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Menu + Back keys not working after Upgrade to Lollipop 5.0?? READ THIS!!

This post is to help anyone that upgraded to Lollipop 5.0 from KitKat 4.4.2 with any newer 2012+ devices (Not just the Note 3, but also s4 etc.) exhibiting the symptoms in the title of this post.
So i picked up a Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900W8 and got the OTA update from KitKat 4.4.2 to Lollipop 5.0 and thought "Cool!" but alas, was I to be sadly informed of a major issue when I rebooted.
It started up fine but when I hit the back button it didn't respond. Then I hit the menu button and "Search" came up instead. I freaked, I lost my cool. Then my technical mind took hold and I started digging through XDA with their search tool thinking "Maybe i'm not the only one that is having this problem" and WOAH! Did I ever find a load of trouble.
Here's what i found out:
Ebay and Aliexpress sellers of replacement screens for alot (and i mean ALOT) of samsung phones from 2012 and newer used a compatible chip from a company called Cypress who makes the touchkeys chip for samsung (and other phone makers) and that OEM part number is CY8C20065. The sellers/manufacturers of replacement screens are using the compatible Cypress chip part which is the CY8C20236A.
The upgrade to 5.0 installs new firmwares throughout the phone INCLUDING the IC that controls the capacitive keys (Menu + Back) to version 0x12, from the KitKat version 0x10. The IC CY820236A is NOT compatible with the newer 0x12 firmware and gets hosed.
Now for a Solution that you may or may not like: The only way thusfar that I have found that works is to DOWNGRADE back to Kitkat 4.4.2 as anything higher screws the IC controller up and you will have to replace your LCD+digitizer (at $180+ this is not an option, cheaper to go get a phone online used with the original screen and everything stock) This is a fully STOCK recovery to a 100% working unit. No Root, other add-ons etc.
Now, unless someone (BIG HINT HERE to devs) can figure out this issue, alot of people are stuck with a paperweight. You can try and add the softkeys onto the screen, or flash this kernel but it WILL trip your Knox counter and set you to "Custom" Binary and Status.
I take NO credit for this post at all, I just almagamated the information from this and this post.

Do you wipe factory reset after flashing your rom???

jemis1983 said:
Do you wipe factory reset after flashing your rom???
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Yes, if you read the threads, wiping the unit before primary boot has no effect on this issue at all. once you upgrade to Lollipop, the IC is written to and is corrupted after that. Nothing can stop this process save for a non-stock update/upgrade that has the 0x12 firmware altered/downgraded and that's where the kernel flash I listed comes in to restore (but void the warranty) the keys to proper working state.

Error in Odin
repherb said:
Yes, if you read the threads, wiping the unit before primary boot has no effect on this issue at all. once you upgrade to Lollipop, the IC is written to and is corrupted after that. Nothing can stop this process save for a non-stock update/upgrade that has the 0x12 firmware altered/downgraded and that's where the kernel flash I listed comes in to restore (but void the warranty) the keys to proper working state.
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I recently udpated from 4.4.2 to lollipop on my Note 3 SM-N900A (Build N900AUCUEOC1) and have the soft key problem.
I tried the idlekernel option but that errors out in Odin.
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/006> boot.img
<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Auth)
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
On the phone it says
SYS REV CHECK FAIL : No Version
SECURE MAGICODE CHECK FAIL : boot
I am novice at this, so how can I get around this.

i found a fix no root no kernel mod
The issue has been resolved!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help/to-fix-softkey-note-3-t3446134

No SIM, or SIM error! Really need some help.

Hello everyone. I can't find a thread to answer my problem. I am in a desperate need of help. I bought a Galaxy S8 that was used on Straight Talk before. The phone's booting logo is for Tracfone. I want to use it on MetroPCS. Right now I can receive SMS and I have LTE internet but no phone calls. Every time I try to make a phone call I get an error "No SIM, or SIM error." Anybody else having this issue? For the past two weeks, I'm trying to fix my phone with no success. Also, I enabled USB debugging and tried to use Odin to change to a different firmware. Right now I have TFN, but I tried XAA, XAS, TMK, and yes TFN with no success. I tried different USB cables, different computers and always I get the same error:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Also, I tried the moded Odin by PrinceComsy to install SAMPWND with same results. I am really really frustrated. Does anyone else experience the same issue? I really appreciate any help. Thank you.

