[GUIDE][UNROOT][STOCK]How to flash stock firmwares

[GUIDE][UNROOT][STOCK]How to flash stock firmwares - Galaxy S 4 Mini General

Hello fellow xda members. This thread will guide you how to unbrick your bricked s4 mini.
You can even use this guide if you want to return to your stock rom.
Contents
1st post - Some information and different options in odin.
2nd post - Procedure to return to stock.
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ODIN
Odin is a tool developed by Samsung to be used internally. It is used to flash firmware onto Android devices. You can flash .tar, .tar.md5 or .bin firmware files using Odin. There are different versions of Odin available. You can choose one depending on your device. ROM files flashable with Odin come with .tar extension. Most of the ROMs you are going to flash with Odin are the official stock Samsung ROMs (or leaked stock ROMs). Custom ROMs are rarely flashable by Odin because they come with .zip extension that Odin does not recognize (it recognizes .tar files).
Custom kernels, however, are sometimes provided in .tar format by their developers, so that they can be flashed by Odin. When your phone is new and running official firmware you most often cannot flash a custom ROM to it because a Samsung phone often requires a custom recovery and root rights that are included in a custom kernel to be able to flash custom ROMs.
.PIT
It refers to the Partition Information Table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If you checked the “Re-Partition” checkbox, you should also specify a .pit file to repartition the file system.
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PDA/AP
It refers to the build version of the software/firmware.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
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Phone/CP
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version. When flashing a ROM for Samsung device, depending on the model, there will be usually, a file similar to this XXXX.tar.md5
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CSC
It is the Consumer Software Customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
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Bootloader/BL
This button is used to flash the device Bootloader.
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Auto Reboot
This option, when checked, reboots the system automatically after flashing is done.
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Re-Partition
It repartitions your device filesystem to the default (RFS).
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F . Reset Time
It resets the flashing timer after the flash process is complete.
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NandErase
It erases the nand memory.
The NAND type memory is used in main memory, memory cards, USB flash drives , solid-state drives and similar products for general storage and transfer of data.
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Flashing
Flashing something onto your device basically means installing it into read-only memory. Flashable things usually come in the form of a .zip file, which is placed on the phone and installed using either the recovery or over ADB.
1. Dirty flash
It is only wiping cache and davlik then flashing your ROM without factory reset/data wipe.
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2. Clean flash
It is at factory reset/data wipe + clear cache and/or + wiping davlik cache.
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Bricking
Hacker-slang for buggering-up your phone's software so that it doesn't work.
1. Soft Brick
Stuck at Samsung Logo or boot looping but you can enter recovery mode and also download mode.
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2. Super Brick
Stuck at flashing Factoryfs.IMG in ODIN . Also called as eMMC Bug.
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3. Hard Brick
Stuck at Samsung logo or bootlooping and you cannot enter recovery and download mode.
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4. Dead Brick
No charging battery sign also
Mostly = Hard Brick ;
But there is a window of possibility by a JIG.
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5. OTA Brick
A rare kind of Soft Brick which people have encountered due to updating OTA on a rooted Stock ROM.
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Using ODIN can change your bootloader to show that the system is MODIFIED and may increase your ODIN flash count.
So keep the F.Reset Time always ticked

Please read them all the way through and then begin.
Charge your phone well before proceeding.
You do not need to root or unroot the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray! Kies doesn't like Odin, it's like the big brother who's always jealous that his little brother is getting to flash all the phones so he starts to flash block.
Regarding change logs. Samsung thinks firmware should be like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get and that all a big part of the surprise user experience program so they don't publish any change logs.
LETS BEGIN
If you have already installed drivers then skip the 1st step.
1. Make sure you have Drivers installed on your Windows computer.
DRIVERS
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Download KIES which has samsung drivers preincluded.
KIES
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Linux and Mac users, Heimdall will work, but is beyond the scope of this tutorial.
2. Download the stock TAR for your device.
STOCK FIRMWARES FOR I9195
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STOCK FIRMWARES FOR I9190
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Samsung Letter Code
CE---> Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
DC---> Thailand
DD---> India
DX---> Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZ---> Malaysia, Singapore
JA---> South Africa
JC---> Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JP---> Arabic, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
JV---> Tunisia, Turkey
UG---> North America
UH---> Latin America, The Caribbean
XE---> Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XX---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
XW---> Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Spain, United Kingdom
ZC---> China, Hong Kong
ZH---> Hong Kong
ZS---> China, HoTaiwan
ZT--> Taiwa
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3. Download Odin 3.07
ODIN
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Extract the contents of odin-307.zip and the 7zip/winzip/winrar. Do not try to extract files from the .tar.md5.
4. Run Odin 3.07.exe, and prepare Odin:
Check "auto-reboot" (F.Reset Time if you want to reset your flash counter) and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and navigate to select the TAR you downloaded.
Leave other fields empty.
5. Put your device into Download Mode Hold Volume Down + Power + home simultaneously.
6. You should now be at Download Mode. Connect your device and wait for it to be recognized.
First bottom white slot should now be yellow [Comx] indicating Odin recognizes your phone.
If odin dosent recognize do not proceed.
This means you have not properly installed your drivers.
1. If the package contains only one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in one file.
So click on pda and browse to the .tar file
2. If it has multiple .tar archive then:
The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package.tar
CSC/multi-csc in the name is the csc bit of the package.tar
Code/PDA in the name is the PDA part of the firmware package.
If this is the case you will need to put these .tar archives in the specific areas of Odin to flash.
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Click Start in Odin.
9. Wait! When complete your device will autoreboot, and your phone should be working properly again.
If you have further issues wipe data in recovery (Vol Up +Power+home).
Bloatware
It contains all the (sometimes) useless garbage that both Verizon and Google put on your phone pre-loaded. This can sometimes cause lower performance and shorter battery life.
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List of samsung bloatwares to remove.
Check this guide.
BLOATWARES
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Users using ota updates do not delete the bloatwares, instead freeze them using
Titanium Backup
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Still if you have some queries you can pm me or post it in this thread.
Please dont start a new thread regarding bricks.

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hi
I've got a problem with my s4 mini: I restored stock rom using odin3.09 and latest firmware (DBT-I9195XXUBMJ7-20131107183810). But now Wifi wont activate. I already wiped data/factory reset but didnt help.

