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Changing CSC on S8

Hi,
Tried to flash firmware to get rid of vodafone csc from my new s8 but csc keep staying VOD i want it BTU ideally.
Has anyone tried it yet and done it?
Need some advice

Need to flash then wipe for it to take.

Thanks for advice can you specify do you mean flash and then in recovery wipe cache and wipe data?

Anyone can help please?

Ok what he means is once flashed btu go into recovery not sure what 3 buttons to press but Google it.
Once in there wipe cache and reformat phone once more then it should change VOD to BTU that's what I did when I had my vodafone s7 and changed it to btu

It doesn't work stays VOD no matter what i do

Ok so you flashed BTU what files did you use?

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mimo2008 said:
Ok so you flashed BTU what files did you use?
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Hi,
Used firmware from sammobile AP BL CP CSC_OXM

peachpuff said:
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Says invalid ussd code

Hi my suggestion would be 're flash the latest firmware again once installed then boot phone into recovery mode then wipe cache then format and reboot phone again one last time.

hi
i have samsung j7008 model it any problem and have now my device are boot loop (powen on appear smart service and update) so i use kises and update but time is very longer i can't wait it's time and i use odin and flash same prob… but i have emergency recovery code.so please help me solve?please i really trouble and i think crom service lock because i see it ?

paingyatitun123 said:
hi
i have samsung j7008 model it any problem and have now my device are boot loop (powen on appear smart service and update) so i use kises and update but time is very longer i can't wait it's time and i use odin and flash same prob… but i have emergency recovery code.so please help me solve?please i really trouble and i think crom service lock because i see it ?
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I'm sorry this is for s8 if you goto SamMobile forum post in there greenman may be able to help more but to me sounds like you need to 're flash original firmware.

mimo2008 said:
Hi my suggestion would be 're flash the latest firmware again once installed then boot phone into recovery mode then wipe cache then format and reboot phone again one last time.
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Unfortunately still VOD

qucharski said:
Unfortunately still VOD
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Ok if you go to SamMobile forum and put a post there greenman maybe able to help you.
Sorry i couldn't give anymore I'm kinda stuck as well.

mimo2008 said:
Ok if you go to SamMobile forum and put a post there greenman maybe able to help you.
Sorry i couldn't give anymore I'm kinda stuck as well.
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Ok just did just need to wait

qucharski said:
Hi,
Tried to flash firmware to get rid of vodafone csc from my new s8 but csc keep staying VOD i want it BTU ideally.
Has anyone tried it yet and done it?
Need some advice
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This shouldn't be a problem so let me help. First some questions...
1. From which carrier/country is your phone?
2. Does it have a network lock?
3. Is it the Model number SM-G950F?
4. Which files did you flash via Odin (please type the actual filenames) and with which settings in Odin?
5. If you go into Settings - About phone - Software information - Service provider software. Please tell me the first and third line there under this point.

maik005 said:
This shouldn't be a problem so let me help. First some questions...
1. From which carrier/country is your phone?
2. Does it have a network lock?
3. Is it the Model number SM-G950F?
4. Which files did you flash via Odin (please type the actual filenames) and with which settings in Odin?
5. If you go into Settings - About phone - Software information - Service provider software. Please tell me the first and third line there under this point.
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Hi,
1. Bought from Vodafone UK
2. Removed lock by code
3 G950F
4 Sorry don't have access to my laptop now but I've
Downloaded latest btu software from sammobile
unpacked it and used as per instructions. Tried using either home_csc or the other one but no luck either
Settings tried just standard and tried pit and reformat didn't work either
5. SAOMC_SM-G950F-OXM_XEU_077
XEU/XEU/VOD
when go into recovery it's still VOD tho

You have done all you could do.
You needed to flash with normal CSC NOT with HOME_CSC to change the CSC.
Your new CSC is XEU!
It still shows XEU/XEU/VOD because VOD is the original CSC of your phone. This is new for the S8 and could not be changed! But normally you will get OTA updates for your new XEU CSC just fine! And any Vodafone-Apps should also be removed.
So everything is like on Samsung devices debranded bevore - beside that the factory CSC is hard branded inside the phone. But thats just optical. Everything else works like it is an XEU CSC.

maik005 said:
You have done all you could do.
You needed to flash with normal CSC NOT with HOME_CSC to change the CSC.
Your new CSC is XEU!
It still shows XEU/XEU/VOD because VOD is the original CSC of your phone. This is new for the S8 and could not be changed! But normally you will get OTA updates for your new XEU CSC just fine! And any Vodafone-Apps should also be removed.
So everything is like on Samsung devices debranded bevore - beside that the factory CSC is hard branded inside the phone. But thats just optical. Everything else works like it is an XEU CSC.
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Are you sure about that? In the past if you didnt change properly the CSC after unbranding your phone you werent getting OTA updates anymore, i've read on SamMobile you gotta use Smart Switch using the serial number of a phone you know has that CSC, but i dont know how to find one, no one answered me on here. I'm thinking of going into a store and look at the exhibition one, but im afraid it's not legal to do that.

How to change Region to get update first?

