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TWRP 3.0.0.0 : Download http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...rp-herolte-t3333770/post65773509#post65773509
CF-Auto-Root: CF-Auto-Root-herolte-heroltexx-smg930f.zip
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Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F
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Guide Odin Flash / Update firmware ODIN
You do not need to root or unroot the device to update the firmware.
Please ensure that KIES is closed and not running in the system tray!
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1. Just download the firmware version you want from this posts[/URL] and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere.
2. Reboot your phone to download mode. To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin 3.**[/URL]
If your ROM is a single .tar.md5 package click on the AP/PDA button and browse to the .tar or .tar.md5 file that you extracted in step 1 and select it.
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA/Code, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin like below
BL = Bootloader
AP = PDA (CODE)
CP = PHONE (MODEM)
CSC = CSC
4. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
5. Connect the USB cable and wait for any required Mod edit: Malicious link removed. to install and the ID:COM section to turn blue like below.
6. Click start to flash.
7. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device once the flash has started, it will reboot when it finishes.
*Note PDA/AP/CSC/CO/MODEM/etc
PDA refers to the build version of the software/firmware
Phone refers to the baseband/modem version
CSC is the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider.
.PIT refers to the partition information table you only need it if you screw up your partition table or if the firmware specifically requires it because of a change in the partition table layout. It's very likely you may never have to use this.
If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file.
If it has multiple .tar archive then:
The .tar with modem in the name is the phone/baseband bit of the package
.tar with csc/multi-csc in the name is the CSC bit of the package
.tar with code/PDA/AP in the name is the PDA/AP part of the firmware package
SM-G930F G930FXXU1APAW, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB4, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB5, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB6, SM-G930F G930FXXU1APB9

Does this allow verizon s7 root
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thrgk said:
Does this allow verizon s7 root
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No this is for the g930f (International version) as stated in the thread title

Will this wipe the phone or just root it?
Can I just flash the recovery and SuperSU to get the root?

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andeelym said:
Will this wipe the phone or just root it?
Can I just flash the recovery and SuperSU to get the root?
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Same question

someone used it?? does it work?

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How did you fix the odin protocol version error I am getting the same thing

Rapazzo said:
How did you fix the odin protocol version error I am getting the same thing
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Never did, i think it's because this phone is locked up BIG TIME by samsung and AT&T, i read this......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/sad-news-galaxy-s7-look-buy-t3335723
So im just sittin here twiddling my thumbs on stock trying to get over my flashaholic tendencies, wondering if i should take this thing back.

joshzdad2013 said:
Never did, i think it's because this phone is locked up BIG TIME by samsung and AT&T, i read this......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/sad-news-galaxy-s7-look-buy-t3335723
So im just sittin here twiddling my thumbs on stock trying to get over my flashaholic tendencies, wondering if i should take this thing back.
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Cant imagine that would be the reason though, I mean how would they reflash them at the factory for warranty?

Rapazzo said:
Cant imagine that would be the reason though, I mean how would they reflash them at the factory for warranty?
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I was wondering the same thing, wonder if it has to be litterally from Samsung to work???????????????
No idea, i also tried many different Odin versions.

Still no w8 firmware?

Do i get firmware updates directly after flashing different csc with odin?

What firmware do I need to unroot my SM-G930FD... I live in the US but i bought a Dual sim international phone. Please help me

GbizzleMcGrizzle said:
What firmware do I need to unroot my SM-G930FD... I live in the US but i bought a Dual sim international phone. Please help me
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The 930FD dual SIM uses the same firmware as 930F single SIM. More discussion here (not a link to firmware). Did you try unrooting with SuperSU? Knox is already tripped by the way and that's irreversible.

Ok I was just making sure, what firmware would I use for an international phone being as I live in the USA.
Thanks

Apologize if this is a noob question (i searched) . I have a G930F in the U.S. with AT&T , Will any of these firmware versions improve cell reception etc? If I switch firmwares will it allow UK version of Samsung Pay?

