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Flashing on a Mac with Heimdall and Mobile Odin

Hi there,
as I never owned any Windows-based PC but only Macs and nevertheless use Samsung phones and tablets I searched for a possibity to flash my N5100, which is not supported by the Cyanogenmod-installer. After a lot of looking around, I here compile the way it worked for me.
As always: I take no responsibility at all - be sure you know what you do or don't do it. Your device can be bricked, although the risk is small if you follow the instructions step by step.
Credits and thanks to Chainfire for his wonderful work and to Bill Anderson, whos guide helped me a lot and is the base for the heimdall-part of the guide.
If the nerds here complain about this guide being too simple, I don't mind - folks like me need it that way...
1. Download and install Heimdall
2. Download and install an app to unarchive tar.md5-files (p.e. The Unarchiver) – Mac OS won't do that on its own.
3. Create a folder for the process, p.e. /Autoroot, wherever you'll find it when you need it.
4. Download the CF-Auto-Root for the device (here) and save it into this folder
5. Extract the CF-Autor-Root-mxxxx-yyyy.tar.md5 – file – you'll get 2 files: cache.img and recovery.img
6. Start Heimdall, klick the Utilities-tab
7. Shut down your Samsung device.
8. Start it in „download-mode“: press the VolumeDown + Home + Power keys. You'll get a warning and press VolumeUp to proceed.
9. Connect the device to your Mac via USB.
10. In Heimdall, press the Detect button. The display should show „Device detected“.
11. Click on the Utility-tab and then the Save as button of the Download PIT section - browse to the folder created in step 3 and enter a file name such as Samsungxxxx.pit. Save.
12. Once you got the PIT file, you can click the „Flash“ tab.
13. Use the Browse button to select the PIT file downloaded in Step 11.
14. Click the Add button to add a partition.
15. From the Partition Name menu, select Recovery.
16. In the File box, browse to the recovery.img file that you retrieved in step 5.
17. Repeat steps 14 through 16 for the Cache partition.
18. Click each partition in the Partitions box to verify that it is associated with the correct file.
19. Check the No Reboot option, as you do not want Heimdall to automatically reboot the device – if the process fails with checked No Reboot-option, try it again with No Reboot unchecked, for me, it worked this way and I proceeded with step 23.
20. Click the Start button, and watch the Status text area where the progress of the flashing can be seen until the "Flash completed successfully!" message.
21. Hold down the Power button and unplug the USB cable. Keep holding down the Power button, and press the VolumeUp button until the Samsung device boots into Recovery mode.
22. Your Samsung device should automatically reboot after CF-Auto-Root installs.
23. You should by now have a superuser-access. Verify this with any terminal emulator app by entering su command and granting SuperSU root privileges to the emulator app You use.
24. Install Mobile Odin onto your device.
25. After starting the app, grant superuser-access.
26. Download the recovery you like, p.e.PhilZ Touch Recovery (for your device) and copy it onto the SD-card of your device, p.e. using android filetransfer.
27. Download the custom-ROM you like, p.e. cyanogenmod (for your device) and copy it onto the SD-card of your device, p.e. using android filetransfer.
28. In Mobile Odin click on Recovery → Internal SD-card and choose the recovery you just copied onto it.
29. Restart the device into the recovery mode, holding Home + VolumeUp + Power
30. Choose Install from zip and choose the custom-ROM you just copied onto the SD-card
31. Done!
Hope these lines could be helpful for Mac-users...
Best regards,
Rabendoktor

Need help rooting Samsung Galaxy A11 5F

Hello,
I am sorry if this is annoying in any way. I have spent the whole day trying to figure out how to root my Samsung Galaxy A11 and already wiped it twice.
There is not TWRP custom recovery available for it. To my understanding so far, I need TWRP if I want to install custom ROMs. I really do not care about installing custom ROMs. I have been trying to figure out how to root using the stock ROM.
Everywhere I look it says that I need to patch the stock ROM before flashing it by patching the boot.img file in the stock ROM download. I have downloaded several GBs of ROMs over a very slow connection and none of them has the boot.img file. I have the tar.md5 files (AP, BL, CP, CSC) but not boot.img. How do I proceed in this situation?
My phone model: SM-A115F/DS
Baseband version: A115FXXU1ATG1
Country: Egypt
Any help will be much appreciated.

