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Any other way to root this device on 4.3 without unlocking it?

Seems like that I would never make it to unlock it.:crying:

super0dd said:
Seems like that I would never make it to unlock it.:crying:
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No not right now.
Remind me where you are getting stuck?
The tricky part is updating to 4.3 if you are on 4.2.2 and then you unlock, but if you are locked on 4.2.2 then just upgrade to 4.3 and then unlock, fastboot flash cwm and use my superuser zip to root. Easy!

sbdags said:
No not right now.
Remind me where you are getting stuck?
The tricky part is updating to 4.3 if you are on 4.2.2 and then you unlock, but if you are locked on 4.2.2 then just upgrade to 4.3 and then unlock, fastboot flash cwm and use my superuser zip to root. Easy!
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All right, just let me tell you my whole story.
Someday I seemed to overcharge my tablet and thus broke the power management chip on the motherboard and then I found it stuck on the boot screen and was only able to boot to recovery. After I finally surrendered to it, I went to have Asus's guy replaced it a new motherboard, which took me like 230 bucks(much close to a new nexus 7).When I got my tablet back, it was already on 4.3 (10.26.1.18 CN), then I found it incapable to be unlocked. But I still want to root it anyway since the stock Chinese firmware is not even with GApps and lacks a lot of features that others possess. At least, I need Play Store!
Problem1: I am not sure if Asus's server records the existence or S/N of the current motherboard, which is most likely to incapacitate the unlock process.
Problem 2:
Code:
Unknown error occured, which may a network error
Please try later
That's the problem I meet all the time. I don't know if the official unlock tool is available for 4.3(the official webpage says that it is for 4.2.2 only and I can't find any other similar unlock tool for even ME302c:crying, as the firmware version is already 4.3 when I got it and it doesn't seem to be feasible fo downgrade it.
Problem 3: I have tried every root tools I know, and failed. Not possible to use the masterkey…
Thank you anyway.:victory:

super0dd said:
All right, just let me tell you my whole story.
Someday I seemed to overcharge my tablet and thus broke the power management chip on the motherboard and then I found it stuck on the boot screen and was only able to boot to recovery. After I finally surrendered to it, I went to have Asus's guy replaced it a new motherboard, which took me like 230 bucks(much close to a new nexus 7).When I got my tablet back, it was already on 4.3 (10.26.1.18 CN), then I found it incapable to be unlocked. But I still want to root it anyway since the stock Chinese firmware is not even with GApps and lacks a lot of features that others possess. At least, I need Play Store!
Problem1: I am not sure if Asus's server records the existence or S/N of the current motherboard, which is most likely to incapacitate the unlock process.
Problem 2:
Code:
Unknown error occured, which may a network error
Please try later
That's the problem I meet all the time. I don't know if the official unlock tool is available for 4.3(the official webpage says that it is for 4.2.2 only and I can't find any other similar unlock tool for even ME302c:crying, as the firmware version is already 4.3 when I got it and it doesn't seem to be feasible fo downgrade it.
Problem 3: I have tried every root tools I know, and failed. Not possible to use the masterkey…
Thank you anyway.:victory:
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Ah OK - the issue is Asus have replaced your motherboard so the mac address you are now supplying does not match the serial number of the device that they have in their database.
The ONLY way to proceed is to contact asus and get them to update their database with your new mac address - stating that you can't use their online web services like device tracking etc until they do so. They will eventually do it but if you can hold of a rep in Taiwan that will speed things up.
There is no other way.

sbdags said:
Ah OK - the issue is Asus have replaced your motherboard so the mac address you are now supplying does not match the serial number of the device that they have in their database.
The ONLY way to proceed is to contact asus and get them to update their database with your new mac address - stating that you can't use their online web services like device tracking etc until they do so. They will eventually do it but if you can hold of a rep in Taiwan that will speed things up.
There is no other way.
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Uh, do Asus guys have my MAC address? I am not sure.
Okay, I'll phone them tomorrow. It's quite a warm Sunday night now in China.
Thanks a lot.

super0dd said:
Uh, do Asus guys have my MAC address? I am not sure.
Okay, I'll phone them tomorrow. It's quite a warm Sunday night now in China.
Thanks a lot.
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Of course they do - it is tied to your wifi hardware.

