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[Q] Accidentally flashed verizon galaxy s5 to SM-G900A when i went to the OA8 build.

I have been fan and user of this website and its forums for several years now and up to this time have always been very diligent about searching for the answers to my questions in the forums. I have always been impressed that i never had a question that had not been answered until today.. I found nothing on XDA nor the rest of the internet so here is my quere.. I Accidentally flashed my verizon galaxy s5 to SM-G900A when i went to the OA8 build. The funny thing is that it appears to have worked for the most part. It started up pre-loaded with all the at&t bloatware installed and everything! My phone now says SAMSUNG SM-G900A under model name and number..It gives G900VVRU1BOA8 as the baseband version and KTU84P.G900AUCU2AOA1 as the build number..It appears that I am on Lollipop, however, it says I have android version 4.4.4. All of that considered, my question is regarding taking the OC4 update through Flashfire. It clearly states that using it on any other variant could result in a hardbrick..Do you think it will hard brick my phone?

First of all what is flash fire? Second I would not take that chance.... But have you thought about restoring your phone through odin?

On a developers standpoint you'll have to do more than that hardbricking your phone. Or should I say the only ways to hardbrick your s5 is
1. Destroy some of its hardware
2. Rewrite/delete some of it's irreplaceable data.
And flashing different ROMs doesn't result to 1 of the 2 and you'll either just get a softbrick, buggy ROM or a working device.
There are only 3 versions of s5 in general
1. The snapdragon version
2. Exynos version
3. Sprint version
And subversions which are
1. 16GB model
2. 32GB model
cross flashing the exynos version to snapdragon and the other way around would surely lead to soft brick as the processor drivers, GPU drivers etc differ.
cross flashing between 16gb and 32gb variant would probably end up softbrick or buggy device since partition tables are different.
cross flashing sprint version and regular version would probably get your the same working device and probably get a FM radio enabled.
cross flashing different model numbers would end up having a working device since there's literally no difference in the hardware. As long as you crossflash the bootloader, modem etc then it should be fine. But if you're cross flashing the system partition only then that's something different.
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Almost forgot! THere's also the dual sim variants

I don't know if @Riyal gave you the info you need... but if not you better get odin and flash back to a Verizon rom

I didn't answer his question though... Just explaining in detail what happened/will happen when he/she cross flashed firmwares. I don't know what flashfire is so I couldn't answer his question. But as you said... flashing OC4 update thru odin is the surefire way to go.

@austocracy you read that get a copy of odin 3.09 and a copy of your s5 verizon firmware sammobile and have at it. The cure is within reach.... make sure you find some instructions first

Flash fire is basically mobile Odin and something else I can't remember I'll find the link for you I heard there's basically no need for Odin anymore because of it
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3075433

If only govt were half as expedient as this community...
I am severely impressed.. I posted at 3:42 in the am..I wasnt even thinking about checking for a response until lunchtime..I am grateful for the responses and will now take up the advise with a confidence that i did not have only a few short hours ago..Ill let you know how it goes..Thanks again.

Veid71 said:
Flash fire is basically mobile Odin and something else I can't remember I'll find the link for you I heard there's basically no need for Odin anymore because of it
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3075433
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Naw I'm old school I'll do it by pc Thanks for the link [emoji3]
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@austocracy Dude do not attempt to use flashfire I know it's from chainfire and he helped me root my s5 but flashfire is in beta and crashes and even crashes when it's closed, just get odin 3.09 and YOUR firmware version for YOUR phone with some instructions and have at that

SnuggP said:
Naw I'm old school I'll do it by pc Thanks for the link [emoji3]
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@austocracy Dude do not attempt to use flashfire I know it's from chainfire and he helped me root my s5 but flashfire is in beta and crashes and even crashes when it's closed, just get odin 3.09 and YOUR firmware version for YOUR phone with some instructions and have at that
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I don't blame you I don't use it either I do it with Odin but I don't know how to use flash fire xD

[Q] Looking for Root for SM-G530AZ

Looking for a root for the Cricket branded Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530AZ). Although all the root methods I have found pertaining to the Grand Prime say they are compatible with the SM-G530H and all it's variants, I can't get it to work. Every time I try flashing through ODIN, I get a failed message, and the phone freezes. Battery pull is the only way to reset it.
Android Version 4.4.4
Baseband Version: G530AZTUU1AOC1
Build Number: KTU84P.G530AZTUU1AOC1
I have seen one member on previous Grand Prime root threads that claims to have had success with the Cricket version. If anyone has any insight, or has had any luck, please let me know.

