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Hi everyone,
Have just purchased a new Galaxy Y here in China and restored to original factory settings however everything is in Chinese which isn't a problem as I can change the language to English however all the default Google Apps are missing and replaced with Chinese equivalents it seems so I'm unable to use them.
So... how can I restore it to a version of Android something functional for me? I'm on mac os x lion with vmware for any windows apps I need and am computer literate enough to attempt anything like flashing a device / updating a rom but have no idea where to start with this. Have read some docs on Odin but they made little sense at first because I don't quite know what steps I need to take in order to carry out this task. I've found various Roms but these are India, Netherlands, Greece versions, does anyone know of a UK version?
Any pointers would help greatly, thanks in advance!
Update: Just came across http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465800 so am reading through here however I'm not sure which ROM to go for, the European pack work with sim cards in Asia?
Rich
first thing that the initial setup offers after full reset, is to change the language. It's the button on the the right hand side of the screen. if you press the green android, it's too late. then you must navigate to language setup by memory.
mai77 said:
first thing that the initial setup offers after full reset, is to change the language. It's the button on the the right hand side of the screen. if you press the green android, it's too late. then you must navigate to language setup by memory.
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I've changed the language but it's a custom Chinese rom as China bans everything google so I need to get it on a normal UK Android setup or something, maybe the European pack from the aforementioned link?
Current versions as follows:
PDA: S5360ZCKK2
PHONE: S5360ZCKK2
CSC: S5360ZHKK2
richd86 said:
I've changed the language but it's a custom Chinese rom as China bans everything google so I need to get it on a normal UK Android setup or something, maybe the European pack from the aforementioned link?
Current versions as follows:
PDA: S5360ZCKK2
PHONE: S5360ZCKK2
CSC: S5360ZHKK2
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Try and check Docky stock Rom under android development. He has european firmware. Flash it via Odin. There are guide how to flash via Odin in his thread if im not mistaken. Hope it helps.
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axilefoo said:
Try and check Docky stock Rom under android development. He has european firmware. Flash it via Odin. There are guide how to flash via Odin in his thread if im not mistaken. Hope it helps.
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Thank you for this, am just looking at Docky's stock roms now. Seems like the phone isn't locked to any specific network as accepts both Hong Kong and UK sim cards at the moment. I'm a little confused about setting the CSC and provider/region stuff after flashing it, basically I'm in Asia for the next 10 months and will have various sim cards from different countries and want them all to work. Possible do you think? Or will I have to flash to country specific firmware/csc relative to the sim card I'm inserting?
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Thank you for this, am just looking at Docky's stock roms now. Seems like the phone isn't locked to any specific network as accepts both Hong Kong and UK sim cards at the moment. I'm a little confused about setting the CSC and provider/region stuff after flashing it, basically I'm in Asia for the next 10 months and will have various sim cards from different countries and want them all to work. Possible do you think? Or will I have to flash to country specific firmware/csc relative to the sim card I'm inserting?
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Well, Im in Asia country too. I tried Docky's Custom ROM which is based on XX which is European firmware and my phone works together with the SIM provider and network. So, the CSC is basically the language supported by your phone (based on my experience). Thus, Im sure you can use European firmware when you are in Asia country
axilefoo said:
Well, Im in Asia country too. I tried Docky's Custom ROM which is based on XX which is European firmware and my phone works together with the SIM provider and network. So, the CSC is basically the language supported by your phone (based on my experience). Thus, Im sure you can use European firmware when you are in Asia country
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Small world hehe I'm currently downloading S5360_XXLA2_OXXLA2_XXLA2_by_Doky.zip which seems to be the latest european multilingual build so hopefully that will do the trick. I'll let you know how I get on, thanks for the tips.
richd86 said:
Small world hehe I'm currently downloading S5360_XXLA2_OXXLA2_XXLA2_by_Doky.zip which seems to be the latest european multilingual build so hopefully that will do the trick. I'll let you know how I get on, thanks for the tips.
