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[Q] Flashing to XEO (Poland) firmvare + changing CSC with Odin?

Hi, I want to flash my galaxy as fedup with waiting for updates.
I got BTU, UK unbranded, unlocked S4
I am polish, so thinking flash it to polish firmware as they get it fast.
GT-I9505 XEO I9505XXUBMEA thats the one I want go for
Can someone tell what is it ? is it network firmware or unbranded?
I would go for it only if I can change CSC code to XEO, so I can get OTA updates.
If not I will keep waiting for BTU
And Dont really want XEO polish carier firmware, as I can flash to Three UK BTU network, would be the same and dont have to change CSC.
So, main questions are
What it is XEO ? what network ?
Can I flash it + change code to CSC all safe?
and how to do it ? Odin
Thank You.
Kris

matale0 said:
Hi, I want to flash my galaxy as fedup with waiting for updates.
I got BTU, UK unbranded, unlocked S4
I am polish, so thinking flash it to polish firmware as they get it fast.
GT-I9505 XEO I9505XXUBMEA thats the one I want go for
Can someone tell what is it ? is it network firmware or unbranded?
I would go for it only if I can change CSC code to XEO, so I can get OTA updates.
If not I will keep waiting for BTU
And Dont really want XEO polish carier firmware, as I can flash to Three UK BTU network, would be the same and dont have to change CSC.
So, main questions are
What it is XEO ? what network ?
Can I flash it + change code to CSC all safe?
and how to do it ? Odin
Thank You.
Kris
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as far as i tried you cant change csc with flashing . unless you flash single csc not multi.
only way is to root with auto root than change csc wit csc changer and then flash desired firmware with odin.
xeo looks like it is simfree so its just general for poland

madman_cro said:
as far as i tried you cant change csc with flashing . unless you flash single csc not multi.
only way is to root with auto root than change csc wit csc changer and then flash desired firmware with odin.
xeo looks like it is simfree so its just general for poland
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can i get singles files for odin? CSC XEO ?
thx

matale0 said:
can i get singles files for odin? CSC XEO ?
thx
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i didnt find any searching on net so i guess no. they usualy pack 20+- csc together
there was some talk of chcnging csc with flashing twice with odin without auto reboot. but that didnt work for me.

madman_cro said:
i didnt find any searching on net so i guess no. they usualy pack 20+- csc together
there was some talk of chcnging csc with flashing twice with odin without auto reboot. but that didnt work for me.
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i try that http://www.hotfile.com/dl/229983758/7d4d060/I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEO.zip.html

matale0 said:
i try that http://www.hotfile.com/dl/229983758/7d4d060/I9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXXBMF1_XEO.zip.html
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try it. remember if you want to change csc with single flash(wich i dont think so ,that worked on s2) after first boot reboot to recovery and wipe data/chache. in recovery you will see wich csc applied.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector

Can someone help me out as I am new to all of this...
I am using a Samsung galaxy tab 7.0 (p2610), and I flashed a jelly bean update successfully using odin. I am not rooted.
I have a system update in the notifications window that is stuck there, that is not working (process fails), this is due to the csc code being in great britain.
I am in Canada, I have Odin ready to go, can someone please show me how to change the CSC of my device to Canada?
Where do I go to download the appropriate file? After I assume I load it up in Odin with device in recovery mode, and flash using the "CSC" option in Odin correct?
Any help would be great.

[Q] Anyone Successfully flashed BTU onto a different region device?

