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First of all, sorry if this has been answered here, I simply can't find a definitive answer for our S6, let me explain better.
As you may know, I'm not a newbie here or in other forums, I've rooted most of my phones (Not this one) and have installed custom roms dozens of times to all of them, BUT, I'm definitely a newbie about what I need here, I'm trying to see if I can change my SM-G920i region from XSA (Australia) to any other one, India in this case. I have read tons of threads and posts and that's what is confusing me, in some threads there are people saying that they did it and is working great, in that same threads there are people saying that they did it but Knox got tripped, there are others that say that the device is soft bricked and others are saying that they have read somewhere that changing the CSC from it's original one may brake future Samsung pay.
So, this phone is paid by my office, they allow me to do what I want to it while I'm able to just put it back as it came from factory, so that means that I can root it if it doesn't trip Knox, that I can install anything while I can simply go back anytime they need me to, and obviously, Samsung pay works when it finally comes. With this in mind, can somebody answer me a couple of questions?
1-) I know it's possible to do it, but is it true that by doing this I'll have Samsung pay issues? I doubt that knox will be tripped if I do it with odin, but besides knox, is there any possibility that Samsung Pay will not work in certain regions (India in this case) and that's why some are saying that it will break it?
2-) If I download the firmware and flash it via Odin, I'm reading that it won't brick the phone is done via Odin, but in worst case scenario I assume that I can always go back to original one and it gets factory reset, am I right?
3-) If I flash it correctly as I expect an it doesn't brick, does this means that it will change PDA and CSC versions all together, that it will basically become a device from the new flashed region? So if I flash the India one to my XSA (Australia) now it will work completely as an India device and should get future OTA like the rest?
Again, sorry if this has been asked and answered but going back a lot of pages here can't give me definitive answer, thanks in advance for those of you kind enough to answer to this.
Flash a G920i ROM via odin other than your own region/country:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920I/
roydok said:
Flash a G920i ROM via odin other than your own region/country:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920I/
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Thanks.
In another thread that I have posted (Brazilian one) I was replied to, so because of that I decided to do it, so far everything is working great as expected. Mine was an Australian baseband (XSA), only thing you I noticed is that when I connect it to Smart Switch app for PC or MAC it will still detects the Original CSC, I was curious about it and installed Phone info apk and it shows correctly the information, both PDA and CSC are now from India but it shows that the Original CSC was XSA (In my case), Firmware's CSC code is INU (India) and Active CSC code it says XSA/INU, so I'm assuming that it's showing multiple CSC.
Does somebody know if having the Active CSC showing XSA/INU causes future OTA issues?
After flashing a ROM its good practice to go to recovery mode and do a full wipe of cache and full reset to change CSC to the default of the ROM you flashed.
roydok said:
After flashing a ROM its good practice to go to recovery mode and do a full wipe of cache and full reset to change CSC to the default of the ROM you flashed.
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Well, in that case I think I will pass for now, as I did a Full wipe cache and Full reset before the Flash but just did a Wipe cache after I flashed it.
The issue is that I basically just finish setting everything back as it was before (about 3 hours and I still haven't set my Contacts Ringtones and Accounts links) so begin again it's a PITA. Once I finish this I'll do a full nandroid backup to have everything as I want, but if I do the Wipe Data/Full Reset and then restore from the Full backup, does this put everything as it was including CSC again? I've been always confused about how deep this restore goes in the system files. Do you know about it?
Thanks.
Try restoring from your backup after the full wipe from recovery. If everything works then you should be ok. Otherwise start from scratch and reinstall everything one by one.
Will try that later today, thanks.
Goodluck.
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Goodluck.
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I tried that and nothing, still the same, then I decided to remove the Re-activation Lock in Find My Mobile settings, and after that and enter to recovery mode, it changed the CSC to India, so for those of you with same issues, remember about Re-activation lock.
Thanks for your help.
