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I killed my phone :( Fw Upgrade Encountered..

I am I9500 user. I was using 4.3 arrow rom. And unexpected stucks and reboots. So i was bored. I tried to make full factory reset from kies. But it says your phone is not supporting to make reset.
After that i made a research about it. People say its about csc. Okey understood i should change my csc to my original country. But here is the problem. Idiot me tried to flash 4.2.2 with odin when phone was 4.3. Ofcourse it said "FAIL".
Now phone says" Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." Okey i did that and kies said me "GT-I9500 is not supporting to fully reset or something like that..":crying:
I can't change csc, can't factory reset, can't enter recovery mode, just enters download mod and otherway says fw upgrade encountered.
So what i should i do now ? I am downloading stock 4.3 for my country. This is my last shot... Any suggestions ?

1. Install Kies 3 coz its for android 4.3
2. See ur CSC like in the pic attached -> (KOR)
3. Go to Sammobile and download a good firmware for ur CSC
4. Put ur phone in download mode and flash the firmware with Odin 3.09
5. Enjoy :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
1. Install Kies 3 coz its for android 4.3
2. See ur CSC like in the pic attached -> (KOR)
3. Go to Sammobile and download a good firmware for ur CSC
4. Put ur phone in download mode and flash the firmware with Odin 3.09
5. Enjoy :highfive:
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Thanks dude but i can't open my phone :laugh:
Can i make full recovery with kies after puting the correct 4.3 ?

ahmetozgur said:
Thanks dude but i can't open my phone :laugh:
Can i make full recovery with kies after puting the correct 4.3 ?
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Yes, but:
1. U will have to download any STOCK ROM with android 4.3, flash it with ODIN and let ur phone load till finish and enter in HOME window
2. Install Kies 3 in ur pc
3. Conect it for know ur CSC (as the post #2)
4. Download again from Sammobile the correct firmware for ur CSC
5. Flash it with Odin again
6. When u finish the process Kies 3 will be able to load ur phone correctly
7. Enjoy :highfive:

Can I download another CSC?

Hi all
So tomorrow I'm taking my S4 in for assessment and replacement, the issue is I've got a INU ROM and my countries CSC is XFA, for the life of me I cannot find a fast 4.3 MJ8 XFA ROM download (Terafile is useless and the other mirror is to) so I've reverted to INU MJ8 which I had on my PC, all I need now is to change the CSC so that it appears as a XFA phone again when I get to Samsungs repair center.
Is there anyway I can download the XFA CSC? I've got both CSC Select and CSC Changer installed. Select only gives me Asian CSCs, and a changer seems to be useless now can anyone help? I just need the XFA CSC and a way to install it.

POLO_i780 said:
Hi all
So tomorrow I'm taking my S4 in for assessment and replacement, the issue is I've got a INU ROM and my countries CSC is XFA, for the life of me I cannot find a fast 4.3 MJ8 XFA ROM download (Terafile is useless and the other mirror is to) so I've reverted to INU MJ8 which I had on my PC, all I need now is to change the CSC so that it appears as a XFA phone again when I get to Samsungs repair center.
Is there anyway I can download the XFA CSC? I've got both CSC Select and CSC Changer installed. Select only gives me Asian CSCs, and a changer seems to be useless now can anyone help? I just need the XFA CSC and a way to install it.
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Conect it to Kies 3 and tell me what appears close CSC btw (). The 3 letters is what we need

It says INU, can anyone please either show me how to extract a CSC from a ROM or link me to a XFA CSC Package that I can flash through Odin?

POLO_i780 said:
It says INU, can anyone please either show me how to extract a CSC from a ROM or link me to a XFA CSC Package that I can flash through Odin?
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If you want to change yoyr CSC, please use Samsung Galaxy S2/S3 CSC Changer (PlayStore) After using this app you MUST reboot again into STOCK RECOVERY(manually POWER+VOLUP) for the changes to take place.You will see message "CSC xxx applied.." and then you can reboot to Android .f still doesnt work try this have a nice day.
1.Make sure you take a backup via Kies
2.Download the respective stock ROMS from sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com
3.Extract zip to get tar.md5
4.Put device into download mode (Power+ Volume down) and Flash using Odin (PDA option)
5.Wait till device reboots back into Android after completing the flash and recovery
6.Once device reboots, do a Factory Reset via Settings > Accounts
7.Once device reboots after Factory Reset/recovery, enter the google account info and restore settings and then turn off the device
8.Boot device back into download mode (Power+Vol down)
9.Re-flash the same downloaded firmware for a second time via Odin
10.Once the device reboots after the 2nd flash, your CSC should have changed to the CSC of the ROM you downloaded, and Kies also should show that CSC has changed and it should allow future updates via Kies or OTA

