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I updated my SGS using Kies to 2.2.1. I have not rooted the phone or made any other changes to the firmware before this. After the update, my back key randomly seems to have gotten "stuck" and pressing the home key snapped a screenshot. This was bad enough. Now, both softkeys have stopped working, although the home button seems to work fine. I have done every reset on the phone that I can find, but still no help. Of course, I am still running 2.2.1. I can't think of any other cause for the problem except the update. Has anyone else had or heard of this and does anyone know of a fix?
SGS GT-I9000T
Firmware 2.2.1
Kernel version 2.6.32.9
Build number FROYO.UBJP9
PDA I9000TUBJP9
Phone I9000TUBJP9
CSC I9000TUUBJP9
Build Info 2011.01
Sent from my Laptop 'cause the **** phone won't work right.
I have had this problem before. What I had to do to fix it, was flash a 2.1 rom with Odin.
If you don't want to go that route, check in Kies somewhere in the tools tab for an emergency firmware recovery. Hook the phone up and see if that will fix your issue.
Have you factory reset your phone?
I have already tried the factory data reset and the factory format. Nothing from either of those options. I tried the Kies emergency recovery and it is asking me for a code that I have no idea where to get...
I am downloading the files now to try the Odin flash...I guess we'll see how that works.
The next logical question would be why did this happen? Will I be able to update to Froyo? Or is this gonna happen again the next time I try to do an official update?
It could just be a buggy flash. I really don't know the answer to that.
If your 2.1 rom has 3 files, flash with a 512 pit and re-partition.
If 1 file, no pit no re-partition.
Yes, you will be able to upgrade to Froyo afterwards.
Not sure what happened, but something didn't work right.
After the first flash, all appeared to be well, but when I tried to swipe the screen to unlock it, nothing happened.
So I tried it again. Now, there is an eight sided star type thing that keeps flashing on the screen. If I disconnect the USB cable, the Samsung screen keeps flashing. I can't get ADB or Odin to recognize anything.
Any ideas?
PHEW! Using the button combinations I was able to get back into download mode and I am currently flashing again. The most surprising thing is that the button combination trick didn't work before. Hopefully it will work this time.
Damn! So much for that. Even after flashing again, everything just keeps flashing. I would greatly appreciate any help or ideas that anyone might have.
Alright, final update for the night. I finally got it flashed, and its now flashed to
2.1-update1
I9000XXJG1
Kernel 2.6.29
ECLAIR.XWJG5
PDA I9000XWJG5
Phone I9000XXJG1
CSC I9000OXXJG4
At some point I might try to do the Froyo update again.
Now the bad news...soft keys still not working. Any other thoughts on what could cause them not to work?
The firmware that you have just successfuly flashed, was it 3 files or just 1?
Have you tried to update and touch key drivers previously?
I updated with a 3 file which I found at samfirmware.com. It's currently the only thing I could get to work. I believe that it is what I had before the Froyo update. And I seem to have all functionality except the softkeys.
I haven't done any other updates since or any driver updates. I didn't even know there were any.
Did you use a 512 pit and re-partition?
I had this problem before once, and I flashed this firmware and it resolved the issue. It's up to you if you want to try it. It is an Australian 2.1 firmware.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=45UEDN35
If you want to give it a try, use a 512 pit and re-partition.
Alright, I downloaded your files, but when I tried to unzip the files, I keep getting an error the the files are corrupt. Not sure what is going on there.
I am a dumba$$. I just realized that my wife has the EXACT same phone as me. We got them at the same time, so all the original information is the same. What I need is:
GT-I9000T
2.1-update1
Baseband Version I9000TUBJG7
Kernel version 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build number ECLAIR.UBJG5
PDA I9000TUBJG5
PHONE I9000TUBJG7
CSC I9000TUUBJG4
Is there anywhere that I can get this firmware? Is there anyway to make a backup copy from my wife's phone that I can just install on mine? I do not have root access on here phone, and after all the trouble I'm having with mine, I don't think that she'll let me, so hopefully there would be a way to do it without it.
