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[Q] I want to flash my G909W8 into G900T to try out lollipop, but...

I recently have been trying to flash G900W8 device into G900T, but my odin 3.10 keeps showing FAIL just after I pressing the START button. It says re–partition operation fail on odin, and my phone says secure check fail: pit. I am pretty sure that I downloaded the frameware from SAMMOBILE, so does that mean the pit should not be a wrong one?
And I am wondering if T is not gonna work on W8 at all? Or if I did anything wrong, how can I make it right?
Please someone help me, I ve been confused for days.
Thank you!

Please someone help me !

Why would you flash firmware of a different model?
You my as well use HTC M9 firmware...
You should only flash firmware for your exact model number unless someone had specifically written a guide that works. You are lucky you could get an expensive paperweight out of that.

jOdin or other flashing options?

jOdin3
hey all,
this is the first non-nexus phone i've used, and I am excited about flashing the U firmware to get a clean stock experience on my g930v. I was wondering what files i should input in jOdin under the PDA/Bootloader/CSC/Phone fields after I extract the zip file SM-G930U? I have searched tried to watch some insufferable youtube videos on the matter have had no luck finding an answer. Also since I'm asking, is it possible to flash this firmware with jOdin3, sorry for the newbie questions, didn't know where else to go.
Thanks in advance to any helpful replies.
Solved the above, no need for replies.
Next though is when I try and flash using Jodin3 the pit file is acquired, the phone reboots and then it stays disconnected and I am unable to start the process after the phone reboots. Any suggestions?
Solved the above by using heimdall to extract pit.
I am close to giving up and flashing anything via jOdin3 I have tried pretty much everything to flash new firmware with no success, latest error is that there is a corrupt file, need to use Odin file...
HAS ANYONE had success flashing a Verizon S7 on macOS? if so please tell me where to look otherwise going to sell this for an 930F version.

bricked sm-t580

i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
could not do normal boot invalid kernel length
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the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....

Have you tried flashing TWRP using ODIN? (AP Slot)

i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options

ilovebytes said:
i do not know if flashing twrp is a good idea as i do not know if oem unlock is enabled - and as it does not boot up i cannot switch it on in developer options
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Wouldn't it simply fail if OEM unlocking was disabled? I don't know honestly. I'd try it if no other solutions come up.

ilovebytes said:
i have the T580 32GB of a friend here, that does not work at the moment (and maybe never again ) - the problem is that on startup it only gives this message in red letter :
the only thing i can do is get into download mode - but i fail when i try to install a stock rom via odin - after NAND Write Start!! it times out and gives me a fail.
i already tried a 3 different odin versions and adroid 6.0, 7.0 and 8.01 Stock Rom for SM-T580 but no luck so far.
another problem is my friend does not know what the android version he was on before that hapend - and the tablet has Samsung FRP on.
maybe some of the experts here have an advice what i can try otherwise this tab a is really bricked - furthermore i wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did not try to put twrp or anything else onto the tablet ....
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I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.

of course i tried to get into receovery mode but the problem is i can't - when i do home, vol up and power absolutely nothing happens, i only get into download mode
edit: i believe FRP is the Problem this prevents odin from writing the files to the tablet - as it allways times out with :
Complete(Write) operation failed.
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what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?

[QUOTE what i do not really understand is why FRP does not let odin flash an original samsung firmware ?[/QUOTE]
This sounds more like a binary issue. I have reason to believe you are what's called an FRP Binary Lock. Recovery is usually inaccessable or re-routed and you cannot "seem" to use Odin3 but in fact you can. This issue you apparently are having sounds oddly like some issues I've had on these devices and is often a result of bad Rooting or invalid firmware being installed. This overloads the binaries and puts the device in a locked mode with symptoms of an inaccessible Recovery a difficult to use Odin3 or a bootloop. Most of the time I hear of a notification somewhere of an FRP lock. If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661

Casper Young said:
If this is the situation you are in here is a link to a page of mine that will give you the files to helpfully solve your issue. Let me know if that works or not.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/custom-binary-blocked-frp-lock-2019-t3979661
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it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....