POLO_i780 said:
Hi all
So tomorrow I'm taking my S4 in for assessment and replacement, the issue is I've got a INU ROM and my countries CSC is XFA, for the life of me I cannot find a fast 4.3 MJ8 XFA ROM download (Terafile is useless and the other mirror is to) so I've reverted to INU MJ8 which I had on my PC, all I need now is to change the CSC so that it appears as a XFA phone again when I get to Samsungs repair center.
Is there anyway I can download the XFA CSC? I've got both CSC Select and CSC Changer installed. Select only gives me Asian CSCs, and a changer seems to be useless now can anyone help? I just need the XFA CSC and a way to install it.
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I found one firmware for ya: HERE

Repulsa said:
If you want to change yoyr CSC, please use Samsung Galaxy S2/S3 CSC Changer (PlayStore) After using this app you MUST reboot again into STOCK RECOVERY
(manually POWER+VOLUP) for the changes to take place.
You will see message "CSC xxx applied.." and then you can reboot to Android
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Hi there.
I'm not sure if you read my 1st post, the issue here is that I've got both CSC Changer and CSC Select installed. Changer does nothing when I click Change CSC, and CSC Select doesn't have the CSC I want, which is XFA, I am already Rooted BTW. So I want a XFA CSC package so I can flash it via Odin.

POLO_i780 said:
Hi there.
I'm not sure if you read my 1st post, the issue here is that I've got both CSC Changer and CSC Select installed. Changer does nothing when I click Change CSC, and CSC Select doesn't have the CSC I want, which is XFA, I am already Rooted BTW. So I want a XFA CSC package so I can flash it via Odin.
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Oh yea ived been reading all right. Maybe it doesnt change because your recovery is not even stock? you need to give us more information about your phone in order to solve your problem ie: Stock/Custom Etc....and if you really wanna extract the CSC. Here's what you need to do. have a nice day.
1.Download the appropriate firmware for your region from sammobile.
2.Extract Hidden.img and cache.img
3.Now compress these two files together into a .Tar file.
4.Flash this in PDA/CSC section of Odin
5.Done!
Edit: If this solution doesnt help you @Joku1981 will be happy to help you

Thanks so much for the help guys!
Joku1981
Thanks mate, I'm having issues with TeraFile
Repulsa said:
Oh yea ived been reading all right. Maybe it doesnt change because your recovery is not even stock? you need to give us more information about your phone in order to solve your problem ie: Stock/Custom Etc....and if you really wanna extract the CSC. Here's what you need to do. have a nice day.
1.Download the appropriate firmware for your region from sammobile.
2.Extract Hidden.img and cache.img
3.Now compress these two files together into a .Tar file.
4.Flash this in PDA/CSC section of Odin
5.Done!
Edit: If this solution doesnt help you @Joku1981 will be happy to help you
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Thanks a mill! This is what I needed!

Odin fail

I have galaxy s4 when i flash new rom ....odin fail
Help pleas

ranor said:
I have galaxy s4 when i flash new rom ....odin fail
Help pleas
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what appears Odin
who ROM want to flash
what you're doing
the question you have set,
thus no one can answer you

CleanSolidness said:
what appears Odin
who ROM want to flash
what you're doing
the question you have set,
thus no one can answer you
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i used odin v3.09
i want to flash ROM android I9500XXUFNB3 kk

ranor said:
i used odin v3.09
i want to flash ROM android I9500XXUFNB3 kk
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Hey There!
Please provide the error message that Odin displays.
1. Was your phone on Download Mode before you start flashing?
2. If the answer is yes to the above, did you try plugging the USB cable to another port on your PC/Laptop ?
3. If yes to the above, under Odin Message did it display as "Added!!" before you started flashing via PDA option ?

ranor said:
i used odin v3.09
i want to flash ROM android I9500XXUFNB3 kk
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You cant flash that stock ROM coz you have a SGH-I337:
- Sig in and log in Sammobile.com
- Download and unzip this firmware: HERE (Dont try to flash other firmware coz ur phone haven't updates)
- Flash through Odin like in pic attached.