Hey man,
I did a little searching for you, but could not find that exact firmware. I did find this, and it should work.
Here's the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907701
Here's the download
http://www.mediafire.com/?7wgu37wek6vybia
Rom info
GT-I9000T
Baseband Version2.1 update1
Kernel Version 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build ECLAIR.UBJI1
PDA: I9000TUBJI1
PHONE: I9000TUBJH1
CSC:I9000TUUBJI1
Edit: I did read through this thread a bit, and it seems that this rom may disable 3 button recovery. If that's the case, I would still flash this to get your softkeys working again. Make sure to flash the 3 button fix after this firmware flash if it no longer works.
I actually found and flashed that firmware a little while ago with no improvement. Still no softkeys. I am completely confused. I thought this was software, and now I am beginning to wonder. Is there anything else that I can install that might fix this?
Since I no longer have stock firmware and don't seem to be able to be able to find the original again, I'm not sure that I am even going to be able to take it back to my carrier, since I believe that the warranty is voided unless I can return it to the original firmware.
Hello,
I'll keep an eye out for that firmware, it has to be somewhere you would think.
In the meantime, to pull the backup from your wifes phone, I do believe you need root access. Maybe you can pursuade her by cooking her a nice dinner with a good bottle of pinot noir
In the meantime, I'll keep looking for you.
I'm not even sure how long it's been anymore, but I am still working on this...
Okay, so I think I'm just going to swipe my wife's phone and root it while she is not looking...
My question is this: Is there a guide that will tell me how to 1. root (then unroot) her phone and 2. create a backup of her firmware that I can install on my phone. Also, if said backup can be used with Odin, I will be happy to share it here since it seems to be lacking and much needed.
I have two s10+ devices, one has received software updates a few days after the release, however, my other device does not receive software updates. When the device was purchased, it received one software update, I had to factory reset the device not too long after that. After factory resetting I haven't had any updates, I had to flash the April update via Odin, the other device has already received the May update, and this one even after searching says software is up to date. I've tried Samsung smart switch as well, and it says the same. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks for any assistance.
Gdefreitas said:
I have two s10+ devices, one has received software updates a few days after the release, however, my other device does not receive software updates. When the device was purchased, it received one software update, I had to factory reset the device not too long after that. After factory resetting I haven't had any updates, I had to flash the April update via Odin, the other device has already received the May update, and this one even after searching says software is up to date. I've tried Samsung smart switch as well, and it says the same. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks for any assistance.
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I wonder if both of your devices are from the same region. You can go to Sammobile website and check the firmware info for your device that rarely gets updates. It will show the latest update available for that region/device
Charkatak said:
I wonder if both of your devices are from the same region. You can go to Sammobile website and check the firmware info for your device that rarely gets updates. It will show the latest update available for that region/device
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Both are from the same region, I flashed the April update via Odin after downloading the firmware from Sammobile. I just would rather not have to flash updates all the time via Odin. It only received one update, and then nothing ever since. The only thing I did after receiving the one update is factory reset the device and eventually switching carriers. I'm wondering if that could be why, but the other device I purchased is on the same carrier, and it gets the updates very quickly, both are factory unlocked devices.
Gdefreitas said:
Both are from the same region, I flashed the April update via Odin after downloading the firmware from Sammobile. I just would rather not have to flash updates all the time via Odin. It only received one update, and then nothing ever since. The only thing I did after receiving the one update is factory reset the device and eventually switching carriers. I'm wondering if that could be why, but the other device I purchased is on the same carrier, and it gets the updates very quickly, both are factory unlocked devices.
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Interesting. Haven't had that happen to me.
1) Which carrier are you using right now?
2) What is the model # of your phone and which CSC code, XAA or another one? - how can I locate your phone's firmware on Sammobile site?
