OK so I have a galaxy A530W and it was working normally this morning perfectly fine on the regular stock ROM and when I went back to my phone later it was showing some weird stuff with a blue background a white android guy and it said something updating 100% then it turned off and whenever I try to turn it on or get to recovery it says kernel rev check failed device 8 binary 7 I really don't know what to do can someone help me? Pls
xda411 said:
OK so I have a galaxy A530W and it was working normally this morning perfectly fine on the regular stock ROM and when I went back to my phone later it was showing some weird stuff with a blue background a white android guy and it said something updating 100% then it turned off and whenever I try to turn it on or get to recovery it says kernel rev check failed device 8 binary 7 I really don't know what to do can someone help me? Pls
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sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot
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sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot
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Will that wipe data on the phone i really need tk recover it i have the password and gmail account info.
xda411 said:
Will that wipe data on the phone i really need tk recover it i have the password and gmail account info.
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depends on which CSC file you use. HOME_CSC wont factory reset it, CSC will. When you are flashing files in Odin, youll have to load up 4 files into Odin, the .zip files have 5 within them. 2 CSC files and 1 of each of the others. CSC is when you want to drop a nuke, HOME_CSC is when you just need to use C4 instead
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sounds like your device tried to update to an older firmware than what was already on it. Not a huge problem. Just go to www.sammobile.com/firmwares and use either Frija or Samfirm to download the firmware (they bypass the throttled speed that samfirm.com chokes us to death with). The files are huge and if you dont use one of those tools, itll likely take the better part of an hour to download them.
Anyways, once you have that file, unzip it, launch Odin, put your phone in download mode, connect it to your pc and put the proper files in their respective fields in Odin. There will be 2 CSC file types in the firmware package and you can choose whichever one you want, but CSC will factory reset it, HOME_CSC will not factory reset it and itll not wipe all your data. Id use the HOME_CSC first and if it doesnt work, then you will have to resort to the CSC file and start fresh.
lemme know if any of that doesnt make sense or whatnot
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depends on which CSC file you use. HOME_CSC wont factory reset it, CSC will. When you are flashing files in Odin, youll have to load up 4 files into Odin, the .zip files have 5 within them. 2 CSC files and 1 of each of the others. CSC is when you want to drop a nuke, HOME_CSC is when you just need to use C4 instead
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Im really new to this stuff so i have no idea what you said but is it possible if we could use a instant messanger also thank you very much how do i get a csc and flash it and will all the data still be there its encrypted on the sd card and internal i have the password remembered and written down and the storage is close to full i really cant risk losing anything basically what should i do step by step
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Im really new to this stuff so i have no idea what you said but is it possible if we could use a instant messanger also thank you very much how do i get a csc and flash it and will all the data still be there its encrypted on the sd card and internal i have the password remembered and written down and the storage is close to full i really cant risk losing anything basically what should i do step by step
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there is zero way to have zero risk when talking about digital storage.
download this
to download this unzip it and put it in a folder where you can find it
and then download this unzip it and install it. Itll prompt you with a CMD dialog box, just select yes and let it do its thing. Might need to grant admin permissions
and then go get this
put your phone into download mode (power it off, hold volume dn + pwr until it warns you that installing a custom OS can blah blah and tell it to continue)
launch Odin and put the respective files in the 4 respective place holders within Odin making sure that of the two CSC files, that you select HOME_CSC and not CSC.
^^^^^^^ this part is CRITICAL ^^^^^^^^^
once all the 4 files are loaded and ready to go (the HOME_CSC will take a few minutes from the time you select it, which will make you think you did something wrong. You didnt, its over a gig for that file, it takes a bit to load it up) hit start, let it flash and your phone should return from the grave
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there is zero way to have zero risk when talking about digital storage.
download this
to download this unzip it and put it in a folder where you can find it
and then download this unzip it and install it. Itll prompt you with a CMD dialog box, just select yes and let it do its thing. Might need to grant admin permissions
and then go get this
put your phone into download mode (power it off, hold volume dn + pwr until it warns you that installing a custom OS can blah blah and tell it to continue)
launch Odin and put the respective files in the 4 respective place holders within Odin making sure that of the two CSC files, that you select HOME_CSC and not CSC.
