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Stock S6 Edge ODIN flashable firmware?

Does anyone have a stock firmware of their S6 Edge T-Moible? that's ODIN flashable. I bricked my S6 trying to root it and had the KNOX security on. Now it just boot loop.

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Refer to this how-to article and read the 'Note' that is posted.
http://jtechd.net/2015/04/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s6-galaxy-s6-edge-downloads/

Protomize said:
Does anyone have a stock firmware of their S6 Edge T-Moible? that's ODIN flashable. I bricked my S6 trying to root it and had the KNOX security on. Now it just boot loop.
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Did you try and flash the S6 file (non-edge file) to root your phone? For many that corrects what looks to be a bricked phone.

I did the same thing the OP had done, referring to enabling KNOX prior to rooting, and none of anyone's suggestions through the past multiple days have worked. Enabling "KNOX" under the "Security"
settings is a big no-no, or so it seems from the few that have done it. Might be worth somebody making a thread just letting people know NOT to do that if they don't wish for an expensive brick until a stock ODIN tar surfaces. It makes the phone bootloop and useless even when using the regular S6 autoroot tar. It's also interesting how nobody answered the OP's actually question, though. "Is there an actual stock ODIN tar for this phone yet?" I would like to know the same, even though my own research has come up negatory thus far. Focus on the dude's question rather than waste time with other suggestion(s) which they likely already know haven't worked.

Ker~Man said:
I did the same thing the OP had done, referring to enabling KNOX prior to rooting, and none of anyone's suggestions through the past multiple days have worked. Enabling "KNOX" under the "Security"
settings is a big no-no, or so it seems from the few that have done it. Might be worth somebody making a thread just letting people know NOT to do that if they don't wish for an expensive brick until a stock ODIN tar surfaces. It makes the phone bootloop and useless even when using the regular S6 autoroot tar. It's also interesting how nobody answered the OP's actually question, though. "Is there an actual stock ODIN tar for this phone yet?" I would like to know the same, even though my own research has come up negatory thus far. Focus on the dude's question rather than waste time with other suggestion(s) which they likely already know haven't worked.
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Why would you enable KNOX when you are trying to root a phone tho ?

Ker~Man said:
I did the same thing the OP had done, referring to enabling KNOX prior to rooting, and none of anyone's suggestions through the past multiple days have worked. Enabling "KNOX" under the "Security"
settings is a big no-no, or so it seems from the few that have done it. Might be worth somebody making a thread just letting people know NOT to do that if they don't wish for an expensive brick until a stock ODIN tar surfaces. It makes the phone bootloop and useless even when using the regular S6 autoroot tar. It's also interesting how nobody answered the OP's actually question, though. "Is there an actual stock ODIN tar for this phone yet?" I would like to know the same, even though my own research has come up negatory thus far. Focus on the dude's question rather than waste time with other suggestion(s) which they likely already know haven't worked.
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Hey, I fixed it it. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCh0QuEwAgY

Protomize said:
Hey, I fixed it it. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCh0QuEwAgY
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Thank You soooooooo much. that actually worked. thank you thank you thank you.

Thank you all for this. I would also like to know if this deletes all the user data/apps/contacts as well? I'm trying to restore the phone to stock so I can return it but as others have said with the root performed I am unable to hard reset/restore to factory so I am looking for a work around. Thanks in advance.

Yes, it deletes all user data, but the phone will have root.

samanbabah said:
Thank You soooooooo much. that actually worked. thank you thank you thank you.
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Glad it was able to work.

So when rooting a T-Mo Edge first time, we should use the std S6 (SM-G920T) autoroot file, and not the file listed for the edge?

SykesAT said:
So when rooting a T-Mo Edge first time, we should use the std S6 (SM-G920T) autoroot file, and not the file listed for the edge?
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yes you use the G920T but that will mess up your recovery, so be aware.

