I believe my Note 3 is an international model. N900AUCUCMLG. I bought it from ebay 6 months after being activated. None of the files I have read list anything ending in MLG. When I have run file recovery software it comes up as international. What roms and procedures here would apply for this Phone. I bought a note 8 to replace it because it wouldn't update and it became impossible for me to use for mobile banking and other applications. I lost my job and would like to upgrade the note 3 to work for a year or so longer and sell the note 8 to reduce debt. Any help will be appreciated.
Boot into download mode to confirm the model number.
The sm-n900a was exclusive to AT&T in the USA. The international model is the sm-n9005.
If the phone is an sm-n900a, you will not find a stock ROM to flash in Odin from updato.com or sammobile.com as AT&T never released a full ROM. They only released ROM updates over the air.
note 3 info from odin mode
Product name: SM-N900A
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNAL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X0
QUALCOM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
I would have taken a screen short but it was not working.
Hope this info helps
The phone is an AT&T model with a locked bootloader.
The best you can do is update it to the latest stock rom. See here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
You can run a custom ROM but the custom ROM must be based on a stick room.
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Thanks so much. Now if I understand I can only go with a stock Rom OR a custom Rom based on a stock Rom. Lollipop is the lastest thing for this phone and is pretty out dated and I may end up with financial institutions shutting me down because the browser and software are out of date. Do any of the custom Rom over come these issue? And do these normally say custom with a unlocked lock image at start up?
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Now I remember going through this 6 months ago and had several issues. One is I never had an SD card installed and when I tried it would not install. I came here and got several reasons, size of card and manufacturer. Some were saying it has to be a Samsung SD card and others saying it has to be a certain size such as an 8GB. This phone is no longer active so I can't DL files straight to phone and mostly from what I'm reading I do not have TWRP or SafeStrap. Does this mean I'm done and or is it worth it to try this. I hated to give it up because it has changeable battery and mine has the over sized 10000 MAH battery. It only needed charging every other night. Also the link provided said not found when I checked earlier. Is it possible to DL files to PC and connect Via cable to upgrade?
You should be able to transfer files to the phone over Wi-Fi or a USB cable.
The phone cannot run TWRP, only Safestrap.
Did you have a chance to look at the XDA thread I linked?
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Yes I did go there and that's what prompted some of my memories about not having an SD card and unable to load an SD card to copy the files to. Also, the links with in the link to DL files are giving errors:
The file you are trying to download is no longer available.
This could be due to the following reasons:
The file has been removed because of a ToS/AUP violation.
Invalid URL - the link you are trying to access does not exist
The file has been deleted by the user.
I had also read a tutorial about how there are issues with safestrap installation. My first issue to over come is where to find these files and then where to copy them for the install.
Is the phone fully booting into the OS or are there problems with booting the existing OS?
Where did you see the phone's model # as being "N900AUCUCMLG"?
Maybe these files will help: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76818174&postcount=245
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Yes the phone will boot to OS and even get new emails through WiFi. As far as the N900ACUCMLG hope this helps" Image below.
As far as the links as I stated previously they are not working. I thank everyone for their help. I just want to get this phone working so I can sell my Note 8.
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Is there a way to force the note 3 to accept an SD card? If not is there a place in Odin to store it for loading? I do have Odin 3 on my desktop.
WIth Odin, the flash files do not have to be on the SD card. In fact, I have never used the SD card to flash Odin files.
Did you try the OC2 files from this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76818174&postcount=245 ?
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Hi,
I've already been through the thread
[30.03.2012][CF-Root 4.4] J-P/S/Q-*,JV-1KBHIOPQRSTAUV,JVU,JW4 - su+bb+2e/CWM-rfs+ext4
which has links to all the ROM files to be used with CWM in recovery mode (and explanations about their names).
I don't have a standard production phone. Mine has a build name of: FROYO.eng.eunju81.hong.201000831.205407 therefore I can't go by the names of the ROM files which are based on build names like FROYO.xxJP (P obviously referring to "Production"). Does the date of that build have any significance to you experts (Aug 31, 2010)? Does this narrow down what ROM file I can download?