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Cool. Cant wait to hear from you soon. Good luck
I think the simpliest way to solve this is to update its firmware via samsung kies, besides its the official update you can get and you'll be sure it'll be safe. Ive updated mine through this method and havent tried the ODIN thing. Good luck though
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Cool. Cant wait to hear from you soon. Good luck
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Woo hoooo I have a working phone, or should I say a phone which I can understand. It took a while because I couldn't find a decent internet connection where I was but having found one the process, following Doky's instructions, was painless - what a result! Thanks for your help!
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Woo hoooo I have a working phone, or should I say a phone which I can understand. It took a while because I couldn't find a decent internet connection where I was but having found one the process, following Doky's instructions, was painless - what a result! Thanks for your help!
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No problem! Enjoy
Asian driver for Galaxy Young ?
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Woo hoooo I have a working phone, or should I say a phone which I can understand....
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Hi,
I really appreciate all the posting which is done on this site, and it has helped me many times (as I often act as the 'family' technician who can fix things).
But this time, I inherited a bricked Vietnamese Galaxy Young. The issue I have is that event though I installed ODIN in its most recent release, the phone in DOWNLOAD mode is not recognized on the 2 computers I usually use on other Samsung phones.
Is there an Asian-specific driver which needs to be used?
Alas, the phone was backed up using the CWM backup, but it refuses to boot into CWM (just hangs at logo). The only mode it boots into is Downlaod mode. But it need to be recognized correctly before Odin can do anything
Thanks for suggestions
Marc, from France
mwrmwr said:
Hi,
I really appreciate all the posting which is done on this site, and it has helped me many times (as I often act as the 'family' technician who can fix things).
But this time, I inherited a bricked Vietnamese Galaxy Young. The issue I have is that event though I installed ODIN in its most recent release, the phone in DOWNLOAD mode is not recognized on the 2 computers I usually use on other Samsung phones.
Is there an Asian-specific driver which needs to be used?
Alas, the phone was backed up using the CWM backup, but it refuses to boot into CWM (just hangs at logo). The only mode it boots into is Downlaod mode. But it need to be recognized correctly before Odin can do anything
Thanks for suggestions
Marc, from France
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make sure samsung usb drivers are installed - use rear usb ports not front ones and you can try a different usb cable (there is no specific regional driver just a generic samsung usb driver)
once in download mode connect usb cable to pc
push vol up on phone to start connection (wait a 30 secs in case drivers start installing)
open odin 3.07
if it is connected it will say com then a number in a coloured box under com:id on the left hand side
Have a very weird problem, and think it is because of any app...
I use a galaxy tab s4 lte as a phone, it is a fully functional phone oversized... it is great, and im using tablets as phone 3 or 4 years ago... first was galaxy tab s2 lte, then s3, and now s4
S2 worked great... S3 worked great but from march of this year, randomly phone disconects fron network just to receive calls.... sms, 4g and wifi always work, but canr receive calls till i make a call... it is like it disconnects from network... i notice that, because i have (from the times of s2) my phone forwarding calls to my wife's phone when my phone is turned off or im in a plane for example...
But with tab s3, from march, i was in home with my wife and someone that call me ringed directly to my wife phone... as if my phone was turned off...a lot of times saw that... but when i place a call... it start receiving calls again...
Went to tmobile, changed the sim and same problem...
Bought a new S4 lte ($1000) and from the day 1 same problem...
Any help? Im pretty sure it could be any app... but dont know where to start
Factory reset, then install your apps, one at the time until it happens again. It's long process but unless someone came across it it's the only way to find out which app causes it. Perhaps not the only way. Have you tried to replicate it? Reboot your tablet, then ring it to check if it receives it. If not, you can uninstall one app, reboot, call, uninstall , repeat until you find which app it is. It's likely quicker this way but you need to be able to replicate it.
Most likely is the VoLTE is not set up right. And sounds like fallback to 3G for voice is not happening. Try locking it on to 3G and leave it in standby. Check whether inbound calls are coming through when you are camped on 3G.
It is possible to edit your CSC file to get it working properly. but you'll need to know all the correct fields to change and will require you to root, install custom recovery etc.
I haven't thought about that. Try that first. I mean locking to 3G.
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Factory reset, then install your apps, one at the time until it happens again. It's long process but unless someone came across it it's the only way to find out which app causes it. Perhaps not the only way. Have you tried to replicate it? Reboot your tablet, then ring it to check if it receives it. If not, you can uninstall one app, reboot, call, uninstall , repeat until you find which app it is. It's likely quicker this way but you need to be able to replicate it.