XxM4tzexX said:
hi
I've got a problem with my s4 mini: I restored stock rom using odin3.09 and latest firmware (DBT-I9195XXUBMJ7-20131107183810). But now Wifi wont activate. I already wiped data/factory reset but didnt help.
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Edit: oops i read your question wrong.
This may be a firmware problem.
Try firmware of different version.

Maybe the problem was that i dirty flashed it and didnt wiped data/system/cache before.
When I flash stock without root do OTA's work again? With a rooted system they doesn't work because bootloader/partition get the information that a custom rom is installed. But does the stock firmware reverse this?

XxM4tzexX said:
Maybe the problem was that i dirty flashed it and didnt wiped data/system/cache before.
When I flash stock without root do OTA's work again? With a rooted system they doesn't work because bootloader/partition get the information that a custom rom is installed. But does the stock firmware reverse this?
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The OTA update will work even if you are rooted, as long as you haven ' t modified/deleted any of the existing OS files. You can add files w /o issues
rooting your phone only adds files
Usually your phone is doing the downloading of the OTA update .zip , but i would suggest you download them yourself and flash through stock recovery.

The jOkEr! said:
The OTA update will work even if you are rooted, as long as you haven ' t modified/deleted any of the existing OS files. You can add files w /o issues
rooting your phone only adds files
Usually your phone is doing the downloading of the OTA update .zip , but i would suggest you download them yourself and flash through stock recovery.
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In fact I did delete some bloatware apps. Why does it make a difference?
What do you mean by flash through stock recovery? I flash these firmwares with Odin `
Edit: flashing of an older firmware (DBT-I9195XXUAMG8-20130816144808) worked and wifi workes too. but ota doesnt work. phone is telling me that it has been modified. haven't rooted it yet.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk 4

XxM4tzexX said:
In fact I did delete some bloatware apps. Why does it make a difference?
What do you mean by flash through stock recovery? I flash these firmwares with Odin `
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The update script verifies the system before it installs. If its not stock and some apps have been deleted then ota update will fail.
As i told you rooting dosent make a difference, it only adds files.
If you dont want bloatwares and also ota update to work you can freeze the apps by using titanium backup

The jOkEr! said:
The update script verifies the system before it installs. If its not stock and some apps have been deleted then ota update will fail.
As i told you rooting dosent make a difference, it only adds files.
If you dont want bloatwares and also ota update to work you can freeze the apps by using titanium backup
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By "fail" you mean that the phone wouldn't even upgrade? Because the updateprocess was succesfull (according to kies) but Wifi wasn't working and I had a lot of FC's of Googleapps and Userapps.
So a fresh installed system will succesfully update?
By the time when Triangle Away supports i9195 ota's without kies will be possible again because the increased flash counter refuses to let the phone update by itself.

If iI set F.Reset Time in Odin, does this do the same as triangle away? Reseting the flash timer to 0?

XxM4tzexX said:
If iI set F.Reset Time in Odin, does this do the same as triangle away? Reseting the flash timer to 0?
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Yes it does exactly the same thing.
Record of how many times firmware was flashed onto the phone, leaving this checked will reset the counter to 0 which it should be always.
I have not tried it though.
Use it at your own risk

The jOkEr! said:
Yes it does exactly the same thing.
Record of how many times firmware was flashed onto the phone, leaving this checked will reset the counter to 0 which it should be always.
I have not tried it though.
Use it at your own risk
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I flashed always stock firmware with Freset ON in Odin. And i haven't got any issues...but i havent tried it on MJ7...only the olders version like: MJ1-->……
Tapatalk-kal küldve az én GT-I9195-el

radicspeter said:
I flashed always stock firmware with Freset ON in Odin. And i haven't got any issues...but i havent tried it on MJ7...only the olders version like: MJ1-->……
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thats a very helpful post.thanks!

The jOkEr! said:
Usually your phone is doing the downloading of the OTA update .zip , but i would suggest you download them yourself and flash through stock recovery.
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Where can I get only the ota zips? I don't remember you can flash something through stock recovery?
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 10 mit Tapatalk 4

XxM4tzexX said:
Where can I get only the ota zips? I don't remember you can flash something through stock recovery?
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 10 mit Tapatalk 4
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here
Choose your model and download.

Just wanted to note, that in some version of ODIN, the option actually says "AP". For example:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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I flashed the firmware via Odin successfully, wiped data & cache, but when it booted up, I still had root access, and when I try to officialy update rom(to 4.3) via stock it says device is modified.
What could be wrong here?
edit: The phone was actually unrooted, but it didnt reset flash timer, even when I did check reset f timer. Tried flashing again, same issue.
now im stuck with status:custom, any suggestions?
meanwhile ill try triangleaway.

Does Triangle Away support GT-i9192?
The jOkEr! said:
Hello fellow xda members. This thread will guide you how to unbrick your bricked s4 mini.
You can even use this guide if you want to return to your stock rom.
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I'm new to android, I had spent several weeks search through net but I couldnt find any solution. I was planning to rooting my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini GT-i9192 purposely just to swap internal memory with my newly bought 64GB external sd card memory (due to internal 8GB memory is way too small for me). My problem is I dont want to void my phone warranty, it still have 1 year plus plus warranty. And I found out after rooting my devices, I can use triangle away to reset binary count from 1 to 0 (In my device it should shown from Custom to Official). But I couldnt find any triangle away can support GT-9192 or any other S4 mini series (or any other fellow who share their story regard their success on reset their S4 Mini binary count from 1 to 0) on the google search, any solution? Please advice, sorry for my broken english.

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[Q] Note 3 N900W8 soft bricked, backup not working.. can't find a compatible firmware

I'm with Bell (Canada.) I was hesitant to root this device as it's a pretty significant investment, but I have rooted my original note with few issues, so I figured it should work as long as I follow every step carefully. Well unfortunately, upon first trying to root it, apps would start updating right at bootup, and SuperSU continuously crashed. So I decided I was just going to restore it to my original state and be done with it for now. Nope. Once I did this, the phone would just enter a boot cycle. (How does restoring my backup place me into a boot cycle?)
The only SM-N900W8 firmware downloads I can find are for south american regions... I have tried one of them and it failed to install. I am a bit panicked at the moment. Is there some crucial step I'm missing here?

