BRICKED - Samsung Galaxy Mega

Ok heres the situation.
i tried rooting my rogers phone after an update and this is what has happened.
I can get into download mode and thats it.
Otherwise I am stuck on a screen that says....
image size to large
display image fail
secure fail kernal
how do i fix this? and if i need to install anythnig through odin what and where is it?
THANKS..... i need to leave for work in an hour and a half and i need my phone

Guess your update had knox. You will need to flash the original knox enabled firmware, the one you got updated to. Check on sammobile if they have the firmware available. You can't go back to a older rom afaik.
What's your phone model number?

Silesh.Nair said:
Guess your update had knox. You will need to flash the original knox enabled firmware, the one you got updated to. Check on sammobile if they have the firmware available. You can't go back to a older rom afaik.
What's your phone model number?
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SGH-I527M ......i cracked the screen on my old mega and got sent this one.....rogers phones werent supposed to have knox
And I have no clue what that update was.
and I cant download it from sammobile as it uses terrafile or something and it wont let me download it
I tried installing this Galaxy Mega 6.3 LTE (Canada) SGH-I527M RWC Canada (rogers) I527MVLUAMH1 4.2.2 01.08.2013 1251310 but no luck

The last firmware I see for Canada Rogers is I527MVLUAMH1 dated September 2013.
All new firmwares are coming out with Knox. I suggest you pm valentel, shazzl or megalomanic with your issue. They are the stock masters.
Sent from my GT-I9205 using Tapatalk

Silesh.Nair said:
The last firmware I see for Canada Rogers is I527MVLUAMH1 dated September 2013.
All new firmwares are coming out with Knox. I suggest you pm valentel, shazzl or megalomanic with your issue. They are the stock masters.
Sent from my GT-I9205 using Tapatalk
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ok thanks.....i was actually running mega's stock rom on my last mega

This might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2615124

magicninja said:
Ok heres the situation.
i tried rooting my rogers phone after an update and this is what has happened.
I can get into download mode and thats it.
Otherwise I am stuck on a screen that says....
image size to large
display image fail
secure fail kernal
how do i fix this? and if i need to install anythnig through odin what and where is it?
THANKS..... i need to leave for work in an hour and a half and i need my phone
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I had the same problem : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=49931197, post #94 and more, if that can help you !!!

hokuto34 said:
I had the same problem : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=49931197, post #94 and more, if that can help you !!!
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404 page not found

magicninja said:
404 page not found
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49931197
works for me !!!

hokuto34 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49931197
works for me !!!
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What did you do to fix it as I still can't find a way
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app

OK I have tried to install the latest firmware I could find through Odin.....no luck...... Also tried installing cmw.... no luck...... tried updating through kies just keeps saying connecting. I know there is another update that I believe is the same one I got on my phone Feb 1st.
The only version I could find are Asian ones and would take over 7 hours to download.
I have already taken 7 hours to download the last version which didn't work.
Any thoughts
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app

I have the same problem with sgh-i527m I tried flashing quite a few roms with no luck. My knox line on the bootloader page shows 0xffffffc
I can boot into bootloader mode but that is it.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

fleagalbaum said:
I have the same problem with sgh-i527m I tried flashing quite a few roms with no luck. My knox line on the bootloader page shows 0xffffffc
I can boot into bootloader mode but that is it.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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Hello,
I am joining this thread to say that the above is the exact problem I am having with my galaxy mega 1527m right now.
the same knox line even, I was going to post to get help but as I see the answer is not here yet.
below is what it says,
Odin mode
Product name:sgh-1527m
current binary: Samsung official
system status: official
Knox kernel lock: 0xfffffffc
Knox warranty void: 0xfffffffc
csb-config-lsb: 0x30
bootloader apswrev: 2
write protection: enable
any help or replies with any further dos and especially donts would be appreciated..
I am about to try to flash the rogers rom on my bell phone, I don't know .
last edit to post ...at end of flash it says
image size too large! W:1000, H1920
display image fail
SECURE FAIL: KERNEL
Peace