profsegp said:
Hello everyone. I can't find a thread to answer my problem. I am in a desperate need of help. I bought a Galaxy S8 that was used on Straight Talk before. The phone's booting logo is for Tracfone. I want to use it on MetroPCS. Right now I can receive SMS and I have LTE internet but no phone calls. Every time I try to make a phone call I get an error "No SIM, or SIM error." Anybody else having this issue? For the past two weeks, I'm trying to fix my phone with no success. Also, I enabled USB debugging and tried to use Odin to change to a different firmware. Right now I have TFN, but I tried XAA, XAS, TMK, and yes TFN with no success. I tried different USB cables, different computers and always I get the same error:
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Also, I tried the moded Odin by PrinceComsy to install SAMPWND with same results. I am really really frustrated. Does anyone else experience the same issue? I really appreciate any help. Thank you.
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If youre using odin, you dont need usb debugging, youd be doing it through download mode...
As for phone you may find the answer here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ility-flashable-csc-selection-v1-0-0-t3605262

readerdev said:
If youre using odin, you dont need usb debugging, youd be doing it through download mode...
As for phone you may find the answer here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ility-flashable-csc-selection-v1-0-0-t3605262
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Thanks for the quick reply, but my phone is a Snapdragon G950U and I don't have TWRP available. And yes, I do have my phone in the download mode. I also wiped cache partition and wiped data/factory reset numerous times from recovery mode. NO LUCK!
...btw, I just put a verizon SIM card and it works fine with verizon.

Ok, so I was able to successfully flash TFN firmware. Also, I can flash XAS but it would not make any difference, I still get the Tracfone logo and settings. Is there a difference between GSM and CDMA versions for S8?

Sprint S7 locks out other firmwares due to version fuses

I recently discovered the hard way that S7s have version fuses. These prevent you from installing certain older firmwares. This is convenient for Sprint as it prevents you from switching your SM-G930P to another carrier.
If you look at a Samsung firmware's release ID, such as G930UUEU4BQJ5, look at the 5th place from the right, in this case a 4. That is what I'm calling the firmware version.
I am on Sprint, and that carrier incremented its firmware version to 5 starting with QJ3 (Nov. 12, 2017). See https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930P/SPR/ for a firmware list.
A few weeks after that, I tried changing my phone from the Sprint SM-G930P to the unlocked SM-G930U. If you check https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7/SM-G930U/, you'll see that all variants of the U were and still are on firmware version 4. Also, T-Mobile is on 4, Verizon is on 4, and AT&T is on 4. (Why is AT&T's SM-G930A not on sammobile.com?)
Anyway, I got this error during the SM-G930U firmware install: SW REV CHECK FAIL : [ABOOT]FUSED 5 > BINARY 4.
Not appreciating what this meant at the time, I managed to get the CP (modem software) from the SM-G930U on my phone as I tried the four files one at a time. It turns out you can put some older software on the phone. However, you need to have your current firmware around so that you can put things back if they don't work. Unfortunately for me, the firmware download for SM-G930P (Sprint) QJ3 didn't become available for about a week after I did this. I couldn't use a prior Sprint firmware because all before QJ3 had a lower firmware number. While the phone worked fine with this version mismatch, I had to endure repeated Knox security warning messages.
I since put the phone back on the SM-G930P firmware (once QJ3 became available for download!), and everything's happy now. No warranty fuse issues or anything, and I'm two OTA releases newer now than QJ3.
A more detailed write-up is here: https://www.arencambre.com/blog/2018/01/01/fused-firmware-version-locks-samsung-s7/
I may not be searching on the right keywords, but I can't find anyone else reporting this. As mentioned at top, it's really convenient for Sprint that it incremented its firmware version. This lock out Sprint S7 owners from switching to another carrier. I can assure that you really need to change firmware to do that: I switched to T-Mobile for one month over the summer but kept the Sprint firmware on the (unlocked!) Sprint phone. Several bands were missing until I switched to the T-Mobile firmware. For now, Sprint S7 owners cannot do that unless there is some way to increment the firmware version number, but even then, I'd guess we'd have trouble installing the other carrier's OTA updates.