Prozach45 said:
Looking for a root for the Cricket branded Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530AZ). Although all the root methods I have found pertaining to the Grand Prime say they are compatible with the SM-G530H and all it's variants, I can't get it to work. Every time I try flashing through ODIN, I get a failed message, and the phone freezes. Battery pull is the only way to reset it.
Android Version 4.4.4
Baseband Version: G530AZTUU1AOC1
Build Number: KTU84P.G530AZTUU1AOC1
I have seen one member on previous Grand Prime root threads that claims to have had success with the Cricket version. If anyone has any insight, or has had any luck, please let me know.
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What is the failed message that you're getting?

Does the G530AZ variant have Custom recovery? if it has you can just flash supersu zip thru cwm or twrp. I have G530H it works for me.

follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/root-samsung-galaxy-grand-prime-t3109280

root found for g530az cricket
Hi im a new user in this forum and i like to help providing information that others are trying to get...good news if u havent already rooted ur cricket g530az there is an app called kingroot search it on google that app have an official site go to it and download android version install it and run it
I tell u this because i have the same phone and same model i have been searching
For like a week or so and found it
Hope u enjoy it

UPDATE - SUCCESSFULLY ROOTED SM-G530AZ!
Please read this post carefully if you wish to root your SM-G530AZ Cricket branded Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime phone. The file linked in the original post of this thread does NOT work with this particular model number!
Note: I cannot post links yet since I have not yet hit 10 posts (this is some kind of anti-spam measure I assume) so the link to the file I mention is (please fix the URL by removing spacing; the URL has no spaces in it): http : // download1031 . mediafire . com/1gu77v6t67sg/8mn3f1ppmkxk94b/SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip
Anyway, there was no answer to my question, as I'm impatient and cannot wait longer than a day, so I took the plunge and decided to try the root flash file listed here. The "1_cfroot_sm-g530h_mohan.tar.md5" provided in this thread did NOT work. Odin reported the following:
Upon power-cycling my phone by way of battery removal and insertion I found that the device would not boot. Thankfully, prior to trying this, I had done quite a bit of searching and remembered an alternate root image for the Grand Prime G530H called "SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip". It is available at (see link in NOTE above; you can also find it by Googling it I believe). At this point I figured it could not hurt anymore to try another image so I launched the device back into Odin mode and used the CF-Auto-Root.tar file included in the ZIP file.
I stopped yelling and screaming in anger because -- it worked! After updating the firmware Odin then restarted the phone three times. During the restarts, the pane in Odin's window above the "ID:COM" pane was grey and was labeled "RESET". After the third reboot the phone launched into Android. I then went into the Applications window on the phone and found "SuperSU". The phone was indeed rooted! Shortly after I launched SuperSU, the "RESET" label in Odin turned from grey to green and changed to "PASS!". I unplugged and plugged back in my phone so that I could use the Android SDK "adb" tool in Mac OS X (I ran Odin 3 from a Windows 7 virtual machine in VMWare Fusion) and launch a shell on the phone. To confirm all was well with my root access I typed "su" in the shell, confirmed authorization for the process when SuperSU prompted me, and there I was -- root!
And, for completeness, here is the Odin v3 output of my successful flash using CF-Auto-Root.tar located in SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip:
In summary:
The particular SM-G530H root firmware file linked by the OP in this thread will NOT work with a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530AZ model phone ("Cricket" wireless company branded). Instead, use the CF-Auto-Root.tar located in the SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip located at (see link in NOTE at top of this post).
Anyway, thank you for the post OP, and to whomever created both the firmware images (even though the first one failed on me!) for all the hard work you put in. You are the lifeblood of this community!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62813988
All credit goes to brandpoc, but I can tell you this root method works 100%
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59512112
And if you need a custom recovery for the sm-g530az, this method works. The link for the recovery is at the bottom of the first page