Help with bricked (hopefully soft) Note 5

Guys,
I bought an immaculate second hand Note 5 for 160 euro/180 dollars/140 pounds including shipping. It comes with the charger and an official Samsung case. It doesn't come with the box or anything else. I won't have it until tomorrow but I'm just trying to get a head start at hopefully fixing it.
Now here's the problem. The guy I bought it from got it from his work place. It was on the Vodafone network but he got it unlocked. He also rooted it. When he went to sell it a couple months back he factory reset it and now it doesn't go past the "Samsung Galaxy Note 5" splash screen. He's had it collecting dust for 3 months now.
Does this sound like it'll be as easy as an ODIN flash? As far as I know if it gets stuck on bootloops or stuck at the splash screen it's soft bricked and not hard bricked.
I've attached pictures if they help at all but I doubt it. Apparently it's a lot cleaner than the pictures and doesn't have a scratch on it. He also guarantees it's not water damaged!
Any help appreciated!

You can easy reflash the original firmware with Odin. It's nothing major.
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Christopher.J.M said:
Guys,
I bought an immaculate second hand Note 5 for €160/$180/£140 including shipping. It comes with the charger and an official Samsung case. It doesn't come with the box or anything else. I won't have it until tomorrow but I'm just trying to get a head start at hopefully fixing it.
Now here's the problem. The guy I bought it from got it from his work place. It was on the Vodafone network but he got it unlocked. He also rooted it. When he went to sell it a couple months back he factory reset it and now it doesn't go past the "Samsung Galaxy Note 5" splash screen. He's had it collecting dust for 3 months now.
Does this sound like it'll be as easy as an ODIN flash? As far as I know if it gets stuck on bootloops or stuck at the splash screen it's soft bricked and not hard bricked.
I've attached pictures if they help at all but I doubt it. Apparently it's a lot cleaner than the pictures and doesn't have a scratch on it. He also guarantees it's not water damaged!
Any help appreciated!
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You, my friend have lucked out on that deal. EASY FIX. Just download full firmware for you model number and let odin perform surgery...CLEAR!?
Hope this helps you out.

divine1250 said:
You, my friend have lucked out on that deal. EASY FIX. Just download full firmware for you model number and let odin perform surgery...CLEAR!?
Hope this helps you out.
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Wow! You really think that's all? Because it doesn't come with the box I won't have access to the IMEI or serial numbers. Do you think it'll be a problem? I also have no idea what model number it is but ill ask where he got it (he lives in Ireland but I think he works in the UK as we never got the Note 5 here) maybe that'll help narrow it down.

rafeba said:
You can easy reflash the original firmware with Odin. It's nothing major.
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Hopefully it's that easy! And is there a sure fire way to return to stock, unroot, relock bootloaders etc and reset any knox trips so I can use Samsung Pay etc?

Christopher.J.M said:
Wow! You really think that's all? Because it doesn't come with the box I won't have access to the IMEI or serial numbers. Do you think it'll be a problem? I also have no idea what model number it is but ill ask where he got it (he lives in Ireland but I think he works in the UK as we never got the Note 5 here) maybe that'll help narrow it down.
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If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.

divine1250 said:
If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.
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Will it automatically know which model it is and when I check settings it'll tell me? And then be able to go back to complete stock?

divine1250 said:
If i were in your situation i would install custom recovery thru odin then flash one of the many universal note5 roms. Just how i would approach that situation.
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You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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You can return everything to stock except knox. Once knox is tripped its permanent.? And once you boot up any rom, settings will identify imei, model #, etc...

divine1250 said:
You are in good shape no matter how you approach this because your device is ALIVE. You would need to be worried if nothing showed up on screen (DEAD). That my friend would be hard bricked.
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You can return everything to stock except knox. Once knox is tripped its permanent.? And once you boot up any rom, settings will identify imei, model #, etc...
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Cool beans! So because of the knox trip via root, a few Samsung things like pay won't work. Am I right?