ilovebytes said:
it sounds like i am in the same situation and i tried your files but it does not let me download them through odin - i also wrote you a pm maybe you find the time to answer me.
i really wonder how this could happen as my friend swears he did never try to flash anything onto the tab, and i really believe him as he absolutely knows nothing about flashing or where to get a firmware and not even how to get into dl mode ....
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The situation I was suspecting is a "Custom Binaries are Blocked by FRP Lock" to which you would have seen a notification of it in one of 4 ways. Your situation is somewhat similar because you cannot access Recovey and although Download Mode is accessable it appears useless. Your device is not Bricked. A bricked device is unusable in any way and these days most devices can be restored.
You do seem to be having some difficulties that are usually common with binary issues. You can in fact use Odin3 but how is the question. Usually one can flash in the Stock firmware and that returns the device to normal. When it becomes impossible to flash in stock firmware or anything else it seems, to my experiance has always been a Binary issue. I will provide a link to the 4File Official firmware. And instructions for you to properly use it for your needs.
SM-T580 Official Stock Firmware 4Files
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zvhwUfSRW44V1ZwEsHLRvlh-T0M79ks9
I'll assume you know something about using Odin3. Unzip the file to your desktop. There are 4 files but you'll only use 3 of them. You can use the patched version of Odin3.13B or you can use Odin3.14. Place the files in their respective places. BL, and AP are easy enough to see where they go. Now there is a file labeled CSC and one labeled HOME CSC. You will only use one of them. The CSC file returns your app data to factory settings (it erases everything). The Home CSC file keeps the app data. So it's your choice which one you choose. These are Official Firmware Files so you should be able to flash them in. Should that not work for you my most likely answer would be that your binaries are the issue and that is why you can't as of yet use Odin sucessfully. Does Odin even try to initiate a flash then stalls or does it do nothing altogether?
There are two different Binary files for the SM-T580 that I have. I would suggest using the Binary 4 FRP first. f I recall correctly the Odin3.13B patched version was made for this. Place the file in the AP section and try flashing it. You should get a few gears on the screen turning if it applied, or maybe not. If that fails use the U4 Binary Unlock file. It is only after you flash in the binary files that you can then install the Stock Firmware. It is the overloaded binaries that prevent the use of Odin as you may be experiancing. I am also including the Knox cleaner in case you need to reset it.
SM-T580 Binary files:
Binary 4 FRP Unlock
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iXrZR2E7m6Ai5InAw8u3lzeLhb3ThRo5
U4 Binaries. This is two files. Flash one at a time using the AP section. They are labeled 1rst or 2nd
1. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rX_luP_0W4ygdloIr2Gr9TCSfqFyaTK-
2. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xsw4GVYtNMJhiMXV2cR2jaJvToG_n6Pi
Knox Cleaner: Also flashed in using the AP section of Odin3
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EolYe9auY9jslYSpSgHoon_YB00D2noV
Good Luck and let me know if this helps or not.

lewmur said:
I think you are going about it wrong. Instead of booting to download mode, try booting to recovery mode via Home, Vol Up and Power and then selecting Factory Reset. This is always necessary before you can use download to flash a ROM via Odin and it might make using Odin unnecessary.
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Only if they could get into Recovery they may be able to reset it.
I have never once needed to go to Recovery to do "anything" before using Odin3 to flash.
The only time I've had to go there (repetedly) and reset was when trying to get past FRP Google Account Protection. Sometimes it takes out the page I want to get to and I need to reset it to get to it again. This is "not" always neccesary before flashing a ROM which rewrites the device programing.

sorry for double post

@Casper Young
thanks for your help so far, i am gonna try your suggestions on weekend when i have a bit more spare time - hope i can get the tab running again

Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950U1) binary 7 combination file (help finding)

i am looking for help getting a binary 7 combination file for for Galaxy s8 snapdragon if someone could help i would be greatful .(thnx in advance.)

