EFS Issue - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, recently picked up a note 5, was on an EE firmware when i got it, stuck to 6.0.1, which i thought was odd, so i found a t-mobile 7.0 firmware and loaded it on, unfortunately, i did not have my efs backed up, and it has blanked my imei, i have some software to repair the phone (z3x samsungtoolpro) but i need to get the handset rooted first, i have tried rolling back to 6.0.1 and tried to root, but i cannot find anything that will root this device, has rooting become a pain in the arse? last time i rooted was probably 5.0 on an s5 about a year or 2 ago
im on an n920T currently back on the 7.0 version, any help would be appreciated, as i dont want to have wasted a lot of money on this device, thanks.

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[Q] Installing 4.3 stock rom on modified device

Hi everyone.
I'm a bit stuck here, and I have googled quite a bit, but seem to come across conflicting information.
Basically I bought a PAYG S3 LTE on EE UK that had official status, and wanted to unlock it to the 3 network. The only way I found to do it for free was to downgrade the ROM to 4.1.1 and use the hidden menu hack and so just decided to take it to the local phone shop and let someone do it properly.
But when I got it back, it turns out that he actually did the 4.1.1 hack himself and has rendered the phone 'modified'. I was a bit miffed as I wanted to keep it on 4.3 and get OTA updates.
So my question is, can I flash a stock 4.3 ROM back to the phone, and if so, will it keep the network unlocked for my 3 sim? Also, will I be able to root 4.3?
I do apologise if these are pretty obvious questions, but like I say, I just have seen many people saying different things.
I've also flashed a few phones of my own, so I'm not a complete newb in that respect.
Any info will be much appreciated.
Cheers.
Download your corresponding 4.3 firmware from: http://sammobile.com/firmwares/
And just flash it with Odin

Phone got carrier locked after downgrading to 5.1.1 and restoring EFS.

Hello everyone.
I ran into a problem couple of days ago. I was on a custom rom running 6.0.1 which was running perfect since 8 months now. But all of a sudden my IMEI went null. So since i made a backup when i bought the phone. I used odin to go back to 5.1.1 and restored my EFS partition and every other thing. Everything went smoothly and my IMEI was back but now the phone is carrier locked and asking me to put unlock code and even the T-mobile unlock app doesn't seem to work. I've tried changing ROMS, Kernels and stuff to be no avail.
What could be the problem behind it?
If anyone is willing to help me fix the problem or Remote unlock it for free i'd be mostly grateful to you since i wont get my Salary up until 7th of October.

Galaxy Note 5 N920V to N920 something else...

Morning there,
I've been reading all I've been able to since Monday here and also from search results in Google, but I still haven't got a clear idea if this is possible or not.
I live in UK and I've bought a new Galaxy Note 5, which I received last Saturday, the phone works fine, but it has a N920V firmware on it from Verizon US, and I want to get Android 7 on it.
Verizon hasn't updated the firmware for this phone since January this year, so no Android 7 on their network, at least I can't find any firmware on SamMobile.
I've downloaded Android 7 for it, but firmware N920C (for Turkey it seems...), I've tried to flash it with Odin v3.12.7, the phone has the FRP lock as OFF and I've gone into the developer options and turned ON usb debugging and OEM unlock, but Odin fails to flash it, I can still boot up the phone and use it as normal after Odin fails no issues, I just cannot flash it.
I don't want to root the phone, and I don't want to install any custom recovery or custom ROM either, I just want to install Android 7 and if possible have a firmware with less bloatware, hence I downloaded the N920C. I downloaded the latest N920C firmware available out of the 6 there is available, so if anyone here knows that I can use any of the other 5 and make it work I'll be happy anyway...
As always, many thanks for yourhelp in advance
Just contact me via whatsapp, and ill guide you. Because ive been pass the same problem with u.
+6282299180088
Can you explain it here? I don't use whatsup, sorry.
I've flahsed the phone with the latest Verizon firmware from SamMobile, I tried to flash it again with the N920C but didnt work.
Now with the latest Verizon firmware it always throws me an error when I restart the phone saying that the "SIM is not from Verizon", but still works on my EE SIM, so not too worried about that.
Also, I see now a red screen with Verizon name when I restart it, something I didnt have before....
Anyone knows how to get rid of these 2 things? or better even, how to flash the N920C firmware to it?
Thanks