Did you have a SIM card inserted when you flashed your ROM with removed reactivation lock?
I had the SIM card on the phone today all the time as I forgot to bring with me the SIM removal tool and didn't have anything to open the Sim card tray, but last night I didn't have the Sim card installed when I flashed the ROM.
So today after I did the Wipe cache Partition and Data and saw that it still had the same issue, I flashed a UK ROM into a SM-G925f that had some African country ROM (have never heard of it before in my life but for the name it sounded like an African country), anyways I did that and everything went great, so that's when I thought what was different between the devices and then I remember that I had turned on the Reactivation lock in my S6 and not in the S6 Edge, so I turned it off, then went to Recovery mode and for my surprise the CSC was already changed without any other reset or anything.
erasat said:
I had the SIM card on the phone today all the time as I forgot to bring with me the SIM removal tool and didn't have anything to open the Sim card tray, but last night I didn't have the Sim card installed when I flashed the ROM.
So today after I did the Wipe cache Partition and Data and saw that it still had the same issue, I flashed a UK ROM into a SM-G925f that had some African country ROM (have never heard of it before in my life but for the name it sounded like an African country), anyways I did that and everything went great, so that's when I thought what was different between the devices and then I remember that I had turned on the Reactivation lock in my S6 and not in the S6 Edge, so I turned it off, then went to Recovery mode and for my surprise the CSC was already changed without any other reset or anything.
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can you post a screen of CSC page of Phone ** info ** just for reference?
I see you said that CSC changed to India, but Active CSC or also Original CSC?
What I mean is that, now I have a S6 which has Original, Active CSC as MRU...I'd like to put a European fw on it since I'm based in Europe (got this Middle East / Africa phone just because Dual sim it's not available in europe) but I'm in doubt if putting an european fw will still show that CSC has changed from original one and maybe OTA updates won't work.
thanks
Changing csc!!!
I succesfully installed a G920I indian INU rom in my device which had a XSA rom but when i go to recovery it still shows as XSA ....How do i change that to INU?
Hi i am using a galaxy s6edge+ and i am really struggling with the region lock. I have tried a few options of the factory full reset changing the Apn's to the ones needed and using different sim cards.when it used to go into emergency mode "h+" now it won't connect to any internet at all. Can i possibly have any basic assistance with the rom and resetting options to change the csc when i do a hard reset the csc says it's 'multi'. what does that mean? Any region unlocking help would be appreciated so much!
Thanks guys
Hi everyone
What's the best way to change my CSC to BTU (from EVR)?
I've done a little research and found the following:
1. Root using PingPong to prevent KNOX trip
2. change CSC using an app (is this available for S6 in the app store?)
3. flash with BTU firmware and unroot
Is any of this possible, is there a better way?
thank you.
Yes, its possible while your still on 5.0.2.
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Yes, its possible while your still on 5.0.2.
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Thanks roydok, whats the best app in the store to make the change as there are so many to choose from?
Also is there a simpler way, or is the way i described it the only option, esp for KNOX trip?
I've seen some other tutorials use the auto cf root way, is that ok to use or does that trip KNOX?
Lastly, if i move to BTU and update to 5.1.1 will i continue to get OTA updates direct from Samsung rather than my carrier?
thank you.
sohail_ahmad said:
Thanks roydok, whats the best app in the store to make the change as there are so many to choose from?
Also is there a simpler way, or is the way i described it the only option, esp for KNOX trip?
I've seen some other tutorials use the auto cf root way, is that ok to use or does that trip KNOX?
Lastly, if i move to BTU and update to 5.1.1 will i continue to get OTA updates direct from Samsung rather than my carrier?
thank you.
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As far as I am aware.. your csc will change by flashing btu... your root obviously be gone too. If you flash 5
1.1 you loose root but you'll gain ota from samsung rather than your carrier. Hope that helps
Skip the rooting and just flash the btu firmware from Odin. That will change your CSC anyway.
