I have download the new firmware for South Africa (Vodafone) yesterday, I did all that it showed I must do.
Every thing is working now, but now the size is only 16GB and not 64GB, how do I fixed this.
I downloaded it from SamMobile:crying:
You must put all the files including csc (not home csc)
crayonyes said:
You must put all the files including csc (not home csc)
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Thank you, it worked
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Originally flashed JVH from samfirmware.
Flashed the Ficeto_JVH base and then Darkys as normal
Can't reset the csc within Darky by using the normal methods and also tried the same when on Ficeto_JVH before flashing Darkys, but as with Darkys, you only get the current csc (xee). My normal sales/area code is cpw(o2 uk)
I can't send or recieve mms and I have manually changed the apn settings. Internet works fine.
Had the same issue whilst on Simply Honey but that gives you a multi region csc so you can easily change it. My mms's then worked fine but I do like Darkys so I'd like the try and sort the current issue if someone wouldnt mind advising me
Thanks!
No one know?
How about flashing a jvo csc over darkys using odin? Bare with me here lol
For the benefit of anyone else ever wondering the same thing...
Flashed it anyway.
JVO oxa csc only through odin.
Phone booted up. Opened csc selection in sgstools. Gave me the full choice.
Installed cpw csc. Rebooted. Works perfectly and I can now send and receive mms messages.
Hsppy days.
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If you have a exiting CSC folder, copy it with root explorer to system/csc
If the csc not exist, try to modify all CSC files in the folder with a hex editor.
And replace your product /CSC Code e.g. you wish DBT and you have the XEE folder.
I hope you understand me and it works.
happy luck.
The problem got fixed a year ago.
The problem was the hardware and not the software
I've replaced the corrupt phone.
how you changed csc as u explained? usually flashing a diferent firmware with another csc will completly wipe the phone a d restore efs info, be sure ur flashing a different csc not included in the original csc pack (oxm and btu r the same csc for example).
galarond said:
how you changed csc as u explained? usually flashing a diferent firmware with another csc will completly wipe the phone a d restore efs info, be sure ur flashing a different csc not included in the original csc pack (oxm and btu r the same csc for example).
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Ive flashed my csc to israel celcom(CEL) with RICE Tweaks from my rom and then back to unbranded israel(ILO) with csc selection, didnt helped.
When the problem started to appear it crashed for a couple of minute(no signal) and then came back, now it doesnt works at all
ExtendLord said:
Ive flashed my csc to israel celcom(CEL) with RICE Tweaks from my rom and then back to unbranded israel(ILO) with csc selection, didnt helped.
When the problem started to appear it crashed for a couple of minute(no signal) and then came back, now it doesnt works at all
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maybe thats the problem, ILO and CEL r both the same CSC (OXM), if you dont flash other CSC it will not completly wipe the efs carpet, try downloading BVO from sammobile and flash it.
before flashing twrp or anyyhing first try your signal with completly stock BVO.
is wifi working ok?
had problems with my first s8 regarding gsm/wifi signal, got it exchanged to get it to work(it was stock untouched)
sefmars said:
is wifi working ok?
had problems with my first s8 regarding gsm/wifi signal, got it exchanged to get it to work(it was stock untouched)
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Yes the only thing that doesnt work is celullar/signal
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maybe thats the problem, ILO and CEL r both the same CSC (OXM), if you dont flash other CSC it will not completly wipe the efs carpet, try downloading BVO from sammobile and flash it.
before flashing twrp or anyyhing first try your signal with completly stock BVO.
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I will try this out, even though i did deleted the efs folder using odin(Checkbox EFS Clear) and even nand erase all.
Pretty sure it wont work cuz i live in israel, but i will try anyway.
galarond said:
maybe thats the problem, ILO and CEL r both the same CSC (OXM), if you dont flash other CSC it will not completly wipe the efs carpet, try downloading BVO from sammobile and flash it.
before flashing twrp or anyyhing first try your signal with completly stock BVO.
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It does'nt works unfortunlly, installed a stock version of BVO, still no signal, everything else is working.
Hello?, can anyone help me?
ExtendLord said:
Hello?, can anyone help me?
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after a full clean flash of the official firmware go to factory reset from the phone settings, if that doesnt work im out of ideas, but after a clean flash, do all the process without the sim card and put it after the factory reset
galarond said:
after a full clean flash of the official firmware go to factory reset from the phone settings, if that doesnt work im out of ideas, but after a clean flash, do all the process without the sim card and put it after the factory reset
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After a minute without doing anything suddenly, my signal is back but it crashes every time i use it like to answer a call, i guess my antenna is defect, i will return my phone for a replacement.
Hi, have you been able to solve the problem? It happens exactly the same
Yes i have a similar problem, apps crash, phone lags all the time. I use 2 bluetooth devices connected all the time, location is always open, nfc is disabled, i use nova launcher prime. Phone is not rooted. Call drops when there is no reason. Cellular signals complete goes away even though it was at full service a moment ago, then after 10-15 seconds, it comes back again. This phone is making me really sick. I was using galaxy s5 before this and it had a better performance than this one. I have galaxy s8 g950f by the way.