^^^^^^^ this part is CRITICAL ^^^^^^^^^
once all the 4 files are loaded and ready to go (the HOME_CSC will take a few minutes from the time you select it, which will make you think you did something wrong. You didnt, its over a gig for that file, it takes a bit to load it up) hit start, let it flash and your phone should return from the grave
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I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness
xda411 said:
I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness
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dude, youre all good. matter of fact, you caught my incorrect link, for which i apologize.
the 4 files are called "bootloader" "CSC" "PDA" and "Phone" (phone could also be CP for "cell phone")
here is the link for the W version https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/g...e/SM-A530W/XAC/download/A530WVLS9CSL1/313555/
cloning your phone is a sure fire way to make sure you dont lose anything, but by flashing the HOME_CSC along with the other files will reinstall Android on your phone but leave all the personal data.
I dont think youll have to put your password in anything in order to clone it, but i dont know on that one. @TheMadScientist what do you think on that one, or the process i laid out in general?
OP, now ya gone and done it!! you made me call in the mad scientist!!
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dude, youre all good. matter of fact, you caught my incorrect link, for which i apologize.
the 4 files are called "bootloader" "CSC" "PDA" and "Phone" (phone could also be CP for "cell phone")
here is the link for the W version https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/g...e/SM-A530W/XAC/download/A530WVLS9CSL1/313555/
cloning your phone is a sure fire way to make sure you dont lose anything, but by flashing the HOME_CSC along with the other files will reinstall Android on your phone but leave all the personal data.
I dont think youll have to put your password in anything in order to clone it, but i dont know on that one. @TheMadScientist what do you think on that one, or the process i laid out in general?
OP, now ya gone and done it!! you made me call in the mad scientist!!
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Should in therory be able to reflash just the bootloader since the error is showing just that. Older than on device amd anti rollback is kicking in. Of you unclick nand erase and just flash the proper bootloader it should boot as before no data touched
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xda411 said:
I feel so dumb right now so the second link takes me to the A530F not the A530W which i have also what are the four respective place holders? And what are the four files called also someone told me i should open up the phone and clone the flash chip so when i do the method you told me it will boot up nornally and all my data will still be there? And i will have to put in my password that i had before is there anyway to backup the entire. Flash chip to the laptop just in case?
Also thank you very much for being patient with my stupidness
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Try flashing just the bootloader in odin only. Unlick nand erase. The 4 files are as follows so ya know
CSC (Consumer Software Customization): It is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and APN setting.PIT (Partition Information Table):You only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout.BL (Bootloader):*As its name implies, this option is used to flash the Bootloader of the device.AP (Application Processor or PDA):Android.CP (Core Processor):*We call it Modem.
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As a last note. Your device has a bit 8 bootloader and whatever was flashed is bit 7. Thats that error
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Should in therory be able to reflash just the bootloader since the error is showing just that. Older than on device amd anti rollback is kicking in. Of you unclick nand erase and just flash the proper bootloader it should boot as before no data touched
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Try flashing just the bootloader in odin only. Unlick nand erase. The 4 files are as follows so ya know
CSC (Consumer Software Customization): It is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and APN setting.PIT (Partition Information Table):You only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout.BL (Bootloader):*As its name implies, this option is used to flash the Bootloader of the device.AP (Application Processor or PDA):Android.CP (Core Processor):*We call it Modem.
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As a last note. Your device has a bit 8 bootloader and whatever was flashed is bit 7. Thats that error
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and this is why we call in the mad scientist. let us know if any of this doesnt make any sense, people learn in vastly different ways and we can explain this differently if needs be.
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and this is why we call in the mad scientist. let us know if any of this doesnt make any sense, people learn in vastly different ways and we can explain this differently if needs be.
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Holy **** thank you so much guys but honestly sorry for being so retarded step by step what should i do?
Im really new to android system and all that so basically even though my storage and sd card are encrypted i can stil access them with the old password? You guys are live savers.
xda411 said:
Holy **** thank you so much guys but honestly sorry for being so retarded step by step what should i do?
Im really new to android system and all that so basically even though my storage and sd card are encrypted i can stil access them with the old password? You guys are live savers.
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step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho
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step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho
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What do I do next?
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step 1, go dowload everything i told ya to, for your model tho
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Hello?
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Hello?
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sorry, had a very busy weekend. the next big issue people run into are drivers. install the system-wide ADB linked above
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sorry, had a very busy weekend. the next big issue people run into are drivers. install the system-wide ADB linked above
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I have a question does it matter which region the firmware is from like canada or europe also do i only put home_csc or do i put the other stuff like pda and ap to
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Hey I'm going to stock 5.0 of some kind my to my galaxy s5 sprint, smg900p. I wanted to know a few things before I did from more experienced people than I!
