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Official UK I9100XWKDD with XEU CSC firmware

Here we go guys, latest official UK firmware
PDA:XWKDD
PHONE: XXKDH
CSC:XEUKD1 (XEU csc)
1. Just put extract the .tar file in the zip archive and put it as the PDA in odin and reboot your phone to download mode.
2. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT, TICK REPARTITION.
3. Connect the USB cable and flash
Anyone ask about .pit file needs a beating with a dead Anaconda
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Download from here:
http://hotfile.com/dl/116887059/f45e1a7/9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100XEUKD1.zip.html
No password needed.

Thank you, trying this out once it downloads.
EDIT:will it remove root?

Intratech said:
Here we go guys, latest official UK firmware
PDA:XWKDD
PHONE: XXKDH
CSC:XEUKD1 (XEU csc)
1. Just put extract the .tar file in the zip archive and put it as the PDA in odin and reboot your phone to download mode.
2. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT, TICK REPARTITION.
3. Connect the USB cable and flash
Anyone ask about .pit file needs a beating with a dead Anaconda
Download from here:
http://hotfile.com/dl/116887059/f45e1a7/9100XWKDD_I9100XXKDH_I9100XEUKD1.zip.html
No password needed.
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Do we need a PIT?
Again, does this get rid of the root? - Is this de-branded UK firmware?

Top stuff, thanks

It's probably been asked many times before, but my phone came from O2 which has their branding. If I were to go for this firmware, would I be able to restore my phone back to O2 Factory setting, as I do not wish to invalidate my warranty?

Thank you, thank you!
Here's the last step I needed to get a UK unbranded handset. Pity I'm going to have to do a wipe to get on XEU CSC

@Rocketpaul: Yes, this will remove root. Re-root in the same way as before
@Robot1000: No, there's no way to restore an older firmware other than to flash that firmware (which currently hasn't been leaked to the web)

I am not yet fully familiar with Samsung terminology but can someone confirm that going to the XEU CSC makes it a completely generic handset?
Thanks!
James

stuclark said:
@Rocketpaul: Yes, this will remove root. Re-root in the same way as before
@Robot1000: No, there's no way to restore an older firmware other than to flash that firmware (which currently hasn't been leaked to the web)
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Once I root I will get the yellow picture on boot right? which kernal would I use to remove it?

jamesking420 said:
I am not yet fully familiar with Samsung terminology but can someone confirm that going to the XEU CSC makes it a completely generic handset?
Thanks!
James
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Correct. TEN CHARACTERS

jamesking420 said:
I am not yet fully familiar with Samsung terminology but can someone confirm that going to the XEU CSC makes it a completely generic handset?
Thanks!
James
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In terms of the software on the phone, YES, going to XEU CSC (which you might have to configure manually, haven't checked yet as still downloading) will make the phone a UK generic / SIM free handset.
The only other thing is the phone's ProductID, which is stored in the nvram.bin file on the phone. I *think* this will change to XEU when you change the CSC, but I need to check. (it is possible to change this manually, but EXTREME CARE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN)
...Either way, I will confirm once I've flashed this on to my phone, in about.... 10 minutes!

rocketpaul said:
Once I root I will get the yellow picture on boot right? which kernal would I use to remove it?
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Use this one: http://hotfile.com/dl/116892134/92526db/KERNEL_I9100XWKDF.zip.html

So are we mix and matching kernels now?
Would be good if we could extract the kernel out of this firmware for root and re-flash, so it all matches..?

stuclark said:
@Robot1000: No, there's no way to restore an older firmware other than to flash that firmware (which currently hasn't been leaked to the web)
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Is there any way that I can 'dump' the ROM?

