I just got my hands on a Note 9 that was bought from Rogers and therefore has the Rogers rom.
I can use ADB or PDP to remove the bloat, but for the sake of simplicity, I would much rather just use a standard universal rom. I remember being able to do this when I had my Note 7 but its been a while and I'm forgetting the process. I remember using Odin lol.
Any advice and help is greatly appteciated! Also, I tried searching but XDA search NEVER seems to show results, EVER.
imatts said:
I just got my hands on a Note 9 that was bought from Rogers and therefore has the Rogers rom.
I can use ADB or PDP to remove the bloat, but for the sake of simplicity, I would much rather just use a standard universal rom. I remember being able to do this when I had my Note 7 but its been a while and I'm forgetting the process. I remember using Odin lol.
Any advice and help is greatly appteciated! Also, I tried searching but XDA search NEVER seems to show results, EVER.
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I'm almost certain the SM-N960U1 firmware will work on your phone.
However,you may lose some carrier-specific functionality (WI-FI Calling/VoLTE/VVM/etc....) by doing so.
I have no direct knowledge of Rogers,but,there is a dedicated Canadian Note 9 thread you may want to take a look at before proceeding:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...te-9-canadian-thread-rumours-pricing-t3826820
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@imatts
Taking a look at this this site (Updato),it looks like there may be Canadian-specific unlocked/SIM-Free (SM-N960W) firmware:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive...&rpp=15&r=SPC,XAC&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
Again,my knowledge of Canadian versions & carriers is non-existent,so,please take a look in the thread I linked above for guidance.
KOLIOSIS said:
I'm almost certain the SM-N960U1 firmware will work on your phone.
However,you may lose some carrier-specific functionality (WI-FI Calling/VoLTE/VVM/etc....) by doing so.
I have no direct knowledge of Rogers,but,there is a dedicated Canadian Note 9 thread you may want to take a look at before proceeding:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...te-9-canadian-thread-rumours-pricing-t3826820
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@imatts
Taking a look at this this site (Updato),it looks like there may be Canadian-specific unlocked/SIM-Free (SM-N960W) firmware:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive...&rpp=15&r=SPC,XAC&order=date&dir=desc&exact=1
Again,my knowledge of Canadian versions & carriers is non-existent,so,please take a look in the thread I linked above for guidance.
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Thank you. Another noob question (if anyone else is reading this, feel free to also help!)
I see a ton of random characters after the N960W, what do they mean? How do I know which one to choose, and also, whats the difference between the XAC and SPC versions?
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Thank you. Another noob question (if anyone else is reading this, feel free to also help!)
I see a ton of random characters after the N960W, what do they mean? How do I know which one to choose, and also, whats the difference between the XAC and SPC versions?
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I can help you there. I wrote a guide to decode the build number. It was written for the N960U, but still applies to the N960W.
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You can tell what version of Android it is just by the build number. You can also tell if each update just contains the updated security patch, or if new features were added or updated.*
The first character (S or U) tells you if it's a security patch or a feature update. S = Security Patch and U = Feature Update (features added or changed)
The second character (a number) tells you bootloader version. This is important to know when upgrading and downgrading OS versions. You can NOT downgrade the bootloader. 1 = Bootloader V1, 2 = Bootloader v2, etc...*
The third character tells you the Android version. This is different for each Galaxy device. A is the Android version that device 2as released with. (For the Note 9 A=Oreo; C=Pie) B will likely be newer versions of Oreo, possibly with an updated bootloader. Z is for official Samsung BETA program builds.*
The fourth character is the year of the build (R=2018, S=2019). This is the same across all Galaxy devices.
The fifth character is the month of the build. This does not indicate what security patch it contains, only what month it was built. (A=January, B=February). Again, same across all Galaxy Devices.*
The sixth character is just the sequence of builds that month (1-9, then A-Z)
SO
S - Security Patch
1 - Bootloader V1
A - Oreo
R - 2018
J - October build
9 - 9th build in October
and*
U - Feature update
1 - Bootloader V1
C - Pie
R - 2018
L - December build
2 - 2nd build in December
and
U - Feature update
1 - Bootloader v1
Z - Official Samsung BETA program build
R - 2018
K - November build
P - 25th build in November
So let's break down my current build number, N960U1UEU1ZRLL
N960U1 - Build is for the Factory unlocked U1 model
UE - Honestly I have no idea, LOL
U - Features updated or added
1 - Bootloader V1
Z - Official beta build
R - 2018
L - December*
L - 12th build in December
Make sense?
all canadian firmwares I've seen are identical. the trick would be to change your sales code to XAC(unbranded Canadian region code). and just flashing the XAC firmware wont do squat as it still contains all carriers because its multi csc and your sim card will still end up being detected and get its carriers bloat. (SPC = PC mobile , president's choice? lol)
i have no experiance with flashing u1 on a W.
but if it works, loosing csc specific features and other stuff might not be worth it in the end just to debloat.