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I have factory reset 3 times... same problem... when reset it works just fine... for a while....
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Most likely is the VoLTE is not set up right. And sounds like fallback to 3G for voice is not happening. Try locking it on to 3G and leave it in standby. Check whether inbound calls are coming through when you are camped on 3G.
It is possible to edit your CSC file to get it working properly. but you'll need to know all the correct fields to change and will require you to root, install custom recovery etc.
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Sounds good... but would hate if this was the problem, dont want to root phone... anyway... s3 was working ok till march... one year worked great! Because of that i think it can be a setting or app... there is any way yo change volte? I have seen something like that in any menu but cant find now
Seeing about volte... i remember on s2, and on s3 im not quiete sure, the hd call icon, related to volte, bit now have not that option in phone app settings
Thanks
I don't think the tabs4 t835n makes calls over lte, only 3g as per the specs on the samsung site. Mine always reverts to 3g when making voice calls. It still sounds great but this is the way it makes or receives calls.
Continuous Talk Time (3G WCDMA) (Hours)
Up to 50
That being said, it would be great to find out if it is capable and since there is root now, take the settings from the note9 and push it to the tabs4 T835n.
Have you tried if it receives calls after reboot?
Too51oll said:
Have you tried if it receives calls after reboot?
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yes it does... it receives calls after reboot, and after placing a call
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Most likely is the VoLTE is not set up right. And sounds like fallback to 3G for voice is not happening. Try locking it on to 3G and leave it in standby. Check whether inbound calls are coming through when you are camped on 3G.
It is possible to edit your CSC file to get it working properly. but you'll need to know all the correct fields to change and will require you to root, install custom recovery etc.
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Friend... switching to 3g works great... this problem is on lte... it is possible to edit or flash csc without rooting? Would be possible to edit with s9 parameters? I mean, dont know if it has 10 lines of code or 10000! Just asking
Would like to fix it without rooting
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Friend... switching to 3g works great... this problem is on lte... it is possible to edit or flash csc without rooting? Would be possible to edit with s9 parameters? I mean, dont know if it has 10 lines of code or 10000! Just asking
Would like to fix it without rooting
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I'm not sure it's possible without root access. You could try extracting the correct csc file for s9 and flash it via ODIN.
If you have root access you can peruse your csc file using this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.cscexpert
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I'm not sure it's possible without root access. You could try extracting the correct csc file for s9 and flash it via ODIN.
If you have root access you can peruse your csc file using this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.cscexpert
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Thanks for your quick reply friend... you mean i could flash s9 csc without any modification? Its safe to do that? Can i backup my actual csc just in case with odin? Thanks!
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I'm not sure it's possible without root access. You could try extracting the correct csc file for s9 and flash it via ODIN.
If you have root access you can peruse your csc file using this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.cscexpert
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that in the screenshot of the app you send me is exactly what i need to turn off i think...
wallyhenderson said:
that in the screenshot of the app you send me is exactly what i need to turn off i think...
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Maybe you can ask your carrier to disable VoLTE for your account?
You will be trying at your own risk when you try to flash alternate CSC, remember you can always flash back to original.
You could also try flashing a complete firmware from a different country, check firmware available on Sammobile, search by your model code. TAB s4
1eStar said:
Maybe you can ask your carrier to disable VoLTE for your account?
You will be trying at your own risk when you try to flash alternate CSC, remember you can always flash back to original.
You could also try flashing a complete firmware from a different country, check firmware available on Sammobile, search by your model code. TAB s4
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3 Great ideas!... ask your carrier seem to be the best if they cooperate... flash csc is the second best because have not to reset phone.... and flashing a complete firmware from a different country is a great idea too but have to reinstall everything...
I think this was what happened with my S3... everything worked fine till i flashed a complete firmware from a different country when oreo update came...
Friend.. you help me a lot... really appreciate your help
1eStar said:
Maybe you can ask your carrier to disable VoLTE for your account?
You will be trying at your own risk when you try to flash alternate CSC, remember you can always flash back to original.
