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Note 9 SM-N960F/DS Firmware problem.

I have a Note 9 SM-N960F/DS model. I bought it from KSA (Saudi Arabia). The phone came with Android Pie (9) out of the box.
Unfortunately my friend rooted my phone and now i am running on "N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA/N960FXXU3ASF1" version with "Security patch level: 1 June 2019". I am unable to use my Samsung account and all the security features (finger print, Ratina scanner, Face recognition etc).
When i switch back to original firmware i.e
PDA N960FXXU3CSG1
CSC N960FOXM3CSG1
i got all the features functioning but my SIM card shows "Emergency calls only".
Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Eternal_Mortal said:
I have a Note 9 SM-N960F/DS model. I bought it from KSA (Saudi Arabia). The phone came with Android Pie (9) out of the box.
Unfortunately my friend rooted my phone and now i am running on "N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA/N960FXXU3ASF1" version with "Security patch level: 1 June 2019". I am unable to use my Samsung account and all the security features (finger print, Ratina scanner, Face recognition etc).
When i switch back to original firmware i.e
PDA N960FXXU3CSG1
CSC N960FOXM3CSG1
i got all the features functioning but my SIM card shows "Emergency calls only".
Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
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how did you "switch"?
give all the details step by step

bober10113 said:
how did you "switch"?
give all the details step by step
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Well, My friend took my phone and told me that he will make it compliant with our local network and make it approved from the Telecommunication authority.
He has downgraded the phone with older firmware version i.e N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA,N960FXXU3ASF1. The security patch level is 1 June 2019
I have checked the Knox e-fuse which is not tripped which means its an official ROM and not altered.
Now, i have the latest firmware version downloaded i.e N960FXXS3CSG1 but when i try to install it in my phone it does not recognize my SIM card and phone is in "Emergency calls Only" state.

Eternal_Mortal said:
Well, My friend took my phone and told me that he will make it compliant with our local network and make it approved from the Telecommunication authority.
He has downgraded the phone with older firmware version i.e N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA,N960FXXU3ASF1. The security patch level is 1 June 2019
I have checked the Knox e-fuse which is not tripped which means its an official ROM and not altered.
Now, i have the latest firmware version downloaded i.e N960FXXS3CSG1 but when i try to install it in my phone it does not recognize my SIM card and phone is in "Emergency calls Only" state.
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not sure how you check knox but if he really rooted then its too late and knox cannot state cant be reverted.
typically checking via software is not a good method . going to download mode and checking warranty state 0x0 means is not tripped. anything different means it been tripped/blown.
anyways that dosen't make you phone have no signal though.
i suspect he screwed up the twrp recovery flash procedure for twrp and botched the flash back to stock via odin.
read up on odin and how to use it. get latest version.(search and read)
read up so on how to get latest firmware for your phone and which csc your carrier is so that you can download the correct firmware and have best results for your sim carrier.( in doubt try BTU csc firmware)(but search and read about the subject of phone types firmwares and CSC)
also the firmwares your quoted seem old. not sure why you ended up using it but you should get one that is from july.
E.G.:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/SM-N960F/BTU/
(get the most recent! july 25th)( u can dl odin from there too)
on your PC, install samsung android drivers or simply install samsung smart switch. it will install the necessary components.
in it self smart switch can flash firmware automatically for your device. so you might want to try it first.
if you go towards the odin flash route and found the correct firmware or want to try BTU multi csc as suggested above:
put phone in download mode and unzip on PC firmware and flash with odin BL,AP,CP and CSC. But for csc choose csc.md5 instead of home_csc.md5
(be patient while AP is being checked before adding cp and csc)
edit: details steps on odin flashing procedure below
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1. Extract (un-rar) the firmware file (i.e. to folder c:\Odin) ***
2. Download Odin v3.13.1
3. Extract Odin ZIP file (i.e. to folder c:\Odin)
4. Open Odin v3.13.1
5. Power OFF Note9
6. Reboot Phone in Download Mode (1st plug-in USB-cable to your Note9!!!, push Bixby + Volume Down buttons, while pushing them plug-in USB-cable to PC
7. Wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
8. Add the firmware files to their designated slots
9. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
10. Click the start button, sit back and wait few minutes
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last but not least don't listen to your friend or let him close to your phone again. reading and searching on xda is much better. everything has been already asked. you just need to search for it.
regards