Software
Charkatak said:
Interesting. Haven't had that happen to me.
1) Which carrier are you using right now?
2) What is the model # of your phone and which CSC code, XAA or another one? - how can I locate your phone's firmware on Sammobile site?
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I'm currently on the Bmobile network as I'm from Trinidad. The device that gets updated, the Software service provider is listed as TPA/TTT, TPA/TPA. The device that doesn't get it is listed as TTT/TTT, TTT/TPA. Both are on the same network. I downloaded the April update from Sammobile, the one listed here: firmwares/galaxy-s10-plus/SM-G975F/EON/download/G975FXXU1ASD5/267193/
I hope I provided all you asked about, if you need anymore info to assist, let me know.
Gdefreitas said:
I'm currently on the Bmobile network as I'm from Trinidad. The device that gets updated, the Software service provider is listed as TPA/TTT, TPA/TPA. The device that doesn't get it is listed as TTT/TTT, TTT/TPA. Both are on the same network. I downloaded the April update from Sammobile, the one listed here: firmwares/galaxy-s10-plus/SM-G975F/EON/download/G975FXXU1ASD5/267193/
I hope I provided all you asked about, if you need anymore info to assist, let me know.
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Use attached SamFirm tool to search and download what you need and in your case it is either EON or TPA. You can start from flashing EON firmware and see if it will help you get updates or from TPA, your choice.
1) I would advice you to remove sim card from your phone
2) Use backup/restore in your phone's settings(if you need it) to back up your phone. Then do "reset" option in your phone settings to wipe it
3) After phone comes to "welcome screen", turn it off and put it in download mode for Odin and put 4 files where they belong and the rest you know...I personally use CSC files instead of HOME_CSC as I like to wipe the whole phone(you can try home_csc first if you so desire)
I also included the screenshot with your model and CSC code in it. Just check for update in the tool and you can change the EON to TPA if you need another firmware.
If you could take a screenshot of your software info screen, where it shows TTT/TTT/.... stuff and also after you click check for update on your phone, I wonder how the screen looks like where it tells you "software up to date"
Charkatak said:
Use attached SamFirm tool to search and download what you need and in your case it is either EON or TPA. You can start from flashing EON firmware and see if it will help you get updates or from TPA, your choice.
1) I would advice you to remove sim card from your phone
2) Use backup/restore in your phone's settings(if you need it) to back up your phone. Then do "reset" option in your phone settings to wipe it
3) After phone comes to "welcome screen", turn it off and put it in download mode for Odin and put 4 files where they belong and the rest you know...I personally use CSC files instead of HOME_CSC as I like to wipe the whole phone(you can try home_csc first if you so desire)
I also included the screenshot with your model and CSC code in it. Just check for update in the tool and you can change the EON to TPA if you need another firmware.
If you could take a screenshot of your software info screen, where it shows TTT/TTT/.... stuff and also after you click check for update on your phone, I wonder how the screen looks like where it tells you "software up to date"
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I'll try using the Samfirm tool and do as you said. After flashing ,will I be able to receive OTA updates? These are the screenshots of the present software info on both devices. The night mode is the device that doesn't update, the other the one that does.
Charkatak said:
Use attached SamFirm tool to search and download what you need and in your case it is either EON or TPA. You can start from flashing EON firmware and see if it will help you get updates or from TPA, your choice.
1) I would advice you to remove sim card from your phone
2) Use backup/restore in your phone's settings(if you need it) to back up your phone. Then do "reset" option in your phone settings to wipe it
3) After phone comes to "welcome screen", turn it off and put it in download mode for Odin and put 4 files where they belong and the rest you know...I personally use CSC files instead of HOME_CSC as I like to wipe the whole phone(you can try home_csc first if you so desire)
I also included the screenshot with your model and CSC code in it. Just check for update in the tool and you can change the EON to TPA if you need another firmware.
