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[Q] why phone get hard brick

why r my phone get hard bricked after succesfully unlock bootloader ..the script is like these ..
process requires standard 2.x android firmware.
Press any key to continue . . .
Getting ROOT rights.
1743 KB/s (585731 bytes in 0.328s)
error: protocol fault (no status)
Waiting ...
Removing NAND MPU restrictions via SEMC backdoor. Permanent. Require ROOT rights.
192 KB/s (3087 bytes in 0.015s)
success
Waiting ...
Getting ROOT rights.
Waiting ...
Writing patched semcboot. Two step process
First, we need get access to semcboot area
504 KB/s (8064 bytes in 0.015s)
Second, we need to write semcboot
1130 KB/s (596916 bytes in 0.515s)
successfully wrote 0003ff00
Press any key to continue . . .
after that my phone won't boot nor any green light ..please help ..
it's my friends phone and his brother bought it for his mother and i was giving him a stupid idea that unlock bl will make phone more faster ..
Edit : ..i have unlock bl before using my own x8 and it went well ..no problem at all ..but my friends phone ..well ..

try removing the battery and putting it back and try again to start the phone.
i unlocked bootloader a few days ago got the same log and everything worked well
before putting your battery back..post here the 11wXX number behind the battery.

well ..its my friends phone but i'll ask em when he comes ..but ..i did tried remove the battery for couple of minutes ..the battery status is about 32% before i unlock the bl ..when use s1tool to identify, ..it can't even detect the phone anymore ..like i said ..not even a green light ..
they said if there were a green light, then i will have a little hope left ..
EDIT : ..the battery is 11w29

i think after 11w28 if you successfully unlock the bootloader,your phone is DEAD......saw it in the bootloader unlocking thread....
hope it helps

ohh my
great ..looks like i'm going to replace my friends phone ..uhh ..i don't have that much kind of money ..thanks though~

caer_ayu said:
11w29
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That's exactly the start of the manufacturing date range where the "hard brick upon boot loader unlock starts.
In short - if it does not show any signs of life (no LED, no vibrate, no screen) you can safely assume it's dead now.

humm... read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399381
I think you are unlucky!
Sorry for my bad english!

pesky_89 said:
try removing the battery and putting it back and try again to start the phone.
i unlocked bootloader a few days ago got the same log and everything worked well
before putting your battery back..post here the 11wXX number behind the battery.
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what about my 11W14 and my friends 10W33 ??is it safe to unlock bootloader??

wanazrimuahaha said:
what about my 11W14 and my friends 10W33 ??is it safe to unlock bootloader??
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11w28 bellow = safe
11w29 above = risky

can it be fix by jtag ? ..who live's in malaysia and stay around ipoh ..does ipoh have jtag ? ..i've search at google but it only came out jtag xbox360 ..wtf
EDIT : even though if i send it back to se cause the phone was bought only 1 week, will they notice that the warranty has been sealed because i root first before unlock the bl ..even though tried to unlock the bl ..will they notice ?

caer_ayu said:
can it be fix by jtag ? ..who live's in malaysia and stay around ipoh ..does ipoh have jtag ? ..i've search at google but it only came out jtag xbox360 ..wtf
EDIT : even though if i send it back to se cause the phone was bought only 1 week, will they notice that the warranty has been sealed because i root first before unlock the bl ..even though tried to unlock the bl ..will they notice ?
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tohno, who happens to live in Malaysia as well, also hard bricked his W8 and had it repaired (motherboard got replaced).
Various other posts also suggest that SE won't recognize the cause - they will either swap out the motherboard or send you a new phone altogether.