bober10113 said:
not sure how you check knox but if he really rooted then its too late and knox cannot state cant be reverted.
typically checking via software is not a good method . going to download mode and checking warranty state 0x0 means is not tripped. anything different means it been tripped/blown.
anyways that dosen't make you phone have no signal though.
i suspect he screwed up the twrp recovery flash procedure for twrp and botched the flash back to stock via odin.
read up on odin and how to use it. get latest version.(search and read)
read up up how to get latest firmware for your phone and which csc your carrier is so that you can download the correct firmware and have best results for your sim carrier.( in doubt try BTU csc firmware)(but search and read about the subject of phone types firmwares and CSC)
also the firmwares your quoted seem old. not sure why you ended up using it but you should get one that is from july.
E.G.:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/SM-N960F/BTU/
(get the most recent! july 25th)( u can dl odin from there too)
on your PC, install samsung android drivers or simply install samsung smart switch. it will install the necessary components.
in it self smart switch can flash firmware automatically for your device. so you might want to try it first.
if you go towards the odin flash route and found the correct firmware or want to try BTU multi csc as suggested above:
put phone in download mode and unzip firmware and flash with odin BL,AP,CP and CSC. But for csc choose csc.md5 instead of home_csc.md5
(be patient while AP is being checked before adding cp and csc)
edit: details steps on odin flashing procedure below
last but not least don't listen to your friend or let him close to your phone again. reading and searching on xda is much better. everything has been already asked. you just need to search for it.
regards
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Thank you so much for all the support. I will try this method today and will keep you posted if it worked out.

Eternal_Mortal said:
Thank you so much for all the support. I will try this method today and will keep you posted if it worked out.
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i've the same problem with my SM-N960F i was using my sim card yesterday i updated it using odin and its not detecting it says not registered on network. Do you got any solution ?

Skyscout said:
i've the same problem with my SM-N960F i was using my sim card yesterday i updated it using odin and its not detecting it says not registered on network. Do you got any solution ?
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I haven't try SmartSwitch for N9 but worth to try as it should be able to detect proper csc for your phone.
Else find the latest firmware for your phone with Frija/Samfirm then flash with odin.

Rosli59564 said:
I haven't try SmartSwitch for N9 but worth to try as it should be able to detect proper csc for your phone.
Else find the latest firmware for your phone with Frija/Samfirm then flash with odin.
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i did it with odin coz smart switch didn't had its update my imei's are same but there's emergency only and it shows not registered on network whenever i try to call or text or cellular etc ..

Eternal_Mortal said:
I have a Note 9 SM-N960F/DS model. I bought it from KSA (Saudi Arabia). The phone came with Android Pie (9) out of the box.
Unfortunately my friend rooted my phone and now i am running on "N960FXXU3CSFA/N960FOXM3CSFA/N960FXXU3ASF1" version with "Security patch level: 1 June 2019". I am unable to use my Samsung account and all the security features (finger print, Ratina scanner, Face recognition etc).
When i switch back to original firmware i.e
PDA N960FXXU3CSG1
CSC N960FOXM3CSG1
i got all the features functioning but my SIM card shows "Emergency calls only".
Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks.
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well may be your friend tried to change IMEI of phone which is illegal in any country. Match your IMEI with box by dialing *#06#, if IMEI are same then no need to worry. you need to register your phone IMEI with PTA by paying tax. after paying tax they will whitelist the IMEI of your phone and you will be able to make calls.
just for information, my note 9 is also brought from Saudi Arabia, but at that time one device was free, so i got my phone registered by providing my travel details to PTA and they whitelisted my phone.

Please guide me solution.
I have just updated my sm-N960F/Ds through odin downloaded files from Sammobiles frimwares
Date 2021-03-08
Version 10
PDA
CSC
N960FXXS8FUB1
N960FOXM8FUB1
Now the device shows only one Imei and become single sim.
Hiw can i make it dual sim ??