If you could take a screenshot of your software info screen, where it shows TTT/TTT/.... stuff and also after you click check for update on your phone, I wonder how the screen looks like where it tells you "software up to date"
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I'll try using the Samfirm tool and do as you said. After flashing ,will I be able to receive OTA updates? These are the screenshots of the present software info on both devices. The night mode is the device that doesn't update, the other is the one that does.
Gdefreitas said:
I'll try using the Samfirm tool and do as you said. After flashing ,will I be able to receive OTA updates? These are the screenshots of the present software info on both devices. The night mode is the device that doesn't update, the other the one that does.
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I see that on the night mode device, the firmware is TTT and on the other is TPA. I think the TTT doesn't get the update, so use the tool and download TPA and flash your phone. If everything is good, I believe you should be receiving updates.
Charkatak said:
I see that on the night mode device, the firmware is TTT and on the other is TPA. I think the TTT doesn't get the update, so use the tool and download TPA and flash your phone. If everything is good, I believe you should be receiving updates.
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So instead of searching for EON, search for TPA in the samfirm tool and use that to install? Also, I've never used this particular program, is there a guide to using it to make sure I don't mess up the process?
Gdefreitas said:
So instead of searching for EON, search for TPA in the samfirm tool and use that to install? Also, I've never used this particular program, is there a guide to using it to make sure I don't mess up the process?
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Correct, search for TPA instead of EON firmware and once the firmware is found, click download and the rest is the same. After that you would just unzip files to the folder and use Odin. Don't forget about the steps I provided before flashing
Charkatak said:
Correct, search for TPA instead of EON firmware and once the firmware is found, click download and the rest is the same. After that you would just unzip files to the folder and use Odin. Don't forget about the steps I provided before flashing
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That would be factory resetting the device, then once it boots on to the welcome screen boot into download mode and then do the flash? Thanks for all the help, I'll try it out and see how it works whether it switches to the correct thing.
Gdefreitas said:
That would be factory resetting the device, then once it boots on to the welcome screen boot into download mode and then do the flash? Thanks for all the help, I'll try it out and see how it works whether it switches to the correct thing.
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Remove the sim, factory reset the device. After that it will restart and boot to welcome screen. Put phone into download mode, start Odin, connect your phone, add files, flash firmware. After your phone restarts, it should be at the welcome screen. Now put your sim and see if you get any message that tells you something about "carrier settings..." which is good, then it will restart
Charkatak said:
Remove the sim, factory reset the device. After that it will restart and boot to welcome screen. Put phone into download mode, start Odin, connect your phone, add files, flash firmware. After your phone restarts, it should be at the welcome screen. Now put your sim and see if you get any message that tells you something about "carrier settings..." which is good, then it will restart
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So I downloaded the TPA firmware and flashed it, I also followed your instructions with regards removing the sim. When I reinserted the sim, no carrier settings showed up, and the software version still shows TTT, so I'm guessing the lack of software updates will continue.
Gdefreitas said:
So I downloaded the TPA firmware and flashed it, I also followed your instructions with regards removing the sim. When I reinserted the sim, no carrier settings showed up, and the software version still shows TTT, so I'm guessing the lack of software updates will continue.
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I just saw the image. Flash again. For my phone, I had to flash 3 or 4 times before it changed the SW version. I used 3 different Odin versions as well.
Use Odin version that I attached here too. You need to flash and make sure the SAOMC_SM-G975F_OXM_TTT changes to TPA
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Where does it show TTT? In the software version?
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Yeah, the software version still shows the CSC as TTT/TTT, TTT/TPA. And it shows as SAOMC_SM-G975F_OXM_TTT.
Gdefreitas said:
Yeah, the software version still shows the CSC as TTT/TTT, TTT/TPA. And it shows as SAOMC_SM-G975F_OXM_TTT.
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Just letting you know that I edited my previous message a bit where I included another version of Odin for you to try
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Just letting you know that I edited my previous message a bit where I included another version of Odin for you to try
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Do I need to flash it clean once again with the CSC, or can I use Home_CSC to keep my settings as I've already started to set the phone up again. And mind if I ask what the difference in the versions of Odin are?