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9200 MTK6572A Bricked Need Help Urgenb
Hi
Anyone who can help me fix my phone. I was to load a custom ROM on my phone but since i was using SP Flash Tools accidentally clicked full format and everything is gone and nothing turns on. When i plug in the phone the unknown device dhows in the device manager of windows 8.1 I have tried to install the drivers but every time i try to flash it it returns with DRAM FAIL or some other related errors. I have made an insane mistake and seems like i have BRICKED the phone. I am unable to find the ROM, The Kernal, Scatter file, I have managed to get a scatter file but it does not work with the SP Flash tools. I tried to use ODIN but the phone does not go into download mode previously while trying to install the custom rom. The chip is MTK 6572A, It is a dual core 1.7ghz, Mali 400, I have lost the original backup and everything. Plz folks help me to fix the phone back and how can I go about it any thing that can make it work I would be thank full.

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Samsung i9300 china flash failed, always stuck in modem

Hey guys, can any expert help me please
i have a samsung i9300 from china and i want to flash to normal rom
i did so but it failed. and now i when i turn it on it say "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again"
and at the bottom of this message it have Chinese writing.
i still can go on download mode.
i downloaded several flash files and always failed when i flash, its always stuck on at the modem bit. .
please help me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
Having the the same problem with an american version. Is there any way to restore????????????????:crying:
Same problem here, may God have mercy on our souls.
Please someone give us a light of what we should do... This chinese rom is terrible, I can't even use GApps.
Go too this website http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3 and download the firmware for your correct phone model and country and then flash it with Odin.
Your phone should work 100% again after that :good:
hin83 said:
Go too this website -- and download the firmware for your correct phone model and country and then flash it with Odin.
Your phone should work 100% again after that :good:
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My phone is from China but i don't want to use theirs room, I could just install the firmware from my country? It's the same model.
Breakyourfists said:
My phone is from China but i don't want to use theirs room, I could just install the firmware from my country? It's the same model.
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Are you sure your phone is a I9300 and not a I9308, since Galaxy S3 in China have model number i9308 and Hongkongs model is i9300. And ofcouse if you dont want or like the stock firmware for your phone, you can always try out those customs rom here in XDA
hin83 said:
Are you sure your phone is a I9300 and not a I9308, since Galaxy S3 in China have model number i9308 and Hongkongs model is i9300. And ofcouse if you dont want or like the stock firmware for your phone, you can always try out those customs rom here in XDA
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I'm sure it's l9300. I'm going to try my country firmware for l9300 first. What room would you recommend?
i tried that already bro, i downloaded like 5 different rom but always get stuck on the modem party. it failed at the end like almost finish.
thi phone is i9300 100% but it has chinese logo when it first start. also when i put it on download mode it shows chinese characters instead of english.
any idea anyone?
thanks!
chhay said:
i tried that already bro, i downloaded like 5 different rom but always get stuck on the modem party. it failed at the end like almost finish.
thi phone is i9300 100% but it has chinese logo when it first start. also when i put it on download mode it shows chinese characters instead of english.
any idea anyone?
thanks!
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Please make a screenshot of your devices info and the download mode screen, then i can help you too locate the problem. Are you using Odin 1.8 for flashing??
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Breakyourfists said:
I'm sure it's l9300. I'm going to try my country firmware for l9300 first. What room would you recommend?
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Friend. You can try Omega rom same as me, its a very updated and stable rom. There is many users from all around the world, incl Chinese using it.
Here is the link with info and download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
chhay said:
i tried that already bro, i downloaded like 5 different rom but always get stuck on the modem party. it failed at the end like almost finish.
thi phone is i9300 100% but it has chinese logo when it first start. also when i put it on download mode it shows chinese characters instead of english.
