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[Q] Cannot upgrate GN3 N9005 via ODIN 3.07

Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks

newapostlenew said:
Hi All,
I have a Galaxy note 3 - N9005 LTE 32 GB.
It had JB installed however i wanted to instal KK on it so i downloaded the Germany KItkat fimrware NB4 and after flashing Odin says Fail!
I cheked Autoreboot & Reset Time.
Appreciate all the help you can give to solve this issue.
Also - if the answer will contain refrences to other firmwares include links coz i have been searching for POLAND firmware however icannot find where to download it.
Thanks
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What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thank you for your reply.
I am in the middle east (Saudi) - but my phone is carrier unlocked.
Polish firmware works? i mean you didnt get the error with that.
Thanks
MQ

mikkelrev69 said:
What country code are you on now? This German (DBT) suppose to be for unbranded phones, but people have problems flashing this. Keeps getting fail in Odin. I'm having this too and I'm standing back for the moment awaiting solution.
You can flash the Polish (XEO) NB3 and the file can be downloaded from sammobile.com/firmwares
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.

newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Much Appreciate your help.
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Thank you

Couple of questions
1- The poland firmware works for sure? or does that render odin to fail as well?
2 - Can i install 4.3 firmware stock? if yes can you pls share a link.
Appreciate your help.

newapostlenew said:
Can you furnish a more specific link? This link is linking to S4 and i am having a hard time finding the correct frimware.
Appreciate your help.
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The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

mikkelrev69 said:
The sammobile.com/firmwares are for all Samsung phones. Fill in N9005 in the fw search box to search firmwares.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks

newapostlenew said:
Thanks i was able to locate the firmware in question right here on XDA as SAMMOBILE i encounter download issues/dead pages. Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647861&page=2 (for anybody else visiting this page.
Also - can i revert back to 4.3 and flash that?
Thanks
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There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2

radicalisto said:
There is no returning to 4.3 once you have upgraded your bootloader to 4.4.2
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Thanks. I am currently dldlng. Hopefully this works.

You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine

radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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You mentioned nogo to 4.3 due to bootloader however i dindt check the bootloader option in odin (see screenshot). Should i tick that as well next time?

Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.

radicalisto said:
Well there is some debate as to if you should check the bootloader or not.
With the leaked Polish firmware it came in seperate files. You needed to check to upgrade the Bootloader.
With the XEO single .zip firmware you don't need to check it as it upgrades automatically - plenty agree with this. -- There is a few people who say that by not checking it, it hasn't upgraded for them and some just recommend you check it for good luck sake.
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Thanks Radicalisto.
Lets see how it goes. Fingers crossed.

Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks

radicalisto said:
You'll be OK with the Polish firmware it works fine
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Does this rom suffer from any battery drain issues? or in general any issues? this isnt beta so i suppose none should exist.

No drain issues no, pretty decent build tbh.

belerephont said:
Normally after the odin flash, all apps/data etc are there? If not what is the best/tried method of backup without root?
Thanks
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You mean the NEO one which radicalisto mentioned? if the former than ill update once i try this as i am re downloading it again. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.

newapostlenew said:
. People should seriously use drop box instead of Mega.
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MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds

radicalisto said:
MEGA is country based per account. So if I upload to my MEGA it comes from a UK Server which is slow to Asia/America etc, trick is to set up your own MEGA account, and then import it from the download MEGA link and it'll switch to a server in your country and you'll get faster download speeds
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shucks! i am downloading - i have a 50Mbps fiber line however for the reason you mentioned i am downloading from a non account. Next time ill use my account. Thanks for that again.

6.0.1 firmware for Odin is here, build G920FXXU3DPB8

For those looking to flash official 6.0.1 via Odin, the firmware is now available.
Build is G920FXXU3DPB8_G920FVFG3DPB8_VOD (apprantly, for Vodafone UK)
Download Link
Source

But it's vodafone variant?

orcunilbeyli said:
But it's vodafone variant?
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Yes, VOD CSC.
But it looks like it was also released for XEF (at least via OTA).

orcunilbeyli said:
But it's vodafone variant?
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mihaixp said:
Yes, VOD CSC.
But it looks like it was also released for XEF (at least via OTA).
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Does that mean only Vodaphone users can flash it? What happens if we flash it on a unlocked phone?