@B.jay I don't thing so..
because my 2nd bricked I got E15i stock rom running on my W8
and on the rom I has super User and rooted..
when repaired done..I got the same firmware and with the superuser..
I thing maybe they just push bootloader ro something like that..
(just my 2cent IMO)
@caer_ayu
for me I got 4 times hard bricked
and they repaired my phone without lot of questions
I mean just show them my phone died and:-
(for1st bricked)i said IDK when I leave it for charging and when I cameback it died..
(2nd bricked)(just less than 1hour i got my phone) I ask my friend to sent it
(3rd bricked) I sent to vendor (not like b4 sent dirrect to warranty provider)
(4th bricked) Just like 2nd brick (with same person)
Hahaha...and now I confirm my phone can't go far enought...
and that why i just catch a X8 which can go far enought..11w23 and cypress digitizer...and very happy when i have to waiting for my W8 comeback...
sorry for long explaination..

nelikp ..where did you live ? ..my friend buy this phone at the shopping mall, at there, they know about rooting and unlck bootloaders to android phones. i was just affraid they might notice. will they send it to se or they do it themself ..

I live in KL..
for me I brought at shopping mall
and this is "AP" set (I mean warranty provided by 'COMSAT')
and the original set (warranty provided by 'SE')
'AP' set cheper than 'ORI' set
and if "COMSAT" can't fix the phone they will send to "SE" to handle
in my case "COMSAT" only 10 miniutes drive from my home
so I'm lucky stay here..
In your case..ask them about your "phone set (ORI or AP)
and ask them which company provide warranty for your phone
and go direct to the warranty (incase wanrannty provider isn't SE)

i think it was an ORI set ..because it has a Midland warranty seal ..i bought my x8 originally from the se center few months ago and it has Midland warranty seal also ..so it's definitely ORI set ..i hope they didn't charge for repair fees ..

nelikp said:
@B.jay I don't thing so..
because my 2nd bricked I got E15i stock rom running on my W8
and on the rom I has super User and rooted..
when repaired done..I got the same firmware and with the superuser..
I thing maybe they just push bootloader ro something like that..
(just my 2cent IMO)
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I don't see why it should be impossible to "revive" a hard bricked phone when the repair shop, or SE themselves, have the required hardware and knowledge about how to do it ... that would explain why the phone you got back still had the ROM you had flashed prior to the hard brick.
I never ruled this possibility out, I only questioned the service centers having the means to get it done.

caer_ayu said:
i think it was an ORI set ..because it has a Midland warranty seal ..i bought my x8 originally from the se center few months ago and it has Midland warranty seal also ..so it's definitely ORI set ..i hope they didn't charge for repair fees ..
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good luck honey..

B.Jay said:
I don't see why it should be impossible to "revive" a hard bricked phone when the repair shop, or SE themselves, have the required hardware and knowledge about how to do it ... that would explain why the phone you got back still had the ROM you had flashed prior to the hard brick.
I never ruled this possibility out, I only questioned the service centers having the means to get it done.
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wow ..now i'm more nervous and affraid to send it back to the vendor ..i'm affraid of they charging repair fees ..cause i don't have any money ..i'm just a student at some college ..

this my advise...
just play dummy to them..
just said u really don't know what really happened
and play seriously!
IF U WON"T REPAIR MY PHONE I'LL REPORT TO KHDNDHEP
(KementerianDalamNegeriDanHalEhwalPengguna)
i wish your luck..
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B.Jay said:
I don't see why it should be impossible to "revive" a hard bricked phone when the repair shop, or SE themselves, have the required hardware and knowledge about how to do it ... that would explain why the phone you got back still had the ROM you had flashed prior to the hard brick.
I never ruled this possibility out, I only questioned the service centers having the means to get it done.
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Yeah and I tot maybe they got a rifbox or Jtag cable..
and maybe they found the tutorial about how to do it on youtube..

nelikp said:
this my advise...
just play dummy to them..
just said u really don't know what really happened
and play seriously!
IF U WON"T REPAIR MY PHONE I'LL REPORT TO KHDNDHEP
(KementerianDalamNegeriDanHalEhwalPengguna)
i wish your luck..
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HAHA ..my cousin works at LHDN ...i was just affraid after it has successfuly revive the device ..they would find the superuser app just like ur case ..

[Q] Can you explain me please about counters?