Prozach45 said:
Looking for a root for the Cricket branded Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530AZ). Although all the root methods I have found pertaining to the Grand Prime say they are compatible with the SM-G530H and all it's variants, I can't get it to work. Every time I try flashing through ODIN, I get a failed message, and the phone freezes. Battery pull is the only way to reset it.
Android Version 4.4.4
Baseband Version: G530AZTUU1AOC1
Build Number: KTU84P.G530AZTUU1AOC1
I have seen one member on previous Grand Prime root threads that claims to have had success with the Cricket version. If anyone has any insight, or has had any luck, please let me know.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/successfully-rooted-galaxy-grand-prime-t2935607
works on g530az 4.4.4
every time I've used it

in search of
zomgitsanoob said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/successfully-rooted-galaxy-grand-prime-t2935607
works on g530az 4.4.4
every time I've used it
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do you have a copy of your 4.4.4 firmware?

Does this work on 5.1.1 lollipop?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk

looking to root my G530A AT&T Go Phone running 5.1.1 Lollipop too

Root method for SM-530AZ (cricket), works on 5.1.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/help/root-success-sm-g530az-5-1-1-t3283888

Kastro1784 said:
Does this work on 5.1.1 lollipop?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ using Tapatalk
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From what I've seen o this forum, it does not.
themilkboy08 said:
do you have a copy of your 4.4.4 firmware?
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I do not. I got back to root by doing this

Cricket sm 530az root failed
Hi, there.
My phone is failing the root also, I'm not able to get into my phone at all.
I will get an triangle with a message saying it failed and I need to contact my phone provider to operate my phone. I went to the CRICKET store yesterday, theygave me a new SIM card but it still won't work. Currently, my phone say it's downloading and don't turn off target. It been like this for some hours. It's really frustrating, it wouldn't happen if I didn't click on software update. Can anyone help me or doIneed a new phone?

chanayk23 said:
Hi, there.
My phone is failing the root also, I'm not able to get into my phone at all.
I will get an triangle with a message saying it failed and I need to contact my phone provider to operate my phone. I went to the CRICKET store yesterday, theygave me a new SIM card but it still won't work. Currently, my phone say it's downloading and don't turn off target. It been like this for some hours. It's really frustrating, it wouldn't happen if I didn't click on software update. Can anyone help me or doIneed a new phone?
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You're good. Just sounds like you are stuck in download mode. Try pulling your battery out. If that doesn't work, do a battery pull, and instead of powering up normally, press Volume Up, Home, and Power at the same time. This should allow you to do a factory reset.
If that still doesn't work, you're looking at flashing stock firmware through Odin. Very simple if you can follow instructions. There are many guides on this site that walk you through using Odin.

themilkboy08 said:
do you have a copy of your 4.4.4 firmware?
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You can get both KitKat and Lollipop firmwares here:
https://drive.google.com/a/shierunl...?id=0BxcLJPerShJ_ZDJrNV9fRVBSdU0&usp=sharing#

SM-G530AZ fix
I had the same problem with galaxy sm-g530az.
Put the phone into recovery mode.
Connect the phone to computer usb
Update phone with adb at the same time as you open Samsung kies.
If both are done at the same time Samsung kies will get a huge update. After it is done you should have Samsung kies lite. Use the firmware upgrade and initialisation process. It might still tell you it can't recognize the phone the first time or two. Just keep trying a couple times it will recognize the phone and complete the process.
Good luck
MobWolf