Christopher.J.M said:
Cool beans! So because of the knox trip via root, a few Samsung things like pay won't work. Am I right?
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Correct. Everything else would go back to stock. You would get ota updates and all.?

divine1250 said:
Correct. Everything else would go back to stock.
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Righty! I'll keep you all updated tomorrow when I receive it! Cheers!

With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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rafeba said:
With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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Will try first thing when I receive it

rafeba said:
With knox tripped you will lose just the warranty which doesn't matter anyway. Samsung pay is working if you keep stock rom without root. Try to see if you can go in recovery mode with vol up home and power and do a factory reset. Sometimes is resolving the boot problem.
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oh cool Samsung pay will work! Awesome sauce!!!

Phone arrived this morning! Here's where I'm at:
The phone model is the n920s, apparently some sort of korean telecomm model.
I was successfully able to boot into recovery mode via volume up, home and power button. I tried wipeing everythiong and rebooting but it doesn't pass the Galaxy Note 5 splash screen. I'm now downloading it's stock firmware and going to try flashing it via odin.

So it seems I haven't completed lucked out after all!
My findings are that it appears to be a bad/blacklisted imei. I know there is paid options to fix this but how likely are they to work?
I also found that when I boot to recovery mode it gives me theses lines in the log;
dm-verity verification failed
need to check drk first
What is this?
Even after flashing the correct n920s package from sammobile via odin I have these lines.
Any help appreciated!

Don't bother with dm-verity verification. You can google and you can see. For IMEI go to www.imeigurus.com. They are very good and they can fix your problem for 35$ include sim unlocking for that amount.
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rafeba said:
Don't bother with dm-verity verification. You can google and you can see. For IMEI go to www.imeigurus.com. They are very good and they can fix your problem for 35$ include sim unlocking for that amount.
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I had a look at that website and I see they don't support my phone which is n920s version. In regards to forgetting about the DRK, I'm pretty sure that's why I can't boot my phone.
Just to clarify for all I seem to have three main problems now;
1 - IMEI is bad/blacklisted (Repairable).
2 - dm-verity verification need to check drk first (Not sure how to fix).
3 - FRP Lock is enabled/on stopping me from installing twrp etc (not sure how to fix).
Phone cannot boot up to enable USB Debug or anything.
Stuck only with recovery mode and ODIN mode.

Just to keep everything in one place for anyone else who has this problem, here is a private message I just sent to 123Unlock over at sammobile.com forums. He is from SRS(Simlock Remote Server) - www.unlocksamsungonline.nl
Hi there,
I've been reading through a lot of websites for the last 7 hours trying to fix a phone that I bought. I was caught in a scam and sold a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920S which has a bad/blacklisted IMEI, the FRP lock is enabled/on and the DRK needs to be repaired. The guy who sold it to me said he got it from his work place. He also said he got it unlocked (I don't know what network it was on) and rooted it. Then when he went to sell it he factory reset it and now it's stuck/broken the way it is.
After all my reading it seems like you/your company are the only ones capable of fixing my phone. Could you please help me. I'm obviously willing to pay for the job.
My phone does not boot but I can enter ODIN and recovery modes. For more information here is a thread I started over at XDA - Developers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/help-bricked-hopefully-soft-note-5-t3445232
To contact me directly here is my email - [email protected]
Look forward to hearing from you,
Chris.

Did you flash the stock firmware with Odin? Did you put the firmware in AP section in odin and it was successfully flashed? Sometimes after that it keep staying in boot screen for long time. Just turn it off presing the power key for 10 seconds and turn on again.
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Oreo Update help

Ok I live in canada and I bought a brand new note 8 off someone. It works great. I just noticed it's on android 7. So tired do OTA but it's says I'm on latest. Bear with me I'm not tech guy at all I'm going take it to shop and get them to help me or something. I called one cell place told me I have get a sprint card from USA that is active and has data to get update. That's not possible cause I don't know many people in USA. So I tried kies it tells me to down load smart switch I do it and I get my device is up to date. I have the SM-N950U. I think after this I stick with one from provider. I just don't wanna sign new contract. So traded for this one for my phone and cash. I really love it but I like features of android 8. So if there a link where I can get the update file and stuff I need for Odin I will have shop do it for me. I don't wanna mess up my phone but Im hoping get android 8 and samsung 9.0 then I be happy. Any help be great. If I can get to states or get someone mail me sprint sim lol be so much easier but I don't see that happening soon lol Thanks

