So a friend gave me a free smart phone for my birthday so I could play pokemon go. Its a Samsung galaxy core prime, a Trac fone version. My current phone is an LG Cosmos 2. My problem is apparently the phone is locked from accepting my Verizon plan so I can't switch my number over. Verizon gave me a new SIM card for it. The phone reads it's there, but when I tried to switch my number it wouldn't activate. Verizon said it's because it was a pre paid and hadn't been on long enough to unlock it fully. Is there any work around so I can unlock it and use it on my Verizon account? I am having issues with the back up assistant on my LG Cosmos. Its ttached to my old number and won't switch. So none of my numbers will back up. Which means switching them to my new phone won't work. Thank you to anyone who can help.
Well I guess no one knows.
Try reinstalling your rom. Download your rom (details are in -settings -about phone) the put your phone into recovery and flash the rom using odin.
unknowncath said:
Try reinstalling your rom. Download your rom (details are in -settings -about phone) the put your phone into recovery and flash the rom using odin.
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Why at is Odin and how do I down load the ROM?
TallonOverlord said:
Why at is Odin and how do I down load the ROM?
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What is your phone's model?
Odin is a program for flashing files onto your phone.
unknowncath said:
What is your phone's model?
Odin is a program for flashing files onto your phone.
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Stupid auto correct. Model SM-S820L
TallonOverlord said:
Stupid auto correct. Model SM-S820L
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https://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-s820l
Here is a guide for you and the file you need to download
unknowncath said:
https://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-s820l
Here is a guide for you and the file you need to download
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Okay after that do I call Verizon and ask them to transfer the number? Should I remove my SIM card while doing this?
TallonOverlord said:
Okay after that do I call Verizon and ask them to transfer the number? Should I remove my SIM card while doing this?
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No keep it in your phone.. there is a 50% change that it will work tho
unknowncath said:
No keep it in your phone.. there is a 50% change that it will work tho
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Okay I realise that. If it doesn't should I try again or is it a one and done deal? Will this hurt my phone (brick it) or the computer?
TallonOverlord said:
Okay I realise that. If it doesn't should I try again or is it a one and done deal? Will this hurt my phone (brick it) or the computer?
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It can brick your phone if you have an old odin version or the wrong rom.. and just try it one time.. maybe backup your data with Kies.exe to be save
unknowncath said:
It can brick your phone if you have an old odin version or the wrong rom.. and just try it one time.. maybe backup your data with Kies.exe to be save
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Okay. What about the computer? Is the version the link you gave me a current version?
TallonOverlord said:
Okay. What about the computer? Is the version the link you gave me a current version?
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Just check if its the latest
https://www.google.co.za/amp/www.dr...-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/amp/
Tell me if it worked
unknowncath said:
Tell me if it worked
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When can I will. I have a tablet with no USB port. When I find a friends comp I will thanks for the help.
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hi all
i will try to tell my story in short
i have installed CM11 in my phone and it was just fine then i didnt like the rom for some reason so I've installed the stock rom back
then i dicovered that my phone acting wired
following Symptoms which my phone has :
IEMI : unknown
baseband : unknown
No service
phone crashes
i will be thankful for any help.
err....
have you backup your EFS folder before ??
memo880 said:
hi all
i will try to tell my story in short
i have installed CM11 in my phone and it was just fine then i didnt like the rom for some reason so I've installed the stock rom back
then i dicovered that my phone acting wired
following Symptoms which my phone has :
IEMI : unknown
baseband : unknown
No service
phone crashes
i will be thankful for any help.
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Check what ver do you have now. You can download the latest firmware from your country on Sammobile then flash again via odin. after flashing try to clear data and cache on recovery. Hope it fixes your problem.
w1ndfly3r said:
err....
have you backup your EFS folder before ??
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unfortunately No.
[email protected] said:
Check what ver do you have now. You can download the latest firmware from your country on Sammobile then flash again via odin. after flashing try to clear data and cache on recovery. Hope it fixes your problem.
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Doesn't Work.
memo880 said:
unfortunately No.
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hmmm... im afraid your phone are useless now..
btw, i have read somewhere that there is a way to recover your IMEI but i cant remember where it is.