any idea anyone?
thanks!
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You could try a 3 part flash if its available on sammobile.com
jje
I have the I9300 from mainland china as well. The one that boots up with the China unicom logo. I've managed to get everything working by flashing a stock china unicom rom, and then using mobile odin to flash a UK rom. Mobile Odin doesn't replace the bootloader, so even though I can now run stock UK firmwares and even custom roms such as CyanogenMod 9, the phone always boots up with the china unicom logo. Is this an indicator of a locked bootloader? If not, what else is preventing the flash from completing? the Partition Information Table? The CSC? If it's anything else other than the bootloader, then in theory shouldn't it be possible to flash a three part firmware? Repartition, and update the bootloader? I would think that this would result in a successful flash. I myself have not tried this as there is always the inherent risk of hard bricking the phone when playing around with the bootloader and PIT. If there are any more experienced xda members here, it'd be great to know what you think would work in this case.
Another Problem with Chinese Firmware
I appreciate the links. I'm downloading one of the firmware files now. Hope it works.
There's another reason why I don't like the Chinese firmware. The authorities have clumsily sabotaged VPN. If you try to turn on VPN service, the phone instantly crashes, allowing only emergency calls until you do a factory reset. Happened twice before I caught on.
Gary
hin83 said:
Please make a screenshot of your devices info and the download mode screen, then i can help you too locate the problem. Are you using Odin 1.8 for flashing??
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Friend. You can try Omega rom same as me, its a very updated and stable rom. There is many users from all around the world, incl Chinese using it.
Here is the link with info and download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
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Appreciate the link, and downloaded it. But it contains all the files in a .zip file, and Odin requires a .tar file. How can I convert .zip to .tar, and will Odin work if I do?
Thanks.
gwrussell said:
Appreciate the link, and downloaded it. But it contains all the files in a .zip file, and Odin requires a .tar file. How can I convert .zip to .tar, and will Odin work if I do?
Thanks.
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I think that zip is for CWM Recovery, so you'll have to get a stock Chinese ROM running first, and then install CWM, turn off signature check and then flash CWM through odin, then you can load the other roms into the SDcard using your computer and flash it through the recovery.
I have not this phone but found some info may be helpful.Goodluck.
http://www.chinaecarts.com/samsung-...nch-mtk6577-android-41-16gb-phone-p-3095.html
keng_never_die said:
http://www.chinaecarts.com/samsung-...nch-mtk6577-android-41-16gb-phone-p-3095.html
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That phone is NOT A GENUINE Galaxy S III. It is a chinese knock off, a fake.
This is what gave it away:
- MTK MT6577 1.2GHz processor
No genuine S III device use this processor.
therefore, you do NOT have a real S III device and none of the S III roms will work with your phone.
Besides, since your phone has Android 4.1.5 (sic, according to the page you posted), why the hell do you want an older Android?
If you're in doubt about your phone, use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alxdroiddev.gs3identity
It will tell you if your phone is real or not.
Still Need rom?
GaryLiao said:
I have the I9300 from mainland china as well. The one that boots up with the China unicom logo. I've managed to get everything working by flashing a stock china unicom rom, and then using mobile odin to flash a UK rom. Mobile Odin doesn't replace the bootloader, so even though I can now run stock UK firmwares and even custom roms such as CyanogenMod 9, the phone always boots up with the china unicom logo. Is this an indicator of a locked bootloader? If not, what else is preventing the flash from completing? the Partition Information Table? The CSC? If it's anything else other than the bootloader, then in theory shouldn't it be possible to flash a three part firmware? Repartition, and update the bootloader? I would think that this would result in a successful flash. I myself have not tried this as there is always the inherent risk of hard bricking the phone when playing around with the bootloader and PIT. If there are any more experienced xda members here, it'd be great to know what you think would work in this case.
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If you still need the rom for the i9300_chn_chn, i can help you, with a mixed room, fussion betwen PHE ( spain) and CHN (China).
Works very well, the problem is the bootloader i locked so, you olny can install moden, and sboot, from china.