Would Kingroot work?
Sent from my SGH-T399N using XDA-Developers mobile app

Need roms for samsung galaxy core prime SM-G360H/DS

OK so I went around the web and to see if there were rom(s) available for Samsung galaxy core prime. I couldn't find anything! :crying: I bought this phone so i could escape the whole 'no rom(s) for my device' problem. I mean its a samsung phone. How can a samusung phone not have custom roms. I couldn't even find its stock. The only thing i could find close was a lollipop update but that wasn't even there for my model. So i request many(or all!) rom makers to please start making roms for this model or its other versions. I mean i bought a samsung to escape the whole stock shindig and now this. If you find or make(or decide to make) a rom for this phone please tell us. If possible please reach out to top developers as well such as Cyanogen or omni or others! PLEASE make this happen

ROOT?
I think a root for this device must come first, right? I have tried EVERY app and pc software available and failure:crying:is my only outcome. Please someone help!!!!I am new to being a member but the forums have helped me learn anything I needed to know, as I mentioned THANK YOU !!!:good: So please some help here
model:sm-G360T1
android:5.1.1
carrier:MetroPCS
This model comes with option to unlock bootloader and a Samsung app to unlock phone. Isnt the locked bootloader the hardest part?

need lollipop rom
plz make a lollipop rom for 5.0.2

Yeah..
Plz plz plz somebody make rom for core prime sm-g360h

Please make a lollipop rom
Please make a CM based lollipop rom. Please.

Galaxy Core Prime SM-G360M/DS (DUOS)
Hi everybody:
Please, a need a ROM of CM based for my Core Prime (latim america version)
This phone is similar to, Grand Prime, A3 (chipset S410 64bits, 1GB RAM). If there are anothers develop for that, why don't for Core Prime?
Thanks.

Root for Core Prime
Hello all,
Were you guys able to find root access to the Galaxy Core Prime? If not, find the kingoroot apk and download and run. You dont need a pc to do so. If youre looking for a custom recovery i suggest TWRP. They have a build for the phone. Let me know if you have any other questions. I am currently running lollipop on a friends phone with it as I told her she needed root and of course she ended up soft bricking it....which is no big deal which is why i have this phone temporarily.. Im searching for an AOSP rom now. if i find one other than my lollipop upgrade ill report back.
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Here is the link to the custom recovery http://androidhost.org/IA98D

is this for g360h ?

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Dreamstar said:
is this for g360h ?
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try this: install twrp, reboot in twrp,reboot system. it will ask you if you want to root your phone. slide to root and will install superuser installer. reboot phone, go to menu and open superuser installer. it will prompt you to install superuser. choose twrp button( down and right side button) and twrp will install superuser. twrp is installed via odin. choose twrp-2.8.7.1.img.tar from the folder recovery in the PDA section of odin and flash-it. sorry but i can't post link

thanx but i already installed twrp from source and it worked....

Please please
sm-g360h havent any coustom rom
please make a cm or lolipop rom
the phone is realy good and many peuple have it so can you give me a cm for it or a lollipop rom
thanks whith rom or not ☺☺☺

Can someone port 5.1.1 rom from G361H to G360H (which on 4.4.4)? Both have same specs. Only difference is one is 3G & other is 4G. Please..

try kingo root !
download and install on ur pc!
1 click root!
should have internet cconnection while rooting!

I could probably build a version of slim pickins for this device ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...rom-slimpickins-stock-rooted-bloated-t3250883 ), I don't have the device myself but the process would be similar. If anybody would be interested in this and or testing it for me shoot me a PM.
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Need to know what firmware/region you all need the rom for I'm assuming INS/APA3 but I need to know for sure before I can start building.