shandell31 said:
i am looking for help getting a binary 7 combination file for for Galaxy s8 snapdragon if someone could help i would be greatful .(thnx in advance.)
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2j2E-KS63Y2rUYS9gfElqnBvpKNuw7h/view?usp=drivesdk

thank you hope this gets me a step closer to retreving a IMEI . i some how scrwed my EFS up mine is unkown along with a no sim and no sd and baseband . (lol)

shandell31 said:
thank you hope this gets me a step closer to retreving a IMEI . i some how scrwed my EFS up mine is unkown along with a no sim and no sd and baseband . (lol)
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Please let me know how this works for you with your G950U1. It had problems on my phone, but it could be a problem with my hardware.
I noticed that after installing, the software is identified as G950U, and not G950U1. Not sure if that matters though.

ok i got this to work to get back to a working state but to no avail i still have no imei no matter how i try . i also do not have anything show up in the service menu or any other of the menus except a few . i do not have a original back up of the imei nor can i get it to stick in the efs folder . i am really lost at the moment. all in all i have really learned alot about this s8 . i have flashed just about every available firmware to this phone i have even had twrp on it but now it is at a stage that i am in dire need of some tru know how . i am stuck with the binary 7 as i understand there is no going back from which means only u or u1 firmware is available there is no other with the 7 binary that i have found it will not read a sim or sd . if anyone has some help to offer again i would be very grateful for it . and thanx in advance for any help thrown my way . ps i'm not afraid to screw this phone up any more than it already is i have recovered from soft and hard brick already so i'm pre-prepared lol.

shandell31 said:
ok i got this to work to get back to a working state but to no avail i still have no imei no matter how i try . i also do not have anything show up in the service menu or any other of the menus except a few . i do not have a original back up of the imei nor can i get it to stick in the efs folder . i am really lost at the moment. all in all i have really learned alot about this s8 . i have flashed just about every available firmware to this phone i have even had twrp on it but now it is at a stage that i am in dire need of some tru know how . i am stuck with the binary 7 as i understand there is no going back from which means only u or u1 firmware is available there is no other with the 7 binary that i have found it will not read a sim or sd . if anyone has some help to offer again i would be very grateful for it . and thanx in advance for any help thrown my way . ps i'm not afraid to screw this phone up any more than it already is i have recovered from soft and hard brick already so i'm pre-prepared lol.
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Imei is stored in a partition called sec I believe. They are also certificate wrote to this device which means you can't just rewrite it. There is u u1 and w firmware all bit 7 for your device. as for twrp I believe you mean safestrap as we have locked boot loaders
Best thing I can say is flash the absolute latest try to get correct base band for whichever firmware. If not may need a professional imei service that can write cert based imei but we don't discuss that here on xda

Ok that info helps get me to another stage lol and yes I meant ss . I have it back now on the u firmware got it acknowledging sna xaa spr . I think the imei is in there somewhere but what baffles me most I have nothing showing up in the service menu and I cannot log into Samsung on it .I can log in on my J737V. But also aside said still not showing baseband ims not registered and it will not register in the update part of settings. I don't really know what caused all this .But anyways thanks for the info I will be going through the info you provided. The slot for the help . Oh and if anyone needs any thing for this devise chances are I got a lot of it lol.

Use phone with Visible
I'm trying to use this factory binary to transition my phone from SM-G950U1 to SM-G950U so that I can put Verizon firmware on it and use on Visible (Verizon MVNO). I downloaded the binary linked above and extracted the tar file, but when using ODIN 3.12.7, I get an error message when trying to load it to the phone (it just says success:0 failed:1).

nrkva said:
I'm trying to use this factory binary to transition my phone from SM-G950U1 to SM-G950U so that I can put Verizon firmware on it and use on Visible (Verizon MVNO). I downloaded the binary linked above and extracted the tar file, but when using ODIN 3.12.7, I get an error message when trying to load it to the phone (it just says success:0 failed:1).
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Modded 3.13 it's what I use

TheMadScientist said:
Modded 3.13 it's what I use
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Thank you so much! With the modded 3.13 I was able to load the binary 7 combination file and then subsequently load the latest Verizon firmware downloaded from samfirm. This allows the phone to be used on Visible. I really appreciate your help.

