Hi all,
I'm using a prepaid (former T Mobile Germany) Samsung S (GT-I9000) in The Netherlands and experience problems updating this by Samsung Kies and have no option (in 'about this phone') to chose on the Phone for updating software etc.
I did already a factory reset, but that didn't do the trick :crying:
Perhaps somebody is willing to help me please?
Nobody?? :crying:
GT-I9000 is not a Galaxy S4 model but a Galaxy S (no number) model. Kindly enter download mode (Volume -, home, power) and tell us the model number of the phone given there so we can better help you.
Sorry, you are right. On start-up it shows Galaxy S Gt-I9000. I thought always I have a S4
Volume -, home, power gives me the yellow workman sign..downloading.. & Do not turn off Target!!!
EDIT: I'm using a Linux system on my computer.
That device no longer receives updates, and thus a custom ROM from the Galaxy S forums on XDA is your best bet. Especially as the Galaxy S hasn't been updated since 2013, according to sammobile's firmware database.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
That device no longer receives updates, and thus a custom ROM from the Galaxy S forums on XDA is your best bet. Especially as the Galaxy S hasn't been updated since 2013, according to sammobile's firmware database.
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Thank you very much for your answer. Very kind of you.
How do I obtain such a custom ROM from the Galaxy S forums on XDA? I'm inexperienced with this regarding my device) and how to find a manual to guide me doing this?
Head to those forums and start searching. The information you need can all be found there.
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Hello to everybody,
I am new to the forum and form what i am lishening is a great honor to be part of such an informed community. I recently bought a Korean shv-e330s samsung galaxy with the new snapdragon 800 cpu. Although i am no expert i stressed out in my communication with the seller the importance for me, if the phone is unlocked and unbranded. After 2-3 times of reassuarance i received the phone only to find out that is branded from SK Telecom, with tenths of useless apps and startup logos. Furthemore the phone is SLOW...i mean in benchmarks.
Is there a way yet to root the phone and get rid of all the annoying apps?
I already tried CMW, MOTOCHOPPER, but in the first instance i cannot enter recovery booting... and in the second it stucks there and doesnt continue to options.
Any insights?
mudr.boltsis said:
Hello to everybody,
I am new to the forum and form what i am lishening is a great honor to be part of such an informed community. I recently bought a Korean shv-e330s samsung galaxy with the new snapdragon 800 cpu. Although i am no expert i stressed out in my communication with the seller the importance for me, if the phone is unlocked and unbranded. After 2-3 times of reassuarance i received the phone only to find out that is branded from SK Telecom, with tenths of useless apps and startup logos. Furthemore the phone is SLOW...i mean in benchmarks.
Is there a way yet to root the phone and get rid of all the annoying apps?
I already tried CMW, MOTOCHOPPER, but in the first instance i cannot enter recovery booting... and in the second it stucks there and doesnt continue to options.
Any insights?
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I'm very interested in this, because just thinking about buying this phone for me also.
Is it working well , apart from that You can not root it?
recovery And root gt-i9506 e330s 4.3
Root the new Verizon
rooting s4 e330s
mudr.boltsis said:
Hello to everybody,
I am new to the forum and form what i am lishening is a great honor to be part of such an informed community. I recently bought a Korean shv-e330s samsung galaxy with the new snapdragon 800 cpu. Although i am no expert i stressed out in my communication with the seller the importance for me, if the phone is unlocked and unbranded. After 2-3 times of reassuarance i received the phone only to find out that is branded from SK Telecom, with tenths of useless apps and startup logos. Furthemore the phone is SLOW...i mean in benchmarks.
Is there a way yet to root the phone and get rid of all the annoying apps?
I already tried CMW, MOTOCHOPPER, but in the first instance i cannot enter recovery booting... and in the second it stucks there and doesnt continue to options.
Any insights?
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I also have the same problem, none of the rooting methods found workd for me, I could enter recovery booting by pressing vol up+home key+pwr button until logo shows, then release pwr button, but then I got stuck, couldn't see there anything that was shown in tutorial.
same here
Al methods i tried but useless
I purchased Samsung galaxy note 3 from online and it has version N9000ZCUBMI3. And this is a unlocked phone.
