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I9000M only! easily reset Kies to flash your phone back to stock Firmware

Compatible with XP, Vista and 7 both 32 and 64 bit
download Unzip and run the registry key
Requirements:
- must have Kies installed
- must be able to go into Testing Mode in Kies
(press Ctrl+Alt+U+P on the Firmware screen in Kies)
if you have problem entering into Testing Mode, then use the fix on the wiki
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series#Kies
Execute the registry key after the phone has been detected, but before you launch the check new Firmware screen

Works like a charm i cant thank you enough thanks alot for all your help!!

Is this the same effect as flashing JH2 via Odin?

I noticed your .reg file has the line:
"DatadbPath"="C:\\Users\\I.T. Slick\\AppData\\Roaming\\Samsung\\Kies\\00000001.dat"
Should users change the directory path to match their directory structures or does it not matter?

it doesn't really matter, as the line that it looks for is really just the product ID and the version

Thanks. But what stock firmware version?

Any chance you can create an I9000 International version of this fix please.

borchgrevink said:
Thanks. But what stock firmware version?
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currently it's JH2 for I9000M

Possible fix for bad internal SDCARD?
AllGamer said:
currently it's JH2 for I9000M
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Would this restore the internal SDCARD at the same time? I'm currently using my phone without the internal 16G SD because it stoped working after trying a Lagfix. Since there are no phones left in any Bell store, I am using it as is without the internal SD. Would this by any chance fix this sort of problem?

labellee25 said:
Would this restore the internal SDCARD at the same time? I'm currently using my phone without the internal 16G SD because it stoped working after trying a Lagfix. Since there are no phones left in any Bell store, I am using it as is without the internal SD. Would this by any chance fix this sort of problem?
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No, this is NOT a fix for the Internal SD problem, it just puts you back to stock JH2 and future Froyo 2.2 for the I9000M

This will not work with the latest version of kies.. so you will have to downgrade kies to a version before they disabled test mode.

Does this fix the lost 850MHz issue?
Sent from my GT-I9000M using XDA App

TriC_101 said:
This will not work with the latest version of kies.. so you will have to downgrade kies to a version before they disabled test mode.
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exactly
the Wiki has links for the old version of Kies

slev7 said:
Does this fix the lost 850MHz issue?
Sent from my GT-I9000M using XDA App
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I'll suggest you to open a new topic to get help with this
you don't need a flash to fix the 850
in fact there are already more than 3 topic about fixing the 850
one of them happens to be a sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=770041

i know it's OT, but quick question... is the front cam for fring video call already working on JH2?
coz that's the only reason i changed to JM8. but if it's working, i wanna revert back to JH2

Does this work for flashing jph back to stock?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

How do I id the model number I9000? (?=)
Mine is GT-I9000.

Hi
Thanks for this -
I moved over from Iphone and am wondering is there a way to restore/recover the Samsung Galaxy if in case you screw up a future update (i..e Froyo 2.2). From Iphone, you put it in recovery mode and plug it into Itunes and do a restore. Is there some similar functionality in Android through Kies or otherwise? i.e. - a foolproof way to recover/restore if you screw up an upgrade?
cheers
-k

@AllGamer
I had updated through ODIN to JH2 since Kies wouldn't detect a new update, will Kies recognize my phone as "stock" and allow me to update to the new firmware once it's released for the I9000M?
Kies detects my phone like this :
PDA: JH2
PHONE: JH2
CSC: JH2
Or should I just install a older version of Kies and follow your instructions in the 1st post ?

aridoasis said:
i know it's OT, but quick question... is the front cam for fring video call already working on JH2?
coz that's the only reason i changed to JM8. but if it's working, i wanna revert back to JH2
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not in latest fring they broke it agian.. it works fine in previous version.. let my know if you cannot find it...

[Q] Galaxy TAB firmware official upgrade to JJ7

Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM

pda_crazy said:
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.

daniel.weck said:
With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.
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Hi,
After firmware upgrade, i dont see any major difference, in fact i just used my new galaxy tab for few hrs so probably i would not be able to make a judgement what's the difference.
But its working very well. If you have any specific question then i can try to answer that.
One thing, I am using Google talk on my tab, messages are not in proper sorted order as per date. It's been sorted as per person which means I am getting all the other side messages on the top.
Could you please help me to figure out how can i rectify it or Do I need to upgrade my Gtalk App. Unfortunatly I am not getting this app in Mrket place.
Regards,
JM

Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.

pda_crazy said:
Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM
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Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?

pda_crazy said:
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
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Correct.
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
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No-one has yet to find an official changelog for any of the versions of the firmware, Samsung is unlikely to release this information to the public.