Try to connect your phone from the KIES program in a mode of emergency restoration of firmware by Model phone type and Serial Number of the phone. This may take several hours. To do this, you need a good internet.
porcelana said:
Try to connect your phone from the KIES program in a mode of emergency restoration of firmware by Model phone type and Serial Number of the phone. This may take several hours. To do this, you need a good internet.
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No Luck, Thank though.
memo880 said:
No Luck, Thank though.
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That s modem problem. Flash back old modem and you get back IMEI
rayman95 said:
That s modem problem. Flash back old modem and you get back IMEI
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Is modem file called CSC ?
if so i tried many times i think it has to do wiht EFS file maybe.
anyway appreciate your reply
I'm wondering is there anyway to restore my EFS file back or some how re generate it ? By me or by company? or my phone is totally useless now :crying:
memo880 said:
I'm wondering is there anyway to restore my EFS file back or some how re generate it ? By me or by company? or my phone is totally useless now :crying:
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Always do backups!!
You need to go read this . From experience you're going to probably have to repartition your phone, but if you follow the steps, it works. I've done it twice now on a gs4 active and a gs3.
Good luck
Megaflop666 said:
Always do backups!!
You need to go read this . From experience you're going to probably have to repartition your phone, but if you follow the steps, it works. I've done it twice now on a gs4 active and a gs3.
Good luck
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No change....
memo880 said:
No change....
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Did you find a pit file and repartition it?
Megaflop666 said:
Did you find a pit file and repartition it?
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yes several times..
i dont know why no sounds and low performance.
Sounds like you rocked that things world
Megaflop666 said:
Sounds like you rocked that things world
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I do realize that , well i counted on XDA-DEVELOPERS
WAKE UP DEVELOPERS, I have come with new challenge for you all
memo880 said:
I do realize that , well i counted on XDA-DEVELOPERS
WAKE UP DEVELOPERS, I have come with new challenge for you all
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Can't blame that one on xda. Lol
I'm researching a couple things i thought of, but the biggest thing i hope you learned is to have a backup of your efs somewhere safe, and anyways do backups before you do any rom changes or mods.
Megaflop666 said:
Can't blame that one on xda. Lol
I'm researching a couple things i thought of, but the biggest thing i hope you learned is to have a backup of your efs somewhere safe, and anyways do backups before you do any rom changes or mods.
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just help me out and you have my word for that i do every day, lol anyway thanks
memo880 said:
Is modem file called CSC ?
if so i tried many times i think it has to do wiht EFS file maybe.
anyway appreciate your reply
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its not called csc..
flash a modem and test
Hi guys...
Now today was a total disaster..
my phone was getting slow and i decided hey, lets root the phone and install some new custom roms so i can get rid of them unessessary programs..
WELL... this is where it went totally wrong.
After trying to wipe the phone before installing the new custom rom and gapp, I by accidently removed the _WHOLE OS_ on the phone, and now all that I can do with it,
is boot it and when it boots it gets stuck on the Galaxy S4 screen at the very beginning..
Now I have no clue what to do and how to get my phone working again...
If there's anyone who could help me to get it up running again I would appreciate it Alot, and I mean ALOT.
My phone is Galaxy S4 GT-I9505.
Please someone help.
And as I said, the phone is totally empty ( I guess.... ) ?
Can you get into download mode? You need to go to Sam mobile and download your firmware and then use Odin 3.09 to flash it to your phone?
ande2k10 said:
Hi guys...
Now today was a total disaster..
my phone was getting slow and i decided hey, lets root the phone and install some new custom roms so i can get rid of them unessessary programs..
WELL... this is where it went totally wrong.
After trying to wipe the phone before installing the new custom rom and gapp, I by accidently removed the _WHOLE OS_ on the phone, and now all that I can do with it,
is boot it and when it boots it gets stuck on the Galaxy S4 screen at the very beginning..
Now I have no clue what to do and how to get my phone working again...
If there's anyone who could help me to get it up running again I would appreciate it Alot, and I mean ALOT.
My phone is Galaxy S4 GT-I9505.
Please someone help.
And as I said, the phone is totally empty ( I guess.... ) ?
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Hi mate,
It happens to all of us ...