Root galaxy core prime- from scratch, safely
kate cody said:
I think a root for this device must come first, right? I have tried EVERY app and pc software available and failure:crying:is my only outcome. Please someone help!!!!I am new to being a member but the forums have helped me learn anything I needed to know, as I mentioned THANK YOU !!!:good: So please some help here
model:sm-G360T1
android:5.1.1
carrier:MetroPCS
This model comes with option to unlock bootloader and a Samsung app to unlock phone. Isnt the locked bootloader the hardest part?
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Root Core Prime - from Scratch, Safely KingoRoot:
As usual, declaration: :silly: You may lose your Warranty or brick your phone.
1. Install KingoRoot for your PC. (kingoapp.com/)
2. Install Samsung Usb drivers or KIES and Smart-switch from Samsung to your PC. (drive.google.com/file/d/0BxlC2mqv2yMneE5FemFzd3dmRkU/view?usp=sharing)
3. Go to Settings > About Device on your phone, and tap continuosly on Build Number until Developer Options option becomes available.
4. Open Developer options > Check USB Debugging option and uncheck Verify apps via USB option.
5. Open KingoRoot on your PC and connect your phone. When a pop-up appears check Always allow box and select Grant.
6. If Kingo cannot apply ROOT by Safe method, it will prompt you. If you don't want to mess with warranty, please discontinue. Otherwise, continue to ROOT.
7. If rooting was successful, there will be a SuperUser app installed. Verify ROOT by Rootchecker from Playstore.
8. You can uninstall the Kingo App (not the SuperUser app).
P.S.
1. If you are running Jellybean , you may be able to get ROOT access without tripping the KNOX counter (Warranty Intact).
2. Do not flash any SU binary update other than from inside of kingo SuperUser app, as it will DEFINITELY void your warranty.
3. You can also try the KingoRoot phone app without a PC.

Root core prime sm-g360h without pc
Hi everyone
Many method of rooting applied to Root my device.
After that I found app which root core prime.
I already tried and successfully rooted my device so
Check it out:
360 root app

I'd be willing to test.
I have the Cricket version of this phone(SM-G360AZ), Rooted and currently playing with twrp.
Android Version: 4.4.4
Current Baseband: G360AZTUU3AOH1
Kernel: 3.10.28-419842
Build: KTU84P.G360AZTUU3AOH1
I'm currently backing up my system. Let me know how I can help.

ibphantom said:
I'd be willing to test.
I have the Cricket version of this phone(SM-G360AZ), Rooted and currently playing with twrp.
Android Version: 4.4.4
Current Baseband: G360AZTUU3AOH1
Kernel: 3.10.28-419842
Build: KTU84P.G360AZTUU3AOH1
I'm currently backing up my system. Let me know how I can help.
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have you been able to do anything with it? I have the same phone but is stuck on the cricket screen, i made the mistake of editing the build.prop and cant seem to be able to sideload or use odin to replace it... samsung wants me to ship it to them.....not sure what to do yet.

Flash firmware?
Does it go into Download Mode? If so flash stock firmware, link available in thread by Shiny Side or Bogarrty. Worked great for me. You will have to re-root, re-TWRP, ECT. There are step by step instructions too.
Thanks agai to Shinyside and bogarrty for their excellent work.
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Sorry, I really not worth a thing before coffee! The firmware in thread is for sm g360t1. Firmware is available from Samsung tho.

TWRP and root for G360H
TWRP has one for SM G360H
twrp-3.0.0-0-core33g
There's an IMG and a TAR.
I can't remember where I downloaded it but if you search Google I'm sure you'll find it. After that install SU. Easy as pie. I've done it on mine and there is no problem.
https://dl.twrp.me/core33g/

Flashing stock G900F firmware on my G900P S5?

Hi! I've been searching all over the internet for any way to do this, until I got to the point in which I'm not sure it's even possible.
So I finally decided to ask here.
Is there any way I can flash a stock G900F firmware (more specifically, one of the ILO's versions since I live in Israel) on my SM-G900P?
During my search I've come across pit files, csc codes, firmwares, adb and whatnot. I can't make any sense out of it any more.
I've searched this entire post and found nothing that works for me.
I have tried every method that I could, but it just won't cut it.
Every time when I try to flash the European PIT file or the general G900F PIT file or the ILO (android 5.0) stock firmware, I get a security check error.
When it's the rom, I get security check: aboot. When it's the PIT file I'm trying to flash I get security check: PIT.
Some say you can't flash G900x roms on a G900y phone. Some say you can. I'm very confused, I have no idea what to do, and my
stock G900P firmware is giving me some issues (let alone not being in my native language).
My sister bought this phone for me, and it had an Hebrew option, but it was running a firmware far from a stock one.
It also had many problems and bugs and freezes, so I changed the firmware to match the model. Can anyone help me, please??

