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i want to flash my phone back to the out-of-the-box stock firmware for Virgin Mobile Canada (2.1), so i can update officially through Kies
i have flashed a few ROMs over the past year, such as JVO and JVQ,
i just want to start fresh and have looked but with limited success for the proper firmware,
can someone please give me a link where i can download the PDA/PHONE/CSC(VMC) ?
This is what I use to flash back to 2.2 factory. As for 2.1, I'm not sure
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991792&highlight=ez-odin
i9000m virgin, should I assume the same as bell?
Bell 2.2 is i9000ugkc1 download and flash samfirmware.com has all the firmwares you just need to have a free account.. make sure after you flash you re-adjust your product code with the dialer in the *#272*"imei"# then select your product code, bell's is bmc
then click re-install this will do a factory wipe also...
if you download the latest version of kies from samsung canada you can then use that to upgrade to gingerbread ugk3
this is all under the assumption virgin is using the same firmware as bell.....
The above instructions are correct, but instead of using the BMC Sales/Product Code, select VMC.
My only issue is i have tried samfirmware before and I don't know what to do with the .rar file as opposed to the .exe files I usually use to flash, how do I deal with a .rar and I tried a protean called bitzipper before but u didn't have a password to expand the file :s, sorry in advanced for being a n00b at this,
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.rar? download winrar and use it to extract, you should get either (depending on the download) 1 .tar file... you flash that with ODIN or 3 .tar files you flash with ODIN.
Do some research on flashing with ODIN, there is substantial information on XDA and youtube if you need a visual reference.
and if i get one .tar file then i place it in the PDA portion of odin?
Why go back to 2.1?
If your phone is hosed so bad that you need bootloaders and everything (like mine was playing with KG3/JVR combos), then flash one-file 2.2 JL2.
If the phone works OK but you just want to put a stable stock firmware on it, flash 2.2 KC1.
From either of these Kies will update to 2.3.3 KG3.
The password is on the page where the ROM is linked. It's usually "samfirmware.com".
to enter *#272*"imei"# in my dialer how do i enter letters :S
no no. where it says imei its your actual imei number
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If you dont know your IMEI, you can also pull out your battery and look at the numbers on your phone... there should be 3 sets of numbers (SN, USN, and IMEI i believe...). Write down your IMEI number and then use that code...
for example (this isnt my imei number and i apologise if it is anyone elses here )
*#272*353972690930#
carmanj16 said:
to enter *#272*"imei"# in my dialer how do i enter letters :S
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To change the sales code (CSC) I recommend searching the Market using keyword "CSC" (without the quotes) to locate the "Samsung Galaxy S / S2 CSC" app. Just run it and select the Virgin sales code. Once of the above posts says "VMC" I think...
NOTE: Changing the sales code will clear caches; so, be sure to backup first.
Rather than having scattered info on this topic I have created one Thread to have all info on this subject, any opinions, contributions and info will be really appreciated. Your actions your Risk
Firmware Update Guide:
Option 1 (Advance users):
1. Download Check Fus downloader 2.1 from Here
2. Open it and in "standard Window Tab" select "Android", "GT-N7000" and "region"
3. click "check firmware"
4. See in "Result" if that's the firmware you want, click download and save
5. once downloaded click "advance" on check fus downloader and browse to location of file (file name something like this GT-N7000_XEU_1_20111121215303.zip.enc2) (normally it automatically decrypts it) and click "Decrypt firmware"
5. The decrypted file (XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.tar) will be save in same location as downloaded enc2 file >>>>Open Odin and click PDA to browse to (tar) file
6. Select pit Q1_20110914_16GB.pit file in "Pit"
7. Check Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time in Odin
8. Recovery Mode- Put phone into Download Mode: press Volume Down + Home+ Power, then press Volume Up.- Connect USB cable to phone and make sure the program detect it. (If computer does not detect try again or restart computer or disable Antivirus or put phone is Debugging mode (connect to computer) and back to MTP mode (connect again)
9. Click Strat button and wait till the program finishes the process.
10.- After the phone restarted disconnect USB cable.
you should have it flashed (be patient it takes some time on 1st loading). If you get Samsung Logo loop (or stuck) Reset phone from recovery and restart above process
Option 2 (if you Got/downloaded 3 file)
- Run (open) Samsung N7000 Galaxy Note Downloader (Odin3 v 1.85) .