Gdefreitas said:
Do I need to flash it clean once again with the CSC, or can I use Home_CSC to keep my settings as I've already started to set the phone up again. And mind if I ask what the difference in the versions of Odin are?
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1) I mostly use regular CSC file as I like to clean everything, but try Home first, then regular csc if you don't like setting up the phone. Don't setup the phone next time until you get positive results
2) So I used "Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD" that I included in the thread and also used Odin 3.13.1 and 3.13.3
3) If after flashing again, it won't change the firmware, then do this: get EON firmware, flash on your phone following the list of steps as you did previously.
4) Put the sim card in and see if there are any messages about carrier updates. This message is a good indication that firmware is getting changed(unless on international model message is different from US version)
5) Check the SW version in settings and then you will need to flash TPA firmware again, which should give you proper results.
I had to flash XAA firmware, then TMB to make my phone change to TMB and it took me multiple tries
Charkatak said:
1) I mostly use regular CSC file as I like to clean everything, but try Home first, then regular csc if you don't like setting up the phone. Don't setup the phone next time until you get positive results
2) So I used "Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD" that I included in the thread and also used Odin 3.13.1 and 3.13.3
3) If after flashing again, it won't change the firmware, then do this: get EON firmware, flash on your phone following the list of steps as you did previously.
4) Put the sim card in and see if there are any messages about carrier updates. This message is a good indication that firmware is getting changed(unless on international model message is different from US version)
5) Check the SW version in settings and then you will need to flash TPA firmware again, which should give you proper results.
I had to flash XAA firmware, then TMB to make my phone change to TMB and it took me multiple tries
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Ok, I'll try flashing a couple times. To be honest, I only started setting up the phone as I thought that was all that could be tried, didn't know there was some hope of it working after all. If I don't get to flash the EON firmware tonight, I'll be sure to try it tomorrow in hope that it actually changes. I think once it changes it should work, because the other s10+ and even the s8+ both have TPA and they're both unlocked on the same carrier. I have no idea why this one would have switched. As far as I can tell there isn't any TTT firmware for the S10+, there is one for the normal S10 however, so I'm really not sure.
Hi everyone,
This is the first time I've done any phone flashing so please excuse any ignorance on my part.
I have the N960U1 and I'm trying to flash it to the AT&T firmware so I can use HD voice and wifi calling and such. I had the stock firmware fully updated to the November 2019 security patch before I started.
So this is what I've done so far:
1. Downloaded the latest U1 AT&T firmware files from sam mobile here
2. Loaded all the files into Odin 3.13.3, using HOME_CSC to preserve my data. The sam mobile file did not have any USERDATA files so I left that blank.
3. Flash was successful and phone rebooted normally. However, no AT&T boot-up screen was shown and no AT&T apps present (good), but also no wifi calling option in settings and I confirmed by calling another AT&T phone that HD voice was not present either (bad). Basically it seemed like nothing changed.
4. Found this thread with USERDATA (I used the one under the SGA-2 folder).
5. Re-flashed everything as in step 2, this time adding the USERDATA I obtained in step 4.
6. Odin said the flash failed, phone booted to the Emergency screen so I thought I had bricked my phone but luckily I was able to re-flash as in step 2, omitting the USERDATA again.
7. Again, phone boots normally but nothing has changed. Still no option for wifi calling.
8. Called AT&T to check if they needed to provision my phone or SIM card or something, but the rep I spoke to said there's nothing to do on their end and she sees that wifi calling is actually enabled on my phone.
I've also read that the newer Samsung firmwares are supposed to auto-detect which provider's SIM card you have in and load the appropriate firmware automatically, so I removed my SIM card while the phone was still on, turned the phone off, put the SIM card card back in, and turned my phone back on. Still nothing changed.