I was on vau firmware but changed to xsa using this method.
Just be sure the btu firmware us for the same variant of fallacy s6 as your device (I.e both 920F or whatever you're rocking)
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To get btu system updates going forward you WILL need to factory reset after flashing the btu firmware as your device needs to re-register with that CSC. There might be a way to force it to do that without a factory reset but I dunno how. So perhaps use smart switch or Helium (from app store) to backup whatever is important to you first
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dlotters said:
Skip the rooting and just flash the btu firmware from Odin. That will change your CSC anyway.
I was on vau firmware but changed to xsa using this method.
Just be sure the btu firmware us for the same variant of fallacy s6 as your device (I.e both 920F or whatever you're rocking)
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To get btu system updates going forward you WILL need to factory reset after flashing the btu firmware as your device needs to re-register with that CSC. There might be a way to force it to do that without a factory reset but I dunno how. So perhaps use smart switch or Helium (from app store) to backup whatever is important to you first
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Thanks dlotters, is this safe and won't trip KNOX? and no way of doing it without reset? I'll have to do a Kies and Helium backup before i start.
Which version of Odin should i use?
dlotters said:
Skip the rooting and just flash the btu firmware from Odin. That will change your CSC anyway.
I was on vau firmware but changed to xsa using this method.
Just be sure the btu firmware us for the same variant of fallacy s6 as your device (I.e both 920F or whatever you're rocking)
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To get btu system updates going forward you WILL need to factory reset after flashing the btu firmware as your device needs to re-register with that CSC. There might be a way to force it to do that without a factory reset but I dunno how. So perhaps use smart switch or Helium (from app store) to backup whatever is important to you first
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SSTIWARI's reply in the following post scared me http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ock-rom-via-odin-affect-t3138019#post61992036
His Knox tripped when using a standard BTU ROM from sammobile and flashing via Odin 3.10.6, it sounds risky.
So going back to my original post, would that order of doing seem the safest? Would it even work? Still not sure which app to use to change the CSC.
thanks.
sohail_ahmad said:
SSTIWARI's reply in the following post scared me http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ock-rom-via-odin-affect-t3138019#post61992036
His Knox tripped when using a standard BTU ROM from sammobile and flashing via Odin 3.10.6, it sounds risky.
So going back to my original post, would that order of doing seem the safest? Would it even work? Still not sure which app to use to change the CSC.
thanks.
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Strange. Everything else I've seen on here and other for UK mobile s suggest that flashing stock roms with Odin is safe and doesn't trip Knox. My own experience confirms that also. But I used the xsa firmware as I've the 925I variant so maybe it's different. Seems odd though. What about other people who have flashed btu firmware? Is his an isolated incident?
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dlotters said:
Strange. Everything else I've seen on here and other for UK mobile s suggest that flashing stock roms with Odin is safe and doesn't trip Knox. My own experience confirms that also. But I used the xsa firmware as I've the 925I variant so maybe it's different. Seems odd though. What about other people who have flashed btu firmware? Is his an isolated incident?
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After adding my post, i did a little more research, even watched a few videos of the process from beginning to end and i'm a little more confident. Maybe it was an isolated incident, well hoping so.
Going to run more backups and try it tonight.
Did you still have to use the wipe option? if so what was your method or restore?
I've created another post but haven't had any answers yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/correct-to-restore-s6-types-backups-t3163101
thanks.
sohail_ahmad said:
After adding my post, i did a little more research, even watched a few videos of the process from beginning to end and i'm a little more confident. Maybe it was an isolated incident, well hoping so.
Going to run more backups and try it tonight.
Did you still have to use the wipe option? if so what was your method or restore?
I've created another post but haven't had any answers yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/correct-to-restore-s6-types-backups-t3163101
thanks.