- Check these options: Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.
- Now you have to select Pit file and Firmware files too like this (click & browse):
PIT: Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
PDA: CODE_N7000xxxxx_CL627135_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.m d5
PHONE: MODEM_N7000xxxxx_REV_05_CL1067428.tar.md5
CSC: GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-Oxxxxx.tar.md5
- Put phone into Download Mode: power off the phone, wait for a minute and at the same time press (Volume Down + Home + Power) buttons, you will see recovery mode, if not take out battery, re-insert it and press again vol down+menu+power buttons simultaneously
- Connect USB cable to phone and make sure the program detect it (Comm 2-Yellow box).
- Click Start button and wait till the program finishes the process. (takes couple of minutes)
- After the phone restarted disconnect USB cable.
- 1st boot takes some time so be patient
- If stuck in Boot animation (samsung logo) Take out the Battery, leave it for 5 minutes, and re-insert battery, Press (Volume Up+Menu+Power button) simultaneously to enter Recovery mode, once in recovery Mode, do a factory reset and repeat above process
For Rooting (See Dr. Ketan Post) "Edit 16Nov 11 Simplified" work Perfect, click here for Link
Credit: Tsar3000, Sammobile, Dev. Johnan, Dr. Ketan and all contributors
3. Mobile Odin:
The easiest way to flash new roms while keeping Root
its a paid app
https://market.android.com/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro&hl=en
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899 (read his manual)
Download Firmware from Sammobile.com and unzip it in PC, then copy all unzip file to phone via USB
your phone must be rooted to use Mobile Odin
after copying files in phone, open Mobile Odin app
Click "open File" to navigate to "Code" zip file, select it and follow the Chairfire manual...
FOR Stock Rom Code understanding read this
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=1&t=1
Thank you for the guide, I have a couple of questions..
1.Does the Note has to be rooted to be able to upgrade?
2.Will the yellow triangle appear on boot after doing this upgrade?
Brgds... /Tubgirl
No you don't need to be rooted to upgrade
No triangle if stock ROM is used
Tubgirl said:
Thank you for the guide, I have a couple of questions..
1.Does the Note has to be rooted to be able to upgrade?
2.Will the yellow triangle appear on boot after doing this upgrade?
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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does the software extract the .tar-file by itself?
Because I only get the same zip file, no file shows up.
Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
Suprnova_ said:
A really good guide, just what I needed.
I would make an addition for regions or product codes that isn't available in this software, for example the nordic region with swedish product code.
To get the firmware thru check fus it is however possible to manually insert the codes needed.
To do this follow these steps:
1. start regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Kies\DeviceDB\
2. Start with finding the product code, to do this search for a line called ProductCode and in that line you'll find the product code, in my case it is GT-N7000ZBANEE
This code is what you write in Check Fus in the Product Code field.
3. Now to find the software codes, PDA/CSC/PHONE.
To do this search for a line called HIDSWVER
Here you'll find a long string of codes, In my case it shows up as
N7000XBKK4/N7000OXXKK5/N7000XXKK5/N7000XBKK4
The names in colour are the ones that we want, fill them in as written here.
Purple = PDA
Red = CSC
Green = Phone
Finally, press download and save.
When this continue from step 5.
(feel free to rewrite this text as my english isn't that good anymore)
And if included in the above guide, delete this post.
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nasgilani said:
Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
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That was a bite easier yes
Thank you
But what about the file?
Is it going to be extracted aswell? Because I only have the same .zip file as before, no new .tar file
Or do I extract it from the .zip myself?
You can decrypt/extract yourself the .enc2 file to get .tar file
Suprnova_ said:
That was a bite easier yes
Thank you
But what about the file?
Is it going to be extracted aswell? Because I only have the same .zip file as before, no new .tar file
Or do I extract it from the .zip myself?
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Yes itmay be single file after extraction, inthis case select just PDA
DONT SELECT RESET PARTITION
dr.ketan said:
Yes itmay be single file after extraction, inthis case select just PDA
DONT SELECT RESET PARTITION
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I did both reset and format partition from odin (desktop) worked flawlessly.
Why am I not supposed to do that?
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nasgilani said:
Thanks Dear useful info it is, just to simplify it a bit
It is easy to find Product Code by dialing *#272*imei#*
IMEI number can be found via dialing *#06#
PDA/CSC/Phone info can be found by dialing *#1234# in dialer
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Got the stock rom, worked without a problem.