Sinister300 said:
Ok I live in canada and I bought a brand new note 8 off someone. It works great. I just noticed it's on android 7. So tired do OTA but it's says I'm on latest. Bear with me I'm not tech guy at all I'm going take it to shop and get them to help me or something. I called one cell place told me I have get a sprint card from USA that is active and has data to get update. That's not possible cause I don't know many people in USA. So I tried kies it tells me to down load smart switch I do it and I get my device is up to date. I have the SM-N950U. I think after this I stick with one from provider. I just don't wanna sign new contract. So traded for this one for my phone and cash. I really love it but I like features of android 8. So if there a link where I can get the update file and stuff I need for Odin I will have shop do it for me. I don't wanna mess up my phone but Im hoping get android 8 and samsung 9.0 then I be happy. Any help be great. If I can get to states or get someone mail me sprint sim lol be so much easier but I don't see that happening soon lol Thanks
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You don't need a Sprint sim card you can do it yourself using odin and it's really easy to do.. What's the baseband that you're currently on? Tap settings then about phone and then software information and read the baseband. I will get you the link for the update firmware you need.

N950usqu3bra6

Sinister300 said:
N950usqu3bra6
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Here you go this is the August update for Sprint and the very latest one they have out right now although you can upgrade further but I wouldn't advise it yet since those aren't fully public yet.. This is the link you need to get the firmware from https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904010789
After you're done downloading it you need to unzip it 1 time and put the files in their respective places and ignore the HOME_CSC file. Just turn the phone off and boot into download mode holding the power button the volume down button and the Bixby button all at same time and then you can read the screen and continue. Make sure you download the correct odin too by the way Odin 3.13.1 is the latest according to https://samsungodin.com and you can download it there.

So I should just wait. Does this mean there not official update for my phone maybe I will get the ota. It just not out yet. Is that why my phone saying i have latest version

Sinister300 said:
So I should just wait. Does this mean there not official update for my phone maybe I will get the ota. It just not out yet. Is that why my phone saying i have latest version
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That is the official update.. Since you're not using Sprint you're never ever going to get the over the air updates again unless you decide to switch to Sprint.. For example I'm on Verizon and I get the OTAs but if I were to switch to Sprint I'll never get the updates again unless I go back to Verizon and the reason this is, is because Sprint doesn't send out Verizon's firmware updates and Verizon doesn't send out Sprint's updates.. This means you have to do it yourself and the very latest update for Sprint is the link I posted all you have to do is download and flash it and if you've never done it before now is the best time to learn because if you're not switching to Sprint you're going to have to do it.

Oh ok I thought you said I wouldn't recommend doing it lol I just got confused. I be happy with oreo. I use pie on my buddy phone not huge difference. I thought different band that why said not recommend it. I just don't wanna brick my phone lol I don't have another phone that's all

lol wont let me download that sprint file window defender keeps blocking it so went to sammobile and found 2 versions one say sprint other is unknown cct. I don't have sprint bloat on my phone. the download for sprint don't show up. the cct one works will that work. I searched n950usqu3bra6

Sinister300 said:
lol wont let me download that sprint file window defender keeps blocking it so went to sammobile and found 2 versions one say sprint other is unknown cct. I don't have sprint bloat on my phone. the download for sprint don't show up. the cct one works will that work. I searched n950usqu3bra6
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Sammobile is slow as hell I'd turn window defender off or download it with your phone and then transfer to a computer.. After you download the firmware just flash the needed files and not HOME_CSC yea whichever one you find should work just fine..

do I just need do thru odin or do I have do second step update from sd card from recovery. I just wanna make sure, cause once I do all this I wanna have all I need. I have odin and now downloaded the file you showed me thanks. Some youtube videos I watched this why I get confused they do bt/ap etc then after reboot shut off phone reboot from recovery then update from sd. so I just wanna make sure I have all.