Apra24 said:
I'm with Bell (Canada.) I was hesitant to root this device as it's a pretty significant investment, but I have rooted my original note with few issues, so I figured it should work as long as I follow every step carefully. Well unfortunately, upon first trying to root it, apps would start updating right at bootup, and SuperSU continuously crashed. So I decided I was just going to restore it to my original state and be done with it for now. Nope. Once I did this, the phone would just enter a boot cycle. (How does restoring my backup place me into a boot cycle?)
The only SM-N900W8 firmware downloads I can find are for south american regions... I have tried one of them and it failed to install. I am a bit panicked at the moment. Is there some crucial step I'm missing here?
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have the same issue a man on xda helped me to get a nandroodmfrom is phone now my phone boot but no network cause i force flash the south america modem, and i have error msg. process system in not reponding and it boot. do u have an errormmsg too?

Yorgo1982 said:
have the same issue a man on xda helped me to get a nandroodmfrom is phone now my phone boot but no network cause i force flash the south america modem, and i have error msg. process system in not reponding and it boot. do u have an errormmsg too?
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I got an error message trying to flash a SAM firmware. It would just say FAILED in red letters. I'm going to try the Mexico one next, and hopefully it will work. I'm hoping someone could upload a working backup from their phone.

Apra24 said:
I got an error message trying to flash a SAM firmware. It would just say FAILED in red letters. I'm going to try the Mexico one next, and hopefully it will work. I'm hoping someone could upload a working backup from their phone.
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wait sammobile if u r with rogers bell telus fido vmc koodo, and if with other carrier contact them with ur phone model and serial num so they will upload it ..

Apra24 said:
I'm with Bell (Canada.) I was hesitant to root this device as it's a pretty significant investment, but I have rooted my original note with few issues, so I figured it should work as long as I follow every step carefully. Well unfortunately, upon first trying to root it, apps would start updating right at bootup, and SuperSU continuously crashed. So I decided I was just going to restore it to my original state and be done with it for now. Nope. Once I did this, the phone would just enter a boot cycle. (How does restoring my backup place me into a boot cycle?)
The only SM-N900W8 firmware downloads I can find are for south american regions... I have tried one of them and it failed to install. I am a bit panicked at the moment. Is there some crucial step I'm missing here?
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Did you restore from CWM/TWRP?

Pikezer1337 said:
Did you restore from CWM/TWRP?
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TRWP. I'm in the process of uploading a zip of my backup through hotfile, if anyone else who is having the same problem would want to try it out..

Apra24 said:
TRWP. I'm in the process of uploading a zip of my backup through hotfile, if anyone else who is having the same problem would want to try it out..
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If you restored through TWRP there is a good chance that you are softbricked. There are restoring issues that mess with the system partition.

Update: I was able to flash the tar file from inside the zip of mexican firmware through odin (I was trying to install the zip through TWRM before... perhaps you need to install stock firmwares through odin? It's been a while.)
It's not rooted, and the icons are all different looking... but it's back in working condition

Apra24 said:
Update: I was able to flash the tar file from inside the zip of mexican firmware through odin (I was trying to install the zip through TWRM before... perhaps you need to install stock firmwares through odin? It's been a while.)
It's not rooted, and the icons are all different looking... but it's back in working condition
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can u give the file name?
plz

Yorgo1982 said:
can u give the file name?
plz
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I am using the TCE (Mexican) firmware from this link (It won't let me post links since I'm a newly registered account on these forums, but if you google "n900w8 firmware site:samsungis.com" it will be the first result)
I unzipped the file and flashed the tar file within using odin.

Apra24 said:
I am using the TCE (Mexican) firmware from this link (It won't let me post links since I'm a newly registered account on these forums, but if you google "n900w8 firmware site:samsungis.com" it will be the first result)
I unzipped the file and flashed the tar file within using odin.
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Not working having same prob and same msg pop up. Means my phone is a factory damaged. And since i rooted it we will see what they will do at sammy lol

Yorgo1982 said:
Not working having same prob and same msg pop up. Means my phone is a factory damaged. And since i rooted it we will see what they will do at sammy lol
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You know what.. Me being a dumbass tried again to root it after restoring it to the mexican firmware, and now I have the same problem. And now the restore isn't working this time. Why did it work once and not again? Who knows? I just keep trying to factory reset and reflash the firmware, but I'm getting nothing but bootloops.

Could this be a Knox created problem? The reason I say this is you were able to restore a "new" (unknown to Knox) firmware, but it failed on the second time (as it is now no longer newer). I wonder if you were able to find a firmware with a later number (ex ...H2 rather than ...H1) it would install?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317

Dumbo53 said:
Could this be a Knox created problem? The reason I say this is you were able to restore a "new" (unknown to Knox) firmware, but it failed on the second time (as it is now no longer newer). I wonder if you were able to find a firmware with a later number (ex ...H2 rather than ...H1) it would install?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317
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I'm wondering if the official Bell/Rogers firmware will be available any time soon? Does it typically get released soon after the phone launch, or are they withholding it for some reason?

Apra24 said:
You know what.. Me being a dumbass tried again to root it after restoring it to the mexican firmware, and now I have the same problem. And now the restore isn't working this time. Why did it work once and not again? Who knows? I just keep trying to factory reset and reflash the firmware, but I'm getting nothing but bootloops.
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I was abe to load the peru (SAM) version on my device with no problem, i am with WIND however but under networks i now have lte as an option as before i did not. i did not just download the kernal i download the stock firmware. do a factory rest after the odin process is done.

eklipse1 said:
I was abe to load the peru (SAM) version on my device with no problem, i am with WIND however but under networks i now have lte as an option as before i did not. i did not just download the kernal i download the stock firmware. do a factory rest after the odin process is done.
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I was trying the Peru one for a while, but it kept hanging up during the bootup. The message was in a foreign language, but I'm assuming it was "initializing". It would initialize for about 3 minutes then an error message would pop up saying something is not responding.