yomamabinlaggin said:
Hello,
I am sorry if this is annoying in any way. I have spent the whole day trying to figure out how to root my Samsung Galaxy A11 and already wiped it twice.
There is not TWRP custom recovery available for it. To my understanding so far, I need TWRP if I want to install custom ROMs. I really do not care about installing custom ROMs. I have been trying to figure out how to root using the stock ROM.
Everywhere I look it says that I need to patch the stock ROM before flashing it by patching the boot.img file in the stock ROM download. I have downloaded several GBs of ROMs over a very slow connection and none of them has the boot.img file. I have the tar.md5 files (AP, BL, CP, CSC) but not boot.img. How do I proceed in this situation?
My phone model: SM-A115F/DS
Baseband version: A115FXXU1ATG1
Country: Egypt
Any help will be much appreciated.
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I have managed to find this saviour.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79106875&postcount=6
I downloaded a random J6 firmware in another site.
You have to use 7zip software, it's free, much better than WinRar and supports tons of compression formats. Do these steps with 7zip:
-Unpack zip file.
-Rename the "*.tar.md5" to "*.tar".
-Open the ".tar" file and unpack "boot.img.lz4".
-Unpack "boot.img.lz4" file.
-It's done, you now have the "boot.img" file you were looking for
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Just one thing to point out, 7zip did not work properly to extract the boot.img from boot.img.lz4. I used the solution in this answer. https://superuser.com/a/1533657
Now, let's see if I can patch the boot.img

How to ROOT and, but...
yomamabinlaggin said:
Hello,
I am sorry if this is annoying in any way. I have spent the whole day trying to figure out how to root my Samsung Galaxy A11 and already wiped it twice.
There is not TWRP custom recovery available for it. To my understanding so far, I need TWRP if I want to install custom ROMs. I really do not care about installing custom ROMs. I have been trying to figure out how to root using the stock ROM.
Everywhere I look it says that I need to patch the stock ROM before flashing it by patching the boot.img file in the stock ROM download. I have downloaded several GBs of ROMs over a very slow connection and none of them has the boot.img file. I have the tar.md5 files (AP, BL, CP, CSC) but not boot.img. How do I proceed in this situation?
My phone model: SM-A115F/DS
Baseband version: A115FXXU1ATG1
Country: Egypt
Any help will be much appreciated.
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Hey there. I'm searchin' for TWRP for my A11 and no use.No one compile it and nobody can't write full f*****' guide how to build TWRP without any config file (or how to create 'em for building from 0). But honestly I'm not about TWRP.
Why do we need TWRP for Android 10!?
A: Samsung lock phones /system partition to Read-Only state. You can get root but you can't mount your partition as Read-Write, make changes in it. It's only waste of time.
How can I install ROOT for my samsung A**?
A: Very simple. I suggest you using Magisk Manager for it!
What do I need and what do I must do?
A:
1. You need unlock the bootloader of your phone (data will be lost).
2. You need original USB cable (from box of phone).
3. Yon need last firmware to your phone. (I'm using SamFirm or Frija)
4. Windows 7 or higher.
5. 7-Zip
6. Odin
How:
Stage I: Bootloader.
0. Remove all Google and Samsung Accounts
1. Make data backup (for recoverying)
2. Go to Settings -> Developer Options -> ADB Debug (set Enabled) (Search in web how to get Developer options Settings menu)
3. Go to Settings -> Developer Options -> OEM Unlock (set Enabled)
4. Turm off Phone and wait for 10 seconds.
5. Plug USB of Phone to your PC BUT PHON MYST BE UNPLUGGED!
6. Push and hold buttons: VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN and plug USB from PC to your Phone and still hold buttons!
7. When phon will be realy you'll see a light blue screen that ask you: Shall I unlock bootloader (Long press Volume UP), Shall I enter in download mode (short 'click' Volume Up) or I must turn off (Hold Volude Down)
8. Press and Hold VOLUME UP
9. On screen you'll se the message you'll unlock your bootloader... To hell Press POWER BUTTON.
10. Phone goes to reboot and start WIPING PROCESS!
11. That it. You unlocked bootloader. But will you install ROOT?
If so:
12. Make first setup of your phone but don't set google account and etc. Just make it working.
13. Go to Settings -> Developer Options -> ADB Debug (set Enabled)
14. Validate that's you've done everything right: Find OEM Unlock if toogle is gray and not responging to your actions then you've done right!
15. No download firware to your PC.
16. After you had downloaded firmware for your phone you'll fave few files you need file with prefix "AP_" open it with 7-Zip.
17. Get from it file: "boot.img.lz4" and put to some location at your PC.
18. Pack your "boot.img.lz4" with 7-Zip to "boot.img.lz4.tar" (YOU MUST USE *.TAR ARCHIVE TYPE)
19. Install Magisk Manager to your phone and put your archive "boot.img.lz4.tar" to location: Internal Memory/Download
20. Connect to WiFi and run Magisk Manager.
21. Make Kernel Patch with Magisk: Select: "Install Magisk" -> "Patch boot image" -> in file picker navigate and select "boot.img.lz4.tar"
22. (Magisk will do everything)
23. When it's done in folder "Internal Memory/Download" will be magisk_patched.tar copy it to your Windows.
24. (On PC) Run Odin as Administrator. And in tab "Options" unselect checkbox "Auto Reboot"
25. Turn off your phone and wait for 10 seconds, then Press and hold VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN and plug in your USB from PC to phone.
26. Phone will ask you what do need to do, just click VOLUME UP and you enter into Download mode
27. Odin must show you COM number.
28. Select as AP file "magisk_patched.tar" and press Start.
29. If you see PASS! in Odin - You've done! If ERR! then you failed to unlock the bootloader!
30. Now turn of fyour phone and enter into Recovery Mode (on turned off phone hold POWER + VOLUME UP)
30.a. If you failed to enter try in with ADB command: 'adb reboot recovery' (no quotes)
31. In Recovery Mode Make: Factory reset + Clear Cash partition.
32. Power on your phone. Again make FULL PHONE SETUP an reinstall Magisk Manager
33. PROFIT!

