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Updating to 2.3.4 firmware - if you don't want to root

HI
This is Just for People who want to flash 2.3.4 firmware or any other firmware but don't want to root their phones like me.
Again All Posts are within XDA and Due Thanks to the OP's and DEVS
I'll Try to be as informative and clear as possible ( Its more for the newbies )
First off all it has been stated this 2.3.4 is leaked and not official
So lets Begin
1. Install latest Kies of samsung > connect your phone and make sure all drivers are Installed and your phones is recognised in Kies > Backup if you wanna
2. Close Kies ( make sure its not running in the system tray) > Install ODIN
Get Odin v1.85 from here: http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGSE061G
Just extract Odin folder and keep the odin3.ini file in it.
How to USE ODIN in SECOND POST
3. Download your 2.3.4 Firmware ( or any other firmware you wish to flash)
a) Download Link Stock XXKG1 : http://www.multiupload.com/2EMBQMYF4V (via ficeto) or If you can find other links
and Extract It > you should have four files:
b) CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_user_low_ship (goes into PDA section)
GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1 (Goes into CSC section)
MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL1034110 (Goes into Phone section)
u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit (not required)
4. Open ODIN and put the files in the respective TABS > Do not change (tick or untick any other boxes) read the second post by intratech
5. Put phone in Download Mode
a) DOWNLOAD MODE - Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button
b) Volume Up to get into Download Mode
c) Connect phone and wait till First Box in ODIN turns Green
d) Click Start and wait till phone flashes and Reboots automatically ( can take up to 15 mins)
e) Once phone reboots you are Done you can close ODIN
ORIGINAL POSTS, OFFICIAL FIRMWARES and CARRIER FIRMWARES HERE
Thanks to - INTRATECH,TANMAY,FICETO and the DEVS CONCERNED
PS : If I have missed out anything let me Know and I will update

INTRATECHS GUIDE TO FLASHING WITH ODIN - Scroll Down to see the screen shots in HIS POST
Flashing Firmware with Odin
1. Just download the firmware version you want from above and extract the .tar 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
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
Anyone ask about .pit file is a moron
Should look like this screenshot
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5705/odinm.jpg
If the package has 3 files it should look like this:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8290/odinxm.jpg
Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow
7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes.
It will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended

Will I loose all my data and programs?

let me be the first to thank you
i am coming from iphone4 so all these terms and apps are new to me, and while i can use the search function a lot of times it takes several pages of read-thru to piece together what you have put in 1 concise post
btw i love the SG2 and android platform, steve jobs can toss my salad

If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever

Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?

Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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Sorry I have no clue about that But I guess you could always flash the carrier branded firmware from INTRATECH's posts.. links in my first post as well.
I guess it only applies if you root your phone (I could be wrong).
Here is a link if its any good to you
[HOWTO] reset custom binary counter in download mode

obionenairobi said:
Will I loose all my data and programs?
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With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.

Intratech said:
With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.
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All thanks to you Mate , It mostly all leeched off your posts

Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

afilopou said:
If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info

Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.

rulleeeee said:
Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.
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I dont see any reason why not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

tried it, and it worked to install that CSC, but i thought the keyboard layouts were included in that but i was misstaken, guess ill go back to the KF3 nordic release, meh

password request
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please

xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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I believe it must be your samsung account password.. or unless you had a security lock password.. Try one of those

xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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Whatever the pin unlock code that you use to unlock the device in the password that you need.

tfn said:
If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever
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tanx so much!!!..i`m downloading...keep it up bro

There is one thing I don't understand how to do. Before I flash my firmware with the new 2.3.4 version, I would like to take a copy of my existing firmware from my phone first and save it to my PC. So that I have the option of putting my phone back to how it was if for some reason I want to revert my phone. I understand that I would need to buy a jig to reset the update counter.
So is it possible to save my existing firmware to my PC first?
I did try looking at the download page but there were so many different countries and carrier versions that I found it confusing. I am stock KF3 uk unbranded O2 still running 2.3.3
Thanks

Thank you tfn. Great instructions, I am loving the new update.