But, there is always a but, When I flashed this stock rom with mobile Odin it seemed to work, but when done flashing and rebooting this message shows up "logo_q1.jpeg draw failed"
I have no idea why this happend.
The only thing I could do was to go into download mode.
Solved it however by flashing with odin on pc and it worked again.
That is really helpful. Thank you.
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.
Yes you can by using Odinv3 1.85, see the instruction in original thread for it. you can download firmware either using Fus downloader or from www.sammobile.com or www.tsar3000.com. If you do it using Fus downloader you will have 1 file to flash as PDA
magxs said:
That is really helpful. Thank you.
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.
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magxs said:
Is it possible to use a different region? I have a UAE version, but would like to use the Europe ROM.
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You can actually do even more, you can switch the product code of your Note to make it look like a complete european version. What I did:
-Checked original product code which was KOR (*2767*4387264636#)
-Got AUT (Switzerland) XXKA rom off FusDownloader
-Flashed this rom and repartitioned phone with Odin
-Changed product code to AUT (*#272*[IMEI]#)
-Phone restarted, did complete wipe and applied AUT csc
-My phone now reads as AUT model
Thanks a lot for this guide!
I'm still new to flashing Samsung devices (last week I finally replaced my Milestone with a Note), so this is really helpful.
If I may ask a dumb question though:
Does flashing an official firmware this way revert the phone to stock completely?
I rooted my Note and installed CWM according to dr.ketan's simplified guide and flashed RiverSource's FM-Kernel using Mobile ODIN Pro to get rid of the power drain issue.
But I'm still unsure if I'm going to keep the phone (because its display issues among other things), so I might have to "clean up" the phone again.
Will this guide remove root, CWM and the modified kernel and is it save to return the phone after only following this guide?
Thanks a lot in advance!
i download the official rom that i want but i cannot fin the Q1_20110914_16GB.pit .where is???
It's attached in original post with Odin zip file
kolokas said:
i download the official rom that i want but i cannot fin the Q1_20110914_16GB.pit .where is???
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Yes it will take u to stock ROM and remove any custom roms plus root. In other word flashing stock roms brings phone back to original condition unless no triangle and Counter is there at start
Abnovitas said:
Thanks a lot for this guide!
I'm still new to flashing Samsung devices (last week I finally replaced my Milestone with a Note), so this is really helpful.
If I may ask a dumb question though:
Does flashing an official firmware this way revert the phone to stock completely?
I rooted my Note and installed CWM according to dr.ketan's simplified guide and flashed RiverSource's FM-Kernel using Mobile ODIN Pro to get rid of the power drain issue.
But I'm still unsure if I'm going to keep the phone (because its display issues among other things), so I might have to "clean up" the phone again.
Will this guide remove root, CWM and the modified kernel and is it save to return the phone after only following this guide?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Great news, thanks for the answer!
nasgilani said:
Yes it will take u to stock ROM and remove any custom roms plus root. In other word flashing stock roms brings phone back to original condition unless no triangle and Counter is there at start
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Suprnova_ said:
I did both reset and format partition from odin (desktop) worked flawlessly.
Why am I not supposed to do that?
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When you are not having pit (partition index Table) file, You shud not select it
(in case of single file-PDA)
Many have brick devices
Check fus +Odin mobile
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Model PDA Version Date CSC Country/Carrier Download link Kies
GT-N7000 N7000ZSLA2 ## Android 2.3.6 2012 January N7000OZSLA2 Hong Kong Download
Anyone tried ?
Using it. Same as updates as LA4 if nothing more. Only problem is the torch widget. It doesnt work like the one on LA4 where it has 3 different brightness of the light.... All 3 tier of the brightness is the same on mine. But that could be cause by the speedmod kernel i am using
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tg9413 said:
Using it. Same as updates as LA4 if nothing more. Only problem is the torch widget. It doesnt work like the one on LA4 where it has 3 different brightness of the light.... All 3 tier of the brightness is the same on mine. But that could be cause by the speedmod kernel i am using
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this is caused by kernel, yes! the 3 steps only work on original samsung kernels!
Is it a wipe rom?
no it is not.
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the "new text memo" and "new drawing memo" buttons of S Memo look different now. anybody knows what's changed?
On my Austrian Note (ATO), it has very old software (XXKKA from November). And both OTA and Kies updates says no updates available.