robot1000 said:
Is there any way that I can 'dump' the ROM?
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Not that I know of, sorry

risq said:
So are we mix and matching kernels now?
Would be good if we could extract the kernel out of this firmware for root and re-flash, so it all matches..?
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It's fine - that kernel works pretty nicely

stuclark said:
In terms of the software on the phone, YES, going to XEU CSC (which you might have to configure manually, haven't checked yet as still downloading) will make the phone a UK generic / SIM free handset.
The only other thing is the phone's ProductID, which is stored in the nvram.bin file on the phone. I *think* this will change to XEU when you change the CSC, but I need to check. (it is possible to change this manually, but EXTREME CARE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN)
...Either way, I will confirm once I've flashed this on to my phone, in about.... 10 minutes!
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Thanks, I look forward to an update from you.
Can you please tell me what the process is for configuring the CSC manually?
(A google for "manually configure galaxy CSC" doesn't seem to find a guide for original Galaxy S...)
Thanks!
James

To change CSC if you flashed a multi-CSC file just type *#272*phone imei#
When the menu comes up just select your csc of choice and click on install. It will wipe your phone.

Thanks intratech for a promote and clear response.

does this install a new baseband as well as my signal is very erratic and i put it down to the radio firmware also do you just extract the .tar and put it as pda or do you leave it zipped. Think im being dense but not been to bed yet should sleep before doing this. Cheers
Kenny

[GUIDE] Manually up- or downgrade firmware

Responsibility
I am not responsible for your bricked devices, dead ad-card or anything else you did because of this guide. It is up to you, to read this guide carefully and to inform you also on other places, so that you know what you are doing and what are the risks.
If you have fear to brick your Note then better wait and take your time. The official OTA update will also came in some days.
If something goes wrong then don't hesitate and post it here. I - and surly others - will try to help you.
Upgrade
I didn't want to wait for the next OTA update to MK1 (which include user management and other improvements). So, I start to update manually and because I didn't find clearly answers here in the forum, I make afterwards this guide.
This guide should work for all different kind of 10.1 Notes Edition 2014 (WiFi only, GSM, LTE) so long you download the corresponding, correct firmware for your Note version. I did it for a P600 (WiFi only) and it works without any issues.
Results
Updated to newest firmware (MK1)
Normally you don't lose your data and configuration just as by a OTA update. But make however a backup of everything for the case something goes wrong and you have to made a factory reset!
Still everything is working what I use. I didn't and can't test everything and maybe something is not longer working because of the region switch.
The warranty bit is still 0 (after the update):
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Preparation
First we need the firmware, we want to flash to our Note. I got mine from here: Sammobile but you can get it also from here: Samsungis.
You can find a list of all firmwares for your Note model by searching. In the list I choose the newest one for the MK1 update also it is for a different region. Until now I didn't see any issues because of this region switch.
Issue is maybe that you can't download here the firmware because both sides use hotfile for file hosting. Here you can use the pCloud service. I did it and from there I could download the file.
Next we need some tools: Odin (I use version 3.09) and maybe a Samsung usb driver (I got mine because of an earlier installed Kies). There are many places where you can find Odin but I got mine from here: Odin 3.09 (xda).
If you don't have a Windows computer in your reach then there are also tools for MacOS and Linux but I didn't test any of them!
A Samsung USB driver which by example is installed when you install the Kies application from Samsung.
Upgrading
There are many good tutorials for using the Odin application. Therefore I will only describe in a nutshell what I did. When you search for a more detailed guide then you can use one of them: Samsungsi: Using Odin, rootSU (xda): Odin flash guide. They also exists in other languages, you are free to use a search tool.
Start Odin as administrator
Connect the Note via USB too the computer and check that Odin got a connection: One of the ID:COM fields should contain the port number and also the background should be blue (or yellow if you use an older Odin version).
Press the AP (PDA in older versions) button to add the downloaded firmware (tar.md5). In the message box you should see (depending from your Odin version):
Code:
...
<OSM> Please wait...
<OSM> (*) is valid
<OSM> Checking MD5 finishes Successfully...
<OSM> Leave CS..
(*) the filename of your firmware download.
Power-off the Note and wait for 1 minute (I didn't understand this step but found it in some guides)
Hold the power and volume down button pressed until you see the triangle screen.
Press the volume up button to go to the download mode (Odin mode):
New press the Start button in Odin and wait until flash is down. Be very carefully here!
And no, I don't have any photos to show what happens now. Look into other more detailed Odin guides.
At the end the Note reboot by his own and the update is done :laugh:
When something goes wrong then look in the tutorials, how to solve it.
Downgrade
A downgrade works in the same way with Odin. So, you can download an older firmware and flash it in the same way with Odin.
You can here also use Kies to recover an old firmware and Kies download the correct version for you. I try this with the current Kies version 3 for Windows and MacOS and with both it works.
Special thanks to
xda for his great community
Sammobile for the firmware
beanstown106, bigbiff, nrage23 and many others here in the forum for their knowledge and help
lap777 for correction on this guide
rootSU for his Odin guide