One UI 3.0 beta released for Galaxy M31

One UI 3.0 beta has been released for Galaxy M31.
If you are part of the supported regions, you can grab the update link and share it here (for each update).
These are the steps I borrowed from @AhmedMomen 's S10 thread.
How to capture the update.zip file to share with other people:
1. Download HTTP canary app from Play Store.
2. Open HTTP Canary app.
3. Start the update by pressing "Download". Don't pause it!
4. Go back to Canary app and start it. It will grab the link for you.
5. Please share the link and your model number here!
As for how to sideload the update.zip file, here is the:
ADB Method:
1. Download and install adb.
2. Connect your phone to your PC.
3. Download the update file where you have installed adb Platform Tools.
4. Rename the file (including the extension) to "update.zip". Click "Yes" on the prompt.
5. Open your terminal of choice.
6. Type "adb reboot recovery" and press ENTER on your keyboard. Wait for your phone to reboot to recovery mode.
7. Navigating with the volume buttons and selecting with the power button, go to "Apply update via ADB".
8. Back to the terminal on your PC type "adb sideload update.zip". (NOTE: If it says that device is not connected, just remove and put the USB cable back until it works).
9. The update is being installed. It will be completed when the phone boots up. You may use your phone normally after.
10. Report any bugs on the Samsung Members app! https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-members/
SD Card Method:
1. Search for an update file. You can usually find one in XDA Forums.
2. Check if you have the right build and open the right link.
3. Download the update file (.bin extension).
4. Move the update file to your SD Card. (NOTE: If you are getting errors, back up the stuff of your SD Card and format it from your Galaxy phone.)
5. Rename the .bin file (including the extension) to "update.zip". Click "Change" on the prompt.
6. Reboot to Recovery Mode, by connecting your phone to another device (such as your earphones) and holding the Volume Up + Power (+ Bixby) buttons.
7. Navigating with the volume buttons and selecting with the power button, go to "Apply update via SD Card".
8. Navigate to and select "update.zip".
9. The update will start installing. It will be completed when the phone boots up. You may use your phone normally after.
10. Report any bugs on the Samsung Members app! https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-members/
You may also roll back to One UI 2.5 or update to stable One UI 3.0, when it's released with this method:
1. Download and extract both Frija and Odin.
2. Launch Frija.
3. Check the "Auto" button. Write your device's Model Number and CSC
(Your model number is at Settings, then About phone).
4. Click on "Check Update".
5. Click on "Download" and choose a folder to save the firmware.
6. After the download is complete, extract the firmware .zip.
7. Launch Odin.
8. Click the "BL" button and select the file that starts with "BL_...".
9. Click the "AP" button and select the file that starts with "AP_...".
10. Click the "CP" button and select the file that starts with "CP_...".
11. Click the "CSC" button and select the file that starts with "HOME_CSC_..." (Selecting CSC_... will wipe your data!).
12. Turn off your phone.
13. Boot into Download Mode by holding both Volume Up + Volume Down buttons and then connecting it to your PC.
14. After booting into Download Mode, press the Volume Up button to continue.
15. Back to Odin, click "Start".
16. The flashing process will be over when "PASS" is shown in Odin and your phone reboots. You may close Odin and disconnect the phone from your PC then.
17. Congrats! You have successfully flashed the latest update to your device.
18. After your phone is on, turn it off again.
19. Boot into Recovery Mode by connecting to your PC and holding Volume Up + Power Button (+ Bixby Button).
20. Navigating with the Volume Buttons and selecting with the Power Button, go to "Wipe cache partition".
21. Select "Yes".
22. Select "Reboot system now".
Links:
Odin 3 by Samsung:
Index of /samsung-tools/
Frija by invmini:
[Tool] Frija - Samsung firmware downloader/checker
* * * PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE INSTALLING TO YOUR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND ME AND THE DEVELOPER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE * * * Hey Guys :) Frija is a new tool (successor of now depreciated tool SamFirm)...
forum.xda-developers.com
CSCs Cheat Sheet:
List of Samsung Galaxy CSC Country Specific Product code and region they belong to
List of CSC Country Specific code for Samsung Galaxy & various countries, regions, network carriers, model numbers, variants phone belong to.
www.androidsage.com
Thank you for your support and I hope I helped you!