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UE - Honestly I have no idea, LOL
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pretty sure its United States' region identifier
bober10113 said:
pretty sure its United States' region identifier
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You may be right. I honestly haven't researched that part of the build number.
Edit:. It appears that's correct. I can find a list of region codes, but ironically none of them include US region codes. But that has to be the region code.
The N60U1 firmware all show a region code of UE, and the carrier branded N960U show a region code of SQ.
Thanks for the info!!
Mr. Orange 645 said:
I can help you there. I wrote a guide to decode the build number. It was written for the N960U, but still applies to the N960W.
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Dude I am so thankful that you took the time to break this down for me, and you have helped me dramatically. Makes perfect sense, and I've gone ahead and downloaded the proper fw!
I downloaded the XAC version. It says 4hrs til complete though -_-
imatts said:
Dude I am so thankful that you took the time to break this down for me, and you have helped me dramatically. Makes perfect sense, and I've gone ahead and downloaded the proper fw!
I downloaded the XAC version. It says 4hrs til complete though -_-
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You're very welcome!
Next time you can use the SamFirm tool to download MUCH faster.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
You're very welcome!
Next time you can use the SamFirm tool to download MUCH faster.
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in 3 to 4 hours we will hear back.
all Canadian firmwares are the same and all contain multicsc lol
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oh and not before odin v 3.12.x fails and have to explain to use 3.13.1
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Mr. Orange 645 said:
You may be right. I honestly haven't researched that part of the build number.
Edit:. It appears that's correct. I can find a list of region codes, but ironically none of them include US region codes. But that has to be the region code.
The N60U1 firmware all show a region code of UE, and the carrier branded N960U show a region code of SQ.
Thanks for the info!!
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what i hate about samsung naming conventions is that they have at least 3 variation of them:
-device build identification (like on the oem box)
-firmware build identification
-csc build identification
and the damn country code is all diferent even if its all from the same place.
bober10113 said:
in 3 to 4 hours we will hear back.
all Canadian firmwares are the same and all contain multicsc lol
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oh and not before odin v 3.12.x fails and have to explain to use 3.13.1
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what i hate about samsung naming conventions is that they have at least 3 variation of them:
-device build identification (like on the oem box)
-firmware build identification
-csc build identification
and the damn country code is all diferent even if its all from the same place.
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Yeah, and it doesn't make sense. How is UE or SQ United States? Or North America? Or whatever region it represents? Hell, XX is Europe. Wouldn't EU make more sense?
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Yeah, and it doesn't make sense. How is UE or SQ United States? Or North America? Or whatever region it represents? Hell, XX is Europe. Wouldn't EU make more sense?
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because the laymen would understand. and korea is all knowing and powerdull
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Heyyyy lol, so I used Odin (3.12.3) and I was expecting ti wait a long time for the fw to flash, but when I pressed start, it showed green, passed, succeeded and rebooted into the setup I had previously, all within a few seconds.
Do you (or anyone reading) know why??
I was hoping to completely reset my phone and restore to the stock FW.
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Heyyyy lol, so I used Odin (3.12.3) and I was expecting ti wait a long time for the fw to flash, but when I pressed start, it showed green, passed, succeeded and rebooted into the setup I had previously, all within a few seconds.
Do you (or anyone reading) know why??
I was hoping to completely reset my phone and restore to the stock FW.
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not sure what you dled but firmwares are to be unzipped and odin slots filles with:
BL
AP
CP
CSC
in your case flashing only csc.md5 should work.
you need to use odin 3.13.1
but this is besides my point. all canadian firmware contain all carriers. so you'll just end up with a reset phone full of bloat anyways.