F.A.Q
Will the warranty bit change to 1?
As you can see above mine is still 0. I also expect this because with this guide we flash a by Samsung signed firmware. But I read also in other guides for other devices that in some cases the bit is increased to 1. So, don't be surprised when this happens.
Can I get system status 'Official' back?
Yes, with both methods from above, you got current binary: 'Samsung Official' and system status: 'Official' back after you flash a custom recovery or ROM. Only the warranty bit will in this case stay 1.

I would have thought the AP button (PDA?), not CP (Phone/modem?). Sorry, I'm new at this

lap777 said:
I would have thought the AP button (PDA?), not CP (Phone/modem?). Sorry, I'm new at this
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We are all new to this and you are right. Next time I write my guide in parallel.
PS. The guide is corrected.

I’m wandering if i can flash different regional version and donot trigger knox?

yobyzal said:
I’m wandering if i can flash different regional version and donot trigger knox?
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I, like others, did it (the MK1 is only for some regions available) and didn't trigger knox. Like I said, this firmwares (from the sources above) are the original ones which are still signed by Samsung. If you flash something with a custom recovery or already rooted than this will not be the case and you will trigger knox.
PS. If you have also an P600: I flash "P600UEUBMK1_P600XARBMK1_HOME.tar.md5" which is for region "Cellular south" which is surly not "Luxembourg".
PPS. And until now I didn't have any other problem because of the different region.
PPPS. In the meantime I rooted my Note and trigger therefore knox. But also this seems no problem for me. I can still flash the stock firmware and got then OTAs (set bit is still set to 1). And the warranty will be still given for 6 month in Europa. Only extra guaranties by Samsung will be maybe a problem. And here I didn't care.

I can confirm that the method provided in this guide has updated my Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 German Edition) to firmware version MK1 without triggering Knox. Warranty bit still 0.

sbeanie said:
I can confirm that the method provided in this guide has updated my Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), German Edition, to firmware version MK1 without triggering Knox. Warranty bit still 0.
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Congratulations. And German Edition is the original edition for your device, right?

yobyzal said:
Congratulations. And German Edition is the original edition for your device, right?
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Yes my device was bought in Germany.

my p600was tripped by just flashing the stock firmware again using Odin.

moom999 said:
my p600was tripped by just flashing the stock firmware again using Odin.
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What did you mean with "again"? (a) you flash it again and then it was tripped or (b) it was already tripped and after flashing was not changed?
b) will be normal because this flag will stay on 1 for ever

I flashed yesterday without tripping Knox.

Maybe I should try this too. Tired of waiting for OTA. Samsung support gave me a generic "we are looking into this matter" reply so my guess is they are totally clueless about eta of MK1 in Europe and probably don't even understand what I'm talking about...

Elim said:
What did you mean with "again"? (a) you flash it again and then it was tripped or (b) it was already tripped and after flashing was not changed?
b) will be normal because this flag will stay on 1 for ever
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I flashed the stock firmware again then it was tripped

Now I flashed different regional version and the result shows that WARRANTY BIT still be zero.:victory:

home button problem
Is anyone else having problems with their home button not working? I press the home button and it doesnt take me to my "home screen" but it will wake up and return back to the screens from the app drawer. If anyone else has the same problem let me know if you have came to a solution. Thanks

osbrandon said:
Is anyone else having problems with their home button not working? I press the home button and it doesnt take me to my "home screen" but it will wake up and return back to the screens from the app drawer. If anyone else has the same problem let me know if you have came to a solution. Thanks
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Way to bump a 5 month old thread with a completely unrelated problem. Good work.

osbrandon said:
Is anyone else having problems with their home button not working? confused
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Yes, you seem to be a little bit confused because this topic has nothing do with your question and otherwise this question is already asked many times.

