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[Q] Keeping Your CSC the same

I would like to know if it's possible to modify the CSC in the img file before loading with Odin, for the purpose to being able to use a ROM of a different region, while maintaining the same CSC. (and without WIPE)
So I want to change the German CSC in the German 4.1.2 GT-8000 ROM to Canadian CSC before loading with Odin, that way the CSC and PDA match for future OTA purposes.
The method is as described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1913034
Is this possible?
I opened cache.ext4 in DiskInternals, and extracted the sec_csc.zip and found the CSC folders.
However, none of them was Canadian.
Would it be possible to copy my existing CSC folder from my 4.0.4 Note 10.1 and replace and repackage the German 4.1.2 ROM with the Canadian CSC?

From what I know it is not possible
But you can do the other way around change the CSC code of you device to the german code by download the app from play store but when you do that it will do a complete data wipe

You can change CSC folders inside a custom rom and then flash .
Or via Root Explorer or Android Commander change the CSC files on the phone itself .
Or you could flash a CSC on its own via Odin if you can find one or make one .
jje

Other than not being able to use ota updates whats wrong with having a miss matched csc? I flashed the UK 4.1.1 on my Canadian 8010 leaving the CSC alone and I have no problems. After that I rooted with Chainfire's Exynos Abuse app so I don't much care about OTA I will just use Odin. If the Canadian 4.1 EVER comes out maybe I will flash it but I don't see much point.

Don't you need the same csc for your region when you are sending the tablet for warranty purposes?
Sent from my GT-N8010 using xda app-developers app

There are reports that say it is impossible to revert back to the same CSC even after flashing a ROM that native to your region after flashing the German Rom.
mikemod said:
After doing this I have now flashed the UK JB release hoping to match the CSC again but the CSC in KIES is now BGL
It looks like you cant go back to your own region after flashing the German JB on a UK device..
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Once you go German, you never go back.

redragonx6 said:
Don't you need the same csc for your region when you are sending the tablet for warranty purposes?
Sent from my GT-N8010 using xda app-developers app
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Warranty requires full firmware and CSC to match the phone plus system status not modified and custom rom counter at zero .
Personally CSC is deleted as soon as i have a copy of the original firmware .
Also Kies and OTA stuff and bloatware .
jje

kind of hesitant to flash the german rom since I cant find the rom for my canadian tablet

JJEgan said:
Warranty requires full firmware and CSC to match the phone plus system status not modified and custom rom counter at zero .
Personally CSC is deleted as soon as i have a copy of the original firmware .
Also Kies and OTA stuff and bloatware .
jje
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Are you saying, with the original firmware, you can recover the CSC and return the modified status to normal and the counter to 0?
Even after flashing ROMS from different regions such as the German ROM?

klau1 said:
There are reports that say it is impossible to revert back to the same CSC even after flashing a ROM that native to your region after flashing the German Rom.
Once you go German, you never go back.
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That isn't correct I have installed N-8010 4.1.1 German ROM then N-8000 4.1.2 German ROM, run CSC Select, changed back to N-8010 4.1.1 German ROM, now flashed N-8010 4.1.1 UK and I am back to the correct UK CSC and 'Official'. I have since rooted and set binary counter back to zero. No issues :laugh:

BlackDog24 said:
That isn't correct I have installed N-8010 4.1.1 German ROM then N-8000 4.1.2 German ROM, run CSC Select, changed back to N-8010 4.1.1 German ROM, now flashed N-8010 4.1.1 UK and I am back to the correct UK CSC and 'Official'. I have since rooted and set binary counter back to zero. No issues :laugh:
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Hope more ppl confirm this great result

We have another person whose CSC stayed the same.
This is good news. Tho we don't know why it changed permanently for others.
thedegg said:
my n8010 uk, i update first german 8010 rom 4.1.1 single method, not double method with ics first. everything run fine and kies not let me update as said modified but csc still says btu
just put uk n8010 4.1.1 over the top via odin , everthing fine kies says i have latest version now. all good back to normal btu still.
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I used the German two step method and then overwrote that with the single German JB Rom.
I did get my CSC back to BTU by going back to ICS, factory reset and then KIES updated to JB OTA.
My flash counter still remains at 0 and has never incremented so still never needed to root it.

