Hello, so I just flashed 4.4.2 via odin on my n7505 because the update wasn't available in my country but I don't really enjoy the rom. it was tweaked and full of bloatware. It was not branded and yet it contains bloatware and even this thing called ultra power saving mode which doesn't work by the way. I tried getting it to stock rom via kies but when I click Firmware Upgrade and Initialization under the tab Tools it has blank space after Initialised version: which is quite odd in my opinion. When I click Ok it says my phone doesn't support initialising. Could it be my CSC? Originally it was BGL and now after flashing 4.4.2 it became ETL. Can I change it? My phone's not rooted but I don't mind rooting it if I have to. Gonna be really nice if you help me out
Hi there,
I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE version, which I purchased through Ebay - I believe it came from Asia somewhere as it showed up with an international adapter for the power supply. It was sold as a "Verizon" model - I ditched that sim card and have been using it with Bell Mobility in Canada.
Recently, I tried to update my firmware using the latest version of Samsung Kies and I'm running Windows 10 latest version. For some reason Kies needs to reinstall the USB driver before performing the update to the firmware and this causes Windows 10 to crash without fail. (This is also happening to my Note 3 - Samsung informs me Kies is not compatible with Windows 10 although it seems to work for everything else - just not the update). Kies doesn't seem to care that I already have the latest drivers installed.
I can't update via the tablet because my device has been "modified" - rooted.
Finally I went to Sammobile for the firmware, however I can't find any US firmware for a compatible carrier under SM-T705. I am debating flashing the Bell Canada firmware, but the model is listed as SM-T705W. In case this is not ok and I need to revert to the original, I'm hoping someone can help me identify my build? The samsung agent offered to identify it but once she discovered it was from outside Canada she said she had no information. So much for Samsung International!
Please help! I'm having battery issues and I'm hoping updated firmware will help, plus I would like to have the latest version of Android. Thanks!
If you're in Canada then just flash the Canadian firmware.
ashyx said:
Cellular south is us
Region XAR
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Hi there, forgive me for being thick, but how do you tell it's Cellular south, and what do you mean by region XAR? I'm sure that the fellow I bought this unit from flashed US firmware, however I can't find it on the Sammobile site - in fact I can't find any US carrier firmware listed for this model.
As mentioned above, I did find Bell mobility (Canada) firmware listed for the SM-T705W but nothing for the SM-T705.
Further explanation greatly appreciated!
LostinCanada said:
Hi there, forgive me for being thick, but how do you tell it's Cellular south, and what do you mean by region XAR? I'm sure that the fellow I bought this unit from flashed US firmware, however I can't find it on the Sammobile site - in fact I can't find any US carrier firmware listed for this model.
As mentioned above, I did find Bell mobility (Canada) firmware listed for the SM-T705W but nothing for the SM-T705.
Further explanation greatly appreciated!
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You can flash any firmware for that model, so just flash the Canadian firmware, no point in flashing a us firmware.
ashyx said:
You can flash any firmware for that model, so just flash the Canadian firmware, no point in flashing a us firmware.
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Ok great. I would like to locate the US firmware though for future use. I travel alot in the US and in the event I need a different carrier's modem... Are the US carriers listed somewhere else or am I blind? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/SM-T705/
Thanks!
LostinCanada said:
Ok great. I would like to locate the US firmware though for future use. I travel alot in the US and in the event I need a different carrier's modem... Are the US carriers listed somewhere else or am I blind? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/SM-T705/
Thanks!
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You have root so install twrp from the development section and do a full back up of your current system.
You can then restore as you please.
Seems no US firmware for the t705.
ashyx said:
You have root so install twrp from the development section and do a full back up of your current system.
You can then restore as you please.
Seems no US firmware for the t705.
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LOL... ok now I have another problem. I had already downloaded the Bell mobility file from Sammobile and hadn't seen this response - in the meantime I hooked up with Odin and my download failed twice - I don't get it. I just did my Note 3 10 minutes ago without any issues. Rebooted device and odin between both attempts.