After using galaxy s6 cf auto root file restore your recovery by following this:
http://zidroid.com/download-t-mobile-galaxy-s6-edge-g925t-stock-recovery

Zi.Droid said:
After using galaxy s6 cf auto root file restore your recovery by following this:
zidroid. com/download-t-mobile-galaxy-s6-edge-g925t-stock-recovery
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I want to thank you for at least getting me back to a recovery mode screen that is readable and starts with the normal icon, that says updating system. I still need to wait for the stock SM-G925T firmware file for the S6 Edge to get back to a working phone. Deleting knox files as I stated in a few threads here is a big no no for now. Just get that bootloop on startup and this has nothing to do with rooting. Is the deleted files. Samsung support confirmed this too. I did try the factory reset which basically wiped the phone of info, which is no big deal. Plenty of backups. Just need the darn tar file for this model. I'm sure it will be out soon.
BTW, I was having issues getting on to any web link site Sammobile.
http://www.hidebux.com/unblock/sammobile.com
Uses a private web proxy to access. Open link, click on unblock and you are in :good:

Docmjldds said:
I still need to wait for the stock SM-G925T firmware file for the S6 Edge to get back to a working phone... Just need the darn tar file for this model. I'm sure it will be out soon.
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You are still unable to get Kies to work? Did you watch my Video and follow those steps? If you are still having trouble, let me know. Might be a driver issue or something.

SuperSport said:
You are still unable to get Kies to work? Did you watch my Video and follow those steps? If you are still having trouble, let me know. Might be a driver issue or something.
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ok...doing video. asks for my serial number. It's not the IME. Can't get to about phone settings. Tmobile has no clue how to find my serial number. Calling Samsung if they can match my IME. Maybe you can pm me a number for the Edge.
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SuperSport said:
You are still unable to get Kies to work? Did you watch my Video and follow those steps? If you are still having trouble, let me know. Might be a driver issue or something.
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I want to publically thank you for your superb and timely help. What's funny is I'm on a MAC desktop and the Kies Mac version would not connect to my phone even though I have the drivers already on the computer. I use Parallels to boot to a Windows 8 virtual setup. Kies gave me the unsupported device message I think, but after going to the tools menu and following the instructions on the video, all went well. The only nit pick is I believe the Kies program called it the recovery mode to boot into, but they used the correct button combo to actually be in download mode for this to work.
Anyways....much thanks and for all those waiting for stock firmware for the Edge to magically appear, which I'm sure it will eventually, this method works. Word of advice to all.....go into your settings and about device and write down your serial number since it's required when inputting the model number. TMobile and Samsung incorrectly kept telling me the serial number is the same as the IME. IT'S NOT. And that number is NOT on the box labeling either. So without the serial number of your device KIES won't work for this firmware restore. A simple thank you to the person that know, for helping me with that aspect.

Docmjldds said:
I want to publically thank you for your superb and timely help.
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Thank you for this, and thank you for letting others know about the correct serial number used.
For anyone in the same situation, you CAN borrow a serial number from another device to get the download started just as Docmjldds and I did here. I gave him mine, and the download proceeded as normal. After the phone is flashed, it still retains the correct factory serial that came with your phone.

SuperSport said:
Thank you for this, and thank you for letting others know about the correct serial number used.
For anyone in the same situation, you CAN borrow a serial number from another device to get the download started just as Docmjldds and I did here. I gave him mine, and the download proceeded as normal. After the phone is flashed, it still retains the correct factory serial that came with your phone.
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You can also get the serial number from download mode. When you first boot into dl mode and you get the warning page press the home button and the IMEI and SN (serial number) are both there with a bar code.

jamcar said:
You can also get the serial number from download mode. When you first boot into dl mode and you get the warning page press the home button and the IMEI and SN (serial number) are both there with a bar code.
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Great Tip! Thank you for this. I did run into that when I was messing around, but totally forgot about it. Just updated my Video to include this info with a thanks to you.