1. what network did this phone belong to?
2. How do I get this phone to connect to my wind home network.
pls help.
rminhas said:
I purchased Samsung galaxy note 3 from online and it has version N9000ZCUBMI3. And this is a unlocked phone.
1. what network did this phone belong to?
2. How do I get this phone to connect to my wind home network.
pls help.
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Is it the Exynos Octa-core model? - If it is you can search around for compatable firmware.
If it happens to be the N9005 snapdragon model you can do the same -
Just flash Stock firmware you require on to the device.
I can't find the firmware anywhere to see what device it has come from.
model number
my phones model number is SM-N9000
hope that helps you to help me.
Ok so head over to the developer section for the Exynos version, and have a browse around what radios and firmware there is available for your device. -- Are WIND an Mvno for a different company? - if so check in that carriers sub forum/information thread.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
wind frequency
Hi, tried searching and found two diff rom' to download into my phone.
So I downloaded one to my phone sd, but now its saying that it is not able to open format.
I believe I need to install or somehow get a flash to install it, but don't know how I would do that.
can someone help.
You need to read a little bit more, before you can install a new ROM or flash anything you need a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP -- Now to make you aware if you do this you will trigger your KNOX warranty and void it.. so think very carefully before deciding. - make sure you read as much as possible and that you have the right tools, ROM etc to hand. Or you could find yourself in deep trouble.
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Model # SM-G900
Android version 4.4.2
baseband version G900SKSU1ANCD
kernel version 3.4.5 [email protected] #1
build # KOT49H.G900SKSU1AND3
I want to start by saying THANKS to all the xda community.
I never posted a thread because usually I can take care of everything after reading all the good posts that I need.
Do not consider myself a "newbie" but I have a problem that I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help.
I purchased an international version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 that CPU-Z shows the Model to be SM-G900S (klteskt) and for the life of me I can not get it to communicate with ODIN or KIES. PS: I can access the storage.
I tried every samsung driver, every trick for all windows versions every thread for MT64xx loaders and still no comm with kies or ODIN.
Samsung support mentioned they can not help because support is only for US devices. The phone is currently on the ATT network.
Any Help is greatly appreciated- Many Thanks
hey
brm107 said:
Model # SM-G900
Android version 4.4.2
baseband version G900SKSU1ANCD
kernel version 3.4.5 [email protected] #1
build # KOT49H.G900SKSU1AND3
I want to start by saying THANKS to all the xda community.
I never posted a thread because usually I can take care of everything after reading all the good posts that I need.
Do not consider myself a "newbie" but I have a problem that I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help.
I purchased an international version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 that CPU-Z shows the Model to be SM-G900S (klteskt) and for the life of me I can not get it to communicate with ODIN or KIES. PS: I can access the storage.
I tried every samsung driver, every trick for all windows versions every thread for MT64xx loaders and still no comm with kies or ODIN.
Samsung support mentioned they can not help because support is only for US devices. The phone is currently on the ATT network.
Any Help is greatly appreciated- Many Thanks
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Did you find the answer?
Odin should work fine if you have a proper USB driver for your phone.
You said that you had tried every driver. That seems unlikely. Did you try searching the Korean site for a driver? Or downloading the latest version of Kies and using it to install a driver. Also look for the 900S support thread on this forum for more targeted information.
As a last resort contact Samsung Korea, in Korean and request the driver. I'd bet though that you could find it on the Korean site yourself if you try.
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Look here http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900s, step 1 is for the usb driver.
Hi there , I have the same problem , but I can go in dowload mode ! I try it in every way ! Keep pop up a korean thing !
brm107 said:
Model # SM-G900
Android version 4.4.2
baseband version G900SKSU1ANCD
kernel version 3.4.5 [email protected] #1
build # KOT49H.G900SKSU1AND3
I want to start by saying THANKS to all the xda community.
I never posted a thread because usually I can take care of everything after reading all the good posts that I need.
Do not consider myself a "newbie" but I have a problem that I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help.
I purchased an international version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 that CPU-Z shows the Model to be SM-G900S (klteskt) and for the life of me I can not get it to communicate with ODIN or KIES. PS: I can access the storage.