What do I do? Reset and change sales country code to German for example, which is known to be getting updates (in that case what number is best for latest updates)?
Or should I forget about official update process and download and install it manually? (in this case where is good source to download it? Also is it Odin software that I will need to update?)
Thank you.
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Kies always has problem. it's like a girl on he rperiod, u never know when th eupdates gonna pop. just go to the dev section there should be a sticky on official roms and instruction to flash it. Recomend mobile odin. Never have to worry about root again and it doesnt jack up you binary counter. Do pay attention if the rom is wipe or none wipe tho, just in case u want to sav your data.
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I'm unable to update to LA2 from KK1 via OTA. Tried several times with or without ext SD card, rooted/unrooted through CWM, energy saving mode on or off etc. everytime fails at 10%.
My Note is rooted using Zergrush exploit explained at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
All root apps work so I got the right KK1 Kernel.
Anyone else having this issue? I understand using Kies will break my root so what other method can I use to update to HK's LA2 without loosing root?
For what it's worth... my Note being on KK1 is really fast ... if it ain't broke... what benefits would I have running at LA2?
Any ideas?
upgrade with kies, then root it again.
other method will wipe every apps and data. such ad odin.
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in another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22265523#post22265523 someone did just that but now isn't able to root anymore because LA2 isn't directly rootable.... DR Ketan suggested using CWM or odin Mobile Pro instead... problem is I'm not entirely sure where to download the latest HK rom to use with CWM...
smaragdhk said:
in another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22265523#post22265523 someone did just that but now isn't able to root anymore because LA2 isn't directly rootable.... DR Ketan suggested using CWM or odin Mobile Pro instead... problem is I'm not entirely sure where to download the latest HK rom to use with CWM...
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From my experience it is just boot into recovery mode (samsung), then select root.zip from sdcard. More or less the same method. CWM kind of out dated.
I did this kind of root for Samsung ACE, galaxy tab etc, surely can do so for note. Maybe needing old keneral as intermid steps. Like S2 etc.
No worrys 無問提*^_^*
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keijames said:
From my experience it is just boot into recovery mode (samsung), then select root.zip from sdcard. More or less the same method. CWM kind of out dated.
I did this kind of root for Samsung ACE, galaxy tab etc, surely can do so for note. Maybe needing old keneral as intermid steps. Like S2 etc.
No worrys 無問提*^_^*
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For the Hong Kong People, the only way to upgrade and keep root, is to use Mobile Odin. Explained in the sticky in the Dev Section.
If you need to download the firmware, there is a hotfile link in the sticky, or alternately google Checkfus, and download version 2.1 for PC. Run it, select android, select GT-N7000, and then Hong Kong, and download. (Or any other if you want them)
Move it to your device and flash via mobile odin.
exactly! did just that... installed / bought Odin Mobile Pro, downloaded the latest ROM and flashed. Got LA2 now and still have root
you can now use the black wallpaper as lockscreen without the banding.
I was on XXLA4, I then flash to ZSLA2 using mobile odin. While Applying multi-csc it said couldn't access /system/*/XEU/* folder.
It then went into manual mode and I chose reboot. Everything looks fine except when I check the version using *#1234#, the CSC is unknown.
Flashed back to XXLA4 and got the same error. Again everything seems fine, phone came back up but *#1234# list CSC as unknown. Anyone seen this before?
Thanks
Ngambek2003 said:
I was on XXLA4, I then flash to ZSLA2 using mobile odin. While Applying multi-csc it said couldn't access /system/*/XEU/* folder.
It then went into manual mode and I chose reboot. Everything looks fine except when I check the version using *#1234#, the CSC is unknown.
Flashed back to XXLA4 and got the same error. Again everything seems fine, phone came back up but *#1234# list CSC as unknown. Anyone seen this before?
Thanks
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Yes, Iv'e had this when coming from another CSC.
Usually once I flash back to stock TGY firmware, I boot into android, then set up skipping the google services, and reboot into recovery and it corrects itself. I.e. This with stock firmware / kernel.
The last time i did this, flashed an update using mobile odin, and the csc files refused to apply, so I extracted the CSC zip and flashed manually in recovery. All was well then, and I could choose TGY again.
hkgrob said:
Yes, Iv'e had this when coming from another CSC.
Usually once I flash back to stock TGY firmware, I boot into android, then set up skipping the google services, and reboot into recovery and it corrects itself. I.e. This with stock firmware / kernel.