Ok When you update to JB 4.1.2 it will always say that your device is uptodate on the first boot, to check whether OTA is working or not go to update in settings and manually search for an update if it says no update found it means it is detecting you device if it goes into a loop of searching means it not.
No matter how many times you install a rom or which region rom you install or which version rom you install if it is a stock rom your flash counter will never increase.
It will only increase if you install a custom rom or custom recovery

Some people with the 8013 have seen their flash count increase after installing the official German JB ROM
jeggen said:
So I installed JB the first way and had mentioned here having problems with AllShare Cast Dongle. So I checked my flash count and it showed Custom and a flash count of 2. Per these instructions I installed the complete JB PDA and instead of getting a flash count to 0 now I have a flash count of 4. Here is exactly what my tablet says when I'm in download mode.
Code:
PRODUCT NAME: GT-N8013
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (4 Counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
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yes it could be because the JB rom is for a different model and hence the system treats it as custom rom, just download triangleaway and reset the counter

[SM-N9005] Stock Firmware and Recovery

So i want my Phone back to Stock Firmware and Recovery for Nordic Phones (Norway). Does anyone have that? Cause i dont want Root/Custom Rom and Recovery anymore. Please send me a link to the Stock PDA with the stock Recovery. Important seriously EVERYTHING is reset to its Stock as it came when it is fresh. Thank you

yanniclord said:
So i want my Phone back to Stock Firmware and Recovery for Nordic Phones (Norway). Does anyone have that? Cause i dont want Root/Custom Rom and Recovery anymore. Please send me a link to the Stock PDA with the stock Recovery. Important seriously EVERYTHING is reset to its Stock as it came when it is fresh. Thank you
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go to www.sammobile.com and download your stock firmwear flash with odin and all back to stock

jaythenut said:
go to www.sammobile.com and download your stock firmwear flash with odin and all back to stock
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Thank you, that is it. Helped me there. Thanks to you

Are there also flashable stock rooted roms ????
Thx

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SJGB said:
Are there also flashable stock rooted roms ????
Thx
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Yes there is, here i found that one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2452308

A few questions about getting back to stock
My device is curretly like this:
N9005
Knox 0x1
TWRP recovery
Stock Kernel
Stock ROM 4.4.2
I would like to return completly to stock. I know I won't be able to be Knox 0x0 again but I want the stock recovery, kernel and ROM.
My question is: can I simply restore the firmware in Kies to get back to stock (including the recovery)?

coelhooliveirar said:
My device is curretly like this:
N9005
Knox 0x1
TWRP recovery
Stock Kernel
Stock ROM 4.4.2
I would like to return completly to stock. I know I won't be able to be Knox 0x0 again but I want the stock recovery, kernel and ROM.
My question is: can I simply restore the firmware in Kies to get back to stock (including the recovery)?
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You can try, but I doubt that Kies won't let you back to stock since your recovery has been modified.
The easier way is using Odin. Download full stock firmware for your device, and flash it via Odin. No data will be lost.
You can use Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app > Menu > 'Firmware Browser' to find and download the correct stock firmware for your device.

i am unable to get the official firmware for my note 3 SM-N9005 whose Baseband version is N9005XXUGBOJI and Build number is LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOK6 so please help me find the official firmware and its stock firmware

Baseband is modem not firmware .
Go to sammobile or samsung-updates and find your model .
Select your country and network .

Macah said:
i am unable to get the official firmware for my note 3 SM-N9005 whose Baseband version is N9005XXUGBOJI and Build number is LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOK6 so please help me find the official firmware and its stock firmware
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go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/ and select the country of the mobile and if u dont know it then download a app called Phone INFO *Samsung* from the playstore and go to the CSC code tab on that app and look for the original CSC code field (it should be a 3 letters or something) and find that code in the link above in the country selection field and download

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Stock firmware

Since i got the s4 i played alot with the custom roms and stock roms. i want to know which fimware country came with the device. i don't want to install any firmware from sammobile. can anyone tell me how to know that ?

Is this phone unlocked? If so, you can install any stock ROM you want that matches the device model number. The CSC in this case does not matter and in fact the CSC may change to something other than the country you're downloading for. As an example, I downloaded firmware with a CSC of BTU, installed it on my phone, watched as three Swiss apps were installed on the phone (all easy to remove) and discovered that the CSC changed to AUT.
Other than sammobile, the only alternative that I know of is samsung-updates.com. But tell me, what is the problem with sammobile.com?