You could also try flashing a complete firmware from a different country, check firmware available on Sammobile, search by your model code. TAB s4
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F***... there is only one firmware for the T835N (i own a T835N)on Sammobile but 3 for T835C... will download all 4 firmwares and try to figure out if i can get the CSC file form a T835C...
PD: Do you know what is the difference between T835N and T835C?
Thanks again friend
1eStar said:
Maybe you can ask your carrier to disable VoLTE for your account?
You will be trying at your own risk when you try to flash alternate CSC, remember you can always flash back to original.
You could also try flashing a complete firmware from a different country, check firmware available on Sammobile, search by your model code. TAB s4
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One question... do i need to root before flashing CSC? or can flash it just as a complete firmware just using CSC slot?
Thanks
1eStar said:
Maybe you can ask your carrier to disable VoLTE for your account?
You will be trying at your own risk when you try to flash alternate CSC, remember you can always flash back to original.
You could also try flashing a complete firmware from a different country, check firmware available on Sammobile, search by your model code. TAB s4
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Its me again friend... sorry for bothering you so much!
Look... here is the think...
I have downloaded two full firmwares...
the T835NKOU1ARGH_T835NKOO1ARGH_KOO for the T835N (the only firmware sammobile has for T835N)
the T835CZHU1ARH3_T835CTGY1ARH3_TGY.zip for the T835C (the latest firmware sammobile has for T835N)
When i extracted the CSC from that two firmwares i saw they are differents sizes! T835C is more than double than T835N...
Look at the picture attached...
T835N CSC File
CSC_OMC_KOO_T835NKOO1ARGH_CL13953229_QB19044239_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
47MB
T835C CSC File
CSC_OMC_TGY_T835CTGY1ARH3_CL14074605_QB19357398_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
112MB
What do you think about this? would be safe to flash a file, from other device with double the size...
It is the only thing i can do (talking about flashing other CSC) because on Sammobile there is only one complete firmware for the T835N... is not like other phones that you can choose country... the only country is korea
Thanks in advance....
wallyhenderson said:
One question... do i need to root before flashing CSC? or can flash it just as a complete firmware just using CSC slot?
Thanks
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I believe if you flash only the HOME_CSC it will preserve your data.
You don't need root
First up though, I would strongly recommend you try to back up your data using Samsung Smartswitch (back up to SD card). And try to back up to Samsung Cloud (not sure if this still is a thing). So you can restore when things go pear shaped
I believe the chances of getting VoLTE working faultlessly on your Korean tab are pretty close to 0. But if that's what you want, I would first try flashing a known working CSC from a device with same android version on YOUR carrier (Note 9 maybe?). This is unlikely to work, I think Samsung has been encrypting CSC files recently. You may need to flash Korean firmware at this point.
Secondly, I'd try flashing an alternate csc_home package from another country. Try the one you've downloaded. If you search T835 on sammobile there are many countries listed. I'd try XSA Australia if the first one doesn't do what you want.
You're on your own my friend.
If all this is getting too hard, just leave your tab locked to 3g in it's current state.
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I believe the chances of getting VoLTE working faultlessly on your Korean tab are pretty close to 0.
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I dont want to getting work VoLTE... i want to switch off buttt... not setting phone in 3G... setting it in 3G implies i will not be able to make good whatsapp video calls... skype calls... stream tv... ando... or at least nos to foas as stayong in LTE but with VoLTE turned off
1eStar said:
But if that's what you want, I would first try flashing a known working CSC from a device with same android version on YOUR carrier (Note 9 maybe?). This is unlikely to work, I think Samsung has been encrypting CSC files recently. You may need to flash Korean firmware at this point.
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You mean that a Note 9 CSC should work? I mean is better for you i try a Note9 CSC than a T835C one?
1eStar said:
If you search T835 on sammobile there are many countries listed. I'd try XSA Australia if the first one doesn't do what you want.
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Friend for the T835N (the phone i own) on Sammobile there are only 1 firmware... for th T835C there are 3... these two devices are LTE... but for the T835 you see a lot... but they are only wifi... do you say a wifi device from XSA australia will have CSC file? Im confused
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You're on your own my friend.