As far as I know, if you flash your phone with another rom is because you have rooted the phone. If you have rooted the phone, then of course you have tripped Knox and therefore Samsung pay wont work, let alone android pay

No firmware from the link
ROM-HUAWEI said:
1. Just download the firmware version you want from this posts and extract the .tar or .tar.md5 file in the archive and save it somewhere.
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Has anyone been able to download from the link? I was getting forwarded to panel-guide.ru and got EXE file instead of the firmware. I was suspicious and sure enough the EXE file got intercepted by MalwareBytes.

juandhi said:
Apologize if this is a noob question (i searched) . I have a G930F in the U.S. with AT&T , Will any of these firmware versions improve cell reception etc? If I switch firmwares will it allow UK version of Samsung Pay?
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Your first question, don't know. You'll have to experiment.
Your second question, if Samsung Pay comes to the UK in May as predicted, it will probably only work with select UK financial institutions.
nord_musician said:
As far as I know, if you flash your phone with another rom is because you have rooted the phone. If you have rooted the phone, then of course you have tripped Knox and therefore Samsung pay wont work, let alone android pay
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Flashing ROMs and rooting are two different activities independent of each other. Flashing a ROM doesn't necessarily root the device. Flashing official Samsung firmwares don't root the device or trip Knox.

<< Stock Firmware For Your Verizon Note 7 and Quick Guide>>

Here is the newest available firmware for the Verizon Note 7 to flash with Odin. The flashing process is fairly simple. I will try to keep this updated as long as I own this device.
First make sure your PC is properly set up with the Samsung Drivers and ADB/Fastboot from here. After this is done proceed...
1) Download the latest firmware from the link below and then unzip the file.
2) Load the files located in the unzipped firmware folder that starts with BL using the BL button, AP using the AP button, CP using the CP button and finally the CSC using the CSC button in Odin and wait for them to verify. (See Screenshot Below)
3) After the files verify shut down your phone and restart it in download mode by pressing and holding down the volume down, home and power buttons until the phone boots to download mode. Then press the volume up and connect the phone to your PC.
4) Once you are connected and the firmware is loaded press the start button and wait for the process to finish. The phone will restart and then you should be running the latest firmware.
You can load either the HOME_CSC or the CSC_VZW file in the CSC slot. Home will not wipe data and CSC_VZW will.
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Tools:
Odin 3.11.1 thanks @hiepgia for this and thank him here
Odin 3.10.7 use this for the home csc files
Odin 3.12.3 AT&T users use this if you get errors flashing.
MD5 Check For verifying the MD5
Samsung Drivers Scroll down to Manuals&Downloads
Firmware:
VZW_Note7_Pit Pit file for re-partitioning the file system.
NEW>>> AP_N930VVRS1APH1_CL8720001_QB10528330_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
MD5: 68f9d3b0efefa5004862d7ec8e5d1786

Pardon my poor directions but here it is how I pull the firmware from SmartSwitch in a nutshell....
1: Open control panel and click on File Explorer Options and co to the View tab. Under Hidden Files and Folders change the option to Show hidden files, folders and drives then apply and close window.
2: Download SmartSwitch, install it and run the program.
3: Click on update to start the download.
4: Open your C: Drive and navigate to C:\Users\Rick\AppData\Local\Temp (replace Rick with your user name) and look for a file created today named tmp*.tmp. When your download in Smartswitch reaches about 70% or so a tmp*.tmp.zip will be created that's about 2 gb in size. That is the ota file you want to copy to your desktop. Copy it over and when it's done unplug yopur phone so it doesn't update. Then rename it to *.tmp to *.zip, unzip it and restart your computer to close SmartSwitch. Now you should have a folder with the latest OTA to flash with Odin. You need yo quickly copy the temp file before the phone reaches 100% and reboots into download mode. Don't worry if you miss it, just unplug your phone before it starts updating and start over. If you aren't quick enough and the phone starts updating in download mode you will have to wait until it's done ore you might soft brick your phone.

rom info
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?

JohnShaft69 said:
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?
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No, It's basically the OTA but the full version instead of a patched one. It has all the bloat. I disable the OTA and I prefer to update the phone with Odin to get a clean install. Plus you can chose to wipe all data or not by flashing either the home_csc or the csc_vzw files. The home one won't wipe and the other will. I don't like taking updates when they first come out just in case it kills the battery performance or something else and then not being able to flash back to the previous version if Verizon chooses to make it non revertible.

Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?

Chikenbok said:
Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?
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No, it's stock firmware so if it isn't on the phone when you bought it isn't in the firmware.