Also, my phone is a pretty standard 512MB, ARM processor phone for that era (I'm guessing, since it was given to a journalist for review who gave it to me when she was done reviewing it).Will I have to use ODIN to flash it? I WAS able to root it (the Chinese made Eroot succeeded where all else failed) and install ROM Manager AND CWM but I then downloaded all three ROM types for my phone (the phone part isn't active I only use the WIFI so I tried the Galaxy Tab ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon but they all gave errors when I tried installing them). I read that it's imperative to have the right file, but with my funky build number, that doesn't seem possible. Am I going to be able to do with this without "doorstopping" my phone? (sorry. I like "doorstop" better than "brick" .
Wrong forum, this is S2/I9100 Q&A, not Tab Q&A which is here (we have device specific fora).
I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight until they do.
One other thing;
I forgot to mention: Kies updated the firmware to the latest version if that helps you "axe spurts" figure this puzzle out. Thanks in advance!!! :fingers-crossed:
>>my phone is a pretty standard 512MB, ARM processor phone for that era (I'm guessing, since it was given to a journalist for review who gave it >>to me when she was done reviewing it).Will I have to use ODIN to flash it? I WAS able to root it (the Chinese made Eroot succeeded where all >>else failed) and install ROM Manager AND CWM but I then downloaded all three ROM types for my phone (the phone part isn't active I only use >>the WIFI so I tried the Galaxy Tab ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon but they all gave errors when I tried installing them). I read that it's imperative to >>have the right file, but with my funky build number, that doesn't seem possible. Am I going to be able to do with this without "doorstopping" my >>phone? (sorry. I like "doorstop" better than "brick" .[/QUOTE]
Hello, friendly internet ghosts!
Yesterday I've bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 (in the system it says GT-i9515 but on the box GT-i9505)
The seller said he bricked the device at a shop to lineage 15.1 and after that, he had a no sim card error and that is the reason why he sold it.
I bought the phone thinking that if I would unbrick it back to original stock ROM (Netherlands PHN) it would work again, but NO! damn phone! Tried all different version (AP only) and .pit, ap, csc, etc. type of files with no luck.
It has been 10 hours non stop troubleshooting any way I could find, also hardware wise in order to make the sim card work but just no luck.
Any help is welcome, I've read some things about loading files in it, or rooting it or whatever but that know-how is just above my lollipop :silly:
At this moment I've put the following ROM on it -> I9515XXU1BOC3_I9515OXA1BOC3_I9515XXU1BOC3_HOME.tar.md5
Now i am downloading this one from sammobile -> I9515XXU1BOJ3 and CSC I9515YHN1BOI1. The operating system of this firmware is Android 5.0.1
smimpi said:
Hello, friendly internet ghosts!
Yesterday I've bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 (in the system it says GT-i9515 but on the box GT-i9505)
The seller said he bricked the device at a shop to lineage 15.1 and after that, he had a no sim card error and that is the reason why he sold it.
I bought the phone thinking that if I would unbrick it back to original stock ROM (Netherlands PHN) it would work again, but NO! damn phone! Tried all different version (AP only) and .pit, ap, csc, etc. type of files with no luck.
It has been 10 hours non stop troubleshooting any way I could find, also hardware wise in order to make the sim card work but just no luck.
Any help is welcome, I've read some things about loading files in it, or rooting it or whatever but that know-how is just above my lollipop :silly:
At this moment I've put the following ROM on it -> I9515XXU1BOC3_I9515OXA1BOC3_I9515XXU1BOC3_HOME.tar.md5
Now i am downloading this one from sammobile -> I9515XXU1BOJ3 and CSC I9515YHN1BOI1. The operating system of this firmware is Android 5.0.1
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You're in the wrong forum, this is the forum for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (GT-i9295). You want the forum for the regular Samsung Galaxy S4 (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4). Good luck.
Hey all. I decided to pick up a Note 8 Snapdragon variant LDU on eBay to see if I can get it to work on a stock rom. After researching through numerous posts on XDA and videos on YouTube, I took the plunge and decide to see for myself. I wanted to use a stock rom to get past the 70% battery cap on LDU's.
Some people claimed they were able to get it to run a stock rom and some failed. (Yes, this is a LDU. I bought it from a liquidator on eBay).
Here's exactly what I did (I've tried flashing many different roms, but to no avail).