Do you have installed a custom recovery yet? if so just pull out your external SD use an adapter or other phone copy the desire rom and gapps
put it back in your phone enter recovery and flash....
if not custom recovery do as @parkerj7uc said
+1 @MAX 404
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Can you get into download mode? You need to go to Sam mobile and download your firmware and then use Odin 3.09 to flash it to your phone?
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yeahh, i can get into download mode, but the thing is that I don't have an SD card, so my phone is completely empty, nothing on my phone and I don't have a SD card to copy anything to...
So I guess i'm totally screwed then?...
I once made a mistake like this and seems like I didn't learn from it, but I got a link from someone to download the file from and just flash it with odin and the phone started working again.
Is there a way to still do this? and if so how do i find a link to get it from :s
I'm panicing here
ande2k10 said:
yeahh, i can get into download mode, but the thing is that I don't have an SD card, so my phone is completely empty, nothing on my phone and I don't have a SD card to copy anything to...
So I guess i'm totally screwed then?...
I once made a mistake like this and seems like I didn't learn from it, but I got a link from someone to download the file from and just flash it with odin and the phone started working again.
Is there a way to still do this? and if so how do i find a link to get it from :s
I'm panicing here
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edit. I took a look at samsmobile site, and tried to type GT-I9505 in the search bar. But it comes up with all kind of firmwares, which one should I take, or how do i know which one is the correct one for me?
best regards
~ Desperate andy
it's the one for your country it's the one with the most recent dates I'm at work right now but will be able to help you later
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it's the one for your country it's the one with the most recent dates I'm at work right now but will be able to help you later
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ohhh sorry didn't mean to bother you @work, well I was trying to find one matchin my country but there's not one for Finland, or anything close to finland :S
ande2k10 said:
edit. I took a look at samsmobile site, and tried to type GT-I9505 in the search bar. But it comes up with all kind of firmwares, which one should I take, or how do i know which one is the correct one for me?
best regards
~ Desperate andy
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Mate give me exact model number and country i will find you a link
ande2k10 said:
ohhh sorry didn't mean to bother you @work, well I was trying to find one matchin my country but there's not one for Finland, or anything close to finland :S
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Its OK I just wish I could help you more right now.
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Mate give me exact model number and country i will find you a link
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Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 bought from finland, need any more specifics?
ande2k10 said:
ohhh sorry didn't mean to bother you @work, well I was trying to find one matchin my country but there's not one for Finland, or anything close to finland :S
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Hi mate
Here you go latest for Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=25946
MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Here you go latest for Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=25946
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Omg, I cannot thank you both enough. If I would be able to, i'd hit that thanks button 3000 times for both of you.
Thanks thanks and once again thanks, you made my day guys!
I'll try to get it working again hehe
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Omg, I cannot thank you both enough. If I would be able to, i'd hit that thanks button 3000 times for both of you.
Thanks thanks and once again thanks, you made my day guys!
I'll try to get it working again hehe
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hahaha
Intention is what it counts!!
Good luck
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hahaha
Intention is what it counts!!
Good luck
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While using odis and the ROM is flashed it says PASS, but when i reboot my samsung it get's stuck at the boot screen that says SAMSUNG and then the phone model, any ideas? :S
ande2k10 said:
While using odis and the ROM is flashed it says PASS, but when i reboot my samsung it get's stuck at the boot screen that says SAMSUNG and then the phone model, any ideas? :S
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Pull the battery let it sit about 2 mins. Put the battery back in and reboot and tell me what happens.
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Pull the battery let it sit about 2 mins. Put the battery back in and reboot and tell me what happens.
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didn't seem to help... stil stuck at boot screen
ande2k10 said:
didn't seem to help... stil stuck at boot screen
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OK Google on how to check a md5. Your md5 on your download needs to match the one in the website you got it from. It could be a bad download. If they match I recommend re doing the process. If they don't then you need to download it till they do.