Hi
For your S5 G900P model there is already 6.0.1 rom download the firmware and install it through ODIN
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900P/
download any country S5 G900P 6.0.1 firmware it will work
Dont try to install other variants firmware to yours it might brick your device

yash92duster said:
Hi
For your S5 G900P model there is already 6.0.1 rom download the firmware and install it through ODIN
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900P/
download any country S5 G900P 6.0.1 firmware it will work
Dont try to install other variants firmware to yours it might brick your device
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My problem is the default G900P firmware. Even on the latest PVPU3CPCA
running Marshmallow 6.0.1, the phone itself ignores calls sometimes and notifactions.
Yesterday I got a call without my phone ringing at all. It didn't show there was an unanswered call.
I get disconnections and many other problems, even with the default firmware.
This is why I ask if I can change my default firmware, or just give up on my phone.
Note: I've managed to install 5.0.1 Lollipop default firmware (BOK4) and install Cyanogenmod 12 for my model. It is working but the call ignores and disconnections and the notifcations ignores still persist. Should I just give up and sell my phone?

Loldude the 6th said:
My problem is the default G900P firmware. Even on the latest PVPU3CPCA
running Marshmallow 6.0.1, the phone itself ignores calls sometimes and notifactions.
Yesterday I got a call without my phone ringing at all. It didn't show there was an unanswered call.
I get disconnections and many other problems, even with the default firmware.
This is why I ask if I can change my default firmware, or just give up on my phone.
Note: I've managed to install 5.0.1 Lollipop default firmware (BOK4) and install Cyanogenmod 12 for my model. It is working but the call ignores and disconnections and the notifcations ignores still persist. Should I just give up and sell my phone?
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Try other country firmware, there may be bugs that came by default with your country firmware
Try to clean install firmware by going to recovery and clear cache and data

No you can't flash stock firmware for a different model S5

Thanks for the reply. I guess I'll flash my stock G900P Marshmallow firmware.
I will however, change my mobile network supplier, and report here the results.
It could be a compatibility issue with Samsung.
yash92duster said:
Try other country firmware, there may be bugs that came by default with your country firmware
Try to clean install firmware by going to recovery and clear cache and data
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I have used TWRP to factory reset and reset data. Afterwards I flashed a stock
G900P (lollipop, I believe) firmware which I got from Sammobile.
Then my device updated to G900PVPU3CPE1 using OTA update.
I did already try all of the 4 variants (unknown and Sprint), all had these issues with them.
Note: I used to have G900PVPU3CPCA. Now it is CPE1. Not sure how this will effect anything.

I have relative problem but in my case the phone give two different version whith phone checking by 1234 it say it's G900F model AP:G900FXXU1BOC1, CP:G900FXXU1BOC7, CSC:G900FITV1BOC1 but when I check with phone info apk all information is for G900P I ready try to update to MM6 with G900P stock firmware and then the phone IMEI changed to 9....serie after when I restaure the backup ROM the phonegive now many issues like COMEBACK and MENU KEYS don't work, when I receive a call the phone restart and camera don't work if sameone have solution , I thanks in advance

dont flash a tar.md5 on your G900P thats for another variant, it could hard brick your device. The problem youre having with missing calls isnt from the firmware. Are you not using it on sprint anymore? I saw your mention of Hebrew on it which leads me to think that youre using it outside of the US, if thats the case, the phone is entirely capable of using non-US GSM carriers, I used mine in Romania and Bulgaria this summer with zero issue.
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shjeanpy said:
I have relative problem but in my case the phone give two different version whith phone checking by 1234 it say it's G900F model AP:G900FXXU1BOC1, CP:G900FXXU1BOC7, CSC:G900FITV1BOC1 but when I check with phone info apk all information is for G900P I ready try to update to MM6 with G900P stock firmware and then the phone IMEI changed to 9....serie after when I restaure the backup ROM the phonegive now many issues like COMEBACK and MENU KEYS don't work, when I receive a call the phone restart and camera don't work if sameone have solution , I thanks in advance
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what model shows under the battery?