[Q&A]How to root your Samsung Galaxy s6 or s6 Edge

Sorry ~ I got this totally wrong, sorry for the misconfusion.
-Ket

@KetOfficial
You do realize that there are not any Sprint S6 devices listed on that page? Also, that method does not work for 5.1.1...
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

Tried to root with Ping Pong; nervous to try this
Hi,
II was hoping you could help me. I am kind of a nooby. I have rooted several of my phones over the years, but I don't ever flash "custom recovery" or ROMs. I just root so I can refuse the OTA updates and get free hotspot. I've been searching the threads for help, but I don't understand some of the technical jargon that is used on these sites.
I just got the Sprint Galaxy S6. I have followed the directions for rooting with Ping Pong. I have tried both 5.1 and 6. When I use 5.1, I get a message that says SuperUser not installed? Did you install SuperUser before root? When I try to open SuperUser, I get a message that says "SuperUser binary not installed. If you recently upgraded to 5.0 root manually. I have re-installed like some of the posts suggest, but get the same result.
If I use Ping Pong 6, it tells me my device is not supported. ????
My ROM is G920PVU1AOCF
Android Version 5.0.2
I have not installed 5.1, but it has downloaded on my phone. I keep getting a message telling me to install it. Can you please help and advise me? I;m nervous to try your method, because the ping pong method didn't work. Where do I find the samsung drivers to install? Will your method trip Knox? Thanks in advance.

ufgator92 said:
Hi,
II was hoping you could help me. I am kind of a nooby. I have rooted several of my phones over the years, but I don't ever flash "custom recovery" or ROMs. I just root so I can refuse the OTA updates and get free hotspot.
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If hotspot is the only reason you root, you don't need root to have the free hotspot man, there is a thread that gives accurate instructions, if you have your MSL number (easy to get via Sprint chat) and follow the instructions 100% it works, and yes it works on 5.1.1, I was using it a little bit ago at the airport
sent from my S6 using tapatalk

Ping Pong panics the kernel so u have to put ur phone in Airplane mode after you've hit download. I forgot to ask, is your kernel build before or after May 15? If after u won't be able to use Ping Pong!

djvoleur said:
@KetOfficial
You do realize that there are not any Sprint S6 devices listed on that page? Also, that method does not work for 5.1.1...
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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I sent a PM to the OP.
Honestly the OP is probably just trying to help, but with this specific model not being listed on CF Page he linked.. its misleading.
Someone could flash the wrong variant. Hopefully he sees this and edits his post.
There isn't a specific listing for the Sprint S6 on there for CF Auto Root.
Don't download anything unless it says SM-G920P.
You don't need to use CF Auto Root for Sprint
Theres 2 ways to do it right now on 5.02
1. Tripping Knox - by installing TWRP recovery, then simply a zip of SU within twrp
2. Not tripping knox- Doing PingPong Method
If you are on 5.1 then i suggest monitoring this thread since its updated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s6/general/how-to-to-100-stock-root-t3075448
Just a side note for anyone... To hard power off the phone since you cant battery pull.. hold volume down and power for 10 seconds.

boxa72 said:
Ping Pong panics the kernel so u have to put ur phone in Airplane mode after you've hit download. I forgot to ask, is your kernel build before or after May 15? If after u won't be able to use Ping Pong!
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Under Kernel version it reads:
Sun Mar 29 20:59:58 KST 2015
So, it should work if I put my phone in airplane mode? After I download apk and before I install it?
I tired of this constant reminder to install update!
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scott_0 said:
If hotspot is the only reason you root, you don't need root to have the free hotspot man, there is a thread that gives accurate instructions, if you have your MSL number (easy to get via Sprint chat) and follow the instructions 100% it works, and yes it works on 5.1.1, I was using it a little bit ago at the airport
sent from my S6 using tapatalk
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Wow! Thanks! Any chance you have link to thread? Is it specific to sprint galaxy s6 if I do a search?

ufgator92 said:
Wow! Thanks! Any chance you have link to thread? Is it specific to sprint galaxy s6 if I do a search?
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here you go man, just get your MSL from Sprint chat, it works, I actually used it last night at the airport
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3048163
sent from my S6 using tapatalk

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Since The OP has redacted his original post.......... Best to Close
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//N920A\\ Full stock odin firmware N920AUCS4EQD1

Enjoy full stock AT&T Odin with last April security :
Download N920AUCS4EQD1

thanks for upload ! i'm not in US this is the only way i can upgrade my phone !

in the US but now a cricket-eer. Thanks for the file.