Did you try recovery factory reset right after Odin does the root and installs the files?
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

eklipse1 said:
Did you try recovery factory reset right after Odin does the root and installs the files?
Sent from my SM-N900W8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Well I have been trying to. When I flash the firmware in odin, it reinstalls the stock recovery mod. Right after flashing firmware, it won't go into recovery mode on the first boot (first does some android robot install thing, then boots up). I attempted to install the TWRP recovery directly after the firmware, and then booting directly into recovery to factory reset, but I'm still getting a boot loop.

Apra24 said:
You know what.. Me being a dumbass tried again to root it after restoring it to the mexican firmware, and now I have the same problem. And now the restore isn't working this time. Why did it work once and not again? Who knows? I just keep trying to factory reset and reflash the firmware, but I'm getting nothing but bootloops.
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I think due of the lock. We are not free as b4 to flash anyrom. 2day im shipping my phone to samsung rooted lol how gr8 is that lol

Yorgo1982 said:
I think due of the lock. We are not free as b4 to flash anyrom. 2day im shipping my phone to samsung rooted lol how gr8 is that lol
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do they know it's rooted/void? Or did you somehow not trigger the knox/warranty void switch? I may just have to do the same thing...

[Q] How can i fix it?

Alright, my problem is when i try to call someone this message pops "Not registered on network".This all happened when i changed from stock to arrow rom,everything ran smoothly but this message kept popping up even on any rom plus stock. I've searched on this forum for the same problem and seems like it can be solved with files called "EFS".
Thank god i did full nandroid backup before changing to arrow rom, so i tried to restore but every single time twrp says "no os installed do you wish to continue?" so i continued as if twrp is nuts but the phone gets stuck on the black screen after you restart the phone.I also tried installing stock firmware which is "I9500XXUEMJ5" then downloading nandroid manager and restore from there,but still not working.
Honestly i don't know what to do now as a phone without the ability to make calls is useless.I don't know why nandroid backup is not working properly,but the file is 3.7gb which contains EFS system etc...
Update: Seems like my backup is corrupted so backing up is impossible,which is fine.
Update(1):There is a new firmware for my phone "XSG" which is:
Product Code: XSG
PDA: I9500XXUEMJ8
CSC: I9500OJVEMJ8
MODEM: I9500XXUEMJ8
So shall i just wipe cache,data etc../factory reset then install using Odin V3.09?
And after that shall i download the specific modem too? or is it already installed with the firmware?
Thanks in advance!

This nandroid backup is corrupted. The unique u have to do is flash a CLEAN STOCK ROM for ur device and dont restore the backup.
*EDIT: I hope it solve ur problem. Next time use this ONE for backup ur EFS

Joku1981 said:
This nandroid backup is corrupted. The unique u have to do is flash a CLEAN STOCK ROM for ur device and dont restore the backup.
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Alright i am a noob,so can you tell me what do you mean by saying "CLEAN STOCK ROM".And if i do will i get "Not registered on network" message? since "EFS" files must be the ones i backed up.

Go into Settings, About device, Status, does your IMEI number show?
By clean stock rom, you'll need to flash a stock rom via Odin. Whats your current baseband version? Also are you on new knox bootloader or old non knox bootloader?

Mroxogen said:
Alright i am a noob,so can you tell me what do you mean by saying "CLEAN STOCK ROM".And if i do will i get "Not registered on network" message? since "EFS" files must be the ones i backed up.
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I think if u flash correct STOCK ROM with ODIN 3.09 for ur device all ur problems will be solved. Forget the EFS now :highfive:

nikzDHD said:
Go into Settings, About device, Status, does your IMEI number show?
By clean stock rom, you'll need to flash a stock rom via Odin. Whats your current baseband version? Also are you on new knox bootloader or old non knox bootloader?
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To tell you the truth i have no knowledge at all to answer you question.Also my phone is in a state where i cannot open anything but only recovery.

Mroxogen said:
To tell you the truth i have no knowledge at all to answer you question.Also my phone is in a state where i cannot open anything but only recovery.
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We can determine if you have KNOX or not easily, since you can boot into recovery you should be able to boot into Download Mode too.
Press, power and volume down button to boot in download mode.
You will have KNOX if your download mode has the below:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
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Non KNOX:
Warranty BIT is KNOX for I9500.

Joku1981 said:
I think if u flash correct STOCK ROM with ODIN 3.09 for ur device all ur problems will be solved. Forget the EFS now :highfive:
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Is this what "CLEAN STOCK ROM" http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=XSG#firmware is?
Also i picked this up because i remember XXUEMJ5 was written in the phone.And about flashing "Stock rom" should i factory reset ?

nikzDHD said:
We can determine if you have KNOX or not easily, since you can boot into recovery you should be able to boot into Download Mode too.
Press, power and volume down button to boot in download mode.
You will have KNOX if your download mode has the below:
Non KNOX:
Warranty BIT is KNOX for I9500.
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My phone says:
ODIN MODE:
PRODUCT NAME: GT - I9500
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
WARRANTY BIT: 1

Mroxogen said:
Is this what "CLEAN STOCK ROM" http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=GT-I9500&pcode=XSG#firmware is?
Also i picked this up because i remember XXUEMJ5 was written in the phone.And about flashing "Stock rom" should i factory reset ?
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What country is ur phone from? Is branded?

Mroxogen said:
My phone says:
ODIN MODE:
PRODUCT NAME: GT - I9500
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
WARRANTY BIT: 1
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That's fine you have KNOX.
You'd need to choose the correct firmware, if you think MJ5 was the one you had installed then flash that, although your free to flash whatever is higher like the newest FW for I9500 but not you will not be able to downgrade to a lower FW version.
Instructions For Flashing Firmware:
- Extract (unzip) the firmware file
- Download Odin3 v3.09
- Open Odin3 v3.09
- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
- Add I9505XXUEMJ5_I9505OXAEMJ5_I9505XXUEMJ5_HOME.tar.md5 to AP (The firmware you have downloaded)
- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!

nikzDHD said:
That's fine you have KNOX.
You'd need to choose the correct firmware, if you think MJ5 was the one you had installed then flash that, although your free to flash whatever is higher like the newest FW for I9500 but not you will not be able to downgrade to a lower FW version.
Instructions For Flashing Firmware:
- Extract (unzip) the firmware file
- Download Odin3 v3.09
- Open Odin3 v3.09
- Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
- Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
- Add I9505XXUEMJ5_I9505OXAEMJ5_I9505XXUEMJ5_HOME.tar.md5 to AP (The firmware you have downloaded)
- Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
- Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.
- If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
- Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
- Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
- Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!
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Alright i will do what the instructions says,then i will give you the outcome!
regarding Joku1981's question i live in United Arab Emirates,and on the box the last 3 letters says "XSG".