Please guide me solution.
I have just updated my sm-N960F/Ds through odin downloaded files from Sammobiles frimwares
Date 2021-03-08
Version 10
PDA
CSC
N960FXXS8FUB1
N960FOXM8FUB1
Now the device shows only one Imei and become single sim.
How can i make it dual sim ??

back to stock - no phone signal

i had AMBASADII v4 installed on my n950F/D and all was well.
i sold my phone to a friend who was freaked out by the word root.
so i loaded up ODIN and installed MID_SM-N960F_1_20190211112001_r1d73jpuzn_fac using the CSC (hot home_CSC)
now the sim card manager doesnt work (freezes) and the device doesnt read the network (phone signal)
i am now downloading the latest ROM from https://updato.com/
what did i do wrong? could it be i had to do home_csc and not csc?
or maybe the ambasadii i had a newer CS and BL and the stock had an older modem file?

cylent said:
i had AMBASADII v4 installed on my n950F/D and all was well.
i sold my phone to a friend who was freaked out by the word root.
so i loaded up ODIN and installed MID_SM-N960F_1_20190211112001_r1d73jpuzn_fac using the CSC (hot home_CSC)
now the sim card manager doesnt work (freezes) and the device doesnt read the network (phone signal)
i am now downloading the latest ROM from https://updato.com/
what did i do wrong? could it be i had to do home_csc and not csc?
or maybe the ambasadii i had a newer CS and BL and the stock had an older modem file?
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u said note 8 but yet you say you flash note 9 firmware...

bober10113 said:
u said note 8 but yet you say you flash note 9 firmware...
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typo.
n950 is note 8
n960 is note 9
sorry. was typing fast and made an error.
ive downloaded the firmware again and will try later and see where i went wrong.

cylent said:
typo.
n950 is note 8
n960 is note 9
sorry. was typing fast and made an error.
ive downloaded the firmware again and will try later and see where i went wrong.
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i know that's why i said note 8 and note 9.
ure probably tring to flash an old firmware on a newer bootlaoder rev. fone.
be sure to flash all files aswell... not just AP or CSC
but all 4 md5's.

bober10113 said:
i know that's why i said note 8 and note 9.
ure probably tring to flash an old firmware on a newer bootlaoder rev. fone.
be sure to flash all files aswell... not just AP.
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ya exactly. i know i am flashing an old firmware ...when i had ambasadii i had updated the BL and CP ....
but still, if you flash a FULL suite of the files it should still work, right? i mean we're wiping fresh and restarting. why is the new one sticking? it should revert to the old one from the old firmware.
anyways -- ive downloaded all the latest and we'll see.

cylent said:
ya exactly. i know i am flashing an old firmware ...when i had ambasadii i had updated the BL and CP ....
but still, if you flash a FULL suite of the files it should still work, right? i mean we're wiping fresh and restarting. why is the new one sticking? it should revert to the old one from the old firmware.
anyways -- ive downloaded all the latest and we'll see.
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thats the issue. uve updated the bootloader. as i said b4 u cant flash an older firmware that has an older bootloader than the current one on the phone.

bober10113 said:
thats the issue. uve updated the bootloader. as i said b4 u cant flash an older firmware that has an older bootloader than the current one on the phone.
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ya well its booting
issues are twofold:
doesnt see sim card (circle with a line through it)
and if you goto Settings -> Connections -> Sim Card Manager it just freezes.
i know i know. you're gonna say the same thing again

cylent said:
ya well its booting
issues are twofold:
doesnt see sim card (circle with a line through it)
and if you goto Settings -> Connections -> Sim Card Manager it just freezes.
i know i know. you're gonna say the same thing again
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seems CP from ambasadii is still more recent than what ever was dled on updato.
try using samfirm tool 0.3.6 and really get the latest. or try sammobile.com
latest should be august patch.
get BTU region/CSC firmware

bober10113 said:
seems CP from ambasadii is still more recent than what ever was dled on updato.
try using samfirm tool 0.3.6 and really get the latest. or try sammobile.com
latest should be august patch.
get BTU region/CSC firmware
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no no. you quoted me because i replied about the issues.
i still have not tried the downloaded NEW ROMs...i was just speaking of the ORIGINAL issues. i'll try later and see. the phone is with my friend, the person i sold it to.
on a side note; how do i make sure what the BTU region/CSC is from serial/imei ?

cylent said:
no no. you quoted me because i replied about the issues.
i still have not tried the downloaded NEW ROMs...i was just speaking of the ORIGINAL issues. i'll try later and see. the phone is with my friend, the person i sold it to.
on a side note; how do i make sure what the BTU region/CSC is from serial/imei ?
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BTU csc is actualy but one of the carrier sales code within the oxm region and should cover what ever sim you put in it. imei is just the phones ID shown to the provider.
I suggested BTU (uk unbranded) as oxm is not a searchable/downloadable firmware persay. i could have just as well said DBT which would also be within oxm and be the same firmware zip file. using those region codes usually yields the most up to date multi csc firmware.