How to manually install 4.4.2 on Verizon Note 2

Reason why I am asking this is because I'm currently out of the country and wondering how or where to find the firmware for the verizon note 2. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
Lemmy84 said:
Reason why I am asking this is because I'm currently out of the country and wondering how or where to find the firmware for the verizon note 2. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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I'm wondering this as well, since my phone no longer has an active Verizon SIM in it. Was hoping the update would show up in Kies so I could update that way, but it's still showing 4.3 as the latest. I haven't seen anyone post a dump yet that could be flashed with Odin. I assume this will be the "normal" way to do the upgrade aside from OTA?
Me too.....
We need to wait for sammobile.com to upload the firemware (i605VRUFND7). You can register to this website and download the firmware.
You can use ODIN to flash it.
But sammobile.com not yet uploaded the firmware....waiting
kanthi1979 said:
Me too.....
We need to wait for sammobile.com to upload the firemware (i605VRUFND7). You can register to this website and download the firmware.
You can use ODIN to flash it.
But sammobile.com not yet uploaded the firmware....waiting
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Good to know I'm not the only one in this situation. Can I root my phone first then update?
http://www.android.gs/update-verizo...-official-android-4-4-2-vrufnd7-ota-firmware/
i've used this guide
it has the vrufnd7 update firmware from sammobile
****tyMF said:
http://www.android.gs/update-verizo...-official-android-4-4-2-vrufnd7-ota-firmware/
i've used this guide
it has the vrufnd7 update firmware from sammobile
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Sammobile's vrufnd7 seems to be corrupt, won't unzip
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lvov7342 said:
Sammobile's vrufnd7 seems to be corrupt, won't unzip
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there's also this, trying it now
http://samsung-updates.com/details/29538/Galaxy_Note_2_Verizon/SCH-I605/VZW/I605VRUFND7.html
It looks like the update is now on Kies 3 as well. I have my phone plugged in and updating using that method right now.
The SamMobile download works if you log out and then back in again.
bodyky said:
The SamMobile download works if you log out and then back in again.
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Not really. I've tried logging in/out on multiple PCs v& I still end up with a 500MB download that is corrupt
The update using Samsung Kies worked great and only took a few minutes. Didn't have to bother with downloads from slow, unofficial sites - just plug in the phone, click update, and wait 5 minutes.
jimmyz80 said:
The update using Samsung Kies worked great and only took a few minutes. Didn't have to bother with downloads from slow, unofficial sites - just plug in the phone, click update, and wait 5 minutes.
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Awesome ..gotta get this updated for GF...data was kept correct ?
M8 tap'd
bkdodger said:
Awesome ..gotta get this updated for GF...data was kept correct ?
M8 tap'd
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Appears to have kept the data yeah. I didn't have much on this phone anyway, but it didn't ask me to re-do setup or anything.
jimmyz80 said:
Appears to have kept the data yeah. I didn't have much on this phone anyway, but it didn't ask me to re-do setup or anything.
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Nice...thank you...
M8 tap'd
I've ended up with DL'ing the odin file from another site....and all is well again