I can't wait to try this when I get home tonight.
The 1.99GB file size is so intimidating as though this one is REALLY packed with extra AT&T bloatware

I'm rocking nougat and I love it...but i want the latest security patch outside the US...i had to sideload to get to nougat...
Is there a way I can use VPN to enable my phone get updates outside the US?

is this full 7.0 rom?

sadfasfasfd said:
is this full 7.0 rom?
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No this is half of rom.. It said in title ..
On Edge of Galaxy

norbarb said:
No this is half of rom.. It said in title ..
On Edge of Galaxy
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hey bud do you know where i can get the full rom?
oh sorry im 2 stupid to understand lol
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shay1324 said:
hey bud do you know where i can get the full rom?
oh sorry im 2 stupid to understand lol
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btw thank you very much the rom is amazing
but not that much ram left

shay1324 said:
hey bud do you know where i can get the full rom?
oh sorry im 2 stupid to understand lol
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btw thank you very much the rom is amazing
but not that much ram left
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I think you flash PIT file with it? If you did just go to recovery and factory reset and your memory should be back.

norbarb said:
I think you flash PIT file with it? If you did just go to recovery and factory reset and your memory should be back.
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this might sound silly but can anybody confirmed this has worked on their device please. i am on the att n920A note model and i live in Jamaica and wants to get the nougat update, however i am scared i brick my device

kemistrypops said:
this might sound silly but can anybody confirmed this has worked on their device please. i am on the att n920A note model and i live in Jamaica and wants to get the nougat update, however i am scared i brick my device
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Yes, it works. I have just updated my N920A from C6 to D1. Don't forget to backup your data first.

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jaritico said:
thanks!, last time i did adb sideload (C6 to D1) and i got problems wich home and power button, auto press / autoclick it Without having pressed, i think can be google screenseach new function which hijacks the home button and when it is not turned on it does not return to the normal state of the phone
*i solved temporaly doing restore device form options menu, but it reappears from time to time without having pressed, Fixed if you do not configure or start googleseachapp (temporaly)
*Now downloading file and coming soon installing from odin an odin fresh installation from last version is better than doing adb sideload from B2 or older
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Downloading this through Odin - would that be considered tampering? - I have had 7.0 on a sprint note 5 and I loved it. I now have an AT&T note 5 on cricket and I have to wait for cricket to come out with the update ... zzz .... does samsung s health and pay still work after flashing through Odin? I'm only using this phone until the new note phones come out, so I don't want to mess up selling this phone by downloading through Odin. - thanks in advance.

michael85tx said:
Downloading this through Odin - would that be considered tampering? - I have had 7.0 on a sprint note 5 and I loved it. I now have an AT&T note 5 on cricket and I have to wait for cricket to come out with the update ... zzz .... does samsung s health and pay still work after flashing through Odin? I'm only using this phone until the new note phones come out, so I don't want to mess up selling this phone by downloading through Odin. - thanks in advance.
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Everything's works. This is AT&T 100% sigh stock firmware.
On Edge of Galaxy

OK just to be clear - making sure before I download this since with 7.0 there's no going back - This doesn't trip Knox or Samsung? I don't want to mess anything up just want 7.0 now instead of waiting months or so for the update through cricket. Thanks in advance. Also, I seen a post say this is just a partial/half of 7.0 is that fixed or us this still just half of the 7.0 upgrade?

can someone make a google drive mirror? because I have 1gb limit in mega

michael85tx said:
This doesn't trip Knox or Samsung?
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No. This is an official ROM with matching modem bootloader, and recovery. It will not trip Knox.

ok last question - is this the full 7.0 now? I see the title says full but there was a post saying this was just partial of the update.

