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Hello.
Im trying to get back to 5.1.1 but Odin gives me FAIL everytime.
What should i do?
When during the flash odin give you fail?
Try to flash THIS firmware. It won't fail;
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/63682/G920FXXU3QOLH_G920FNEE3QOL2_NEE/
It's interesting to me. Has anyone tried?. Thank you.
Hi
May I please ask why you want to go back to 5.1.1 ?
The reason is, i have 5.1.1 and i am thinking of upgrading ,but if the feedback is result then i'd rather stay on Lollipop.
Thanks and sorry for my bad english
Because it was better with me in LP and because MM missing dozens of settings and functions that were present before.
forumber2 said:
Try to flash THIS firmware. It won't fail;
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Does if matter if my model number is different? I live in the US and Verizon is my carrier, will this effect any of that if I flash it onto my phone?
Dreamfall31 said:
Does if matter if my model number is different? I live in the US and Verizon is my carrier, will this effect any of that if I flash it onto my phone?
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Yeah, it matters.
What's your phone's model number?
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Yeah, it matters.
What's your phone's model number?
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SM-G920V
I've tried the firmwares on SamMobile for 5.1.1 and 5.0.2 that are listed under my model number, every time I try to flash it with odin3 it comes up as a fail.
Dreamfall31 said:
SM-G920V
I've tried the firmwares on SamMobile for 5.1.1 and 5.0.2 that are listed under my model number, every time I try to flash it with odin3 it comes up as a fail.
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Verizon prevents downgrade on their bootloader.
You can't downgrade it, like iOS devices.
forumber2 said:
Verizon prevents downgrade on their bootloader.
You can't downgrade it, like iOS devices.
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Ah that sucks...I dislike Verizon quite a bit.
LamBor68
I need to downgrade g920f XXV from 6.0.1 to 5.1.1, i try flash odin, but it is fail. help me! all everyone
faurionutz said:
Downgrade isn't possible anymore, even if you could it will brick your phone
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thank you
faurionutz said:
Downgrade isn't possible anymore, even if you could it will brick your phone
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Shut up. It is possible. I do it all the time. Just download the last 5.1.1 firmware below the 6.0.1 from sammobile and you are good to go.
faurionutz said:
If you don't read news then you will brick soon some phones
Trimis de pe al meu SM-G920F folosind Tapatalk
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But it doesn't happen to me!
you can bypass or disable the security policies and then do the downgrade?
Thank you
Can anyone help me downgrade g920i 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 without flashing stock or without losing my data.?
AmazingAura01 said:
But it doesn't happen to me!
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That pretty much depends on the version of the phone, for example Vodafone phones have a custom bootloader, so it can't be easily modified, and even if you successfully flashed another bootloader, most probably you'd trip knox, in the best case, or brick the phone... Bootloaders are always very tricky...
I'm not sure of the model number in that case, I think it's G920F/25F (S6/S6 Edge).
In my case I have a G925i, and would love to know if it can be downgraded from Android 6... I don't have the latest patch yet, I didn't want to install it because I want to eventually root this phone without tripping the blessed knox thing.... I recall that PingPongRoot can root the phone without tripping knox, but I'm not sure of the android version that it works with.
Sprokyshark said:
Can anyone help me downgrade g920i 6.0.1 to 5.1.1 without flashing stock or without losing my data.?
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There shouldn't be, not as far as the User Data is, as long as you don't wipe the /data/media partition, which shouldn't be the case when you flash stock FW. What is lost however, is the applications, those are lost along with their internal data, like SMS, Contacts (if stored on the phone), MMS, Whatsapp chats (recent ones at least if you didn't backup the latest chats), email app (if you use the stock one), saved games (if local), etc.
so what is the solution?
