Hi all,
I have a note 2 N7100 4.3
AP XXUEMK9
CP XXUEMJ9
CSC BTUEMK2
This is unlocked to UK networks. I tried to use the phone while in Africa and Asia, while on holiday and I couldnt. So I tried to downgrade it to 4.1. Triggered knox and almost softbricked. Now back to stock as above.
I have rooted the phone with superroot and the knox has been turned off. Tried Region Lock Away (Chainfire) Didnt work.
Can I now safely downgrade to 4.1? Any experiences?
What if I ODIN an Asian ROM. Will it then take an asian SIM?
Also, has anyone managed to unlock the region lock for the new samsung phones? I was told that I have to use a UK SIM in the phone when I go to Asia and make a 5 min call. Then the region lock should go away. This was from Samsung UK tech support. Has anyone tried this?
Thanks for your time and effort
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Hi guys, I am not new to android, I daily flash my Samsung Nexus via CWM all the time.
However, My dad recently went to india and i believe got his phone unlocked their for Indian sim cards to work.
Now if they flashed a indian rom on the phone as well, How do i flash the native BELL rom? also, How do i unlock this?
I read around one has to download multiloader and find the Bell Flash file, or whatever the stock one is that Bell gives out in Canada.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm new to this area of XDA. Basically I need a Bell stock flash file, and need to network lock his sim card back to Bell again.
Cheers
Ok So from reading around it seems like I should do the following:
-Download Multiloader--- Done
- Download Bell Software from SAMFIRMARE, Im downloading the Firmwares for GT-S8500M - Canada (Bell)? is that right one?
- Follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1759424 guide to flash my firmware,
and then I should have my dads phone back and on the Bell network right in Canada?
Please give more details so that it is easier to understand you and offer solution.
If I guess right, your dad's phone is Samsung WAVE 8500? And that the phone is completely unlocked now?
If the answer is affirmative, then there is no need to lock it back again to Bell Network. An unlocked phone can be used with any SIM card.
And as the phone was originally of BELL network, just go to Sammobile and download the Canadian firmware for S8500 (WAVE).
Flash your phone with the downloaded firmware and start using it. You don't have to LOCK for it to work with BELL.
The above is only if your dad's phone is WAVE and originally of BELL network. If not, please give more details.
Hey thanks spacks. It was originally from Bell. So if it was flashed to some firmware for india, I will just flash it back to the Bell firmware.
Right now its locked to his India cell phone carrier, So i should probably flash the bell rom to put him back on his original network.
If i run into problems I will post back here, as I am leaving for work now
Edit** If the phone is just locked to the indian carrier, How can i UNLOCK it without flashing a new firmware??
Please read this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473089
Best Regards
Ok i tried the first step to flash the boot files BUT now running into a issue, the laptop wont detect the samsung phone anymore, I tried reinstalling and updating drivers and uninstalling them, Can anyone help me? The phone boots up to the "Samsung Wave I8500M" logo screen but freezes...I really need to flash this Bell firmware asap.
Ooooops
This is not going well as expected :S
Go to SamMobile and download the canadian fw available there and flash it
Then try again with the flock to unlock your phone
Best Regards
Edit : here is the file you are seeking : http://hotfile.com/dl/153842100/e332000/S8500MUGJF5_S8500MBMCJF5_BMC.zip.html
mylove90 said:
Ooooops
This is not going well as expected :S
Go to SamMobile and download the canadian fw available there and flash it
Then try again with the flock to unlock your phone
Best Regards
Edit : here is the file you are seeking : http://hotfile.com/dl/153842100/e332000/S8500MUGJF5_S8500MBMCJF5_BMC.zip.html
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Hey it's okay! I fixed it the driver was somehow corrupt, so I downloaded Samsung kies, everything is fixed. Flashed the Canadian firmware last night.
However, is there any way to get BADA 2.0 on the Canadian wave?? Any flash files? I can't find anything.....I hate when they delay updates!
Sent from my Nexus S
Can I flash stock firmware via odin form diffrent country?
I have bought tablet in US. Now i want to gift this tablet to my brother, but he only speak in polish language
So I have SM-T800 with T800XXU1BOE2 firmware. XAR region.
I want to flash T800XXU1ANEB_T800XEO1ANE2_XEO via odin.
The reason for this change is lack of polish language in my current firmware.
Thanks in advance
Yes as long as the bootloader isn't locked and the roms use the same platform, ie exynos or Qualcomm.
However there may be issues with mobile data.
This is Wi-FI version, so this problem doesnt concern me. i think bootloader will not be a problem to unlock.
How can i check platform in firmware i have downloaded? (from sammobile.com for sm-t800 model, there was 3 diffrent i have picked the one with kies icon enabled).
mj_weed said:
This is Wi-FI version, so this problem doesnt concern me. i think bootloader will not be a problem to unlock.
How can i check platform in firmware i have downloaded? (from sammobile.com for sm-t800 model, there was 3 diffrent i have picked the one with kies icon enabled).
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You wont be able to unlock the bootloader, but no worries you have the exynos wifi version so you dont have a locked bootloader anyway.
No Point
Just flash the U.S. one and change the language to Polish
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