AndyGarton said:
Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?
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No, all my apps are intact after applying the update.
I haven't seen the email app crash since the update (it used to crash reliably every 2nd time) and I haven't had the camera preview messed up either. Of course either of these might just be luck, but here's hoping.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App

I just updated the firmware.
All the bugs that i know of is still there, the browser lag, the video player thumbnail generation lag, etc.
Don't know what has been fixed here, unless i can see a changelog and test it.
My phone version has been updated from J16 to JJ1.
PDA JJ1 to JK3.
EDIT: The Gallery Loading is faster...ie. it generates the thumbnails almost instantly now. I have around 5-8 folders with over 1 GB of images inside.

knightnz said:
Correct.
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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That may be the case but Kies is an absolute nightmare.
I also have an SGS and when I applied an upgrade for Froyo on a stock SGS with nothing altered Kies 'bricked' the phone.
Luckily I could still do the 3-Button Recovery so managed to wipe the phone clean and use Odin with the upgrade ROM from samfirmware.com
As such I am no fan of Kies and not looking forward to connecting my Tab to it.
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?

I just upgraded also and can't really spot any changes so far. The upgrade did preserve everything, although I had to re-root. Oddly Opera Mobile was crashing a lot also (it hardly ever did prior to the upgrade), but an uninstall and reinstall seems to have fixed that.

Beards said:
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?
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It worked ok for me, although what are Mac users supposed to do? Luckily I had a PC in the house I could use.

Hi,
Upgrade was quite slow. It took 30-45 mins.
My all apps and home screen customisations are intact. That's really good.
JM.

Beards said:
Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.
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Works fine using miren browser on the old firmware

How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?

crippleb0y said:
How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?
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same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.

zozodouce said:
same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.
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It's not because you've rooted anyway because I've done that and I got the update. Perhaps you really are already on the latest? My Tab is an unlocked one bought in the UK on the day of release and was running JJ3 originally.

It would appear the update is for JJ users as in JJ3 to JJ7.

knightnz said:
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
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On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave
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Couldn't agree more with you Dave.... Kies is an absolute nightmare. Besides the insane method Samsung use, you connect and take a chance it does not brick your phone.

foxmeister said:
Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
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I'm using OSX at the moment and am fine with having to boot into my win7 partition or use my WinXP VM if need be.
In order to download a 300MB file OTA, i'd either need to change my data plan to one that costs me an extra $30/month, or pay 10c/mb for data beyond my current cap. Not everywhere has good cellular data plans, although Europe, North America and Asis, would encompass >95% of their target market, so I can't imagine they'd care too much.
Obviously they _should_ support OSX users as it's a reasonable sized market, although probably most OSX users would be more likely to get an iPad as they're already suckling at the teat of Jobs. It's simply a USB/COM gateway, basically just an adb redirect, so other than the UI it's not like it's complicated for them to implement as most of the framework already exists in the SDK.

Samsung kies that works with all

I have been testing several ROMS for AT&T Captivate and Rogers I896 and have download countless version of kies, finally I found one version that works, regardless of the rom, I am running froyo and TWLauncher.
That version is Kies 1.5.3.10075_17, Don't update as soon as you do it will no longer works, I did n't have to do anything to the phone settings, I have external sd card, the only thing to accept will be to download the decoder pack, videos, phone book, message viewer everything works, of course the firmware update will not work if you have a custom ROM. I did n't test with Stock rom. Download link will come soon, currently uploading. ENJOY!
**IMPORTANT** EVERYTIME you uninstall any version of kies run the kies uninstall tool, it removes all regystries left behind by kies. Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4rmq8t
Download: http://turbobit.net/i8v2c4oixldz.html
MY UPLOAD FASTER Download here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ufip4f
As discussed on this tread there is another older version that works fine for others: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831938&page=3
Download:
http;//org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=DE&CttFileID=3203268&CDCt tType=SW&ModelType=N&ModelName=GT-S5250&VPath=SW/201009/20100914110209343/Kies_1.5.3.10092_2_1.exe

Is there a Mac version?