All US model S7s (Snapdragon) have locked bootloaders, this is why you cannot downgrade to older firmware

*Detection* said:
All US model S7s (Snapdragon) have locked bootloaders, this is why you cannot downgrade to older firmware
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Is that version number (5 digit from right on version string) really for the bootloader version?

novasource said:
Is that version number (5 digit from right on version strong) really for the bootloader version?
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Not sure what the numbers / letters mean in firmware versions
But that's the reason you can't downgrade

*Detection* said:
Not sure what the numbers / letters mean in firmware versions
But that's the reason you can't downgrade
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Still, you typically don't downgrade to switch carriers (I didn't going from VZW to T-Mobile, for example)
(I was avoiding a network lock due to shens of the previous owner of the handset -hence the move to the UnCarrier from BigRed) - I also gained VoLTE and wi-fi calling; neither of which I could have kept on BigRed for some rather odd reason).

PGHammer said:
Still, you typically don't downgrade to switch carriers (I didn't going from VZW to T-Mobile, for example)
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You are generally correct when it comes to Android software version (occasionally, you may need to jump back a minor Android release or two if the carrier you're going to isn't as up to date on releases as the carrier you're coming from).
However, Android software is just one of four files in a firmware package. The problem is the version number embedded in the firmware package itself, which might correspond to the bootloader version. This number prevents Sprint S7 owners from going to any other firmware: at this point as it appears that Sprint is the only one whose firmware (or bootloader?) version is at 5. All others appear to be 4 or lower.

The 4 and the 5 is the binary correct? I'm assuming that because that's where Odin always has the problem when I was pointlessly trying to root my SM-G935P on QL1 firmware.

Brianmagoon said:
The 4 and the 5 is the binary correct? I'm assuming that because that's where Odin always has the problem when I was pointlessly trying to root my SM-G935P on QL1 firmware.
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The 4 and 5 are numbers I see in the firmware version strings that may correspond to the bootloader version. Regardless, if you've installed a firmware with a 5 in that version digit, then you cannot install any firmware with a lower version. So if you are on a Sprint-branded S7 and up to date, then you cannot install any other firmware until they also have a 5 in the firmware version string.

Yeah that sucks. I was really looking forward to rooting this beast. Looks like that won't be happening any time soon

Nobody incremented their bootloader revision except Sprint.
Everyone is still on bootloader 4 (VZW/ATT/TMO)
Sprint is now on bootloader 5
Also, none of this is a downgrade, they released identical versions with different bootloader revision
Example
Latest Sprint software
G930PVPU5BQL1
Latest OEM software
G930UUES4BQL1
They are basically identical softwares
This was done intentionally to stop unbranded G930U flashing which also results in European LTE bands 3/7/20 to be enabled
Sprint does not want these items to leave the United States.

sins07 said:
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Also, none of this is a downgrade, they released identical versions with different bootloader revision
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This was done intentionally to stop unbranded G930U flashing which also results in European LTE bands 3/7/20 to be enabled
Sprint does not want these items to leave the United States.
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Confirms my suspicion, if you are sure the binaries are functionally the same.

Sadly I just picked up a sprint 7 edge last night with oct 1 2017 patch ..I neglected to do my homework on this device and of course its on 5b ..does anyone know the possibility or likeliness that other carriers would feel the need to go to 5B
Sincerely,
A screwed buyer

So question.. how did you manage to get the image for the S7 930P? I tried two different 930U images and now left with a cycling device. I can't seem to download the 930P image using sammobile. I've tried 4 different sites. Some say free downloads for 2gb or less and the image size is 2.3gb. Any working link would be greatly appreciated.

Hey Guys, I have the tmobile version and went through this when the phone first came out. I am rather certain that number does correspond to the bootloader version. At the time I wanted to install the U firmware on my stock tmobile phone and couldn't because tmobile version had a higher bootloader version. At the time tmobile was the only one with the higher bootloader iirc. Eventually all the carriers, including U, caught up to tmobile and I was able to downgrade.

