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Note Edge Rooting Problems Australia

I am having issues trying to root my Galaxy Note Edge with the following build number:
N915GXXS1DPK2
It has Marshmallow 6.0.1 installed. I try to flash CF root via Odin and it gets to what I think is the last step and fails. I have read a few people saying on other sites that the bootloader needs to be unlocked for it to work and others make no mention of it. I have attempted it several times and have tried using various USB ports but to no avail. Would it be easier trying to flash another ROM in order for it to work and if so, what would I use?
All help would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere

By the look of it, you got a stock rom, wich provider do you have? I have Telstra for a while now and newer had a locked boot loader,
I'm not sure about the other providers but I believe there BL are not locked either...
to get root on your phone, the best way is, install a custom recovery (preferable TWRP) with Odin, and then flash the latest super su

hingerl said:
By the look of it, you got a stock rom, wich provider do you have? I have Telstra for a while now and newer had a locked boot loader,
I'm not sure about the other providers but I believe there BL are not locked either...
to get root on your phone, the best way is, install a custom recovery (preferable TWRP) with Odin, and then flash the latest super su
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Yeh I have looked into that but cant seem to locate the right TWRP Flash file. Odin wont recognise ones I have found. Am on Optus

bradles73au said:
Yeh I have looked into that but cant seem to locate the right TWRP Flash file. Odin wont recognise ones I have found. Am on Optus
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this one worked for me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/development/twrp-915fy-915tmo-moment-t3129459
look for your variant, G, get the tar file, not the zip file, if you have problems with the latest version, try V3.0

HELP!! Custom Binary Blocked by FRP

Hi
I tried to change my firmware by flashing a stock firmware from the STOCK FIRMWARE thread.
I got an error msg saying Custom Binary Blocked by FRP and I am not able to boot up now.
Before you ask me
The phone's model is G955-F (it is network locked to 3IE)
I have tried to restore using smasung smart switch it gives me the same error
I have tried used odin to restore the stock firmware which was in device before.
Can someone please help me?

rishab_s said:
Hi
I tried to change my firmware by flashing a stock firmware from the STOCK FIRMWARE thread.
I got an error msg saying Custom Binary Blocked by FRP and I am not able to boot up now.
Before you ask me
The phone's model is G955-F (it is network locked to 3IE)
I have tried to restore using smasung smart switch it gives me the same error
I have tried used odin to restore the stock firmware which was in device before.
Can someone please help me?
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That's probably because you hadn't unlocked your bootloader. The Odin restore method will work, I have done it myself, make sure you select all of the files required in Odin. Sammobile have the 3IE firmware, get version G955FXXU1AQDD

daveuk87 said:
That's probably because you hadn't unlocked your bootloader. The Odin restore method will work, I have done it myself, make sure you select all of the files required in Odin. Sammobile have the 3IE firmware, get version G955FXXU1AQDD
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I have already tried that.

rishab_s said:
I have already tried that.
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This could sound like a really dumb suggestion but remove your google account and retry. Could it be the factory reset protection?
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I returned it, will be getting a refund and will buy another one

I have the exact same problem with my SM-G955F
It has FRP lock on it
It originally could boot up, but then the google screen would ask for a password
I then went to try and flash TWRP on it which did not work
I then tryed to install the samsung stock firmware for android 8.0.0 which brings up "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked by FRP Lock"
I dont know the password, so could not enter one
I only have access to the Download screen on the phone
Flashed AP "AP_G955FXXU1CRB7_CL12993656_QB17006520_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar.md5"
ON PHONE SCREEN IN DOWNLOAD MODE: KERNEL REV. CHECK FAIL. DEVICE:11, BINARY:1
What can i do to remedy this ?

Downgrade Android 8 to 7 - Binary 3?

Hello,
I am attempting to downgrade from Android 8 to 7 on Galaxy S7. When I attempt to flash the old firmware I get the error 'Device 3 - Binary 2'. Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this yet?

DannySB1 said:
Hello,
I am attempting to downgrade from Android 8 to 7 on Galaxy S7. When I attempt to flash the old firmware I get the error 'Device 3 - Binary 2'. Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this yet?
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Odin will not let you flashback to a previous boot loader version, you have to do it through TWRP. So either flash the nougat firmware with TWRP first or any nougat based rom, then flash nougat via odin which will remove root and TWRP.

cooltt said:
Odin will not let you flashback to a previous boot loader version, you have to do it through TWRP. So either flash the nougat firmware with TWRP first or any nougat based rom, then flash nougat via odin which will remove root and TWRP.
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Are there any instructions for this?
Will secure apps (Banking etc) work again after removing root?