I recently buy galaxy note but reading see someting about counters after flashing on this model, where can i see how many of this counter i got, and what happen if this goes to 0? and the second question is how can i see if my bootloader is unlocked, i only root via doomlord v4 and install cwm, thanks in advance from Costa Rica and sorry for my poor english.

http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-att-i717-root-without-increasing-flash-counter-61325/

The flash counter tells you how many times you've flashed a custom firmware. Regular stock firmwares don't count though. When you reset it to 0 it's like not having flashed anything at all, at least to some extent. You can see the number by putting your device into download mode. Also all Samsung devices have unlocked boot loaders (at least the majority of them)

whatsaqazza said:
The flash counter tells you how many times you've flashed a custom firmware. Regular stock firmwares don't count though. When you reset it to 0 it's like not having flashed anything at all, at least to some extent. You can see the number by putting your device into download mode. Also all Samsung devices have unlocked boot loaders (at least the majority of them)
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thanks for your fast response , , if someone can tell me about see if bootloader is locked

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Help with bricked (hopefully soft) Note 5

Guys,
I bought an immaculate second hand Note 5 for 160 euro/180 dollars/140 pounds including shipping. It comes with the charger and an official Samsung case. It doesn't come with the box or anything else. I won't have it until tomorrow but I'm just trying to get a head start at hopefully fixing it.
Now here's the problem. The guy I bought it from got it from his work place. It was on the Vodafone network but he got it unlocked. He also rooted it. When he went to sell it a couple months back he factory reset it and now it doesn't go past the "Samsung Galaxy Note 5" splash screen. He's had it collecting dust for 3 months now.
Does this sound like it'll be as easy as an ODIN flash? As far as I know if it gets stuck on bootloops or stuck at the splash screen it's soft bricked and not hard bricked.
I've attached pictures if they help at all but I doubt it. Apparently it's a lot cleaner than the pictures and doesn't have a scratch on it. He also guarantees it's not water damaged!
Any help appreciated!

You can easy reflash the original firmware with Odin. It's nothing major.
Sent from my SM-T377W using Tapatalk

Christopher.J.M said:
Guys,
I bought an immaculate second hand Note 5 for €160/$180/£140 including shipping. It comes with the charger and an official Samsung case. It doesn't come with the box or anything else. I won't have it until tomorrow but I'm just trying to get a head start at hopefully fixing it.
Now here's the problem. The guy I bought it from got it from his work place. It was on the Vodafone network but he got it unlocked. He also rooted it. When he went to sell it a couple months back he factory reset it and now it doesn't go past the "Samsung Galaxy Note 5" splash screen. He's had it collecting dust for 3 months now.
Does this sound like it'll be as easy as an ODIN flash? As far as I know if it gets stuck on bootloops or stuck at the splash screen it's soft bricked and not hard bricked.
I've attached pictures if they help at all but I doubt it. Apparently it's a lot cleaner than the pictures and doesn't have a scratch on it. He also guarantees it's not water damaged!
Any help appreciated!
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You, my friend have lucked out on that deal. EASY FIX. Just download full firmware for you model number and let odin perform surgery...CLEAR!?
Hope this helps you out.

divine1250 said:
You, my friend have lucked out on that deal. EASY FIX. Just download full firmware for you model number and let odin perform surgery...CLEAR!?
Hope this helps you out.
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Wow! You really think that's all? Because it doesn't come with the box I won't have access to the IMEI or serial numbers. Do you think it'll be a problem? I also have no idea what model number it is but ill ask where he got it (he lives in Ireland but I think he works in the UK as we never got the Note 5 here) maybe that'll help narrow it down.

rafeba said:
You can easy reflash the original firmware with Odin. It's nothing major.
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Hopefully it's that easy! And is there a sure fire way to return to stock, unroot, relock bootloaders etc and reset any knox trips so I can use Samsung Pay etc?