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I know dont worry... really appreciate your help but dont worry i didnt blame you if anything goes wrong...
1eStar said:
If all this is getting too hard, just leave your tab locked to 3g in it's current state.
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Would hate have a great 4G device stuck in 3G... in the last case will root it and edit the CSC with the app you send me but im not sure root is working ok because had not time to read the tutorial and will be a pain in the a** start from zero with more tha 200 apps... a lot of passwords and more than 70gb of data (i own the 256gb model)
Again friend thanks for your help is really helpfull
Anybody has an idea how I can get my CSC and PDA back?
I flashed a 4-parts stock firmware prior to ResurrectionRemix with OXA (DBT) CSC for my country Germany.
And now I have the situation as you can see in attached screenshots (taken from Phone Info +).
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If you have no issues with call reception / mobike data, just dont care. I also flashed Hong Kong firmware first (as it was latest by date) and have no issues since then.
j1gga84 said:
Anybody has an idea how I can get my CSC and PDA back?
I flashed a 4-parts stock firmware prior to ResurrectionRemix with OXA (DBT) CSC for my country Germany.
And now I have the situation as you can see in attached screenshots (taken from Phone Info +).
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Pretty much all of that is stored on the EFS partition. Just restore your EFS backup.
The problem is that I guess I have no efs backup..
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The problem is that I guess I have no efs backup..
Regards
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You can modify the EFS yourself with root.
@ashyx
Can you tell me how to do that? Or is there a manual here on XDA or somewhere else?
I guess this error occured while switching from my broken Tab S to a new one..
regards
j1gga84 said:
Anybody has an idea how I can get my CSC and PDA back?
I flashed a 4-parts stock firmware prior to ResurrectionRemix with OXA (DBT) CSC for my country Germany.
And now I have the situation as you can see in attached screenshots (taken from Phone Info +).
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It looks exactly the same on my tablet as well. I don't think it's a big problem if you don't have problems with calls. If you do, try flashing a stock firmware before modifying the EFS - I had such an issue and flashing the latest firmware for my country fixed it. You should also make an EFS backup in case it gets corrupted.
marti201 said:
It looks exactly the same on my tablet as well. I don't think it's a big problem if you don't have problems with calls. If you do, try flashing a stock firmware before modifying the EFS - I had such an issue and flashing the latest firmware for my country fixed it. You should also make an EFS backup in case it gets corrupted.
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Making the EFS backup is mandatory for Samsung devices right after you get root. Also, PARAM partition is worth being backed up. In my T805 topic, I explicitly put the backup step as a ground requisite for flashing anything.
marti201 said:
It looks exactly the same on my tablet as well. I don't think it's a big problem if you don't have problems with calls. If you do, try flashing a stock firmware before modifying the EFS - I had such an issue and flashing the latest firmware for my country fixed it. You should also make an EFS backup in case it gets corrupted.
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As already mentioned in my first post, I did flash a 4-piece stock firmware but this did not help..
maybe I have to do some special settings in ODIN?
It must be possible to get CSC and PDA back...
I have a broken T805 where the display does not work anymore but I could try to backup the EFS.
Would it be possible to restore that EFS on my other T805?
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Hi Have s9 G960F in service provide SW ver TEL/TEL/TEL - i beleive austalian telestra,
not getting any OTA updates - currently in Israel
tried google and search on forum, not found something 100% clear
Question 1 : is there any way without flashing new FW via odin to get OTA updates? (vpn, australian sim, fake location and etc...)
Question 2: if answer to question 1 is no, where to get stock Israel FW for G960F , and what is the best option for backup and restore
Thanks!
What is your current SW? According to sammobile the latest build is the BRJ6 (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/TEL/download/G960FXXS2BRJ6/246171/) if this one matches your current SW then there's no way you can get another udpate until, I assume Telestra is an Australian carrier, they release it...
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What is your current SW? According to sammobile the latest build is the BRJ6 (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/TEL/download/G960FXXS2BRJ6/246171/) if this one matches your current SW then there's no way you can get another udpate until, I assume Telestra is an Australian carrier, they release it...