Sorry for all questions I just wanna make sure I have everything. I been quoted 40-70 dollars to do it so if I can do it better lol

Sinister300 said:
do I just need do thru odin or do I have do second step update from sd card from recovery. I just wanna make sure, cause once I do all this I wanna have all I need. I have odin and now downloaded the file you showed me thanks. Some youtube videos I watched this why I get confused they do bt/ap etc then after reboot shut off phone reboot from recovery then update from sd. so I just wanna make sure I have all.
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No you don't do anything but odin. First slot you put the BL file.. When you put the 2nd file in the AP slot it's so big that odin's going to say it stopped responding but leave it alone and it'll finish checking it and then move on to CP and then the CSC file and then tap start and give it about 10 minutes and that's all you have to do nothing else!! Only fill in the first 4 slots ignore the rest of them!

Sinister300 said:
Sorry for all questions I just wanna make sure I have everything. I been quoted 40-70 dollars to do it so if I can do it better lol
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Did that work out for you?

I got the file I had to download winrar to extract it I'm going do it after weekend since I'm going away to parents I list keep it on 7.1 til back

One last question will I lose my samsung pay at all

Sinister300 said:
One last question will I lose my samsung pay at all
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No there's no reason you would lose Samsung pay. You only lose that if you root the phone or for the international one if you unlock the bootloader. It'll be fine.

Unlocking bootloader is what I'm going once home with info you gave me

Awesome going do what you tpls.me.omce home

Sinister300 said:
Unlocking bootloader is what I'm going once home with info you gave me
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I gave you the file to update to oreo the latest update but that doesn't unlock the bootloader we cannot unlock the bootloader on snapdragon devices yet.

Sorry read it wrong thought bootloading was flash lol my bad

S10 frp Bypass

Hey Guys
I recently bought an s10 from eBay the selller Said ist factory resteted nur now there is frp flashing the Combination is Impossible because of pit. I read that in this Case its only possibile with a flash token. Ist there anyone who can give this token or is abble to disable frp. (If youre try to unlock the device ist successfully i can give you some Money)
Direct Massage me and than i will give you some more informations about the device. There we can talk about the Money and how It will get to you.
Thank you dir youre Attention

Flashing /system to remove reactiviation lock
Reactivation lock is activated when the device was reset while wiped via either ADB or Recovery (likely either you or the seller stole it). You will need to flash the newest firmware for your device & carrier using Odin. You can usually find these on SamMobile if it isnt avaliable anywhere else. After its reflashed setup the device without a internet or sim card installed. If y oku have any trouble using Odin there are plenty of tutorials on it avaliable online.

MrPoBot said:
Reactivation lock is activated when the device was reset while wiped via either ADB or Recovery (likely either you or the seller stole it). You will need to flash the newest firmware for your device & carrier using Odin. You can usually find these on SamMobile if it isnt avaliable anywhere else. After its reflashed setup the device without a internet or sim card installed. If y oku have any trouble using Odin there are plenty of tutorials on it avaliable online.
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I already tried that but even tough after falshing the newest firmware there is still frp.

Gaulismus said:
I already tried that but even tough after falshing the newest firmware there is still frp.
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it will stay FRP'd until you flash combination firmware

Gaulismus said:
Hey Guys
I recently bought an s10 from eBay the selller Said ist factory resteted nur now there is frp flashing the Combination is Impossible because of pit. I read that in this Case its only possibile with a flash token. Ist there anyone who can give this token or is abble to disable frp. (If youre try to unlock the device ist successfully i can give you some Money)
Direct Massage me and than i will give you some more informations about the device. There we can talk about the Money and how It will get to you.
Thank you dir youre Attention
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I can give you some advice. You can contact me in private but for frp unlock you will need a locked sim card , a sim pin and a lot of patience.

SAMPPLE said:
I can give you some advice. You can contact me in private but for frp unlock you will need a locked sim card , a sim pin and a lot of patience.
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good luck with that method, i hevent heard of anyone getting that to work in almost a year.
completely non-related side note: i cant wait to land in Bucharest in a few months and visit your beautiful country again!!

