Hi folks!
Looking for a little help here with my brand new Tab Pro 8.4. Bought it from Expansys and it arrived this morning - powered it up and booted into Polish.. 'Ok, that's wierd' I thought, but reconfigured it for UK and carried on happily setting it up - only to find that some of the apps included were in Polish. So, I check the box (front's in English, along with the security seals, back is in Polish) and sure enough it's a Polish model Tab Pro. 'No worries, I'll download and flash an official UK firmware' I thought. Which I did - only to find on restarting it that once again I'm back into Polish. On checking, I found that the device's CSC is automatically set to Poland, not UK. Even a firmware flash doesn't seem to reset this (dammit) so I was wondering if there was any way I COULD set it to either flash as UK (using Odin) or preconfig the device so Multi-CSC would see it as a UK device? I understand there is a Play Store app that can do this for me, but I'm unsure if Rooting the device (which the app needs) will break Knox or not...
Thanks for your advice and help!
Charles.
UPDATE: Sorted it - had to use Odin to flash to the BND3 firmware first in order to get TowelRoot to work (it wouldn't for some reason with the ANAG firmware...) and then it was a simple matter of using a CSC changer from the Play Store to set the device from XEO to BTU. By using TowelRoot I haven't tripped Knox
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Hello,
I would be so grateful for any help with the following.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 LTE SM-T325. However, when turning it on for the first time I found the entire interface in Chinese and thus unusable.
I've found the UK English ROM for this device and want to flash it. Can I go ahead and do so given that I'm unable to do anything with the tablet until such time as it's flashed to English? This also means I can't change any settings on the device beforehand.
I am registered blind without access to any sighted assistance at the moment so it is vital that I resolve this issue so I can use the tablet with the TalkBack screen reader in English.
All the best for now and take care and thank you very much in advance for your time and patience.
hspatwa said:
Hello,
I would be so grateful for any help with the following.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 LTE SM-T325. However, when turning it on for the first time I found the entire interface in Chinese and thus unusable.
I've found the UK English ROM for this device and want to flash it. Can I go ahead and do so given that I'm unable to do anything with the tablet until such time as it's flashed to English? This also means I can't change any settings on the device beforehand.
I am registered blind without access to any sighted assistance at the moment so it is vital that I resolve this issue so I can use the tablet with the TalkBack screen reader in English.
All the best for now and take care and thank you very much in advance for your time and patience.
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I also purchased a Hong Kong version of the SM-T325. When you first power up the device you will be presented with a Samsung screen all in Chinese with 2 popup menus. The top menu (located about center screen) is the language selection. From that menu, you can select whichever language you want including UK or US English. You may have to enlist the services of a sighted individual for this 5 second task, but then you would be good to go. Does TalkBack do translation? How about Google Translate in combination with TalkBack? Those might be options.
As far as flashing, I did flash the German ROM, but it caused random reboots of the device. I ended up flashing back to the updated Hong Kong ROM and it's working very well. I have been tempted to flash the UK ROM but I use my device for work and I won't have the opportunity until next week.
If flashing is your only option, what method do you plan on using? I downloaded the German ROM from sammobile.com and flashed it with Odin. When I decided to flash back to the Hong Kong version I just repeated the process with the updated Hong Kong version. I am sure you can do it with the UK ROM. If it causes problems, flash it back.
Also, if you flash using Odin, it flashes everything...ROM, recovery, modem and bootloader. On the German ROM, I had regional issues with the Google Play Store. I would not let me download all of my apps, but for some reason the original Hong Kong ROM did.
It's a lot to consider and I hope you are able to come up with a solution that works for you because the T325 is a very useful device.
Good Luck
Steve
Hi
I recently bought a Tab S 8.4, the 16GB variant with WiFi only (T700). I have come to realise that this is an imported model from Hong Kong. It has a "Samsung Chinese IME" input method that I cannot deselect, which I believe may be interfering with External Keyboard Helper Pro when I try to use a UK layout Bluetooth keyboard.
My questions are these, can I flash it with the latest available UK firmware? If I were to do so, would it eliminate that annoying "Samsung Chinese IME" input method? Finally, would having the UK firmware, cause any future OTA downloads to be UK ones too, or would I have to manually update it myself?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
You could download and flash the latest UK firmware here. It should eliminate the Chinese IME (or you could just root and freeze/uninstall it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/firmware-update-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-8-t2823929
would having the UK firmware, cause any future OTA downloads to be UK ones too, or would I have to manually update it myself?
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Not sure, but given that the UK hasn't had a OTA firmware update for nearly five months now (last release was on 30th June) I don't think it will be a major problem. You can just reflash any new versions using ODIN.
Flashed!!!
I have done the deed. I've flashed my Tab-S 8.4 with the latest UK firmware using Odin.
Because the tablet was new and I didn't really have anything on it that I couldn't reconfigure from scratch, I didn't bother with a Nandroid backup or anything. NOTE to anyone reading this: Skipping backing up is NOT something you should do. I had a good reason to do so. That said, I'd also downloaded a copy of the Hong Kong firmware I already had on the tablet, so that I had it on hand, just in case.
I expected to have to reconfigure the tablet from scratch, but this has proven to not be the case. It's remembered all my apps and settings and accounts and things. So all in all it's gone very smoothly.
The "Samsung Chinese IME" input method is now history. Now I have to go check out whether that has cured my problem with EKH Pro.