Mroxogen said:
Alright i will do what the instructions says,then i will give you the outcome!
regarding Joku1981's question i live in United Arab Emirates,and on the box the last 3 letters says "XSG".
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The correct firmware for u is this one coz is the latest for XSG: HERE
* EDIT: I think u have downloaded before the correct one and u dont need download it again. Use the method is telling u the person of the #11 post and good luck

I did the reset this but i still get the message.What shall i do now?

Does your system boot up?
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nikzDHD said:
Does your system boot up?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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Yes it's in a perfect state,however the message still pops up therefore i can't call nor text.

Mroxogen said:
Yes it's in a perfect state,however the message still pops up therefore i can't call nor text.
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Follow this guide and tell me how it works

Joku1981 said:
Follow this guide and tell me how it works
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Still no luck at all.If there is no other way to solve it,shall i give it back to Samsung to fix it? And will they take it because i rooted the phone?

I reckon your EFS is corrupted. Try flashing another modem to rule out modem issues.
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nikzDHD said:
I reckon your EFS is corrupted. Try flashing another modem to rule out modem issues.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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Actually the guide tells me to flash a new modem, however it doesn't work.

Made a mistake, will pay someone to help me fix. {Fixed}

I'll cut right to the chase, I've soft-bricked my Note 3 (sm-9005). I bought it off Newegg and received it Friday. I proceeded to use Chainfire's root, and then installed TWirp which worked without incident. My problem started after I installed X-Note. My system was unstable, had no sound and would make calls but not receive them. (I'm in USA, on AT&T network).
I know I should have made a backup but I didn't. (Im a Samsung fan, have owned the Note 1, Galaxy 3, and now the International Note 3). I went to sammobile and the started to realize I was in trouble. (I don't know the original CSC) It was not printed on the box, and on the back of the phone my info is the same as The guys in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628435.
Long story short. I've tried multiple stock recoveries. Some are stuck in a bootloop (at the Samsung screen). Some will appear to work but have no sound, camera doesn't work, etc. I can still get iinto Download mode, can even reflash Twirp after screwing up. When I try other custom roms they either bootloop or half way work (no sound, crashes, etc.)
I know NewEgg won't take this phone back, and honestly since i'm still able to access it via odin I dont want to send it in IF someone here can help me get it back, and I'll pay someone $100.00 via PayPal if they can.
I have TeamViewer / Skype, or will get whatever you need to help me Via / video call, over the phone, etc.
It is 10:00am (CST) right now. I will be back here at 12:30pm (2.5 Hours) I hope someone is willing to help me with this issue. 2 days working with this and i'm at my end.

If anyone is willing to help please let me know I'll keep this page open and will be refreshing it often, in the mean time I'll keep searching forums.

Was it JB or KK when got it?
Maybe you're trying to run a KK rom when you have a JB bootloader still?
Is the knox tripped?

MystaMagoo said:
Was it JB or KK when got it?
Maybe you're trying to run a KK rom when you have a JB bootloader still?
Is the knox tripped?
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Is on KK 4.2.2 Bootloader from Factory. I'm sure Knox was / is tripped because I had used ChainFire's root Friday night after getting the phone. Things went bad when I tried to flash X-Note yesterday.
I have reinstalled a Polish Rom (N9005XXUEND3_N9005XEOEND2_N9005XXUENC2_HOME), and it's booting up, but no sound at all, camera, etc. Also just checked, No modem, (IMEI or BaseBand) even though I flashed the above file thru Odin 3.7 [But WiFi, GPS works]
Edit #2: Downloading UK recovery firmware now.
Not that this will help, I do NOT remember anything about the country code, but /I can tell you the sticker on the back has some spanish on it, and when I started the welcome screen Friday I had to change the language from Spanish to English.
Heres a picture of the Sticker, sorry for the bad quality.
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What do you mean by no modem / IMEI. If it doesn't show any IMEI number with Sim card inserted than it's probably due to corrupt EFS. Do you have a backup of EFS?
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LuMe96 said:
What do you mean by no modem / IMEI. If it doesn't show any IMEI number with Sim card inserted than it's probably due to corrupt EFS. Do you have a backup of EFS?
Envoyé de mon GT-N5120 en utilisant Tapatalk
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No I didn't make an EFS backup When I had my Note 1 there was never any mention about EFS on any rom I flashed and they all worked without issue, but i'm having a heck of a time.
Right it's showing Unknown BaseBand / or Imei under system / about.
With the UK rom it seems stable / not crashing, wifi works and I can surf, but No Cellular service, or sound, or camera.

hello there, as far as i know , csc is just customer service code or something like that, just bloatware and other stuff loaded for a specified region, an example, my device is for UAE, csc is xsi or something like that, but whats installed on the device is the polish firmware and the device is functioning properly
from what you stated that you had no idea which firmware version was installed prior to flashing the custom rom,
the following steps (may) be helpful for you
search the forums for these separate files and flash them separately, start with the modem/baseband as this is more important than sound and camera at the current time being
modem:
http://www.4shared.com/file/4YUQQVkYce/REPACK_DXUENE3_MODEM.html (credit goes to @SERGiooooo and those who extracted to files)
to flash modem go into download mode on the device and in odin select CP and unselect autoreboot, then reboot manually again to download mode and repeat and select autoreboot this time (flash it twice)
then you need to search for a compatible or recommended bootloader for your rom and flash it
and finally do a standard wipe and reinstall a rom of your choice which is compatible with your device
please keep in mind that you should only flash roms which are made for your variant( n9005 rom for n9005 and n900 for n900 and so on)
also keep in mind that some roms from sammobile.com wont be compatible (eg: hong kong nf1 is not compatible with other n9005's because of the diffrent pit )
make sure your device is 32gb n9005 and re download the rom again
finally, may i suggest to try this rom (stock based de-odexed based on ne4 and all the extra files like bootloaders and modems are included separately) and hope it solves the sound and other issues as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649176
apologies for the details, this is just a suggestion coz I had the same issue with the IMEI and baseband problem
and always always do backups