Can someone share the zip file here please? The beta program is full and would like to get hands on this beta..

UPDATE: Added SD Card Method too!

UPDATE 2: Added flashing by Odin!

BredzProh said:
UPDATE 2: Added flashing by Odin!
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Tell me what this applies to Turkey? So can I install android 11 with the method you explained in the 3rd row?

Got updated to UI 3.0 android 11 ota and updated

I rooted my Android 10 M31 with Magisk using the Magisk image patching method so now my phone is everything stock + magisk root (no custom kernel or recovery) and a few root applications/modules such as Vanced, ViperFX and adAway.
Oddly enough, I have received a push notification from Samsung about the availability of the Android 11 update. But I don't feel safe to OTA update my phone because of root. So is there any way I can update it without losing any data and without losing root?
Thanks in advance!

How to install One UI 4.1 stable - Also useful for flashing/unbricking your device

Hello everyone! I made a tutorial regarding flashing the latest updates:
Video:
Spoiler: Video
Steps:
1. Download and extract both Frija and Odin.
2. Launch Frija.
3. Check the "Auto" button. Write your device's Model Number and CSC
(Your model number is at Settings, then About phone).
4. Click on "Check Update".
5. Click on "Download" and choose a folder to save the firmware.
6. After the download is complete, extract the firmware .zip.
7. Launch Odin.
8. Click the "BL" button and select the file that starts with "BL_...".
9. Click the "AP" button and select the file that starts with "AP_...".
10. Click the "CP" button and select the file that starts with "CP_...".
11. Click the "CSC" button and select the file that starts with "HOME_CSC_..." (Selecting CSC_... will wipe your data!).
12. Turn off your phone.
13. Boot into Download Mode by holding both Volume Up + Volume Down buttons and then connecting it to your PC.
14. After booting into Download Mode, press the Volume Up button to continue.
15. Back to Odin, click "Start".
16. The flashing process will be over when "PASS" is shown in Odin and your phone reboots. You may close Odin and disconnect the phone from your PC then.
17. Congrats! You have successfully flashed the latest update to your device.
18. After your phone is on, turn it off again.
19. Boot into Recovery Mode by connecting to your PC and holding Volume Up + Power Button (+ Bixby Button).
20. Navigating with the Volume Buttons and selecting with the Power Button, go to "Wipe cache partition".
21. Select "Yes".
22. Select "Reboot system now".
Links:
Odin 3 by Samsung:
Index of /samsung-tools/
Frija by invmini:
[Tool] Frija - Samsung firmware downloader/checker
* * * PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE INSTALLING TO YOUR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND ME AND THE DEVELOPER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE * * * Hey Guys :) Frija is a new tool (successor of now depreciated tool SamFirm)...
forum.xda-developers.com
CSCs Cheat Sheet:
List of Samsung Galaxy CSC Country Specific Product code and region they belong to
List of CSC Country Specific code for Samsung Galaxy & various countries, regions, network carriers, model numbers, variants phone belong to.
www.androidsage.com
I hope it helps you!