Yes, this is the FULL 7.0

hello.
im a newbie to samsung and odin although i have had success with other samsung phones and odin a while back and after reading tons of info this is where i am at :: (i know the nougat file isnt the same but im guess the procedure is the same) . i read that updating via odin you can jump basebands, however im guessing that is not true. my baseband ends en 3BPH4
i downloaded >> Nougat_N920AUCU4EQC6_Odin_Files.zip (2.0G) <<
from here https://www.androidsage.com/2017/03...ndroid-7-0-nougat-ota-n920aucu4eqc6-download/
fyi >> im using virutalbox windows 7 and odin to try to do this <<
after i unzip the files i get four tar files
AP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_ lo w_ship_meta.tar
CSC_ATT_N920AATT4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_ use r_low_ship.tar
CP_N920AUCU4EQC6_CP6021124_CL10809541_QB12921033_R EV 00_user_low_ship.tar
BL_N920AUCU4EQC6_CL10809541_QB12921033_REV00_user_ lo w_ship.tar
i select each one as per requested slot in odin and then hit start and then odin crashes.
since that didnt work i opend the ap.xxx.tar.rar for the ap slot and hit start. there was some activity int he odin message box. firmware update start. single download..... and left it like that for over 30 minutes and there was no change. so i shut the phone off and restarted and nochange on the phone.
THEN i opened that ap.xxx.tar.rar file and saw that there was tar.md5 file inside. extracted and repeated the process and since i dont have a pda slot i choose to open under the ap slot.
so far same deal. odin message says NAND Write Start.
(im starting to believe that headers are not correct and doesnt want to follow through withe update)
if someone can guide me in the right direction or help where i went wrong. do i really have download 20gb of 10 updates for each step by step update to get to nougat and adb sideload?? cuz that is crazy. any help to get my note 5 lolipop to nougat is much appreciated.
also, if there is any knowledgeable buddy out there, since im on the 3BPH4 endind baseband is it rootable? (without loosing root when you reboot)
either way i dont care much about root but would definitely like tobe flashin roms etc, but as for now i just want to get to nougat

Rooting Samsung S9 SM-960W

Hey everyone I'm looking to unlock my phone. The goal is unlock, twrp (or alt), Detoxed Rom w/ Root Magsik. The phone is from Telus and Telus SIM it's Canadian variant. Model # SM-G960W.
Links: Unlock Bootloader? , TWRP , Detoxed Rom
TWRP says it doesn't support W version, or is there away around this? Thanks

I would like to help you about this if you still having this problem

Unfortunately the only version of TWRP supported Snapdragon version of S9 is only for 9600. And I don't think that it will work for 960W
Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk
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One more if your real goal is to unlock Canadian version of S9 you should know that in Canada all phones should be sold unlocked since December 2017 (you should be able to use any SIM card} . But if your goal is to root the phone (for example to remove all Samsung bloatware) there's no way to do this for now
Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk

If it have the ability for the BL to be unlocked then someone will probably make one for it.

Any update? I'm wondering this too.

LuminousOne said:
Any update? I'm wondering this too.
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Bump, Yes I'm wondering how to get the OEM unlock option inside my phone developer options, it seems to be missing and I do not want to wait 7 days uptime for it to come back. The sm-g960w is running with a snapdragon chip and I'm looking for a tutorial how to flash custom roms on this device, any help much appreciated.

FalsAlarm said:
Bump, Yes I'm wondering how to get the OEM unlock option inside my phone developer options, it seems to be missing and I do not want to wait 7 days uptime for it to come back. The sm-g960w is running with a snapdragon chip and I'm looking for a tutorial how to flash custom roms on this device, any help much appreciated.
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446h on and no oem unlock. even if it was , there is no twrp or custom roms available.

anyone willing to risk it?
theres samsungsfour website just google
tutorials/how-to-root-galaxy-s9-on-android-8-0-oreo-using-cf-autoroot-method-all-models
. is cf auto root safe?

seems finishy, tells me 960w can be rooted using CF AUTO Root.
Can anyone comfirm? heres link to patched s9 960w
https://desktop.firmware.mobi/device:1967/firmware:18377

matthewacbroad said:
seems finishy, tells me 960w can be rooted using CF AUTO Root.
Can anyone comfirm? heres link to patched s9 960w
https://desktop.firmware.mobi/device:1967/firmware:18377
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Lol no.