What am I doing wrong here? And why isn't the phone automatically loading the appropriate AT&T firmware since I have an AT&T SIM?
I should note that I've had this phone pretty much as soon as it came out and I know that the older firmwares did not have that auto-detect thing. I guess I should also be wondering why my phone didn't load up the AT&T firmware when I updated it to Android 9 the first time, or whenever they started the auto-detect thing. Is there something you need to do to trigger it?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
ww007 said:
Hi everyone,
This is the first time I've done any phone flashing so please excuse any ignorance on my part.
I have the N960U1 and I'm trying to flash it to the AT&T firmware so I can use HD voice and wifi calling and such. I had the stock firmware fully updated to the November 2019 security patch before I started.
So this is what I've done so far:
1. Downloaded the latest U1 AT&T firmware files from sam mobile here
2. Loaded all the files into Odin 3.13.3, using HOME_CSC to preserve my data. The sam mobile file did not have any USERDATA files so I left that blank.
3. Flash was successful and phone rebooted normally. However, no AT&T boot-up screen was shown and no AT&T apps present (good), but also no wifi calling option in settings and I confirmed by calling another AT&T phone that HD voice was not present either (bad). Basically it seemed like nothing changed.
4. Found this thread with USERDATA (I used the one under the SGA-2 folder).
5. Re-flashed everything as in step 2, this time adding the USERDATA I obtained in step 4.
6. Odin said the flash failed, phone booted to the Emergency screen so I thought I had bricked my phone but luckily I was able to re-flash as in step 2, omitting the USERDATA again.
7. Again, phone boots normally but nothing has changed. Still no option for wifi calling.
8. Called AT&T to check if they needed to provision my phone or SIM card or something, but the rep I spoke to said there's nothing to do on their end and she sees that wifi calling is actually enabled on my phone.
I've also read that the newer Samsung firmwares are supposed to auto-detect which provider's SIM card you have in and load the appropriate firmware automatically, so I removed my SIM card while the phone was still on, turned the phone off, put the SIM card card back in, and turned my phone back on. Still nothing changed.
What am I doing wrong here? And why isn't the phone automatically loading the appropriate AT&T firmware since I have an AT&T SIM?
I should note that I've had this phone pretty much as soon as it came out and I know that the older firmwares did not have that auto-detect thing. I guess I should also be wondering why my phone didn't load up the AT&T firmware when I updated it to Android 9 the first time, or whenever they started the auto-detect thing. Is there something you need to do to trigger it?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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did u use patched odin 3.13b?
also for it to change u need to wipe. so use csc.md5
because the sim was already in the phone. no changes are detected so no csc swap. ( sales code is identical as before because u never changed sims. so that's why u need to wipe. csc will auto detect and change only if a different carrier sales code sim is inserted. then it will wipe fone by itself. so in your case a simple factory wipe might do it or just reflash U firmware but this time choose csc.md5)
bober10113 said:
did u use patched odin 3.13b?
also for it to change u need to wipe. so use csc.md5
because the sim was already in the phone. no changes are detected so no csc swap. ( sales code is identical as before because u never changed sims. so that's why u need to wipe. csc will auto detect and change only if a different carrier sales code sim is inserted. then it will wipe fone by itself. so in your case a simple factory wipe might do it or just reflash U firmware but this time choose csc.md5)
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Thanks for the reply. I did not use the patched Odin, just the unpatched one. From what I've looked up, the difference seems to be cosmetic and the patched version failing less? For the most part, flash succeeded (except when I tried to mix and match a different USER DATA file). Are there any specific differences with the patched version?
I was hoping to keep my data and settings, but I will try to flash it next time with the wipe when I know I won't be needing my phone for a while. Do I need a USER DATA file to succeed? Because sam mobile didn't have it in their AT&T file.
Thanks again!
ww007 said:
Thanks for the reply. I did not use the patched Odin, just the unpatched one. From what I've looked up, the difference seems to be cosmetic and the patched version failing less? For the most part, flash succeeded (except when I tried to mix and match a different USER DATA file). Are there any specific differences with the patched version?