Hey
Has anyone flashed a BTU firmware onto a different region phone??
I currently have a TGY model sm-n9005 want one to flash the BTU firmware below
SM-N9005 Galaxy Note 3
PDA: N9005XXUBMJ3
CSC: N9005OXABMJ3
MODEM: N9005XXUBMJ2
over my
SM-N9005 Galaxy Note 3
PDA: N9005ZHUBMI7
CSC: N9005ZZHBMI7
MODEM: N9005XXUBMI5
I keep getting invalid ext4 img
Please if anyone knows how to get around this will really really appreciate it. (i am willing to donate to the person who solves this )

jeezy85 said:
Hey
Has anyone flashed a BTU firmware onto a different region phone??
I currently have a TGY model sm-n9005 want one to flash the BTU firmware below
SM-N9005 Galaxy Note 3
PDA: N9005XXUBMJ3
CSC: N9005OXABMJ3
MODEM: N9005XXUBMJ2
over my
SM-N9005 Galaxy Note 3
PDA: N9005ZHUBMI7
CSC: N9005ZZHBMI7
MODEM: N9005XXUBMI5
I keep getting invalid ext4 img
Please if anyone knows how to get around this will really really appreciate it. (i am willing to donate to the person who solves this )
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Im the other way around I want to Flash TGY into my BTU device as I need the chinese input

weasley said:
Im the other way around I want to Flash TGY into my BTU device as I need the chinese input
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To flash cross regional fimrware you need to change you CSC code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491877
Also if you flash MJ3 build then your bootloader will be upgraded and you have to stay will MJ3 firmware, you cant then downgrade back to MJ1 firmware

toker_X1 said:
To flash cross regional fimrware you need to change you CSC code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491877
Also if you flash MJ3 build then your bootloader will be upgraded and you have to stay will MJ3 firmware, you cant then downgrade back to MJ1 firmware
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BUMP
any luck anyone? still getin ext4 error

I want to know this as well. I have Malaysian fw on my phone but I want to switch to BTU. According to what I have read this should work because my current region is XX, however I have seen way too many people getting this ext4 error for me to try it.
Can someone give a definitive answer? I am on MJ3 with a region of XX. Thanks!
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

patrick92260 said:
I want to know this as well. I have Malaysian fw on my phone but I want to switch to BTU. According to what I have read this should work because my current region is XX, however I have seen way too many people getting this ext4 error for me to try it.
Can someone give a definitive answer? I am on MJ3 with a region of XX. Thanks!
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I'd like to know as well - my original firmware particulars read N900W8VLUBMJ1_N900W8OYABMJ1_N900W8VLUBMJ1_HOME.tar

perosredo said:
I'd like to know as well - my original firmware particulars read N900W8VLUBMJ1_N900W8OYABMJ1_N900W8VLUBMJ1_HOME.tar
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Flashed MJ6 onto my malaysian Note 3 successfully, though once there haven't been able to change my CSC since... Also MJ6 has the new bootloaders and I now have warranty void 0x1...
My CSC code was XME, now BTU....

ultramag69 said:
Flashed MJ6 onto my malaysian Note 3 successfully, though once there haven't been able to change my CSC since... Also MJ6 has the new bootloaders and I now have warranty void 0x1...
My CSC code was XME, now BTU....
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How did you flash it to void warranty?

sorry to hijack
but what does BTU stand for?
and what's the two letters before MJ7?
like UBMJ7, what's UB?

wilflare said:
sorry to hijack
but what does BTU stand for?
and what's the two letters before MJ7?
like UBMJ7, what's UB?[/QUOTE
CSC code for UK (no carrier) = BTU.
Revision of Android - MJ7, latest version released as of yet...
Not sure about the rest but it appears regional...
Flashed it after running through RDLV but had issues with WIFI and sd card... Flashed extracted modem from MJ6 rom, this sent me into a bootloop. Flashed stock MJ6 rom onto phone and fixed the bootloop but put new bootloaders on. At this point warranty void was 0x0. Tried Kingoapp to root hoping it wouldn't trip counter, it did...
New bootloaders are a mongrel....
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Stay away from Kingo/vroot, xda has removed all links and closed the thread. It's full of malware / spyware and will send all personal details to a Chinese Web server.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