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so what carrier is your sim card from?
bober10113 said:
not sure what you dled but firmwares are to be unzipped and odin slots filles with:
BL
AP
CP
CSC
in your case flashing only csc.md5 should work.
you need to use odin 3.13.1
but this is besides my point. all canadian firmware contain all carriers. so you'll just end up with a reset phone full of bloat anyways.
edit:
so what carrier is your sim card from?
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Yea I unzipped and placed each file accordingly. Im with Koodo (a Telus subsidiary (but its a Rogers phone so it doesnt even matter)
imatts said:
Yea I unzipped and placed each file accordingly. Im with Koodo (a Telus subsidiary (but its a Rogers phone so it doesnt even matter)
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just flash csc.md5 NOT Home_csc.md5
try taking a screen shot of what it says on the odin screen. and also get v 3.13.1
Related
I used this method to update to Oreo early - http://drippler.com/drip/official-sa...pass-safetynet
do I have to downgrade back to stock firmware/os to be able to get updates normally or will it just update over this one?
BriniaSona said:
I used this method to update to Oreo early - http://drippler.com/drip/official-sa...pass-safetynet
do I have to downgrade back to stock firmware/os to be able to get updates normally or will it just update over this one?
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Most likely you will need to be on an, original stock for your phone
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Mr nerd said:
Most likely you will need to be on an, original stock for your phone
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Thank you for the help.
Mines is the Canadian Note 8 - n950w, on Freedom Mobile.
do you have any idea where to find the files and what steps to follow?
BriniaSona said:
Thank you for the help.
Mines is the Canadian Note 8 - n950w, on Freedom Mobile.
do you have any idea where to find the files and what steps to follow?
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Firmware.
As for the CSC youll need to find OUT what yours is
but it should work the same as the guide you followed...
GLW is the Canadian CSC from what I see here.
di you remember where you got the phone or who the providor was?
You see, on BB110 people made us exe files where you plug the phone in click and it's automated. Android seems to be a lot different. What is a CSC and GLW? I really have no clue. I know I shouldn't have done this if I wasn't ready for it, but, I wanted to have the latest stuff.
keeps logging me out everytime I try and download the firmware. YAY. Delays and setback piss me right off.
Figured out my issue, How do I flash this patch/file/whatever it is. Over the current one?
EDIT: # hours to download unless I fork over 20 dollars. YAY, MORE BLOODY WAITING.
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Firmware.
As for the CSC youll need to find OUT what yours is
but it should work the same as the guide you followed...
GLW is the Canadian CSC from what I see here.
di you remember where you got the phone or who the providor was?
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Anywhere Other than sam mobile I can get the GLW file from. Sam mobile is super super slow (4 hours), Unless I hand over 20 dollars.
BriniaSona said:
Anywhere Other than sam mobile I can get the GLW file from. Sam mobile is super super slow (4 hours), Unless I hand over 20 dollars.
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Google/download SamFirm and use that...much faster downloads, for free. Others have mentioned updato dot com
BriniaSona said:
Anywhere Other than sam mobile I can get the GLW file from. Sam mobile is super super slow (4 hours), Unless I hand over 20 dollars.
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Yeah let me find one Check your messages btw.
sefrcoko said:
Google/download SamFirm and use that...much faster downloads, for free. Others have mentioned updato dot com
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What do I enter for Region (I put Canada but it doesnt work)
PDA
CSC and Phone
also, is N950WVLU1AQH7 what I want. When I flashed the beta firmware, it changed my model number to a USA one.
BriniaSona said:
What do I enter for Region (I put Canada but it doesnt work)
PDA
CSC and Phone
also, is N950WVLU1AQH7 what I want. When I flashed the beta firmware, it changed my model number to a USA one.
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I think that's where you enter CSC code but it's been a while since I used it. A quick search online should help. CSC is Consumer Software Customization, basically a folder in the software that controls/sets specific features and settings for your region/carrier.
No worries if you flashed different firmware that changed your model number. When you flash stock it will change it back. U.S. and Canada Note 8s are essentially the same at a hardware level.
This isn't much of a question more is it a vent of frustration towards Samsung. I am still on the July Security Policy despite Samsung claiming Monthly Security Updates. When OEM's refuse to Update their devices on time or out right at all this is when fragmentation becomes a big deal. Monthly should mean Monthly Until the end of life. No exceptions.
Thoughts?