Christopher.J.M said:
Wow! You really think that's all? Because it doesn't come with the box I won't have access to the IMEI or serial numbers. Do you think it'll be a problem? I also have no idea what model number it is but ill ask where he got it (he lives in Ireland but I think he works in the UK as we never got the Note 5 here) maybe that'll help narrow it down.
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If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.

divine1250 said:
If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.
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Will it automatically know which model it is and when I check settings it'll tell me? And then be able to go back to complete stock?

divine1250 said:
If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.
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You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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divine1250 said:
You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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You can return everything to stock except knox. Once knox is tripped its permanent.? And once you boot up any rom, settings will identify imei, model #, etc...

divine1250 said:
You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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You can return everything to stock except knox. Once knox is tripped its permanent.? And once you boot up any rom, settings will identify imei, model #, etc...
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Cool beans! So because of the knox trip via root, a few Samsung things like pay won't work. Am I right?

Christopher.J.M said:
Cool beans! So because of the knox trip via root, a few Samsung things like pay won't work. Am I right?
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Correct. Everything else would go back to stock. You would get ota updates and all.?

divine1250 said:
Correct. Everything else would go back to stock.
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Righty! I'll keep you all updated tomorrow when I receive it! Cheers!

With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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rafeba said:
With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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Will try first thing when I receive it

rafeba said:
With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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oh cool Samsung pay will work! Awesome sauce!!!

Phone arrived this morning! Here's where I'm at:
The phone model is the n920s, apparently some sort of korean telecomm model.
I was successfully able to boot into recovery mode via volume up, home and power button. I tried wipeing everythiong and rebooting but it doesn't pass the Galaxy Note 5 splash screen. I'm now downloading it's stock firmware and going to try flashing it via odin.

So it seems I haven't completed lucked out after all!
My findings are that it appears to be a bad/blacklisted imei. I know there is paid options to fix this but how likely are they to work?
I also found that when I boot to recovery mode it gives me theses lines in the log;
dm-verity verification failed
need to check drk first
What is this?
Even after flashing the correct n920s package from sammobile via odin I have these lines.
Any help appreciated!

Don't bother with dm-verity verification. You can google and you can see. For IMEI go to www.imeigurus.com. They are very good and they can fix your problem for 35$ include sim unlocking for that amount.
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rafeba said:
Don't bother with dm-verity verification. You can google and you can see. For IMEI go to www.imeigurus.com. They are very good and they can fix your problem for 35$ include sim unlocking for that amount.
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I had a look at that website and I see they don't support my phone which is n920s version. In regards to forgetting about the DRK, I'm pretty sure that's why I can't boot my phone.
Just to clarify for all I seem to have three main problems now;
1 - IMEI is bad/blacklisted (Repairable).
2 - dm-verity verification need to check drk first (Not sure how to fix).
3 - FRP Lock is enabled/on stopping me from installing twrp etc (not sure how to fix).
Phone cannot boot up to enable USB Debug or anything.
Stuck only with recovery mode and ODIN mode.

Just to keep everything in one place for anyone else who has this problem, here is a private message I just sent to 123Unlock over at sammobile.com forums. He is from SRS(Simlock Remote Server) - www.unlocksamsungonline.nl
Hi there,
I've been reading through a lot of websites for the last 7 hours trying to fix a phone that I bought. I was caught in a scam and sold a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920S which has a bad/blacklisted IMEI, the FRP lock is enabled/on and the DRK needs to be repaired. The guy who sold it to me said he got it from his work place. He also said he got it unlocked (I don't know what network it was on) and rooted it. Then when he went to sell it he factory reset it and now it's stuck/broken the way it is.
After all my reading it seems like you/your company are the only ones capable of fixing my phone. Could you please help me. I'm obviously willing to pay for the job.
My phone does not boot but I can enter ODIN and recovery modes. For more information here is a thread I started over at XDA - Developers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/help-bricked-hopefully-soft-note-5-t3445232
To contact me directly here is my email - [email protected]
Look forward to hearing from you,
Chris.