The last time i did this, flashed an update using mobile odin, and the csc files refused to apply, so I extracted the CSC zip and flashed manually in recovery. All was well then, and I could choose TGY again.
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Yep. Same issue here. Updated via mobile Odin pro and CSC is unknown.
Can you provide a link where to download /get the CSC zip for TGY?
What option or menu did you use in recovery mode?
smaragdhk said:
Yep. Same issue here. Updated via mobile Odin pro and CSC is unknown.
Can you provide a link where to download /get the CSC zip for TGY?
What option or menu did you use in recovery mode?
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I extracted it. Will post here, as it needed to be changed to ext4 format etc.. Blah blah blah. Give me 5 mins .
EDIT: 5 minutes up, here it is. Just flash in recovery, then your CSC should be fine. May need to change it, and remember when you do, it WILL WIPE YOUR DATA!
THIS IS THE TGY CSC FILE FROM LA2 ROM.
I just realize that we may not need to worry about the CSC not showing under *#1234# as apparently it is still there...
Have a look at this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124900
There is a short code *#272*IMEI# to check your sales code, in our case TGY for Hong Kong.
Also when rooted you can navigate to /efs/imei/ then look for the file "mps_code.dat" and open as text with a text editor. this is where you would change the CSC code if you wish to change to other region.
That also shows the Note still has it's original CSC code.
Anyway, saves me the hassle of wiping the whole phone and restoring all apps and content all over again.
I understand that if you want to keep root in future FW updates it's better to flash them with Odin Mobile Pro rather than Kies / Odin / OTA which will remove root.
Just my 2 cents
Long story short, I lost my IMEI. After reading a lot and trying a lot of thing, I was able to restore the product code but still, my IMEI is a generic one.
I can still access network and make calls, but it bugs me so I have yet one last thing to try; revert to stock eclair rom.
Only thing, I can't find any of those...
Actually, I "found" I9000UGJH2 but when I push it with Odin, I get a boot loop (with the samsung logo)
So, doest anyone can provide me with a stock Eclair rom?
IE:
-I9000UGJH2
-I9000DTJG4
-I9000UGJG8
Thanks!
Get a GB stock ROM and flash it via Odin...
FYI: If I ask for a specific version I have already tried those easely available, from JL2 to KG3 to JL2 then upgrade via kies to KG3.
as stated on the original request, I want to test eclair as it was the original rom on it.
Then try FroYo. It's better than Eclair.
Bro, you have to learn to read...
JL2=froyo
KG3=GB
ALL ALREADY TRIED...
I specificaly asked for those rom FOR A REASON!
Hey.
Take a look at samfirmware, a quick search told me they have it there. You need to register (think it's still free, i haven't gone there in a while)
http://www.sammobile.com/
I've seen there:
Android 2.1 I9000HVJH1
Android 2.1 I9008ZMJG1
Android 2.1 I9000DXJG4
Android 2.1 I9000DDJF2
so pick your poison and good luck.
Also, since your chances of actually recovering imei that way are 50% at this point (it'll either work or not ), i'll also leave a document that tells you how to rebuild the /efs folder. Sorry, portuguese was the only language i found this (picked from another forum). I guess you can always use google translate if you need or shoot me a pm if you have any trouble understanding the language at some point, i'll be glad to help.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/...NQ__7Xmy7vS7KTxY/edit?authkey=CL3S_f8M&pli=1#
Again, good luck with that. I'm guessing if you ever recover your imei, an /efs backup will be the first thing you'll do
None of them actually works when you click on "download" on samfirmware.com
Thanks for the guide, I'll check this out!
t1mman said:
None of them actually works when you click on "download" on samfirmware.com
Thanks for the guide, I'll check this out!
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Listen carefully;
The reason why you got a boot loop while flashing eclair,that could happen if you're flashing ONE FILE ROM (which is same as rooting,onnly PDA)..
I %100 recommend that;
Flash a rom that HAS 3 FILES ,and with that , also PIT file which makes it 4 files BASE flashing...
Roms that are containing 4 files..
XXJVU (2.3.6 GB)
XXJVQ(2.3.4 GB)
JVQ could looks like older but belive me flash JVQ then you can GET JW4 latest offical european Value Pack firmware FROM KIES!.