[General News][Ref][Guide] [Installing Galaxy Note Stock Roms/ updating Firmware]

Rather than having scattered info on this topic I have created one Thread to have all info on this subject, any opinions, contributions and info will be really appreciated. Your actions your Risk
Firmware Update Guide:​
Option 1 (Advance users):
1. Download Check Fus downloader 2.1 from Here
2. Open it and in "standard Window Tab" select "Android", "GT-N7000" and "region"
3. click "check firmware"
4. See in "Result" if that's the firmware you want, click download and save
5. once downloaded click "advance" on check fus downloader and browse to location of file (file name something like this GT-N7000_XEU_1_20111121215303.zip.enc2) (normally it automatically decrypts it) and click "Decrypt firmware"
5. The decrypted file (XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.tar) will be save in same location as downloaded enc2 file >>>>Open Odin and click PDA to browse to (tar) file
6. Select pit Q1_20110914_16GB.pit file in "Pit"
7. Check Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time in Odin
8. Recovery Mode- Put phone into Download Mode: press Volume Down + Home+ Power, then press Volume Up.- Connect USB cable to phone and make sure the program detect it. (If computer does not detect try again or restart computer or disable Antivirus or put phone is Debugging mode (connect to computer) and back to MTP mode (connect again)
9. Click Strat button and wait till the program finishes the process.
10.- After the phone restarted disconnect USB cable.
you should have it flashed (be patient it takes some time on 1st loading). If you get Samsung Logo loop (or stuck) Reset phone from recovery and restart above process
Option 2 (if you Got/downloaded 3 file)
- Run (open) Samsung N7000 Galaxy Note Downloader (Odin3 v 1.85) .
- Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.
- Now you have to select Pit file and Firmware files too like this (click & browse):
PIT: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
PDA: CODE_N7000xxxxx_CL627135_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5
PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5
CSC: GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5
- Put phone into Download Mode: power off the phone, wait for a minute and at the same time press (Volume Down + Home + Power) buttons, you will see recovery mode, if not take out battery, re-insert it and press again vol down+menu+power buttons simultaneously
- Connect USB cable to phone and make sure the program detect it (Comm 2-Yellow box).
- Click Start button and wait till the program finishes the process. (takes couple of minutes)
- After the phone restarted disconnect USB cable.
- 1st boot takes some time so be patient
- If stuck in Boot animation (samsung logo) Take out the Battery, leave it for 5 minutes, and re-insert battery, Press (Volume Up+Menu+Power button) simultaneously to enter Recovery mode, once in recovery Mode, do a factory reset and repeat above process
For Rooting (See Dr. Ketan Post) "Edit 16Nov 11 Simplified" work Perfect, click here for Link
Credit: Tsar3000, Sammobile, Dev. Johnan, Dr. Ketan and all contributors

3. Mobile Odin:
The easiest way to flash new roms while keeping Root
its a paid app
https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro&hl=en
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899 (read his manual)
Download Firmware from Sammobile.com and unzip it in PC, then copy all unzip file to phone via USB
your phone must be rooted to use Mobile Odin
after copying files in phone, open Mobile Odin app
Click "open File" to navigate to "Code" zip file, select it and follow the Chairfire manual...
FOR Stock Rom Code understanding read this
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=1&t=1

Thank you for the guide, I have a couple of questions..
1.Does the Note has to be rooted to be able to upgrade?
2.Will the yellow triangle appear on boot after doing this upgrade?
Brgds... /Tubgirl

No you don't need to be rooted to upgrade
No triangle if stock ROM is used
Tubgirl said:
Thank you for the guide, I have a couple of questions..
1.Does the Note has to be rooted to be able to upgrade?
2.Will the yellow triangle appear on boot after doing this upgrade?
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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does the software extract the .tar-file by itself?
Because I only get the same zip file, no file shows up.

Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
Suprnova_ said:
A really good guide, just what I needed.
I would make an addition for regions or product codes that isn't available in this software, for example the nordic region with swedish product code.
To get the firmware thru check fus it is however possible to manually insert the codes needed.
To do this follow these steps:
1. start regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Kies\DeviceDB\
2. Start with finding the product code, to do this search for a line called ProductCode and in that line you'll find the product code, in my case it is GT-N7000ZBANEE
This code is what you write in Check Fus in the Product Code field.
3. Now to find the software codes, PDA/CSC/PHONE.
To do this search for a line called HIDSWVER
Here you'll find a long string of codes, In my case it shows up as
N7000XBKK4/N7000OXXKK5/N7000XXKK5/N7000XBKK4
The names in colour are the ones that we want, fill them in as written here.
Purple = PDA
Red = CSC
Green = Phone
Finally, press download and save.
When this continue from step 5.
(feel free to rewrite this text as my english isn't that good anymore)
And if included in the above guide, delete this post.
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nasgilani said:
Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
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That was a bite easier yes
Thank you
But what about the file?
Is it going to be extracted aswell? Because I only have the same .zip file as before, no new .tar file
Or do I extract it from the .zip myself?

You can decrypt/extract yourself the .enc2 file to get .tar file
Suprnova_ said:
That was a bite easier yes
Thank you
But what about the file?
Is it going to be extracted aswell? Because I only have the same .zip file as before, no new .tar file
Or do I extract it from the .zip myself?
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Yes itmay be single file after extraction, inthis case select just PDA
DONT SELECT RESET PARTITION

dr.ketan said:
Yes itmay be single file after extraction, inthis case select just PDA
DONT SELECT RESET PARTITION
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I did both reset and format partition from odin (desktop) worked flawlessly.
Why am I not supposed to do that?
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nasgilani said:
Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
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Got the stock rom, worked without a problem.
But, there is always a but, When I flashed this stock rom with mobile Odin it seemed to work, but when done flashing and rebooting this message shows up "logo_q1.jpeg draw failed"
I have no idea why this happend.
The only thing I could do was to go into download mode.
Solved it however by flashing with odin on pc and it worked again.

That is really helpful. Thank you.
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.

Yes you can by using Odinv3 1.85, see the instruction in original thread for it. you can download firmware either using Fus downloader or from www.sammobile.com or www.tsar3000.com. If you do it using Fus downloader you will have 1 file to flash as PDA
magxs said:
That is really helpful. Thank you.
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.
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magxs said:
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.
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You can actually do even more, you can switch the product code of your Note to make it look like a complete european version. What I did:
-Checked original product code which was KOR (*2767*4387264636#)
-Got AUT (Switzerland) XXKA rom off FusDownloader
-Flashed this rom and repartitioned phone with Odin
-Changed product code to AUT (*#272*[IMEI]#)
-Phone restarted, did complete wipe and applied AUT csc
-My phone now reads as AUT model

Thanks a lot for this guide!
I'm still new to flashing Samsung devices (last week I finally replaced my Milestone with a Note), so this is really helpful.
If I may ask a dumb question though:
Does flashing an official firmware this way revert the phone to stock completely?
I rooted my Note and installed CWM according to dr.ketan's simplified guide and flashed RiverSource's FM-Kernel using Mobile ODIN Pro to get rid of the power drain issue.
But I'm still unsure if I'm going to keep the phone (because its display issues among other things), so I might have to "clean up" the phone again.
Will this guide remove root, CWM and the modified kernel and is it save to return the phone after only following this guide?
Thanks a lot in advance!

i download the official rom that i want but i cannot fin the Q1_20110914_16GB.pit .where is???