1. Tried to enable OEM unlocking through developer options using date method = did not work.
2. Found me2151's thread on rooting Snapdragon variant of Note 8 = bootloop with QVPASS = 1 QVDONE = 1 prior to Samsung Note8 logo
3. Found a comment on me2151's thread saying they had the same bootloop... Solution was to check "phone bootloader update" (link here)
4. Tried above method in the comments and checked phone bootloader update = did not work, still on bootloop
5. Downloaded a stock rom for N950XU with Frija. ROM is N950USQS5CRL1, released 2018-12-27
6. Flashed the rom using ODIN v3.13.1_3B patched = did not work, "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorized software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support. Please note that repair/return for this issue may have additional cost."
7. I'm still able to go into download mode despite that error, but I have no idea what to flash now...
Any help is appreciated! Just want to get it to boot to Android, don't even care if it's the retail rom.
Hey ,I have the same issue, also bought the phone from a liquidator last week, Did you find any workaround?
azrael235 said:
Hey ,I have the same issue, also bought the phone from a liquidator last week, Did you find any workaround?
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We might have bought it from the same place then.
Which bootloader version is your phone on? If you didn't flash a newer ROM and is still on bootloader rev 1, then you may be able to fix it.
hi, i was able to remove modem fail error by flashing a modified version of cp file
Hi guys,
I have a question about obtaining Android 10 AT&T firmware for the SM-960U. I'm currently having an issue where I bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 N960U1 factory unlocked from Samsung themselves. My current carrier is AT&T. However, I've realized for a while that my area doesn't have a good signal (1 bar to no service) due to the location where I am. I am trying to install AT&T's firmware with the boot logo and its software's bloatware to obtain Wi-Fi calling. However, I am having trouble. Currently, I've flashed my N960U1 with AT&T's U1 Android 10 firmware from the site using Odin. I see that it's been flashed successfully after doing a clean install and see AT&T firmware in the phone. However, it did not give me an AT&T boot logo screen or give me the Wi-Fi calling option. This is carrier unbranded. It's still the same like it's from the factory unlock no carrier firmware. So, after doing some research, I see that what I have to do is: clean flash AT&T's U1 firmware on the device (which I did), then, finally, install the U firmware to bring on the AT&T boot logo screen and WiFi calling. However, I am unable to do the 2nd part, because the only available firmware for U firmware (AT&T's bloatware) is Android 8. Due to the bootloader being version 4 in Android 10 and version 2 in android 8, I cannot downgrade even on a cracked Odin version. The phone gives me a SW REV error and odin gives me a write error. I worked on this for 8 hours, don't try to fight me on this lol. This is because Odin understands that the phone can't be downgraded due to the bootloader version being higher. This can be seen in the firmware names when comparing (Android 8: N960USQU1ARG6. Android 10: N960U1UES4DTD1).
In summary, I need to find the SM-960U AT&T carrier-branded Android 10 firmware. Right now, on Sam Mobile for N960U, the only firmware that comes up is Android 8. Downloading the latest firmware for the SM-N960U1 on Sam Mobile doesn't help me obtain wifi calling and the AT&T boot logo. Any suggestions? I really need help and appreciate it if you guys could help me. I can't find AT&T's U anywhere. Thanks!
You can flash any U firmware they are the same. As long as you have At&t sim it will provision to your sim. Since you are U1 you will need to do factory reset before flashing with Odin. You can use USC..Tmobile..Verizon. Dont use User data when flashing just use BL..AP..CP..CSC. At&t doesnt post their locked firmware for whatever reason.
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butchieboy said:
You can flash any U firmware they are the same. As long as you have At&t sim it will provision to your sim. Since you are U1 you will need to do factory reset before flashing with Odin. You can use USC..Tmobile..Verizon. Dont use User data when flashing just use BL..AP..CP..CSC. At&t doesnt post their locked firmware for whatever reason.
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
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Awesome. I’m going to try this tomorrow. I’ll update this post with the results! Thanks for the help.
butchieboy said:
You can flash any U firmware they are the same. As long as you have At&t sim it will provision to your sim. Since you are U1 you will need to do factory reset before flashing with Odin. You can use USC..Tmobile..Verizon. Dont use User data when flashing just use BL..AP..CP..CSC. At&t doesnt post their locked firmware for whatever reason.
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
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Hi guys! After 18 straight hours of fiddling and researching, not getting a definite answer from XDA and Sammobile forums since my phone was on the latest bootloader v4: I've finally been able to find out how to do this, thanks to butchieboy and a culmination other forums, I've finally been able to successfully figure this out!
Basically, here are the steps to successfully do it if you're on Android 10/bootloader v4 and want to make the switch without downgrading the software on a lower bootloader. Make sure you do a clean reinstall beforehand. Everything should be off the phone.