Somewhere over the years I apparently lost the carrier directory in /efs, as well as the CSC data - is there any way of getting this back? I'm hoping it's at least possible by flashing back to stock but only as a last resort - I've tried a bunch of different things without success so far.
The phone started as a Rogers N900W8 and was immediately unlocked and rooted. Sometime soon thereafter a Bell 4.3 firmware was flashed (via Heimdall). I then switched from Rogers to Wind (now Freedom) - I believe this is where the hidden menu disappeared if I remember correctly - and the phone functioned just fine through all of this.
I then moved from that Bell BMC 4.3 to the Wind GLW PG1 5.0 firmware (grabbed from sammobile and flashed via Odin) thinking that the presence of the Wind SIM would trigger the firmware to switch from BMC to GLW but it doesn't seem to have worked out like that. I'm now running the LineageOS nightlies and the phone works just fine except for a lack of LTE which is what I'd like to sort out with the secret codes. Also, since switching to Wind I believe my mobile network has always been displayed as HOME.
Samsung Phone Info doesn't list any CSCs except BMC under original. In the firmware tab, it's not listing PDA or CSC version. There is no carrier directory in /efs nor are there any CSC files in the file system. Entering almost any secret code fails "Connection problem or invalid MMI code" - *#06# will display IMEI but all others I've tried don't work.
UPDATE #1:
Have been able to get the Canadian CSCs onto the device and recognizable as being present by Phone Info.
Ripped out cache.img.ext4 from the PG1 firmware and used Cache Ripper (found on XDA somewhere) via Wine on linux to create a TWRP flashable zip. Had to mount system in TWRP before flashing.
Changing CSC with Phone Info apparently does a Factory Reset and not quite ready to do that yet as more research seems to point to reverting to stock for the hidden menu.
UPDATE #2:
Flashed stock PG1 via Odin. Went into a bootloop after building Dalvik on first boot and had to reboot into the stock recovery and wipe data and system, then it booted fine. The back button stopped working (LOL Samsung) and I had to flash a random 5.0 custom kernel (idlekernel) to get it back. Flashed TWRP and SuperSU.
There is now an empty carrier directory in root but there still isn't one in /efs. Lots of information on XDA pointing to this being a prerequisite for the secret codes - turns out it's all bunk.
Secret codes work. Had some difficulties with Phone Info not letting me into the root menus to change CSC - was spitting out output from some failed scripts - and when I was just about to give up it started working. Changed CSC to GLW which prompted another factory reset, and now it shows GLW / BMC as the active CSCs. APNs were Bell's originally, which is not what I wanted, but after following the *#272*IMEI directions from this thread and another factory reset they are now Wind's. No LTE yet. Would like to get rid of the BMC CSCs altogether since this was never a Bell device.
Some more stuff changed in Phone Info: Product Name is now hltevl, Firmware's CSC Code is now BMC and CSC Country is Canada/CA. PDA and CSC version has also been populated. CSC Changer still defaults to having BMC selected and I'm still getting the Bell bloatware.
UPDATE #3:
Active CSC reverted to BMC after a couple reboots...they're all BMC now.
Attaching (the initial) Samsung Phone Info screenshots (don't see how to edit them into OP via mobile app) .
I recommend to flash a stock firmware instead of this custom rom.
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I recommend to flash a stock firmware instead of this custom rom.
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Thanks for stopping by.
I flashed the stock PG1 firmware for the GLW CSC. But the device still thinks it's BMC - this probably has something to do with all the Canadian devices sharing identical hardware and firmware.
Then I used your tool to change the CSC to GLW. All of the CSCs remained BMC except for Active CSC which was BMC/GLW. After a couple reboots even that was gone and Active CSC reverted to BMC.
Do I maybe need the stock recovery for the CSC changes to stick ? I flashed TWRP 3.1.1 for root.
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Thanks for stopping by.
I flashed the stock PG1 firmware for the GLW CSC. But the device still thinks it's BMC - this probably has something to do with all the Canadian devices sharing identical hardware and firmware.
Then I used your tool to change the CSC to GLW. All of the CSCs remained BMC except for Active CSC which was BMC/GLW. After a couple reboots even that was gone and Active CSC reverted to BMC.
Do I maybe need the stock recovery for the CSC changes to stick ? I flashed TWRP 3.1.1 for root.
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So your problem is to get LTE back, or get rid of BMC?
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So your problem is to get LTE back, or get rid of BMC?
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I'd like to do both if possible but I'm not going to sweat over the CSC if it's purely cosmetic - mainly concerned about the LTE.
I wouldn't be surprised if they are linked however since the carriers here operate LTE on different bands to the best of my knowledge.
So firstly try to install the stock BMC firmware to see if the LTE works?
Long story short, LTE isn't yet available in this location on this carrier on a Note3-supported band yet.
So that's that.