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This isn't much of a question more is it a vent of frustration towards Samsung. I am still on the July Security Policy despite Samsung claiming Monthly Security Updates. When OEM's refuse to Update their devices on time or out right at all this is when fragmentation becomes a big deal. Monthly should mean Monthly Until the end of life. No exceptions.
Thoughts?
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maybe its your carrier more than samsung.
bober10113 said:
maybe its your carrier more than samsung.
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I have an International Unlocked N960F/DS Its not carrier branded.
last1youlove said:
I have an International Unlocked N960F/DS Its not carrier branded.
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then just update it manualy:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-9/firmware/SM-N960F/BNG/download/N960FXXS3CSH2/286019/
you can also use samfirm tool 0.3.6 or frija app to download it with ure pc since that web site has trash speeds and flash it using odin. but be sure ure pc has samsung android drivers before using odin.
i believe you could also use samsung smart switch software to check for an update and flash it too.
so as you can see you can just update the device yourself instead of waiting. read and search xda for any of the tools and ways to use them aforementioned.
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then just update it manualy:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note-9/firmware/SM-N960F/BNG/download/N960FXXS3CSH2/286019/
you can also use samfirm tool 0.3.6 or frija app to download it with ure pc since that web site has trash speeds and flash it using odin. but be sure ure pc has samsung android drivers before using odin.
i believe you could also use samsung smart switch software to check for an update and flash it too.
so as you can see you can just update the device yourself instead of waiting. read and search xda for any of the tools and ways to use them aforementioned.
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I was hoping to do that however I checked on there for mine. My product code is XSP which is the Singapore Version and the latest one is June 1st which im already on. If I were to flash a different region's firmware could I just use Home CSC to keep XSP? Thanks for the help
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I was hoping to do that however I checked on there for mine. My product code is XSP which is the Singapore Version and the latest one is June 1st which im already on. If I were to flash a different region's firmware could I just use Home CSC to keep XSP? Thanks for the help
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you can probably skip it all together. but your csc is the carrier code. if the phone is not carrier tied then you should either use the link i sent which is multi csc and would probably contain your sim CSC or find out the carrier code matching your carrier/sim.
read up on samsung and CSC for more details.
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I was hoping to do that however I checked on there for mine. My product code is XSP which is the Singapore Version and the latest one is June 1st which im already on. If I were to flash a different region's firmware could I just use Home CSC to keep XSP? Thanks for the help
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Yes. It won't change your product code and wipe your device. Rest assured.
maple_mak said:
Yes. It won't change your product code and wipe your device. Rest assured.
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well it will if he chooses csc.md5 over home_csc.md5
on an other note id suggest OP to flash BTU firmware as that is acualy a sales code(europe multi csc) associated to an actual firmware.
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I have an International Unlocked N960F/DS Its not carrier branded.
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i have the same model but i believe it's something to do with the region instead of the carrier.
In comparison withe the firmware for both SG and PH, PH received 2 updates from July (CSF9 and CSG3) as compared to SG which only received one (CSF9).
donetus said:
i have the same model but i believe it's something to do with the region instead of the carrier.
In comparison withe the firmware for both SG and PH, PH received 2 updates from July (CSF9 and CSG3) as compared to SG which only received one (CSF9).
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Yeah, I think ill just wait it out because flashing over a security patch seems like a nuclear option. Hopefully in arrives in the coming weeks. Thanks for the help and information though everyone I appreciate it.
You guys are touching a contentious issues with the way Samsung delivers update in Singapore.
Due to the national telcos bottlenecking the process, Samsung phones are getting much lesser updates than the rest of the world.
As an example, Galaxy Note 9 in Europe (UK/DE/FR), version N960F which is identical to the one sold in Singapore received a total of 24 updates, including 4 different built of Android 10/OneUI 2.0 and is up to date with the March 2020 security update.
In Singapore, the Note 9 received 8 updates and the latest is from October 2019 with the October security update.
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I was able to change csc in Q for our n960n and this is how i did:
I flashed Superstable Q rom and the Dev included the option during installation in aroma to chose a different csc, i keept using the rom for 2-3 days and didn't have any issues, but before returning to Pie i did tested Dr.ketan's Q rom rom and Alexndr's-devbase Q rom and in both cases i still had my csc.
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Im opening this thread to find a solution on how to change the csc on note9 n960n in android 10.