Yeah man I figured it out. I'm back on 5.1.1 now when I was on my s3 flashing stock would erase the whole internal storage. And coz s6 doesn't have an SD card I thot my internal would be wiped
i have a galaxy s6 (SM-G920F)and it failed in an update and got stuck in a bootloop,i tried reflashing stock rom (6.0.1),ive tried smartswitch but nothing is working I cant get into recovery either,when I tried reflashing stock rom with odin it came up with sw rev check fail device 5 binary 4,any ideas what this means? as far as I can tell its a bootloader problem
god1980 said:
i have a galaxy s6 (SM-G920F)and it failed in an update and got stuck in a bootloop,i tried reflashing stock rom (6.0.1),ive tried smartswitch but nothing is working I cant get into recovery either,when I tried reflashing stock rom with odin it came up with sw rev check fail device 5 binary 4,any ideas what this means? as far as I can tell its a bootloader problem
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Use smartswitch emergency recovery , samsung have put in place some issues with the Bootloader, moreso if you're on a newer bootloader then you cannot install a firmware which has a lower bootloader
sofir786 said:
Use smartswitch emergency recovery , samsung have put in place some issues with the Bootloader, moreso if you're on a newer bootloader then you cannot install a firmware which has a lower bootloader
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ive tried smartswitch and it just says SM-G920F does not support initialization please contact customer services
same problem here, any luck finding a solution?
god1980 said:
ive tried smartswitch and it just says SM-G920F does not support initialization please contact customer services
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When you downloaded your firmware for odin, was it the very newest update? Or an old one, I've noticed some older firmwares fail to flash due to being on a newer bootloader
bogdanserban said:
same problem here, any luck finding a solution?
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I have same issue, all the stock software out there seem to be dated where can I new stock firmware? I have Samsung S 6 from tmobile SM-G920T1.
This is my problem:
device: galaxy s6 edge tmobile
system status: custom
sw rev. check fail. device:5, binary: 2
what should I do?
i solved same problem. Just flash full nougat 7.0 via odin, don't flash MM 6.0.1.
rezstrk said:
i solved same problem. Just flash full nougat 7.0 via odin, don't flash MM 6.0.1.
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from where to download?
dohcvtec said:
from where to download?
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here! have fun!
For 920F
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0b2ginGifb-U2VzdUtzRmJTYm8/view
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here! have fun!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0b2ginGifb-U2VzdUtzRmJTYm8/view
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thanks. I'll get back to you and let you know what happened. thanks again!
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thanks. I'll get back to you and let you know what happened. thanks again!
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I also had the same issue on SW REV DEVICE 5 BINARY 4
I downloaded the Nougat 7.0 United Kingdom/Ireland and flashed using Odin and now my S6 is up and running. You can try it too.
I had tried other versions with no success.
Do you know wjere I can find Nougat for s6 edge, USA T-Mobile? Thanks
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Do you know wjere I can find Nougat for s6 edge, USA T-Mobile? Thanks
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Yo, did you get it fixed? My phone for tmobile cant get passed flashing
vandres1975 said:
Yo, did you get it fixed? My phone for tmobile cant get passed flashing
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Hey, nope. Didn't manage to get passed it. Nothing so far. Really looking for some help on that issue but no luck so far. If I come up with a solution, I will post it here.
Dang that sucks, idk what I'm going to do to unbrick it.
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Hey, nope. Didn't manage to get passed it. Nothing so far. Really looking for some help on that issue but no luck so far. If I come up with a solution, I will post it here.
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Hey, so I have the bootloader problem too and I think we have to wait for the nougat update for the type of phone you have. I have a galaxy s6 tmobile so I think I have to get nougat and flash that when it comes out for tmobile. You have to do the same I think but for now Im gonna send it to samsung and act dumb. Hopefully maybe they fix it and send it back. Do you think they will accept my phone though? It was rooted and had nemesis rom. for nougat port from s7 edge. Also current binary is: Samsung Official. System Status is: Custom. They can see knox is tripped since the counter is void: 1.
vandres1975 said:
Hey, so I have the bootloader problem too and I think we have to wait for the nougat update for the type of phone you have. I have a galaxy s6 tmobile so I think I have to get nougat and flash that when it comes out for tmobile. You have to do the same I think but for now Im gonna send it to samsung and act dumb. Hopefully maybe they fix it and send it back. Do you think they will accept my phone though? It was rooted and had nemesis rom. for nougat port from s7 edge. Also current binary is: Samsung Official. System Status is: Custom. They can see knox is tripped since the counter is void: 1.