Chikenbok said:
Does it include the things that Verizon took away from us -- mainly, Device Maintenance?
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JohnShaft69 said:
What exactly is this particular rom? Is is stock samung rom minus bloat? or verizon ota? And if it is ota, why not just let phone update itself?
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This is essentially a factory reset guys. No new features just gets you back to stock. Extremely helpful if we ever get any form of unlock or root and this would basically undo all that.

Thanks for this and glad to see you again on here. I made the jump from the S7E to the Note. Quick question and I pretty much know the answer but am having a brain fart: if we have TMO firmware can we flash on the VZW model? I should know better, yes.

markwebb said:
Thanks for this and glad to see you again on here. I made the jump from the S7E to the Note. Quick question and I pretty much know the answer but am having a brain fart: if we have TMO firmware can we flash on the VZW model? I should know better, yes.
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Good to see you here too. As much as I said I wasn't going to get the Note 7 I ended up with the spare cash to upgrade and did it. As for the firmware we can only flash the Verizon ones unless Samsung has another universal one like they do on the Edge.

Misterxtc said:
Good to see you here too. As much as I said I wasn't going to get the Note 7 I ended up with the spare cash to upgrade and did it. As for the firmware we can only flash the Verizon ones unless Samsung has another universal one like they do on the Edge.
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That's what I thought as I was 99% sure. I am just annoyed VZW disabled some features like the Samsung Cloud which I was looking forward to and instead is promoting their VZW cloud app which is less robust. NP. I am really liking the Note and is slightly better than Edge though both are the best.

Verizon Note 7
Well I decided to get the Note 7!! Glad to see some familiar faces here as well!!!
Cheers!!

Misterxtc said:
Here is the newest available firmware for the Verizon Note 7 to flash with Odin. The flashing process is fairly simple. I will try to keep this updated as long as I own this device.
1) First download the latest firmware from the link below and then unzip the file.
2) Load the files located in the unzipped firmware folder that starts with BL using the BL button, AP using the AP button, CP using the CP button and finally the CSC using the CSC button in Odin and wait for them to verify. (See Screenshot Below)
3) After the files verify shut down your phone and restart it in download mode by pressing and holding down the volume down, home and power buttons until the phone boots to download mode. Then press the volume up and connect the phone to your PC.
4) Once you are connected and the firmware is loaded press the start button and wait for the process to finish. The phone will restart and then you should be running the latest firmware.
You can load either the HOME_CSC or the CSC_VZW file in the CSC slot. Home will not wipe data and CSC_VZW will.
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Tools:
Odin 3.11.1 thanks @hiepgia for this and thank him here
Odin 3.10.7 use this for the home csc files
MD5 Check
Samsung Drivers
Firmware:
VZW_Note7_Pit Pit file for re-partitioning the file system.
NEW>>> AP_N930VVRS1APH1_CL8720001_QB10528330_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT
MD5: 68f9d3b0efefa5004862d7ec8e5d1786
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the Pit File is empty, I tried several Download sites all the same. Thanks

nutpn said:
the Pit File is empty, I tried several Download sites all the same. Thanks
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Thanks for letting me know. That would be a oops on my part. I'll have it fixed shortly.

No Problemo Brother I'm grateful for all you do.

nutpn said:
No Problemo Brother I'm grateful for all you do.
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Thank you. I just fixed it.

you tested already
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fixn to try LOL

the Home_CSC file doesnt work. Fails every time. The csc_vzw seems to work fine

Gator Brah said:
the Home_CSC file doesnt work. Fails every time. The csc_vzw seems to work fine
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Try Odin3.10.7 in the OP for the home csc. I never have a problem with 3.11.1 and the home but some do.

nutpn said:
you tested already
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fixn to try LOL
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No I haven't and probably won't for a while. I would like to wait until another update rolls out to make sure we can flash back. Besides my phone is running great the way it is.

It failed on odin 10 with home csc

S7 Edge bricked by flashing Chainfire root without OEM unlocked..