Thoughts?
Don't flash anything until you make that full backup with TWRP, trust me it will save a massive headache should you need it.
Download Flashfire from the link below then set your date back to August, run Flashfire then load up the firmware, select the Flash firmware package option.
From the partitions list select system.img and boot.img only.
Under the reboot options select download mode then hit the flash button.
Once it has flashed and booted to download mode you will need to flash a lollipop bootloader (assuming you are flashing lollipop?)
You will find them in the bootloader thread.
After that just reboot the tablet, it will take about ten minutes for it to fully boot.
http://likewaphd.in/filewap-1-load/...2015/FlashFire_Pro_v0.21_-_Likewap.apk-0.html
Uh... ok you lost me early on. I downloaded the file - how do I install it? I remember using the TWRP thing several phones back when I was messing with custom ROMs. I had a problem with recovery and since then have never gone this route - I've been happy with stock rom and root - installed using Odin... sortof the KISS principle.
I can try TWRP, but could you dumb down the instructions a bit - as I mentioned, I'm a bit thick - particularly with some of the terminology! LOL
This is the file I downloaded - yes, Lollipop - I don't understand why I have the Odin Fail - google isn't helping me understand either. I have root, USB debugging is enabled and I followed the same steps as with my Note 3 - the message said write fail.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/52301/T705WVLU2BOE4_T705WOYA2BOE4_BMC/ Is this what you mean by bootloader?
TWRP - flash with odin then boot into twrp using POWER + HOME + VOL UP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
Bootloader - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3099362
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TWRP - flash with odin then boot into twrp using POWER + HOME + VOL UP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-2-8-6-1-unofficial-sm-t800-805-807-t3074633
Bootloader - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3099362
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Ok but those "bootloaders" are custom ROMS are they not? And I don't see my device on the TWRP site - I have the LTE version, it only shows Wifi.
Really all I want to install the Bell stock firmware (assuming it is indeed compatible - SM-T705 vs SM-T75W) I linked to from the Sammobile site and then do Chainfire's auto-root.
Why isn't Odin writing the firmware to my device? I've never had this issue before and I don't see what I might have done differently with this device - it's the first time I've tried to update it, but I had no trouble rooting it with the chainfire auto-root.
LostinCanada said:
Ok but those "bootloaders" are custom ROMS are they not? Really all I want to install the Bell stock firmware (assuming it is indeed compatible - SM-T705 vs SM-T75W) I linked to from the Sammobile site and then do Chainfire's auto-root.
Why isn't Odin writing the firmware to my device? I've never had this issue before and I don't see what I might have done differently with this device - it's the first time I've tried to update it.
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No they are bootloaders they are required to boot the firmware , roms are the os.
Odin won't flash because certain devices will refuse to flash another regions firmware.
My advice to you is to flash the lollipop bootloader first, to make sure it will flash then flash the firmware with flashfire.
Obviously make the twrp backup first.
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No they are bootloaders they are required to boot the firmware , roms are the os.
Odin won't flash because certain devices will refuse to flash another regions firmware.
My advice to you is to flash the lollipop bootloader first, to make sure it will flash then flash the firmware with flashfire.
Obviously make the twrp backup first.
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Ok I flashed the bootloader, and then I tried to flash the firmware with Odin again but it still won't do it - write fail again. I've never used flashfire - windows 10 won't open it...
UDATE: Ok I read to transfer the file to the download folder on the tablet, and then install on tablet. So I did that, but when I click on the icon it doesn't run. How the heck do I use this to install the firmware update?
Figured out the date bit, ran Flashfire.... problems during the install - got stuck in boot loop - tried a factory reset - that didn't work... stuck in loop. I think I'm bricked....
Left the default settings in place - very little in the way of instructions - read the bit about not trying to write over protected settings...
And got this:
You're not bricked as long as the tablet starts up and you can boot to Download mode.
I've seen that error with corrupt downloads so not sure why you're getting it.
Reboot to download mode. Just hold POWER + HOME + VOL DOWN until the device restarts and boots to download mode.