1. Should I pull my sim?
2. Should I pull my sd card?
3. My SD is 64g partitioned half and half for system and normal almost worthless SD storage, will I need to re partition it? Pt2. I want to go stock to ice some system apps and only install root programs I need instead of want to play with I copied my ne5, og1, and will copy ok4 to my SD into fat32 or ntfs memory...whatever my comp can access. This also has files like phh and magisk. If pulled sd, can I put it in my comp and flash the tar from the sd reader? Is this a good way to corrupt files or should it be fine that way? Then I can put it back in my phone when it's stock and use twrp to flash magisk/phh?
4. Just pda flash the TAR in odin, no setting changes: no reboot, no pit, no bs? Phone in dl mode...I have 3.07, 3.10.6, and 3.11.1. Should I use a certain version?
5. Stock are tar files only?
6. Does a stock version replace my bootloader to that android version I flashed?
7. Once stock, Instead of cf autoroot, can I Odin twrp: pda mode, don't change anything, use twrp 3.0.2 kltespr img or tar? and use twrp to flash magisk and phh like you do normally?
8. Will my Knox go up yet again for flashing twrp though odin.
Thanks xda
1. Should I pull my sim?
nah, isnt necessary
2. Should I pull my sd card?
nah
3. My SD is 64g partitioned half and half for system and normal almost worthless SD storage, will I need to re partition it?
no
Pt2. I want to go stock to ice some system apps and only install root programs I need instead of want to play with I copied my ne5, og1, and will copy ok4 to my SD into fat32 or ntfs memory...whatever my comp can access. This also has files like phh and magisk. If pulled sd, can I put it in my comp and flash the tar from the sd reader?
no
Is this a good way to corrupt files or should it be fine that way?
likely would corrupt
Then I can put it back in my phone when it's stock and use twrp to flash magisk/phh?
yes
4. Just pda flash the TAR in odin, no setting changes: no reboot, no pit, no bs?
ap slot
Phone in dl mode...I have 3.07, 3.10.6, and 3.11.1. Should I use a certain version?
not that im aware of
5. Stock are tar files only?
no, but tar files are stock
6. Does a stock version replace my bootloader to that android version I flashed?
yes
7. Once stock, Instead of cf autoroot, can I Odin twrp: pda mode, don't change anything, use twrp 3.0.2 kltespr img or tar?
ap, not pda. and yes
and use twrp to flash magisk and phh like you do normally?
yes
8. Will my Knox go up yet again for flashing twrp though odin.
probably so
1. Should I pull my sim?
nah, isnt necessary
2. Should I pull my sd card?
nah
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Will flashing stock erase my sd? And no chance my SIM gets messed up?
I think an one of my versions uses pda instead of ap, just habit from an instruction.
Just worried to do it with my galaxy. I have an lgg2 I flash and mess up constantly and flash back to stock and start over; no network. But without having a backup phone I'm nervous to mess with my galaxy. Thanks, I checked your thumbs up!!
Also, when I'm finally brave enough, should I try every damn ROM for the smg900p I can find and flash stock if there's issues? I have unlimited unthrottled data, 5.0 os. Should I go back to a KK version to see if my native Hotspot will unlock? I haven't found a working method for sprint or universal app.
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Also, when I'm finally brave enough, should I try every damn ROM for the smg900p I can find and flash stock if there's issues? I have unlimited unthrottled data, 5.0 os. Should I go back to a KK version to see if my native Hotspot will unlock? I haven't found a working method for sprint or universal app.
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Will flashing stock erase my sd? And no chance my SIM gets messed up?
Nope and nope
I think an one of my versions uses pda instead of ap, just habit from an instruction.
youre all good man
Just worried to do it with my galaxy. I have an lgg2 I flash and mess up constantly and flash back to stock and start over; no network. But without having a backup phone I'm nervous to mess with my galaxy. Thanks, I checked your thumbs up!!
Yeah, i understand your apprehension, especially if youre coming from a G2. LG has a decent "download mode" that allows you to recover even from the most disastrous mistakes and the G900P has something even more foolproof. Samsungs download mode has been the saving grace for its unlocked bootloader phones ever since the S3. Basically, what im telling you is that even if you screw it up, its not hard to recover from. Just get the OK4 tar.md5 stock rom, keep it safe on your computer, and use it when necessary. Otherwise, just make Nands of your current setup, keep a copy on your SD card and on your computer (just for backup) and you should be good. One thing to make sure of is to never flash a tar.md5 that was built for a different phone or a bootloader for a different phone, youll brick it if you do.
Unless you do something really stupid, these phones are REALLY hard to permanently brick. Feel free to ask any other questions, we all are here to help and learn!!
