Hi guys,
I have a Galaxy S4 LTE, which I suppose is unlocked, as if I enter the service mode,at the network lock it says sha256_enable_flag 0. So, according to kies, I need the TMH based firmware, which is on T-Mobile. But I am on Vodafone, so I would need the VDH or XEH (Hungary). If I flash back the TMH csc based firmware, will I lose my unlock? Or if I flash back the vodafone based, will I still get ota updates?
Thanks for anyone who is willing to help!
Can't be totally sure. But I did re flash a different CSC and my phone got blocked. Had to go back to original CSC
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Zoddex said:
Can't be totally sure. But I did re flash a different CSC and my phone got blocked. Had to go back to original CSC
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yeah, but you can change to the new csc if you do a factory reset in the recovery. So, according to you, if i flash back the original csc, I will keep my unlock? By the way, it was a hungarian based csc and now i have a german based.
jaszfalvi.tamas said:
yeah, but you can change to the new csc if you do a factory reset in the recovery. So, according to you, if i flash back the original csc, I will keep my unlock? By the way, it was a hungarian based csc and now i have a german based.
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Yes, I have CSC from TTT and I flashed one from Uruguay that even came branded. Do it with Odin, no need for factory reset. The data does not gets deleted. Just backup in case
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Zoddex said:
Yes, I have CSC from TTT and I flashed one from Uruguay that even came branded. Do it with Odin, no need for factory reset. The data does not gets deleted. Just backup in case
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my experience says, that csc wont change without a factory reset
jaszfalvi.tamas said:
my experience says, that csc wont change without a factory reset
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Mine says it does not matter. But go ahead and try your method. It should work as well
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well, hope i'll keep my unlock...
CSC is only for customization. There is no unlock or lock key inside.
thank you!
and what about the new knox feature?
Knox has nothing to do with network lock.
Thanks all!
Hi guys. Currently I am using custom rom based on ne4 Singapore firmware but the csc is btu which is UK version. My issue is that I can't setup the roaming under the more network. My question is, by changing to Asian csc, will I be able to view the roaming setting option? Kindly refer to the attached pic. Thanks if anyone can answer me.
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I currently have an O2 Branded I9505, I have read all the stuff, and I all I want to do is debrand the S4 to the UK BTU model. I know there is a way, can anyone provide the right info please.
I currently have:
Modem: I9505XXUAMDD
CSC: I9505O2UAMD6
PDA: I9505XXUAMDD
Im not 100% sure what the UK Stock is but can anyone guide me please,
You need to download the BTU ROM from http://www.hotfile.com/dl/209462137/82c78b1/I9505XXUAMDM_I9505OXXAMDB_BTU.zip.html
And flash it with Odin
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What branding has yours got as my s4 direct from o2 doesn't have any as far as I'm aware
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Its got the o2 splash screen and a few o2 apps are installed. And Dave106, will installing that also change the CSC or will i have to also change that. Im downloading the stock uk rom now.
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Its got the o2 splash screen and a few o2 apps are installed. And Dave106, will installing that also change the CSC or will i have to also change that. Im downloading the stock uk rom now.
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It includes a new CSC so it should change as well. Its the lastest ROM ATM so installing over what you have now should be straightforward. No resets etc required
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Do you have the Stock UK Info, like the o2uk info below:
Modem: I9505XXUAMDD
CSC: I9505O2UAMD6
PDA: I9505XXUAMDD
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Do you have the Stock UK Info, like the o2uk info below:
Modem: I9505XXUAMDD
CSC: I9505O2UAMD6
PDA: I9505XXUAMDD
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You'll end up with
MODEM: I9505XXUAMDM
CSC: I9505OXXAMDB
PDA: I9505XXUAMDM
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I got mine as an upgrade from O2 and was shocked to discover it came completely un-branded and unlocked. No o2 apps, startup animations, wallpapers or anything to remind of o2.
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You'll end up with
MODEM: I9505XXUAMDM
CSC: I9505OXXAMDB
PDA: I9505XXUAMDM
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hi im new to this
just asking i also have the s4 on three.uk which is branded and locked to three
if i were to flash to this stock uk firmware will it also un lock the phone to use any sim?
many thx
r1che said:
hi im new to this
just asking i also have the s4 on three.uk which is branded and locked to three
if i were to flash to this stock uk firmware will it also un lock the phone to use any sim?
many thx
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Will unbrand but the SIM lock would still be present
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dave106 said:
Will unbrand but the SIM lock would still be present
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thx for your quick reply dave 106
will look into getting it unlocked
r1che said:
thx for your quick reply dave 106
will look into getting it unlocked
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my csc still says H3G after flashing stock btu rom and doing a FR
Tried the CSC changer app which wont work without root.