Hey, would you gents mind helping me out. I had a failed root attempt, and ****s been a little crazy with my 930p. Currently I get this while trying to get back to anything which will make my phone work. I understand about the SW versions, and F sprint for that. However, would any of you be so kind as to simply tell me which files I need to get this thing to not be in a constant state of boot loading either in recovery or anything else. I get this on the download screen SW REV CHECK FAIL : [ABOOT]FUSED 5 > BINARY 4 while Odin says this:
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> emmc_appsboot.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> lksecapp.mbn
<ID:0/004> xbl.elf
<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth

tonysak said:
Hey, would you gents mind helping me out. I had a failed root attempt, and ****s been a little crazy with my 930p. Currently I get this while trying to get back to anything which will make my phone work. I understand about the SW versions, and F sprint for that. However, would any of you be so kind as to simply tell me which files I need to get this thing to not be in a constant state of boot loading either in recovery or anything else. I get this on the download screen SW REV CHECK FAIL : [ABOOT]FUSED 5 > BINARY 4 while Odin says this:
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> emmc_appsboot.mbn
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> lksecapp.mbn
<ID:0/004> xbl.elf
<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth
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Had the same issue. After much trial and error (and a few boot loops and soft bricks) I was able to get the phone back to factory with firmware G930PVPU5BQL1 from another site (not sure if I'm allowed to link, but it has the words Samsung and firmware in the address, and it's a .org). Make sure you factory reset and wipe cache afterwards in recovery (hold power, home, volume up), and I'd recommend flashing the CSC rather than HOME_CSC to avoid duplicates in the settings menu. I unchecked auto reboot in Odin to make it easier to get to recovery without having to watch the whole install like a hawk. Also, don't sweat it if you get "Installing system update" and then "No command" when you boot into recovery mode. Just wait for a few minutes and it'll take you to the recovery menu. After the factory reset and cache partition wipe, you should be able to reboot and be have a squeaky clean install. YMMV but it worked for me. Good luck.

jessemcstew said:
Had the same issue. After much trial and error (and a few boot loops and soft bricks) I was able to get the phone back to factory with firmware G930PVPU5BQL1 .
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Wanted to say thanks. I've been struggling with this issue for a couple of weeks on and off as I play with this S7. Really frustrating to be on my like 8th firmware download and still running into issues prior to the above.
Now that I have the phone back up and running, anyone know how to move to stock non-sprint android given the issues with the sprint bootloader? My preference would be to debloat and de-gaps but from all the reading in the past week or so it doesn't sound likely.
My hope was that given the rollout of oreo now that someone would have a v5 bootloader for sm-930U (generic S7 - non carrier version)

schmism said:
My hope was that given the rollout of oreo now that someone would have a v5 bootloader for sm-930U (generic S7 - non carrier version)
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Your hopes are likely dashed.
1. Every US carrier has updated to Oreo and none of them have updated the bootloader to v5, except for Sprint. So if you have the latest Sprint firmware, you can't switch to anything else.
2. As of this writing, the US unlocked version (SM-930U) still has not been updated to Oreo. There is no announcement when it will be released. And there is no reason to think it will be v5.

Friends, until there is an upgrade to the bootloader of the G930U Firmware, i believe it is not possible to convert the sprint device with binary 5 to G930U
At the moment, what seems to work is doing it via flashfire. There is a tutorial posted on the youtube link here

No Samsung Apps
borispavlov said:
Friends, until there is an upgrade to the bootloader of the G930U Firmware, i believe it is not possible to convert the sprint device with binary 5 to G930U
At the moment, what seems to work is doing it via flashfire. There is a tutorial posted on the youtube link here
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Yes, but you will see on their linked site that Samsung Apps will not run on this version. Probably should wait if you care about this.

