Hi there guys,
long story short, i got Samsung Galaxy note 10.1 2014 (sm-p600xzwebtu) Live Demo Unit from work, which i believe is specifically manufactured for retail and comes with quite a lot of limitations, so i need to flash it and install either custom os (i was thinking cyanogenmod) or at least official android.
First of all, it does have developers mode, and it allows me to volume down+power to get it to "downloading os" screen, so i assume i should be able to flash it with odin, but before i do try, maybe someone has dealt with same problem before and has ready to go solution?
reason i am asking is that last year i got couple of Archos devices, those as well were made for retail demo, and they had hardware limitations on ability to flash roms
Staypoh said:
Hi there guys,
long story short, i got Samsung Galaxy note 10.1 2014 (sm-p600xzwebtu) Live Demo Unit from work, which i believe is specifically manufactured for retail and comes with quite a lot of limitations, so i need to flash it and install either custom os (i was thinking cyanogenmod) or at least official android.
First of all, it does have developers mode, and it allows me to volume down+power to get it to "downloading os" screen, so i assume i should be able to flash it with odin, but before i do try, maybe someone has dealt with same problem before and has ready to go solution?
reason i am asking is that last year i got couple of Archos devices, those as well were made for retail demo, and they had hardware limitations on ability to flash roms
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Yeah, you should have no problems. what i would personally do first is download the stock samsung firmware for consumer/non demo mode tablets and flash that. then just follow root procedures and all that.
I could be mistaken, but I don't believe that's an actual LDU device. LDUs usually have an X at the end of the model number (ie SM-N900X), and I've only seen LDU phones, never any LDU wifi-only tablets. BTU is the region code for the UK, you probably just have a normal UK tablet with retail mode software on it. The hardware and firmware on the device are no different than a retail UK device, but it's running a special Samsung Retail Mode that restricts a lot of functions.
If you know the proper passwords, you should be able to remove the retail mode. Flashing a stock firmware might not work, as the retail mode software is a user app and NOT part of the device's firmware (unless you DO have an LDU, but based on the model number I don't believe that's the case), but it's worth a try. A factory reset would remove the retail mode, but some of the newer retail mode software prevents you from doing that.
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So, I ordered a refurb sm-p600 Wifi-only tablet from Amazon, but I received a Verizon sm-p605v. Now they show out of stock on the Wifi model. Am trying to arrange a swap, but don't know how successful I'll be.
It's my first tablet and I absolutely LOVE it and don't want to give it up.
So, it's basically the same thing, but there are issues:
1.) Has Verizon junk all over it.
2.) Complains about no SIM card - if I put in a SIM card it complains about activation. (These don't appear to ever go away)
3.) Have to keep it in airplane mode or it will drain the battery trying to connect, if I keep it in airplane mode, at least one app (Accuweather) complains about no network
4.) And this is the biggest issue - can't check for new updates - I really want Lollipop so it matches my phone, but it basically says update is unavailable. I assume Verizon has it set up so that you have to pull updates only from them.
I'm never going to put this on a mobile plan and I'd really prefer to have the non Verizon tablet, but if I can't, is it possible to flash the stock wi-fi sm-p600 firmware onto this so that it thinks it's a sm-p600 - or is this a recipe for brick making?
I also haven't been able to find a sm-p605v lollipop image, so I may be out of luck assuming the answer is no.
I'm in a similar situation. I purchased what I thought was a SM-P605 (international version) and I got shipped a SM-P605V (Verizon edition). In my case, the vendor listed the device as an SM-605, but it was an SM-P605V. Further down in the listing it listed it as a Verizon edition, so that's the reason they declined the return.
Unfortunately, you cannot use SM-P600 firmware, as it is a different processor.
There is a way to update it to 5.1.1 though. When plugging the tablet into the PC, there is a Verizon utility for Windows on the tablet that lets you update the software. (it's based on Samsung Kies). I just did it yesterday. Works fine. I'm trying to figure out if I can put a non-Verizon factory Samsung image on it so I can at least have the option to put my own custom image on it (the Verizon edition has a locked bootloader, which prevents you from putting non-Samsung ROM images).
I personally am sick of vendors customization of Android to the point where it is not recognizable. Give us the option for stock Android...
After 3 attempts I finally got them to send me the correct Wifi only model, which works great!
Looking at whether I can use a factory-unlocked A5 2017 (not sure which letter but one of the unlocked ones) which I can purchase new as a rootable device given the bootloader update issues the last 2 months -
1) not sure if they come stock with Nougat or MM, if it comes with 6.0 then this should be simple (relatively) to update to a safe 7.0 version, I would assume.
2) if it comes with 7.0, would phones in store now have the security updates from dec/jan that have locked the bootloader and so complicated flashing/rooting/etc.? how could I know? store people won't know and won't care in any event.
3) general perspective - a phone on the shelves now would likely have left factory at the earliest when (I know lots of variables, supply chain, etc, but just looking for the minimum time to market for factory - retail chain - it might be so long that anything sold today won't have the problem updates). I could use IMEI check to see when the phone was built? is it assumed they did not roll out of factory with the problem bootloader builds before it went public?
any guidance on this appreciated.
Hey guys!
I am new to XDA, so if I have posted incorrectly here please forgive me. So I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 Live Demo Unit (SM-G960XU) and I wanted to flash a non-demo version onto the device, but I am unsure about which version to try.