Youdoofus said:
good luck with that method, i hevent heard of anyone getting that to work in almost a year.
completely non-related side note: i cant wait to land in Bucharest in a few months and visit your beautiful country again!!
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Thank you !
The method works flawless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_d0yoOEMk&t=145s I use it every time when I get some phones with november security patch

SAMPPLE said:
Thank you !
The method works flawless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_d0yoOEMk&t=145s I use it every time when I get some phones with november security patch
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awesome! im glad that its still a viable method!
also, there is going to be a shortage of mici as soon as i land in Romania! Better stock up before i arrive!!

Youdoofus said:
awesome! im glad that its still a viable method!
also, there is going to be a shortage of mici as soon as i land in Romania! Better stock up before i arrive!!
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Dude you are so cool! Love you

SAMPPLE said:
Dude you are so cool! Love you
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multimesc frumos!! (because XDA rules state that we must post in english, this translates to "thanks a ton!!")
So, ive been on the Transfagarasan, the Transraraul, Sibiu, Brasov, Sigisuara, Castle Bran, Lacul Rosu (The Red Lake) and a few other treasures! We didnt get a chance to make it to Iasi either time yet despite its proximity to Piatra Neamt, which is where we call our home base. I am honestly curious to get your perspective on what are some of the best things to do/see in Romania. Doesnt have to be something like the people palace, i like real stuff. Restaurants that make the best ciorba(soup) and mancare(stew) or just a relaxing lakeside getaway. Do you have any places you think a goofball American might like?

Here you go:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/themes/frp-bypass-samsung-s10-100-t4066211

S10 got stuck at firmware update.

Hello there, I'm stuck with a situation and I can't fix the phone.
I live in Canada and I bought the phone here (Canadian software version and also unlocked) and gave it to a relative who lives in the USA to use. Recently, she has a firmware update notification from her phone, however, it always gets stuck at 28%, and the download fails. So she plugged the s10 device into her computer and used Smart Switch to download the new firmware. After she finished downloading it, she clicked to install the new firmware on her phone. That's when the problem starts... She got stuck on this screen forever and she even tried to soft reset/restart the phone but it just went back to that screen.
What I think happened was it's a Canadian version phone but the new firmware is the US version and it tried to install and crashed.
Could anyone give me some advice on fixing this problem?

jimyall said:
Hello there, I'm stuck with a situation and I can't fix the phone.
I live in Canada and I bought the phone here (Canadian software version and also unlocked) and gave it to a relative who lives in the USA to use. Recently, she has a firmware update notification from her phone, however, it always gets stuck at 28%, and the download fails. So she plugged the s10 device into her computer and used Smart Switch to download the new firmware. After she finished downloading it, she clicked to install the new firmware on her phone. That's when the problem starts... She got stuck on this screen forever and she even tried to soft reset/restart the phone but it just went back to that screen.
What I think happened was it's a Canadian version phone but the new firmware is the US version and it tried to install and crashed.
Could anyone give me some advice on fixing this problem?
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youre gonna want to flash the FW with Odin. I can give further details if the solution i provided doesnt make sense

Youdoofus said:
you're gonna want to flash the FW with Odin. I can give further details if the solution I provided doesn't make sense
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Could you please provide me more details? I'm not really a tech person >_>. Do I need to flash the FW with new Canadian version of FW? Also where can i download Odin from a trusted source?

jimyall said:
Could you please provide me more details? I'm not really a tech person >_>. Do I need to flash the FW with new Canadian version of FW? Also where can i download Odin from a trusted source?
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for sure man, i sometimes skip the long winded Odin stuff because ive typed out like 3 paragraphs of Odin instructions and the person i was replying to already knew 75% of what i just typed LOL
aaaaanyways, downloading Odin from a trusted source isnt an issue. Ive downloaded soooo many versions of Odin over the years and from so many different places, i cant imagine an infected Odin. Im sure they exist, but ive never seen one. ive got Odin from here before, and it was fine. Also, yes, youd definitely want to download the canadian version of it. You should be able to flash the U1 version (fully unlocked) so long as you have a snapdragon processor, but youd need whats called "Patched Odin" to do it. The U1 thing is kind of a tangent, but youll find out that there are a TON of rabbit holes you can find yourself in from time to time. The best thing to do is to just flash the FW for the model of phone you own unless you plan on tinkering. sammobile.com/firmwares is where you want to search for the FW and samfirm is an exe youre going to want to use to actually download the FW itself. Samfirm downloads it literally 5x faster.

