I have read a lot of the GN threads and have searched but cannot find an answer to the following .
We are starting to see the appearance of several different OPEN European ROMS ( Germany, Austria, Netherlands).
1 : Each of these ROMS uses different CSC codes.
2 : The ROMS may or may not include different languages.
Apart from the two points that I have mentioned what other differences are to be fond amongst the various OPEN ROMS.
Is there any real advantage to selecting the ROM that corresponds to your CSC code.
For info : I have a Swiss CSC ( AUT) and have been using the Open German ( LPY) ROM without any problems. I wont Root or Full Wipe until I have the official AUT ROM, just in case......
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It's a question nobody can answer yet. Thanks in advance
Dunno if it's safe or not but i'm using asian rom on my Europe SGS now.
And I'm using a european rom on my Asian phone (and I've flashed so many roms).
Ones to avoid are the US/Canadian/Korean Rom's. Always double check it boots up with I-9000 (the canadian one is I-9000M, still works, but still not recommended).
But as always, there is always an element of risk installing untrusted roms. They might compromise your data, contain trojans, be for another phone or contain "optimisations" which cause serious issues longterm.
But haven't had any problems.. Yet (I think)
i've flashed various european firmwares (xwjm5, xwjm2, xxjp3) over my stock asian firmware(dxjf4)
now i'm currently running on the african firmware (jpjg8), so i doubt there's much problems.
Yes, its safe. They don't really differ - just different languages.
Though, if something goes wrong - not my falt =)
the languages can be set to english once you pop your sim card in. nothing bad should happen
Like to change my "kor" to open europ.
Check this thread
LordManhattan - Thanks but the thread shows flashing via odin and i like to change csc region to enable ota updates.
I see!
Type *#272*IMEI# at Phone dial pad
This WILL erase everything on your phone (but not the things that are on your SD card)
I havent find a generic european one (was looking for one too). Found several lists, as this one:
ykkfive.blogspot.com/2011/11/samsung-csc-code-reference.html *
My note had an EUR when bought, and while it can looks like it's EURopean, actually it's greek, even when I bought it in Spain
* Cant post URLs due the number of posts I have
Is there any difference in using a csc from a different country? i am using alexandars rom and it has a pelothra of cscs and i am not sure about advantages/disadvantages of some countries over others.
Usually if you don't have any problems with language and some features of your ROM, I wouldn't worry about messing with the CSC files. Most parameters are universal.
But here is a quick overview and a fun read to spice things up on the CSC topic
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-en...s-on-samsung-galaxy-devices-with-root-access/
Hi, I live in China but am not Chinese and have inherited a 14mth old Note3 SM-N9008 from my wife, who is Chinese. Just wanted to clarify this point as a lot of other posters with an SM-N9008 have been shot down for having one instead of getting a model relative to where they live
OK, with that out of the way, I have no issues with voiding the warranty as it's gone anyway (14 mth old).
My key question is after reading the "how-to-change-csc-in-samsung-galaxy-phones" (sorry cannot include the offsite link being new here) topic, and perhaps my understanding is wrong and so please correct me if I am, if I change the PDA, PHONE and CSC codes to match correctly to another locale NOT China (eg UK), then I am a) basically changing my 9008 to a 9005 in principle & b) my 9008 will accept ROM's for a 9005 and work fine.
Or is this 'trick' of manipulating these codes to give a new locale only for the purpose of if you have a 9005 in Chile which has not uploaded a new Stock ROM but say Spain has, I make my 9005 look like it is now from Spain and will therefore be able to get the new 9005 Stock ROM?
I have only ever rooted and applied another Stock ROM to one other mobile device before, about 2 years or more ago, which was a Chinese model of the Note 10.1 and it's worked perfectly fine in all that time on the Intl Stock ROM - except for updates online which I don't do (I do manual app updates where required) because the updates give me the Chinese version due to the CSC etc not being changed and so thinking I am Chinese.
Has anyone tried this before at all? Changing the PDA, PHONE and CSC codes from one model to anothers so as to have access to other Stock ROM's in your preferred language and without the locale's bloatware, as well as being able to have appz like Intl google play etc (which cannot be included in any 9008 Stock ROM)?
I've looked at detailed specs for both the 9008 and the 9005 models and they seem exactly the same, just the PDA, PHONE and CSC codes make each different.
If anyone has, please can they help tell me the process steps I need to follow (such as do I root 1st and then change the codes, or change the codes 1st and then root?
I do hope someone can give me some positive feedback please. Thanks in anticipation for any help you can offer me.
Hi,
I noticed recently that the Galaxy S10(+) and its firmwares are quite similar, if not coming from a network operator.
To illustrate this, I would say for example BTU which is stock UK has the same PDA and CSC numbers than French stock XEF.
How is this possible?
What's more, the phone seems to automatically know which code to use — after flash it will display on the 'About' tab the code related to your country, independently from what country-related S10 firmware you decided to download.
It can't be fooled anymore because as far as I remember you could flash other firmwares with different country codes so that you would sometimes get updates faster.
Or I might be just wrong.
@ThomasM6
Regardless of the branding, the available network bands are similar, if not exact, through Europe, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania so that a one size fits all approach works on a hardware-level.
This same methodology is in place when it comes to firmware.
To an extent.
To demonstrate my point, I've attached a file called 'product.map' which I've extracted.
(I had to rename it to 'product.txt')
Inside that file you will see almost every major telecom company across EMEA and APAC listed.
It is using this file, alongside a combination of .info. txt., .dat, .xml and others across the operating system, to isolate the Carrier based on the SIM card inserted.
If it does NOT locate the appropriate telecom, it defaults to native country where it was intended to be sold.
ThomasM6 said:
Hi,
I noticed recently that the Galaxy S10(+) and its firmwares are quite similar, if not coming from a network operator.
To illustrate this, I would say for example BTU which is stock UK has the same PDA and CSC numbers than French stock XEF.
How is this possible?
What's more, the phone seems to automatically know which code to use — after flash it will display on the 'About' tab the code related to your country, independently from what country-related S10 firmware you decided to download.
It can't be fooled anymore because as far as I remember you could flash other firmwares with different country codes so that you would sometimes get updates faster. Or I might be just wrong.
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A number of users have stated the software now matches the SIM's CSC so flashing the device is no longer necessary.
Some are still having trouble selecting the correct active CSC in a multi CSC firmware
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/how-to/change-csc-code-firmware-sim-card-t3907375