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[Q] ODIN firmware vs. clean wipe & ROM flash... what's the difference?

ODIN firmware vs. clean wipe & ROM flash... what's the difference?
I realize the firmware flash will put the modem on the phone also (most ROM's won't).
But is there anything else an ODIN firmware flash will do that a simple clean wipe/format and ROM flash won't do to fix random issues?
Assuming the firmware was stock rooted firmware and the ROM was stock rooted ROM.

Nooobody?!

Can't think of anything off the top of my head. It'll install the default recovery and whatever modem, beyond that I can't think of anything. Boot loader can be changed as well depending on the image.

ODIN might also reset some low level values like proximity sensor values, etc. I really don't know for sure though.
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CZ Eddie said:
ODIN firmware vs. clean wipe & ROM flash... what's the difference?
I realize the firmware flash will put the modem on the phone also (most ROM's won't).
But is there anything else an ODIN firmware flash will do that a simple clean wipe/format and ROM flash won't do to fix random issues?
Assuming the firmware was stock rooted firmware and the ROM was stock rooted ROM.
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It really depends what's in the odin package. Some con come with bootloaders, modems, stock 3e recovery. Some odin packages will not have bootloaders in them. A will almost always flash the boot.img, system, and apps. It won't have the modem, recovery, or bootlader. At least on the GS3 or GS4. On the Captivate the recovery was included with kernels and roms...so you flashed a new recovery with every rom.

[Q] How to change CSC without root my device

Hi guys!
After I flesh new firmware (stock ROM, no root) with ODIN 3.09, my CSC code is independently changed to a different region. I tried to flash several times and the same thing is repeated to the same firmware selects a different region, another CSC from successfully applied multi-CSC. How can I change and go back to my region CSC, without root my device (I have a stock ROM that is not the root). Thank you!

Try the dialer code below to change your CSC. Note that this will do a factory data reset as well.
Or use Odin to install a stock firmware from your carrier.
*#272*<IMEI>#
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Wrong CSC
Try the dialer code below to change your CSC. Note that this will do a factory data reset as well.
Or use Odin to install a stock firmware from your carrier.
*#272*<IMEI>#
Thanks for your help, but that code (*#272*<IMEI>#) does not work and I tried several times with ODIN to install the stock ROM in its region and always the same, successfully installed ROM, successfully installed a multi CSC, but other regions, not the one that was before.

kresimirlugs said:
Try the dialer code below to change your CSC. Note that this will do a factory data reset as well.
Or use Odin to install a stock firmware from your carrier.
*#272*<IMEI>#
Thanks for your help, but that code (*#272*<IMEI>#) does not work and I tried several times with ODIN to install the stock ROM in its region and always the same, successfully installed ROM, successfully installed a multi CSC, but other regions, not the one that was before.
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If you factory reset right after the flash the CSC might stick, if not reflash the rom again without a wipe with Odin and it should be good.

Thanks I'll try

[Q] Stuck At Boot Animation From Lollipop Downgrade

Ok so I'd like to put AllianceROM on my international version SM-G900F H3G UK model.
To do so, my plan is to downgrade lollipop to 4.4.2 stock, root with TowelRoot, then install the ROM through Mobile Odin Pro (to preserve the KNOX counter). I've just tried to flash 4.4.2 onto the phone, but I cannot get it to start at all after it's flashed. The phone just hangs on the Three (H3G) boot animation.
I'm hoping that I've just got confused with the Sammobile site and that I've just flashed the wrong 4.4.2 firmware (so far tried flashing ANG2 and ANE2). Something I should have checked earlier but I just thought they were updated versions of the same ROM).
If I can't successfully boot into 4.4.2, I'd like to try flashing lollipop to retrieve some files I forgot to backup (another silly mistake). I'm not sure whether I can take files off it through the ADB sideload or whatever but if I have to lose all my data then I'm not too bothered.
What's the best way to go about my situation?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Boot to recovery and factory reset

*Detection* said:
Boot to recovery and factory reset
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Right, thanks man. After flashing lollipop, I can now boot up and back up stuff. I'll flash 4.2.2 again and factory reset.

How to roll back to KK

Anyone have a guide on how to roll back to KK. I tried simply flashing the Stock KK rom but it stalls a Samsung logo. I think its due to the Bootloader which I updated to BOC3 when I installed Lollipop. I can't find the old Bootloader.

RochiWizz said:
Anyone have a guide on how to roll back to KK. I tried simply flashing the Stock KK rom but it stalls a Samsung logo. I think its due to the Bootloader which I updated to BOC3 when I installed Lollipop. I can't find the old Bootloader.
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Before you flash the KK rom, make sure to Wipe data/Factory reset in recovery, then flash the rom using ODIN, once the procedure is complete, return to recovery and wipe data one more time. This should fix the issue and your phone will boot normally.

RochiWizz said:
Anyone have a guide on how to roll back to KK. I tried simply flashing the Stock KK rom but it stalls a Samsung logo. I think its due to the Bootloader which I updated to BOC3 when I installed Lollipop. I can't find the old Bootloader.
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I had the same after flashing KitKat and then wiping cache. I had to factory reset from recovery for it to boot normally.

Currently lollipop N910c .BOC5
thinking of going back to kit kat.have not tried because it updated to lollipop immediate when purchased.
Anyone who did that.. did you check knox 0x0 ???

Flashing stock firmware through Odin will not trigger Knox 0x1, but keep in mind you'll have to factory reset your device.

Flashed back to KK
I have got a UK N910F and flashed a German ROM this ROM literally ate my battery, after reading this thread I wiped the phone and flashed KK and that worked, prior to this I tried to revert to KK (when I was on 5.0.1) and I could not revert back as I was stuck on boot loop..............Many Thanks

N9005 custom ROM cannot go back to Stock

Hey all,
I hope everyone is well. I'm having some issues with my Note 3 N9005 intl variant.
I am currently running Resurrection Remix Marshmallow (6.0.1) and its pretty stable and is a good daily driver however it has some bugs that I'm not a fan of. I used Odin to re-flash the stock ROM I got from sammobile back on to my Note 3 (N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005BTUGBOJ1_BTU) however every time I flash it, I am stuck on a boot loop. This is also the case if I try to flash another custom ROM using TWRP, so I am not sure what is wrong.
[Edit] I tried to flash the purify kernel for this ROM however this also results in a bootloop. Currently I am on the kernel that came with this rom which is the temasek kernel
[Edit2] I've managed to get to the samsung logo but its been 10+ minutes and I am still on the pulsing samsung logo. I've done a battery pull and I've also done the cache partition delete and factory reset from the recovery menu, however I am still stuck on the pulsing samsung logo.
Thanks guys

Does Odin successfully flash the stock firmware? You confirmed the model # in download mode?

audit13 said:
Does Odin successfully flash the stock firmware? You confirmed the model # in download mode?
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Odin says that the stock firmware has been successfully flashed. As for the download mode it says the following:
Product name: SM-N9005

After flashing a stock ROM, are you booting the phone into recovery and performing a factory reset before flashing the newly-installed stock ROM for the first time?

audit13 said:
After flashing a stock ROM, are you booting the phone into recovery and performing a factory reset before flashing the newly-installed stock ROM for the first time?
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Sorry I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean I flash the stock and then boot into recovery and factory reset before the first boot? Or I should flash the stock and then factory reset and then reflash the stock ROM?