1. Download and flash U1 firmware from samfw as a clean install. I used ATT's U1 firmware (follow the instructions below to do so). I did this first and was confused about why I didn't get the bloatware after. However, this is only the first step.
2. I found the latest firmware from Verizon for the SM-960U (not U1), and downloaded patched Odin 3.13.1b onto my computer. I downloaded these both from samfw's website. You'll need the patched version to be able to switch from U1 to U firmware. I used Verizon's instead of T-Mobile's because they had posted the latest version for Android 10.
3. Run Odin as admin, make sure you're using a computer with open USB ports for data transfer (one of my computers gave me an error, switched to another one, it worked fine). Make sure you use a good data transfer cable also.
4. Enable USB debugging on the device, and reboot the phone into recovery mode. Don't connect it to the computer yet. Do not remove the SIM card during any part of this process. Leave it inserted the entire time.
4. Load up BL..AP..CP..CSC as butchieboy states. Do not use home_csc and do not use userdata. They are not needed. CSC needs to be used because it has to be a clean install in order for this to work properly. By not using userdata, the device will load up the appropriate carrier bloatware automatically using the SIM card provided!
5. Go ahead and connect the phone via a data transfer cable. You will see a serial COM port labeled in blue connected on top. Now flash Verizon's U firmware
6. The phone should successfully flash via Odin, and it will reboot
7. I had gotten into this weird recovery state at first when it rebooted. I forgot the error name on the bottom and was confused at first it was SW REV or something I think. However, I think the reason for this is because the phone doesn't know which carrier setting to apply just yet. There were options to reboot, update from SD card, and more.
8. Select "reboot" using the power button!
9. You'll see the AT&T logo as the phone reboots! Not sure why my phone didn't end up erasing, it just apparently did an update.
The first thing I see after the apps loaded was... the WiFi calling setup screen... Victory! Thanks to everybody who posted on online forums. And thanks to butchieboy for the straightforward answer. I hope this helps anybody online looking to do the same thing whether it's their Note 9 or any other device. Good luck!
robertj51 said:
Hi guys! After 18 straight hours of fiddling and researching, not getting a definite answer from XDA and Sammobile forums since my phone was on the latest bootloader v4: I've finally been able to find out how to do this, thanks to butchieboy and a culmination other forums, I've finally been able to successfully figure this out!
Basically, here are the steps to successfully do it if you're on Android 10/bootloader v4 and want to make the switch without downgrading the software on a lower bootloader:
1. Download and flash U1 firmware from samfw as a clean install. I used ATT's U1 firmware (follow the instructions below to do so). I did this first and was confused about why I didn't get the bloatware after. However, this is only the first step.
2. I found the latest firmware from Verizon for the SM-960U (not U1), and downloaded patched Odin 3.13.1b onto my computer. I downloaded these both from samfw's website. You'll need the patched version to be able to switch from U1 to U firmware. I used Verizon's instead of T-Mobile's because they had posted the latest version for Android 10.
3. Run Odin as admin, make sure you're using a computer with open USB ports for data transfer (one of my computers gave me an error, switched to another one, it worked fine). Make sure you use a good data transfer port also.
4. Enable USB debugging on the device, and reboot the phone into recovery mode. Don't connect it to the computer yet.
4. Load up BL..AP..CP..CSC as butchieboy states. Do not use home_csc and do not use userdata. They are not needed. CSC needs to be used because it has to be a clean install in order for this to work properly. By not using userdata, the device will load up the appropriate carrier bloatware automatically using the SIM card provided!
5. Go ahead and connect the phone via a data transfer cable. You will see a serial COM port in blue connected on top. Now flash Verizon's U firmware
6. The phone should successfully flash via Odin, and it will reboot
7. I had gotten into this weird recovery state at first when it rebooted. I forgot the error name on the bottom and was confused at first it was SW REV or something I think. However, I think the reason for this is because the phone doesn't know which carrier setting to apply just yet. There were options to reboot, update from SD card, and more.
8. Select "reboot" using the power button!
9. You'll see the AT&T logo as the phone reboots! Not sure why my phone didn't end up erasing, it just updated.
The first thing I see after the apps loaded was... the WiFi calling setup screen... Victory! Thanks to everybody who posted on online forums. And thanks to butchieboy for the straightforward answer. I hope this helps anybody online looking to do the same thing whether it's their Note 9 or any other device. Good luck!