I flashed singapore (NE4) stock rom (supposed to be international) from sammobile. After that, when I tried to go back to older modem my imei would be unknown, sound was messed up, and dialer would take a long time to start, but after flashing singapore modem back my imei would be there again.
It looks like that samsung is trying to block flashing of older versions of anything... Try that singapore rom (which is almost the latest available, and should flash latest everything bl, pda, csc, phone) and see if it works.

ciribic said:
I flashed singapore (NE4) stock rom (supposed to be international) from sammobile. After that, when I tried to go back to older modem my imei would be unknown, sound was messed up, and dialer would take a long time to start, but after flashing singapore modem back my imei would be there again.
It looks like that samsung is trying to block flashing of older versions of anything... Try that singapore rom (which is almost the latest available, and should flash latest everything bl, pda, csc, phone) and see if it works.
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Downloading Now. IF you are my savior give me your PayPal Address and you'll be $100 richer. Quck question, first time I flash using Odin, just put .tar in PDA then flash, right? If I need to just flash the modem back, how do I do that?

jb0nd38372 said:
Downloading Now. IF you are my savior give me your PayPal Address and you'll be $100 richer. Quck question, first time I flash using Odin, just put .tar in PDA then flash, right? If I need to just flash the modem back, how do I do that?
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Yes ap/pda for the whole rom, cp for modem, bl for bootloader
Good luck

Bnjalal said:
Yes ap/pda for the whole rom, cp for modem, bl for bootloader
Good luck
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Sent you A PM, you fixed it, Just need your PayPal address. Do you have any ideas why I can't flash other roms? X-Note got me in this mess, and from what I understand it's supposedly a great rom.

You fixed it!!!!
Bnjalal said:
Yes ap/pda for the whole rom, cp for modem, bl for bootloader
Good luck
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PM Sent, your $100 is waiting.

Easy with the money and carefully with flashing.
Yes, put it in pda, make sure that only auto reboot and f.reset time are checked, nothing else. Modem is included in the rom. If you are flashing only modem you put it in phone field. The thing is I'm not sure You'll be able to go back to old modem after you flash this one (NE3), when I tried flashing my old modem it messed up things, and flashing whole older ROM would skip flashing modem because it would detect newer already there.
Put your phone in download mode (make sure that battery is at least 60%)
Start Odin and open tar file in pda, wait a minute or two till md5 is checked when it says it's checked an ok connect your phone. I'll assume you installed samsung drivers previously. Wait a few moments here because windows might install drivers (if you have never connected your phone while in dl mode). Now there shoud be device added in ID:COM field in Odin and it should be blue/green. now you can press start.

jb0nd38372 said:
PM Sent, your $100 is waiting.
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Sir i believe that @ciribic is the one who suggested to download the ne4 singapore stock international rom and i replied instead of him on which selection to choose in odin please verify that as i dont want to take credit on other persons work
And please accept my apologies if I caused any confusion as i was only trying to help you through the process in any means possible

Sorry
Bnjalal said:
Sir i believe that @ciribic is the one who suggested to download the ne4 singapore stock international rom and i replied instead of him on which selection to choose in odin please verify that as i dont want to take credit on other persons work
And please accept my apologies if I caused any confusion as i was only trying to help you through the process in any means possible
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ciribic said:
Easy with the money and carefully with flashing.
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You both helped me. I am thankful to have it back up and working. I don't understand why on my Note 1 (AT&T locked), I was able to flash every rom on that forum with no issues; Every Rom on this forum gives me BAD issues, could I have got a bad phone or something? (It was new in box, ordered from Newegg.com), but could it be defective somehow?

@ciribic I sent you a PM,
OP allow me to clear any misunderstanding with fellow members and please give all credit to him as I did nothing
now back to your question , you probably flashed roms based on recent stock TW roms and those require you to be on recent bootloaders and modems, reason for this difference is that rom builders take into consideration that the user does not want to trip his KNOX flag and may use other methods to flash the rom without using custom recovories like TWRP/CWM (ex mobile odin, safestrap) so most custom roms come without modems and bootloaders and if you unzip the x-note rom you will see that there are no bootloaders and modems included if im not mistaken
Now to get rid of any OCD related to the your device whether its faulty or not, try flashing back x-note <after> you make a complete backup in TWRP(my personal favorite) and im 95% sure that you will not have these issues anymore

ciribic said:
I flashed singapore (NE4) stock rom (supposed to be international) from sammobile. After that, when I tried to go back to older modem my imei would be unknown, sound was messed up, and dialer would take a long time to start, but after flashing singapore modem back my imei would be there again.
It looks like that samsung is trying to block flashing of older versions of anything... Try that singapore rom (which is almost the latest available, and should flash latest everything bl, pda, csc, phone) and see if it works.
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ciribic said:
Easy with the money and carefully with flashing.
Yes, put it in pda, make sure that only auto reboot and f.reset time are checked, nothing else. Modem is included in the rom. If you are flashing only modem you put it in phone field. The thing is I'm not sure You'll be able to go back to old modem after you flash this one (NE3), when I tried flashing my old modem it messed up things, and flashing whole older ROM would skip flashing modem because it would detect newer already there.
Put your phone in download mode (make sure that battery is at least 60%)
Start Odin and open tar file in pda, wait a minute or two till md5 is checked when it says it's checked an ok connect your phone. I'll assume you installed samsung drivers previously. Wait a few moments here because windows might install drivers (if you have never connected your phone while in dl mode). Now there shoud be device added in ID:COM field in Odin and it should be blue/green. now you can press start.
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Bnjalal said:
@ciribic I sent you a PM,
OP allow me to clear any misunderstanding with fellow members and please give all credit to him as I did nothing
now back to your question , you probably flashed roms based on recent stock TW roms and those require you to be on recent bootloaders and modems, reason for this difference is that rom builders take into consideration that the user does not want to trip his KNOX flag and may use other methods to flash the rom without using custom recovories like TWRP/CWM (ex mobile odin, safestrap) so most custom roms come without modems and bootloaders and if you unzip the x-note rom you will see that there are no bootloaders and modems included if im not mistaken
Now to get rid of any OCD related to the your device whether its faulty or not, try flashing back x-note <after> you make a complete backup in TWRP(my personal favorite) and im 95% sure that you will not have these issues anymore
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Making that Twirp Backup as I type this, got an SD card just for that purpose now. TBH, I could care less about warranty because it won't cover Water damage, drops, misuse and that's where 99% of my past problems have happened. Knox is annoying to no end, I just got through running System Uninstaller to pull all the knox libraries / apk's and modules out.
I think i'll just stick a better optimized / open kernel on it and launcher, and call it quits. I'm 42, after these past 2 days, I feel 82.