It's attached in original post with Odin zip file
kolokas said:
i download the official rom that i want but i cannot fin the Q1_20110914_16GB.pit .where is???
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Yes it will take u to stock ROM and remove any custom roms plus root. In other word flashing stock roms brings phone back to original condition unless no triangle and Counter is there at start
Abnovitas said:
Thanks a lot for this guide!
I'm still new to flashing Samsung devices (last week I finally replaced my Milestone with a Note), so this is really helpful.
If I may ask a dumb question though:
Does flashing an official firmware this way revert the phone to stock completely?
I rooted my Note and installed CWM according to dr.ketan's simplified guide and flashed RiverSource's FM-Kernel using Mobile ODIN Pro to get rid of the power drain issue.
But I'm still unsure if I'm going to keep the phone (because its display issues among other things), so I might have to "clean up" the phone again.
Will this guide remove root, CWM and the modified kernel and is it save to return the phone after only following this guide?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Great news, thanks for the answer!
nasgilani said:
Yes it will take u to stock ROM and remove any custom roms plus root. In other word flashing stock roms brings phone back to original condition unless no triangle and Counter is there at start
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Suprnova_ said:
I did both reset and format partition from odin (desktop) worked flawlessly.
Why am I not supposed to do that?
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When you are not having pit (partition index Table) file, You shud not select it
(in case of single file-PDA)
Many have brick devices

Check fus +Odin mobile
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Flashing a stock rom on my i9505

Hello, i recently purchased my galaxy s4 from online which came from Honk Kong, Because it is from there i believe it has the honk kong/chinese firmware on it (I9505ZHUAME3), I live in Australia so i want to flash it with its firmware (I9505XXUBMEA),so i have downloaded the australian firmware and kernel files, my phone is currently not rooted (i dont believe i need to root for a stock firmware?), Just wondering when i put my phone in download mode and open up odin, do i only need to put in the firmware file into pda or will i need to get a csc file or whatever the 'phone' button file is for aswell. Just making sure as i only got it the other day and dont want to screw it up. Thanks in advance!

eNormini said:
Hello, i recently purchased my galaxy s4 from online which came from Honk Kong, Because it is from there i believe it has the honk kong/chinese firmware on it (I9505ZHUAME3), I live in Australia so i want to flash it with its firmware (I9505XXUBMEA),so i have downloaded the australian firmware and kernel files, my phone is currently not rooted (i dont believe i need to root for a stock firmware?), Just wondering when i put my phone in download mode and open up odin, do i only need to put in the firmware file into pda or will i need to get a csc file or whatever the 'phone' button file is for aswell. Just making sure as i only got it the other day and dont want to screw it up. Thanks in advance!
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This should answer all of your questions. If you are still unsure, let me know.
"How to do it:
Step 1) Turn OFF your mobile and go to Download Mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Home Buttons together for few seconds followed by Power button then proceed with volume up.
Step 2) Now open ODIN on your PC and connect your Galaxy S4 to your computer.
Step 3) Once your phone is successfully connected to your PC, the ID:COM box on ODIN will turn blue (or yellow) and will show the COM port number.
Step 4) unzip the downlowded file (from second or third post), u will get a Home.tar file.
Step 5) click on pda (in odin) and choose the file "Home.tar"
Step 6) check "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" options and make sure that "Re-Partition" is unchecked
!!!!DO NOT CHECK "Nand Erase All" IN ANY WAY!!!!
Step 7) Click on Start button in ODIN window to start the flashing process. The process will take few minutes to complete.
DO NOT UNPLUG USB CABLE WHILE EXECUTING THE PROCESS, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Step 8) When the installation is completed, you read a "Reset " then a "Pass". your phone will restart (first boot will take a longer time so don't panic)"

C.Sweat said:
This should answer all of your questions. If you are still unsure, let me know
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I did view this before, but i was unsure if it did what i wanted, i want it so if i did buy my galaxy s4 in australia it would have all the same stuff like csc and pda etc ,

eNormini said:
I did view this before, but i was unsure if it did what i wanted, i want it so if i did buy my galaxy s4 in australia it would have all the same stuff like csc and pda etc
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Thats fine but you need to read throughout the whole thread and use the search function to find answers to your questions. See here within the thread for your answer.
If ive been of any help, hit the "Thanks" button :good:

C.Sweat said:
Thats fine but you need to read throughout the whole thread and use the search function to find answers to your questions. See here within the thread for your answer.
If ive been of any help, hit the "Thanks" button :good:
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Thanks heaps, one last thing, do i have to be rooted?, i am currently running the stock firmware.