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and the G900P has something even more foolproof...even if you screw it up, its not hard to recover from.
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Which is? Or are you just referring to volume down boot download mode being that useful?
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Just get the OK4 tar.md5 stock rom, keep it safe on your computer, and use it when necessary.
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On top of being a nerd and a "baller on a budget" I'm a pack rat...got about 10 gbs free on my laptop lol but one at a time the tars will fit
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One thing to make sure of is to never flash a tar.md5 that was built for a different phone or a bootloader for a different phone, youll brick it if you do.
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Smg900p, doesnt match get out!! I have Sammobiles page bookmarked for reference to check my stock images. I can't find the OK4 build anywhere but sammobile, any thoughts? 1.5gb÷15kbs/sec...lots. It's what I'm using and seems to be the best choice for this.
When you mention a tar for a different bootloader, do you mean custom roms? And doesn't the ROM dev tell you over and over what Droid OS it's for?
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Unless you do something really stupid, these phones are REALLY hard to permanently brick. Feel free to ask any other questions, we all are here to help and learn!!
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Like? It sounds like as long as download mode works and Odin recognizes it...you're good...haha
Which is? Or are you just referring to volume down boot download mode being that useful?
yeah, the vol dn + home + pwr download mode. Of course youd have to hit vol up to continue into DL mode
On top of being a nerd and a "baller on a budget" I'm a pack rat...got about 10 gbs free on my laptop lol but one at a time the tars will fit
yup, sounds like youre good there
Smg900p, doesnt match get out!! I have Sammobiles page bookmarked for reference to check my stock images. I can't find the OK4 build anywhere but sammobile, any thoughts? 1.5gb÷15kbs/sec...lots. It's what I'm using and seems to be the best choice for this.
i get my tarballs from idoneapps.com. Here is an good link for the OK4 but you have to create a login for the page to view the link. Trust me, its worth the registration process. WAAAAAY faster dl's
When you mention a tar for a different bootloader, do you mean custom roms? And doesn't the ROM dev tell you over and over what Droid OS it's for?
No, the bootloader is flashed with the tarball. Its basically which baseband the phone uses. The best one right now for pretty much ANY custom ROM is OK4.
Like? It sounds like as long as download mode works and Odin recognizes it...you're good...haha
Yep, DL mode is only useful if Odin recognizes it, which it always does. I have 2 G900Ps and ive never had an issue with Odin recognizing either. I also have a vzw S4, a Sprint S3, Sprint S2 and an international S1 plus. Odin gives love for all of em
Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.
Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?
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Hey all! My friend has an s3. He is in a different state so I can't experiment on it quite yet.
He has a lot of files he needs to recover from the internal storage. He already has the sd data.
The issue is that the phone will not fully boot. It gets a little past the verizon logo and crashes.
He has tried wiping cache, and booting without the sdcard in.
What can we do to get those files for him?
Verizon said they can't use their diag machine since the device needs to fully power on for them to service it in that fashion.
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Is it possible to flash the stock system partition without overwriting data via Odin?
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Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.
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Really kind of a tough situation.
Can he get into recovery mode? If so maybe he can pull data from it that way. There's a few ways to do it. It's hard to tell unless I see what the phone does when it boots.
Sorry for the late reply, hardly ever check these forums anymore.
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I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.
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I know he can get to stock recovery, because he's wiped cache that way. I don't believe that he is rooted or anything. I won't know for sure until I'm in person. The issue is that he thinks Verizon wants him to send the phone to them. He used a free upgrade. They sent him the replacement phone with a return box, so he's still not sure at the moment. And I haven't used an upgrade in about 4 years so I don't remember ever having to give back a device.
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If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.
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If he has USB debugging enabled be can use ADB to pull the SD card folder onto his computer in recovery mode.
Otherwise can't do much with stock recovery, if he's rooted you may be able to load TWRP from download mode and boot immediately into recovery mode.
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He's got the SD data. We're working on the /data/ partition now. I think it's mainly notes and pics if I'm not mistaken. I'm really hoping that he's rooted and just forgot or something.
We can make it into odin mode.
You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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You don't need root.
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I can probably help you out.
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I'm thinking of trying to flash stock via Odin to see if that will make it boot. Otherwise, it may have to go jtag route.
I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.
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I am going to attempt to ODIN on it. Unfortunately I don't know what version of android he was on.
Which ODIN files would you recommend? Preferably one that won't need me to wipe the data partition. Also, please provide links if possible. I have found some stuff on my own, but a lot of links are dead.