I tried every samsung driver, every trick for all windows versions every thread for MT64xx loaders and still no comm with kies or ODIN.
Samsung support mentioned they can not help because support is only for US devices. The phone is currently on the ATT network.
Any Help is greatly appreciated- Many Thanks
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What do you mean by MT64xx? Is it a MediaTek? If so, you may have a fake device?
Install Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app > Menu > 'Refurbishment Check' and see what is the result?
i want to put some pics but i don't know how
marianbot said:
i want to put some pics but i don't know how
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You can upload images on postimage.com, or attach a file in this forum.
What does it say in the Menu 'Refurbishment Check?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
Hi
I hope all of you are well.
I have a galaxy s4 GT I9505 with I337 bootloeader , running android 4.3 , (please see pics on attachement)
I have trouble instaling supersu on my device , I rooted my phone once using "Towelroot.apk" ,but after I reset my phone I tried the same application but it does'nt work this time
I tried hard to root the phone following the steps on this link [ http://forum.xda-developers.com
/showthread.php?t=2565758 ] , but still not rooted , I got Supersu installed but not working! .
I tried "Iroot.exe" , I got an application similar to supersu ( a chinese one ) but it doesn't function as supersu
I want to root my phone and install supersu and clockwork mode or update it through odin
Please help me on this , I am ready to provide any other details regarding the phone
Thank you in advance
Enter download mode. The model number listed there is the model number of your device. That will help us help you, but I suspect you have a frankenstein phone.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Enter download mode. The model number listed there is the model number of your device. That will help us help you, but I suspect you have a frankenstein phone.
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First I would like to thank you for you reply
I don't have a good cam to take pic ,but here is what is wretten there.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX CARNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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I tried to root with "Odin.exe" it says " fail " :/
I hope there is a solution for this phone
thank you .
kamel-kgb said:
First I would like to thank you for you reply
I don't have a good cam to take pic ,but here is what is wretten there.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I337
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
KNOX CARNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled
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I tried to root with "Odin.exe" it says " fail " :/
I hope there is a solution for this phone
thank you .
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Install this APP and add some screenshots.
As suspected, this phone is a Frankenstein, meaning in your case an international ROM on an AT&T S4. Proper rooting procedures and other material for your device are here. Please note that your device is a US model and comes from a carrier that locks (i.e. encrypts) the bootloader on its devices. As a result there will be limits on what you can do with the device.
I'm tempted to trade devices as I have an I9505 here in the States, but I don't want the locked bootloader.
Joku1981 said:
Install this APK and add some screenshots.
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Hello Joko,
I hope you are well.
I uploaded the screenshots as you ordered ,
I uploaded screenshots for "Odin" too
I am waiting for your support please
Thank you.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
As suspected, this phone is a Frankenstein, meaning in your case an international ROM on an AT&T S4. Proper rooting procedures and other material for your device are here. Please note that your device is a US model and comes from a carrier that locks (i.e. encrypts) the bootloader on its devices. As a result there will be limits on what you can do with the device.
I'm tempted to trade devices as I have an I9505 here in the States, but I don't want the locked bootloader.
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First: I understand from your reply that the possibility of installing Cyanogenmod or official Rom on my device is 0% :crying:
the link you sent me is about the AT&T S4 .
What if I try an AT&T Rom on my device, does that break it ? ,
second: The phone is made in Vietnam and whenever I reset it it starts with Chinese language thats why I thought it's chinese
Please see the other screenshots I attached you may find something
Thank you.
Your device IS an AT&T S4, so installing an AT&T ROM on the phone isn't going to break it. The link I provided is so that if you do wish to work with this beast you have the proper tools to do so, since none of the tools in this forum will be of any aid. However, I'm going to tell you to run, not walk, to the place you got this phone from and return it, because you will not have a good experience. The bootloader is encrypted, which makes rooting nearly impossible. If you live in a country with LTE, you may have reduced or non-existent LTE connectivity due to the LTE bands on the AT&T model S4 being different from those for the I9505.
Country of manufacture doesn't mean a thing. My I9505 was sold in England by O2, yet its country of manufacture is also Vietnam. As to the Chinese language being default, that's ridiculously simple to change in the firmware, so that doesn't mean much either. Your screenshots however, conclusively prove that I was totally correct, and this is an AT&T S4. An I9505 would have "jfltexx" as the device type, not "jflteatt".
kamel-kgb said:
Hello Joko,
I hope you are well.