Hello everyone,
Sadly I've been stupid enough to flash Chainfire root trough Odin without enabling the "OEM Unlock" setting in android.
The phone is now stuck at the boot logo. Is there any way to get it to boot again? Or obtain the data that is on the phone?
It is an S7 Edge SM-G935F hero2lte
I was thinking to flash TWRP and create a backup, but I've got no idea if this is possible.
Luckily most of the pictures are on a External SD.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks for reading.
Lurninn

Download offical firmware from sammobile and flash it with Odin

Boot in download mode and flash official stock firmware...

Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
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@Lurninn
download Kies for samsung and run emergency firmware download and install.
no need for Odin

artaniss11k said:
@Lurninn
download Kies for samsung and run emergency firmware download and install.
no need for Odin
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Thanks! But will it wipe my data?

Lurninn said:
Thanks! But will it wipe my data?
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No.
It will ask you for phone model and serial number.
Read them from the back of the phone.
Install kies, run the program, put your phone to download mode and connect to pc.
In the upper section there must be a tab where you find "emergency firmware download and install" or something like that.
This is where you will be ask for model and serial number and the restauration begins.
If you want a clean install with all the data wiped, there a custom recovery will be handy from where you format everything and after that you will use kies.
Good luck

is kies even compatible with s7 edge? I have to use Smart Switch
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Thanks all, I'll try tomorrow and let you know if it worked.

HeatOfLisboa67 said:
is kies even compatible with s7 edge? I have to use Smart Switch
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Yes it is. I used it myself a week ago

artaniss11k said:
Yes it is. I used it myself a week ago
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thank you I'll have a go kies 3 I suppose?
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HeatOfLisboa67 said:
thank you I'll have a go kies 3 I suppose?
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There are 2 versions of kies, one for older devices until galaxy s4, and one for newer devices.
I can't remember wich one is, but the app warns you if you didn't install the correct version

I have to mention, the firmware on the phone is the UK one instead of the Dutch one. I did this back then to get the 7.0 update earlier.
Will the Kies method still be possible?

NonXtreme said:
Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
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Thanks for your help. but: Stock my S7 comes with PHN firmware ( Which is dutch ) but recently I've downloaded the BTU firmware. ( UK Unbranded ) in order to receive the 7.0 update earlier. So, : I downloaded the latest BTU Firmware for the S7 edge.
It comes with 5 files.
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Now, should I just open the HOME_CSC_OXA in the CSC tab in ODIN and flash it?

artaniss11k said:
No.
It will ask you for phone model and serial number.
Read them from the back of the phone.
Install kies, run the program, put your phone to download mode and connect to pc.
In the upper section there must be a tab where you find "emergency firmware download and install" or something like that.
This is where you will be ask for model and serial number and the restauration begins.
If you want a clean install with all the data wiped, there a custom recovery will be handy from where you format everything and after that you will use kies.
Good luck
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The emergency option isn't available somehow. It shows "Lists of devices requiring emergency recovery" , but the list is empty.
When i choose the firmware upgrade option, I indeed have to enter my model name + Serial number, but the message states that data WILL be wiped.

@Lurninn
Here... my bad Take a closer look
This is what i used and on my device it didn't wipe data.
I don't know if it is available for you too but i did it a couple of times when i really messed up my phones and each time my photos and videos weren't deleted.
No matter what firmware you are on right now, kies will download the latest one corresponding to your device and the country it was released for.

artaniss11k said:
@Lurninn
Here... my bad Take a closer look
This is what i used and on my device it didn't wipe data.
I don't know if it is available for you too but i did it a couple of times when i really messed up my phones and each time my photos and videos weren't deleted.
No matter what firmware you are on right now, kies will download the latest one corresponding to your device and the country it was released for.
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The thing is, my phone originally is a PHN (Dutch) Phone, however, I flashed BTU (UK) Firmware on my phone.
And btw, Could it be that your pictures were on an external SD card? because using this recovery doesn't touch the external SD. I'm still not convinced that this will keep internal data untouched. ;(
The method of flashing HOME CSC seems the most safe/logical to me at this moment.