I was hoping to keep my data and settings, but I will try to flash it next time with the wipe when I know I won't be needing my phone for a while. Do I need a USER DATA file to succeed? Because sam mobile didn't have it in their AT&T file.
Thanks again!
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patached odin is to switch from U to U1 firmware and vice versa. there's a thread about it. maybe check it out?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/u1-note-9-official-firmware-guide-to-t3927478
firmware links are old but the general logic on how to do it should still ring true
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patached odin is to switch from U to U1 firmware and vice versa. there's a thread about it. maybe check it out?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/u1-note-9-official-firmware-guide-to-t3927478
firmware links are old but the general logic on how to do it should still ring true
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Yeah I saw that thread, but it seemed pretty specific about converting from AT&T to unlocked, and I didn't see anything about the other way around. And for some reason, the latest U firmware for AT&T on sam mobile is only 8.1.
That was actually going to be my first option (downloading the AT&T U firmware and flashing on my U1 phone). But as I mentioned, sam mobile's version is outdated.
Which actually brings me to another question: how is there an AT&T (or any other carrier) version of the U1 firmware? Is that supposed to convert the unlocked phone to a carrier branded one?
ww007 said:
Yeah I saw that thread, but it seemed pretty specific about converting from AT&T to unlocked, and I didn't see anything about the other way around. And for some reason, the latest U firmware for AT&T on sam mobile is only 8.1.
That was actually going to be my first option (downloading the AT&T U firmware and flashing on my U1 phone). But as I mentioned, sam mobile's version is outdated.
Which actually brings me to another question: how is there an AT&T (or any other carrier) version of the U1 firmware? Is that supposed to convert the unlocked phone to a carrier branded one?
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just use samfirm tool or frija to dl firmware.
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.
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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?
MY skill with Android flashing: 3/10
Phone Problem: Boots to the very first screen with the phone model and then turns off itself, vibrates, and relaunches..... (repeat repeat). It did use to reach the Samsung screen before my (what I thought was) successful FW flash!
Hey, so im having a mare trying to flash some firmware on my friends Note 8 using Odin3 and pretty much guessing at firmware to fix this phone. I downloaded the latest version that seems to be available.
The phone Model number is not known exactly but its a single sim, UK spec (Carrier: 02) so am assuming it is the SM-N950F
Im slowly downloading fw files to try and get this phone to reboot - but no such luck! is there anyone with enough patience to try and help me install the "correct" firmwares?
I tried with my first attempt and it fails in odin with a message: SW Check boot loader 14 binary 13 (or something along those lines - which I tried a search for here in the forums and was something to do with the compatibility of the bl and fw not being correct)
My second attempt was a success through Odin (Cleared and Pass!) but now it only gets to the very first screen and reboot loops straight away without getting to the Samsung screen.... so not really a success my end!
Can anyone help a Android noob?
Not looking to keep any data what so ever Just want a full factory reset.
Phone last worked properly on 23/24th December last year and my friend hasn't bothered with it since when it bricked.
Greeny308 said:
MY skill with Android flashing: 3/10
Phone Problem: Boots to the very first screen with the phone model and then turns off itself, vibrates, and relaunches..... (repeat repeat). It did use to reach the Samsung screen before my (what I thought was) successful FW flash!
Hey, so im having a mare trying to flash some firmware on my friends Note 8 using Odin3 and pretty much guessing at firmware to fix this phone. I downloaded the latest version that seems to be available.
The phone Model number is not known exactly but its a single sim, UK spec (Carrier: 02) so am assuming it is the SM-N950F
Im slowly downloading fw files to try and get this phone to reboot - but no such luck! is there anyone with enough patience to try and help me install the "correct" firmwares?