Stock firmware includes the stock recovery?
Which is the correct Country/Carrier for the US?

Elim said:
What did you mean with "again"? (a) you flash it again and then it was tripped or (b) it was already tripped and after flashing was not changed?
b) will be normal because this flag will stay on 1 for ever
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Will this work or have you heard if it working for the new Verizon LTE model...mine came with 442 and would like to downgrade so I can root & custom recovery? But I dont see US firmware listed by Samsung lloks like they remvoed it.

[GUIDE]SM-T710 6.0.1 Marshmallow Installation and fast DL link

This guide has been made for sm-t710, but you can follow it for any model (t715, t810 and t815) by just using the right Odin flashable TWRP file and Odin flashable firmware file for your device.
Here you have the link(for sm-t710):
T710XXU2CPD9_T710BTU2CPD9_BTU.zip
Just downloaded from www.sammobile.com T710XXU2CPD9_T710BTU2CPD9_BTU/ and re-uploaded to MEGA.
Tested and working on my spanish sm-t710, in my case I had my device rooted and with TWRP, as well as a 5.1.1 Optimal Rom.
After following this instructions, somehow i didn't loose any personal data or installed aplication, so this guide will just update our device from lollipop rom to Marshmallow BUT we will loose root AND TWRP, just follow the guide to reinstall TWRP and root after update. If you didn't had root before following this guide, you can root the tab before of after it, but I recomend you to first install TWRP and backup personal data before following this guide.
Instructions:​Requirements:​->Root the tablet. (Recomended)
->Install TWRP (Recomended but I think it isn't needed)
->Enable USB Debugging on your tab.
->Make sure you have Samsung drivers installed on your PC.
->Download and extract the zip file to get the firmware file which is in .tar.md5 extension.
->Download and extrat Odin from here: Odin3_v3.10.7.zip
Installation:​1->Turn off your tab and boot it into the Download Mode. To do this, turn off your device and then press and hold Volume Down + Home + Power buttons simultaneously for 2-3 seconds. When you see the warning screen with a yellow triangle sign, press the Volume Up/Down key to enter Download/Odin mode.
2->Download the required Odin.zip file and extract the file on your PC. You will get the Odin3_v3.10.7.exe file. Open it as the administrator to get to the Odin window.
3->Connect your Galaxy device to the computer using the USB cable.
4->When you connect the device, the ID: COM port on Odin will turn Blue. You’ll also see“Added!!” message to indicate successful connection. If Odin des not detect your tab, try to reinstall drivers, try another usb cable and another usb port.
5-> Check "AP" box and click on AP. A window will pop up, just go to the folder where you extracted the firmware and select T710XXU2CPD9_T710BTU2CPD9_HOME.tar.md5 file (name may vary according to device model)
6->Now Odin is checking MD5 and will freeze for a minute or so, but don't worry, just let Odin work.
7->Click on the "Options" section and make sure that only the Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time boxes are checked. (Do not, in any case, check Re-Partition box).
8->Now, click the Start button on Odin to begin firmware installation.
10->Once you get a PASS! message on Odin, your device will restart. It’s the green signal that indicates a successful installation.
11->Once our device restarts, you can disconect it.
12-> Enjoy Marshmallow :fingers-crossed: on our Tab s2 (First boot will last for some minutes, just be patient! :laugh: )
TWRP installation:​1->Download TWRP from this THREAD according to your device (Lollipop 5.X.X just works fine). Thanks to ashyx.
2->Flash with odin following steps 2 to 11 from above.
12->Enjoy Marshmallow with TWRP!
ROOT:​1->Download the SuperSu TWRP flashable ZIP from this THREAD (don´t extract it) and put in on the root of the internal sd by conecting the device to pc.
2->Turn off our device.
3->Hold HOME+VOL UP+POWER until TWRP screen apears.
4->If it says something about reading-only mode, just swipe that whtie triangles from below.
5->On the main menu, select "Install" and click on the SuperSu zip, then swipe to confirm flash.
6->Reboot and enjoy Marshmallow with TWRP and root! :highfive: :good:

will this method trip knox if you dont root or install twrp (void warranty?) thanks

nolook said:
will this method trip knox if you dont root or install twrp (void warranty?) thanks
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No it will not, you are installing stock firmware.

nolook said:
will this method trip knox if you dont root or install twrp (void warranty?) thanks
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Hi, this isn't a modified (untouched)firmware file, so if you flash with odin it may not trip knox warranty. I'm not completely sure, as I had knox warranty void before. The problem comes when you try to flash anything non-official files with Odin (modified roms, root or twrp), these files will trip the knox flag for sure.

thanks for the replies im new to flashing samsung devices (coming from nexus)..
one other question...my CSC is XAC (canadian) will that stay the same if i flash this UK rom? ive read some have had issues with wifi with flashing other region roms...TIA

I recommend you guys try out http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsun...elease/good-lock-24-0-7-android-apk-download/ . It is awesome. Tablet feels like a Nexus.

Just upgraded my T710 from 5.1.1 to 6.0.1 with user data untouched. TWRP, root and Xposed all reinstalled successfully. One thing worth mentioning is that for SuperSu, Latest version (BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip) instead of Stable version has to be used.

I am in India ?? and I want to update my tab s2 8.0 to m so when is Ota coming and will the UK rom trip the know meter being it frortanother region????? Answer fast

Androbots said:
I am in India ?? and I want to update my tab s2 8.0 to m so when is Ota coming and will the UK rom trip the know meter being it frortanother region????? Answer fast
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If you bother to read the thread you'd know it won't trip knox if it's unmodified Samsung firmware. Also, telling people to answer quick is rude. Please learn to read the thread before you ask questions, and learn this is a forum, people will answer as they see the question and when they have time.
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How will installing this affect devices running in different regions? Will we start getting the UK updates from now on? Does this affect Wi-Fi in some way?
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Can you install this on the t810? Might be as dumb question but they are identical?

If you FACTORY RESET AFTER installing SuperSu, You will need to reflash the marshmallow image again to re-root.

there're no news for the T810?

No files available for T810 yet... Just wait a little longer
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so is wifi 5g working?

mk89pwnz said:
so is wifi 5g working?
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Not on mine.
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All appears well. Region info seems fine, Netflix plays fine. Google Finds my location fine. Anything else need to be checked?
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Unless I'm doing something wrong 5g seems to be working for me
5g
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kylemccracken said:
How will installing this affect devices running in different regions? Will we start getting the UK updates from now on? Does this affect Wi-Fi in some way?
You may not be able to connect to any Wireless N 5G networks as the UK uses another frequency range for that, however mine keeps appearing, then vanishing, so I'm not sure what that's all about
Another thing I noticed, it does NOT allow you to format your SD card as internal storage. I'm running Cm13 on an LF v400 that allows formatting a fast enough SD card as internal, so I'm not sure if that's some work done by the CM team or if Samsung has disabled this feature. It was my understanding that even Lollipop was supposed to do this but neither tablet will, so I thought at least Marshmallow 6 or 6.0.1 would, but with this UK ROM, I am unable to do so.
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miguimercadob said:
Hi, this isn't a modified (untouched)firmware file, so if you flash with odin it may not trip knox warranty. I'm not completely sure, as I had knox warranty void before. The problem comes when you try to flash anything non-official files with Odin (modified roms, root or twrp), these files will trip the knox flag for sure.
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I rooted mine without tripping Knox... at least until it asked me if I wanted to disable Knox alerts, then it tripped the flag. I had rooted it twice before, without disabling and Knox was still flagged 0, so if you root it, DO NOT CHOOSE TO DISABLE THE WARNINGS ABOUT KNOX.
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kylemccracken said:
How will installing this affect devices running in different regions? Will we start getting the UK updates from now on? Does this affect Wi-Fi in some way?
I believe it the update app checks the model and build number, so it's most likely you'll get the UK updates. You can always reflash the official US one once we get it (or which ever country you're from) and then it'll update the proper region
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My gripe about not being able to format the SD card as Internal is pretty legit. Other devices it gives you both options when you format the SD card: Portable or as Internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab S2 with the UK firmware does NOT have the option.
You can, however, turn USB debugging on, authenticate the computer, and:
adb shell
sm list-disks
take note of the disk named, it should only list one like "disk:166:190"
type sm partition disk:166:190 private (To utilize the whole disk as internal)
or
type sm partition disk:166:190 private mixed 50 (To use 50% of the disk as internal and 50% portable) This method will show two disks when you plug the device into the computer, while the other aforementioned option will only show one - the now larger internal disk.