Flashing over carrier firmware

Hi
Hoping someone can help!
I'm wondering if I can flash the unbranded official S6 edge firmware over my carrier firmware on a carrier locked device? I'm not rooted if it makes any odds.
Reason I want to do this is that I'm with EE who take an age to release firmware updates and I'm struggling with the RAM management issue that the latest firmware seems to have fixed. Flashing the official unbranded firmware would obviously get me access to the updates in a more timely fashion.
I had a search around and i thinks the amswer is not but i got conflicting reports as to whether this is possible!
Thanks in advance.
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
Yes I did it. Will post instructions later.
kamson said:
Yes I did it. Will post instructions later.
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Thanks, that'd be great!
We're you unrooted and carrier locked as well?
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
My phone was branded but not sure if it was locked. I didn't have root neither.
What I did:
1) Download latest Odin
2) Download any software
3) Extract it (for example with 7zip)
4) Copy system.img and boot img to new folder
5) Download script from this post
6) Put script files in the same folder
7) Run ImgToTar.MD5
8) Flash system.md5 and boot.md5 with Odin
You can also flash recovery and radio with this method.
Why not just download the unbranded firmware from sammobile, use Odin to flash it and be done?
What does the extracting of image files and so forth do?
Odin instructions can be found on the sammobile site where you pick up whatever firmware version you choose (my guess is unbranded UK firmware is a good place to start)
Sent from my Galaxy S6 Edge
Unfortunately I couldn't get the flash to work. Just keep getting a fail about quarter of the way through, which then needed an emergency recovery using smart switch.
Must be due to the fact that the phone is carrier locked but there are plenty of conflicting reports online as to whether it's possible to flash a locked phone so who knows!
Sent from my SM-G925F using XDA Free mobile app
I followed those steps exactly, got succeeded for all the flashes, and I still have all the carrier bloatware. What happened?
kamson said:
My phone was branded but not sure if it was locked. I didn't have root neither.
What I did:
1) Download latest Odin
2) Download any software
3) Extract it (for example with 7zip)
4) Copy system.img and boot img to new folder
5) Download script from this post
6) Put script files in the same folder
7) Run ImgToTar.MD5
8) Flash system.md5 and boot.md5 with Odin
You can also flash recovery and radio with this method.
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The only system file in my tar.md5 in called system.img.ext4 is this the same thing or do I have a corrupt firmware?
I flashed over my carrier (O2) firmware with the unbranded firmware, but since i did that a while back (round about device launch), i've had to keep flashing any updates that come out rather than being able to get them OTA - is this normal behaviour?
It's normal behaviour if you didn't factory reset after unbranding your phone.
If you factory reset it you'll find that it re-registers with the unbranded CSC and you'll start to get ota updates properly.
Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk
Hey guys great thread I too want to give this a try but want to make sure I don't brick my s6 edge. I have a branded s6 edge from Japan softbank carrier model 404SC but it's actually SMG925Z. Can I use a unbranded SMG9250 firmware from Hong Kong on my Japan branded s6?
primod808 said:
Hey guys great thread I too want to give this a try but want to make sure I don't brick my s6 edge. I have a branded s6 edge from Japan softbank carrier model 404SC but it's actually SMG925Z. Can I use a unbranded SMG9250 firmware from Hong Kong on my Japan branded s6?
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Have you tried any new Roms yet?
I Also have the Sm g925zz s6Edge from japan softbank.
I have not tried any roms yet.
RecIV said:
Have you tried any new Roms yet?
I Also have the Sm g925zz s6Edge from japan softbank.
I have not tried any roms yet.
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Not yet but the smg925z has been rooted.
primod808 said:
Not yet but the smg925z has been rooted.
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How did you root the device?
Please reply with link for the root files and procedure.
It will be great help..
Thanks
kamson said:
My phone was branded but not sure if it was locked. I didn't have root neither.
What I did:
1) Download latest Odin
2) Download any software
3) Extract it (for example with 7zip)
4) Copy system.img and boot img to new folder
5) Download script from this post
6) Put script files in the same folder
7) Run ImgToTar.MD5
8) Flash system.md5 and boot.md5 with Odin
You can also flash recovery and radio with this method.
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can this be done on any model S6 edge? i have the canadian version 928W8 and I would like to cross flash it
Flashing carrier firmware
Along the same lines I have a galaxy s6 that was locked to "carrier a" i had it unlocked and am using it with "carrier B" both carriers use the same model number device SM-G920W8 . carrier a has not released android 6 yet and carrier b has can i flash carrier b firmware as is or do i have to change a bunch of things?
Flashed stock rom
Hey, i just flashed the stock rom of the galaxy s6 (not edge) over my carrier rom. I was using a sim from a different carrier than the one from the rom and it worked fine, meaning my phone was unlocked. I decided to remove the bootanimation and bloatware from my device so I flashed the stock rom via odin. Everything went right except that my network operator is not available. Could you help me, its the only thread that I am sure i will get help.
search about kernal backup and restore. im not sure about it. but you may need to return to , or restore your first kernal. i think wifi stops working if ypu use an incorrext kernal. each model has its own kernal.
which means, i think ypu can use the samsung kies tool to return to stock rom and kernal to fix it... but im not sure.
there are other harder ways pethaps.. but i dont think anyone has our version of 6.1.1 kernal atm. i dont thibk samsung released it.
i really am not sure. i flashed a new 5.0 rom, but not 6.0.1 yet.
i dont know how
RecIV said:
search about kernal backup and restore. im not sure about it. but you may need to return to , or restore your first kernal. i think wifi stops working if ypu use an incorrext kernal. each model has its own kernal.
which means, i think ypu can use the samsung kies tool to return to stock rom and kernal to fix it... but im not sure.
there are other harder ways pethaps.. but i dont think anyone has our version of 6.1.1 kernal atm. i dont thibk samsung released it.
i really am not sure. i flashed a new 5.0 rom, but not 6.0.1 yet.
i dont know how
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Hi, I havent been able to get a stock kernel neither to kies work with my SM-G920i. Anybody help me.
Hey guys I brought s6 from eBay year ago I am trying to unroot my phone model no sm-g920f for that I have to install firmware I am confused about the country/ carrier do you guys have any idea??