Odin flash failure on SM-G950W soft-bricked S8

I originally posted this under the wrong thread so apologies for the duplication. It was pointed out to me that my original post was in the wrong spot.
I'm super new to all of this but have spent the last two days trying to educate myself on how to use Odin after my S8 soft-bricked on me two days ago. I'm running into an issue with Odin's flashing not working for some reason and I can't seem to find any trouble shooting guides that solve the problem and I'm wondering if I maybe have set it up incorrectly somehow.
I'm running an SM-G950W through a Telus carrier in Canada and pulled the firmware through Samfirm since Sammobile is down currently. I've got the phone in download mode and the appropriate files in the appropriate slots in Odin. I'm looking to flash it without losing the data for the time being, if I can, just so I can back it up since apparently my cloud service backup failed and I have some relatively important images on there (ie. my mother's funeral) that I'd like to not lose if I can help it. Once I've pulled those, I plan to do a factory reset and failing that, plan to return the phone to my provider.
Odin sets up the files ok, recognizes the phone, and allows me to start but then it just doesn't actually seem to work. It doesn't throw any error codes or anything it just gives me the following:
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I've updated the Samsung USB drivers, I've tried multiple ports. I've cycled the phone. I installed and then shut down Kies (I had read suggestions on installing it to establish a connection with the device and the computer and then disabling it so it didn't conflict with Odin). I'm running Odin 3.12.3. I'm figuring I'll need to go back to an earlier firmware edition, once the sammobile servers are back up, maybe? Or is there some other suggestion I might try to figure this out.
I'll add I've not rooted or anything before. I hadn't done any sort of customization to my phone to trigger this. It started with random rebooting. Then multiple apps and functions started throwing errors repeatedly without break (made it impossible to type or use anything because it was so constant). The main one was cloud storage stopping working. Once I tracked that down and cleared the cache, it shifted to rebooting nonstop until it just stuck on the Samsung screen. Now that's the only screen it'll do unless I put it in recovery or download mode. I got it into safe mode once but it still rebooted itself which is what makes me think it's more than just an app issue or anything third party and will require a factory reset once I've retrieved the data I want to back up.
I appreciate any suggestions or help that can be provided.

I've now also tried the download mode cycle boot while starting Odin flash trick. While it didn't make Odin succeed, it did generate a slightly different Odin output:
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> skip file list for home binary
<ID:0/005> apdp.mbn
<ID:0/005> msadp.mbn
<ID:0/005> persist.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> userdata.img.ext4
<ID:0/005> Home Binary Download
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
Still no luck successfully flashing though.

I had a problem with my s8 when I flashed 950u to my 950w Odin was showing fail so I did some YouTube video search and found a modified Odin that helped.
http://https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686680535466915

Vanyl said:
I originally posted this under the wrong thread so apologies for the duplication. It was pointed out to me that my original post was in the wrong spot.
I'm super new to all of this but have spent the last two days trying to educate myself on how to use Odin after my S8 soft-bricked on me two days ago. I'm running into an issue with Odin's flashing not working for some reason and I can't seem to find any trouble shooting guides that solve the problem and I'm wondering if I maybe have set it up incorrectly somehow.
I'm running an SM-G950W through a Telus carrier in Canada and pulled the firmware through Samfirm since Sammobile is down currently. I've got the phone in download mode and the appropriate files in the appropriate slots in Odin. I'm looking to flash it without losing the data for the time being, if I can, just so I can back it up since apparently my cloud service backup failed and I have some relatively important images on there (ie. my mother's funeral) that I'd like to not lose if I can help it. Once I've pulled those, I plan to do a factory reset and failing that, plan to return the phone to my provider.
Odin sets up the files ok, recognizes the phone, and allows me to start but then it just doesn't actually seem to work. It doesn't throw any error codes or anything it just gives me the following:
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
I've updated the Samsung USB drivers, I've tried multiple ports. I've cycled the phone. I installed and then shut down Kies (I had read suggestions on installing it to establish a connection with the device and the computer and then disabling it so it didn't conflict with Odin). I'm running Odin 3.12.3. I'm figuring I'll need to go back to an earlier firmware edition, once the sammobile servers are back up, maybe? Or is there some other suggestion I might try to figure this out.
I'll add I've not rooted or anything before. I hadn't done any sort of customization to my phone to trigger this. It started with random rebooting. Then multiple apps and functions started throwing errors repeatedly without break (made it impossible to type or use anything because it was so constant). The main one was cloud storage stopping working. Once I tracked that down and cleared the cache, it shifted to rebooting nonstop until it just stuck on the Samsung screen. Now that's the only screen it'll do unless I put it in recovery or download mode. I got it into safe mode once but it still rebooted itself which is what makes me think it's more than just an app issue or anything third party and will require a factory reset once I've retrieved the data I want to back up.
I appreciate any suggestions or help that can be provided.
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I think that the problem is your computer, maybe you should try with a different one.
Perhaps you could also try using third party applications that might help easily retrieve all the data from your device.
https://drfone.wondershare.com/drfone-app-for-android.html
http://7datarecovery.com/android-data-recovery/
Good luck.

Thanks @hemp_invader. I did try a new computer and the flash passed but my phone saw no change. I saw some of those programs and wasn't sure if they were... trustworthy?