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Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?
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Odin will wipe everything. Every .tar file I've come across essentially just return the phone to a completely stock state.
Wish I had old stuff but I don't. What have you found?
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Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.
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Ah, I had found one that said it wasn't going to wipe data. I'll try to find the link again today. They were saying it was like doing an ota update and it would leave data in place.
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O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.
@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here
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@BadUsername I found this, which has the crappiest hosting servers I have ever seen. You can only download one file a day, so I need to keep changing my IP if I need more than one file from it. here
This is the no-wipe file i was referring to. I am just not sure if it is an android version that his device will accept. I am not sure if Odin allows you to go forward and backward. Here
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Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
Also that file you posted first is the newest one, assuming it's legit it would work. That would for sure wipe everything.
Bottom one is old, probably won't work. Odin should just fail and not let you flash it. If it did work, it would fail at the bootloader stage and brick your phone anyway.
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O wait I think I vaguely remember, but that we when the bootloader was unlocked, like 5 years ago.
Make sure you post the for here and I can try to help you, but if it's an older version it won't. You need to make sure the Odin file is the same or newer than your current bootloader.
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That's what I was afraid of. I have no idea how updated he kept the device. And since I can only get into stock recovery and download mode I can't learn much about the device. I wish I could just adb in and grab the data partition off of it. Verizon is hounding him to send the device back or they will charge him $500 or something absurd. Which seems extra crazy since he has had that device since it was released. I thought for sure he would own it by now. Verizon has never asked me for a device back.
Have you found any helpful odin stuff out?
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Just open up download mode and post what it says in the top left corner.
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I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.
@BadUsername Do you know if there is a list of odin files anywhere? This sub seems so disorganized imo. I can't find a helpful sticky or anything.
tr4nqui1i7y said:
I won't be able to see the device until tonight. I will try to see if he is around the device now so he can let me know. His house has terrible reception and no wifi so I am trying to gather everything before the next time I go there.
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You can still pull nearly everything off the phone with adb from download mode if USB debugging was enabled, you can literally pull every partition and extract what you need.
You can load a very old version of cwm recovery through Odin and flash aroma file manager if you are rooted, if you can get into recovery. Then you can move whatever you want to an external SD card.
Other than that you're likely stuck.
To make things clear, my S7 stopped working properly and kept freezing after a minute of it being turned on. I decided to quickly install an update I postponed because I thought it would work. Now I am stuck at the installing system update screen and it keeps getting stuck at 31%. I want to reflash it but not lose any data. Is this possible with Odin? Thanks in advance.
If you can get into Download Mode it should work
Volume Down & Home & Power
ODIN 3.12.3 or newer
Load all 4 firmware sections into ODIN
CSC = Wipe (Might be best to use this if HOME_CSC doesn't work because it's bricked)
HOME_CSC = No wipe
Boot Loop?
*Detection* said:
If you can get into Download Mode it should work
Volume Down & Home & Power
ODIN 3.12.3 or newer
Load all 4 firmware sections into ODIN
CSC = Wipe (Might be best to use this if HOME_CSC doesn't work because it's bricked)
HOME_CSC = No wipe
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I have successfully done what you said after doing massive amounts of research and carefully completed the software reflash. I still have the same problem as it keeps freezing and turning off and back on again but this time the update screen is gone and I cannot enter my phone at all. I heard something of a stock rom or something. Can you please give me more incite of what to do?
**EDIT**: I am using sammobile.com to download the firmware for my S7, is there a specific one I should be downloading or all of them are the same?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I have successfully done what you said after doing massive amounts of research and carefully completed the software reflash. I still have the same problem as it keeps freezing and turning off and back on again but this time the update screen is gone and I cannot enter my phone at all. I heard something of a stock rom or something. Can you please give me more incite of what to do?
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You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
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You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
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I tried that, still did not work. Again, I downloaded the firmware from sammobile.com with the same product number SM-G930F but there are a lot of them, do I need a specific one or any one of them should work?
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You just flashed the stock ROM with ODIN if you added AP, CP, BL and CSC to ODIN
You could try booting into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) and wiping the Cache partition, see if that helps
But you might find you need to factory reset the phone if that won't work, which will result in complete loss of all data on the phone
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I am seeing a lot of countries on the website, my phone says "UK" from the back but I downloaded firmware from Colombia. Did I mess up or do I need one from the UK as well? This is confusing and I am sorry for taking time off of your day. Thanks in advance.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I am seeing a lot of countries on the website, my phone says "UK" from the back but I downloaded firmware from Colombia. Did I mess up or do I need one from the UK as well? This is confusing and I am sorry for taking time off of your day. Thanks in advance.