I was under the impression you could via Odin if OEM unlock was enabled, without needing TWRP or root. https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-downgrade-android-oreo-8-0-t3821495
edit: As for banking, if you go root then flash back to stock you should have no issues. Even if you stay root, things like Magisk will hide root status from apps and pass safetynet. Your biggest issue would be the loss of Knox, which voids warranty and breaks some Samsung apps.

Beanvee7 said:
I was under the impression you could via Odin if OEM unlock was enabled, without needing TWRP or root. https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-downgrade-android-oreo-8-0-t3821495
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It is not possible as per some of the replies to that thread. I spent a few hours playing TWRP yesterday and it was not possible either.

DannySB1 said:
It is not possible as per some of the replies to that thread. I spent a few hours playing TWRP yesterday and it was not possible either.
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Ok so listen, it can be done as i said but it's not easy. The choice you have of course before attempting this is to just install a android 7 custom ROM? many nougat ROMs are just stock with the bloatware removed and the boot-loader version isn't checked during flash.
Here's another way to go back, i can't guarantee it will work though i haven't tried it on an S7.
Downgrade to an older firmware with an older bootloader even if one keeps the newer bootloader on his device.
So what's how's it done?
Download the firmware file (.tar) which you want to downgrade to and open it with an archiver application (7zip). Extracts all the files to a folder and repacks them again in a .tar file but leaving every file out which ends in .bin (e.g. sboot.bin etc.). This .tar file can now be flashed like any other firmware file via Odin and it should run through it without any problems.
Hope this helps.

plz tell me how to downgrade i upgraded my phone to oreo now there's no network i need to downgrade back to marshmellow i also installed marshmellow but it stuck on samsung bootloop plz help me

Bipnbarsha said:
plz tell me how to downgrade i upgraded my phone to oreo now there's no network i need to downgrade back to marshmellow i also installed marshmellow but it stuck on samsung bootloop plz help me
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What device? What firmware? What Rom?

S7 edge on oreo and stock rom my network was working fine on marshmellow but after oreo update my mobile network not working unfortunatly my binary has been updated before update i back up everything with twrp but now when i restore using twrp my phone stuck on samsung logo plz help mee

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cooltt said:
Ok so listen, it can be done as i said but it's not easy. The choice you have of course before attempting this is to just install a android 7 custom ROM? many nougat ROMs are just stock with the bloatware removed and the boot-loader version isn't checked during flash.
Here's another way to go back, i can't guarantee it will work though i haven't tried it on an S7.
Downgrade to an older firmware with an older bootloader even if one keeps the newer bootloader on his device.
So what's how's it done?
Download the firmware file (.tar) which you want to downgrade to and open it with an archiver application (7zip). Extracts all the files to a folder and repacks them again in a .tar file but leaving every file out which ends in .bin (e.g. sboot.bin etc.). This .tar file can now be flashed like any other firmware file via Odin and it should run through it without any problems.
Hope this helps.
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Hey man, can you please explain this better ? Im using a galaxy s7 edge, but my firmware doesnt have a TAR file. there are 4 .md5 files (AP,BL,CP,CSC) that are flashable through odin. I want to downgrade bootloader

laurentiudll said:
Hey man, can you please explain this better ? Im using a galaxy s7 edge, but my firmware doesnt have a TAR file. there are 4 .md5 files (AP,BL,CP,CSC) that are flashable through odin. I want to downgrade bootloader
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Hello that method no longer works, you can't downgrade anymore

cooltt said:
Hello that method no longer works, you can't downgrade anymore
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I can downgrade to 14.1 Lineage OS.
Edit: There is no way do downgrade the official firmware

Samsung galaxy Tab A7 CF stuck in odin mode.

Hello,
I have a Tab A SM t285, that I tried to root using cf autoroot. The process didn't work and now the device shows "There was an error while updating software. Use emergency recovery from smart switch software". But the smart switch emergency recovery is not detecting my device. I also forgot to enable OEM unlocking. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

pAcMaN0 said:
Hello,
I have a Tab A SM t285, that I tried to root using cf autoroot. The process didn't work and now the device shows "There was an error while updating software. Use emergency recovery from smart switch software". But the smart switch emergency recovery is not detecting my device. I also forgot to enable OEM unlocking. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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If you know exactly which version of stock firmware was on the device before you did this, find a copy of that version stock firmware then flash the stock firmware via Odin. You dont have to be in download mode, Odin can flash the firmware while the device is booted into the "encountered an issue" screen, I've done it many times.
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Droidriven said:
If you know exactly which version of stock firmware was on the device before you did this, find a copy of that version stock firmware then flash the stock firmware via Odin. You dont have to be in download mode, Odin can flash the firmware while the device is booted into the "encountered an issue" screen, I've done it many times.
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Does it have to be the exact same version of firmware? I have downloaded the latest version but I'm not sure which version I had earlier.