I uploaded the screenshots as you ordered ,
I uploaded screenshots for "Odin" too
I am waiting for your support please
Thank you.
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1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Your device IS an AT&T S4, so installing an AT&T ROM on the phone isn't going to break it. The link I provided is so that if you do wish to work with this beast you have the proper tools to do so, since none of the tools in this forum will be of any aid. However, I'm going to tell you to run, not walk, to the place you got this phone from and return it, because you will not have a good experience. The bootloader is encrypted, which makes rooting nearly impossible. If you live in a country with LTE, you may have reduced or non-existent LTE connectivity due to the LTE bands on the AT&T model S4 being different from those for the I9505.
Country of manufacture doesn't mean a thing. My I9505 was sold in England by O2, yet its country of manufacture is also Vietnam. As to the Chinese language being default, that's ridiculously simple to change in the firmware, so that doesn't mean much either. Your screenshots however, conclusively prove that I was totally correct, and this is an AT&T S4. An I9505 would have "jfltexx" as the device type, not "jflteatt".
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Thank you Strephon for your support
I can't return the phone back because I bought it 5 months ago :/ and from far place . and for the 4G we don't have this service ,so i can't confirm.
by the way , I rooted the device today with iroot and Replaced the Chinese iRoot superuser with SuperSu successfully (I found a tutori on youtube) ,but still I can't install clockworkmod , I will keep trying I may found a solution for that , if no I'll get rid of this phone -_- I may sell it to my brother since he doesn't care about the warranty or rooting stuff
anyway, for the mean time I will try the Rom sent to me by "Joku1981" and see .
Thanx again
Joku1981 said:
1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.
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Hello Juko,
Ok I will proceed with the firmware you've sent me . at my own risk of course
I removed the carrier label successfully ,and I am downloading the firmware now ,
Thank you.
Joku1981 said:
1. IMEI is clean of one GT-I9505.
2. The device type is of one SGH-I337.
3. The Samsung Serial Number is CLEAN too.
4. You own a Franki. But looks more a GT-i9505 that one SGH-i337 (Take a look: HERE for remove carrier label).
5. COUNCIL: I will try to flash via ODIN this firmware for GT-i9505 if I was you. Do it by your own responsibility.
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Hello Joku
I tried with the firmware you sent me yesterday , can't be flashed . odin give me the same error
I tried with "mobile odin pro.apk" than after reboot a yellow triangle with exclamation mark appeared , see attached pic ,
can I reset the phone or it just gone no way to fix that ?
It's too far for that. You need to install AT&T firmware via Odin for the S4 to function at all, thanks to the bootloader. Hopefully the device was carrier unlocked before you bought it, otherwise you'll not be able to use the S4 without purchasing an unlock code.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
It's too far for that. You need to install AT&T firmware via Odin for the S4 to function at all, thanks to the bootloader. Hopefully the device was carrier unlocked before you bought it, otherwise you'll not be able to use the S4 without purchasing an unlock code.
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Hi Strephon
I got rid of the yellow triangle by following this guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbciGy7kHc and now the phone stuck on "samsung custom"
after that I tried instaling the AT&T rom you sent me , and I got red writting I saw only when trying to instal AT&T firmware ( sv rev check fail : fused : 5, binary 1 ) , I think this is not the right ROM , I even tried the other rom for AT&T I found along with the ROM you sent me in "Sammobile.com"
I have friend who has a Box , we tried installing the rom with it , but still we can't
I think i have to find a ROM with (pda I9505ZHUEMK2 CSC I9500ZSUEMJ6) I tried few roms from here; ( http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-I9505/TGY/ ),but none of them worked ,
Q 1, How/where can I find rom with (pda I9505ZHUEMK2 CSC I9500ZSUEMJ6) ? Is it possible ?
Q 2 ,since I can access system recovery does that mean the original ROM still not wiped ?
Q 3 , what can I benefit from the the system recovery ?
see pics please
Thanks you.