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The reason you have to wipe/factory reset is so that your device registers with Samsung for updates against the new CSC. It was previously registered against the old CSC so won't get update notifications for the new one unless you do. At least, that's what I had to do to get XSA updates pushed to my (previously VAU CSC) phone. It's been confirmed by a number of other users over on whirlpool forums (Australian tech forum).
If there's another way to register the device then I don't know what it is
How did I restore? Well, I used Helium to do the back up of app data and sms's etc, so just restored via helium. Discovered Smart Switch backups afterwards but I've never used it myself so can't comment.
last night i went to sleep with m galaxy s6 g920f STOCK 5.1.1 had a fair amount of battery left in t. When a woke up in the morning my phone was dead i thought the battery would have been consumed . I plugged it in charged it . Now when i try to turn it on it just jo to "samsung Galxy s6" logo ,screen becomes a bit yellowish and the phone restarts same thing is happening again and again.
Now i have tried to reinstall to odin, then going into recovery factory reset cache but same results. anyone please help this phone was running stock os so... i have searchd the web but there are no ways to fix it ...
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any help please !
guys i need your help please
I would suggest you download a ROM from Sammmobile that corresponds to your country and install that via ODIN and if that doesn't work try one from a different country or one tha is unknown (I.E. that doesn't belong to a any country), I softbricked my phone trying to install H3G for UK and for what ever reason it would not install. However...
I downloaded one called BTU and that worked using this app SamFirm. To get my version I installed type the Model number SM-G920F and Region BTU to download, once it has downloaded then decrypt the file by clicking the Decrypt button and unzip the decrypted file and then use ODIN to install that one. Using the SamFirm app downlaods it faster and gets the latest from Samsung as far as I am concerned. Good Luck.
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I would suggest you download a ROM from Sammmobile that corresponds to your country and install that via ODIN and if that doesn't work try one from a different country or one tha is unknown (I.E. that doesn't belong to a any country), I softbricked my phone trying to install H3G for UK and for what ever reason it would not install. However...
I downloaded one called BTU and that worked using this app SamFirm. To get my version I installed type the Model number SM-G920F and Region BTU to download, once it has downloaded then decrypt the file by clicking the Decrypt button and unzip the decrypted file and then use ODIN to install that one. Using the SamFirm app downlaods it faster and gets the latest from Samsung as far as I am concerned. Good Luck.
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Thank you very much for your reply i have tried flashing 6 stock firmwares but to no avail ? Can you suggest anything else ?
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Thank you very much for your reply i have tried flashing 6 stock firmwares but to no avail ? Can you suggest anything else ?
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The only thing I can think of is trying one from your country and trying any other one. You can use the SamFirm software to download different versions, else I think your phone is broken for some unknown reason and you will have to get it fixed under the warranty. Or install the Samsung Smart Switch from samsung and get the firmware installed that way via the Emergency Software and recovery mode, but it will wipe everything and do a factory reset. Also you will need the serial number and model number of your phone.
Hi,
I do have an unlocked version of Samsung Galaxy S7; model SM-G930F(international model), which I brought from Jet.com. I am using T-mobile sim prepaid sim on it.
For the past few weeks its showing problem of re-starting and hangs on Samsung boot screen(first screen with Samsung name and galaxy s7 logo) with blue light on top always on. I tried factory reset, but did not work and happens too often these days. There is no fixed way of getting out of it. Sometimes it works by clearing the cache, at times by logging in on safe mode and rebooting, then at times by charging for a while and turning it on etc...
From looking into the forums and discussion, I have the feeling that its related to bootloop or bricked phone. The only thing left to do is install firmware once again with ODIN. But I am confused on which firmware to download. Can anyone help me with which is the best one to install? Below is the phone details.
AP : G930FXXU1BPLB
CP: G930FXXU1BPJJ
CSC: G930FUUB1BPL4
Any help of this is much appreciated.
you should install all of them, in the order it says,
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you should install all of them, in the order it says,
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OK. But do you have the link to the firmware that I can use? I am not sure from the above information which firmware would be suited for my version of Galaxy S7. Looking for the downloadable firmware.