Can you share the download link for the kies as well.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

sorry
noobfail said:
Is there a Mac version?
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I have not seen any versions for Mac..

oriveradel said:
I have not seen any versions for Mac..
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Fml, someone really dropped the ball
Sent from my Craptivate.

Kies Air
oh well after all that trouble, turns out that Kies Air from Samsung apps works flawlessly, so I am sticking to that from now on!
Kies Air does n't require software on the computer, you just install the application on your phone... from the computer browser type the address provided by the app and there you have it, of course it works on your wi-fi network, simple awesome.1

oriveradel said:
oh well after all that trouble, turns out that Kies Air from Samsung apps works flawlessly, so I am sticking to that from now on!
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Could you explain a little more info please?
Sent from my HTC Liberty using Tapatalk

[Update] Kies 2

version 2.0.0.11032_12 rolling out

Thanks, updating now
(Even though I have never used kies, there may come a time in future lol)

tried to update but it just makes a lot of problems
first opens 3 update windows automatically
then after one of them finish downloading it just closes itself and nothing happen

Thanks got kies update mabeys 2.3 on way lets hope
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Paving the way for Gingerbread?

Just updated Kies to 2.0.0.11032_12 successfully. But no Ginger ATM.

Just updated Kies too, now awaiting Gingerbread which is confirmed cause my mate who used to live with a guy who's brother had done work experience at Samsung in 1998 said.......

yup cheer's just updated mine now
2.3 should with any luck be along shortly as my gold fish is doing the back stroke

Alpha Trion said:
Just updated Kies too, now awaiting Gingerbread which is confirmed cause my mate who used to live with a guy who's brother had done work experience at Samsung in 1998 said.......
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Thats funny
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

people who say they no some body at samsung need banning or go in to a sin bin for a few days no more please

got-petrol said:
people who say they no some body at samsung need banning or go in to a sin bin for a few days no more please
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Well then someone at O2 told them that someone from Vodafone told them that someone from t-mobile told them that someone from Orange told them that Gingerbeard will not look good on someone's face.

the version that I downloaded is Kies_2.0.0.11033_25
download link:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201103/20110321192620273/Kies_2.0.0.11033_25.exe

darychia said:
the version that I downloaded is Kies_2.0.0.11033_25
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And according samsung.de this is dated 5.1.2011. So it is out for a while

Thats odd os the one downloaded today although it has a lower build number is dated ‎29 ‎January ‎2011, ‏‎23:11:02. The newest part is dated Feb14th.

When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?

i noticed that this new update is more responsive than the last at least they are improving their apllication

XDcallum said:
When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?
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That's happened to me a few times since Kies was first released. The short/kindest answer is that Samsung developers aren't the best...

XDcallum said:
When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?
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Disable your antivirus/internet security and that will solve this problem

Elle233 said:
Disable your antivirus/internet security and that will solve this problem
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Ahhh worked perfectly cheers dude.

Samsung on facebook said you Need this Update to be able to Get the 2.3.2 Update to your Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant, Facinate. The 2.2.1 Froyo Update not For everyone Only for Italy, Romania, Germany. 2.3.2 will be Worldwide but carriers will be Delayed.

One Beta official US release Live!!

1. Install samsung+ app from play store and register your note 8 device. You should then see a Galaxy Note 8 device in your account or homepage of the app
2. Go to play store again and on the Samsung + app page scroll down to join beta program for the app
3. Update the app to beta version (11.5.0.1)
4. Restart phone or clear app data and open the Samsung + app again. This time the app will look visually different because it's the beta version of the app
5. The banner should appear just on the homepage below the your note8 model info. Register using that link.
6. After about 5 mins or so. Go to settings- software update and check for updates. You should have the one ui beta update pushed to your device. About 1.5 gigs.
No issues with samsung gear, spay, or Netflix. Confirmed that night mode and Dolby are present

Just to add you need to be on unlocked us firmware n950u

never mind

slicetwo said:
My Samsung+ app looks nothing like yours. Mine has the navigation text at the top instead of the icons like you have at the bottom. I also don't see anything for the PIE beta.
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In the google play store look for Samsung plus. Scroll down the in the app description and sign up to become a beta tester of the samsung plus app. It will then you give you the option to download the updated version of samsung +. Once down you should have access. That or you can do a search for the apk 11.5.0.1