I have a an italian no brand s8 ITV, i want to change in XEU ( uk and ireland) to get update fast more than my country
I flashed all 4 files in odin and then hard reset but nothing changed.. from AQF7 ITV to AQF7 XEU ( try with this to see if i get new update come out in this days) but nothing remain in Phone info and in setting ITV/ITV/ITV nothing change
Is possible without root make this or i wrong something? Thank guys

Did you wipe data / cache after flashing the firmware? I'm assuming that you may have done as you mention a hard reset.

mmotti said:
Did you wipe data / cache after flashing the firmware? I'm assuming that you may have done as you mention a hard reset.
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yes i do a factory reset wipe cache in recovery.. but nothing to do nothing change

Flash self with odin you first guy

Ok ITV is part of the same csc as XEU so all you need to do is flash the 4 files but when flashing use the home csc file not the other one and then see what happens.

i try see what happens, i remove sim card too

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Ok ITV is part of the same csc as XEU so all you need to do is flash the 4 files but when flashing use the home csc file not the other one and then see what happens.
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Nothing with home csc nothing change.. always ITV ITV ITV
Flash, boot set wifi ecc then reboot in recovery ( first say no command all time i tried but 3sec appear recovery) wipe everything, but nothing change

Strange one that. But just thinking because ITV and XEU are part of the csc family you should get OTA pretty much the same time. I just recently updated mine to latest update by connecting my phone to my laptop and then smart switch.

You have to use a UK Sim card and make a reset with it

Stock ROM instalation problem

Okay, that's my problem.
I want to install Stock Rom. Install via ODIN. I've chosen the right device ROM for S7 edge, for my region Bulgaria ... but!
I tried several times and always after the installation I have new, additional menus and applications. Sometimes the menus are duplicated in settings and other times I get operator functions in England, Poland or Germany.
In Odin I load the files AP, BL, Home_CSC and CP. I do not change Odin's settings. Only selected by default.
Where am I wrong?
Do I need to delete / format NAND?
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s7-edge/SM-G935F/BGL/ - I use that ROM
Thank you, I'd be happy with any help

Don't use home csc, use the simple csc file ; it will wipe your files, be sure to wipe cache and factory reset from recovery after flashing and NEVER ever try to delete nand. Good luck
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Settings apps messed up 8.0

Hi guys,
Yesterday, I installed the official 8.0 update through Odin. Right off the bat, I noticed the settings app was completely broken. I extracted the APK off of another rom on XDA but it didn't change.
I should point out most of the sub-menus available are not clickable, it's just plain text.
Do any of you experience this or am I the only one? Thanks.

How was Odin set during installation? I mean settings, files you used.

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How was Odin set during installation? I mean settings, files you used.
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I used the files found in the official zip over on sammobile and the options in Odin were the default one, I haven't changed anything

First of all - 15 kB/s? You are patient There were better sites to download the firmware from.
Second of all, I think you've flashed home_csc (without factory reset). In situations like this doing factory reset really can help (or try flashing phone again now using csc instead of home_csc). Quite "generic" help I know buuut those things may just work for you.
If you don't want to lose data, you can wait. Maybe someone else can help

hardcore515 said:
First of all - 15 kB/s? You are patient There were better sites to download the firmware from.
Second of all, I think you've flashed home_csc (without factory reset). In situations like this doing factory reset really can help (or try flashing phone again now using csc instead of home_csc). Quite "generic" help I know buuut those things may just work for you.
If you don't want to lose data, you can wait. Maybe someone else can help
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I used another link provided by an user on the forum on the mega thread "Official stock firmware". I checked and everything was correct so I assume it is the right version of the software.
I actually didn't flash home_csc. I wasn't sure what that was so I didn't want to flash some weird stuff so I left it out.
As far as I remember, I haven't had these problems with leaked vietnamese rom or with s9+ ports. However, I had this problem with the TWRP bump we had on the forum a couple of days ago but the additional options disappeared after a couple of seconds, not sure what was going on.

Did you fixed the problem ?

Yeah you flash the non-home_csc or do a factory reset in recovery mode. It's the system settings data from previous firmware conflicting with it which can only be fixed that way.

delay before getting calls

My SM-G395F is taking around 6-7 seconds before showing incoming calls. It's doing that for a couple of year (from day one) and it's like that for every calls. My phone is pure stock, no root, nothing special and using the latest rom I got from OTA (G935FXXS3ERL4).
I search on google and some user were facing the same issue too. For them it was solved after an update (they were using an operator rom). I'm also using a rom from my operator (which was installed when I bought the phone).
Is is the same for you ? Do think that it is normal ? Any idea if it can be solved or where I could find a solution for that ?
PS: sorry for my poor english, I'm not that good to learn it

Did you try doing a full reset? Not just from the settings menu but from recovery..

I did not tried that. If it can solve the problem I will try. In case of it does not solve the issue, do you think I could try to reflash the same rom with Odin?, this rom is a multi CSC, if I flash the same rom with the CSC file (not home CSC) will it change my csc after the next factory reset from recovery? Thank you for your help

If you do the factory reset, your CSC should remain the one that you had last flashed. As flashing replaces the module in the system.

Tried a factory reset and it does not change anything. Do you have the same problem on your s7 edge? I suppose that the problem comes from the csc as the factory reset did not change anything. What do you think? I also reflashed the latest version of my rom and no luck with that too.