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OK. But do you have the link to the firmware that I can use? I am not sure from the above information which firmware would be suited for my version of Galaxy S7. Looking for the downloadable firmware.
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Hi mate
You had a Marsmellow firmware you can basically flash any official firmware you want , as long as it belongs to a G930F , pick a country similar or same to where you live
Check here
Get a Nougat firmware they are working fine, follow the intruction in how to flash , pick CSC or home_csc , CSC will factory rest your phone will it leave it like new , if you use home_csc has to be same as the one you have your phone then you will not lose any data
SM - G930F
Thank you!!
I got the file downloaded now. Do I need to select all the AP, BL, CP and CSC on the ODIN software to reset it?
gopikn123 said:
Thank you!!
I got the file downloaded now. Do I need to select all the AP, BL, CP and CSC on the ODIN software to reset it?
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hi
Yes with those 4 files the phone will be clean as new
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Yes with those 4 files the phone will be clean as new
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Today morning again the phone got hanged in the bootscreen. So, I decided to run the ODIN3 with all the 4 files selected. I installed the Samsung drviers and followed all the instruction and run the application with all the 4 files selected. The process showed success in the ODIN3 application. But even after that, the phone is stuck on the bootloader Samsung with Galaxy S7 logo.
Any idea what to do next or how to resolve this issue?
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Today morning again the phone got hanged in the bootscreen. So, I decided to run the ODIN3 with all the 4 files selected. I installed the Samsung drviers and followed all the instruction and run the application with all the 4 files selected. The process showed success in the ODIN3 application. But even after that, the phone is stuck on the bootloader Samsung with Galaxy S7 logo.
Any idea what to do next or how to resolve this issue?
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Hi
Did you use CSC? do a factory reset and flash again
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Did you use CSC? do a factory reset and flash again
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Yes, I did that.
gopikn123 said:
Yes, I did that.
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Did you factory reset from recovery and flashed firmware again?
Perhaps someone can answer a similar question for me? I have the XEU nougat beta firmware, can I flash the BTU final nougat without needing to factory reset?
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Did you factory reset from recovery and flashed firmware again?
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Yes, I tried it again. But didn't work. Now it shows a black screen with the blue light always on.
gopikn123 said:
Yes, I tried it again. But didn't work. Now it shows a black screen with the blue light always on.
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OK.... here is the SAD news.. I gave the phone for repair on a local cellphone shop. They did some testing on it and said its related to software. After trying to fix it with installing software and other fix they called me a while back and said `THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT`.
Not sure what to do with it. Bought this unlocked only 6 months back and its already dead....
Never going for another Galaxy for sure.
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Perhaps someone can answer a similar question for me? I have the XEU nougat beta firmware, can I flash the BTU final nougat without needing to factory reset?
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Yeah, you can do that, but is preferable to do the flash then a factory reset...
After flashing a stock android 7.0 firmware with Odin my phone boots up normally without any problems, however it doesnt detect my network.
The firmware I used was from argentina, which is not my country but uses the same 4g bands so i figured it wouldnt matter.
is there a way to fix this? or i just have to flash to my old firmware (which I totally forgot which one was it).
I would appreaciate any help, Im a novice when it comes to this stuff.
back to stock
After the root to the stock firmware, did you a factory reset?
Sometimes it will help after you put your phone back in stock firmware.
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After flashing a stock android 7.0 firmware with Odin my phone boots up normally without any problems, however it doesnt detect my network.
The firmware I used was from argentina, which is not my country but uses the same 4g bands so i figured it wouldnt matter.
is there a way to fix this? or i just have to flash to my old firmware (which I totally forgot which one was it).
I would appreaciate any help, Im a novice when it comes to this stuff.
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Call your provider and ask them to reprovision your device on their end. That helps often.