ultramag69 said:
wilflare said:
sorry to hijack
but what does BTU stand for?
and what's the two letters before MJ7?
like UBMJ7, what's UB?[/QUOTE
CSC code for UK (no carrier) = BTU.
Revision of Android - MJ7, latest version released as of yet...
Not sure about the rest but it appears regional...
Flashed it after running through RDLV but had issues with WIFI and sd card... Flashed extracted modem from MJ6 rom, this sent me into a bootloop. Flashed stock MJ6 rom onto phone and fixed the bootloop but put new bootloaders on. At this point warranty void was 0x0. Tried Kingoapp to root hoping it wouldn't trip counter, it did...
New bootloaders are a mongrel....
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this was my original PTN Firmware
ap= n9005xxubmj3
cp=n9005xxubmj2
csc=n9005phnbmj3
if just flashed it, with odin to the udmj7 firmware
ap= n9005xxudmj7
cp=n9005xxubmj2
csc=n9005oxadmj4
so far so good !! , still no random reboots ( i had before with the ubmj3 firmware )
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just changed my firmware from xme to btu
just follow these from the s4 forum by kaushalls but use odin 3.04 and be patient it may fail for two time but will eventually will do it and run odin in normal mode not administrator mode
Make sure you take a backup via Kies if you need personal files
Download the respective stock ROMS from sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com or see thread on Stock Roms on XDA
Extract zip to get tar.md5
Put device into download mode (Vol down+ Home + Power) and Flash using Odin (PDA option)
Wait till device reboots back into Android after completing the flash and recovery
Once device reboots, do a Factory Reset via back up and reset option
Once device reboots after Factory Reset/recovery, enter the google account info and restore settings and then turn off the device
and restart (go into recovery and see the csc btu being applied if yes then stop here,do factory reset and restart)
after this the next steps are optional
Boot device back into download mode (Vol down+ Home + Power)
Re-flash the same downloaded firmware for a second time via Odin
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
check csc by going to stock recoverry it will show manual mode at the bottom and then show btu csc applied
i am now on xxumdj6

[Q] Can I flash EVR CSC on BTU?

Hi all,
I'd like to put the EVR CSC on my BTU N9005 as it'll work better with my carrier, which is EE (the CSC here is EE). How can I go about doing this?
I tried flashing the EVR firmware in Odin but it gave me an Ext4 error.
Thanks!

AlecRobertson said:
Hi all,
I'd like to put the EVR CSC on my BTU N9005 as it'll work better with my carrier, which is EE (the CSC here is EE). How can I go about doing this?
I tried flashing the EVR firmware in Odin but it gave me an Ext4 error.
Thanks!
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If the EVR is a lower bootloader than you are currently on it won't work. ie: if your BTU is MJ7 and your EVR is MJ6 you cannot do it. Not sure if you can extract the modem though... it may work. Not 100% on modems myself and you can brick if you mess up. So be careful.
EDIT: BTU should have the same settings for EE though in the .xml, has all UK carriers wrote into it. - Modem however will be slightly different I suspect

radicalisto said:
If the EVR is a lower bootloader than you are currently on it won't work. ie: if your BTU is MJ7 and your EVR is MJ6 you cannot do it. Not sure if you can extract the modem though... it may work. Not 100% on modems myself and you can brick if you mess up. So be careful.
EDIT: BTU should have the same settings for EE though in the .xml, has all UK carriers wrote into it. - Modem however will be slightly different I suspect
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Hi,
I'm on MJ7 and EE's firmware is also MJ7 so I should be fine.
Thanks for responding so quickly .

Hi,
I've tried flashing the firmware multiple times and I keep getting an error in Odin: hidden.img fails to flash (ext4 error). Can somebody help?

Hmm, not sure why it's doing that, you could try extracting the modem from within the file and flashing just that. -- I'd assess 100% that you need to though, how bad is your signal? - any non official case blocking it? - tried another sim?

CSC from TIM to XEU

Hi all,
Bought an s8 here in the UK but the CSC is TIM (italy) want to insall XEU firmware tried Odin with reset that I would normally use to work but it's staying as TIM??
Any help?
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

You must hard reset after the odin flash...