I'm not 100% sure but If you have combination firmware on your device, perform a factory reset with combination firmware it very well may rebuild your IMEI partition. I've read somewhere that the combination firmware does that if your do a factory reset with it. Factory reset is in the settings menu after you flash and run the combination rom(Factory Binary), whatever.

FalsAlarm said:
I'm not 100% sure but If you have combination firmware on your device, perform a factory reset with combination firmware it very well may rebuild your IMEI partition. I've read somewhere that the combination firmware does that if your do a factory reset with it. Factory reset is in the settings menu after you flash and run the combination rom(Factory Binary), whatever.
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Dont know if it does that but it can fix a lot of problems. Doing what you've said

nrkva said:
Thank you so much! With the modded 3.13 I was able to load the binary 7 combination file and then subsequently load the latest Verizon firmware downloaded from samfirm. This allows the phone to be used on Visible. I really appreciate your help.
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Where did you find the Canadian HOME_CSC for Bootloader v7?

Post a link soo
Will post a link to file I have to download .......

shandell31 said:
Will post a link to file I have to download .......
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If it's the bit 7 combo I already did
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Corena said:
Where did you find the Canadian HOME_CSC for Bootloader v7?
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It would be located in the bit 7 w firmwares

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyNY3KIn7qKtSn-G-3kV9oKEMIULp73Z
U7 combo

Corena said:
Where did you find the Canadian HOME_CSC for Bootloader v7?
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyNY3KIn7qKtSn-G-3kV9oKEMIULp73Z

FalsAlarm said:
I'm not 100% sure but If you have combination firmware on your device, perform a factory reset with combination firmware it very well may rebuild your IMEI partition. I've read somewhere that the combination firmware does that if your do a factory reset with it. Factory reset is in the settings menu after you flash and run the combination rom(Factory Binary), whatever.
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyNY3KIn7qKtSn-G-3kV9oKEMIULp73Z
U7 combo

SM-G950U combonation 7
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyNY3KIn7qKtSn-G-3kV9oKEMIULp73Z

shandell31 said:
SM-G950U combonation 7
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VyNY3KIn7qKtSn-G-3kV9oKEMIULp73Z
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Why are you gonna repost something I already have in the general section

FRP combo file

Anyone know where I can get a copy of the combination files for unlocking FRP for this tablet?

SM-T720 (Wi-Fi): https://samsungfirmware.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-combination-file/
SM-T725 (LTE): https://samsungfirmware.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t725-combination-file/

LeGi0NeeR said:
SM-T720 (Wi-Fi): https://samsungfirmware.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-combination-file/
SM-T725 (LTE): https://samsungfirmware.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t725-combination-file/
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Got it. Thanks:good:

Did it work?
I have two frp locked S5e Tabs and when I try flashing the combination file it says I need a pit.

Mr.Optimistic said:
when I try flashing the combination file it says I need a pit
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Samsung often change the security measures in their devices after updates, so try the latest ODiN version (v3.14.1 at the moment):
https://odindownloader.com/category/download

Mr.Optimistic said:
I have two frp locked S5e Tabs and when I try flashing the combination file it says I need a pit.
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I haven't received the tablet yet. Should be delivered Monday.

I wish you the best because apparently (if ) they are up to date any firmware after (July or August) they won't flash. They were patched so you can't flash combination firmwares. They ask for a pit file and the old one won't work.I read somewhere that only a new combination file for their current updated firmware patch would work. Ive tried.But if you have any ideas please help.By the way i got mine from ebay.

Mr.Optimistic said:
I wish you the best because apparently (if ) they are up to date any firmware after (July or August) they won't flash. They were patched so you can't flash combination firmwares. They ask for a pit file and the old one won't work.I read somewhere that only a new combination file for their current updated firmware patch would work. Ive tried.But if you have any ideas please help.By the way i got mine from ebay.
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Have you tried downloading the latest ROM from Sammobile and extacting the PIT file from it?