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I am really glad I found your post and I'm going to attempt this same procedure today. Quick question, does it matter if / when your SIM is inserted into the phone? Just wondering if I need to leave it in or out during this process or whether that will even have an affect? Is your Wi-Fi calling still working currently, btw?
Carl_Sagan_Cosmos said:
I am really glad I found your post and I'm going to attempt this same procedure today. Quick question, does it matter if / when your SIM is inserted into the phone? Just wondering if I need to leave it in or out during this process or whether that will even have an affect? Is your Wi-Fi calling still working currently, btw?
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Hey Carl! Sorry for the late response. I'm glad you found my post as well!
I apologize for this, I should've mentioned this in my original post: please leave the AT&T SIM card inserted in the device the entire time during this process! When the phone reboots after Odin flashes, the first thing it searches for is what SIM is inserted so it can flash the appropriate carrier setting. Do not remove the SIM during any part of the process from start to finish.
Secondly, yes! The WiFi calling feature is working great on the phone. I'm glad after two years of having the phone I was able to get the feature this month. Good luck. Please let me know if you were successful in flashing the firmware, I'd really like to hear your results! My notifications are turned back on for this thread.
robertj51 said:
Hi guys! After 18 straight hours of fiddling and researching, not getting a definite answer from XDA and Sammobile forums since my phone was on the latest bootloader v4: I've finally been able to find out how to do this, thanks to butchieboy and a culmination other forums, I've finally been able to successfully figure this out!
Basically, here are the steps to successfully do it if you're on Android 10/bootloader v4 and want to make the switch without downgrading the software on a lower bootloader. Make sure you do a clean reinstall beforehand. Everything should be off the phone.
1. Download and flash U1 firmware from samfw as a clean install. I used ATT's U1 firmware (follow the instructions below to do so). I did this first and was confused about why I didn't get the bloatware after. However, this is only the first step.
2. I found the latest firmware from Verizon for the SM-960U (not U1), and downloaded patched Odin 3.13.1b onto my computer. I downloaded these both from samfw's website. You'll need the patched version to be able to switch from U1 to U firmware. I used Verizon's instead of T-Mobile's because they had posted the latest version for Android 10.
3. Run Odin as admin, make sure you're using a computer with open USB ports for data transfer (one of my computers gave me an error, switched to another one, it worked fine). Make sure you use a good data transfer cable also.
4. Enable USB debugging on the device, and reboot the phone into recovery mode. Don't connect it to the computer yet. Do not remove the SIM card during any part of this process. Leave it inserted the entire time.
4. Load up BL..AP..CP..CSC as butchieboy states. Do not use home_csc and do not use userdata. They are not needed. CSC needs to be used because it has to be a clean install in order for this to work properly. By not using userdata, the device will load up the appropriate carrier bloatware automatically using the SIM card provided!
5. Go ahead and connect the phone via a data transfer cable. You will see a serial COM port labeled in blue connected on top. Now flash Verizon's U firmware
6. The phone should successfully flash via Odin, and it will reboot
7. I had gotten into this weird recovery state at first when it rebooted. I forgot the error name on the bottom and was confused at first it was SW REV or something I think. However, I think the reason for this is because the phone doesn't know which carrier setting to apply just yet. There were options to reboot, update from SD card, and more.
8. Select "reboot" using the power button!
9. You'll see the AT&T logo as the phone reboots! Not sure why my phone didn't end up erasing, it just apparently did an update.
The first thing I see after the apps loaded was... the WiFi calling setup screen... Victory! Thanks to everybody who posted on online forums. And thanks to butchieboy for the straightforward answer. I hope this helps anybody online looking to do the same thing whether it's their Note 9 or any other device. Good luck!
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What to do if i don't have at&t sim card, not even usa sim card, i'm in egypt and brought my n960u from usa, i installed u1 firm but realized that no wifi calling or volte so tried to install tmobile carrier firm and nothing appeared then tried at&t and also nothing appeared, neither the options nor the boot logo for tmobile or at&t.
what to do please help!
Thanks in advance
abulnass said:
What to do if i don't have at&t sim card, not even usa sim card, i'm in egypt and brought my n960u from usa, i installed u1 firm but realized that no wifi calling or volte so tried to install tmobile carrier firm and nothing appeared then tried at&t and also nothing appeared, neither the options nor the boot logo for tmobile or at&t.
what to do please help!