It's still only giving me the 10.21.2.0 from Sept 2018 to download, anyone else experience this after joining beta?

gordonzhao said:
It's still only giving me the 10.21.2.0 from Sept 2018 to download, anyone else experience this after joining beta?
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you have to download the 10.0 version first, then register for beta. in about 5 minutes it will you the option to update to 11.5

icugotit2 said:
you have to download the 10.0 version first, then register for beta. in about 5 minutes it will you the option to update to 11.5
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It's been about an hour, I'm still on the old version of Samsung+, I wonder if it's because I'm already on DRL7

gordonzhao said:
It's been about an hour, I'm still on the old version of Samsung+, I wonder if it's because I'm already on DRL7
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Possible but not sure.. I was not on any of earlier leaked builds. I was on December patch level for unlocked.

I am on a TMobile note 8 and I haven't gotten the banner for the beta

ForzaPixel43 said:
I am on a TMobile note 8 and I haven't gotten the banner for the beta
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Are you on the US unlocked firmware?

Signed up for Beta. Have the new looking samsung+ but it's not showing one ui beta. I have installed and re installed samsung+ but not getting beta. What could be the issue?

total7kaos said:
Signed up for Beta. Have the new looking samsung+ but it's not showing one ui beta. I have installed and re installed samsung+ but not getting beta. What could be the issue?
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I had the same issue until I flashed the csc file in Odin (not mome_csc). That's if you flashed the unlocked firmware to try to get the beta. After that I unregistered then re-registered for the beta and the download appeared.

Milly7 said:
I had the same issue until I flashed the csc file in Odin (not mome_csc). That's if you flashed the unlocked firmware to try to get the beta. After that I unregistered then re-registered for the beta and the download appeared.
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Hello and thank you for this nugget of information. I have a 950U purchased from Samsung and on T-Mobile. To confirm, if I was to reflash CRK1 via Odin, for the CSC field, I would need to select the CSC_OYN_N950UOYN5CRK1 file correct and not the 'HOME_CSC_OYN....' file?
Thank you!

I think its just for the unlock model 950u1 not the 950u
edit: we can flash 950u1 firmware on our 950u done and running last update. also got rid of that annoying tmobile boot screen

I ended up reverting to CRK1 and it shows me the updated version of Samsung+ available now so I suspected this was the issue. Running through the steps now to get the beta installed.

gordonzhao said:
I ended up reverting to CRK1 and it shows me the updated version of Samsung+ available now so I suspected this was the issue. Running through the steps now to get the beta installed.
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Let me know if you get through. I think they said they had 10,000 spots and that might have been reached.

icugotit2 said:
Let me know if you get through. I think they said they had 10,000 spots and that might have been reached.
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The banner isn't showing up but I'm going to try using the ota file that someone uploaded, but it's from CRL2 to ZSAB, downloading now.
EDIT: No luck as I suspected since I'd have to be on CRL2 for it to work, I'm just going to do a fresh install of the DRL7 for now.

baz2a said:
Hello and thank you for this nugget of information. I have a 950U purchased from Samsung and on T-Mobile. To confirm, if I was to reflash CRK1 via Odin, for the CSC field, I would need to select the CSC_OYN_N950UOYN5CRK1 file correct and not the 'HOME_CSC_OYN....' file?
Thank you!
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I'm in the same situation and would like to hear if what you did work, and where did you get the files to flash in Odin
Thank you

abescalamis said:
I'm in the same situation and would like to hear if what you did work, and where did you get the files to flash in Odin
Thank you
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Hello,
I used the write up from here - https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/snapdragon-official-note-8-n950u1-t3893612

baz2a said:
Hello and thank you for this nugget of information. I have a 950U purchased from Samsung and on T-Mobile. To confirm, if I was to reflash CRK1 via Odin, for the CSC field, I would need to select the CSC_OYN_N950UOYN5CRK1 file correct and not the 'HOME_CSC_OYN....' file?
Thank you!
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No. Flash unlocked firmware. But yes, that csc. Or follow the link in the post above.