Did you flash the stock firmware with Odin? Did you put the firmware in AP section in odin and it was successfully flashed? Sometimes after that it keep staying in boot screen for long time. Just turn it off presing the power key for 10 seconds and turn on again.
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Really weird situation with SM-N960F

Hi
I just bought a 2nd handed phone from my friend and all of the samsung apps said my phone has been rooted.
I'm quite sure my phone is not rooted and Knox still stay at 0x0
I have gone to samsung warranty service and know that this phone has broken the contract with some kind of 3rd party certified reseller, for that reason it will cause my phone to void the warranty and the phone will keep in rooted state.
Is anyone have any idea about this?
Thanks

romi1996 said:
Hi
I just bought a 2nd handed phone from my friend and all of the samsung apps said my phone has been rooted.
I'm quite sure my phone is not rooted and Knox still stay at 0x0
I have gone to samsung warranty service and know that this phone has broken the contract with some kind of 3rd party certified reseller, for that reason it will cause my phone to void the warranty and the phone will keep in rooted state.
Is anyone have any idea about this?
Thanks
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probably was rooted. go to dl mode and check "warranty:

romi1996 said:
Hi
I just bought a 2nd handed phone from my friend and all of the samsung apps said my phone has been rooted.
I'm quite sure my phone is not rooted and Knox still stay at 0x0
I have gone to samsung warranty service and know that this phone has broken the contract with some kind of 3rd party certified reseller, for that reason it will cause my phone to void the warranty and the phone will keep in rooted state.
Is anyone have any idea about this?
Thanks
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Are you using an app to check if Knox is 0x0 ? Apps are telling me Knox is not tripped, when it is! Best way to check is go into download mode, check via there!

bober10113 said:
probably was rooted. go to dl mode and check "warranty:
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N1NJATH3ORY said:
Are you using an app to check if Knox is 0x0 ? Apps are telling me Knox is not tripped, when it is! Best way to check is go into download mode, check via there!
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I have reached Download Mode as you guys have asked and noticed some lines like this, take a look
Current BINARY : Samsung Official
KG STATE: CHECKING
FRP LOCK: OFF
OEM LOCK: OFF
WARRANTY VOID: 0 (0x0000)

romi1996 said:
I have reached Download Mode as you guys have asked and noticed some lines like this, take a look
Current BINARY : Samsung Official
KG STATE: CHECKING
FRP LOCK: OFF
OEM LOCK: OFF
WARRANTY VOID: 0 (0x0000)
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looks good then.
maybe you should just reset phone. go to recovery mode and wipe cache a data maybe?
im at a loss

bober10113 said:
looks good then.
maybe you should just reset phone. go to recovery mode and wipe cache a data maybe?
im at a loss
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I did try soft restore in phone setting except recovery one but no luck, maybe recovery mode and wipe everything should do the trick I think.
I heard they have mentioned something like F.nox (Similar to locked carrier phone contract) that caused all of this.
More confusing, this phone somehow broke out the contract with "F.nox" and work like global except Knox involved Samsung apps.

romi1996 said:
I did try soft restore in phone setting except recovery one but no luck, maybe recovery mode and wipe everything should do the trick I think.
I heard they have mentioned something like F.nox (Similar to locked carrier phone contract) that caused all of this.
More confusing, this phone somehow broke out the contract with "F.nox" and work like global except Knox involved Samsung apps.
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oh if it was a rental?
maybe but again try a reset in recovery if you can't then yeah maybe its the mdm that the rental company activated that is causing this
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maybe it jsut needs a good old fashion reflash of stock firmware via odin

bober10113 said:
oh if it was a rental?
maybe but again try a reset in recovery if you can't then yeah maybe its the mdm that the rental company activated that is causing this
edit:
maybe it jsut needs a good old fashion reflash of stock firmware via odin
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I have quite some baddddddddd memories with odin but maybe yeah I should think about that solution too.
EDIT : Last time I flashed my note 2 with it. It blown my imei and baseband away

romi1996 said:
I have quite some baddddddddd memories with odin but maybe yeah I should think about that solution too.
EDIT : Last time I flashed my note 2 with it. It blown my imei and baseband away
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sounds like modem issue.
but regardless, ive not herd of such issues lately.
anyways ill let you decide.
a good way to get non corrupt firmware is to use samfirm tool 0.3.6 just enter phone model: SM-N960F
and your region code.
when using odin 3.13.1
fill all slots but for csc use regular csc.md5 not the one with home.

bober10113 said:
sounds like modem issue.
but regardless, ive not herd of such issues lately.
anyways ill let you decide.
a good way to get non corrupt firmware is to use samfirm tool 0.3.6 just enter phone model: SM-N960F
and your region code.
when using odin 3.13.1
fill all slots but for csc use regular csc.md5 not the one with home.
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Thanks, I'll try it out later, currently, I'm trying to test if the recovery mode work or not. I hope it work.