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so when Telestra will release s9 update this s9 will get it as well? even if phone in another country and have non-Telesra sim installed?
lol2k said:
so when Telestra will release s9 update this s9 will get it as well? even if phone in another country and have non-Telesra sim installed?
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In theory yes, but if you don't and they release a newer SW, you can just flash it iva Odin, don't it won't trip a thing nor void your warranty
Infinitodecimal said:
In theory yes, but if you don't and they release a newer SW, you can just flash it iva Odin, don't it won't trip a thing nor void your warranty
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aware of odin option , but aything that doesnt requeire backup and restore is preffered
thanks a lot guys!
lol2k said:
aware of odin option , but aything that doesnt requeire backup and restore is preffered
thanks a lot guys!
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As long as you flash the HOME_CSC you won't lose anything...
Infinitodecimal said:
As long as you flash the HOME_CSC you won't lose anything...
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thats amazing, didnt knew there such an option
it also saves all of the apps data?
still what are the best backup option if things goes wrong?
it may be dual sim modle, how do i check? if yes, special firmware needed?
lol2k said:
thats amazing, didnt knew there such an option
it also saves all of the apps data?
still what are the best backup option if things goes wrong?
it may be dual sim modle, how do i check? if yes, special firmware needed?
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My best option ALWAYS is Smartswitch, either for backup or SW update, if there's a new SW, Smartswitch downloads and installs it right away
seems telstra rolled out pie update
nothing in the phone, last update june2018
any last ideas before uing odin? maybe get australian sim card?
csc g960foxm1brf7 linked to australian telstra - not really should what to install as well
Infinitodecimal said:
My best option ALWAYS is Smartswitch, either for backup or SW update, if there's a new SW, Smartswitch downloads and installs it right away
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hi mate , still here? can you check if you can help with my last reply please?
lol2k said:
hi mate , still here? can you check if you can help with my last reply please?
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Odin the F out of that phone, remember home_csc not the csc :good::good:
Infinitodecimal said:
Odin the F out of that phone, remember home_csc not the csc :good::good:
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not really understood the csc part
but if i have model sm-g960f
this will fit for sure? https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/ILO/download/G960FXXU2CRLN/250936/
or anything else i should check before re flashing besides model?
lol2k said:
not really understood the csc part
but if i have model sm-g960f
this will fit for sure? https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/ILO/download/G960FXXU2CRLN/250936/
or anything else i should check before re flashing besides model?
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First, the csc is wrong, the link you posted is for Israel, not Australia, and second, once you downloaded the file, unzip it: once it's done you'll have 5 files(as you can see in the picture): AP, BL, CP AND 2 CSC home_ (that one won't erase a thing) and the csc (this one will format your phone)
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First, the csc is wrong, the link you posted is for Israel, not Australia, and second, once you downloaded the file, unzip it: once it's done you'll have 5 files(as you can see in the picture): AP, BL, CP AND 2 CSC home_ (that one won't erase a thing) and the csc (this one will format your phone)
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i want Israeli FW on this phone, is it possible?
lol2k said:
i want Israeli FW on this phone, is it possible?
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Technically you can
hi! can somebody tell me about compatibility between s9 variants? i have an G9600 and i want to install Pie. Which variant can i flash? the 960N? 960F? 960u?
thanks a lot
Infinitodecimal said:
Technically you can
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so just download and flash?
lol2k said:
so just download and flash?
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yup
I live in an International region but was sold a Korean device, and it's stuck on E or 3G only, even if I go into Sim Settings or whatever, and select "LTE only" the cellular signal just dies entirely and I can't make or receive calls. when my friend's phone connects to H+ mine only connects to 3G. is there anyway this could be fixed without flashing firmware?
upon further googling, I found out that there is a secret service menu that lets you select bands, but I was unable to access that menu in this ****ty korean piece of **** device.
the menu should look like the attached image.
Coomer91 said:
I live in an International region but was sold a Korean device, and it's stuck on E or 3G only, even if I go into Sim Settings or whatever, and select "LTE only" the cellular signal just dies entirely and I can't make or receive calls. when my friend's phone connects to H+ mine only connects to 3G. is there anyway this could be fixed without flashing firmware?
upon further googling, I found out that there is a secret service menu that lets you select bands, but I was unable to access that menu in this ****ty korean piece of **** device.