Lurninn said:
And btw, Could it be that your pictures were on an external SD card? because using this recovery doesn't touch the external SD. I'm still not convinced that this will keep internal data untouched. ;(
The method of flashing HOME CSC seems the most safe/logical to me at this moment.
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I did it on my s6edge wich doesn't have a external SDcard support only via otg.
Regarding the firmware, i told you that kies doesn't care about that becauce it will read your original trace of csc and will download the coresponding firware ( if the original firmware was Dutch it will download Dutch firmware )
I don't tell you to use my method and i don't guarantee you that this is 100% safe for what you want, but i'm telling you that i used this method and for me it worked even on non-external SDcard phones with no data loss except the third party apps.
Analize all advices you got here and chose a method.
I' m really curious. Don't forget to post the result.
Good luck.
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Also i dit it on my g935f. When i bought it i did some test photos, no SDcard in it.
At home i rooted it uncorespondingly and i bricked it.
Kies was my savior and after the process my taken pictures were there

NonXtreme said:
Try flashing stock official firmware with HOME_CSC instead of CSC file so that it doesn't wipe your phone.
TWRP backup method will not work here since it also require OEM unlock and it must format /data once to remove encryption, so that it can read the partition which defeat the purpose since your current data are gone from the format.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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artaniss11k said:
I did it on my s6edge wich doesn't have a external SDcard support only via otg.
Regarding the firmware, i told you that kies doesn't care about that becauce it will read your original trace of csc and will download the coresponding firware ( if the original firmware was Dutch it will download Dutch firmware )
I don't tell you to use my method and i don't guarantee you that this is 100% safe for what you want, but i'm telling you that i used this method and for me it worked even on non-external SDcard phones with no data loss except the third party apps.
Analize all advices you got here and chose a method.
I' m really curious. Don't forget to post the result.
Good luck.
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Also i dit it on my g935f. When i bought it i did some test photos, no SDcard in it.
At home i rooted it uncorespondingly and i bricked it.
Kies was my savior and after the process my taken pictures were there
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Most of my pictures are on the SD-Card, It are mostly the 3'rth party apps that I was worrying about.
BUT: I've followed NonXtreme's method, and I SUCCEED!!!
I downloaded latest BTU Firmware from Sammobile, and flashed all 4 files (and CSC_Home) trough Odin.
At first I was kinda worried because after flashing the phone booted with "Erasing" in screen. The phone successfully booted, and remained just like I left it.
You might want to try this method next time artaniss11k if you want to keep your apps & settings.
Thanks guys for your help/suggestions.

Sprint has released Pie for S8 and S8+, flashing worked perfectly on my AT&T S8+

Hey guys I just got done flashing the G955USQU5DSC1 Android Pie Firmware that Sprint released for the S8/S8+ (and Note 8). The steps are below if you want to do it It's your risk and since we just had the first US carrier push the Pie update the others should be close behind but if you want it now this works perfectly. At least it did for me and for a few others I saw on reddit. I was able to do so without wiping my phone either, no data loss at all. Everything is working perfect, AT&T bootscreen, Wi-Fi calling, VOLTE etc.
Step 1: First off download and install the Samsung USB Drivers for Mobile Phones https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows if you don't have them installed already (reboot after installing them) Use "SamFirm" to download the Sprint Firmware (no throttled download speed like most sites etc) I used v0.3.6 https://bit.ly/2Gso6QQ
Step 2: Launch "SamFirm" (I set the Auto/Manual check box to Auto) and input your model number (Settings>About Phone) or SM-G950U for S8 and SM-G955U for S8+
Step 3: In the "Region" field of "SamFirm" application put in "SPR" for Sprint, and click "Check Update". When you're ready to download it should look like this (G-950U for S8 instead of S8+) When you click download it will ask where to save the Firmware, I just saved to my Downloads folder.
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Step 4: Once the Firmware download and decryption process is complete you can close "SamFirm". Go to where you told the app to download the firmware, right click it and click extract. Now it's time to use ODIN. At this point if you just want to be extra safe I would use Samsung SmartSwitch app on your phone to create a backup of your phone either to your MicroSD card (easiest) or to your PC. This will backup App /w app data, home screen layout, settings, documents, music (not needed if on your SD card) etc. But I didn't loose any data or have a reset when I did this.
Step 5: Download and open ODIN, I used ODIN 3 v3.13.1. Do the usual of clicking BL/AP/CP etc. then point ODIN to that file of the Firmware that is inside the folder you extracted (ODIN will take a second to scan each file as you add it, just wait for it to finish). For CSC make sure you select CSC do NOT select HOME CSC. If you select HOME CSC it will wipe your data/reset your phone. Also do not select the USERDATA file. Leave USERDATA blank in ODIN (at least for AT&T and Verizon users who this guide is for).
Step 6: Boot your device into download mode. Power off your S8/S8+, then press power and hold power, volume down, and bixby button at the same time. You should very quickly get a blue screen, release the buttons. The screen will say press volume up to continue, do so. Now plug your S8/S8+ into your PC. ODIN should show a blue square under ID:COM like in the previous photo. If ODIN looks the same as my screen shot while you're in Download mode you're ready to go. Now just hit start and wait for the process to complete fully. When it dose finish your phone will reboot and ODIN will show a green square with the word "PASS".
It may take a bit longer than normal for your phone to boot this first time. Also the first time my S8+ rebooted I wound up in the recovery menu, but simply hit the power button since the first selected item is "reboot phone" and the power button is the select button. If you get some white text at the bottom saying its doing something just wait for it to finish and when you get the reboot option hit the power button. That's it. After that my S8+ booted up just fine (this boot may be a bit longer as well but only this time) and I was at the lock screen. All my apps still installed, settings the same etc etc. Just like getting the update OTA.