How do I change CSC to BTU?
Thanks
skibadee said:
my csc still says H3G after flashing stock btu rom and doing a FR
Tried the CSC changer app which wont work without root.
How do I change CSC to BTU?
Thanks
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I want to know that to as the apps in the market don't work
Have you had any issues since updatong to btu ?
Does the handset status remain at official ?
Im on 3 handset and want to go to btu firmware completely
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I want to know that to as the apps in the market don't work
Have you had any issues since updatong to btu ?
Does the handset status remain at official ?
Im on 3 handset and want to go to btu firmware completely
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Mine is now set to btu, I rebooted again after reloading from the factory reset and it changed in recovery. Kies now sees it as an upgradable firmware and im running the latest rom, which feels smoother. No problems so far
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skibadee said:
Mine is now set to btu, I rebooted again after reloading from the factory reset and it changed in recovery. Kies now sees it as an upgradable firmware and im running the latest rom, which feels smoother. No problems so far
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So just to confirm
You loaded the firmware via odin
Factory reset
Reboot and your good to go on btu ?
Is that about it ? No rooting etc
Ii want rid of 3 firmware but don't want to void my warranty on case ... I presume if it's official firmware there is no issue
I always bought unlocked handsets and this is my first carrier handset for years
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So just to confirm
You loaded the firmware via odin
Factory reset
Reboot and your good to go on btu ?
Is that about it ? No rooting etc
Ii want rid of 3 firmware but don't want to void my warranty on case ... I presume if it's official firmware there is no issue
I always bought unlocked handsets and this is my first carrier handset for years
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Yes mate. That's all I did. AFAIK it doesn't void your warranty unless you root/use custom rom. I'm not sure if Samsung would even know if it was originally branded.
I'm waiting for chainfire to get back from his hols, once he's got Cf auto root sorted on MDM ROM I'll prob root then.
I only got mine from 3 as they were cheapest for sim free in stock. I refused to pay the 599 Argos and phones 4 u wanted. I had hoped they were still sending unbranded + unlocked but never mind.
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Yes mate. That's all I did. AFAIK it doesn't void your warranty unless you root/use custom rom. I'm not sure if Samsung would even know if it was originally branded.
I'm waiting for chainfire to get back from his hols, once he's got Cf auto root sorted on MDM ROM I'll prob root then.
I only got mine from 3 as they were cheapest for sim free in stock. I refused to pay the 599 Argos and phones 4 u wanted. I had hoped they were still sending unbranded + unlocked but never mind.
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So the csc changes automatically now on reboot ? I know that the csc changer app doesn't seem to work on mine but I think that's cos I only have the one on mine
Thanks for help so far
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So the csc changes automatically now on reboot ? I know that the csc changer app doesn't seem to work on mine but I think that's cos I only have the one on mine
Thanks for help so far
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The csc changer app didn't work for me either. Just flashed btu rom, factory reset, reboot, reboot again into recovery and it changed itself to btu
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The csc changer app didn't work for me either. Just flashed btu rom, factory reset, reboot, reboot again into recovery and it changed itself to btu
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Cool I'll have a bash . When you say reboot.into recovery is that download mode or just rebooting the phone
Does.the 3 bout screen go as well ?
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Cool I'll have a bash . When you say reboot.into recovery is that download mode or just rebooting the phone
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Recovery is volume Up + home
Download is volume Down + home
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Hello there. .
1-Can I flash a firmware from a different region than mine??
2-will I then be able to receive OTA updates?
3- will that change my CSC code?
Many thanks
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I was on 3 uk firmware
I flashed btu which is uk unlock firmware using Odin
The csc then mis matched as firmware btu but csc three uk
Did a complete reset to put phone back to factory
Switched off handset
Then entered recovery which power home and volume up
Then did a reboot from the recovery menu
Btu csc then wrote to the phone
Now have unbranded btu handset which allows official updates via ota or kies
Only issue now is three uk had released ME2 before unbranded BTU ! But not going back as u have unlocked my handset also so have completely unbranded unlocked handset
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aha.. thx .. so it is impossible to be done without a full data wipe ?
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aha.. thx .. so it is impossible to be done without a full data wipe ?
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Yes think it is from my experience
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Just looking for if this is true or not? There seems to be conflicting info in the general thread about this. Basically does flashing an official rom from sammobile trip the knox counter?
I know in the past with samsung devices I had, the flash counter would never increase as long the rom was official even if it was from another region.
Just interested in flashing an unbranded UK rom to my 9005 so that's why I'm asking.
Thanks for the help.
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If you want to debrand this should be alright as long as you use a rom from the same region / country.
So if you have an uk branded phone, you should flash stock unbranded uk and this shouldnt trigger knox.