Youdoofus said:
for sure man, i sometimes skip the long winded Odin stuff because ive typed out like 3 paragraphs of Odin instructions and the person i was replying to already knew 75% of what i just typed LOL
aaaaanyways, downloading Odin from a trusted source isnt an issue. Ive downloaded soooo many versions of Odin over the years and from so many different places, i cant imagine an infected Odin. Im sure they exist, but ive never seen one. ive got Odin from here before, and it was fine. Also, yes, youd definitely want to download the canadian version of it. You should be able to flash the U1 version (fully unlocked) so long as you have a snapdragon processor, but youd need whats called "Patched Odin" to do it. The U1 thing is kind of a tangent, but youll find out that there are a TON of rabbit holes you can find yourself in from time to time. The best thing to do is to just flash the FW for the model of phone you own unless you plan on tinkering. sammobile.com/firmwares is where you want to search for the FW and samfirm is an exe youre going to want to use to actually download the FW itself. Samfirm downloads it literally 5x faster.
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For the firmware, do I just download the latest one for Canada Version? There are so many links so do I just click on Canada (the one without Provider) and Do i download PDA or CSC or both? My phone is unlocked already btw. Also will i able to flash my phone even though it is currently stuck in the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH"?
I even tried to you the samfirm to download the firmware but it keeps saying authorization failed after I filled in the blank and clicked update.
Checking firmware for SM-G973W/XAC/G973WVLS4ETK1/G973WOYV4ETK1/SMG973WW12/G973WVLS4ETK1
Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401
Authorization failed

jimyall said:
For the firmware, do I just download the latest one for Canada Version? There are so many links so do I just click on Canada (the one without Provider) and Do i download PDA or CSC or both? My phone is unlocked already btw. Also will i able to flash my phone even though it is currently stuck in the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH"?
I even tried to you the samfirm to download the firmware but it keeps saying authorization failed after I filled in the blank and clicked update.
Checking firmware for SM-G973W/XAC/G973WVLS4ETK1/G973WOYV4ETK1/SMG973WW12/G973WVLS4ETK1
Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401
Authorization failed
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yep. sorry, i forgot to mention that part. Zero worry tho, its just a thing caused by the bootloader that your phone was most recently on being too new for the FW youre trying to flash. Thats whats causing the binary error, the binary currently installed is greater than the one youre trying to install so the phone wont physically allow it. Its not even a software thing, it gets hard coded. Anyways, get the most current one and reflash. It wont fail again with the same reason on the newest firmware, but if it does fail, try a different cable, download the file again. it might have corrupted during the download. If youre not using patched Odin, you literally cant screw it up so badly you cant recover it

Youdoofus said:
yep. sorry, i forgot to mention that part. Zero worry tho, its just a thing caused by the bootloader that your phone was most recently on being too new for the FW youre trying to flash. Thats whats causing the binary error, the binary currently installed is greater than the one youre trying to install so the phone wont physically allow it. Its not even a software thing, it gets hard coded. Anyways, get the most current one and reflash. It wont fail again with the same reason on the newest firmware, but if it does fail, try a different cable, download the file again. it might have corrupted during the download. If youre not using patched Odin, you literally cant screw it up so badly you cant recover it
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thanks you! I used Frija to download the latest Canadian version of the firmware. Next step do I just use the Odin to flash and follow the instruction on sammobile websites? Can I flash the new firmware without deleting data on my phone?

jimyall said:
thanks you! I used Frija to download the latest Canadian version of the firmware. Next step do I just use the Odin to flash and follow the instruction on sammobile websites? Can I flash the new firmware without deleting data on my phone?
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yep, when flashing the 4 parts of the FW, the home_csc will not wipe your userdata, csc will factory reset. let us know if you run into trouble, but you shouldnt have any issues. it sounds like you got this

Thank you so so much! I fixed the phone and it works now. For future firmware updates, I have to do this every time? Is there any option that i can change my firmware permanently to the US version so that I can get auto-update on the phone instead of using ODIN every time?