eNormini said:
Thanks heaps, one last thing, do i have to be rooted?, i am currently running the stock firmware.
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No
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C.Sweat said:
No
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Thankyou for the help, appreciate it

eNormini said:
Thankyou for the help, appreciate it
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No problem. Good luck

[Q] need to format completely

Hello Xda developers,
I am new to this forum i would like to ask how do i format my ROM?
i have installed a custom rom on my phone but know I want original back how do i do it?
also i have android 2.3.6 on my phone i want to install 2.3.5
please help me to do all this
thanks everyone:good:

flash stock rom via odin - your phone will be like the first time you ever switched it on
see - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568853
and why would you want to flash 2.3.5? Dont think it is possible to downgrade anyway - iv not seen any firmware that is 2.3.5

marcussmith2626 said:
flash stock rom via odin - your phone will be like the first time you ever switched it on
see - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2568853
and why would you want to flash 2.3.5? Dont think it is possible to downgrade anyway - iv not seen any firmware that is 2.3.5
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thank you so much actually 2.3.6 is not working on my phone,
secondly odin is not recognizing my device

master100 said:
thank you so much actually 2.3.6 is not working on my phone,
secondly odin is not recognizing my device
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hav u install Samsung USB Driver .

master100 said:
thank you so much actually 2.3.6 is not working on my phone,
secondly odin is not recognizing my device
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what do you mean by not work - if you require support saying not work is not very helpful - you are most likely not flashing the firmware correctly
download and install samsung usb drivers from here - if on windows 8 run the samsung driver installer in compatibility mode for windows 7/xp
switch phone off (or pull battery and put back in)
put phone into download mode (hold vol down and home button and with these held also hold power button)
connect phone to pc via usb (if on a pc use rear usb ports not front ones)
push vol up and wait for drivers to install (if drivers already installed just wait a few secs for connection - it will say adb device in device manager)
open odin 3.07 (other versions may also work)
if connected it will say com:id in a coloured box on the left hand side under com:id
dont touch any tick boxes - the only ones that should be ticked are auto reboot and f. reset time - DO NOT TICK ANYTHING ELSE
download the firmware from your region from my firmware thread - link already given at top of this thread
put pda in pda
put csc in csc
put modem in phone
press start and wait - phone will auto restart and boot

marcussmith2626 said:
and why would you want to flash 2.3.5? Dont think it is possible to downgrade anyway - iv not seen any firmware that is 2.3.5
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There are 2.3.5 Firmwares available (but not for all regions). And you can downgrade.
This is list of them and CSC, region and Download Link of one of them.
Code:
Firmware Code CSC Country Sammobile Link
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S5360XXKI9 XEN Netherlands [URL="http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=2091"]http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=2091[/URL]
S5360XXKI9 TMS Slovakia [COLOR="Red"]Link not available on Sammobile[/COLOR]
S5360XXKIB TSI Ireland [COLOR="Red"]Link not available on Sammobile[/COLOR]
S5360BOKJ1 TNL (locked for T-mobile) Netherlands [COLOR="Red"]Link not available on Sammobile[/COLOR]
Also there are 2 firmwares which have Multi CSC, I cannot search them on Sammobile.
Here are their codes
S5360JPKI4
S5360XXKI6
Source:- Thanks to 15th January 2012 thread by XDA Recognized Developer/Contributor eaglerazor123.
But his links were Hotfile.
So I got new links from Sammobile searching.
For not available links, please contact him if he still has those old firmwares.

thx 4 info, i forgot the driver

System status is custom, don't know what's is the build version and stuck in download mode.

I have an note 3 that was repaired because it wasn't connecting to the internet and when it was repaired, the system status was set to custom meaning it can't receive updates. So when I was rooting it, it wouldn't boot to android, instead it was stuck in download mode and saying "Could not do normal boot". It can't even go to recovery mode. I don't remember what was the build number was, so I don't know what firmware should I install. Also, it's in Korean when in download mode.
Model name: SM-N9005
I am lost and need help.
EDIT 11/02/2022: I just realized that in download mode it shows SM-N900S.