Will it give me the bloat of vodaphone?
And will it lock my bootlaoder?
And how do i update if i have root and twrp?

corb06 said:
Does that mean only Vodaphone users can flash it? What happens if we flash it on a unlocked phone?
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flash the XEF french version and press the update button and you will receive the MM update

is there any mega link for 5.5.1 XEF firmware?

orcunilbeyli said:
is there any mega link for 5.5.1 XEF firmware?
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Say what? 6.0.1 isn't up for XEF AFAIK. Is it 5.1.1 you want to flash?

Has anyone installed a custom recovery ?The TWRP from MM beta doesn't cooperate :/

thanostsimo said:
Say what? 6.0.1 isn't up for XEF AFAIK. Is it 5.1.1 you want to flash?
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I was just going to install XEF firmware then do ota update...

orcunilbeyli said:
I was just going to install XEF firmware then do ota update...
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920F/XEF/

thanostsimo said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920F/XEF/
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Yeah but, as you know, it downloads as snail. Maybe somebody has mega link.

What's the problem in installing the VDO version? Just the bloatware?

Kimerus said:
What's the problem in installing the VDO version? Just the bloatware?
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Bloatware + possibility of locking bootloader.

orcunilbeyli said:
Yeah but, as you know, it downloads as snail. Maybe somebody has mega link.
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I don't have any kind of problems with speed, maybe it's your isp

thanostsimo said:
I don't have any kind of problems with speed, maybe it's your isp
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without premium you have snail speed buddy

thanostsimo said:
I don't have any kind of problems with speed, maybe it's your isp
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Ye please mega or Google drive link. There is a speed with 20Kb/s and with Google 1,6MB/s

It's giving fail when I am trying to flash the XEF firm. Do I need pit file for it?

just installed it and DAMN its fast! and not a hickup! this completly changed the phone for me. MM update I love you
Edit* the XEF FW

here is google drive link for XEF 5.1.1 if anybody need it to update via OTA, ( i upload it myself )
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0vXdVRv0viFRTRXVGdwcXIySXM/view?usp=sharing
EDIT: sorry this is the share link

Android Nougat for G935FD (Australia)

Hi there, just wondering does any Australian users who own G935FD flashed the Nougat beta firmware? Does it perfectly work with any carriers? And will I still receive OTA afterwards? Cuz I really want to try the new rom but couldn't find any official stock as backup. Many thanks

henrypoon said:
Hi there, just wondering does any Australian users who own G935FD flashed the Nougat beta firmware? Does it perfectly work with any carriers? And will I still receive OTA afterwards? Cuz I really want to try the new rom but couldn't find any official stock as backup. Many thanks
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1) Yes
2) Yes
3) No
4) Official firmwares - flash via Odin. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
I'm on Nougat Beta 1 flashed via odin. Definitely recommend.

Next time, please read the forum title before posting. As you can see this forum is for news&discussion NOT q&a.
I am an Australia user who flashed Nougat beta 1 as soon as it came out. Haven't had any real problem with it. It has minor bugs here and there but its good enough for my daily driver.

liqn7 said:
1) Yes
2) Yes
3) No
4) Official firmwares - flash via Odin. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
I'm on Nougat Beta 1 flashed via odin. Definitely recommend.
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Thanks for reply, did you flash the CSC given by the beta rom (UK)?

henrypoon said:
Thanks for reply, did you flash the CSC given by the beta rom (UK)?
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No I flashed a generic XSA CSC from the latest Marshmallow official firmware. Download and extract from the zip on Sammobile. This was an attempt to get Samsung Pay working, but it looks like they're disabled it for Nougat regardless of the CSC.

liqn7 said:
No I flashed a generic XSA CSC from the latest Marshmallow official firmware. Download and extract from the zip on Sammobile. This was an attempt to get Samsung Pay working, but it looks like they're disabled it for Nougat regardless of the CSC.
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Oh Samsung pay currently doesn't work for me since I don't have AE credit card. Which country of the latest marshmallow firmware on sammobile btw ? And for other fields in odin like AP, just fill up the files given by the beta rom, right? Thanks

Australian...
Yes.

liqn7 said:
Australian...
Yes.
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yea, just realised we can flash G935F 's rom, right?

henrypoon said:
yea, just realised we can flash G935F 's rom, right?
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yes you can flahs F rom for FD phone
F/FD for s7 edge = singel sim or dual
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

uggies said:
Next time, please read the forum title before posting. As you can see this forum is for news&discussion NOT q&a.
I am an Australia user who flashed Nougat beta 1 as soon as it came out. Haven't had any real problem with it. It has minor bugs here and there but its good enough for my daily driver.
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Thanks for remain, one thing I am still concerning that when I flash back to official stock, will I still get OTA? Since my Galaxy note4 is running on an official stock and still can receive OTA after I flashed many times of different ROMs.