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G930F?
BTU and XEU are United Kingdom unbranded ROMs, go for one of them
No problems, that's what the forums are for
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G930F?
BTU and XEU are United Kingdom unbranded ROMs, go for one of them
No problems, that's what the forums are for
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I tried that, still no hope. It just keeps freezing every 20 seconds and now I cannot even access the phone at all. I don't get it. Is it something with the hardware? I don't think so because it does not freeze on the download mode screen. Do I have to delete all my files or use CSC? Because I used HOME_CSC. If losing my files is the only option, is there a way to back them up now or is it too late?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I tried that, still no hope. It just keeps freezing every 20 seconds and now I cannot even access the phone at all. I don't get it. Is it something with the hardware? I don't think so because it does not freeze on the download mode screen. Do I have to delete all my files or use CSC? Because I used HOME_CSC. If losing my files is the only option, is there a way to back them up now or is it too late?
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It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
*Detection* said:
It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
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I don't mind the apps, photos and videos since they are all backed up. But what about WhatsApp chats and contacts, will I lose those too? Because other than that, I would 100% do a factory reset.
*Detection* said:
It could be hardware, if the storage has failed it could cause those symptoms, download mode is not on the storage, think of it as CMOS vs HDD
There is Samsung Smart Switch which has an emergency firmware recovery tool, but pretty sure that will also wipe the phone
Not many options tbh, I mean apps you can reinstall, but if you had photos/videos that were not stored on a MicroSD card / backed up to PC, then yea you're gonna lose them
CSC or Boot to Recovery and factory reset will do the reset for you
Alternatively send it in for repair and ask them to recover the data if it is mission critical
Maybe someone else can think of another method to get your data back, but atm I can't think of anything else you could try
I haven't flashed TWRP on mine so not sure what functions you can use without wiping data (Which is necessary for certain features of TWRP to work) but TWRP can create a full Nandroid backup of the current system, and you can also restore sections of it using Titanium Backup once your phone is working again
TWRP will trip KNOX though so warranty will be void and certain apps will no longer work, such as Pay and Health etc
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I also had some notes I wish to keep, they are not that important but would be very useful if there was a way to back them up or save them in a way.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I don't mind the apps, photos and videos since they are all backed up. But what about WhatsApp chats and contacts, will I lose those too? Because other than that, I would 100% do a factory reset.
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If you had WhatsApp backup enabled, the chats will be restored when you reinstall WhatsApp, if not then they'll be lost
Notes will be lost unless you used the Samsung memo app and have your Samsung Cloud Sync enabled to backup memos, which I'm pretty sure is enabled by default and requires you to disable it if you don't want it backing things up automatically
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If you had WhatsApp backup enabled, the chats will be restored when you reinstall WhatsApp, if not then they'll be lost
Notes will be lost unless you used the Samsung memo app and have your Samsung Cloud Sync enabled to backup memos, which I'm pretty sure is enabled by default and requires you to disable it if you don't want it backing things up automatically
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I think I might do a factory reset. How do I go about doing that?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
I think I might do a factory reset. How do I go about doing that?
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Either boot into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) wait for it to bring up the recovery menu (Takes a little while watching a Droid first) then choose Factory reset from the menu
Volume keys to navigate, Power key for action
Or Flash the firmware with ODIN again but choose CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that will auto reset after the flash
If it still fails after a reset it looks like a hardware issue
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Either boot into recovery (Volume Up & Home & Power) wait for it to bring up the recovery menu (Takes a little while watching a Droid first) then choose Factory reset from the menu
Volume keys to navigate, Power key for action
Or Flash the firmware with ODIN again but choose CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that will auto reset after the flash
If it still fails after a reset it looks like a hardware issue
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Before doing this, I am a bit confused about which firmware I installed. How can I know which one is the exact one I need for my phone because I cannot exactly determine which one it is. All I know that it says "UK" on the back of my phone. Can you please help me find which one it is and link me to the exact firmware I need?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
Before doing this, I am a bit confused about which firmware I installed. How can I know which one is the exact one I need for my phone because I cannot exactly determine which one it is. All I know that it says "UK" on the back of my phone. Can you please help me find which one it is and link me to the exact firmware I need?