Joshua Mr PC Repair said:
I had a problem with my s8 when I flashed 950u to my 950w Odin was showing fail so I did some YouTube video search and found a modified Odin that helped.
http://https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686680535466915
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I got Odin to flash using a different computer but the phone is still unchanged in terms of being able to load in. I wasn't able to get that link to work though.

Vanyl said:
Thanks @hemp_invader. I did try a new computer and the flash passed but my phone saw no change. I saw some of those programs and wasn't sure if they were... trustworthy?
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You're welcome. If there was no change on your phone, perhaps you already have the firmware you are trying to install. Are you on AQL5? If not, review the steps performed, maybe you missed something.
I have always been using their products to recover lost data, and never had one single problem.
I forgot about MobilEdit, which is more popular, you might want to check the forensics version for better results.
http://www.mobiledit.com/

hemp_invader said:
You're welcome. If there was no change on your phone, perhaps you already have the firmware you are trying to install. Are you on AQL5? If not, review the steps performed, maybe you missed something.
I have always been using their products to recover lost data, and never had one single problem.
I forgot about MobilEdit, which is more popular, you might want to check the forensics version for better results.
http://www.mobiledit.com/
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I'm on AQK7 which matches what's listed in recovery mode and the most recent firmware I could find.
I tried Android 7 data recovery but it couldn't find my phone. Dr. Fone sees my phone but the data extraction option only supports up to S6/S6 Edge, not S8. I downloaded the mobiledit forensic version but it requires being able to approve a code on the screen to gain access which I can't do since I can only enter Recovery and Download mode.

hemp_invader said:
You're welcome. If there was no change on your phone, perhaps you already have the firmware you are trying to install. Are you on AQL5? If not, review the steps performed, maybe you missed something.
I have always been using their products to recover lost data, and never had one single problem.
I forgot about MobilEdit, which is more popular, you might want to check the forensics version for better results.
http://www.mobiledit.com/
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I've got mobiledit forensic express seeing the phone but it only sees it for a split second before the program loses the connection even though the phone screen remains on the load screen. I was able to hit next one time to see that it'll let me download the full data content of the phone but the connection isn't staying which is limiting me. I'm not sure how to trouble shoot that.
[Edit]: I waited it out and the connection finally stuck, I ran the full content extraction, and while it found 1 SIM card SMS and several of my contacts, it says it was unable to access my images, audio, video folders. Even using the file manager to browse the folders showed no results. It is suggesting rooting the phone but I'm not confident that won't void my contract/coverage so I'm guessing that my phone wiped my data already in its constant bootloop and this might be a lost cause. I'll run the extraction a couple more times but it's not looking hopeful.

Vanyl said:
I've got mobiledit forensic express seeing the phone but it only sees it for a split second before the program loses the connection even though the phone screen remains on the load screen. I was able to hit next one time to see that it'll let me download the full data content of the phone but the connection isn't staying which is limiting me. I'm not sure how to trouble shoot that.
[Edit]: I waited it out and the connection finally stuck, I ran the full content extraction, and while it found 1 SIM card SMS and several of my contacts, it says it was unable to access my images, audio, video folders. Even using the file manager to browse the folders showed no results. It is suggesting rooting the phone but I'm not confident that won't void my contract/coverage so I'm guessing that my phone wiped my data already in its constant bootloop and this might be a lost cause. I'll run the extraction a couple more times but it's not looking hopeful.
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Rooting your phone will not void your warranty. You can flash a stock os at any time and nothing is changed. Knox is never incremented to 0x1 as 0x1 is impossible on the g950w. The whole "root trips Knox" thing is a myth and imo needs to be eradicated from our collective memory.