Not sure about region differences, but that could trigger knox.
But all this updates the bootloader - I'm still trying to find out what the real consequences are.
zroice said:
If you want to debrand this should be alright as long as you use a rom from the same region / country.
So if you have an uk branded phone, you should flash stock unbranded uk and this shouldnt trigger knox.
Not sure about region differences, but that could trigger knox.
But all this updates the bootloader - I'm still trying to find out what the real consequences are.
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It's actually a Malaysian phone so I would be switching over to another region with the UK rom. I just know with my galaxy tab 2 you could flash roms from where ever and it wouldn't trip the counter as long as it was official. So it looks like this isn't the case anymore?
I had Australian TEL and flashed UK BTU and it didn't trip. Just make sure you factory reset after flashing to get the CSC to change.
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I had Australian TEL and flashed UK BTU and it didn't trip. Just make sure you factory reset after flashing to get the CSC to change.
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Ok that's good to know. The only other thing then is what is everyone talking about how the boot loader apparently changes when you flash a different rom?
Just make sure you flash a recent firmware. Apparently there were some phones that shipped without a secure boatloader. If you flash one of these over a secured one it will trip the flash. Basically if you a recent firmware you should be fine.
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illuzian said:
I had Australian TEL and flashed UK BTU and it didn't trip. Just make sure you factory reset after flashing to get the CSC to change.
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+1 this experience.
AFAIK flashing stock firmwares via odin won't trip the Knox binary counter...
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Hi everyone,
I have searched through the forum and did not find any way how to change CSC on 4.4.2. I am currently rooted on NA6 firmware and NA2 baseband. My current CSC is XSI (United Arab Emirates)
My unlimate purpose is to change CSC to Poland, unroot and get timely updates.
zipper3 said:
Hi everyone,
I have searched through the forum and did not find any way how to change CSC on 4.4.2. I am currently rooted on NA6 firmware and NA2 baseband. My current CSC is XSI (United Arab Emirates)
My unlimate purpose is to change CSC to Poland, unroot and get timely updates.
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No solution so far?
Try to dial *#272*imei#
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nposix said:
Try to dial *#272*imei#
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Tried many times. Nothing happens. CSC Changer from play store doesn't work as well - it just freezes on "change CSC" button.
zipper3 said:
Tried many times. Nothing happens. CSC Changer from play store doesn't work as well - it just freezes on "change CSC" button.
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This csc changer actually worked on mine but then again I have a N900W8.
This should work.
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denski101 said:
This should work.
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Many thanks! I have seen this way somewhere in S4 forums, but didn't think it could be used for our Note 3. I will try when I'll be ready for full wipe and post the results here.
hey_joe said:
This csc changer actually worked on mine but then again I have a N900W8.
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So, after flashing stock roms and rooting and I have finally managed to change CSC to BTU using "CSC Select".
But stock NA6 still tells "The latest updates have already been installed". Kies also says that this is the latest firmware.
Any ideas how to officially get update to NB7? According to http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005 NB7 is already rolled out for BTU region.
Thanks!
hi i have galaxy s5 with ksa rom ar something like that so i want to change it to UK ROM if its possible BY ODIN AR KIES 3 WITHOUT ROT
This'll create problems like - Bootloop.
Just flash UK rom with odin
horror_s said:
hi i have galaxy s5 with ksa rom ar something like that so i want to change it to UK ROM if its possible BY ODIN AR KIES 3 WITHOUT ROT
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Flash the latest UK rom, after it boots pull the battery and wait 20 seconds, then boot into recovery and do a data factory reset and wipe cache and reboot. You should not have a bootloop this way.
is there way to get uk rom download link by Samsung ar sam mobile?
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horror_s said:
is there way to get uk rom download link by Samsung ar sam mobile?
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I`ll PM you the link as posting these links here is not allowed.
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I`ll PM you the link as posting these links here is not allowed.
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thx , this will not rot phone right? like i can get updates from Samsung?
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horror_s said:
thx , this will not rot phone right? like i can get updates from Samsung?
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No this will not root your phone and you will receive future BTU firmware updates mate
thx, what does BTU MEANS?
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horror_s said:
thx, what does BTU MEANS?
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British Telekom United i guess, its unbranded so not carrier firmware.
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thx, what does BTU MEANS?
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BTU, and also KSA, is just a CSC code and may have no meaning, it's just a memorizable code, like e.g. airport code or country code etc...
BTU is region code for UK, KSA is for Saudi Arabia... You can look up for CSC code using Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app > Menu > 'CSC Lookup' tool.
You can also use 'Firmware Browser' tool in that app to find the BTU stock firmware, just open the menu > 'Firmware Browser', enter BTU in the CSC textbox and tap Go button.