good decision and hope u enjoy your new phone :good:

Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F | ROM + ROOT + TWRP + Drivers + Stock Firmware

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ROM stock firmware Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F update
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TWRP 3.0.0.0 : Download http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...rp-herolte-t3333770/post65773509#post65773509
CF-Auto-Root: CF-Auto-Root-herolte-heroltexx-smg930f.zip
SuperSU 2.70.zip - Download 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.65 |
Samsung USB Drivers 1.5.51.0 - Mod edit: Malicious links removed.
Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F
Mod edit: Malicious links removed.
Guide Odin Flash / Update firmware ODIN
You do not need to root or unroot the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray!
0. Download and Install: Mod edit: Malicious links removed.
1. Just download the firmware version you want from this posts[/URL] and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere.
2. Reboot your phone to download mode. To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin 3.**[/URL]
If your ROM is a single .tar.md5 package click on the AP/PDA button and browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 1 and select it.
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA/Code, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin like below
BL = Bootloader
AP = PDA (CODE)
CP = PHONE (MODEM)
CSC = CSC
4. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
5. Connect the USB cable and wait for any required Mod edit: Malicious link removed. to install and the ID:COM section to turn blue like below.
6. Click start to flash.
7. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it will reboot when it finishes.
*Note PDA/AP/CSC/CO/MODEM/etc
PDA refers to the build version of the software/firmware
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
If it has multiple .tar archive then:
The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package
.tar with csc/multi-csc in the name is the CSC bit of the package
.tar with code/PDA/AP in the name is the PDA/AP part of the firmware package
SM-G930F G930FXXU1APAW, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB4, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB5, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB6, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB9

Does this allow verizon s7 root
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thrgk said:
Does this allow verizon s7 root
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No this is for the g930f (International version) as stated in the thread title

Will this wipe the phone or just root it?
Can I just flash the recovery and SuperSU to get the root?

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andeelym said:
Will this wipe the phone or just root it?
Can I just flash the recovery and SuperSU to get the root?
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Same question

someone used it?? does it work?

joshzdad2013 said:
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How did you fix the odin protocol version error I am getting the same thing

Rapazzo said:
How did you fix the odin protocol version error I am getting the same thing
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Never did, i think it's because this phone is locked up BIG TIME by samsung and AT&T, i read this......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/sad-news-galaxy-s7-look-buy-t3335723
So im just sittin here twiddling my thumbs on stock trying to get over my flashaholic tendencies, wondering if i should take this thing back.

joshzdad2013 said:
Never did, i think it's because this phone is locked up BIG TIME by samsung and AT&T, i read this......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/sad-news-galaxy-s7-look-buy-t3335723
So im just sittin here twiddling my thumbs on stock trying to get over my flashaholic tendencies, wondering if i should take this thing back.
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Cant imagine that would be the reason though, I mean how would they reflash them at the factory for warranty?

Rapazzo said:
Cant imagine that would be the reason though, I mean how would they reflash them at the factory for warranty?
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I was wondering the same thing, wonder if it has to be litterally from Samsung to work???????????????
No idea, i also tried many different Odin versions.

Still no w8 firmware?

Do i get firmware updates directly after flashing different csc with odin?

What firmware do I need to unroot my SM-G930FD... I live in the US but i bought a Dual sim international phone. Please help me

GbizzleMcGrizzle said:
What firmware do I need to unroot my SM-G930FD... I live in the US but i bought a Dual sim international phone. Please help me
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The 930FD dual SIM uses the same firmware as 930F single SIM. More discussion here (not a link to firmware). Did you try unrooting with SuperSU? Knox is already tripped by the way and that's irreversible.

Ok I was just making sure, what firmware would I use for an international phone being as I live in the USA.
Thanks

Apologize if this is a noob question (i searched) . I have a G930F in the U.S. with AT&T , Will any of these firmware versions improve cell reception etc? If I switch firmwares will it allow UK version of Samsung Pay?

As far as I know, if you flash your phone with another rom is because you have rooted the phone. If you have rooted the phone, then of course you have tripped Knox and therefore Samsung pay wont work, let alone android pay

No firmware from the link
ROM-HUAWEI said:
1. Just download the firmware version you want from this posts and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere.
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Has anyone been able to download from the link? I was getting forwarded to panel-guide.ru and got EXE file instead of the firmware. I was suspicious and sure enough the EXE file got intercepted by MalwareBytes.

juandhi said:
Apologize if this is a noob question (i searched) . I have a G930F in the U.S. with AT&T , Will any of these firmware versions improve cell reception etc? If I switch firmwares will it allow UK version of Samsung Pay?
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Your first question, don't know. You'll have to experiment.
Your second question, if Samsung Pay comes to the UK in May as predicted, it will probably only work with select UK financial institutions.
nord_musician said:
As far as I know, if you flash your phone with another rom is because you have rooted the phone. If you have rooted the phone, then of course you have tripped Knox and therefore Samsung pay wont work, let alone android pay
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Flashing ROMs and rooting are two different activities independent of each other. Flashing a ROM doesn't necessarily root the device. Flashing official Samsung firmwares don't root the device or trip Knox.

S7 Edge bricked by flashing Chainfire root without OEM unlocked..