You could try flashing a factory test firmware first, worked for me but I have 950F.
G950U,W COMBINATION FA70 G950USQU1AQDB FACTORY MULTI CERT
G950U,W COMBINATION FA70 G950USQU1AQG3 FACTORY MULTI CERT
G950U,W COMBINATION FA70 G950USQU1AQI3 FACTORY MULTI CERT
G950U,W COMBINATION FA70 G950USQU1AQK1 FACTORY MULTI CERT
G950U,W COMBINATION FA70 G950USQU2AQK2 FACTORY MULTI CERT
Then after that flash every newer firmware in order of release (just in case).
Also make sure you have latest Odin (3.12.7) and don't tick any extra boxes like re-partition etc. Use correct files (BL,AP,CP,HOME_CSC)

Did you turn ON OEM Unlock in developer before you began? Also if you can get back into the phone get your data - flashing stock WILL lose your data. Your other choice is to use ADB to copy out the files. You could also put a MicroSD card in and then use Odin to flash the latest TWRP - hold down [Vol Up] + [Bixby] +[Power] as you press [Start] in Odin to make sure you get to TWRP.
Once you're in TWRP use File Manage (in Advanced) to find the pics and copy them over to the MicroSD.
Then you can continue with the Root/Build process

FRP locked tab a, need some "special" help

So, i recently (like a month or so ago) bought a tab a (from Ger, since i live here) and directly rooted it.
Now since i have some rooting exp from rooting my samsung s4 and my xperia play (who remembers that phone lol) and i didnt find anything new during my (rather short) research, i directly got odin, got twrp and just went right ahead. I did NOT read about the fact that there is a FRP lock and that i have to do the OEM unlock thing in the dev options. This went well a few weeks until i started my tab a yesterday and got the FRP msg on boot. I did some more research, banged my head against a wall for not reading enough beforehand and got a (to my knowledge) stock firmware with recovery ( T580ZCU2AQH2_T580CHN2AQH2_CHN )
and tried to flash that over Odin. It didnt work and i get this
<ID:0/008> Added!!
<ID:0/008> Odin engine v(ID:3.1207)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/008> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/008> sboot.bin
<ID:0/008> param.bin
<ID:0/008> cm.bin
<ID:0/008> boot.img
<ID:0/008> recovery.img
<ID:0/008> FAIL!
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
in the command line thingy with the text
FRP is enabled, ignore PIT download
SW REV. Invalid type.
FRP is enabled, not allow download non-FRP BOOTLOADER binary
can anyone tell me whats wrong, and suggest what to do instead?

same issue.. Did you manage to get a fix for this?

RenVilo said:
same issue.. Did you manage to get a fix for this?
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actually yes, i did this a few months ago already, but iirc i flashed a stock rom from the web (just google it theyre not hard to find), without any rooting shenanigans and disabled the lock and then went through the whole process again
you might need to boot into the rom a few times to make it install the stock recovery tho

FRP lock should not prevent you from flashing a stock ROM via Odin. But you have to flash the correct Android 6 ROM. Go to Sammobile and enter SM-580 and then chose your region. Then download the ROM ending in PL4. When it boots, it will ask for your Google login and password. It is only if you don't know those that the FRP becomes a problem. If you can't flash the PL4 ROM, your problem is NOT the FRP lock, even if Odin says it is. Also, once you get Android 6 to boot, your tablet will automatically update to the latest version from Samsung so long as you don't try to root or install TWRP before it has a chance to update.
edit: BTW, when flash the PL4 ROM, flash only the AP and BL modules.

Yeah i did some research following all that up and noticed i had the wrong ROM because some sites on the internet are very non descriptive, but like i said above i got it working shortly after and i now have a linageOS rom with a more recent android version, all working, thank you anyways for responding how to properly resolve this ^^

New user in need of help
lewmur said:
FRP lock should not prevent you from flashing a stock ROM via Odin. But you have to flash the correct Android 6 ROM. Go to Sammobile and enter SM-580 and then chose your region. Then download the ROM ending in PL4. When it boots, it will ask for your Google login and password. It is only if you don't know those that the FRP becomes a problem. If you can't flash the PL4 ROM, your problem is NOT the FRP lock, even if Odin says it is. Also, once you get Android 6 to boot, your tablet will automatically update to the latest version from Samsung so long as you don't try to root or install TWRP before it has a chance to update.
edit: BTW, when flash the PL4 ROM, flash only the AP and BL modules.
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Hello, I was trying to Root my Samsung SM-T510 10.1 Tablet. I am now stuck in the Download Mode in Odin & only have red writing up in the left hand corner. Any Help or advice is much appreciated. I've tried holding the buttons and it pops right back up to the same screen saying Don't power down. with the android logo! Any Advice?
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Hello, I was trying to Root my Samsung SM-T510 10.1 Tablet. I am now stuck in the Download Mode in Odin & only have red writing up in the left hand corner. Any Help or advice is much appreciated. I've tried holding the buttons and it pops right back up to the same screen saying Don't power down. with the android logo! Any Advice?
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The error codes I'm getting are
VBMETA: ERROR VERIFYING VBMETA IMAGE: OK_NOT_SIGNED (3)
CUSTOM VBMETA
VBNETA : NO SIGN INFO
VBNETA ,
It's all in red letters.
Thanks for any advice!