You can't find a ROM with that PDA and CSC combination, as that combination is for two completely different devices, neither of which is your device. The only stock ROM that will install to an AT&T S4 is an AT&T ROM. No other ROM will work, and your attempts to install an incompatible ROM have, to the best of my knowledge, resulted in that indicator in your third picture.
Your ONLY means of restoring this phone to any kind of operating condition is to head over to the AT&T S4 forums and start reading. I will give you a hand though, and tell you that to eliminate the custom indicator in your third pic, you need to read through this thread on the AT&T S4 forums.
The amount of help any of us here can give you from this point on is going to be VERY limited, so head over to the AT&T S4 forums to ask your questions. The device owners in that section are far more familiar with the quirks of the AT&T S4 and will be more able to help you restore this device than we will.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You can't find a ROM with that PDA and CSC combination, as that combination is for two completely different devices, neither of which is your device. The only stock ROM that will install to an AT&T S4 is an AT&T ROM. No other ROM will work, and your attempts to install an incompatible ROM have, to the best of my knowledge, resulted in that indicator in your third picture.
Your ONLY means of restoring this phone to any kind of operating condition is to head over to the AT&T S4 forums and start reading. I will give you a hand though, and tell you that to eliminate the custom indicator in your third pic, you need to read through this thread on the AT&T S4 forums.
The amount of help any of us here can give you from this point on is going to be VERY limited, so head over to the AT&T S4 forums to ask your questions. The device owners in that section are far more familiar with the quirks of the AT&T S4 and will be more able to help you restore this device than we will.
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Thank you Strephon for assisting me through all that.
I will see with the thread you sent me .
Take care
Hello XDA Members
I tried to flash a stock rom into this s8 plus retail demo model# G955XU through ODIN 3.12.3 using stock firmware from sammobile. I get a PASS from ODIN but when the phone reboots and tries to install the files it goes upto 32% then restarts then this message comes up:
"Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support. Please note that repair/return for this issue may have additional cost"
I tried 3 different firmware from BELL, Rogers & Telus G955W Canadian carriers but no result. Also when I unzip the firmware files from Sammobile I get 5 files BL. Ap. CP. CSC_OYA & Home_CSC_OYA but in odin there are only 4 slots. I tried both home and CSC file into the CSC slot but no results. Your help will be greatly appreciated
Why do you want demo mode? It's literally a resource hog and can only be removed with hard reset. If you want the demo videos that come preloaded, you can download them from the Samsung retail website
Success100 said:
Why do you want demo mode? It's literally a resource hog and can only be removed with hard reset. If you want the demo videos that come preloaded, you can download them from the Samsung retail website
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Read his post again[emoji17]
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Is it just me, or does it sound like someone stole a demo phone.....?
singularoctopi said:
Is it just me, or does it sound like someone stole a demo phone.....?
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Thought the same thing, 1st post, joined today, asking to flash a demo phone. I'm sure theres ways of getting a demo phone legitimately, i just haven't heard of one this early in a phones lifecycle.
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Thought the same thing, 1st post, joined today, asking to flash a demo phone. I'm sure theres ways of getting a demo phone legitimately, i just haven't heard of one this early in a phones lifecycle.
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kind of wondering the same. hopefully that's not the case, but yeah, kind of comes off that way with the little information given.
Hello
Hello there
I am facing the same problem, flashed with Odin and got and error message: The phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is Locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support.
Any way around this problem?
Do let me know guys
In Europe for the S6 and S7 the demo units do not have the same hardware as the retail products for cost efficiency. There is therefore no way to get them to work with a retail software version.
I have not had any feedback as to the S8 but chances are that it is the same.
Shops here often get them free of charge and some do sell them to make some extra money.
Envoyé de mon SM-G950F en utilisant Tapatalk
1. Sounds like a stolen phone?
2. Hardware may be, and likely is, different as another user pointed out.
3. Even if you got it to work you couldn't make phone calls or use mobile data as the IMEI will likely be blocked/blacklisted by all the telcos.
Hey there guy I got a S8 SM-G950X LDU . Anybody knows how to flash it with odin?
This just doesnt seem right.
It is likely a stolen phone or something else.
I am closing thread for now.
Regards
Vatsal,
Forum Moderator.