Doing so in Android Pie was easy ( of course with help from this great community ).
there is a tool provided here called - Csc selector - which i used and it worked great ( for note8/note9/note10), some roms offer the option to chose during installation.
when i updated to android 10 it changes the csc i had, probably because Samsung made some changes so i guess we will have to wait until more csc are released with updating process still in the way.
i will post any news/tutorial i find here and hopefully you too.
Almighty bump for this frustrating problem. I too am on the incorrect CSC on Q...everything works so I just ignore it but I can't help but think I am not getting the reception I would otherwise be getting if all available bands were utilised. I am on n960 FDS and should be on XSA CSC but I'm on XSG.
I'm not sure there are even Android 10 roms available for XSA region code yet.
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Almighty bump for this frustrating problem. I too am on the incorrect CSC on Q...everything works so I just ignore it but I can't help but think I am not getting the reception I would otherwise be getting if all available bands were utilised. I am on n960 FDS and should be on XSA CSC but I'm on XSG.
I'm not sure there are even Android 10 roms available for XSA region code yet.
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We might be near because Samsung keeps releasing android Q to more regions for n9 and s9 now started to get its update.
I'm not sure how they've done it but there is a fix if you are prepared to flash a non-stock rom or already have.
You can flash either Alexandr's Devbase or Zeus Rom beta from the zeus telegram group, and before flashing rename the rom zip to include your appropriate csc followed by _. Read first post of devbase for details, it worked a treat for me and I didn't even think XSA was available for Q roms yet.
bandario said:
I'm not sure how they've done it but there is a fix if you are prepared to flash a non-stock rom or already have.
You can flash either Alexandr's Devbase or Zeus Rom beta from the zeus telegram group, and before flashing rename the rom zip to include your appropriate csc followed by _. Read first post of devbase for details, it worked a treat for me and I didn't even think XSA was available for Q roms yet.
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that doesnt work for my device i have an n960n and the only supported csc are KOO, KTC, LG, SKC, i can change to one of those in alexandr's rom ( by the way i love that rom and i came back from it to pie because of this problem) but no to n960f csc's so i guess i will have to wait until there is a mod to change csc in android q.
thanks for your reply.
Maybe you can try with Samkey software, but it's not free.
Even I am in this boat, I downloaded an n960f rom and tried to flash the csc on my n960n.
And yeah it failed.
Wish it were an easier process.
I just want the random reboots to go away on q.
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Maybe you can try with Samkey software, but it's not free.
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they offer only sim unlock, i didnt see in their web page that they can change phone model, your reply made me think if we could change the bootloader/model completely with a tool ( my friend has some of those he uses them to unlock/repair/flash phones).
vishnu vijay said:
Even I am in this boat, I downloaded an n960f rom and tried to flash the csc on my n960n.
And yeah it failed.
Wish it were an easier process.
I just want the random reboots to go away on q.
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sorry to hear that, i hope you solve that soon, us too .
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they offer only sim unlock, i didnt see in their web page that they can change phone model, your reply made me think if we could change the bootloader/model completely with a tool ( my friend has some of those he uses them to unlock/repair/flash phones).
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No need to reset device to change csc if you already have a multi csc firmware for example OXM. Use phone info or something similar from play store to check.
I used samkey (purchased 2 credits from ebay for $5) and in a minute changed csc to THL
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Buy samkey credits from ebay (you need 2 to change csc) you get them in a form of a username and password
Download samkey from theit website
Connect N10+ to your pc with the cable you got with your phone
Open samkey, input username and password, input THL in the csc field and execute. (my first attempt failed with a server error the second one suceeded)
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This is from thread about changing CSC to enable call recording function.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643&page=806
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This is from thread about changing CSC to enable call recording function.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643&page=806
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thanks for your input but this model of note 9 - n960n is made for Korea and i has only 4 csc - KOO/LG/KTC/SKC , these csc have limitations when used outside South Korea which is the case for me, because of this i have network issues so i want to change it to a n960f model or multi csc so i dont have those network limitations.
i changed my phones csc to multi csc with a flashable tool "csc selector" and i works great but this works only in PIE, samsung made some changes in Q and it doesnt work.
Oh, ok, didn't know the story about n960n.
I need to change too!
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I was able to change csc in Q for our n960n and this is how i did:
I flashed Superstable rom and the Dev included the option during installation in aroma to chose a different csc, i keept using the rom for 2-3 days and didn't have any issues, but before returning to Pie i did tested Dr.ketan's Q rom rom and Alexndr's-devbase Q rom and in both cases i still had my csc.