Doesn't matter if it's boot looping.
Reflash TWRP and restore the backup you made earlier. You will be back to where you started.
At this point I think the best option is to flash a custom lollipop rom.
There is a very good one I use on my t805 which is practically stock with a bit of bloatware removed.
Its in the development section called sweetrom.
At least one positive is that you were able to flash the lollipop bootloader, so upgrade is not impossible.
I'm definitely able to get to download mode - I was surprised that the factory recovery mode didn't work. I'm wondering if the file from sammobile is corrupted - I used the same file with Flashfire - now I think Odin was trying to save me. I'm downloading the same file again fresh, and it looks like Telus and possibly the other Canadian variants are the same - unless it's the same corrupted file.
I just hope the problem isn't because my phone identifies itself as a straight SM-T705. That is why I asked about that point earlier. There are plenty of straight 1705 options available - just don't know which country would be compatible - particularly for the modem.
I didn't understand how to use TWRP and I've had problems with it in the past (recovery) when I did figure out how to use it and was messing with custom ROMS a couple of years ago. I would really like to get myself back in order with a proper stock ROM and root. This tablet belongs in my car and right now I just want it to work properly - I'm using Torque to resolve some ongoing engine issues and it will suck if I have to go back to using the small screen on my Note 3.
If there is any way to figure out which of those countries for the 705 are compatible with Canadian carriers, in case this Bell firmware is defunct, that would be appreciated.
As well, is that bootloader going to cause any problems with stock firmware? I've already flashed it - does stock firmware come with bootloaders included?
OK before I go any further with this I need you to install twrp and make that back up. Twrp is now very stable.
Twrp will back up some very important partitions namely the Efs and modem. Don't take this warning lightly. The amount of people that have soft bricked their device because they didn't do this.
Boot into twrp then simply select the backup option and make sure the partitions on the left are ticked particularly boot,
Efs and modem.
Now as regards which firmware.
I would forget about installing the Canadian firmware.
It looks like this firmware will only install specifically on a Canadian device.
It doesn't really matter which firmware from which region you install as they are pretty much all the same except for the carrier ones which just add more bloat and some csc specific stuff.
Just go for an international rom. You've already flashed a bootloader from one of these roms so that proves you can flash.
Use odin to flash.
If you have connection issues afterwards then all you need do is restore your modem backup with TWRP.
That's why it's important you do this.
Follow these instructions and we will get you up and running.
Whole again!
Whole again!
For the record, I read elsewhere that it is NOT recommended to flash other letter variants of a model. In the meantime I downloaded all four Sammobile Canadian Carrier files and they appear to be the exact same file and all install attempts failed For anyone else with an actual SM-705W I read in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/t705-lollipop-t3099945 a fellow Canadian was having a problem with those same files. Dunno what happened with him in the end, however I tried one more W file I found elsewhere that appeared to be different but it failed as well.
Based on the comments in the above thread, I flashed the Hong Kong variant for the SM-705 from Sammobile - apparently it was the first firmware widely available and users from several countries posted they had used it successfully. So far it seems to be working ok - after flashing it, I did a factory reset on the device as was also recommended in the above thread. Sure hope the battery life will be better than before - love this tablet but I've never seen a device drain so rapidly! CF-Auto Root restored!
As a side note my Ebay seller did reply to my origins query and was helpful once he realized I wasn't complaining about the device and wanting to return it... LOL. Apparently my unit originated in Singapore and arrived with that firmware along with a Verizon SIM which I never tested. As long as the OS is smooth, and the modem compatible, and unless someone advises a better country variant, I guess I'll stick with this one.
Now just need to get Torque reconfigured!
Hi All,
I recently bought a second hand s6 model G920P (as it said in the settings)... after a few hours of using it i started to realise it randomly restarts itself (network and sim card was working perfectly)!
So i figured i would re-install/flash the latest ROM as i figured it is maybe a software problem.