I tried with my first attempt and it fails in odin with a message: SW Check boot loader 14 binary 13 (or something along those lines - which I tried a search for here in the forums and was something to do with the compatibility of the bl and fw not being correct)
My second attempt was a success through Odin (Cleared and Pass!) but now it only gets to the very first screen and reboot loops straight away without getting to the Samsung screen.... so not really a success my end!
Can anyone help a Android noob?
Not looking to keep any data what so ever Just want a full factory reset.
Phone last worked properly on 23/24th December last year and my friend hasn't bothered with it since when it bricked.
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Hey bro I am not a pro either at this but doing this since quite a time now,
Your first attempt failed because you tried to install an older version of android whereas your device had a newer version installed previously....SAMSUCK does not allows you to downgrade your android model...
Your second attempt resulted in a bootloop , I will suggest you to reboot the phone into recovery and format it once, it might work.....
brokenbrain939 said:
Hey bro I am not a pro either at this but doing this since quite a time now,
Your first attempt failed because you tried to install an older version of android whereas your device had a newer version installed previously....SAMSUCK does not allows you to downgrade your android model...
Your second attempt resulted in a bootloop , I will suggest you to reboot the phone into recovery and format it once, it might work.....
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how do I do this?
I can get into the boot menu and have tried all options as in:
Wipe cache partition
Wipe data/factory reset
reboot system now
still stuck in boot loop (1st power on screen)
brokenbrain939 said:
Hey bro I am not a pro either at this but doing this since quite a time now,
Your first attempt failed because you tried to install an older version of android whereas your device had a newer version installed previously....SAMSUCK does not allows you to downgrade your android model...
Your second attempt resulted in a bootloop , I will suggest you to reboot the phone into recovery and format it once, it might work.....
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Greeny308 said:
MY skill with Android flashing: 3/10
Phone Problem: Boots to the very first screen with the phone model and then turns off itself, vibrates, and relaunches..... (repeat repeat). It did use to reach the Samsung screen before my (what I thought was) successful FW flash!
Hey, so im having a mare trying to flash some firmware on my friends Note 8 using Odin3 and pretty much guessing at firmware to fix this phone. I downloaded the latest version that seems to be available.
The phone Model number is not known exactly but its a single sim, UK spec (Carrier: 02) so am assuming it is the SM-N950F
Im slowly downloading fw files to try and get this phone to reboot - but no such luck! is there anyone with enough patience to try and help me install the "correct" firmwares?
I tried with my first attempt and it fails in odin with a message: SW Check boot loader 14 binary 13 (or something along those lines - which I tried a search for here in the forums and was something to do with the compatibility of the bl and fw not being correct)
My second attempt was a success through Odin (Cleared and Pass!) but now it only gets to the very first screen and reboot loops straight away without getting to the Samsung screen.... so not really a success my end!
Can anyone help a Android noob?
Not looking to keep any data what so ever Just want a full factory reset.
Phone last worked properly on 23/24th December last year and my friend hasn't bothered with it since when it bricked.
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What did you flash in your second attempt?
stonedpsycho said:
What did you flash in your second attempt?
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Like all four options it gives you in Odin. The bl, ap, cp, csc....... using the latest one I could find on SamMobile for 02 carrier U.K. -
Like all four options it gives you in Odin. The bl, ap, cp, csc....... using the latest one I could find on SamMobile for 02 carrier U.K. -
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Like all four options it gives you in Odin. The bl, ap, cp, csc....... using the latest one I could find on SamMobile for 02 carrier U.K. -
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It should boot after flashing that, it could be a hardware problem preventing a successful boot :-( Probably worth trying different filmware though, you could try BTU (UK) or XEU (UK & Ireland)
Bro i will advice you to just get over this stock rom and install some custom rom.
You can install a custom recovery like twrp through odin and then using that recovery install some custom rom made for your device.
All these you might find in your device's xda forum.
Brp i just checked and found that galaxy note 8 has plethora of custom roms available just install the one which you like.
You can see the installation process on youtube.