Hallo @ all. I hope your can help me with a Problem.
I bought last week from Amzon a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite P610.
I do not can Setup this Tablet why the WiFi Switch turn off by selfe. It is so fast that I am not able to put in the WiFi password. So I set up the Tablet with cable connection between the Tab and my Galaxy note 10 +. Only my accounts are not copied why for that it needed WiFi.
I searched for this Problem on Google and it seems a lot of People has this Problem after the Update to Android 11 but nowhere is a Way to solve this Bug. Also Bluetooth crashes with the Message App will be end.
So I thought it is a Problem with the OTA and when not all People has the Problem than I will flash the Rom new through Odin.
So I loaded Frija (SamFirm are not able to download a Rom). I typed in SM-P610 and csc is DBT.
It loaded the Rom.
In the zip are no CP File but I never flashed a Tab so maybe it is ok.
I restarted the Tab in the download Mode.
In Odin I set up BL, AP, and in CSC I set CSS Tar not Home CSC.
Than I started the Flash Process.
Odin still Flash and hung on download File (system.img).
On the Tab comes the Message:
FRP Lock
FRP Lock Pit File ignored Download.
On the Tab are no changes. I can still reboot in system. So I google and thought ok I reset the Tab. So I did it and repeated the Prozedure but the same Problem, FRP block the flash of the Firmware. Samsung can not help. The customer service only says do a reset. The Android 12 Update comes in May 22. But without Internet the Tab is useless.
Anybody maybe has a Idea?
I do not has make changes. I do not turn on USB debugging, do not activate OEM Unlock and do not activated the Developer Option.

wulfgardodin said:
Hallo @ all. I hope your can help me with a Problem.
I bought last week from Amzon a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite P610.
I do not can Setup this Tablet why the WiFi Switch turn off by selfe. It is so fast that I am not able to put in the WiFi password. So I set up the Tablet with cable connection between the Tab and my Galaxy note 10 +. Only my accounts are not copied why for that it needed WiFi.
I searched for this Problem on Google and it seems a lot of People has this Problem after the Update to Android 11 but nowhere is a Way to solve this Bug. Also Bluetooth crashes with the Message App will be end.
So I thought it is a Problem with the OTA and when not all People has the Problem than I will flash the Rom new through Odin.
So I loaded Frija (SamFirm are not able to download a Rom). I typed in SM-P610 and csc is DBT.
It loaded the Rom.
In the zip are no CP File but I never flashed a Tab so maybe it is ok.
I restarted the Tab in the download Mode.
In Odin I set up BL, AP, and in CSC I set CSS Tar not Home CSC.
Than I started the Flash Process.
Odin still Flash and hung on download File (system.img).
On the Tab comes the Message:
FRP Lock
FRP Lock Pit File ignored Download.
On the Tab are no changes. I can still reboot in system. So I google and thought ok I reset the Tab. So I did it and repeated the Prozedure but the same Problem, FRP block the flash of the Firmware. Samsung can not help. The customer service only says do a reset. The Android 12 Update comes in May 22. But without Internet the Tab is useless.
Anybody maybe has a Idea?
I do not has make changes. I do not turn on USB debugging, do not activate OEM Unlock and do not activated the Developer Option.
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There is no CP because it is a tablet and not a phone. The CP is for the phone modem. You must enable Dev Options and OEM unlock to flash anything. Even stock. But before I'd try flashing a new ROM, I'd factory reset the tablet via recovery to see if that would fix the wifi and bluetooth problems.

Ok. I have solved the Problem. My Odin Version was to old. I User Odin 3.7.x
But to new flash the Rom solved not the Problem. Wifi still turns off by selfe. I send the Tqb back to Amazon. Friday I get a new one not from Amazon Warehous. Still lower Space, the 64 GB Variant. I hope it has still Android 10. When it has Android 10 and WiFi works, I do not update for the Moment.