Update issues

I am using note 3 i got it from hkk and i guess its rooted thats why i am not getting any update for 4.4 so can anyone help me with it
Model no SM-N9005
Android version 4.3
Baseband version N900TUVUBMI7
Build number JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ3
SELinux status permissive

Wrong section of wrong forum. You need to be in the standard note 3 forum, not tmo (sm900t), and in the q&a/help section, not development.
Sent from my leanKernel 2.5 powered stock 4.4.2 SM-N900T

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vaibhavj007 said:
I am using note 3 i got it from hkk and i guess its rooted thats why i am not getting any update for 4.4 so can anyone help me with it
Model no SM-N9005
Android version 4.3
Baseband version N900TUVUBMI7
Build number JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ3
SELinux status permissive
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why Baseband is N900T while PDA is N9005? What is your CSC and Model?
You can install this app and open menu --> 'Firmware Browser...' to obtain the latest firmware for your device.

I installed that app but nothing is happening my screen got freezed and lately its saying " Phone INFO isn't responsing do you want to close it

re: update
vaibhavj007 said:
I am using note 3 i got it from hkk and i guess its rooted thats why i am not getting any update for 4.4 so can anyone help me with it
Model no SM-N9005
Android version 4.3
Baseband version N900TUVUBMI7
Build number JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ3
SELinux status permissive
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You will not be able to get the ota or kies updates since your phone is rooted.
The best way to get the latest 4.4 Kitkat firmware is to go to SamMobile.com
and find the SM-N9005 official odin flash rom/firmware for your phone.
Good luck!

reallysorry but please can you tell me how to install it as i'm new in it and there are many issues in my current rom so please and if possible can you suggest me the rom i should install so that i can have all s-pen features

vndnguyen said:
why Baseband is N900T while PDA is N9005? What is your CSC and Model?
You can install this app and open menu --> 'Firmware Browser...' to obtain the latest firmware for your device.
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CSC is N9005OXABMJ3
AP IS N9005XXUBMJ3
CP IS N900TUVUBMI7

vaibhavj007 said:
reallysorry but please can you tell me how to install it as i'm new in it and there are many issues in my current rom so please and if possible can you suggest me the rom i should install so that i can have all s-pen features
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vaibhavj007 said:
CSC is N9005OXABMJ3
AP IS N9005XXUBMJ3
CP IS N900TUVUBMI7
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No offense but this is the worst kind of people here...people who root their phones without reading every single important thread carefully, ending up messing their phone up and blaming it on their "new-ness", so we gotta spoonfeed them.
Regardless, go to Sammobile and download an N9005 stock ROM for your region. Then use Odin to flash it. Check using that app above to make sure you have an N9005 bootloader (first four characters are N9005) to make sure you have an N9005 or you'll end up with a brick. Or you could go to the flashable modems thread and flash an MJ3 N9005 modem in Odin.

vaibhavj007 said:
I installed that app but nothing is happening my screen got freezed and lately its saying " Phone INFO isn't responsing do you want to close it
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You have to install SuperSU from the Play Store, and grant root permission for this app to work.
Otherwise it will wait for the permission accepting, once your phone has been rooted.

re: step by step guide
vaibhavj007 said:
reallysorry but please can you tell me how to install it as i'm new in it and there are many issues in my current rom so please and if possible can you suggest me the rom i should install so that i can have all s-pen features
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Setting up Odin :
1. Make sure you have installed the Samsung usb drivers for windows.
2. Run Odin as administrator in windows.
Add the TAR/MD5 file in the PDA section/slot in odin.
4. Now that Odin is setup, put the phone in download mode and connect usb cable.
Power off the phone then press 'home+power+volume down' buttons at the same time.
Keep the buttons pressed till Download mode appears.
5. Now that Odin and the phone are setup, connect the usb cable from phone to computer.
Odin will detect the device and show something like [com:4l]
6. Click START in Odin.
7. The flash will take 5 minutes for a full flash on average
8. When the flashing is complete, DO NOT disconnect usb until Odin shows ' PASS '.
9. The phone will reboot. Unplug usb cable from phone and computer then go into
recovery mode and select "factory/data reset".
That's it. Happy flashing ..!!
The SM-9005 4.4.2 Kitkat firmware from sammobile comes with the Odin Windows utility.
Unzip the zip file from Sammobile into a new empty folder in your windows desktop and
you will see the TAR/MD5 firmware file and you will see Odin after unzip is completed.
You will need to create a free account on Sammobile to be able to download
the SM-N9005 Kitkat 4.4.2 official firmware zip file.
Just follow the step by step instructions above.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Setting up Odin :
1. Make sure you have installed the Samsung usb drivers for windows.
2. Run Odin as administrator in windows.
Add the TAR/MD5 file in the PDA section/slot in odin.
4. Now that Odin is setup, put the phone in download mode and connect usb cable.
Power off the phone then press 'home+power+volume down' buttons at the same time.
Keep the buttons pressed till Download mode appears.
5. Now that Odin and the phone are setup, connect the usb cable from phone to computer.
Odin will detect the device and show something like [com:4l]
6. Click START in Odin.
7. The flash will take 5 minutes for a full flash on average
8. When the flashing is complete, DO NOT disconnect usb until Odin shows ' PASS '.
9. The phone will reboot. Unplug usb cable from phone and computer then go into
recovery mode and select "factory/data reset".
That's it. Happy flashing ..!!
The SM-9005 4.4.2 Kitkat firmware from sammobile comes with the Odin Windows utility.
Unzip the zip file from Sammobile into a new empty folder in your windows desktop and
you will see the TAR/MD5 firmware file and you will see Odin after unzip is completed.
You will need to create a free account on Sammobile to be able to download
the SM-N9005 Kitkat 4.4.2 official firmware zip file.
Just follow the step by step instructions above.
Good luck!
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I made an accont on sammobile but i am not able to find the firmware for my phone as i dont know its region