[GUIDE]: Flash Oreo build G955FXXU1CRB7 - SM-G955F

New Odin was leaked! New guide is here.
New Oreo build for Samsung Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955F) is live! G955FXXU1CRB7/G955FOXM1CRAP/G955FXXU1CRAP
Download: https://mega.nz/#F!7wo3nJID!2BPhlHlXVLNOzoxF8Cwbcw (OXM multi-CSC FW)
How to install:
Download Odin
Extract Firmware ZIP, open Odin and load BL, AP, CP and CSC packages.
Put the phone into Download mode, connect it to PC and press Start.
This FW contains both, CSC and HOME_CSC packages. CSC will repartition your device and wipe all your data, HOME_CSC allows you to keep your data.
Troubleshooting:
Odin says "Fail!":
Make sure you have correct drivers installed, try using different cable or computer.
Storage shows only 16GB after the update:
Try doing factory reset or flash CSC instead of HOME_CSC to repartition the device.
This does NOT trip KNOX!
Or if you don't want to wait, I have created a bash script, which repacks the firmware for you:
GitHub: https://github.com/kernel-killer/sam-fw-tool
All you need to do is drop the script (repack.sh) to folder containing the firmware, open console and execute:
Code:
cd firmware/location && ./repack.sh
You might also need to fetch some prerequisites before running the script:
Code:
sudo apt-get install tar unzip liblz4-tool coreutils
The script is for bash on Linux but can be also run on Ubuntu on Windows 10 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Cygwin.
Source: http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/DBT/SM-G955F/version.xml

There is any changes regarding the crap version?

lima002 said:
There is any changes regarding the crap version?
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Samsung is not very open about changes. Presumably, it should fix those random reboots, some users are experiencing.

kernel.killer said:
Samsung is not very open about changes. Presumably, it should fix those random reboots, some users are experiencing.
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Ok thanks

Do we need a new Odin (capable of .lz4 extension ) for this latest build (CRB7) ?

Thank you. Will wait until you get these files decompressed and uploaded - Thanks!

Dr.No.pt said:
Do we need a new Odin (capable of .lz4 extension ) for this latest build (CRB7) ?
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Yes, Samsung uses lz4 compression in this update, too. At the moment, I am uploading firmware with decompressed images for Odin 3.12.10.

got2trythis said:
Thank you. Will wait until you get these files decompressed and uploaded - Thanks!
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Sorry it took me so long, I had something more urgent today. I am uploading the files now, however, thanks to my relatively slow internet connection, the ETA is about 8 hours.

@kernel.killer Which phone models is this download for? And which boot loader is in the update? Thanks

mopartonyg said:
@kernel.killer Which phone models is this download for? And which boot loader is in the update? Thanks
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The FW is for SM-G955F/FD
BL: G955FXXU1CRB7
AP: G955FXXU1CRB7
CP: G955FXXU1CRAP
CSC: G955FOXM1CRAP

Mega download Link for samsung galaxy s8+ and S8+ Duos OreoUpdate G955F .Build:G955FXXU1CRB7- DBT.
https://mega.nz/#!42J1QBTK!pKlTdGvZMjl8zwJDIJo_x2jsol_xURjXSG1-jtOLMAM

gaquarian said:
Mega download Link for samsung galaxy s8+ and S8+ Duos OreoUpdate G955F .Build:G955FXXU1CRB7- DBT.
https://mega.nz/#!42J1QBTK!pKlTdGvZMjl8zwJDIJo_x2jsol_xURjXSG1-jtOLMAM
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Hi, is the firmware modified to work with Odin? If so, can it be flashed using OFFICIAL Odin? And are those packages properly checksummed? Thanks.

Already on CRAP. Any chance we will be able to flash CRB7 via SD?