0aZer0 said:
I have an note 3 that was repaired because it wasn't connecting to the internet and when it was repaired, the system status was set to custom meaning it can't receive updates. So when I was rooting it, it wouldn't boot to android, instead it was stuck in download mode and saying "Could not do normal boot". It can't even go to recovery mode. I don't remember what was the build number was, so I don't know what firmware should I install. Also, it's in Korean when in download mode.
Model name: SM-N9005
I am lost and need help.
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maybe the board was completely replaced by a korean model. you can double check if the product name shows either SM-N900S, SM-N900K, or SM-N900L in download mode. see attachment for reference

r0mushii said:
maybe the board was completely replaced by a korean model. you can double check if the product name shows either SM-N900S, SM-N900K, or SM-N900L in download mode. see attachment for reference
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its a SM-N900S, also, I didn't modify my phone before it was fixed but I did have access to recovery mode to factory reset it but that was a long time ago.

What updates are you expecting ??
Last release was 2016 for south korean models

JJEgan said:
What updates are you expecting ??
Last release was 2016 for south korean models
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I just pointed that out, I wasn't planning to update.

Hi,
Once I had this problem too.
Go here then search your model number and download the firmware you want (They are all official).
When downloaded extract the file.
Now download Odin and run it on your computer or laptop.
If there were 1 or 2 files in the zip file you downloaded, in Odin click "AP" and then select the bigger file. If there were 4 or 5 files in the zip file there is a 2 character word at the start of the extracted files like BL-xxxxx Or AP-xxxxx ETC. You can see these names in Odin too. Select the files by their name .
Now plug your phone to your computer or laptop with a good cable.
Turn your phone on to the Odin mode (download mode) and on your computer click Start.
After a while it will reboot and your Galaxy Note 3 will be fixed.
Note: When you select files in Odin it will take around 30 minutes to check the file so if it wrote "Odin is not responding" don't worry, just wait.
If you had problems please let me know.

A.M.2.K.M said:
Hi,
Once I had this problem too.
Go here then search your model number and download the firmware you want (They are all official).
When downloaded extract the file.
Now download Odin and run it on your computer or laptop.
If there were 1 or 2 files in the zip file you downloaded, in Odin click "AP" and then select the bigger file. If there were 4 or 5 files in the zip file there is a 2 character word at the start of the extracted files like BL-xxxxx Or AP-xxxxx ETC. You can see these names in Odin too. Select the files by their name .
Now plug your phone to your computer or laptop with a good cable.
Turn your phone on to the Odin mode (download mode) and on your computer click Start.
After a while it will reboot and your Galaxy Note 3 will be fixed.
Note: When you select files in Odin it will take around 30 minutes to check the file so if it wrote "Odin is not responding" don't worry, just wait.
If you had problems please let me know.
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The website you sent doesn't have my phone region on it. Are there other websites that have a Korean firmware on it?

That site has N9006 firmware for download and it is online .
N9006 is China firmware only ,not Korea .
Firmware
sammobile
samfrew
updato
and many others .

0aZer0 said:
The website you sent doesn't have my phone region on it. Are there other websites that have a Korean firmware on it?
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The region of the firmware is not very important.
Just download the one you like.
Other websites are not very good.
Because the files are so big, sometimes there are problems with them.
If you saw errors, sometimes it's for the file. Just download another one.

And if you wanted to get it easier, just root your device then install a good custom ROM like MagMa NX or N7 port phonersis or even android 11 with official LineageOS.
If you wanted to use a custom ROM please let me know to help you.
Because I installed custom ROMs many times.

JJEgan said:
That site has N9006 firmware for download and it is online .
N9006 is China firmware only ,not Korea .
Firmware
sammobile
samfrew
updato
and many others .
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SamMobile firmwares are archived and you have to pay to get them. And not archived ones have bugs.