Hello everyone,
Sadly I've been stupid enough to flash Chainfire root trough Odin without enabling the "OEM Unlock" setting in android.
The phone is now stuck at the boot logo. Is there any way to get it to boot again? Or obtain the data that is on the phone?
It is an S7 Edge SM-G935F hero2lte
I was thinking to flash TWRP and create a backup, but I've got no idea if this is possible.
Luckily most of the pictures are on a External SD.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks for reading.
Lurninn

Download offical firmware from sammobile and flash it with Odin

Boot in download mode and flash official stock firmware...

Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
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@Lurninn
download Kies for samsung and run emergency firmware download and install.
no need for Odin

artaniss11k said:
@Lurninn
download Kies for samsung and run emergency firmware download and install.
no need for Odin
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Thanks! But will it wipe my data?

Lurninn said:
Thanks! But will it wipe my data?
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No.
It will ask you for phone model and serial number.
Read them from the back of the phone.
Install kies, run the program, put your phone to download mode and connect to pc.
In the upper section there must be a tab where you find "emergency firmware download and install" or something like that.
This is where you will be ask for model and serial number and the restauration begins.
If you want a clean install with all the data wiped, there a custom recovery will be handy from where you format everything and after that you will use kies.
Good luck

is kies even compatible with s7 edge? I have to use Smart Switch
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Thanks all, I'll try tomorrow and let you know if it worked.

HeatOfLisboa67 said:
is kies even compatible with s7 edge? I have to use Smart Switch
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Yes it is. I used it myself a week ago

artaniss11k said:
Yes it is. I used it myself a week ago
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thank you I'll have a go kies 3 I suppose?
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HeatOfLisboa67 said:
thank you I'll have a go kies 3 I suppose?
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There are 2 versions of kies, one for older devices until galaxy s4, and one for newer devices.
I can't remember wich one is, but the app warns you if you didn't install the correct version

I have to mention, the firmware on the phone is the UK one instead of the Dutch one. I did this back then to get the 7.0 update earlier.
Will the Kies method still be possible?

NonXtreme said:
Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
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Thanks for your help. but: Stock my S7 comes with PHN firmware ( Which is dutch ) but recently I've downloaded the BTU firmware. ( UK Unbranded ) in order to receive the 7.0 update earlier. So, : I downloaded the latest BTU Firmware for the S7 edge.
It comes with 5 files.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now, should I just open the HOME_CSC_OXA in the CSC tab in ODIN and flash it?

artaniss11k said:
No.
It will ask you for phone model and serial number.
Read them from the back of the phone.
Install kies, run the program, put your phone to download mode and connect to pc.
In the upper section there must be a tab where you find "emergency firmware download and install" or something like that.
This is where you will be ask for model and serial number and the restauration begins.
If you want a clean install with all the data wiped, there a custom recovery will be handy from where you format everything and after that you will use kies.
Good luck
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The emergency option isn't available somehow. It shows "Lists of devices requiring emergency recovery" , but the list is empty.
When i choose the firmware upgrade option, I indeed have to enter my model name + Serial number, but the message states that data WILL be wiped.

@Lurninn
Here... my bad Take a closer look
This is what i used and on my device it didn't wipe data.
I don't know if it is available for you too but i did it a couple of times when i really messed up my phones and each time my photos and videos weren't deleted.
No matter what firmware you are on right now, kies will download the latest one corresponding to your device and the country it was released for.

artaniss11k said:
@Lurninn
Here... my bad Take a closer look
This is what i used and on my device it didn't wipe data.
I don't know if it is available for you too but i did it a couple of times when i really messed up my phones and each time my photos and videos weren't deleted.
No matter what firmware you are on right now, kies will download the latest one corresponding to your device and the country it was released for.
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The thing is, my phone originally is a PHN (Dutch) Phone, however, I flashed BTU (UK) Firmware on my phone.
And btw, Could it be that your pictures were on an external SD card? because using this recovery doesn't touch the external SD. I'm still not convinced that this will keep internal data untouched. ;(
The method of flashing HOME CSC seems the most safe/logical to me at this moment.

Lurninn said:
And btw, Could it be that your pictures were on an external SD card? because using this recovery doesn't touch the external SD. I'm still not convinced that this will keep internal data untouched. ;(
The method of flashing HOME CSC seems the most safe/logical to me at this moment.
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I did it on my s6edge wich doesn't have a external SDcard support only via otg.
Regarding the firmware, i told you that kies doesn't care about that becauce it will read your original trace of csc and will download the coresponding firware ( if the original firmware was Dutch it will download Dutch firmware )
I don't tell you to use my method and i don't guarantee you that this is 100% safe for what you want, but i'm telling you that i used this method and for me it worked even on non-external SDcard phones with no data loss except the third party apps.
Analize all advices you got here and chose a method.
I' m really curious. Don't forget to post the result.
Good luck.
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Also i dit it on my g935f. When i bought it i did some test photos, no SDcard in it.
At home i rooted it uncorespondingly and i bricked it.
Kies was my savior and after the process my taken pictures were there

NonXtreme said:
Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
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artaniss11k said:
I did it on my s6edge wich doesn't have a external SDcard support only via otg.
Regarding the firmware, i told you that kies doesn't care about that becauce it will read your original trace of csc and will download the coresponding firware ( if the original firmware was Dutch it will download Dutch firmware )
I don't tell you to use my method and i don't guarantee you that this is 100% safe for what you want, but i'm telling you that i used this method and for me it worked even on non-external SDcard phones with no data loss except the third party apps.
Analize all advices you got here and chose a method.
I' m really curious. Don't forget to post the result.
Good luck.
---------- Post added at 19:49 ---------- Previous post was at 19:46 ----------
Also i dit it on my g935f. When i bought it i did some test photos, no SDcard in it.
At home i rooted it uncorespondingly and i bricked it.
Kies was my savior and after the process my taken pictures were there
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Most of my pictures are on the SD-Card, It are mostly the 3'rth party apps that I was worrying about.
BUT: I've followed NonXtreme's method, and I SUCCEED!!!
I downloaded latest BTU Firmware from Sammobile, and flashed all 4 files (and CSC_Home) trough Odin.
At first I was kinda worried because after flashing the phone booted with "Erasing" in screen. The phone successfully booted, and remained just like I left it.
You might want to try this method next time artaniss11k if you want to keep your apps & settings.
Thanks guys for your help/suggestions.

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