vaibhavj007 said:
I made an accont on sammobile but i am not able to find the firmware for my phone as i dont know its region
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Use my app Phone INFO and you will get all need info.
But at first you should install SuperSU if your phone has been rooted.

vndnguyen said:
Use my app Phone INFO and you will get all need info.
But at first you should install SuperSU if your phone has been rooted.
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I did it says there is no SU binary installed and superSU cannot install it this is a problem if you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root-consult the relevant forums for your device

vaibhavj007 said:
I did it says there is no SU binary installed and superSU cannot install it this is a problem if you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root-consult the relevant forums for your device
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Can you suggest me any ROM

re: regon - baseband
vaibhavj007 said:
I made an accont on sammobile but i am not able to find the firmware for my phone as i dont know its region
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Go into the phone's settings then go to "About Device" and the region is the
BASEBAND so find the BASEBAND under settings "About Devce".
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Go into the phone's settings then go to "About Device" and the region is the
BASEBAND so find the BASEBAND under settings "About Devce".
Good luck!
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i have checked it
Baseband version N900TUVUBMI7
Model no is SM-N9005
there is no rom which have such spec and i search a rom in tmobile usa with device N900T it have a similar baseband

[Q] After flash firmware, just have error messages

Hi guys!
I come here in a kind of dispair... I was using this firmware "I9505VJUGNI2_I9505ZTOGNI2_ZTO" in my i9505, then
I flashed trough ODIN a firmware "I9505XXUGNH8_I9505OLBGNH2_MM1".
After the process the phone reseted and updated, but as soon as it initiates, I just get errror messasges... I can't go to the system itself. The messages are constante.
I know the second firmware needed a diferent kernel than the one installed before, but I didn't flash it.
Than I tried to flach back the first firmware, but after the sucessfull flash trough odin, I still get the same error messages over and over... and worst... the second firmware is from Singapure, then the system language is not understandeble.
So guys, Waht can I do?

Sant Mark said:
Hi guys!
I come here in a kind of dispair... I was using this firmware "I9505VJUGNI2_I9505ZTOGNI2_ZTO" in my i9505, then
I flashed trough ODIN a firmware "I9505XXUGNH8_I9505OLBGNH2_MM1".
After the process the phone reseted and updated, but as soon as it initiates, I just get errror messasges... I can't go to the system itself. The messages are constante.
I know the second firmware needed a diferent kernel than the one installed before, but I didn't flash it.
Than I tried to flach back the first firmware, but after the sucessfull flash trough odin, I still get the same error messages over and over... and worst... the second firmware is from Singapure, then the system language is not understandeble.
So guys, Waht can I do?
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The best firmware for your device is the one with correct CSC. Follow this steps:
1. Install Kies 3 and conect your phone to the pc.
2. Take a look your CSC (pic attached)
3. Go to Sammobile.com and download the correct firmware (with correct CSC) for your device.
4. Flash this firmware through ODIN.
5. Enjoy :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
The best firmware for your device is the one with correct CSC. Follow this steps:
1. Install Kies 3 and conect your phone to the pc.
2. Take a look your CSC (pic attached)
3. Go to Sammobile.com and download the correct firmware (with correct CSC) for your device.
4. Flash this firmware through ODIN.
5. Enjoy :highfive:
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Well, Thank you very much!
After some trys i could flash Phylz recovery, than wipe the system and install the Cyanogenmod firmware! Now everything works like a charm! But thanks for the help anyway! What you said will help me in the next time I flash other firmwares!