All you have to do ;
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_UDv0VHoyaRak95b0NSX3Q1Tlk/edit?pli=1 download this (this is my recovery rom )
in zip file,there are 4 files and they are;
s1_odin_20100512.pit (which goes to PIT in odin)
CODE.tar (which goes to PDA in odin)
MODEM.tar (which goes to PHONE in odin)
CSC.tar (which goes to CSC in odin)
MAKE SURE RE PARTITION is CHECKED.Then flash it .)
After that when you get your imei back,
type *#272*imeinumber# in dialer then change CSC to XEU (united kingdom).. Then connect to kies and voila!!!!!! You 'll get JW4
Again, thanks for the heads up but I NEED an eclair rom for a SPECIFIC reason, a specific test, I have already tested GB and Froyo and it doesn't work.
I don't need it for JW4 or any other already available rom out there, I can already flash them with Odin or flash with CWM.
So, if anyone has the 3 files for I9000UGJH2 and can provide it, please let me know! I can provide an FTP for you to drop it.
BTW, I've tested the portugeese walktrough to no result.
Hmm.Okey then but ,if gb/froyo flashing didn't get your imei back..I dont think eclair wont get that too
Is it must be UGJH2? Or any other eclair roms.. ?
Sorry for your imei bro btw...i hope you can get it back... Did you ever take a backup of your efs folder on any custom roms before this thing happened?
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try to flash any eclair rom you find,preferably stock
I would think that, since the IMEI and Product number are "related" (in the /efs folder), it would need to, at least, have the product code (sell code, with *#272*IMEI#), that's why I'm looking for thoses specific roms.
And no, I didn't made a backup prior to this... :S
snchep drgs
t1mman said:
Long story short, I lost my IMEI. After reading a lot and trying a lot of thing, I was able to restore the product code but still, my IMEI is a generic one.
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Would you mind to tell me how? because i lost my generic imei too. Thanks...
zakrilex said:
Would you mind to tell me how? because i lost my generic imei too. Thanks...
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Wow, that was long ago!
I think you can change your product code this way:
To change the CSC (otherwise known as product code) dial *#06# to get your imei and write it down carefully.
Then dial *#272*your imei# (replace "your imei" with the 15 digit code you just wrote down) and you will get to the CSC selection screen.
Choose the one you want then hit "install".
Be aware that changing the CSC will effectively do a 'wipe data' on your phone.
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But for the IMEI, you'll have to get it reprogrammed by a provider or something similar.
How to get rid of "Ramadan" and Hijri on calendar? SM-G950FD Dual Sim version
EDIT- See last post on page 3 by me. Solution found, and samsung pay also working.
Hello, I got my new S8 dual sim version from ebay today, was shipped from texas, but is the dual sim "DUOS" international version. The calendar app has the orange Ramadan line through it and "Hijri" in the settings. Is there any way at all to get rid of this?
I'm not sure if there is a different OEM rom I can flash in ODIN that would get rid of this. I definitely don't want it in my calendar, along with some different dates I'm not aware of that also show up. I googled it and looks like muslim dates.
I've read that SM-G950F roms are compatible, but what about odin flashing F roms and not FD? Would this solve the problem somehow if there is no other work around?
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Just press on it and then delete
NeedleGames said:
Just press on it and then delete
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That doesn't work though. You can press on it, shows the date individually, event is there but clicking on it does nothing. Also as far I can tell no way to get rid of the muslim calendar dates also. I want to keep it OEM for now, no root, is there any other international variant OEM rom to flash?
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That doesn't work though. You can press on it, shows the date individually, event is there but clicking on it does nothing. Also as far I can tell no way to get rid of the muslim calendar dates also. I want to keep it OEM for now, no root, is there any other international variant OEM rom to flash?
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You can choose what calendar sources you want (google, celebrations, facebook etc.) All of them are on by default. You just have to find it in the calendar app and disable that calendar. It is celebrations calendar for sure.
I don't know. I'm thinking it's baked into the ROM for real now. I googled this also and it seems the S7 had the issue also on international variants. But there were some work arounds I think. I tried unselecting all the different calendars. There is none that states celebrations on here.
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You can flash any firmware (using Odin) from the F version to the FD one with absolutely no issue.
Edit: If you are scared to flash an F firmware, you can flash the Russian one (from the FD) and it wont have any of that "bloatware"
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You can flash any firmware (using Odin) from the F version to the FD one with absolutely no issue.