I also installed Kies3 to see what it would make of my firmware configuration, and to see if it would try suggesting that I should go back to the Hong Kong one. It didn't. It said my current UK firmware was the latest available. Of course, this isn't a concrete indication that I will get OTA updates of UK firmware in the future by any stretch of the imagination. That will only be proved once the next update comes down from Samsung. Needless to say I won't be letting it update itself until I've made sure it's a UK firmware.
Thanks for your help.
Reflashing my firmware to get rid of the "Samsung Chinese IME" input method has not helped me get EKH Pro working. I am, however, still happy that I'm on the right firmware for my country.
I now have another line of enquiry about EKH Pro, and I think this time it is correct one for the problem I'm having. But I won't go into it here.
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Hey guys, just picked up an ATT Tab S 8.4. Loved my bronze 8.4" and thought having LTE would be cool. I was wondering if it's possible to flash an official stock firmware for the T705 to remove the ATT bloat and enable the dialer. I recall doing this on the original Galaxy Tabs with UK firmware but cannot find much info on the S. Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Ok.... Crazy Situation here.
I can not update from 4.2.2. When I try to update I get 'Registration Failed' message right before the update should start. I did register this tablet with my account @ samsung, but no joy.
Here is the backstory on this: My S 8.4 battery connector broke and I got a used main-board off ebay. I replaced it, did a factory reset, and I got 4.2.2 working. However no lollipop. I checked the codes on this 'new' tab:
Country is: France/FR
Original CSC Code: AUT
Firmware CSC Code: MKT
Active CSC Code: MKT
Current Firmware as reported by Kies: T700XXU0ANE3/T700MKT0ANE3/T700XXU0ANE3/T700XXU0ANE3 (MKT)
Yes, all one line.
I'm in USA and I'm hoping to get to the correct firmware.
I want to use odin to update to 5.0.2, but just want to make sure I can use this rom:
Product code XAR
PDA T700XXU1BOK1
CSC T700XAR1BOK1
Is this my ticket out of this problem?
Thanks
amberSamsung said:
Ok.... Crazy Situation here.
I can not update from 4.2.2. When I try to update I get 'Registration Failed' message right before the update should start. I did register this tablet with my account @ samsung, but no joy.
Here is the backstory on this: My S 8.4 battery connector broke and I got a used main-board off ebay. I replaced it, did a factory reset, and I got 4.2.2 working. However no lollipop. I checked the codes on this 'new' tab:
Country is: France/FR
Original CSC Code: AUT
Firmware CSC Code: MKT
Active CSC Code: MKT
Current Firmware as reported by Kies: T700XXU0ANE3/T700MKT0ANE3/T700XXU0ANE3/T700XXU0ANE3 (MKT)
Yes, all one line.
I'm in USA and I'm hoping to get to the correct firmware.
I want to use odin to update to 5.0.2, but just want to make sure I can use this rom:
Product code XAR
PDA T700XXU1BOK1
CSC T700XAR1BOK1
Is this my ticket out of this problem?
Thanks
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You should be just fine flashing T700XXU1BOK1 with Odin. I've installed other region firmwares before without issue.
EDIT: If you'd prefer the French region though, go here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647) and use the software provided to download whichever firmware you need or want. Just enter the PDA and CSC into the appropriate fields.
Thanks noxarcana.
I was hoping that this would do it. BTW: Nice little tool you linked to!
From what I read the CSC codes now come from inside the ROM, so once I go with T700XXU1BOK1, I will get USA region? Just want to make sure.
And this update WILL wipe everything out, right?
Did anybody try IronMan ROM for T700? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/stock-tw-rom-galaxy-tab-s-8-4-t2995235
How does this MOD deal with the country codes? Would it be USA?
Thanks
So, I thought I had replied to this but apparently I my mind lied to me. Yes, if you flash BOK1, you will be using the US region (also known as Cellular South...for some reason).
IronRom is one of my top 3 roms for this device! Since it is a custom rom though, you don't have to worry about CSC and PDA codes. Just make sure you get the correct zip file for your device (ie: T700, 5T800, etc.).
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Sorry for the simple question. This is rather new to me. Stats: Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930FXX. (Global unlocked). The firmware on the phone is listed as G930FXXS5ESEA. Now, recently I made the mistake of allowing an update. That update completed but on reboot the phone reported an error in the firmware. The phone still booted, but no keyboard was available. I guess it didn't fully load. I am now looking to reflash the firmware but cannot find a datafile with that exact name. The phone country is Germany according to the IMEI. Q: Is it true I can use any G930F firmware? I've search for this firmware for hours but to no success.
Hello,
I have changed the CSC of my Active 2 44mm (not LTE). Everything has been correct, except for two things:
1 - I still get the green letters when I start the clock, on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 presentation
2 - Now I try to upgrade by OTA (through the phone's app) and when it reboots, it says that the firmware could not be installed.
How do I fix both? Thanks
Put everything back the way it was (Fully Restore to Default) and try to update software.
Are you able to identify Model Name?
I hate this mm nons.nse.
Example:
SM-R820?
I am too lazy to google how long is yours... Firmware.
Colors in Booting is Engineer Bootloader sboot.bin (from Combination firmware) is still on device... this brings FOTA over the air to fail...
Because wrong Bootloader on device... from "chain of trust" selfcheck...
Best Regards
hi, I have a similar issue with the sm-r825f, after I changed csc to Germany... I got a watch from UK (BTU) unfortunately and wasn't able to set up esim. Now after I changed csc and flashed R825FXXU1ASJ3, esim works fine but I am stuck on ONE UI 1.5 and scanning for updates keeps failing.
What's the easiest way to make OTA work again?
Can I simply reflash a certain firmware? Can you recommend or link the files?
Sry if any information is missing!
Thank you all for your help!