audit13 said:
Both sim slots could be used at the same time?
Sounds like the phone may have been put together using different parts.
The 930F and 930k are not the same phone.
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yea I think so too :/
we I am gonna return it but if I can find firmware that makes both sim slots work so I can return it working as it was
any idea how I can do that ?

zitno said:
yea I think so too :/
we I am gonna return it but if I can find firmware that makes both sim slots work so I can return it working as it was
any idea how I can do that ?
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Unfortunately, Odin will not let you cross-flash bootloaders or ROMs. Cross-flashing may even brick the phone.
I recommend returning the phone as soon as possible.

audit13 said:
Unfortunately, Odin will not let you cross-flash bootloaders or ROMs. Cross-flashing may even brick the phone.
I recommend returning the phone as soon as possible.
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thanks mate your reply's where very helpful
I will do that .. it's my only option

I searched and it seems to me that they were installing a custom rom !
becouse I did install a custom rom and it worked fine before flashing the phone with the SM-G930K

so I will install this one :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/development/rom-superstoc-rom-v1-0-aroma-t3496520

Good luck. Please report back with your results.
Thanks.

- Update -
I just installed TWRP for SM-G930F :
twrp-3.2.3-0-herolte
and then I add the the custom rom :
SuperMan-Rom SM-G930F V3.0.1_O_Final
and now everything is working fine even the sound and duel sim is working too

if we recap on this phone on the back of the phone it said SM-G930FD
and in Samsung download mode is said : SM-G930K
and on the operation system I am using a custom rom that said SM-G930K

by the way I am stuck with the TWRP can I flash back only the stock bootloader ?

zitno said:
by the way I am stuck with the TWRP can I flash back only the stock bootloader ?
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You can but changing only the bootloader may cause problems with the installed ROM.
You should only install bootloaders that are meant for the phone model number that is shown on the download screen. Never try to downgrade the bootloader to an earlier version because this may cause additional problems that include bricking the phone.

How can i know my s7 stock rom version? Mobile not opening

hello
my s7 flat showed a problem and didnt start
i tried to reset not solwed
i tried to install stock rom g930f german or turkey
odin fail allways or stuck not doing anything
i installed twrp
i wiped and formatted
and installed some different custom roms
so it is in booting
i want to install stock rom
is there a problem in rom version?
there are many s7 roms
how can i know which version i need to install?
there is g930f and g935
so what will i do?
PLEASE HELP

osmanoca said:
hello
my s7 flat showed a problem and didnt start
i tried to reset not solwed
i tried to install stock rom g930f german or turkey
odin fail allways or stuck not doing anything
i installed twrp
i wiped and formatted
and installed some different custom roms
so it is in booting
i want to install stock rom
is there a problem in rom version?
there are many s7 roms
how can i know which version i need to install?
there is g930f and g935
so what will i do?
PLEASE HELP
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What is your model number?
What country/region are you using the device in? What carrier network is the device being used on?
You can't use g930f and g935, you can only use one of them and it has to be the same as the model number of your device, you can't use firmware from a different model number.
You need to find the newest firmware for your specific model number for your specific country/region/carrier.
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Droidriven said:
What is your model number?
What country/region are you using the device in? What carrier network is the device being used on?
You can't use g930f and g935, you can only use one of them and it has to be the same as the model number of your device, you can't use firmware from a different model number.
You need to find the newest firmware for your specific model number for your specific country/region/carrier.
Sent from my SM-S767VL using Tapatalk
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ok i go to sammobiles firmwares
and i searched for galaxy s7 and turkey
i found many versions
one of them is this
https://sfirmware.com/downloads-file/142428/SM-G930F_1_20200316165830_5yqv647xim_fac
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FILE SIZE 2.47 GiB
MODEL Samsung SM-G930F
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Oreo 8.0.0
PDA/AP VERSION G930FXXS8ETCA
CSC VERSION G930FOJV8ETCA
MODEM/CP VERSION G930FXXS8ETCA
REGION TUR
COUNTRY Turkey
DESCRIPTION Turkcell, Vodafone, AVEA
HASH 80c64433c63e61ff6557f9c5d11cd54a
Read more at: https://sfirmware.com/downloads-file/142428/SM-G930F_1_20200316165830_5yqv647xim_fac
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but all of them are fail in odin.
i select 4 files and click starts
it shows fail after 3 seconds as
Nand writes start
Single download
shoot.bin
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fail