peachpuff said:
Lol no.
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i figured as much. iwouldnt trust any source besides here xda

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matthewacbroad said:
seems finishy, tells me 960w can be rooted using CF AUTO Root.
Can anyone comfirm? heres link to patched s9 960w
https://desktop.firmware.mobi/device:1967/firmware:18377
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well guys. this is soooooo embarrassing
not that it changes things since theres still Knox bootloader it cant bypass. but firmware.mobi is made by a xda mod. I'm so sorry mod chainfire please forgive me. its here on /android/development/firmware-mobi-t3675896 thanks for all your hard work
I'm so confused now
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matthewacbroad said:
seems finishy, tells me 960w can be rooted using CF AUTO Root.
Can anyone comfirm? heres link to patched s9 960w
https://desktop.firmware.mobi/device:1967/firmware:18377
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well guys. this is soooooo embarrassing
not that it changes things since theres still Knox bootloader it cant bypass. but firmware.mobi is made by a xda mod. I'm so sorry mod chainfire please forgive me. its here on /android/development/firmware-mobi-t3675896 thanks for all your hard work
I'm so confused now maybe theres a misunderstanding

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i figured as much. iwouldnt trust any source besides here xda
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u are going to be waiting a long time lol.. the G980W isnt unlockable to my understanding.. i kno the N960W isnt and the devices are similar

Zedroyd said:
I'm so confused now maybe theres a misunderstanding
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That patch is generated for every phone, even ones with locked bootloaders, so it will work if you can unlock the bootloader but that will never happen.

I found one way to unlock the bootloader on my galaxy s9 sm-g960w
I used this firmware on this page, it's a crom.(combinat...), https://shell.boxwares.com/Download.aspx?L=8417
Although the page says it's for the sm-g960w, the filename once downloaded says it's for g960u. Nonetheless, after flashing using odin the patched version, you can unlock the bootloader in Developer settings. At least for me it's there.
So, using this crom enable to unlocked bootloader, firmware.mobi doesn't contain a CF-AUTO-ROOT file for this version of the firmware.(COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G960USQU3ARG2) so I still unsure whether it can be rooted. When I visit the samsungfour.com website, it gives me a security certificate error and fails to load so I cannot say for certain that the tutorial on their website for the sm-g960w snapdragon 845 varient works or not. I'll try the website later tonight or tommorow and post back here.

FalsAlarm said:
I found one way to unlock the bootloader on my galaxy s9 sm-g960w
I used this firmware on this page, it's a crom.(combinat...), https://shell.boxwares.com/Download.aspx?L=8417
Although the page says it's for the sm-g960w, the filename once downloaded says it's for g960u. Nonetheless, after flashing using odin the patched version, you can unlock the bootloader in Developer settings. At least for me it's there.
So, using this crom enable to unlocked bootloader, firmware.mobi doesn't contain a CF-AUTO-ROOT file for this version of the firmware.(COMBINATION_FAC_FA80_G960USQU3ARG2) so I still unsure whether it can be rooted. When I visit the samsungfour.com website, it gives me a security certificate error and fails to load so I cannot say for certain that the tutorial on their website for the sm-g960w snapdragon 845 varient works or not. I'll try the website later tonight or tommorow and post back here.
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i would like you to please be so kindly give me the proper shellbox link for the sm-g960w firmware as i am canadian seeing the link for it is mislabeled. great detective work btw

the download link, drive.google.com/open?id=1ftNH6mF0KVkQsWV3FYjlwBKyTaNU_yT8
again, I flashed my sm-g960w with it and was able to enable oem unlock

FalsAlarm said:
the download link, drive.google.com/open?id=1ftNH6mF0KVkQsWV3FYjlwBKyTaNU_yT8
again, I flashed my sm-g960w with it and was able to enable oem unlock
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im on G960WVLS3ARJ6 , no limitations on what build you have to flash?
I might not update to Pie when it comes out!