Edit: If you are scared to flash an F firmware, you can flash the Russian one (from the FD) and it wont have any of that "bloatware"
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Cool, so would this one work? https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G950FD/SER/download/G950FXXU1AQF7/172614/
It's an updated version also it seems, as I'm on AQDG and security patch April 1, 2017 and this one is 6-1-17. This won't put the russian alphabet on my phone will it? lol
Mine has the Egypt firmware apparently.
danman132x said:
Cool, so would this one work? https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G950FD/SER/download/G950FXXU1AQF7/172614/
It's an updated version also it seems, as I'm on AQDG and security patch April 1, 2017 and this one is 6-1-17. This won't put the russian alphabet on my phone will it? lol
Mine has the Egypt firmware apparently.
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That should do
You can remove the russian keyboard very easily (it is like if you flash a Greek or Italian OS, no big deal)
But be aware. In order to avoid the EGY CSC, you shouldnt have a SIM card while booting for the first time and you should probably use a .pit file
Last but not least, use SamFirm to download the whole firmware (Here) and make sure that you tick the Binary Nature selection on the app (that way, you will get 5 files instead of one and you can completely remove the EGY csc)
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That should do
But be aware. In order to avoid the EGY CSC, you shouldnt have a SIM card while booting for the first time and you should probably use a .pit file
Last but not least, use SamFirm to download the whole firmware (Here) and make sure that you tick the Binary Nature selection on the app (that way, you will get 5 files instead of one and you can completely remove the EGY csc)
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I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the EGY CSC. What is this exactly? Under software information I see under service provider is EGY/EGY/EGY. I do have straight talk up and running just fine on my S8 using the ATT network, everything works as it should right now.
I'll be sure to have my SIM card removed when flashing in odin and rebooting the 1st time. As of right now, I'm downloading the file from sammobile, the zip file which they say to extract and flash in odin.
I checked that link you sent and found the russian one with the SER region selected and clicked binary nature. So should I not flash the file from Sammobile with odin and use the the link you sent instead?
The tool downloaded the 5 files you said, I have a HOME_CSC file, CSS_OXM... , CP, BL, and AP files. They are all md5 files. So you're saying I should flash these in odin instead of the single file from Sammobile?
Im good at rooting phones and stuff, but only when following guides. The "behind the scenes" stuff I'm not good at since I don't program. This one I'm not rooting right away, just want to do this to try and get rid of the egypt stuff and muslim calendar things.
Heres what I have. It shows 4 places to flash though. The AP, BL, and CP seem straightforward using the files downloaded, but which one of the top 2 files goes in the CSC part?
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danman132x said:
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the EGY CSC. What is this exactly? Under software information I see under service provider is EGY/EGY/EGY. I do have straight talk up and running just fine on my S8 using the ATT network, everything works as it should right now.
I'll be sure to have my SIM card removed when flashing in odin and rebooting the 1st time. As of right now, I'm downloading the file from sammobile, the zip file which they say to extract and flash in odin.
I checked that link you sent and found the russian one with the SER region selected and clicked binary nature. So should I not flash the file from Sammobile with odin and use the the link you sent instead?
The tool downloaded the 5 files you said, I have a HOME_CSC file, CSS_OXM... , CP, BL, and AP files. They are all md5 files. So you're saying I should flash these in odin instead of the single file from Sammobile?
Im good at rooting phones and stuff, but only when following guides. The "behind the scenes" stuff I'm not good at since I don't program. This one I'm not rooting right away, just want to do this to try and get rid of the egypt stuff and muslim calendar things.
Heres what I have. It shows 4 places to flash though. The AP, BL, and CP seem straightforward using the files downloaded, but which one of the top 2 files goes in the CSC part?
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The single file from Sammobile wont help you to remove all the muslim stuff from your phone. On the other hand, a 5-"pack" firmware will debloat your phone completely.
Just put the BL file to the BL option in Odin
AP file to AP option
CP file to CP option
and CSC (NOT HOME_CSC) at the CSC file
Also make sure that you have "extracted" from the CSC .tar.md5 the pit (Just open it with WinRaR and extract the .pit file)
After doing that, open the pit section on the Odin and selete the pit file that you just extracted
t-shock said:
The single file from Sammobile wont help you to remove all the muslim stuff from your phone. On the other hand, a 5-"pack" firmware will debloat your phone completely.