XAR Firmware?

Has anyone found any working links to download the XAR version for US firmware for SM-T820? I can not find them anywhere. Would like to attempt root but definitely want the firmware to fall back on. If anyone has a link to the firmware it would be much appreciated
boobster2 said:
Has anyone found any working links to download the XAR version for US firmware for SM-T820? I can not find them anywhere. Would like to attempt root but definitely want the firmware to fall back on. If anyone has a link to the firmware it would be much appreciated
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I used the BTU(UK) firmware, no issues, just changed the keyboard from UK to US.
boyofdestiny said:
I used the BTU(UK) firmware, no issues, just changed the keyboard from UK to US.
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I'm also running BTU/UK firmware in lieu of my native XAR. Aside from my tablet devoloping a somewhat charming Brittish accent, I have had/noticed any issues.
Thanks, I will DL that one just in case.
Guys, I have a US device (t820) and just tried to install a European firmware. Whatever I do it won't allow me. I get an error unsupported dev_type (installing all the components of the firmware, BL, CSC, AP). Actually, downloaded the US firmware from the xda forum and that cannot be installed as well. hmmm
boyofdestiny said:
I used the BTU(UK) firmware, no issues, just changed the keyboard from UK to US.
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Did you just install the UK version through odin without bootloader and can? I am getting error all the time. Not sure if I need to do something in addition (oem unlocked).
Sent from my SM-T820 using Tapatalk
I also installed the boatloader and the csc at the same time
Sent from my SM-T820 using XDA Free mobile app
boyofdestiny said:
I also installed the boatloader and the csc at the same time
Sent from my SM-T820 using XDA Free mobile app
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I was doing that as well. Still getting an error. Did you install via odin? Are you rooted? Somebody told me to install via flashfire.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Kyrillos said:
I was doing that as well. Still getting an error. Did you install via odin? Are you rooted? Somebody told me to install via flashfire.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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You may want to try this Odin version: Odin3_v3.12_PrinceComsy.zip
Kyrillos said:
I was doing that as well. Still getting an error. Did you install via odin? Are you rooted? Somebody told me to install via flashfire.
Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
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Like the previous post suggested, you may want to check which version of ODIN you are using - also have you turned on OEM Unlock in Developer Settings?
muniz_ri said:
You may want to try this Odin version: Odin3_v3.12_PrinceComsy.zip
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Thank you. I will give it a try today. OEM Unlock is enabled. One more question, which of the two CSC files should I use, there is which has HOME as part of the file name. Thanks in advance.
I'm wondering if someone here can assist me. I picked up the 128GB version of the Tab S3 at my local Best Buy. I flashed TWRP and Magisk and didn't have any. Then I decided to try out the Flash v1.1 Kernel. Well after I flashed that kernel the Google app kept crashing on me so I decided to start from scratch. The only problem was I couldn't find the XAR firmware for my 128GB S3. I tried the UK firmware listed above and that almost works except that it limits my storage to 32GB instead of 128GB. Has anyone out there found any XAR firmware that can be downloaded? Any idea how to fix the storage issue?
Edit: After poking around I found the correct firmware at the link below.
http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=857A7A7D73D111E7963AFA163EE8F90B