I was on the latest build when I flashed with patched Odin. which was G960WVLS3ARJ6

i wouldnt waste your time.. its not a "crom" more so your standard combination firmware.. combo firms have always had the oem unlock option in dev settings.. unfortunately all it will really do for you is disable frp.. the bootloader will still remain locked..
you can confirm this by going into dl mode and trying to flash a custom img.. also can verify in adb by doing a getprop..
flash lock and other lock will still be 1 and verifiedbootstate will still be green.

Cricket S9

Im wanting to de-Cricket my S9
Its a G960U, so i assume that all i would really need to do is flash the U1 firmware, correct?
and if that is correct, it will give me a Sammy splash screen and boot animation too, yes? Perhaps some sophomoric questions, but im just making sure.
@*Detection*

youdoofus said:
Im wanting to de-Cricket my S9
Its a G960U, so i assume that all i would really need to do is flash the U1 firmware, correct?
and if that is correct, it will give me a Sammy splash screen and boot animation too, yes? Perhaps some sophomoric questions, but im just making sure.
@*Detection*
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Yep that's right, it will remove all the carrier crap (I assume splash, definitely boot), just remember about the bootloader/baseband versions that cannot be downgraded so if you flash to version 4 you can only flash v4 or above after that
You will also receive updates direct from Samsung instead of the carrier

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Yep that's right, it will remove all the carrier crap (I assume splash, definitely boot), just remember about the bootloader/baseband versions that cannot be downgraded so if you flash to version 4 you can only flash v4 or above after that
You will also receive updates direct from Samsung instead of the carrier
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thank you! im running G960USQS5CSEA
does that S5 mean that im running revision 5?

youdoofus said:
thank you! im running G960USQS5CSEA
does that S5 mean that im running revision 5?
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Yea, version number is here
G960USQ>>S5<<CSEA
So as the U1 firmwares are all stuck on version 4 you cannot flash them right now

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Yea, version number is here
G960USQ>>S5<<CSEA
So as the U1 firmwares are all stuck on version 4 you cannot flash them right now
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damnit. thats just my luck too :/ thank you for affirming my understanding of how this works. I came to the S9 recently but i do recall the odin flash process for the t-mobile S2's that required the individual files to be placed in Odin before flashing, so this is all old hat as far as the process goes. Any idea on how long it might be before the U1 firmwares are going to be available for V5?

youdoofus said:
damnit. thats just my luck too :/ thank you for affirming my understanding of how this works. I came to the S9 recently but i do recall the odin flash process for the t-mobile S2's that required the individual files to be placed in Odin before flashing, so this is all old hat as far as the process goes. Any idea on how long it might be before the U1 firmwares are going to be available for V5?
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Only Samsung knows, but a lot of firmwares are now on v5 so if I had to guess I'd say the next update probably will bump it up to v5, they said the security updates included in the June update required it to be updated
When it receives the next update is anyone's guess though
And yes, all 4 parts of the firmware to be flashed together in the corresponding ODIN sections, HOME_CSC will not reset the phone, CSC will reset it, use one or the other in the CSC section

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Only Samsung knows, but a lot of firmwares are now on v5 so if I had to guess I'd say the next update probably will bump it up to v5, they said the security updates included in the June update required it to be updated
When it receives the next update is anyone's guess though
And yes, all 4 parts of the firmware to be flashed together in the corresponding ODIN sections, HOME_CSC will not reset the phone, CSC will reset it, use one or the other in the CSC section
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good stuff man! thanks again! can you get a mod to make a sticky with those firmware download tools? i think that would be VERY helpful for tons of folks

youdoofus said:
good stuff man! thanks again! can you get a mod to make a sticky with those firmware download tools? i think that would be VERY helpful for tons of folks
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Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools

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Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools
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understood. good show then chap!

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Creators of the tools would have to request that, they're easy enough to find with Google if you search "samsung firmware download tools xda" top results have both of the tools
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would this firmware work with the 5th bootloader revision?
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960U1/ATT/download/G960U1UEU5CSF1/279154/

@*Detection*
would that version work? it seems like it would

well, i got it to work @*Detection*
the download in this link got it, well, that and the patched Odin i needed to get around the E255 error i kept getting.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s9/firmware/SM-G960U1/ATT/download/G960U1UEU5CSF1/279154/