S8+
Yes it can be flashed with Odin and it checksummed. Original official firmware.
kernel.killer said:
Hi, is the firmware modified to work with Odin? If so, can it be flashed using OFFICIAL Odin? And are those packages properly checksummed? Thanks.
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Thanks for the upload - about to flash it now.
What country/region is this firmware based on?
Pardon my potentially silly question - could I flash an XSA CSC file to make this more of an "Australian" release (for example HOME_CSC_XSA_G955FXSA1AQFE_CL11665648_QB13965623_REV00_user_low_ship.tar)

KevinBaker said:
Thanks for the upload - about to flash it now.
What country/region is this firmware based on?
Pardon my potentially silly question - could I flash an XSA CSC file to make this more of an "Australian" release (for example HOME_CSC_XSA_G955FXSA1AQFE_CL11665648_QB13965623_REV00_user_low_ship.tar)
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The firmware contains OXM multi-CSC, it does not matter which region it was meant for (but it was DBT) because all regions included in OXM receive identical firmware.
Generally, it is not recommended to mix parts of different firmwares and because G955FXSA1AQFE was CSC for Nougat, it cannot be guaranteed, that it will work, however, if it worked with CRAP, it should work with CRB7, too.

can i use this on my phone model?
Sent from my SM-G955F using xda premium

babyyeobo14 said:
can i use this on my phone model?
Sent from my SM-G955F using xda premium
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Sure, There is no difference in firmwares for F and FD variants.

kernel.killer said:
Sure, There is no difference in firmwares for F and FD variants.
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i can still get update via OTA?
Sent from my SM-G955F using xda premium

Oreo vs Odin
kernel.killer said:
Yes, Samsung uses lz4 compression in this update, too. At the moment, I am uploading firmware with decompressed images for Odin 3.12.10.
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The new official Oreo firmware published by samsung "CRB7" still doesn't works with his own official Odin software 3.12

Help me identify the correct FW to flash/update to Pie 9.0

I have an Sprint Samsung S8. I want to update to Android Pie 9. Its currently on Android 8.0.0 - R16NW.G950USQU5CSA4. And I want to flash with Odin to any compatible Android Pie FW. I am personally not looking to unlock or anything. The confusing part is that when I research the FW version (G950USQU5CSA4) it comes as a Verizon FW. So I am not sure if is safe to flash any of the Pie FW available on sammobile for Sprint.
It is safe to flash for example to one like G950USQU5DSD3 that appears in Sammobile and is for Sprint?

BobAt1080p said:
I have an Sprint Samsung S8. I want to update to Android Pie 9. Its currently on Android 8.0.0 - R16NW.G950USQU5CSA4. And I want to flash with Odin to any compatible Android Pie FW. I am personally not looking to unlock or anything. The confusing part is that when I research the FW version (G950USQU5CSA4) it comes as a Verizon FW. So I am not sure if is safe to flash any of the Pie FW available on sammobile for Sprint.
It is safe to flash for example to one like G950USQU5DSD3 that appears in Sammobile and is for Sprint?
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Ur fw is sm-g950u

kpwnApps said:
Ur fw is sm-g950u
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Gotcha, so should I install/flash with Odin any SM-g950u fw for Sprint available on Sammobile?

BobAt1080p said:
Gotcha, so should I install/flash with Odin any SM-g950u fw for Sprint available on Sammobile?
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Yes

kpwnApps said:
Yes
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Awesome, thank you!

For any newbie like me who ever had a look at this thread. This definitely work as said by @kpwnApps, I downloaded SM-G950U, build G950USQU5DSD3 (3.92GB) from Sammobile and flashed with Odin. Flashed AP, BL, CP, CSC (not CSC_HOME) on its respective place on Odin. 5m 32s later it was updated with no trouble.

BobAt1080p said:
For any newbie like me who ever had a look at this thread. This definitely work as said by @kpwnApps, I downloaded SM-G950U, build G950USQU5DSD3 (3.92GB) from Sammobile and flashed with Odin. Flashed AP, BL, CP, CSC (not CSC_HOME) on its respective place on Odin. 5m 32s later it was updated with no trouble.
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Thanks

kpwnApps said:
Thanks
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Last question, I am personally not interested. Just curious. As long as is the same android version, would it be possible to downgrade too by flashing with Odin and earlier version? or would something like that cause a brick?

BobAt1080p said:
Last question, I am personally not interested. Just curious. As long as is the same android version, would it be possible to downgrade too by flashing with Odin and earlier version? or would something like that cause a brick?
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It depends on bootloader version but it doesnt brick anything