A.M.2.K.M said:
Hi,
Once I had this problem too.
Go here then search your model number and download the firmware you want (They are all official).
When downloaded extract the file.
Now download Odin and run it on your computer or laptop.
If there were 1 or 2 files in the zip file you downloaded, in Odin click "AP" and then select the bigger file. If there were 4 or 5 files in the zip file there is a 2 character word at the start of the extracted files like BL-xxxxx Or AP-xxxxx ETC. You can see these names in Odin too. Select the files by their name .
Now plug your phone to your computer or laptop with a good cable.
Turn your phone on to the Odin mode (download mode) and on your computer click Start.
After a while it will reboot and your Galaxy Note 3 will be fixed.
Note: When you select files in Odin it will take around 30 minutes to check the file so if it wrote "Odin is not responding" don't worry, just wait.
If you had problems please let me know.
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Thanks man, that fixed my phone, but I used a different website called updato because it had my firmware on it. Now I have to root and install LineageOS on my phone now, but I need some tips and guides so I don't mess up my phone again lol.

0aZer0 said:
Thanks man, that fixed my phone, but I used a different website called updato because it had my firmware on it. Now I have to root and install LineageOS on my phone now, but I need some tips and guides so I don't mess up my phone again lol.
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Happy to help
For custom ROMs, N7 port by phonersis is running android 6 and turns your Note3 into a Note7. There is also MagMa NX ROM that is running android 6 but it's Samsung Naught themed and it's a bit slow.
And LineageOS 18.1 (Android11) is the fastest ROM for your device. The only problem with LineageOS is that you don't have a Samsung phone anymore. It's like a Google Pixel. You can't use Samsung notes or other Samsung apps and services. And if you used S Pen much, I don't recommend LineageOS.
But currently I am using LineageOS and N7 port phonersis. Sometimes I switch between them (but I don't recommend switching).
Steps to install custom ROMs:
Step 1: take a backup of your important data.
Step 2: root your device. see how to root
Step 3: flash the specific version of TWRP.(Because some custom ROMs require a specific version of TWRP like MagMa NX or N7 port by phonersis)
Step 4: full wipe (system, data, dalvik, cache).
Step 5: install the ROM.
If you wanted to install N7 port by phonersis please read the instructions.
And download LineageOS from the official site.
If you had any problems please let me know .

Some of us been downloading firmware free of charge from sammobile for many years .Likewise other sites .But times change since this was an actively developed model .
Problem with Note 3 is that old uploads are now dead due to many years passed .

A.M.2.K.M said:
Happy to help
For custom ROMs, N7 port by phonersis is running android 6 and turns your Note3 into a Note7. There is also MagMa NX ROM that is running android 6 but it's Samsung Naught themed and it's a bit slow.
And LineageOS 18.1 (Android11) is the fastest ROM for your device. The only problem with LineageOS is that you don't have a Samsung phone anymore. It's like a Google Pixel. You can't use Samsung notes or other Samsung apps and services. And if you used S Pen much, I don't recommend LineageOS.
But currently I am using LineageOS and N7 port phonersis. Sometimes I switch between them (but I don't recommend switching).
Steps to install custom ROMs:
Step 1: take a backup of your important data.
Step 2: root your device. see how to root
Step 3: flash the specific version of TWRP.(Because some custom ROMs require a specific version of TWRP like MagMa NX or N7 port by phonersis)
Step 4: full wipe (system, data, dalvik, cache).
Step 5: install the ROM.
If you wanted to install N7 port by phonersis please read the instructions.
And download LineageOS from the official site.
If you had any problems please let me know .
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How do I full wipe? and also at TWRP, it can't flash to boot. Is flashing to boot important?

0aZer0 said:
How do I full wipe? and also at TWRP, it can't flash to boot. Is flashing to boot important?
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Full wipe= system-cache-dalvic(ART cache)-data.
If can't reboot to system it means you deleted your devices system. Which ROM are you gonna install? I am crDroid.

A.M.2.K.M said:
Full wipe= system-cache-dalvic(ART cache)-data.
If can't reboot to system it means you deleted your devices system. Which ROM are you gonna install? I am crDroid.
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I'm gonna install LineageOS.
EDIT: Also, when I flashed the recovery, it cant do normal boot for some reason. I have a backup recovery and boot image also.

0aZer0 said:
I'm gonna install LineageOS.
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Good choice