So I was able to disable the Retail Mode (It will now allow Factory Reset, it won't wipe itself every few minutes, and will not play the annoying demo screensaver, etc), but the LDU version of the Android Software on this phone limits charging the battery to only 70% which is not ideal.
I have read a few forums stating that flashing the Demo Unit with the original International version of the software works, but these demo units all have the model number SM-G960X (not SM-G960XU). So I was wondering if anybody has done this on the G960XU device and if so did you use a SM-960F ROM or SM-906U ROM? Also, if you had any suggestions or ideas, please let me know! I am worried about which version to choose as I do not want to brick the phone.
No, the device is not stolen or illegal. The phone was purchased legitimately and legally from a store who no longer needed the demo unit. Yes, I know the phone does not have a modem and will never be able to make calls or act as a normal phone. I was able to get the phone just to experiment with and to have fun exploring Android.
Any suggestions or help you guys can provide is greatly appreciated!
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Hey guys!
I am new to XDA, so if I have posted incorrectly here please forgive me. So I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 Live Demo Unit (SM-G960XU) and I wanted to flash a non-demo version onto the device, but I am unsure about which version to try.
So I was able to disable the Retail Mode (It will now allow Factory Reset, it won't wipe itself every few minutes, and will not play the annoying demo screensaver, etc), but the LDU version of the Android Software on this phone limits charging the battery to only 70% which is not ideal.
I have read a few forums stating that flashing the Demo Unit with the original International version of the software works, but these demo units all have the model number SM-G960X (not SM-G960XU). So I was wondering if anybody has done this on the G960XU device and if so did you use a SM-960F ROM or SM-906U ROM? Also, if you had any suggestions or ideas, please let me know! I am worried about which version to choose as I do not want to brick the phone.
No, the device is not stolen or illegal. The phone was purchased legitimately and legally from a store who no longer needed the demo unit. Yes, I know the phone does not have a modem and will never be able to make calls or act as a normal phone. I was able to get the phone just to experiment with and to have fun exploring Android.
Any suggestions or help you guys can provide is greatly appreciated!
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By all logic you should flash U (US), U1 (US Unlocked, slower updates but wider CSC), 0 (Glogal Snapdragon Unlocked, wider CSC but not for North America) or W (Canada) firmware and you'll be good to go. Just install AIDA64 and check which CPU you have. I suspect you have the Snapdragon, so the said ROMs will work. ONLY the said ROMs. Flashing F or N will brick your phone. But if you have the Exynos, flash F (N is for Korea)
I have problem with G960XU. I'm flash it to G960U and now it stuck booting on "SS RDX Subsystem Crashed: MODEM!". Can sombody help me?
From what I've read I don't think you can actually flash the G960XU/G965XU because of the modem issue
any updates on what firmware has worked in flashing the s9 plus G965XU?
I have problem with G960XU. I'm flash it to G960U and now it stuck booting on "SS RDX Subsystem Crashed: MODEM!". Can sombody help me?
I am by no means a tech savvy person so please bear with me. Last year I purchased a Galaxy Note 10+ from Swappa. I thought I had properly inspected the device and it seemed flawless. Over the past year I was aware that Android 10 had been released and was waiting patiently to receive the update. For the record this phone was advertised as unlocked and associated with no carrier. I run the device via AT&T. I have since figured out that the IMEI number does not match the device and only after finding an additional IMEI on the outside of the device did I discover this phone was originally a Sprint product and had been altered in some way. The phone will not update.
The device was last successfully updated October 3, 2019. It is currently running Android version 9 and One UI version 1.5
When I manually check for updates the system says I am up to date…. Obviously this is not the case. I suspect that the alterations to this phone that I was unaware of until recently are playing an active role in the stagnation of my updates.
I’m not sure what to do at this point. I’ve seen a few things about using Frija and Odin to force a system update in some way, but all of this is absolutely a foreign language to me. This was my first Swappa purchase and I’m really disappointed at this point. If anyone could offer some constructive advice (in layman's terms) it would be greatly appreciated.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
Model #: SM-N97U1
Download the latest firmware from Frija and flash with Odin. Once firmware is loaded, extract it leaving you with files BL..AP..CP..CSC..HOME_CSC.
Open Odin put BL in BL spot, AP in AP spot and so on. When using csc it will wipe device..I suggest saving any important things to SD card or computer. But since you said device is messed up I would do a factory reset anyway.
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I personally regret that I updated my note10+ from pie to Q, on pie, the battery lasted longer, and the starage management in Q is somewhat problematic for some apps, I definitively liked Pie more.. But that is just my opinion
Hi! I bought my phone recently and I would like to install pure android on this device. Is this possible? If so, I would also like to know if it would be possible to download this operating system directly from Google's server (just as we download Windows directly from the Microsoft website at https://www.microsoft.com/software-download, for example). The second question is for security reasons.
Thank you!
Since no one else has answered, I'll try:
I'm going to assume what you mean by "pure" Android is the unlocked version of Samsung's firmware for your particular phone model. If you don't have some version of the Samsung Galaxy s22, then you're asking your question in the wrong place.
First you need to find out whether your phone is locked, and if so, whether it can be unlocked.
Then, watch this video for an overview:
If you decide you would like to continue, an easier way of obtaining firmware is from samfw.com.
The video mentioned above includes links to the two different types of Odin, which is the software you would use to flash the firmware onto your phone.
In general, since you haven't done this sort of thing before, I would recommend triple checking every step, as there are certain mistakes you can make that will render your phone unusable.
Good luck!