So i downloaded the latest G920P firmware from region: SPR (this is the only one i can find?): G920PVPU3BOL1_G920PSPT3BOL1_G920PVPU3BOL1_HOME.tar and installed this. However this is quite an annoying software as it keeps asking me to activate even though network and data are working fine!
To further complicate things, i the back of my phone says that model is SM-G920F! But when i try to flash F firmware (such as BTU or H3G) then the flash fails.
Unfortunately i havent gotten very far:
1) My phone still keeps randomly rebooting
2) What firmware should i be trying to install onto it?
Can you help with above problems ?
thanks in advance :highfive:
Where did you get the firmware from? Sammobile? here's a mirror for the latest .tar for the Sprint variant SM-G920P https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24343351889231947
Flash that and you should be good to go if it is in fact a 920P.
I pulled out an old samsung galaxy note 2. The t-mobile model sgh-t889 i believe. i was trying to upgrade it to android 4.4. I found somewhere saying the official at&t roms work for this phone. I tried the most recent one. I317-UCUCNJ2-Stock.tar.md5. this was the file I used. Odin failed almost at the end. Now the phone is frozen in odin with a complete blue bar. Any ideas? i want to flash the tmobile stock rom again but i don't want to make the situation worse?
Hopefully, a locked att bootloader was not flashed to the phone.
All you can do at this point would be to power off the phone, boot into download mode, and try flashing the latest stock rom from sammobile.com.
Hey!
I've got my wife's old GT-I9195I to play with, and its been running great on LineageOS 7.1.1 (14.1-20170313-Unofficial-serranoltexx) with kernel 3.4.113-gbf6ef2d-22422-g1d02b3d.
I was given a Gear 2 Neo the other day, and my actual phone is a crappy work provided iPhone so i cannot really connect the gear up to it. Brainwave - i thought i would just revert the S4Mini to stock and configure it all on it.
Using Odin and the newest rom downloaded in parts from http://fw.updato.com/ i have tried to blast it back to stock, but keep getting hit with the fused2 error.
Is there any way that i can get a stock rom back on this handset? More than happy running a custom kernel if needed, but just need to be running a samsung rom on this phone so i can get the Gear 2 Neo working
Cheers!
Tim
Solved - see post 4 for info
just searched around for fuse 2 error. and found some people getting those error while downgrading.
the solution they found is another region firmware with latest boot loader. and they were able to downgrade.
how about you try it. and download firmware from here.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s4-mini/GT-I9195I/
syednawaz said:
just searched around for fuse 2 error. and found some people getting those error while downgrading.
the solution they found is another region firmware with latest boot loader. and they were able to downgrade.
how about you try it. and download firmware from here.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s4-mini/GT-I9195I/
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my phone is a euro phone (although i am based in Australia), and i have tried both the original ROM and the Aussie ROM with no luck so far. i was getting the firmware files from either updato as mentioned in OP, or using the old SamFirmTool from right here on XDA. with that, i was able to download the individual files for Odin, including the PIT file but have still not had any luck.
Guess i will try another one for now
Cheers for the reply.
Success!
After downloading and trying 6 different regions, i have found one that works. TPD (Netherlands) was the key for me. (NOTE: i downloaded mine using the older SamFirmTool and downloaded the indivudual files instead of the single zip file. flashed with Odin v3.12).
For future visitors, my scenario was:
GT-I9195I (originally a euro phone delivered to Australia via Kogan online).
Tried:
GT-I9195I:
* XEF (France)
* LUX (Luxemborg)
GT-I9195H:
* PCT (Puerto Rico)
GT-I9195L:
* TCE (Mexico)
GT-I9195:
* PRO (Belgium)
GT-I9195T:
* TEL (Australia)
out of desperation, i went back to the GT-I9195I section, sorted by date again and started looking at CSC names. I noticed that the TPD (Netherlands) ROM had a higher revision, and i remembered that the CSC was responsible for the PIT information (i had that error come up a few times in my flashing adventure). Flashed the TPD ROM onto it no problems, and its fully booted in stock glory now.
Cheers,
Tim