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the Korean model is actually pretty darn decent. What is your aversion to flashing firmware? if you use the HOME_CSC you dont really notice a change as it doesnt factory reset the device and if its the same version of android (pie, oreo etc etc) it doesnt require the device to do anything really
youdoofus said:
the Korean model is actually pretty darn decent. What is your aversion to flashing firmware? if you use the HOME_CSC you dont really notice a change as it doesnt factory reset the device and if its the same version of android (pie, oreo etc etc) it doesnt require the device to do anything really
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because I couldn't flash an international CSC no matter what I tried, it fails constantly with PIT errors. that why I was wondering if there was any way to change the cellular bands some other way.
Coomer91 said:
because I couldn't flash an international CSC no matter what I tried, it fails constantly with PIT errors. that why I was wondering if there was any way to change the cellular bands some other way.
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you dont need to flash the PIT, as a matter of fact, id not recommend flashing it at all if youre not having internal storage issues.
youdoofus said:
you dont need to flash the PIT, as a matter of fact, id not recommend flashing it at all if youre not having internal storage issues.
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It doesn't matter if I flashed the PIT or not, it will fail regardless with same "secure check fail (PIT)" error. i've given up at this point.
Coomer91 said:
It doesn't matter if I flashed the PIT or not, it will fail regardless with same "secure check fail (PIT)" error. i've given up at this point.
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secure check fail is usually due to custom firmware attempted to be flashed without unlocking your bootloader.
can you get a log of the Odin error? also there are errors that can show on the phone itself that are useful. If youve given up, i get it, but i dont believe youre stuck
youdoofus said:
secure check fail is usually due to custom firmware attempted to be flashed without unlocking your bootloader.
can you get a log of the Odin error? also there are errors that can show on the phone itself that are useful. If youve given up, i get it, but i dont believe youre stuck
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So you're telling me that flashing a G960F firmware on a G960N device doesn't require repartitioning? Cuz a few people told me the F CSC and the N CSC have different partitions.
Coomer91 said:
So you're telling me that flashing a G960F firmware on a G960N device doesn't require repartitioning? Cuz a few people told me the F CSC and the N CSC have different partitions.
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i never recommend re-partitioning unless strictly necessary, and in this case, id say no. Its not needed
youdoofus said:
i never recommend re-partitioning unless strictly necessary, and in this case, id say no. It's not needed
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so you're sure that there is no difference in the partition between N and F CSCs? cuz the guy who made the SoLdierRblahblah Rom, said that the N CSC partition is smaller than the F one.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80765449&postcount=4897
Coomer91 said:
so you're sure that there is no difference in the partition between N and F CSCs? cuz the guy who made the SoLdierRblahblah Rom, said that the N CSC partition is smaller than the F one.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80765449&postcount=4897
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im not saying that there isnt a difference between the partitions, but i AM saying that its irrelevant to your issue. What the dev is saying in your linked post is that the CSC that was flashed was too big for the partition it was headed for, which is odd.
Id youre dead set on flashing the N PIT, get the patched version of Odin and you should be able to flash whatever you want as it is patched to ignore errors and just do what its told without a safety net
Coomer91 said:
So you're telling me that flashing a G960F firmware on a G960N device doesn't require repartitioning? Cuz a few people told me the F CSC and the N CSC have different partitions.
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Sorry to bump an ancient post but I have to ask, did you do it? Is it safe to flash G960F firmware on a G960N device? Will it transform the G960N into a G960F? Did you try using a patched Odin like @Youdoofus suggested? My issue is much smaller, I can't get VoLTE in LTE only mode while it works fine in autoconnecct mode. While the phone randomly switching between E/H+/LTE (crappy reception in my area) is annoying, it's definitely not worth bricking my device so please help.
Also @Youdoofus I downloaded just the CP and BL files for G960F and tried to flash them on my G960N but failed with Secure Check Failed (Bootloader) or Secure Check Failed (Radio) depending on what I flash. Will it work if I do it using the patched Odin or will it brick my phone? Finally, In download mode Secure Download is set to enabled is that bad?
I know I ask too many (stupid?)questions(it's a curse), so please bear with me and thanks in advance!