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Is this phone unlocked? If so, you can install any stock ROM you want that matches the device model number. The CSC in this case does not matter and in fact the CSC may change to something other than the country you're downloading for. As an example, I downloaded firmware with a CSC of BTU, installed it on my phone, watched as three Swiss apps were installed on the phone (all easy to remove) and discovered that the CSC changed to AUT.
Other than sammobile, the only alternative that I know of is samsung-updates.com. But tell me, what is the problem with sammobile.com?
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Iam talking about that i don't want any CSC i want the one that came with the phone(Unlocked) but you already said that it doesn't matter

AbdoAdel said:
Iam talking about that i don't want any CSC i want the one that came with the phone(Unlocked) but you already said that it doesn't matter
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You can install this app for know what CSC do you own: HERE

note 3 n9005 signal problem???????please help urgently

i have major problem that after installing phronesis rom 6.0.1 in boot animaion it gets struck and get heated then i immediately change to norma rom 5.1.1 v29 rom after that my carrier signal goes to noservice or emergency calls only in home also when i call or use ussd codes it says not registered on network but when i go outside it works good...can someone please help me i am very worried about my phone
note: i change it to another carrier sim but problem still remains....

Does the phone show the correct imei when you dial *#06#? Have you tried flashing a stock rom?

Yes it shows the imei number but i havent try stock rom
Please guide me how to install exact stock rom for my n9005dx and which version? first when i bought this phone it has n9005dx... something like that version installed as kitkat 4.4.2 i think i dont remember now so please guide me

Download the stock firmware for the phone from sammobile.com, unzip it, and flash it using Odin.
You flash a stock rom the same way you flash twrp with Odin.

audit13 said:
Download the stock firmware for the phone from sammobile.com, unzip it, and flash it using Odin.
You flash a stock rom the same way you flash twrp with Odin.
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thanks for replying but how about kernel?????where can i find stock kernel to install or is it inside stock firmware???previously when i flash 5.0.1 lollipop stock rom which i downloaded from sammobile.com,wifi doesnt on or it gets blurry when i click on it..........

The kernel is inside the rom from sammobile.com.
Does the imei in the phone match the imei on the label below the battery?

Go settings/privacy&policy, untik diagostic data and reboot.....

dimitrisioak said:
Go settings/privacy&policy, untik diagostic data and reboot.....
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I tried it but nothing happened

audit13 said:
The kernel is inside the rom from sammobile.com.
Does the imei in the phone match the imei on the label below the battery?
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Yes imei is same

Did you flash a stock Rom and perform a factory reset from stick recovery?

audit13 said:
Did you flash a stock Rom and perform a factory reset from stick recovery?
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No i wll do tonight i got kitkat 4.2.2 with n9005dxugune4 this firmware was installed when i bought the phone and i updated the bootloader and modem,if i install this firmware can i also change bootloader and modem to its stock one????

Flashing a stock rom from sammobile.com will update bootloader and modem.

From what carrier you have phone ?

nervous1301 said:
From what carrier you have phone ?
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I have telenor carrier from pakistan

give me your model number (remove battery and it will be writed)

nervous1301 said:
give me your model number (remove battery and it will be writed)
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i has SM-N9005 at the back of the phone

ok now i install KITKAT 4.4.2 stock rom and now there is no service and in ABOUT DEVICE option BASEBAND VERSION shows UNKNOWN........also when i go to mobile networks in settings is displays INSERT SIM,,,WHAT SHOULD I DO IT NOW I AM REALLY WORRIED

you will never have an signal because n9005 is not avaliable in your country... sorry... or your sim port is ****ed up

now i have nothing in imei and also serial number baseband version ..........it only shows UNKNOWN.....WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW??????

do you have back-up /efs partition ?

Finding out your csc or product code for factory restore

I have the galaxy s7 edge 935f and I want to restore to the actual stock rom for the phone..
I flashed the stock android n rom yesterday to try out
unfortunately I didn't back up the stock rom
now I'm trying to go back to stock but I'm not sure what my csc or product code is
I used the galaxy info app from the play store but it doesn't tell me my original only the one from the rom.
is there any way to find out using serial number or imei??

Maybe this will help you. Take a look at post #2 on this site:
https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29918