Possible that the device had a bad IMEI/ESN and was a new CERT file was created to allow network access.

Note 9 Combination file - What to do with it?

So i´ve been locked in the KG State Prenormal for about 2 months now, two weeks of it i kept the phone connected without rebooting or removing the SIM...
I´m on my limit right now, just a few sights of the word "Prenormal" away of smashing this pieceof sh*t (1000 euros piece of...) against a wall... the use of an hammer also crossed my mind...
I´m about to give up, and sell this pos to buy a phone that actually would belong to me and not to the brand that sold me... Cause Samsung is NOT that brand, also i might never buy anything from these control freaks psichos again... anyway i digress...
After testing all guides i could find, flashed several ROMs i realized that the mistake i made was to update to binary 4... now i´m stuck...
Anyway, after all this, i stumbled upon this file "COMBINATION_FAC_FA81_N960FXXU4ASJ2_FACFAC_CL13996359_QB26885160_REV00_user_mid_noship.tar" that i actualy can flash, but can´t do much else with it...
It has binary 4 and is a very slimed down version of Oreo 8.1. I can install custom binaries, including TWRP, but can´t boot to it.. the phone just reboots.
I can even flash the magisk_patched AP i got, but then the phone wont boot at all. Can´t overlapped it with my stock rom cause then i got the error that the binaries are mixed up...
Not even with the Oreo ROM cause the binaries wont match...
Once in the OS i can access lots of hardware tools, but can´t install any apk...
So i wonder, What is this crap for? How can i use this?
Anyone here used a Combination file before? For what?
As i guess i have a few more tries before i just smash this phone, any new tips regarding the KG issue are also welcome.
Special thanks to bober10113 for the incredible patience he has proven to have...
Also to Mr. Ketan, that despite his very detailed and awesome guides, i just can´t seem to get rid of this crap... Thank you for all your amazing work that certainly saved a lot of other users... just not me...
And people, DON´T GIVE REMOTE ACCESS TO YOUR PC TO ANYONE CLAIMING THAT HE CAN HELP YOU.... You know who you are! Scammer!
No Hangouts chats! If this sorry excuse for a human had a real solution, he should share it with the community, not pull you over aside...
RSGI (over and out)

Combination file is used mainly to remove google account locks or some other kind of locks, also to downgrade fw versions.

xxspokiixx said:
Combination file is used mainly to remove google account locks or some other kind of locks, also to downgrade fw versions.
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Thanks for replying
Can you explain HOW can make a downgrade of fw?
I updated to version U4, and at this moment can´t flash fw U3, because Samsung...
I tried to to flash U3 fw over this Combination file, but always got the error "...Device 4 Binaries 3..." even without the BL file on Odin.
In fact, even when flashed individually, BL, AP, CP and CSC give that error.
So, how can this file help me?

RSGI said:
Thanks for replying
Can you explain HOW can make a downgrade of fw?
I updated to version U4, and at this moment can´t flash fw U3, because Samsung...
I tried to to flash U3 fw over this Combination file, but always got the error "...Device 4 Binaries 3..." even without the BL file on Odin.
In fact, even when flashed individually, BL, AP, CP and CSC give that error.
So, how can this file help me?
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thats because u cant downgrade.... each new rev u flash sets a fuse in the system that u cant reset.. sort of like knox warranty except it increments each new rev

elliwigy said:
thats because u cant downgrade.... each new rev u flash sets a fuse in the system that u cant reset.. sort of like knox warranty except it increments each new rev
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So this file is useless, to me...
Might be useful for other issues, but not for me....

anyone know where to get one for u7?

xp500 said:
anyone know where to get one for u7?
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on the internet