Done hard reset from software
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

jus71n01 said:
Done hard reset from software
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Find a firmware without a multi CSC I believe XSA and UK carrier firmwares all are like this.. Check the repartition box. Flash and don't use the Home CSC. Let the phone boot and then flash your multi CSC firmware. That is how I have gotten around it my S7 edge when I was trying to make Samsung Pay work.

Panzerapple said:
Find a firmware without a multi CSC I believe XSA and UK carrier firmwares all are like this.. Check the repartition box. Flash and don't use the Home CSC. Let the phone boot and then flash your multi CSC firmware. That is how I have gotten around it my S7 edge when I was trying to make Samsung Pay work.
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Would this trip knox? I have S8+ SM-G955F with TIM CSC and wanting to use Samsung Pay in Australia.

tronghien said:
Would this trip knox? I have S8+ SM-G955F with TIM CSC and wanting to use Samsung Pay in Australia.[/QUOTE
Flashing stock Samsung firmware will not trip knox.
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Panzerapple said:
Flashing stock Samsung firmware will not trip knox.
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Hey thanks for the quick reply. So just confirming before I start, you reckon below are the steps I should take?
1) Flash with a non multi-csc firmware, such as the Australian XSA (check the repartition box, and don't use HOME_CSC)
2) Reboot, then flash again with a multi-csc firmware, such as the Netherland PHN firmware.
And, when flashing do I pick all 4 files in Odin (BL, CP, AP, CSC)?
Thanks for your help.

tronghien said:
Hey thanks for the quick reply. So just confirming before I start, you reckon below are the steps I should take?
1) Flash with a non multi-csc firmware, such as the Australian XSA (check the repartition box, and don't use HOME_CSC)
2) Reboot, then flash again with a multi-csc firmware, such as the Netherland PHN firmware.
And, when flashing do I pick all 4 files in Odin (BL, CP, AP, CSC)?
Thanks for your help.
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If you want Samsung Pay works in the USA also then just flash XSA with all the files and don't use home csc and your done.
The only time I had issues is when you want to switch from a multi csc to another multi csc. Example German csc to UK csc because they use the same firmware. That is when I flashed a fixed csc then flashed a multi csc. So I could get the specific csc to work on my phone. Supposedly you can do it differently through the dialer I think. It never worked for me.
I have my s8 and my gf's s7 edge both on XSA because Samsung pay and white pages both work. Only downside is you get updates a month later then BTU.
I hope that makes sense if not pm me.

Thank you. It works as you said.

BTU/XEU firmware and CSC difference?

Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm in the UK and I have purchased the Galaxy S8 G950F (Exynos) from Amazon Germany for €585 which converted to £525 and is around £80 cheaper than buying in the UK but the phone came with German firmware and I would like to flash UK firmware onto the phone but what is the difference between UK BTU and XEU firmware?
Also, when flashing the firmware via Odin, should I use the CSC or Home_CSC file and what is the difference?
Thanks

There is not much difference between the 2 as far as i know i was on vod but then flashed xeu I used the pit file not the home csc

mimo2008 said:
There is not much difference between the 2 as far as i know i was on vod but then flashed xeu I used the pit file not the home csc
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Did your CSC changed from VOD to XEU as well? Also, is the pit file the same as the one name CSC and not Home_CSC?

Lither said:
Did your CSC changed from VOD to XEU as well? Also, is the pit file the same as the one name CSC and not Home_CSC?
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When i flashed my xeu my csc is like this xeu xeu vod that's how it is as csc code stays the same but my new active csc is xeu vod stays there as that was original csc code but i don't have an problems getting ota updates i think it was oxm file as it reset the phone i didn't use the home csc.

As you can see product is vod but my active csc is XEU.

Lither said:
Did your CSC changed from VOD to XEU as well? Also, is the pit file the same as the one name CSC and not Home_CSC?
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XEU is via resellers and BTU is direct from Samsung.
When flashing make sure to use CSC, as this will repartition the phone. csc_home is to make sure data isn't wiped. But always best to wipe data when flashing a new CSC.