Stock ROM + Android 10

Greetings!
I will make this as short and simple as possible. Back in mid April, I purchased a refurbished Note 9 (SM-N960U) with Android 9.0 from Amazon.
The phone was locked to T-Mobile. I took the phone to my carrier, MetroPCS. Metro successfully unlocked the phone and switched my service to the Note 9.
I've been using this phone for about two and a half months now and I love it. It is the best phone I've ever had and I can see myself using it for the next several years.
Now, I will get to the problem: I cannot get the Android 10 update. I assume this is because of the carrier stuff that I mentioned above.
I've performed the update check once per week since I got the device and it keeps telling me that my software is up to date with the latest patch level being October 1, 2019.
I performed the update check in safe mode and still got nothing. I also tried the Smart Switch app for Windows and the Android 10 update still wasn't available.
So my goal here is to find a way to get the Android 10 update and also install a stock ROM/OS (whatever we are calling it) so I can avoid the carrier-specific bloatware.
I have my Samsung & Google stuff backed up so I don't mind formatting and starting fresh, just in case that is part of the process.
From my understanding, there is something called Odin that can flash a new ROM/OS to the Note 9 but my searching showed me many things to pick from and I don't know what to pick, how, etc.
I am scared that I will screw up the process on my own, with picking the right ROM/OS, Odin version, etc.
So I am asking for a little bit hand holding here. I need to know what Odin version, what ROM/OS for my device, and the various steps for the process.
Lastly, I am using Windows 7 64 bit, if that matters.
Thanks!
Edit: I used Odin once, a long time ago to root the Galaxy Tab 4, so I already have a basic understanding.
I just need to know what specific files and programs for the Note 9 and the steps involved and I can take it from there.
Wise2TheLies said:
Greetings!
I will make this as short and simple as possible. Back in mid April, I purchased a refurbished Note 9 (SM-N960U) with Android 9.0 from Amazon.
The phone was locked to T-Mobile. I took the phone to my carrier, MetroPCS. Metro successfully unlocked the phone and switched my service to the Note 9.
I've been using this phone for about two and a half months now and I love it. It is the best phone I've ever had and I can see myself using it for the next several years.
Now, I will get to the problem: I cannot get the Android 10 update. I assume this is because of the carrier stuff that I mentioned above.
I've performed the update check once per week since I got the device and it keeps telling me that my software is up to date with the latest patch level being October 1, 2019.
I performed the update check in safe mode and still got nothing. I also tried the Smart Switch app for Windows and the Android 10 update still wasn't available.
So my goal here is to find a way to get the Android 10 update and also install a stock ROM/OS (whatever we are calling it) so I can avoid the carrier-specific bloatware.
I have my Samsung & Google stuff backed up so I don't mind formatting and starting fresh, just in case that is part of the process.
From my understanding, there is something called Odin that can flash a new ROM/OS to the Note 9 but my searching showed me many things to pick from and I don't know what to pick, how, etc.
I am scared that I will screw up the process on my own, with picking the right ROM/OS, Odin version, etc.
So I am asking for a little bit hand holding here. I need to know what Odin version, what ROM/OS for my device, and the various steps for the process.
Lastly, I am using Windows 7 64 bit, if that matters.
Thanks!
Edit: I used Odin once, a long time ago to root the Galaxy Tab 4, so I already have a basic understanding.
I just need to know what specific files and programs for the Note 9 and the steps involved and I can take it from there.
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It is basically You have to select your files based on your baseband version
You tried here? https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/#SM-N960U

Need help for updating my Note 9 SM-N960U to latest version

Hello,
I bought this phone second hand like 2 years ago, and I never received any update on it.
This is a Note 9 SM-N960U model.
And still is on One UI 1 version and Android 9 (N960USQS2CSGB).
So I want to properly update it. (I assume that the last firmware for it is the USC USA N960USQU8FUE1 one ?)
What could be possible to do ?
Can I Factory Reset the phone (after making a backup) then flash it to the last Software update with Odin or something ?
(Also, I tried using Samsung Smart Switch, but it says that the phone is already up to date).
I read online that I might have to flash it so It can be recognized as another model and make the process easier or something.
But It looks "dangerous" do to for something such expensive.
I need help in order to avoid bricking it. It's been a looong time for me.
Thanks.
(Also interested about rooting the phone, but that's another topic).

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