Ive got an unlocked ATT S8+ and appear to be running into an issue when I fill in the info and select auto.
SamFirm v0.3.6.0
Error: Please specify a region
Checking firmware for SM-G955U/ATT/G955USQU1AQC9/G955UOYN1AQC9/G955USQU1AQC9/G955USQU1AQC9
Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/400
Request was invalid. Are you sure the input data is correct?
Could not fetch info for SM-G955U/ATT. Please verify the input or use manual info
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Thoughts?

UnboundGodz said:
Ive got an unlocked ATT S8+ and appear to be running into an issue when I fill in the info and select auto.
Thoughts?
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You have to choose SPR for CSC code because ATT does not have a pie rom for SM-955u
I flashed it yesterday without any issues over the drl7 beta. Process took 15-20 mins but work like a champ after booting up!

Please read this instructions
Just finished flashing on galaxy s8 SM-G950u unlocked Verizon.it worked like a magic for me .BUT faced some issues like :
* after downloading firmware using samfrim error was crc not match please redownload file.
-Solution: download firmware without crc check option.
*after download and decryption. Trying to extract the downloaded file error msg ( file is corrupted)
-Solution :download 7zip software to your pc and right click on downloaded firmware file then choose check crc when finish right click again and choose 7zip > extract now you will see more then 4 files.
When finishing even if there is error just ignore and follow (Sean8102) guide
After flashing and your device restart you will see error message ..don't panic just do wipe cash and reboot u
Your device..now you can enjoy with android pie and give middle finger to verizon late updates

kumayam said:
You have to choose SPR for CSC code because ATT does not have a pie rom for SM-955u
I flashed it yesterday without any issues over the drl7 beta. Process took 15-20 mins but work like a champ after booting up!
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Alright thanks, Ill be giving it a go. Curious, what are the benefits to flashing this version?

UnboundGodz said:
Alright thanks, Ill be giving it a go. Curious, what are the benefits to flashing this version?
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Theres no benefit, it's the 9.0 pie rom update. If u tried the beta versions, it's the same except some
bug fixes. The branded ROMs are all the same, they Just add their own bloatware and other BS but other than that snapdragon rom is the same but are different than exynos rom versions.

Perfect guide.
Thank you very much! I use your guide and was able to flash without wiping any of my data!

omg THANK YOU!

So im doing something wrong, or the files just wont work for my version.
I've placed my device into Downloading Mode with two methods, using adb and the volume down, Bixby, and power button. But for some reason it appears to fail while connecting. Thoughts?

Here it is from these guys using google drive.
https://simunlockremote.com/galaxy-s-series-firmware/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YD2JZDalRYRavxLOXWslkrJu88FAJQro

UnboundGodz said:
So im doing something wrong, or the files just wont work for my version.
I've placed my device into Downloading Mode with two methods, using adb and the volume down, Bixby, and power button. But for some reason it appears to fail while connecting. Thoughts?
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Try to re-install Samsung drivers and see if your data cable is broken or try a different one

kumayam said:
Try to re-install Samsung drivers and see if your data cable is broken or try a different one
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Some reason Odin crashes while initializing to begin the process. :/
EDIT: Tried multiple cables, ports and reinstalled drivers btw.

