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[HELP] Installing stock ROM on J700M

im trying to revert back to lollipop stock rom to install that new stock marshmallow rom. another user said that he had to install stock lollipop then use samsung smart switch to detect that his device is available for update to marshmallow then install that stock optimized rom. odin keeps failing after cm.bin and i have tried 3 different versions, different cables but not different files or different pc. please help

Hi. Which rom do you have installed now? Which country (CSC code)?

dodo2244 said:
Hi. Which rom do you have installed now? Which country (CSC code)?
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my current rom is custom stock debloated and deodexed from from Pavan. i don't know what is the CSC code of the rom but its based on J700MUBU2APF1

Try this
Download the ZTO MM rom.
Do a full wipe in TWRP.
Reboot into download mode.
Flash the MM rom via Odin.
You'll have to reinstall TWRP (Odin) and reroot (TWRP).
Sent from my SM-J700F using XDA-Developers mobile app

will try and will report as soon as i got free time to install.

Stuck on 5.1.1

I'm a rooted 5.1.1 J700M user with TWRP and basically I can't run any ROM i see in this forum, everything needs Marshmallow, those godly A5 ROMs which improve speed need MM too.
I tried going back to Stock Recovery and Firmware with Odin but failed, tried another thing by converting the zImage or recovery to a flashable with Odin too and failed again.
I'm a Lollipop 5.1.1 user how can go to 6.0.1, the update isnt even showing on the System Update, so i guess i must use a PC.
Please help on upgrading my rooted 5.1.1 TWRP J700M to Marshmallow

Go to www.updato.com and get an MM rom for your fon and region.
Flash with Odin.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Bro search in samsung firmware

Try flash to ROM Resurrection Remix, then flash your desired ROM
juan.antonio11 said:
I'm a rooted 5.1.1 J700M user with TWRP and basically I can't run any ROM i see in this forum, everything needs Marshmallow, those godly A5 ROMs which improve speed need MM too.
I tried going back to Stock Recovery and Firmware with Odin but failed, tried another thing by converting the zImage or recovery to a flashable with Odin too and failed again.
I'm a Lollipop 5.1.1 user how can go to 6.0.1, the update isnt even showing on the System Update, so i guess i must use a PC.
Please help on upgrading my rooted 5.1.1 TWRP J700M to Marshmallow
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I think you can flash this https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7/development/rom-resurrection-remix-mm-5-7-0-t3414185 and then flash ROMS that require Android 6.0 , As it is saying that to install Resurection remix, it may be with Android LP, or MM,

Noughat Custom Vs Official???

So i installed a custom noughat rom on my note 5. I can switch to marshmellow any time i want by twrp and my backed up marsellow rom..
But i am confused how is Flashing Android Noughat custom rom using TWRP diffrent from Flashing Noughat ROM using ODIN?
Is the diffrent just that noughat custom rom is running under marshmellow boot loader?
I am new to Android so please Explain
Am i losing any thing by not updating via OTA ???

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First off, you do not lose anything by updating through OTA except the convenience factor. The reason you can flash a Nougat ROM on your phone through twrp right now is because the Nougat ROM has a marshmellow baseband, just like your phone. Once the firmware comes out officially by Samsung and TMobile then you will need to Odin the firmware on your phone to be able to use Nougat ROMs with the nougat firmware.

SpencerA99 said:
First off, you do not lose anything by updating through OTA except the convenience factor. The reason you can flash a Nougat ROM on your phone through twrp right now is because the Nougat ROM has a marshmellow baseband, just like your phone. Once the firmware comes out officially by Samsung and TMobile then you will need to Odin the firmware on your phone to be able to use Nougat ROMs with the nougat firmware.
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I see i get it now.
I think i will stick with custom roms because i do not want to risk flashing odin.

odin
Cool Person said:
I see i get it now.
I think i will stick with custom roms because i do not want to risk flashing odin.
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This is something to be familiar with if you flash custom roms and own a Samsung.

Oreo Custom ROMs on Canadian W8 variant - Anyone successful?

Given that the Oreo S7 update has now been delayed, I've been trying to flash a variety of the custom BTU and Note 8 ported ROMs on my Canadian W8 variant. Every single one I've tried will put me into a bootloop or hang at the S7 logo. I feel like I must be doing something wrong and would appreciate any help if possible.
I'm currently using the Superman Nougat ROM v2.5.0
I've tried the following steps:
Doing a full wipe - Reboot to TWRP - Wiping everything except SD - Reboot to TWRP
Installing each ROM either using AROMA or flashing no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip then installing the zip for the ROM and/or flashing Magisk-v16.4(1642) and/or SuperSUv2.82
I've chosen both updating the bootloader and modem and NOT updating the bootloader and modem, but no difference. I've tried all different combinations above and I've tried flashing stock via ODIN beforehand.
If anyone has had any success with flashing any of the Oreo ROMS out there on the W8, please let me know which ROM you are using and what steps you've taken to flash successfully. It would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!

Updates?
I am running W8 on Alex DevBase ROM 5.8 (WAS running)
I Odin flashed back to Oreo stock tho recently.
Best of luck.

You need to update to oreo with odin first
Just flash stock oreo, install twrp.
After that you gonna be able to use oreo rom.
I'm on superman 3.0.1 right now.

I'm using Resurrection Remix on the W8 S7 right now.

plarouche_78 said:
You need to update to oreo with odin first
Just flash stock oreo, install twrp.
After that you gonna be able to use oreo rom.
I'm on superman 3.0.1 right now.
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I did flash stock Oreo via Odin (lost root)
I CAN flash TWRP but getting root is where I run into problems. What am I doing wrong?
I did find that Dev OP from Superman posted an updated TWRP specific for Oreo S7 maybe I should try that one?

S7 bootloader downgrade

I have a rooted S7 (SM-930F) and I want to install the nougat stock ROM. Currently I have oreo and the bootloader has a newer version than the one from the nougat ROM and I can't flash the nougat with odin.
How can I downgrade the bootloader so I can flash the nougat stock ROM with odin?
If I install a custom ROM based on android nougat, would the bootloader downgrade so I can flash then the nougat stock ROM?
Is this possible at all?
Thanks.

zapadarece said:
I have a rooted S7 (SM-930F) and I want to install the nougat stock ROM. Currently I have oreo and the bootloader has a newer version than the one from the nougat ROM and I can't flash the nougat with odin.
How can I downgrade the bootloader so I can flash the nougat stock ROM with odin?
If I install a custom ROM based on android nougat, would the bootloader downgrade so I can flash then the nougat stock ROM?
Is this possible at all?
Thanks.
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The bootloader will not downgrade but you can flash a custom nougat rom