This brick, soft or hard?

I'm not at all experienced with Android or mobile devices in general, and I have an old T813 WiFi (2016) that I needed to root.
I flashed twrp-3.5.0_9-0-gts210vewifi and that worked fine. Except, TWRP couldn't see the download directory where I dropped the magisk zip. I didn't seem to see any internal storage besides the root FS (tab has 60 gig and no sd card).
So on the advice of the internet, I used TWRP to wipe and reformat, resulting in not being able to boot. It gets stuck at the pulsing Samsung logo forever.
I did a factory reset with TWRP and no change.
I then tried to flash stock 6.x firmware using Odin but it failed with an Auth error, I believe due to the device not permitting "downrgades".
So then I used Odin to flash the closest thing to a stock 7.0 ROM that I could find, which was T813XXS2BSJ3_T813XAR2BSA2_XAR from www.sammobile.com. That flashed successfully, the tab rebooted to the stock recovery and loaded the new image, but on the next reboot we were back to same old pulsing Samsung. I left it for a couple of hours, then tried rebooting again, but no change.
I hope it's just that that firmware was for the cell version of the tab, an. d I need the WiFi version. If anyone knows where I can find the right 7.0 firmware for the SM-T813 (2016) it would be greatly appreciated.
I would also welcome any other advice for dealing with this thing.

I'm from the US, and I still have boxes for 3 of my 4 T813s. The part numbers all end in XAR. That being said I went through my filers, and the last ODIN file I used was a XAC file. Looking at Sammobile, just looks like XAC is Canada, XAR is celluar south.
I'm assuming if TWRP couldn't see the directory, you had an encryption issue.
I know I'm still running Akipe's beta TWRP, found in this post. I know it's an "older" version, but I've never upgraded as it had a bunch of fixes that the official one didn't have. Not sure if that ever got corrected or not at this point. That's a question I will ask actually.

OhioYJ,
I have the WiFi version, so it has no sim and no LTE radio, I assume. I'm pretty sure the XAR file is for cellular tabs. I did try it, and it did flash OK via Odin, but it wouldn't boot.
I couldn't find the stock 7.0 version for WiFi anywhere, so I ended up flashing Lineage instead. The tab works now, rooted, so all is well.
I also used the modified TWRP version linked on the Lineage site, which allows MTP in recovery mode so I could dump files where TWRP could find them.
I do wish I could find the stock ROM for the WiFi tab, just in case.

bascc said:
I have the WiFi version, so it has no sim and no LTE radio, I assume. I'm pretty sure the XAR file is for cellular tabs. I did try it, and it did flash OK via Odin, but it wouldn't boot.
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All the T813s in my house are wifi too, no LTE. Those boxes end in XAR, it's like that even on my newer Tab S5e. So I don't think cellular south necessarily refers to LTE. That being said, the one I have saved on my PC is XAC (Canada), and there are still plenty of XAC firmware files that site.
Either way glad you got it working.

No network connection after flash stock rom

Hi, the device in question was stuck in a boot loop and to remedy this i flashed what i thought to be the correct stock rom. Once booted there is a no network connection message and selecting either network operator option shows an error. I have tried multiple firmwares from frija and all have the same issue.
The device is vodafone Ireland which i understand to have the csc VDI which i could not find the firmware for and so far i have flashed with:
a715fxxu1ata7ovf (OVF)
SM-A715F_1_20210118192134_266igcbq71_fac (3IE)
SM-A715F_1_20201119163504_ray32ge5xc_fac (XEU)
SM-A715F_1_20210118192034_dsfkrkwb0t_fac (OVF)
Attached are the the output of *#1234# and *#0011#*
If someone has a vodafone ireland a71 could they post the output of *#1234# so i can see the current correct AP, CP and CSC, point me to the correct firmware, or give any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Try using ODIN to flash a custom ROM instead, like LOS or Pixel Exp.

XDHx86 said:
Try using ODIN to flash a custom ROM instead, like LOS or Pixel Exp.
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CFW is not an option as i am not the owner.