<< Stock Firmware For Your Verizon Note 7 and Quick Guide>>

Here is the newest available firmware for the Verizon Note 7 to flash with Odin. The flashing process is fairly simple. I will try to keep this updated as long as I own this device.
First make sure your PC is properly set up with the Samsung Drivers and ADB/Fastboot from here. After this is done proceed...
1) Download the latest firmware from the link below and then unzip the file.
2) Load the files located in the unzipped firmware folder that starts with BL using the BL button, AP using the AP button, CP using the CP button and finally the CSC using the CSC button in Odin and wait for them to verify. (See Screenshot Below)
3) After the files verify shut down your phone and restart it in download mode by pressing and holding down the volume down, home and power buttons until the phone boots to download mode. Then press the volume up and connect the phone to your PC.
4) Once you are connected and the firmware is loaded press the start button and wait for the process to finish. The phone will restart and then you should be running the latest firmware.
You can load either the HOME_CSC or the CSC_VZW file in the CSC slot. Home will not wipe data and CSC_VZW will.
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Tools:
Odin 3.11.1 thanks @hiepgia for this and thank him here
Odin 3.10.7 use this for the home csc files
Odin 3.12.3 AT&T users use this if you get errors flashing.
MD5 Check For verifying the MD5
Samsung Drivers Scroll down to Manuals&Downloads
Firmware:
VZW_Note7_Pit Pit file for re-partitioning the file system.
NEW>>> AP_N930VVRS1APH1_CL8720001_QB10528330_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
MD5: 68f9d3b0efefa5004862d7ec8e5d1786

Pardon my poor directions but here it is how I pull the firmware from SmartSwitch in a nutshell....
1: Open control panel and click on File Explorer Options and co to the View tab. Under Hidden Files and Folders change the option to Show hidden files, folders and drives then apply and close window.
2: Download SmartSwitch, install it and run the program.
3: Click on update to start the download.
4: Open your C: Drive and navigate to C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp (replace Rick with your user name) and look for a file created today named tmp*.tmp. When your download in Smartswitch reaches about 70% or so a tmp*.tmp.zip will be created that's about 2 gb in size. That is the ota file you want to copy to your desktop. Copy it over and when it's done unplug yopur phone so it doesn't update. Then rename it to *.tmp to *.zip, unzip it and restart your computer to close SmartSwitch. Now you should have a folder with the latest OTA to flash with Odin. You need yo quickly copy the temp file before the phone reaches 100% and reboots into download mode. Don't worry if you miss it, just unplug your phone before it starts updating and start over. If you aren't quick enough and the phone starts updating in download mode you will have to wait until it's done ore you might soft brick your phone.

rom info
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?

JohnShaft69 said:
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?
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No, It's basically the OTA but the full version instead of a patched one. It has all the bloat. I disable the OTA and I prefer to update the phone with Odin to get a clean install. Plus you can chose to wipe all data or not by flashing either the home_csc or the csc_vzw files. The home one won't wipe and the other will. I don't like taking updates when they first come out just in case it kills the battery performance or something else and then not being able to flash back to the previous version if Verizon chooses to make it non revertible.

Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?

Chikenbok said:
Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?
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No, it's stock firmware so if it isn't on the phone when you bought it isn't in the firmware.

Chikenbok said:
Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?
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JohnShaft69 said:
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?
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This is essentially a factory reset guys. No new features just gets you back to stock. Extremely helpful if we ever get any form of unlock or root and this would basically undo all that.

Thanks for this and glad to see you again on here. I made the jump from the S7E to the Note. Quick question and I pretty much know the answer but am having a brain fart: if we have TMO firmware can we flash on the VZW model? I should know better, yes.

markwebb said:
Thanks for this and glad to see you again on here. I made the jump from the S7E to the Note. Quick question and I pretty much know the answer but am having a brain fart: if we have TMO firmware can we flash on the VZW model? I should know better, yes.
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Good to see you here too. As much as I said I wasn't going to get the Note 7 I ended up with the spare cash to upgrade and did it. As for the firmware we can only flash the Verizon ones unless Samsung has another universal one like they do on the Edge.

Misterxtc said:
Good to see you here too. As much as I said I wasn't going to get the Note 7 I ended up with the spare cash to upgrade and did it. As for the firmware we can only flash the Verizon ones unless Samsung has another universal one like they do on the Edge.
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That's what I thought as I was 99% sure. I am just annoyed VZW disabled some features like the Samsung Cloud which I was looking forward to and instead is promoting their VZW cloud app which is less robust. NP. I am really liking the Note and is slightly better than Edge though both are the best.

Verizon Note 7
Well I decided to get the Note 7!! Glad to see some familiar faces here as well!!!
Cheers!!

Misterxtc said:
Here is the newest available firmware for the Verizon Note 7 to flash with Odin. The flashing process is fairly simple. I will try to keep this updated as long as I own this device.
1) First download the latest firmware from the link below and then unzip the file.
2) Load the files located in the unzipped firmware folder that starts with BL using the BL button, AP using the AP button, CP using the CP button and finally the CSC using the CSC button in Odin and wait for them to verify. (See Screenshot Below)
3) After the files verify shut down your phone and restart it in download mode by pressing and holding down the volume down, home and power buttons until the phone boots to download mode. Then press the volume up and connect the phone to your PC.
4) Once you are connected and the firmware is loaded press the start button and wait for the process to finish. The phone will restart and then you should be running the latest firmware.
You can load either the HOME_CSC or the CSC_VZW file in the CSC slot. Home will not wipe data and CSC_VZW will.
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Tools:
Odin 3.11.1 thanks @hiepgia for this and thank him here
Odin 3.10.7 use this for the home csc files
MD5 Check
Samsung Drivers
Firmware:
VZW_Note7_Pit Pit file for re-partitioning the file system.
NEW>>> AP_N930VVRS1APH1_CL8720001_QB10528330_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
MD5: 68f9d3b0efefa5004862d7ec8e5d1786
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the Pit File is empty, I tried several Download sites all the same. Thanks

nutpn said:
the Pit File is empty, I tried several Download sites all the same. Thanks
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Thanks for letting me know. That would be a oops on my part. I'll have it fixed shortly.

No Problemo Brother I'm grateful for all you do.

nutpn said:
No Problemo Brother I'm grateful for all you do.
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Thank you. I just fixed it.

you tested already
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fixn to try LOL

the Home_CSC file doesnt work. Fails every time. The csc_vzw seems to work fine

Gator Brah said:
the Home_CSC file doesnt work. Fails every time. The csc_vzw seems to work fine
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Try Odin3.10.7 in the OP for the home csc. I never have a problem with 3.11.1 and the home but some do.

nutpn said:
you tested already
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fixn to try LOL
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No I haven't and probably won't for a while. I would like to wait until another update rolls out to make sure we can flash back. Besides my phone is running great the way it is.

It failed on odin 10 with home csc

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

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

Download offical firmware from sammobile and flash it with Odin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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