I got a Sprint S10+ that I got sim unlocked and using it on T-Mobile. With the Note 9 and some of the older ones, it would change the carrier branding automatically based on the SIM. I use my T-Mobile SIM on this one and the CSC is still SPR/SPR/XAA. How do I get that changed?
In Phone Info app, the active CSC is still SPR though it has a huge list of available CSCs. I tried flashing the latest ASD9 with the CSC instead of HOME_CSC file. Any pointers? I must be missing something...
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I got a Sprint S10+ that I got sim unlocked and using it on T-Mobile. With the Note 9 and some of the older ones, it would change the carrier branding automatically based on the SIM. I use my T-Mobile SIM on this one and the CSC is still SPR/SPR/XAA. How do I get that changed?
In Phone Info app, the active CSC is still SPR though it has a huge list of available CSCs. I tried flashing the latest ASD9 with the CSC instead of HOME_CSC file. Any pointers? I must be missing something...
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Good news! i was able to change CSC on my S10+. Was SPR and any G975U firmware I tried, the SPR stuck.
Here's what I did:
- set up phone with the firmware as is.
- reboot in ODIN mode and flash latest U1 firmware - this will not wipe the user data. I used Frija and got latest G975U1UES1ASDB build.
- reboot phone and let it "optimize" apps
- install SIM card and let it ask to reboot to activate SIM services
- phone restarts and reconfigures. New CSC is now TMB
- flash the latest TMB build of your choice. CSC sticks to TMB. I used the HOME_CSC in this step to keep all data intact. Mine complained about some resizing data issue and I just told it to reboot. Got the nice T-Mobile jingle and loading screen at next start up.
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Good news! i was able to change CSC on my S10+. Was SPR and any G975U firmware I tried, the SPR stuck.
Here's what I did:
- set up phone with the firmware as is.
- reboot in ODIN mode and flash latest U1 firmware - this will not wipe the user data. I used Frija and got latest G975U1UES1ASDB build.
- reboot phone and let it "optimize" apps
- install SIM card and let it ask to reboot to activate SIM services
- phone restarts and reconfigures. New CSC is now TMB
- flash the latest TMB build of your choice. CSC sticks to TMB. I used the HOME_CSC in this step to keep all data intact. Mine complained about some resizing data issue and I just told it to reboot. Got the nice T-Mobile jingle and loading screen at next start up.
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Ok...is the csc TMB/TMB/TMB or is it TMB/TMB/SPR
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Ok...is the csc TMB/TMB/TMB or is it TMB/TMB/SPR
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Went from SPR/SPR/XAA to TMB/TMB/XAA
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Ok...is the csc TMB/TMB/TMB or is it TMB/TMB/SPR
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most likely last letters will remain SPR.. you need more trickery to change the last bits typically requiring root and modifying some non volatile partitions.
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most likely last letters will remain SPR.. you need more trickery to change the last bits typically requiring root and modifying some non volatile partitions.
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Yes. Lol. He sid he was Sprint. But he's obviously got an unlocked U1 model if he has XAA at the end. I thought he was saying he went from Spr/Spr/Spr to all TMB ( the little trickery you were speaking of) lol.
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Yes. Lol. He sid he was Sprint. But he's obviously got an unlocked U1 model if he has XAA at the end. I thought he was saying he went from Spr/Spr/Spr to all TMB ( the little trickery you were speaking of) lol.
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Yea lol. I once deleted param partition i think it was on my s8+ and the last 3 letters were removed lol..
looked like this VZW/VZW/no id lol
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Yea lol. I once deleted param partition i think it was on my s8+ and the last 3 letters were removed lol..
looked like this VZW/VZW/no id lol
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Lol. Wow, thatd be kinda freaky.
I have been unable to change the CSC on my G975F, which is currently showing as XFV/XFV/XFV (South Africa, Vodacom).
Background: until yesterday, my phone (XFV network) was working perfectly with an MTN South Africa network Sim Card. Then it suddenly started showing "Phone not allowed for voice". MTN Sim Card works in another phone, and the S10 works with a Vodacom simcard. Seems the network did an update to block other carrier's Sim Cards.
Since then, I have tried flashing the OXM firmware, and *#1234# shows that the OXM CSC is loaded, but the phone software still shows the CSC as XFV/XFV/XFV. The *#272*IMEI number# command does nothing.
I also tried installing Magisk, but the Odin flash hangs right at the end, and so cant get it onto the phone.
So my questions:
1) Is there a way to change the CSC without a rooted firmware?
2) If I use a rooted firmware, how do I then change the CSC?
3) Any advice on how to fix the issue Magisk, or get another rooted firmware?
Try using SamKEY, it costs a little bit. but worth it.
I'm having the same problem with an xfa version of the phone and it's showing the same "Phone not allowed on voice" error message when I put my vodacom sim card in it. I'm going the xfv route as it's the only way it will work with a vodacom number, it's confirmed the S.A carriers are now locking their devices to the 1 network using software (xfe/xfa) doesnt work with vodacom, xfv, xfa doesn't work with vodacom or it just may be vodacom only. This is the only place i could find something related to this issue, if anyone can assist it'll be great for us South Africans