Seanyc111 said:
i flashed what i thought to be the correct stock rom.
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You speak like you didn't flash the correct ROM. Did you try flashing ROM from this site?
I'm sure you will find the correct ROM there.
I think either this or this should work.
There's a chance you corrupted the EFS, can you check if your device has an IMEI?
If it doesn't then you unfortunately have a corrupted EFS folder and you need to flash your stock ROM.
If it does then you can check the APN and other cellular data settings if it's set or not.

[Guide] How to convert s10-g973N to sm-g973f, change csc from skc to koo or any another, fix emergency calls only. No need of paid apps, boxes etc.

**********This is first time am posting a guide so pardon me. *******
********As usual am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.*******
*****Am not claiming ownership of the above technique, its what worked for me*****
I saw many posts here about people struggling to change csc from skc to koo or international***
Others had issue with their phone suddenly lost network and just displays emergency calls only****
so I have s10 sm-g973n which had csc as koo then flashed skc my mistake. The phone booted with annoying skc boot logo, and branded junk from the carrier. Then one morning the phone couldn't connect to gsm network!
I tried all manner of things to fix it. Rooted with magisk, flashed custom rom nothing.
Tried samkey to change csc still nothing. modified odin in flashing multi csc rom nothing.
Got some luck in changing csc by editing efs/imei/mps_code.dat using root explorer, text editor and vola the carrier junk disappeared. But still no network.
was told only way is to use z3x box or chimera to patch certificate but didn't give up. I posted question here in xda but no guide or response.
But that gave me an idea of what could be the issue- corrupt efs that needs the certificate to be patched. so got keyword.
After watching many YouTube videos I came across a video about a rom that has certificate patched. Just flash with odin and done!
I downloaded and followed the instructions. The phone booted up fine and after going through initial setup the network was back!
Not only did the network came back but the model changed to F, csc became oxm! You can now use tools like Samfw from too to change csc to your local region.
Later in the day, will be flashing firmware with my region csc.
Here is the link to the rom:
https://mega.nz/file/LLpDQJQS#HP6h9qrPWseyHR66s9ClgxjBdekzc4fHLqs8UlDJIM4
And here is the video:

Thanks for your post. I think before do it we need back up all anything

When we upload this rom to my phone, can my SIM 2 work normally ? Because i saw 2 IMEI in setting bro ? Thanks

sanguine9x said:
Thanks for your post. I think before do it we need back up all anything
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Yes absolutely. Thanks for the reminder.

sanguine9x said:
When we upload this rom to my phone, can my SIM 2 work normally ? Because i saw 2 IMEI in setting bro ? Thanks
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Yes sim 2 will work. And after completing flash stock rom for security reasons. Because the above rom is rooted and modified we don't know how secure it is. after network certificates are patched now flash a stock rom from eg sammobile or samfw etc.

When i flash this file the storage becomes 64gb

Hey bro have u found any android 12 rom for g973N ???

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Bashir22 said:
Yes sim 2 will work. And after completing flash stock rom for security reasons. Because the above rom is rooted and modified we don't know how secure it is. after network certificates are patched now flash a stock rom from eg sammobile or samfw at will the
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Bashir22 said:
Yes sim 2 will work. And after completing flash stock rom for security reasons. Because the above rom is rooted and modified we don't know how secure it is. after network certificates are patched now flash a stock rom from eg sammobile or samfw etc.
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will the network work after returning to stock rom bro ?

Zuzillk said:
When i flash this file the storage becomes 64gb
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Did you find a fix for that? For me the internal memory become 32Gb. Is there a solution for that?

I bought an S10 that turned out to be a G973N(SKC) flashed to G973F-D/S(XSG). I think they used this method and these files to do it. I can't get the OEM unlock option to come up. I've tried everything. I am starting to think that it's because of the XSG country code. I was going to try to change it XEU (Great Britain) in SamFW but it just stalls and doesn't do anything. Any suggestions on what I can do here to change the country code? I need that OEM unlock option so I can degoogle it.

Hi guys,
I have I big problem with this rom man, each time I restart my phone i lost network and I have to reflash your rom and factory reset the phone to get it back. It's like it's forbidden to restart the phone, otherwise my network get lost and IMEI Status NG again.. Is there a fix for that? Thank you. Is there a for that fix?
Or do you guys have a rom based on android 12 for g973n u7 converted to dual sim that can solve this IMei STATUS NG? I watched on youtube some guys that have it but it's not free or I can't pay that from here in my cluntry the poorest country in the world.
Thank you guys.