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didn't seem to help... stil stuck at boot screen
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umm, what's an md5? o.o
http://lifehacker.com/247262/how-to-use-md5-sums-to-verify-downloaded-files
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It sounds to me that the download was bad. How long did it take to download
1. Download software from HERE thanks go to Senior User @zxz0O0
2. Unzip tool
3. Open SamFirm.exe
4. In model window put : SM-G955U
5. In Region window put : VZW
6. Check Auto
7. Click : Check Updates
8. When update show up check : Check CRC32 and Decrypt Automatically
9. Click : Download.
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1. Download software from HERE thanks go to Senior User @zxz0O0
2. Unzip tool
3. Open SamFirm.exe
4. In model window put : SM-G955U
5. In Region window put : VZW
6. Check Auto
7. Click : Check Updates
8. When update show up check : Check CRC32 and Decrypt Automatically
9. Click : Download.
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or you can just install Updato from play store and put in the model number
elliwigy said:
or you can just install Updato from play store and put in the model number
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Whatever...
norbarb said:
Whatever...
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?? sorry for providing a method 100x easier lol
elliwigy said:
?? sorry for providing a method 100x easier lol
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How your method is easier 100 times? Your way you download to phone and you need to transfer to PC in order to use in ODIN. In mine i got already everything in PC. Get your head out of cloud. lol
@elliwigy does this mean I can flash in odin back to stock firmware???
This didn't work for me. Just a bunch of errors.
norbarb said:
How your method is easier 100 times? Your way you download to phone and you need to transfer to PC in order to use in ODIN. In mine i got already everything in PC. Get your head out of cloud. lol
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because it has at least half the steps you provide and you can download it anywhere without a computer..
transferring to pc takes like 1min lmao you have to plug phone in anyways to use odin
but hey, ppl can try your method and when it doesnt work theyll use my method which is 100x easier.. and if u dont like others suggestions because you didnt think of it then i dont know what to tell you lol
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because it has at least half the steps you provide and you can download it anywhere without a computer..
transferring to pc takes like 1min lmao you have to plug phone in anyways to use odin
but hey, ppl can try your method and when it doesnt work theyll use my method which is 100x easier.. and if u dont like others suggestions because you didnt think of it then i dont know what to tell you lol
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Yes , I'm happy that XDA have member like you with they own 5 cents, and i hope you can download files with you method if you phone can not boot. O! wait you need phone to download..
rsa 329 said:
This didn't work for me. Just a bunch of errors.
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Did you put correct information, like in picture below?
norbarb said:
Yes , I'm happy that XDA have member like you with they own 5 cents, and i hope you can download files with you method if you phone can not boot. O! wait you need phone to download..
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actually you dont because updato has a website as well you can access from the computer that is even easier to use
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Did you put correct information, like in picture below?
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Yes, exactly as your screen shot.
Edit: Turns out MS visual c++ wasn't installed on my pc.
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actually you dont because updato has a website as well you can access from the computer that is even easier to use
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You 100 % correct. You way is 100x better then mine. All this is waste of my energy on something not important like you. Have it your way and enjoy. You are better and smarter.
norbarb said:
You 100 % correct. You way is 100x better then mine. All this is waste of my energy on something not important like you. Have it your way and enjoy. You are better and smarter.
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thank you..
lol im kidding, but you should be open to others ideas as well instead of attacking them, all i did was say theres another way without all those steps and you went off lol
Hey guys I am curious is the : https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955U/ - USA firmware Unlocked firmware which means there would be less bloat etc.. ?
patt2k said:
Hey guys I am curious is the : https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955U/ - USA firmware Unlocked firmware which means there would be less bloat etc.. ?
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no.. every us carrier is a G955U lol.. it should give you all the firmwares for various carriers which only real difference is a userdata partition that has carrier bloats
elliwigy said:
no.. every us carrier is a G955U lol.. it should give you all the firmwares for various carriers which only real difference is a userdata partition that has carrier bloats
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Aha. Cool good to know.
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I have asked this before and I have gotten no answer ... can this process or any process bring my phone back to out of the box firmware
happy2472 said:
I have asked this before and I have gotten no answer ... can this process or any process bring my phone back to out of the box firmware
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yes, thats what its used for lol
Is there any way to do this with a macbook pro and not a windows based computer when it comes to odin?
Hello, recently i was trying to change ROM in my Note 4. After doing that, it says that there is no sim in the phone... Anyone knows sollution? I'm from Poland btw.
I'd recommend that you reinstall the stock OS back onto your device
DarkGuyver said:
I'd recommend that you reinstall the stock OS back onto your device
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Yeah, it works... However i don't know what is going on... Is there any option to fix it?