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Boot into Download mode and check the model number at the top
Should say G930F if the phone is from the UK
Then choose either the ROM from your carrier, or BTU/XEU for unbranded
You have already flashed a ROM though, so it would make sense to just flash that same one again but use CSC
Or try a factory reset from recovery first
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Boot into Download mode and check the model number at the top
Should say G930F if the phone is from the UK
Then choose either the ROM from your carrier, or BTU/XEU for unbranded
You have already flashed a ROM though, so it would make sense to just flash that same one again but use CSC
Or try a factory reset from recovery first
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There are more than one G930F on the website from different countries. Can you please find one that matches mine? Do you need more info about my phone?
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
There are more than one G930F on the website from different countries. Can you please find one that matches mine? Do you need more info about my phone?
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That's what I'm telling you lol
Either pick one from your country (United Kingdom) which is either BTU or XEU code as shown in the dropdown on sammobile site, or choose one from your carrier, o2, Vodafone, EE, H3G (Three) etc
Updato.com is a faster site to download from
Code:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=G930F&r=btu&order=date&dir=desc
Pick the latest dated ROM (August 9th) G930FXXU1DQG1
But you said you already flashed a ROM with ODIN, so why download another one?
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That's what I'm telling you lol
Either pick one from your country (United Kingdom) which is either BTU or XEU code as shown in the dropdown on sammobile site, or choose one from your carrier, o2, Vodafone, EE, H3G (Three) etc
Updato.com is a faster site to download from
Code:
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=G930F&r=btu&order=date&dir=desc
Pick the latest dated ROM (August 9th) G930FXXU1DQG1
But you said you already flashed a ROM with ODIN, so why download another one?
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Okay, I am downloading it now and going to be attempting it again. Should I change any of the options on Odin or just keep them the same? Also, I am trying HOME_CSC again to see if that might work. And if it doesn't, I am going with CSC.
Nashme Al-Hadid said:
Okay, I am downloading it now and going to be attempting it again. Should I change any of the options on Odin or just keep them the same? Also, I am trying HOME_CSC again to see if that might work. And if it doesn't, I am going with CSC.
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No, leave ODIN as it is
I tried to install the beta OneUI from XDA for my ATT variant. I saw as I using Odin, that the firmware was for TMobile. Does this make a difference? I stopped the install, but I still want to go through with it. I just don't want to brick my phone. I have the Snapdragon processor needed. I just got freaked when I saw the TMobile firmware. Is it safe for ATT?
Got it from here
Has anyone installed OneUI? Did it work with this video?
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I wanted to try out the UI because it seems more conducive to taller phones and I like the dark mode.
I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
Have you tried it? Is it worth the time?
cwis said:
Thanks for the clarity.
I knew it was Pie. I didnt know I didnt need Odin however. That's interesting. I am on CRK1, just checked. So if I understand correctly, just drag the update file over to my sd card, then flash the oneui file over it?
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Yeah, if you're on CRK1 then all you need to do is to copy the DLR6 file (Update.zip) to your Ext SD, boot to recovery and "install from SD". This will wipe your device
Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.
cwis said:
Okay, update file first to the ext sd card, boot to recovery, then install SM-N950U_1_20181126150901_ouxwmh265r_fac.zip after.
Sorry for being a pia. I dont mind losing data, I just dont want to brick the phone with the wrong file. I want to be clear on the steps.
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No worries at all. I am not familiar with that specific file name. I haven't ever installed from that link you posted. You can use THIS one. I'm familiar with this location.
But yes, copy file to Ext SD>Reboot to Recovery>Install from SD>navigate to Update.zip file and install
Thank you. Better safe than sorry.
is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7
saulc1981 said:
is your wifi working cause mine wont stay on. It toggles to on but then shuts off. i think drl6 is better than dlr7
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My experience with 6 and 7 are EXACTLY the same (the only issues I had were Netflix not displaying and AR Emoji not working). If you had done a dirty flash this could be part of your issue, try a factory reset and see if it changes things.
kangi26 said:
So you know, you're not just installing OneUI, you're installing Android Pie Beta. OneUI is just the "rebranding" of "TouchWiz/Samsung Experience"
I havent downloaded the files shown in that link, but IF your device is already on N950USQU5CRK1 you dont need to Odin to anything all you need is the update.zip file to upgrade to 5DLR6. If you're not on CRK1 then you will need to Odin to it. That being said, you can go HERE for the files (post 2) and additional questions.
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totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck
Blob Blobbed said:
totally wiped my phone for no reason then haha. god i suck
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Maybe turn off the "Turn on Wifi automatically" setting in the Wifi > Advanced settings. And look in the developer options and see if the Wifi power savings mode is toggled on. There may be a few other settings to check too, just search wifi in the settings search bar and look through what you see that may seem like it could cause your wifi toggle.