BredzProh said:
Hello everyone! I made a tutorial regarding flashing the latest updates:
Video:
Spoiler: Video
Steps:
1. Download and extract both Frija and Odin.
2. Launch Frija.
3. Check the "Auto" button. Write your device's Model Number and CSC
(Your model number is at Settings, then About phone).
4. Click on "Check Update".
5. Click on "Download" and choose a folder to save the firmware.
6. After the download is complete, extract the firmware .zip.
7. Launch Odin.
8. Click the "BL" button and select the file that starts with "BL_...".
9. Click the "AP" button and select the file that starts with "AP_...".
10. Click the "CP" button and select the file that starts with "CP_...".
11. Click the "CSC" button and select the file that starts with "HOME_CSC_..." (Selecting CSC_... will wipe your data!).
12. Turn off your phone.
13. Boot into Download Mode by holding both Volume Up + Volume Down buttons and then connecting it to your PC.
14. After booting into Download Mode, press the Volume Up button to continue.
15. Back to Odin, click "Start".
16. The flashing process will be over when "PASS" is shown in Odin and your phone reboots. You may close Odin and disconnect the phone from your PC then.
17. Congrats! You have successfully flashed the latest update to your device.
18. After your phone is on, turn it off again.
19. Boot into Recovery Mode by connecting to your PC and holding Volume Up + Power Button (+ Bixby Button).
20. Navigating with the Volume Buttons and selecting with the Power Button, go to "Wipe cache partition".
21. Select "Yes".
22. Select "Reboot system now".
Links:
Odin 3 by Samsung:
Index of /samsung-tools/
Frija by invmini:
[Tool] Frija - Samsung firmware downloader/checker
* * * PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE INSTALLING TO YOUR DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND ME AND THE DEVELOPER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE * * * Hey Guys :) Frija is a new tool (successor of now depreciated tool SamFirm)...
forum.xda-developers.com
CSCs Cheat Sheet:
List of Samsung Galaxy CSC Country Specific Product code and region they belong to
List of CSC Country Specific code for Samsung Galaxy & various countries, regions, network carriers, model numbers, variants phone belong to.
www.androidsage.com
I hope it helps you!
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If I make "Wipe cache partition", shall I lose the data?

ZmisiS said:
If I make "Wipe cache partition", shall I lose the data?
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No, you will not lose any data.
Wiping the cache is necessary for the phone to run smoother after an update.
Nothing will be deleted!

It should be noted that, as of now, the OneUI 3 update is only available for the Exynos model phones in the S10 line, model SM-G97xF, and even there, some carriers don't have it yet. Snapdragon (U/U1) hasn't gotten any kind of stable OneUI 3 (nor anything outside of the F models it seems). This is going by the list of firmwares on Sammobile, which seems accurate compared to what I've seen in Frija.

SOLVED: tried flashing with odin again and that did the trick
i followed these steps but odin failed. now when i try to start my device i get a blueish screen with a the notification: an error has occurred while updating the device software. use the emergency recovery function in the smart switch pc software.
i tried the emergency recovery fuction in switch but my computer cannot find the device. i cannot put it back in recovery or anything. what can i do to solve this?

[Guide & Links] Install OneUI 3.0 / Android 11 Beta on N975U1

Hi guys, I found out the firmware file to install Android 11 Beta on my N975U1. It was difficult to find the link, but it works perfectly on my phone.
Links:
Odin v3.14.1
N975U1UES5DTJ6 Firmware
Beta 1
Beta 2
In order to update to Android 11 Beta, your phone must must be on N975U1UES5DTJ6 (I'm using XAA CSC) since the Recovery Mode only allow to update from this version to Android 11.
Code:
current_version=N975U1UES5DTJ6/N975U1OYM5DTJ6/N975U1UES5DTJ6
updated_version=N975U1UEU5ZTKI/N975U1OYM5ZTKI/N975U1UEU5ZTKI
dummy_version=N975U1UEU5ZTKI.DM/N975U1OYM5ZTKI/N975U1UEU5ZTKI
source_os_version=10
target_os_version=11
How to downgrade and flash using Odin: (ALL YOUR DATA WILL BE LOST, PLEASE BACKUP)
1. Put your phone in download mode.
2. Open Odin.
3. Select AP, BL, CP, CSC respectively in Odin.
4. Press START.
5. Wait until it is done.
6. I recommend to complete the setup to go into the homescreen
How to upgrade to Android 11:
1. Rename Beta1_N975U1UEU5ZTKI.zip to update.zip
2. Copy it into a SD card
3. Shut down your phone
4. Hold simultaneously Power + Volume Up buttons to get into Recovery Mode.
5. Use the volume key to select Apply update from SD card, then press power button to select.
6. Use the volume key to navigate to update.zip file, then press power button to select.
7. Wait until the process is complete.
8. DONE! You're now on Android 11!
***To upgrade to Beta 2, Rename Beta2_N975U1UEU5ZTL9.zip to update.zip, then do the same process as above.

Bro... need a help... i had downloaded the file... but extracted in .tar... is that correct ?
By the way, im trying to flash from SM-975U to SM975U1
is that possible ?