Help Trying To Flash U1 FW To My Sprint S9+

Hi guys im having a heck of a time trying to flash U1 FW to my s9+ cause it has the stupid sprint lease lock on it so i'm trying to flash u1 to it. The U1 worked for my s8+ to remove the lock and sprint bloatware. I have a SM-G965U with build # G965USQU3ARG7 and i downloaded SM-G965U1_G965U1UES2ARF4 firmware but when i try to flash it just fails. i tired it useing prince comsy odin. tried odin 3b and odin v3.12.3 and none works they all fail. So im lost to why its not flashing the phone! any help would be appreciated.
l3igl3ang said:
Hi guys im having a heck of a time trying to flash U1 FW to my s9+ cause it has the stupid sprint lease lock on it so i'm trying to flash u1 to it. The U1 worked for my s8+ to remove the lock and sprint bloatware. I have a SM-G965U with build # G965USQU3ARG7 and i downloaded SM-G965U1_G965U1UES2ARF4 firmware but when i try to flash it just fails. i tired it useing prince comsy odin. tried odin 3b and odin v3.12.3 and none works they all fail. So im lost to why its not flashing the phone! any help would be appreciated.
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The reason why it is failing is because you are on a high boot loader, you current on V3 while the U1 firmware that you was trying to flash is on V2.. You can only flash firmware that's on the same boot loader.
You would need to download G965U1UEU3ARG7 and flash it in order to be on the U1 firmware...
kevindevonwilliams said:
The reason why it is failing is because you are on a high boot loader, you current on V3 while the U1 firmware that you was trying to flash is on V2.. You can only flash firmware that's on the same boot loader.
You would need to download G965U1UEU3ARG7 and flash it in order to be on the U1 firmware...
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Well crap do u know where i could get G965U1UEU3ARG7 firmware i google it but has nothing but pay sites
I don't believe the ARG7 for the U1 hasn't been released yet. I'm still on ARF4, I haven't gotten any updates for ARG7 yet.
But you can get the firmware using the link below when it becomes available. It's the same one I used.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/SM-G965U1/XAA/
well Dameit thats sucks wonder how long it usely takes for samsung to releases FWs for the phones.
l3igl3ang said:
well Dameit thats sucks wonder how long it usely takes for samsung to releases FWs for the phones.
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To be honest it takes as long as it takes... Though for the U1 firmware it does appear to be the last one released after the carriers.
I would imagine that before they release a firmware that covers all the carriers they want to make sure it works for the individual carriers... But that's a theory/speculation I have.
Use Odin3 v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD for flashing U1 firmware on your Sprint SM-G965U
l3igl3ang said:
Hi guys im having a heck of a time trying to flash U1 FW to my s9+ cause it has the stupid sprint lease lock on it so i'm trying to flash u1 to it. The U1 worked for my s8+ to remove the lock and sprint bloatware. I have a SM-G965U with build # G965USQU3ARG7 and i downloaded SM-G965U1_G965U1UES2ARF4 firmware but when i try to flash it just fails. i tired it useing prince comsy odin. tried odin 3b and odin v3.12.3 and none works they all fail. So im lost to why its not flashing the phone! any help would be appreciated.
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Just use Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD for flashing U1 firmware on your Sprint SM-G965U model.
mohibd73 said:
Just use Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_PatcheD for flashing U1 firmware on your Sprint SM-G965U model.
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He can't because he updated his phone to the latest sprint version which uses the v3 bootloader.
The current U1 firmware uses V2 bootloader.
scottusa2008 said:
He can't because he updated his phone to the latest sprint version which uses the v3 bootloader.
The current U1 firmware uses V2 bootloader.
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yeah they was alrdy updated when i got the phones i got both phones for 225 for the pair owed bills and now lease locks
l3igl3ang said:
yeah they was alrdy updated when i got the phones i got both phones for 225 for the pair owed bills and now lease locks
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First time I have ever heard of a Sprint Lease Lock.. Now I am curious over what that is, so off to google searching for it.
Think I found what your talking about... I am not sure if flashing the U1 firmware will work in this case given it's an S9+ and not an S8. Hopefully it does when the appropriate U1 firmware is released.
Depending on where you got the phones from maybe try doing a return and get a refund?
scottusa2008 said:
He can't because he updated his phone to the latest sprint version which uses the v3 bootloader.
The current U1 firmware uses V2 bootloader.
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Thanks for the helpful information. I didnot know that.