Can i change n9600n firmware to n960f ?
Please advice me, I am new to this kind of works, thanks in advance
onceindian said:
Please advice me, I am new to this kind of works, thanks in advance
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If you mean N960N, Yes you can as i mentioned couple post ago.
You need to root your phone by following the instructions in note 9 guides forum, then go to note 9 rom development forum and choose the one you prefer.
I'll admit I'm a noob, but I was wondering if there were guides or a way to flash the official T-Mobile carrier firmware on an unlocked s21 ultra by chance? If anyone can point me in the right direction please. Thank you and sorry if it's a dumb question.
fil.lujan said:
I'll admit I'm a noob, but I was wondering if there were guides or a way to flash the official T-Mobile carrier firmware on an unlocked s21 ultra by chance? If anyone can point me in the right direction please. Thank you and sorry if it's a dumb question.
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The SM-G998U1 is Multi-CSC Device (OYN). Change the CSC to TMO by entering the following code on the TouchPad. *#272*YOURIMEINUMBER# Select TMO then install.
varcor said:
The SM-G998U1 is Multi-CSC Device (OYN). Change the CSC to TMO by entering the following code on the TouchPad. *#272*YOURIMEINUMBER# Select TMO then install.
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I had tried that, it states "unable to process request" Appreciate your help though.
fil.lujan said:
I had tried that, it states "unable to process request" Appreciate your help though.
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Is it a US Device (Snapdragon)?
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Is it a US Device (Snapdragon)?
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Yes. Sm-g998u1
fil.lujan said:
Yes. Sm-g998u1
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Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
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Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
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If that's the case you can download Tmobile firmware and flash to your device.
downloading/flashing Tmobile firmware to S20Ultra unlocked
I really want Tmobile's advanced messaging feature back. I downloaded Frija (to download the firmware images) My assumption is that since I have model number SM-G988U1 and want to flash tmobile's firmware I need to use SM-G988U with CSC as TMB to download the correct firmware. Is this...
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fil.lujan said:
Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
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Haven't read that, this post may help.
[GUIDE] Change your CSC on any Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 10 or older - will also work in Android 11 for builds older than January 2021
Hello everyone! I made this video tutorial regarding changing the CSC on your Samsung Galaxy device. This method will work for Android 10 and older, and Android 11 (builds older than January 2021). Credits to...
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varcor said:
If that's the case you can download Tmobile firmware and flash to your device.
downloading/flashing Tmobile firmware to S20Ultra unlocked
I really want Tmobile's advanced messaging feature back. I downloaded Frija (to download the firmware images) My assumption is that since I have model number SM-G988U1 and want to flash tmobile's firmware I need to use SM-G988U with CSC as TMB to download the correct firmware. Is this...
forums.androidcentral.com
Haven't read that, this post may help.
[GUIDE] Change your CSC on any Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 10 or older - will also work in Android 11 for builds older than January 2021
Hello everyone! I made this video tutorial regarding changing the CSC on your Samsung Galaxy device. This method will work for Android 10 and older, and Android 11 (builds older than January 2021). Credits to...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thank you for your input, I'll check those out. Appreciate you writing and posting these.
fil.lujan said:
Thank you for your input, I'll check those out. Appreciate you writing and posting these.
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Once last question, forgive my ignorance. Once I flash from the unlocked version to the T-Mobile branded firmware, will I need to manually flash each update that comes out for T-Mobile do you know?
fil.lujan said:
Once last question, forgive my ignorance. Once I flash from the unlocked version to the T-Mobile branded firmware, will I need to manually flash each update that comes out for T-Mobile do you know?
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You SHOULD receive Tmobile updates once you're on Tmobile firmware and network but I don't think it's something that can be guaranteed. Your Primary CSC can't be changed to TMO and therin lies the problem. In the last couple of years Samsung has complicated firmware and CSC transitions on it's numerous array of devices. Lots of potential users lean to an unlocked device thinking they'll have more freedom of choice but it won't always end up as a benefit. I always recommend buying your service provider's device for full functionality but it doesn't always work out since some users tend to swap service provider's on a regular basis.