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Hey, it depends if you have warranty on the phone or not. If you have warranty, it will not cover your expenses because it's void after unlocking bootloader and rooting. If you don't have warranty and you are paying them anyways, they should have no trouble accepting it. Who would deny taking money. I hope they can fix it for you and I'm sorry we couldn't figure out how to. What you said about Nougat is true. I have checked that information as well. There is no Nougat for TMobile yet. We just have to wait. Again, in the mean time if I fix it, I will post my solution here.
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Hey, it depends if you have warranty on the phone or not. If you have warranty, it will not cover your expenses because it's void after unlocking bootloader and rooting. If you don't have warranty and you are paying them anyways, they should have no trouble accepting it. Who would deny taking money. I hope they can fix it for you and I'm sorry we couldn't figure out how to. What you said about Nougat is true. I have checked that information as well. There is no Nougat for TMobile yet. We just have to wait. Again, in the mean time if I fix it, I will post my solution here.
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Alright.
dohcvtec said:
Do you know wjere I can find Nougat for s6 edge, USA T-Mobile? Thanks
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Try the first one from the top from here http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=sm+g920t&exact=1
with Odin v3.12.3
I have a G930A on AT&T (although I think the "A" at the end signifies that) with rooted Nougat. Unfortunately it is extremely laggy, and I am wanting to downgrade from rooted Nougat to rooted Marshmallow (I really don't want to lose root). Is there a way that this can be done? There's a lot of stuff (ROMS, Kernals, etcetera) out there for the Exynos processor, but virtually nothing for Snapdragon. That's super depressing.
Chaos Residue said:
I have a G930A on AT&T (although I think the "A" at the end signifies that) with rooted Nougat. Unfortunately it is extremely laggy, and I am wanting to downgrade from rooted Nougat to rooted Marshmallow (I really don't want to lose root). Is there a way that this can be done? There's a lot of stuff (ROMS, Kernals, etcetera) out there for the Exynos processor, but virtually nothing for Snapdragon. That's super depressing.
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Its better to just flash the u firmware if you want mm less bloat
miko12312 said:
Its better to just flash the u firmware if you want mm less bloat
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after being on Nougat? How does one downgrade?
Must be the version previosuly before n , what varient are u using
miko12312 said:
Must be the version previosuly before n , what varient are u using
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7.0 QD2..ive tried everything from the firs 6.0 build on up to the last before nougat. both the G930A and G930U versions. ****load of downloading n waiting and endless odin fails. maybe if i root, and fine a rom thats mm?
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7.0 QD2..ive tried everything from the firs 6.0 build on up to the last before nougat. both the G930A and G930U versions. ****load of downloading n waiting and endless odin fails. maybe if i root, and fine a rom thats mm?
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I havent downgraded from qd2 maybe the bootloader was changed if it was then no going back , but it should be qc1 update before the qd2 use android file host and you need to downgrade using the correct firmware for that firmware your already on switching varient firmware wont work i got stuck like u
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I havent downgraded from qd2 maybe the bootloader was changed if it was then no going back , but it should be qc1 update before the qd2 use android file host and you need to downgrade using the correct firmware for that firmware your already on switching varient firmware wont work i got stuck like u
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Root has nothing to do with downgrading ,also maybe on how your downloading the files its best to use a computer to download as android will only let u download up to 2gb files before it messes them up which varient firmware are u on now and what is ypur originating varient as mine is sprint and had to flash sprint to get to the u firmware
Aye, you can always downgrade using ODIN and Samsung's stock firmware files, although they take super long to complete downloading since the speed is capped -.-.
I'm pretty sure the bootloader did change. I will try going to QC1. Maybe i need to go back in steps?
How can i downgrade qc1 to pl6 or mm , ive been able.to downgrade all n firmware but not not back to mm it fails saying pit file error
Revontheus said:
Aye, you can always downgrade using ODIN and Samsung's stock firmware files, although they take super long to complete downloading since the speed is capped -.-.
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90 minutes from SamMobile this morning.