Thanks in advance
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If you are trying to flash T-Mobile or AT&T bloat ware without a carrier SIM card, it will not work.
Hi. What if I have an AT&T sim card, but I'm also outside US. Not sure if the sim card is active or not.
My biggest worry was, I just had my phone factory unlocked so I can use a local sim card here in the country.
Will this work? And if it will, will my phone go back to being locked by AT&T?
Hi, I tried this process the way you have it listed and it is not working. I keep getting a device info error in Odin. Tried the newest firmware and an older version
robertj51 said:
Hi guys! After 18 straight hours of fiddling and researching, not getting a definite answer from XDA and Sammobile forums since my phone was on the latest bootloader v4: I've finally been able to find out how to do this, thanks to butchieboy and a culmination other forums, I've finally been able to successfully figure this out!
Basically, here are the steps to successfully do it if you're on Android 10/bootloader v4 and want to make the switch without downgrading the software on a lower bootloader. Make sure you do a clean reinstall beforehand. Everything should be off the phone.
1. Download and flash U1 firmware from samfw as a clean install. I used ATT's U1 firmware (follow the instructions below to do so). I did this first and was confused about why I didn't get the bloatware after. However, this is only the first step.
2. I found the latest firmware from Verizon for the SM-960U (not U1), and downloaded patched Odin 3.13.1b onto my computer. I downloaded these both from samfw's website. You'll need the patched version to be able to switch from U1 to U firmware. I used Verizon's instead of T-Mobile's because they had posted the latest version for Android 10.
3. Run Odin as admin, make sure you're using a computer with open USB ports for data transfer (one of my computers gave me an error, switched to another one, it worked fine). Make sure you use a good data transfer cable also.
4. Enable USB debugging on the device, and reboot the phone into recovery mode. Don't connect it to the computer yet. Do not remove the SIM card during any part of this process. Leave it inserted the entire time.
4. Load up BL..AP..CP..CSC as butchieboy states. Do not use home_csc and do not use userdata. They are not needed. CSC needs to be used because it has to be a clean install in order for this to work properly. By not using userdata, the device will load up the appropriate carrier bloatware automatically using the SIM card provided!
5. Go ahead and connect the phone via a data transfer cable. You will see a serial COM port labeled in blue connected on top. Now flash Verizon's U firmware
6. The phone should successfully flash via Odin, and it will reboot
7. I had gotten into this weird recovery state at first when it rebooted. I forgot the error name on the bottom and was confused at first it was SW REV or something I think. However, I think the reason for this is because the phone doesn't know which carrier setting to apply just yet. There were options to reboot, update from SD card, and more.
8. Select "reboot" using the power button!
9. You'll see the AT&T logo as the phone reboots! Not sure why my phone didn't end up erasing, it just apparently did an update.
The first thing I see after the apps loaded was... the WiFi calling setup screen... Victory! Thanks to everybody who posted on online forums. And thanks to butchieboy for the straightforward answer. I hope this helps anybody online looking to do the same thing whether it's their Note 9 or any other device. Good luck!
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right at the beginning using odin it threw me an error, but it's probably because I used CSC home ...? How can I verify on Samsung Note 9 if I have an unlocked bootloader ..?
Edit: He used CSC not CSC home and an older version of odin. And I have a sim from Europe and it works great.
I need help, i have a sm n960u factory unlocked at&t branded using straight talk at&t sim. I have no volte or wifi calling settings. With special code they are greyed out and provisioned. Is there any way i can fix this issue?
Hello,
I'm french, excuse my langage...
I have 2 note 8, an N950F (single sim) and an N950FD (double sim). I specify immediately that the 2 have already worked and that I have only one sim (one being for me and the other as a gift for my wife lol)
- On the N950F, install via odin 3.14 of twrp 33.1.2, then hadesrom 12 then magisk 20.4 => everything is ok
- Purchase of the N950FD, hassle with installing twrp because I had to put my sim in it to change the time and have access to the usb options, in short, it works, then same as hades and magisk => everything is ok
I have well customized the N950FD, I made a full save (all partitions) with twrp and I said to myself I do a full install on the N950F ...
At the time I did not watch out ...
I calmly use the N950FD and then, I still hack the N950F, I install other custom roms to see, lineage 17, etc etc and all that I do it without sim, with the dex dock connected in ethernet, in me saying that when I'm done, my wife will just put her sim there ...