I'm on T-mobile's network, month to month, no long term commitment which adds flexibility but even being on their network I didn't aquire their Branded Device. I have the Hong Kong SM-G9980 variant. I couldn't care less about 5G, to me it's the biggest marketing scam since light beer. The only other feature I lose is Carrier Aggregation which much like 5G enables faster download speeds. I can easily have my laptop handle this and transfer files or data to my device. So there's no carrier bloatware, the bootloader is unlocked, I get updates from Samsung typically sooner than US devices and still have Wi-Fi Calling and VoLTE via Tmobile. Most users don't do much research to define which device is best suited for their needs. "I got this great deal on an S21 Ultra but..." We can point the finger at Samsung as well, way too many variants leads to a lot of problems.
varcor said:
You SHOULD receive Tmobile updates once you're on Tmobile firmware and network but I don't think it's something that can be guaranteed. Your Primary CSC can't be changed to TMO and therin lies the problem. In the last couple of years Samsung has complicated firmware and CSC transitions on it's numerous array of devices. Lots of potential users lean to an unlocked device thinking they'll have more freedom of choice but it won't always end up as a benefit. I always recommend buying your service provider's device for full functionality but it doesn't always work out since some users tend to swap service provider's on a regular basis.
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One last question. In order to go from the Samsung unlocked version to flash the TMobile firmware, does the bootloader need to be unlocked? Sorry for the numerous questions
fil.lujan said:
One last question. In order to go from the Samsung unlocked version to flash the TMobile firmware, does the bootloader need to be unlocked? Sorry for the numerous questions
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No
varcor said:
No
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Thank you so much for all your help. I do appreciate you.
Hello did it work out?
TwistedTester said:
Hello did it work out?
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It did actually. Noticing my speeds are a bit faster and more consistent and getting rcs through Samsung messages to people even using Google messages on other carriers
fil.lujan said:
It did actually. Noticing my speeds are a bit faster and more consistent and getting rcs through Samsung messages to people even using Google messages on other carriers
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What did you do? What were the steps to flashing new csc? I’m on Verizon and I wanna go over to T-Mobile
TwistedTester said:
What did you do? What were the steps to flashing new csc? I’m on Verizon and I wanna go over to T-Mobile
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I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and Odin then flashed it. I had the unlocked version I purchased from Samsung directly. when selecting the csc portion but it still shows the xaa portion as well. Not sure if I did it wrong but seems to be working for me. Putting it in download mode requires holding volume up/down and power. Every site I visited told the wrong directions
fil.lujan said:
I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and Odin then flashed it. I had the unlocked version I purchased from Samsung directly. when selecting the csc portion but it still shows the xaa portion as well. Not sure if I did it wrong but seems to be working for me. Putting it in download mode requires holding volume up/down and power. Every site I visited told the wrong directions
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Oh okay okay, did you have to use Sam key after to switch csc? No right cause T-Mobile already worked.
TwistedTester said:
Oh okay okay, did you have to use Sam key after to switch csc? No right cause T-Mobile already worked.
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No I just did the firmware. Didn't do anything else with csc. Heard that's a pain in the ass with android 11
Good morning
I'm looking for global FW and I can't seem to find one that has bootloader version 5. My VZW phone just got an update on Jan 24 and evidently updated the BL to V.5
The most recent SM-G998U1 firmware only shows bootloader version 4. Am I just stuck? Any guidance is way appreciated!
Not sure what you mean by global FW, probably unbranded US FW.
You will just have to wait until G998U1 FW with BL 5 is released. Basically stuck until then...
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Not sure what you mean by global FW, probably unbranded US FW.
You will just have to wait until G998U1 FW with BL 5 is released. Basically stuck until then...
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That's exactly what I mean. Thank you. Seems weird that a carrier is first to release anything!
dmullen1373 said:
That's exactly what I mean. Thank you. Seems weird that a carrier is first to release anything!
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BULH (G998U1UEU5BULH) has just been released standalone check SAMMobile for G998U1
G998U is for US carrier FW
G998U1 is for unbranded US FW.
Both are interchangeable for Snapdragon US S21 Ultras
My phone is AT&T but I have been using G998U1 for a while now.
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BULH (G998U1UEU5BULH) has just been released standalone check SAMMobile for G998U1
G998U is for US carrier FW
G998U1 is for unbranded US FW.
Both are interchangeable for Snapdragon US S21 Ultras
My phone is AT&T but I have been using G998U1 for a while now.
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Awesome! Thanks for the heads up!