The model under batt is g900f

Nobody don't take care of my problem

shjeanpy said:
Nobody don't take care of my problem
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All the information is here, read
Whatever model it says in download mode is the correct model, the rest are faked to sell a different model phone as a more popular one

now what to do to make it working like before on GSM

I live in Ghana. I bought my Galaxy s5 from a store. Obviously they said it is brand new. I went back to office and tried updating to marshmallow and I was informed that the phone has been changes in an unauthorized way so I should download the update via kids or smartswitch.
Mind you, the phone came with a firmware for model g900f (I couldn't write down the firmware details since I did not know what they meant then). I thought it was a firmware error so I wanted to upgrade manually, and when I booted to download mode I rather found the model to be a g900p.
After flashing back to g900p I cannot flash back to g900f because the phone is inactivated even though I use a high speed wifi, I cannot access lots of functions like find my samsung.
I know there is a way to flash back to g900f. Please help me and my friend up there. Thank you

guys, you can use a g900p in countries outside of the USA. I just did that less than 6 months ago (Romania and Bulgaria). What errors are you getting when you pop the sim card in? Is youre device rooted with a custom recovery? what ROM and baseband are you on? Certain ROMs only need you to run the SSU.apk to unlock the global capability of it. Also, idoneapps.com is a place you can go to fully unlock the device. @idone and @Nodial are the forum moderators over there and they are likely the smartest guys in the room
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also, idoneapps.com charges $35 for their unlock service, but if youre at a dead end, its a price worth paying. Ive unlocked both of my G900Ps thru them, and their work is flawless

Galaxy a8(sm-a8000) 6.0.1

i have a samsung galaxy sm-a8000 hong kong version 5.1.1 can i flash the stock rom 6.0.1 marshmallow for them sm-a800i through odin on it with no problems. thanks

rottedint said:
i have a samsung galaxy sm-a8000 hong kong version 5.1.1 can i flash the stock rom 6.0.1 marshmallow for them sm-a800i through odin on it with no problems. thanks
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I have a Chinese A8000 and I am desperate to get marshmallow, but before voiding the warranty do you think I can flash one of the firmware for a800f because Chinese variants will ALWAYS only take the firmware HK variants don't take like Singapore (XSP) firmware

rottedint said:
i have a samsung galaxy sm-a8000 hong kong version 5.1.1 can i flash the stock rom 6.0.1 marshmallow for them sm-a800i through odin on it with no problems. thanks
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Well it turns out it tells me unsupport dev type. A800F firmware may make the machine think you are flashing an unofficial ROM and tells you that you have to void the warranty by unlocking the CROM. Unfortunately this is a A8 model that is still not renewed on the Wi-Fi Alliance. There is a chance that Samsung does NOT do that update on the Wi-Fi Alliance page but still get marshmallow, for example: my Galaxy S5 G900H. It literally says 5.0 lollipop on that website but I installed marshmallow 4 months ago. Chinese models tend to get the updates very late but I hope at least it still receives updates.

rottedint said:
i have a samsung galaxy sm-a8000 hong kong version 5.1.1 can i flash the stock rom 6.0.1 marshmallow for them sm-a800i through odin on it with no problems. thanks
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Do NOT flash a800i marshmallow on an a8000. The a800i has a different chipset, it would probably brick your phone. You'll have to wait a while I guess, there doesn't seem to be any hk 6.0.1 roms out.

Just one day ago ther is news about A8 duos getting marshmallow. Which phone is that? As far as i know my A8000 IS duos device. Out of all other A8 models which one's marshmallow is possible to be put on A8000?

rottedint said:
i have a samsung galaxy sm-a8000 hong kong version 5.1.1 can i flash the stock rom 6.0.1 marshmallow for them sm-a800i through odin on it with no problems. thanks
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My friend is having trouble, i will install sm-a800i rom
my phone: sm-a8000
Are you sure this rom is on the phone ??