So what if I'm not on CRK1 ....my ATT note 8 is on CRL1. can I still flash pie to my phone ? Or will it mess it up being tmobile?
I've never flashed a cellphone and I don't even know if I can flash this one. I bought the phone through and when I was still with Sprint. I was told flashing it might be tricky if not impossible since I bought it through a carrier and was also told to come here and ask. So that's what I am doing. Thanks for any help!
Even you haven't said what you want to flash and why (mean what you want to achieve with flashing)
SyntheticVirusZ said:
I've never flashed a cellphone and I don't even know if I can flash this one. I bought the phone through and when I was still with Sprint. I was told flashing it might be tricky if not impossible since I bought it through a carrier and was also told to come here and ask. So that's what I am doing. Thanks for any help!
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As above, what do you want to achieve by flashing it, and what do you want to flash to it?
dr.ketan said:
Even you haven't said what you want to flash and why (mean what you want to achieve with flashing)
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As above, what do you want to achieve by flashing it, and what do you want to flash to it?
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I'm sorry. It was a little late at night and I was trying to put the child down for sleep and was in a hurry. But I'm looking to just flash a stock ROM to get the vendors (Sprint) pre-installed apps off the phone. So I'm not looking to do anything to fancy.
Try flashing non vendor specific rom. But before that simply keep copy of rom which is installed currently, so in case something went wrong, you can restore it.
You can download stock firmware with friza or Sam firmware tool (little search over xda you can find it)
Okay, so I used Frija to get the file and now I'm using Odin to flash it. I have the BL, Ap, Cp, CSC, and USERDATA files. Only issue I have is I have two CSC files and I'm not sure which one to use? One is called HOME_CSC_OMC_OYN_N986UOYN1DUB5_CL20936746_QB38027387_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 and the other is CSC_OMC_OYN_N986UOYN1DUB5_CL20936746_QB38027387_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5. I want to say it's the second one I mentioned but I want to make sure.
Home_CSC* won't delete your data while CSC_* will do.
dr.ketan said:
Home_CSC* won't delete your data while CSC_* will do.
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What data is the Home file saving? Also what's the USERDATA file?
All other data that you have addled other than factory set.
Some apps install as non system, that known as userdata
Okay, Odin said it passed and my phone restarted to a Android Recovery section giving me a ton of options and now I'm nervous... The options are.
Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe data/factory rest
Wipe cache partition
Mount /system
View recovery logs
Run graphics test
Run locale test
Power off
Repair apps
Do I just want to reboot it?
Okay so I restarted it and the phone works, but everything is still the same. If I do a factory restore will that remove Sprint's apps? Or should I redo the process without adding the CSC and USERDATA files?
Sorry for bumping this but does anybody know the answer to my question?
SyntheticVirusZ said:
Sorry for bumping this but does anybody know the answer to my question?
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From what I remember once you flash an unlocked firmware (ie. Not carrier branded) you need to factory reset to remove the carrier stuff from the old firmware
But don't quote me on it, just what I remember reading from others threads, I've not had to try it myself
*Detection* said:
From what I remember once you flash an unlocked firmware (ie. Not carrier branded) you need to factory reset to remove the carrier stuff from the old firmware
But don't quote me on it, just what I remember reading from others threads, I've not had to try it myself
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Sounds good. I'll try it when I get home later and am more prepared and report back. Thanks for the help so far everyone!
SyntheticVirusZ said:
Sounds good. I'll try it when I get home later and am more prepared and report back. Thanks for the help so far everyone!
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You can kill 2 birds by using CSC instead of HOME_CSC when you flash the firmware, that initiates a factory reset after the flash (ie. Clean install)
*Detection* said:
You can kill 2 birds by using CSC instead of HOME_CSC when you flash the firmware, that initiates a factory reset after the flash (ie. Clean install)
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Actually I might just do that then tonight.
Unfortunately, it didn't work... Not sure if I did something wrong but Sprint's app's are still on there.
SyntheticVirusZ said:
Unfortunately, it didn't work... Not sure if I did something wrong but Sprint's app's are still on there.
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Which ROM you have downloaded?
If you are flashing same sprint then it will always remain there. Make sure you are flashing unbranded firmware.
dr.ketan said:
Which ROM you have downloaded?
If you are flashing same sprint then it will always remain there. Make sure you are flashing unbranded firmware.
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I'm using the one I got through following the instructions using Frija.
What information you have added to friza whie searching ROM? specially CSC