I just posted a thread on how to carrier unlock the same exact phone and FW/BL you are using, this may also lead to possible BL unlock later on, but may help you for now if you just trying to use a different carrier. Otherwise, yah, you are stuck for now, can't downgrade the bootloader. (As far as I know of yet)
Thanks for all of the advice and insight. Mucho appreciado.
My goal here is to purely load the non-carrier specific FW while maintaining my ability to use VZW and still have mmWave or UWB support. Also, VZW removed the ability to do "calls on other devices" like a Samsung tablet. That feature was removed on VZW FW but worked fine on an unlocked Note 20 Ultra that I had a few months back. Loading this G998U1 FW should make it act like a direct-from-Samsung phone, right? I don't really care about an unlocked BL or unlocked SIM slot, at the moment, as I'm staying with VZW. Thanks in advance!
suphion said:
BULH (G998U1UEU5BULH) has just been released standalone check SAMMobile for G998U1
G998U is for US carrier FW
G998U1 is for unbranded US FW.
Both are interchangeable for Snapdragon US S21 Ultras
My phone is AT&T but I have been using G998U1 for a while now.
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And just to confirm, we'd want the XAA version, yeah? That's the non-carrier-specific FW?
dmullen1373 said:
And just to confirm, we'd want the XAA version, yeah? That's the non-carrier-specific FW?
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SamMobile has download speeds equivalent to dial-up internet, unless you pay them for a premium membership.
SamFW.com is fast and free
dmullen1373 said:
And just to confirm, we'd want the XAA version, yeah? That's the non-carrier-specific FW?
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That is what I do, and I believe you are right. Other versions may also be same or may be just as fine, but go for unknown XAA regardless.
iBowToAndroid said:
SamMobile has download speeds equivalent to dial-up internet, unless you pay them for a premium membership.
SamFW.com is fast and free
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You are right, their free dl is slow, but the others dont have it yet, so if you need it asap, their dl is the best you can get as of today. I am sure samfw and frija will have it soon.
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You are right, their free dl is slow, but the others dont have it yet, so if you need it asap, their dl is the best you can get as of today. I am sure samfw and frija will have it soon.
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Incorrect. SamFW already has it. Do you really think that I would recommend a site without checking first?
iBowToAndroid said:
Incorrect. SamFW already has it. Do you really think that I would recommend a site without checking first?
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Dude, chill, when I wrote the initial post, they didnt.
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Dude, chill, when I wrote the initial post, they didnt.
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Yes, they did already have it.
You wrote your post 20 minutes ago, while my post was 2 hours ago. And I checked before making my post, so you clearly did not check before making yours
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Yes, they did already have it.
You wrote your post 20 minutes ago, while my post was 2 hours ago. And I checked before making my post, so you clearly did not check before making yours
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Please look a little bit more up before accusing others ok.
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Please look a little bit more up before accusing others ok.
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Even if you're referring to your post from 10 hours ago:
Where you do think SamMobile and SamFW get the firmware from....???
They get it straight from Samsung's servers, using tools like Frija and others. So SamFW may not have uploaded it yet (as of the timestamp of your post from 10 hours ago), but if SamMobile already had it, then Frija definitely did - because that's always the first and earliest available firmware source, since it pulls straight from Samsung's servers
Thanks for everybody's help! I'm going to take the plunge here -- looking to download the modded/patched version of ODIN and flash this sucker. *fingers crossed*
If I flash this on my AT&T branded s21 ultra, will I lose any features?
This worked great on my VZW variant -> unbranded -- flash took about 3 minutes. I did do a factory reset prior to the ODIN flash just to ensure that Google or Samsung didn't have any weird reactivation-type lock on the device. Thanks again for the help!
As far as the Samsung "allow calls on other devices" option, that does NOT work on VZW, for whatever reason -- when I initiate a call via the S7 tablet, I get an error that essentially states that it "Can't Make Calls. Make sure that your phone and tablet are connected to the same wifi network." Huge bummer! I'll keep trying. I know that when I had an unlocked, direct from Samsung Note 10+ and the S6 tablet, this feature worked perfectly. Fast forward and I no longer have either device and it's not working. Any thoughts are welcomed!
dtomlin said:
If I flash this on my AT&T branded s21 ultra, will I lose any features?
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I lost nothing featurewise - still getting 5G mmWave and the WiFi calling is working.