mohibd73 said:
Thanks for the helpful information. I didnot know that.
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No biggie... Just for clarification (if it helps in the future) you can only flash files with the same bootloader version as what is currently installed. You can also flash bootloader versions that are higher then what is currently installed on the device.
What you can not do is flash bootloader versions lower then what is currently installed.
Finding the bootloader version is easy once you know how. Using the firmware version indicated:
G965USQU3ARG7
The bootloader version is the number before the last 4 characters of the firmware version... In this your looking for the number before ARG7... Since the number is 3 it means this firmware uses the version 3 bootloader.
l3igl3ang said:
Well crap do u know where i could get G965U1UEU3ARG7 firmware i google it but has nothing but pay sites
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Do note that it will definitely wipe data.
U1 firmware (G965U1UEU3ARG7) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903999031
Also use this Odin to flash (Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_Patche) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528067951
kevindevonwilliams said:
Do note that it will definitely wipe data.
U1 firmware (G965U1UEU3ARG7) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903999031
Also use this Odin to flash (Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_Patche) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528067951
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So it is out there?
When did this update become available for the G965U1?
I haven't even gotten a notification that it's available (nor does it show up when I check for software updates)..
scottusa2008 said:
So it is out there?
When did this update become available for the G965U1?
I haven't even gotten a notification that it's available (nor does it show up when I check for software updates)..
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Few days, but its behind time. Its July patch..
The update is only available via the Odin files currently
kevindevonwilliams said:
Few days, but its behind time. Its July patch..
The update is only available via the Odin files currently
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Ok.. Am flashing it now, will post results once I get the phone back up and running
Got it all flashed and back up and running... Just took a bit to restore everything and all my settings. Haven't seen anything amiss as of yet, sure I won't find out if there are any quirks until I let things settle for a day or two.
** Update 9/10 - So far so good, working like a charm. Even the wifi issue I had where it kept saying my internet might not be available (even though it was, and turning wifi off and back on would make it work) seems to be gone. Thanks for the link kevindevonwilliams
kevindevonwilliams said:
Do note that it will definitely wipe data.
U1 firmware (G965U1UEU3ARG7) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903999031
Also use this Odin to flash (Odin3_v3.13.1_3B_Patche) https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528067951
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Sorry for my noob question, but it is just flash the full firmware or do I have to flash any combination file before do that?
I tried to flash G965UOYN3ARG7 TMB to my Sprint S9+ (firmware G965USQU3ARG7), but it didn´t switch the carrier.
Thanks in advanced.
rocz.mx said:
Sorry for my noob question, but it is just flash the full firmware or do I have to flash any combination file before do that?
I tried to flash G965UOYN3ARG7 TMB to my Sprint S9+ (firmware G965USQU3ARG7), but it didn´t switch the carrier.
Thanks in advanced.
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You trying switch your device from Sprint (SPR) to TMobile (TMB)?
What service are you using at the moment?
kevindevonwilliams said:
You trying switch your device from Sprint (SPR) to TMobile (TMB)?
What service are you using at the moment?
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My device is unlocked, but I have the same problem of lease Sprint. I did search in the web and I found this thread, I did download the files you posted, but I have already the firmware before mentioned and flash it using Patched Odin, but it didn´t work. Still having the same warning from Sprint.
rocz.mx said:
My device is unlocked, but I have the same problem of lease Sprint. I did search in the web and I found this thread, I did download the files you posted, but I have already the firmware before mentioned and flash it using Patched Odin, but it didn´t work. Still having the same warning from Sprint.
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To carrier switch you would need to flash the U1 firmware, then insert the carrier of your choice [not Sprint] then set up device, after download the latest U firmware which is 3SARI4 and flash it.
Do not flash the USERDATA unless it is for the carrier you switching to

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