I tried extracting latest pit from latest firmware unfortunately the only way I know to do this is by renaming CSC to a zip and then extracting the pit from within. These newer firmware only have a map folder in the CSC extract and inside the map folder to files named (cache.map and product.map) both password protected can't extract or open.I feel stuck and quite stupid at this point.Maybe if anyone could extract their pit and uploaded it would be of great assistance.

Mr.Optimistic said:
I tried extracting latest pit from latest firmware unfortunately the only way I know to do this is by renaming CSC to a zip and then extracting the pit from within. These newer firmware only have a map folder in the CSC extract and inside the map folder to files named (cache.map and product.map) both password protected can't extract or open.I feel stuck and quite stupid at this point.Maybe if anyone could extract their pit and uploaded it would be of great assistance.
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I found a later version of the combo file https://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=folder&id=39716, but you have to buy membership to download it. If the current file doesn't work on my tablet when I receive it, I might pay for it.

Here are the extracted PiT files for both LTE & Wi-Fi models from the latest official S5e firmware (October, 2019):

I just read in the Tab A forum that the newest Samsung tablets have a new twist on the FRP lock. While they have made it much harder to bypass, they have added their own called a "factory token". Apparently, if you call Samsung and explain that your purchase was legit and furnish your serial number and they find it to be "clean", they'll furnish you with a "factory token" to bypass the lock. I haven't tried it yet because I won't receive my tablet until later today, but you might want to give it a try.

Mr.Optimistic said:
I tried extracting latest pit from latest firmware unfortunately the only way I know to do this is by renaming CSC to a zip and then extracting the pit from within. These newer firmware only have a map folder in the CSC extract and inside the map folder to files named (cache.map and product.map) both password protected can't extract or open.I feel stuck and quite stupid at this point.Maybe if anyone could extract their pit and uploaded it would be of great assistance.
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Maybe all is not lost. I got my tablet and tried the combo file and it failed. Called Samsung at 1-800-SAMSUNG and was told that the ONLY way to remove the lock was to send the tablet to them and have them unlock it. But, it turns out that mine is still under warranty and they do it for free. If your are recent models, they might also be under warranty. You will need the serial numbers from the back of the case. Tiny lettering and very hard to read, but they are there.
Good luck.

Thank you very much everyone I will try the pit and calling samsung.

Your a life saver. Tried the pit didn't work it showed the picture below . Then I called 1800 Samsung and told them I purchased it frp locked. They asked me to provide purchase information and sent me shipping labels for free frp removal service. All the did was verify the serial and made sure warranty was still valid.

Did samsung help? Was samsung able to help you with your Google locked tablet?

New combination file
lewmur said:
I found a later version of the combo file but you have to buy membership to download it. If the current file doesn't work on my tablet when I receive it, I might pay for it.
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Tried the new COMBINATION_FAC_FA90_T720XXU1ASG2_
Date: 23-07-2019  
Error
Please get the approval to use factory binaries pit ---->
Frp enabled ignore pit

Duntt said:
Tried the new COMBINATION_FAC_FA90_T720XXU1ASG2_
Date: 23-07-2019  
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Please get the approval to use factory binaries pit ---->
Frp enabled ignore pit
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By any chance, have you tried the combo files with an older version of Odin? I'm wondering if the older versions might not have been set up to check for the lock. Mine has been unlocked so I can't try it.

lewmur said:
By any chance, have you tried the combo files with an older version of Odin? I'm wondering if the older versions might not have been set up to check for the lock. Mine has been unlocked so I can't try it.
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With odin 3.07 I get
Please get the approval to use factory binaries (abl)
> abl.elf
NAND Write Start!!
Complete(Write) operation failed.

for anyone facing this problem and does not have warranty anymore. I can open frp for all Samsung devices remotely. contact mso.1981 at yah0o (point) com