UnboundGodz said:
Some reason Odin crashes while initializing to begin the process. :/
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Have u tried a different Odin? I'm using princecomsey version

kumayam said:
Have u tried a different Odin? I'm using princecomsey version
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I havent, but I am now. Also ran as Admin if it helps. Will edit when I know more.
EDIT: Appears I just am not getting lucky here. Unsure as to why this is happening, is there anything on my device I should enable/disable for this process?
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Have u tried a different Odin? I'm using princecomsey version
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Updated prior message, appreciate the help!

At&t just released pie for the s8+.
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Question about future Ota updates
I followed your guide successfully, will I continue to receive Ota updates as usual as they are released in the future?

Working good on Verizon ?
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Yes, but if you're like me you'll end up installing it before the OTA goes out ever again

OK guys its out for ATT right now. Go Get it.

solitarios.lupus said:
OK guys its out for ATT right now. Go Get it.
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where i can find the 9.0 for pie

daviddiazayuso said:
where i can find the 9.0 for pie
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I got it by, forcing an Ota update (had to disable my VPN) att site has not updated yet.

A lil help....

How can i find out what firmware is on a galaxy a20 if it just bootloops the samsung logo and doesnt have a recovery but does allow download mode? Its model number is a205u, and in download mode, this is all it shows....
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itrustno1 said:
How can i find out what firmware is on a galaxy a20 if it just bootloops the samsung logo and doesnt have a recovery but does allow download mode? Its model number is a205u, and in download mode, this is all it shows....
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I assume there's no chance to find that out as you have no ADB access in that mode. Probably necessary to use Odin to flash latest stock firmware.
That you may be able to find on several sites or using samfirm_reborn on a Windows PC.

itrustno1 said:
How can i find out what firmware is on a galaxy a20 if it just bootloops the samsung logo and doesnt have a recovery but does allow download mode? Its model number is a205u, and in download mode, this is all it shows....View attachment 5750149
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Well TMK is Metro By T-Mobile (formerly Metro PCS).
And it has bootloader 2. So its gonna be running Metro firmware, something like A205USQU2A__ __ __

Ive tried the latest firmware from metro (tmk) and odin fails within 1-2 seconds, then it pops up on the screen in red SECURE CHECK FAIL : (BOOTLOADER) and on odin it says shoot.bin param.bin fail. If i use HOME CSC itll show passed but just puts the phone in bootloop samsung logo.

when it tries to boot into recovery, screen turns blue with android guy then this pops up from the bottom and then shuts off, all in about a half a second.

itrustno1 said:
Ive tried the latest firmware from metro (tmk) and odin fails within 1-2 seconds, then it pops up on the screen in red SECURE CHECK FAIL : (BOOTLOADER) and on odin it says shoot.bin param.bin fail. If i use HOME CSC itll show passed but just puts the phone in bootloop samsung logo.
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There's something you're not telling us.
The bootloader is not part of the CSC files at all. So it's impossible for it to give a bootloader FAIl with regular CSC but not with HOME CSC. So either you downloaded the wrong firmware, or it was a corrupted download or extraction, or something else

Theres nothing i aint telling u guys. I bought the phone for $20 with the screen stuck on saying to use the verizon update repair assistant thing, which obviously didnt work. I tried odin and failed immediately, tried again but tried the HOME CSC and within 3 seconds it showed PASSED and i was like YESSS! The phone rebooted to the samsung splash and i thought it was good, then it powered off and restarted, and bootlooping ever since. Ill upload a video if its possible on here. Im not holding back anything from u guys. Ask me anything that would help u guys out on figuring this thing out with me. I would much appreciate all the help i can get, mainly to learn but at the same time to get the phone working.

iBowToAndroid said:
There's something you're not telling us.
The bootloader is not part of the CSC files at all. So it's impossible for it to give a bootloader FAIl with regular CSC but not with HOME CSC. So either you downloaded the wrong firmware, or it was a corrupted download or extraction, or something else
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Ill show u video of using odin with csc and fail and poping up secure check fail bootloader in red lettering on the phone. If i use the HOME CSC itll say PASSED but just puts the phone in bootloop. And when its bootlooping, ill try holding the button combination for recovery and thats when itll bootloop the recovery. Well actually itll flash for a half second over and over for a couple minutes and then itll just stop and turn off im guessing it does when it stops looping.