How??? I tried their website once, told me I had to pay or something to get the full download speed, otherwise it would just be capped at around 100 kbps for me *sigh*
SamMobile Alternative
Revontheus said:
How??? I tried their website once, told me I had to pay or something to get the full download speed, otherwise it would just be capped at around 100 kbps for me *sigh*
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updato.com has the same range of firmware that SamMobile has - however, this year they are running a special on high-speed downloads. No registration required, either. Input your model number, download at high speed, profit. (They support download managers, too.)
When I try to downgrade my bootloader I keep getting "sw rev check fail device 2 binary 1" anyone know a way around this?
JeffG79 said:
When I try to downgrade my bootloader I keep getting "sw rev check fail device 2 binary 1" anyone know a way around this?
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I am having the same issue trying to downgrade my Tab S2 (SM-T719Y). "sw rev check fail device 2 binary 1"
Has not anyone found a way around this yet???
Yt2...
Relayers said:
90 minutes from SamMobile this morning.
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Use this instead, downloads from Samsung's servers directly. https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
nvm doesn't work with older firmwares I'm on dumb
Hi guys,
yesterday I made update of Renovate ROM like other days. First of all I updated new firmware (G950FXXU1AQG5) and restarted to recovery (via TRWP) again to make rom update. BUT...after firmware update my loved S8+ didnt reboot to recovery but freeze on Samsung LOGO. And now I can only start DOWNLOAD mode. There is no way to go to RECOVERY. No reaction on hotkeys, ADB command line doesnt work too...there is no way how to start RECOVERY mode.
I tried DOWNLOAD mode and ODIN to make firmware uploads again but ALWAYS Odin say <ID:0/007> FAIL! (DeviceInfo). So doesnt matter if I had try to upload firmware or complet stock rom or only BL and CL always ODIN give me error.
Please is there somebody who can help me with this terrible situation. I need my phone for everyday work....
Thanks 2 All
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Hi guys,
yesterday I made update of Renovate ROM like other days. First of all I updated new firmware (G950FXXU1AQG5) and restarted to recovery (via TRWP) again to make rom update. BUT...after firmware update my loved S8+ didnt reboot to recovery but freeze on Samsung LOGO. And now I can only start DOWNLOAD mode. There is no way to go to RECOVERY. No reaction on hotkeys, ADB command line doesnt work too...there is no way how to start RECOVERY mode.
I tried DOWNLOAD mode and ODIN to make firmware uploads again but ALWAYS Odin say <ID:0/007> FAIL! (DeviceInfo). So doesnt matter if I had try to upload firmware or complet stock rom or only BL and CL always ODIN give me error.
Please is there somebody who can help me with this terrible situation. I need my phone for everyday work....
Thanks 2 All
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Read this thread it might help ?
Read OP Post #1
Good luck
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/help/stuck-bootloop-flashing-aqg5-fix-t3636857
I'm no expert so take this as tip/question.
Are you using the latest Odin 3.12.3? http://odindownload.com/SamsungOdin/
You can download the bootloader AQF7 from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195911671
Possible your tar/md5 is corrupt?
TWRP will be updated to work as soon as Samsung release the kernel source so that it can be updated to work. No ETA unfortunately
Flash a custom "Kernel"!
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Hi guys,
yesterday I made update of Renovate ROM like other days. First of all I updated new firmware (G950FXXU1AQG5)
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AQG5 isnt support yet, so phone dont start again like bootloop
download the old Bootloader : BL_G950FXXU1AQF7
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195911673
maybe CL : modem CP_G950FXXU1AQF7
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195911675
flash it over Odin , than restart the phone.
good luck
The new update locks the Exynos bootloader! Don't flash the new Bootloader!
B3501 said:
The new update locks the Exynos bootloader! Don't flash the new Bootloader!
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Same question as the other thread....where did you this information from?
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, S7 edge or S6
force70 said:
Same question as the other thread....where did you this information from?
sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, S7 edge or S6
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=73084829
The best we can hope for is that its just enhanced security that can be overcome with the new sources when released. The worst outcome is they've locked the BL and its unlockable like the Snapdragon version which means we'll be stuck on the current BL and will be unable to install new updates that need a new BL.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=73084829
The best we can hope for is that its just enhanced security that can be overcome with the new sources when released. The worst outcome is they've locked the BL and its unlockable like the Snapdragon version which means we'll be stuck on the current BL and will be unable to install new updates that need a new BL.