MatbasTv said:
Yeah, it works... However i don't know what is going on... Is there any option to fix it?
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You have to double check which bootloader/modem/kernel required with rom that you are flashing and must check is that rom is for your model.
Before you flash anything i highly recommend you to backup your current EFS/RADIO from twrp if anything goes wrong with efs you will face lot of issues.
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Yeah, it works... However i don't know what is going on... Is there any option to fix it?
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Could be that the Custom OS that you installed onto your device was not designed for it.
I'm downloading only ROMs which are made for 910c so that is not the problem.
Can someone Please give us the Complete Odin files to flash on our S10+ Thank You
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-t3910594
Download yourself using this app
Player04 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-t3910594
Download yourself using this app
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Did not work for G975USQS2ASF6
Wonder what would happen if you installed G975USQU2ASF6 Update on phone running U2ASF7?????
tailgunner9 said:
Wonder what would happen if you installed G975USQU2ASF6 Update on phone running U2ASF7?????
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You can't, I tired already. The only way is if you obtain the 2ASF6 firmware to flash via ODIN (AP,BL,CP & CSC.)
ASF6 Files
Here's the working ASF6 files. Just finished flashing mine back from ASF7.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PFmy605alDl_CMy6YlLji-O1l9P1U5Yk
refurbishedtoaster said:
Here's the working ASF6 files. Just finished flashing mine back from ASF7.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PFmy605alDl_CMy6YlLji-O1l9P1U5Yk
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Thanks for the Info, Great Guy. Will use the AP, BL, CP . Not sure what to do about a Home CSC since not included. Is this an ATT or Verizon build CSC?? Mine is ATT S10 Plus
I have Verizon and everything is good. I was under the impression that the csc was universal for all US carriers and the sim card dictates what gets installed. Maybe I just got lucky though.
refurbishedtoaster said:
I have Verizon and everything is good. I was under the impression that the csc was universal for all US carriers and the sim card dictates what gets installed. Maybe I just got lucky though.
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You maybe right, seems I have read that about CSC, that after flashing Sim in phone then will put in carrier info.
refurbishedtoaster said:
Here's the working ASF6 files. Just finished flashing mine back from ASF7.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PFmy605alDl_CMy6YlLji-O1l9P1U5Yk
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Anyone tried these file on an ATT S10+ yet??????
tailgunner9 said:
Anyone tried these file on an ATT S10+ yet??????
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Take a chance! Columbus did!!!
refurbishedtoaster said:
Take a chance! Columbus did!!!
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Did you Flash all 4 files AP, BL, CP & CSC_OMC_OYN on your Verizon phone???
Yep. I was just doing some digging and it appears that all carrier phones in the USA are Multi-CSC so when it reads your ATT sim card it will install the correct stuff. I used to install ATT leaked builds all the time on my Verizon Note 8 and never had any issues since they are designed to be compatible with all US carriers. I'm pretty positive you will be successful if you flash the files I shared and then of course it will reset the phone.
refurbishedtoaster said:
Here's the working ASF6 files. Just finished flashing mine back from ASF7.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PFmy605alDl_CMy6YlLji-O1l9P1U5Yk
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Thanks for the files but the AP file keeps coming up with a mismatch in Odin. I have tried a couple downloads on a couple different pc's with no luck. Any other way to try and get this file? Thanks again!
I'm not sure how else I can share them. I just put them into Odin and they all checked fine.
refurbishedtoaster said:
I'm not sure how else I can share them. I just put them into Odin and they all checked fine.
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Part Google Drive error and part user error. I was able to download the file and it worked perfectly. Thanks again.
cwill0303 said:
Part Google Drive error and part user error. I was able to download the file and it worked perfectly. Thanks again.
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I've been there before. Glad you got it sorted!
I can post the official AT&T Odin files for the S10/S10+/S10e give me a few hours. I'll put it on my android file host account.
Sorizion said:
I can post the official AT&T Odin files for the S10/S10+/S10e give me a few hours. I'll put it on my android file host account.
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Thanks I would much appreciate you doing that so Much!!! Just send me link to it.
Hope it goes in Well for you.
I read somewhere that if you switch carriers that you have to flash u1 1st then the new carrier?
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