And then something bothers me, it's a small prohibition logo at the top left instead of the network. I tell myself that this is normal because I did not put a sim, so I take that of my N950FD and there bah it is not recognized ...
I do not panic, I tell myself that I made a false manipulation, I wipe, I reinstall hadesrom and same concern, I take another custom rom and same concern ... I redo a full install with twrp and same concern .. .
I take a stock rom (the last, then the first, always in 4 files either with the csc or with the home-csc), I flash with odin 3.14 and 3.13 and always the same problems, the rom remains blocked on the screen samsung, the first with "samsung note 8 powered by android". So I tried the last rom with 3.14 and 3.13 then the first and still the same problem, it does not start (I waited 5 minutes roughly) despite the wipes ...
Since I no longer have twrp, I reflash, it works, I tell myself that the custom was still installed and I reflash via twrp hades (I tried the stock rom file but it didn't work) and again same concern, the sim is not recognized ...
I try the flash of the hades kernel, it works but the sim is still not recognized ...
When I go to the phone * # 06 # I do not have imei, but a black screen, when I go to parameter / connection / sim card manager => black screen with the message "com-android-phone does not respond" ...
I looked a little on the net, but nothing conclusive, I specify that all my files come from XDA but that given my English I prefer to try to find an answer in French ...
I do not have a backup of the N950F it would have been too simple, I tried another sim than mine but ditto it is not recognized and before making a tablet I would like to try everything to recover it. ..
It would seem that flashing a stock rom solves the problem ... But as said above, my phone remains stuck on the samsung logo despite the wipes
I still tried other things like just flashing parts of a stock rom but I still have the same problem ...
I also tried the flash of a stock with the extra pit and the nand erase and distribution options ... and similar, no start ...
I even reinstalled twrp after a stock, save it, "mix" it with another backup I had (efs and modem from the stock and the rest of the custom) but then again, it doesn't work, such reboots well but still no network access and no recognized sim card ...
Finally, I looked at chimera tool, but no tutorial in French so no way to see how it works or if it will meet my need ... taking an exclusive samsung license on chimera does not cause me any concern IF it allows me to do other things than what I have already tried ...
I also looked at the prog to change the imei because there is nothing left, not even 0, no no, a black page just like when I go to the sim card settings, I have a black page. ..
I also flashed several custom roms from different countries but it didn't work ...
By cons I observed that I had the location for 2 sim, still inactive ...
How to put the note 8 in single sim and recover imei and then the network ???
there, I block ... if you have ideas I am taker, thank you all ...
amthium said:
Hello,
I'm french, excuse my langage...
I have 2 note 8, an N950F (single sim) and an N950FD (double sim). I specify immediately that the 2 have already worked and that I have only one sim (one being for me and the other as a gift for my wife lol)
- On the N950F, install via odin 3.14 of twrp 33.1.2, then hadesrom 12 then magisk 20.4 => everything is ok
- Purchase of the N950FD, hassle with installing twrp because I had to put my sim in it to change the time and have access to the usb options, in short, it works, then same as hades and magisk => everything is ok
I have well customized the N950FD, I made a full save (all partitions) with twrp and I said to myself I do a full install on the N950F ...
At the time I did not watch out ...
I calmly use the N950FD and then, I still hack the N950F, I install other custom roms to see, lineage 17, etc etc and all that I do it without sim, with the dex dock connected in ethernet, in me saying that when I'm done, my wife will just put her sim there ...
And then something bothers me, it's a small prohibition logo at the top left instead of the network. I tell myself that this is normal because I did not put a sim, so I take that of my N950FD and there bah it is not recognized ...
I do not panic, I tell myself that I made a false manipulation, I wipe, I reinstall hadesrom and same concern, I take another custom rom and same concern ... I redo a full install with twrp and same concern .. .
I take a stock rom (the last, then the first, always in 4 files either with the csc or with the home-csc), I flash with odin 3.14 and 3.13 and always the same problems, the rom remains blocked on the screen samsung, the first with "samsung note 8 powered by android". So I tried the last rom with 3.14 and 3.13 then the first and still the same problem, it does not start (I waited 5 minutes roughly) despite the wipes ...
Since I no longer have twrp, I reflash, it works, I tell myself that the custom was still installed and I reflash via twrp hades (I tried the stock rom file but it didn't work) and again same concern, the sim is not recognized ...