itrustno1 said:
Theres nothing i aint telling u guys. I bought the phone for $20 with the screen stuck on saying to use the verizon update repair assistant thing,
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Well if it mentioned Verizon, then sounds like it was running Verizon firmware.
So download a bootloader 2 Verizon firmware instead, and try flashing the entire thing, with regular CSC and USERDATA

Even tho when in download mode is says CARRIER: TMK
Should i try verizon as u suggested?

itrustno1 said:
Even tho when in download mode is says CARRIER: TMK
Should i try verizon as u suggested?
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As I said:
"Well if it mentioned 'Verizon repair assistant', then sounds like it was running Verizon firmware."

Ok, let me do some research on what a bootloader is and see where i can download from and ill give that a try. Ill post the results shortly.

Just for kicks, i tried flashing the newest tmk firmware and odin just stopped after shoot.bin.lz4 and on top box it says Set Partition
Does this tell us anything or mean anything helpful?

itrustno1 said:
Just for kicks, i tried flashing the newest tmk firmware and odin just stopped after shoot.bin.lz4 and on top box it says Set Partition
Does this tell us anything or mean anything helpful?
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What version of Odin are you using?

Ive tried v3.14.4 and v3.14.1 and v3.13.1_3B and v3.12.7
Ive thought about download every single version and try em one by one. Same with firmwares, i just want to download the newest 3 of each carrier and just start trying em one by one with one version, then repeat with the next version, and so on in hopes that itll eventually hit one and finally fix it. Im willing to buy software to fix this problem as well as other phones too, but i cant seem to find that right one that can do it all.

itrustno1 said:
Ive tried v3.14.4 and v3.14.1 and v3.13.1_3B and v3.12.7
Ive thought about download every single version and try em one by one. Same with firmwares, i just want to download the newest 3 of each carrier and just start trying em one by one with one version, then repeat with the next version, and so on in hopes that itll eventually hit one and finally fix it. Im willing to buy software to fix this problem as well as other phones too, but i cant seem to find that right one that can do it all.
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Afaik at least Verizon devices usually have locked bootlaoders so idk wht will happen if you flash that onto a none Verizon device.
Additionally I read about a different partition layout on those.
Imho that would explain the "set partition" notice you mentioned.
Did carrier info in bootloader say TMK before you flashed as well?

When i was handed the phone after giving the guy $20, i turned it on and the only thing it showed was that the software update didnt complete and to fix it to connect the device to the verizon assistant. So then for kicks i tried booting into recovery but actually booted into download mode and was able to see CARRIER_ID: TMK
I was completely floored about it. But when i couldnt boot into recovery, thats when i knew things wer probly gona be difficult. The verizon assistant app thing just would show that the firmware currently on the phone is not one that can be updated. So then i tried a firmware that was a TMK version and immediately failed. Then for kicks i tried the same firmware but with using the HOME CSC and within 2 seconds PASSED!! phone restarted with sansung a20 splash and immediately stood up pointing my fingers to the sky but then it just bootlooped. Thats where its at now

@itrustno1 I'd use from TMK ROM pure csc instead.
If that doesn't help I'd extract pit file from that CSC file, tell Odin where it is, check repartition box (as it seems it wants you to anyhow) and flash it.
As it's not working right now imho it can't get worse.

The way im seeing it, similar to what u said, is that its still got a pulse, it still wakes up, but nobody behind the wheel. Just needs that right set of steps and files to make it happen. Im gona try ur suggestion and see if im able to execute. Will share the results shortly. Much appreciated. Fingers crossed that i dont mess up and make it worse.

bmwdroid said:
@itrustno1 I'd use from TMK ROM pure csc instead.
If that doesn't help I'd extract pit file from that CSC file, tell Odin where it is, check repartition box (as it seems it wants you to anyhow) and flash it.
As it's not working right now imho it can't get worse.
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Let me ask if im doing this correctly. After downloading the newest TMK firmware, its gona have 5 files in it. Open odin, connect phone in download mode, then drag n drop only the CSC file into odin and then click start. Is that correct?