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Well considering that we can downgrade back to the previous BL....we know its not locked. Common sense really.
no need to start posting all over the board the BL is locked unless you have proof of it 100%.
force70 said:
Well considering that we can downgrade back to the previous BL....we know its not locked. Common sense really.
no need to start posting all over the board the BL is locked unless you have proof of it 100%.
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You can't downgrade unless you button mash which is most likely a bug. It's pretty obvious Samsung are trying to stop bootloader unlocking on the Exynos.
Batfink33 said:
You can't downgrade unless you button mash which is most likely a bug. It's pretty obvious Samsung are trying to stop bootloader unlocking on the Exynos.
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Im not sure what you mean exactly...i was talking about simply flashing the previous BL in Odin which people are doing.
And the exynos bootloaders do not and have never required unlocking because they are not locked to begin with.
Further to that this isnt the first time samsung pushed an update that broke twrp and root...its happened lots of times on sammy devices over the years... they will get it fixed no doubt.
Now that's not to say that they arent trying to prevent us from modding our devices...and it may happen at some point that the exynos does get locked...time will tell
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Im not sure what you mean exactly...i was talking about simply flashing the previous BL in Odin which people are doing.
And the exynos bootloaders do not and have never required unlocking because they are not locked to begin with.
Further to that this isnt the first time samsung pushed an update that broke twrp and root...its happened lots of times on sammy devices over the years... they will get it fixed no doubt.
Now that's not to say that they arent trying to prevent us from modding our devices...and it may happen at some point that the exynos does get locked...time will tell
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It would ruin a lot of peoples phones if they did lock the Exynos versions and would be a very shady move.
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It would ruin a lot of peoples phones if they did lock the Exynos versions and would be a very shady move.
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Damn straight it would...No one loves sammy phones more than me but if they do that i wont buy another sammy device.
hey, bricked my samsung galaxy s8 after doing the 9.0 firmware and downloaded magisk witouth turning off encryption so i'm stuck on a screen where it tells me to use the emergancy recovery function in smart switch.
dont know what to do anymore since i cant seem to find the recovery code and i have never used smart switch.
samsung galaxy s8+ (SM-G955F)
cheers
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/firmware-stock-galaxy-s8-sm-g955f-8-0-t3866217
Stallern said:
hey, bricked my samsung galaxy s8 after doing the 9.0 firmware and downloaded magisk witouth turning off encryption so i'm stuck on a screen where it tells me to use the emergancy recovery function in smart switch.
dont know what to do anymore since i cant seem to find the recovery code and i have never used smart switch.
samsung galaxy s8+ (SM-G955F)
cheers
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update.
were able to get into twrp again by flashing a cp file i had with odin (Tfw don't even know what the cp file does) but gonna try to install a custom rom even tho i want stock
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thanks, gonna take a look
Stallern said:
hey, bricked my samsung galaxy s8 after doing the 9.0 firmware and downloaded magisk witouth turning off encryption so i'm stuck on a screen where it tells me to use the emergancy recovery function in smart switch.
dont know what to do anymore since i cant seem to find the recovery code and i have never used smart switch.
samsung galaxy s8+ (SM-G955F)
cheers
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What do you mean by 9.0 firmware ?
Stickrundude said:
What do you mean by 9.0 firmware ?
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did the 9.0 update or what it was, and flashed magisk ontop of that witouth removing the encryption
Stallern said:
did the 9.0 update or what it was, and flashed magisk ontop of that witouth removing the encryption
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but we never got the 9.0 update
Stickrundude said:
but we never got the 9.0 update
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isn't the latest update the 9.0 ?
anyway, did the latest update. trying to recover with the firmware files i have but think they are too old so don't know where to get the newest to use with odin since i get an error when i try to flash. rev something bootloader and so on with all files
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isn't the latest update the 9.0 ?
anyway, did the latest update. trying to recover with the firmware files i have but think they are too old so don't know where to get the newest to use with odin since i get an error when i try to flash. rev something bootloader and so on with all files
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Check Sammobile.com Firmware section
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Check Sammobile.com Firmware section
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got it working after reinstalling odin. but thanks for the suggestion