I try the flash of the hades kernel, it works but the sim is still not recognized ...
When I go to the phone * # 06 # I do not have imei, but a black screen, when I go to parameter / connection / sim card manager => black screen with the message "com-android-phone does not respond" ...
I looked a little on the net, but nothing conclusive, I specify that all my files come from XDA but that given my English I prefer to try to find an answer in French ...
I do not have a backup of the N950F it would have been too simple, I tried another sim than mine but ditto it is not recognized and before making a tablet I would like to try everything to recover it. ..
It would seem that flashing a stock rom solves the problem ... But as said above, my phone remains stuck on the samsung logo despite the wipes
I still tried other things like just flashing parts of a stock rom but I still have the same problem ...
I also tried the flash of a stock with the extra pit and the nand erase and distribution options ... and similar, no start ...
I even reinstalled twrp after a stock, save it, "mix" it with another backup I had (efs and modem from the stock and the rest of the custom) but then again, it doesn't work, such reboots well but still no network access and no recognized sim card ...
Finally, I looked at chimera tool, but no tutorial in French so no way to see how it works or if it will meet my need ... taking an exclusive samsung license on chimera does not cause me any concern IF it allows me to do other things than what I have already tried ...
I also looked at the prog to change the imei because there is nothing left, not even 0, no no, a black page just like when I go to the sim card settings, I have a black page. ..
I also flashed several custom roms from different countries but it didn't work ...
By cons I observed that I had the location for 2 sim, still inactive ...
How to put the note 8 in single sim and recover imei and then the network ???
there, I block ... if you have ideas I am taker, thank you all ...
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If you didn't take a backup of your /efs folder which is where all of the phones important information is stored such as your IMEI then you are screwed because you can't flash any other phones EFS FOLDER.. However if you have a backup efs folder, restore it.
the concern is that I do not have a backup of the efs file ...
is it possible to put an efs file of another note 8 n950f and where to find this file on the net?
amthium said:
the concern is that I do not have a backup of the efs file ...
is it possible to put an efs file of another note 8 n950f and where to find this file on the net?
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MrMike has already answered this, you can't share or use any other EFS.
The fact you can flash a custom rom and it will boot tells me you don't have a hardware issue, try flashing stock again as this can sometimes fix the EFS file, it has done for me in the past and a few others users. Although I can't tell you why you get stuck after flashing stock, this is the best way for you to hopefully resolve your issue as you don't have a EFS backup.
Except by flashing a stock, is there a way to restore the n950f to factory condition?
because with odin, if I flash the last stock, it does not start even if I make the wipes and if I try an old stock, odin blocks ...
can the chimera program allow me to find an original n950f?
amthium said:
Except by flashing a stock, is there a way to restore the n950f to factory condition?
because with odin, if I flash the last stock, it does not start even if I make the wipes and if I try an old stock, odin blocks ...
can the chimera program allow me to find an original n950f?
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Not that I am aware of, I am only aware of restoring by flashing stock with Odin or by using Samsung smartswitch.
You can't flash older filmware than what is already on the phone, that is why Odin is blocking that, but when you flash the latest filmware does Odin give you the green pass?
I am not familiar with the Chimera program so can't speak on that.
Yes with odin I have the green pass, but then the note 8 does not start, it remains blocked on the logo, even if I do the wipe ...
I even tried to save right after with twrp and recover the efs but it does not work ...
If I find a broken Note 8 can I recover the efs file by saving it and then putting it on my own?
hainguyenthao said:
Device will not boot while there is an error in efs partition so u need to fix it first i have same device and i can help you to boot it
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Thanks for your help, how to start it in stock rom?
I specify that it starts in custom rom ...
the first photo is before the installation of the stock rom with odin, the second is at the end of the installation (odin ok, pass in green), the third is after the restart which has not worked (blocking on samsung note 8)
hainguyenthao said:
Sorry error when loading images 404 Not Found upload it again or send it to my email
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Could you please explain to us all in here how you're going to fix his /efs folder when he never made a backup of it.. Where are you planning on getting him an /efs folder that held all of his phone's information when he accidentally deleted it?
hainguyenthao said:
By root device and download Root Explorer, browse to the efs folder the delete everything EXCEPT the 'FactoryApp' and 'prov_data' folders it should restore IMEI
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I gave this a shot but it didn't work for me.