pAcMaN0 said:
Does it have to be the exact same version of firmware? I have downloaded the latest version but I'm not sure which version I had earlier.
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It has to be the version you had or anything newer, it can't be anything older than what you had. That is all.
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It says custom recovery blocked by frp lock.
Is there a way to disable frp lock?

pAcMaN0 said:
It says custom recovery blocked by frp lock.
Is there a way to disable frp lock?
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It says that when you flash the full stock firmware?
Find a combination firmware for your specific model number. Do a Google search for:
"Combination firmware for (your specific model number)"
Find a combination firmware that has the same Binary version as the firmware that you downloaded or at least a Binary version that is 1 number lower than the firmware that you downloaded. As long as the combination firmware has a binary that is equal to or newer than what was on the device before this happened and at the same time lower than or equal to the binary of the firmware that you downloaded, it will work.
You can find the binary version by looking at the 5th character counting backward from the right end of the firmware build number.
Flash the combination firmware, let it boot, when it boots to system, open system settings and enable developer options then find the OEM unlock setting and enable it. Then enable USB debugging. Then find and disable the Google "find my device" setting, then power off the device. Then boot the device into stock recovery and use the options to factory reset the device then wipe the cache partition.
Then, power the device off and boot into download mode and try flashing the full stock firmware.
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Thank you so much @Droidriven. I was able to Boot into combination firmware and I hope I can flash stock without any further problems after enabling OEM unlock.

I'm facing one more problem. In factory binary mode I'm not finding an OEM unlock option in developer options.

pAcMaN0 said:
I'm facing one more problem. In factory binary mode I'm not finding an OEM unlock option in developer options.
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It isn't "required", you can try flashing the full stock firmware. If you signed into the combination firmware with your email address, go to system settings and remove your account before flashing the firmware. That should prevent FRP from blocking you again.
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Am I able to flash the U firmware on this Verizon Firmware?

Hello! I was trying to figure out if there was a way to remove the bloatware from this phone, without a root. I might not be able to since my build number is G930VVRSBCTC1, which is the B bootloader. If there is, or you need more info, please notify me. Thank you

TheVideoEffect said:
Hello! I was trying to figure out if there was a way to remove the bloatware from this phone, without a root. I might not be able to since my build number is G930VVRSBCTC1, which is the B bootloader. If there is, or you need more info, please notify me. Thank you
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The issue with the B bootloader has to do with rooting, not with flashing unbranded firmware through Odin. You just need the correct U firmware and Odin.

You might also need the patched Odin, I can't recall which models require it but some do for flashing from carrier to non-carrier software. Try normal Odin first and if it gives a mismatch error then use patched Odin.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572

Drunkpilot said:
The issue with the B bootloader has to do with rooting, not with flashing unbranded firmware through Odin. You just need the correct U firmware and Odin.
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Well, how would I know which version of the U firmware I would need? Does it need to match my bootloader version?

I'm trying to do the opposite. I have a Verizon S7 that I long ago flashed to the 930U firmware. Now it's being sold, and it will need the 930V firmware. But all of my attempts to flash back to Verizon has failed miserably on every version of Odin I've tried. Not sure where to go next.
To add, I keep getting FAIL! (Auth) errors no matter what I do. I've tried different PCs. Different firmware. Different cables. Nothing.

Some of the firmwares are at different bootloader levels, so if the G930V firmware you're trying to flash is an older bootloader it'll fail. Try flashing everything but BL.
If that doesn't work also try patched Odin as it can bypass some fail messages https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572

Beanvee7 said:
Some of the firmwares are at different bootloader levels, so if the G930V firmware you're trying to flash is an older bootloader it'll fail. Try flashing everything but BL.
If that doesn't work also try patched Odin as it can bypass some fail messages https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
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Im finally getting around to flashing this, as my dumb phone went into the Verizon software error so why not

TheVideoEffect said:
Im finally getting around to flashing this, as my dumb phone went into the Verizon software error so why not
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Alright here we go again. My phone gets stopped when it trys to flash the recovery.img in the AP file...