Update: Both the Hong Kong version and the Chinese version of A8000 received marshmallow update! The update brings much smoother app experience/animation and better battery life (which was already great since day 1) overall! I have just noticed that today and installed it. Trust me, I will NEVER go back to that old inefficient lollipop on this phone!

Yay! Marshmallow for A8000. Does anyone know if they made an autoroot for this yet or any root method? I see the other A8s have it but not this.

I have Samsung SM-A8000 Chinese Model I have Upgraded it to Android 6.0.1 Marshmello but I want to root it and I cant find any method for rooting, I searched all over the internet there are root method for A800f and A800i but there is not any root method I can find for A800 Chinese model Help me, Thanx

How can I root the Samsung A8 android 6.0!

can someone please let us know if a root for the a8000 model is avail...???

Gailardia said:
Yay! Marshmallow for A8000. Does anyone know if they made an autoroot for this yet or any root method? I see the other A8s have it but not this.
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been looking for an a8000 tyg root method for a while now :crying:

symax said:
can someone please let us know if a root for the a8000 model is avail...
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I found an android6.0 odin firmware with supersu(root)
，but it have many third-party softwares.When you boot for the first time,it will be very slow.But if you delete all of the third-party softwares,it runs normally.
My phone is China Version A8(2015)
A8000ROOT.zip
pan.baidu.com/s/1hseW8WO

lpxx50117 said:
I found an android6.0 odin firmware with supersu(root)
，but it have many third-party softwares.When you boot for the first time,it will be very slow.But if you delete all of the third-party softwares,it runs normally.
My phone is China Version A8(2015)
A8000ROOT.zip
pan.baidu.com/s/1hseW8WO
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Hello, I'm not sure whether this is the right place for my problem but I will give it a try. I have a problem with TWPR recovery on sm-a8000 Chinese version.
Every time I try to flash any zips it fails.
Error 70 failed to mount preload (invalid argument ) I can't do factory reset either. I'm able to root the phone with auto root and the phone works normally except for the custom recovery. I tried to do factory reset in original recovery and it worked but during the boot in the original recovery it said no command.
My aim is to install Google play apps.
Here are some pictures of the recovery result. My internal memory is only 3Mb in the recovery but if I connect the phone to my computer it shows 16Gb.
Any idea what's going on?

Ludek79 said:
Hello, I'm not sure whether this is the right place for my problem but I will give it a try. I have a problem with TWPR recovery on sm-a8000 Chinese version.
Every time I try to flash any zips it fails.
Error 70 failed to mount preload (invalid argument ) I can't do factory reset either. I'm able to root the phone with auto root and the phone works normally except for the custom recovery. I tried to do factory reset in original recovery and it worked but during the boot in the original recovery it said no command.
My aim is to install Google play apps.
Here are some pictures of the recovery result. My internal memory is only 3Mb in the recovery but if I connect the phone to my computer it shows 16Gb.
Any idea what's going on?
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the stock recovery for a8000 unit would be not available once it is rooted. you need to install the twrp recovery using odin for you to have the costum recovery. i have samee unit as yours ive rooted it and install the twrp recovery and it works very fine now
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symax said:
can someone please let us know if a root for the a8000 model is avail...
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yees it is available to root the sm-a8000. ive rooted mine and install the costum recovery. and it works realy fine. if you have time just contact me on my email [email protected] and i will teach you step by step how to root samsung galaxy a8000. im not always online in this websyt so if anyone wants to know how root the sm-a8000 just make a beep on my email above.

jdrei09 said:
the stock recovery for a8000 unit would be not available once it is rooted. you need to install the twrp recovery using odin for you to have the costum recovery. i have samee unit as yours ive rooted it and install the twrp recovery and it works very fine now
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yees it is available to root the sm-a8000. ive rooted mine and install the costum recovery. and it works realy fine. if you have time just contact me on my email [email protected] and i will teach you step by step how to root samsung galaxy a8000. im not always online in this websyt so if anyone wants to know how root the sm-a8000 just make a beep on my email above.
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Hi do you have any working custom recovery ?
My problem is the recovery itself not root.

I have the twrp costum recovery.