Just put the BL file to the BL option in Odin
AP file to AP option
CP file to CP option
and CSC (NOT HOME_CSC) at the CSC file
Also make sure that you have "extracted" from the CSC .tar.md5 the pit (Just open it with WinRaR and extract the .pit file)
After doing that, open the pit section on the Odin and selete the pit file that you just extracted
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Thank you. This all worked perfectly. Did every option. Phone is back up and running just fine, Latest software and security patches are installed.
Sadly, the ramadan and muslim dates are still there, still shows EGY under service provider SW version. I guess I'll just have to accept this and can't get rid of it.
danman132x said:
Thank you. This all worked perfectly. Did every option. Phone is back up and running just fine, Latest software and security patches are installed.
Sadly, the ramadan and muslim dates are still there, still shows EGY under service provider SW version. I guess I'll just have to accept this and can't get rid of it.
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I'm glad that your phone works but I still cannot understand why it didnt change
If you get your hands on a european sim, then you will be able to get rid of the muslim dates etc
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I'm glad that your phone works but I still cannot understand why it didnt change
If you get your hands on a european sim, then you will be able to get rid of the muslim dates etc
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Hello t-shock I'm hoping you'll see this, but I ordered me a Russian Sim card on ebay so I can change to the SER hopefully. Would I follow the same steps again? You did say make sure not to have my Sim card in when booting for the first time, but wouldn't I want to have it in so it can read it and hopefully change? Since when I did it with no Sim cars inserted, it didn't change. Now I'm trying to change my csc to get Samsung pay to work, and it looks like it should on Russian phones since its been released there.
I've tried everything else and I can't even pull up the multi csc menu, even though it shows EGY should be part of the multi csc pack.
danman132x said:
Hello t-shock I'm hoping you'll see this, but I ordered me a Russian Sim card on ebay so I can change to the SER hopefully. Would I follow the same steps again? You did say make sure not to have my Sim card in when booting for the first time, but wouldn't I want to have it in so it can read it and hopefully change? Since when I did it with no Sim cars inserted, it didn't change. Now I'm trying to change my csc to get Samsung pay to work, and it looks like it should on Russian phones since its been released there.
I've tried everything else and I can't even pull up the multi csc menu, even though it shows EGY should be part of the multi csc pack.
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Hi
Put the Sim on the phone and repeat the step that I have said.
But make sure that you use the pit file and also the csc (not home_csc)
Were you able to get rid of EGY? I'm in the same boat.
I think you should flash multi-CSC firmware that contains CSC you want to get. I have NEE/NEE/XSG, no muslim stuff. OXM firmware.
As I have had same satuition. EGY is included in Multi-CSC OXM, you can't change CSC by odin flashing another Multi-CSC OXM firmware.
I tried flash VD2(Germany Vodafone) then it became VD2/VD2/EGY but if I flash other CSC included in Multi-CSC OXM, it go back to EGY/EGY/EGY. I'm gonna just root my phone now.
I got my phone from Dubai, inserted finnish SIM card and turned on the phone. It automatically changed CSCs to NEE, which is correct for me.
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Were you able to get rid of EGY? I'm in the same boat.
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Presterin said:
I think you should flash multi-CSC firmware that contains CSC you want to get. I have NEE/NEE/XSG, no muslim stuff. OXM firmware.
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I'm waiting on my Russian Sim card to come in the mail, then I will try to change to the SER csc, which Samsung pay should work for. Hoping it changes. Apparently from reading above, if you have a multi csc like the EGY I have, you can't flash another one. That's why when I initially flashed the SER csc through Odin, in a multi part file, it didn't change. HOPING it will change when I get my Russian Sim card.
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As I have had same satuition. EGY is included in Multi-CSC OXM, you can't change CSC by odin flashing another Multi-CSC OXM firmware.
I tried flash VD2(Germany Vodafone) then it became VD2/VD2/EGY but if I flash other CSC included in Multi-CSC OXM, it go back to EGY/EGY/EGY. I'm gonna just root my phone now.
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Can you clarify please? I'm assuming you had EGY csc also. Is that why when I flash SER csc (Russian) it didn't change anything? But VD2 is not multi csc package and that's why it changed? I don't really care what firmware I'm on now as long Samsung pay will work and it doesn't have all the bloat ware. I was told Russian software has some of the least bloat. Will changing my Sim card change the csc?