yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryspring:
your request form is throwing up a blank page

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yes. i am very savy at this. just asking for some advice. now....this is an international note 3...which firmware do i flash? there are tons!!

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that is normal

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yes
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] muradak5545:
I know that is normal but I want to know how to fix..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryspring:
There is no fix. That's what happens when u flash non-stock roms
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryspring:
I have a T-Mobile note 3 running havoc ROM. My model number is 900t... See pic
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. JAVI:
I am on sprint Note 4 n910p but I believe then internal version is n910F. I can only guess that it might be n900F but I could not say for certain. Am I correct in assuming that you have an international n900 and have flashed n900t fermware?

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I notice ATT in the status bar top left

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https://www.sammobile.com/forum/threads/39155-How-to-change-CSC-with-a-combination-file
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryspring:
Att is my sim that is in the phone. No...I have a T-Mobile n900t. I'm on latest (stock) firmware running havoc ROM for hltemo. The reason nothing is showing on our info app is cuz of the ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] muesh:
life saver.. method 2 worked for me. from g955f
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarar:
Has anyone tried this on a Samsung Galaxy S9 plus SM-G965F?

i recently bought a used S9 plus which had its IMEI changed. i flashed a stock rom and lost the Imei patch cert and phone imei status changed to NG. Now i want to restore it to the original imei. Has anyone tried this procedure with a s9 plus?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarar:
So i tried it with my S9 plus (SM-G965F) tried to delete the entire efs folder twice and every time after the boot those files were restored. Anyways my SM-G965F got converted into SM-G965FD the first imei is the same but the second is 00000000000000. Any help here guys?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] shah22:
You shouldn't delete whole efs folder.. if you are to follow a guide you need to follow whole steps .. you don't and then say its not working :eek:

Delete every folder in efs except factory app and prov data.. reboot .. then go to recovery .. wipe data .. turn off phone (don't reboot to rom) then go to download mode by holding appropriate key combo.. then flash your *same bootloader version* combination rom .. after it loaded check if imei is fixed by *#06#.. then reflash your stock rom again.

But i suspect your phone was fixed by a box or such.. in this case this guide won't work as your factory imei may not exist now to even get fixed in combination rom.. your only chance would be using a box to fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarar:
I followed the guide properly sir. Deleted everything in the efs folder except the factory app and prov data, rebooted then erased data through recovery,flashed the combination firmware and then flashed stock again. Yet the IMEI was unchanged. i have tried this so many times now that i remember each and every step exactly. When it didn't work, i deleted the whole folder to see what might that bring. Anyways any guidance in this case as to how can i get my original IMEI back?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] shah22:
This guide is meant for those which don't have their factory efs data rewritten/modified/corrupted (by a box or deleted during root) .. since yours look already modified using box.. don't think it will be fixed using this guide .. only a box may fix it ..

Follow this thread (may help) : https://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/how-to/fix-imei-downgrading-g935f-fd-t3947911
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Max_Steel€:
Also me i have g935fd i did same u after updating boot and modem via superman rom i got imei unknown but flashed last stock rom from sammobile . Everything like charm :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Mustroid:
Almost there, it only says Device 8, Binary 1

so sad..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] rho-bot:
This tells you that the phone bootloader is on security level8, while you try to flash stock with level1. Downgrade of SecLevel is not possible.

You need to flash G935FxxS8, see https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s7-edge/firmware/#SM-G935F for latest FW
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] xeosSD:
will this work if my IMEI failure is due to an OTA update

I finally allowed my S7 to apply the OTA to oreo. Now the IMEI is "unknown". Since my phone is stock (and always has been) is there any hope this will fix my problem? Also, I have the SM-930U; can I use one of the other factory binaries or am SOL?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] stephaniestewart:
Great guide!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TopCatBolton:
Stuck on Downloading

Hi, the initial flash failed and now the phone is stuck on the downloading screen unable to switch off or reboot. There is a message at the top showing

SW REV. CHECK FAIL (BOOTLOADER) DEVICE:8, BINARY:1

The laptop no longer recognises the phone as a USB device either.

Is there a way out of this or do i now own a brick?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Kippy51:
I think you're trying to flash the wrong firmware (too old). See 4 posts above yours.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TopCatBolton:
OK. But I cant find a Combination file that is at level 8 - highest so far I've found is 5 (G930FXXU5ASD2). So I assume that'll give me a 8 / 5 error and what I really need is Binary 8 file?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] rho-bot:
Which method did you use? which step failed? (see OP)

In general, if your BL is Bin8, you need factory recovery with same level. You should be able to bring your device back to life with it.

For the combination file, this is flashed as AP, and

should

run even with a newer BL Bin. Try & report if it works for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] TopCatBolton:
It got as far as Step 3 in Method 1 and after that I get the error message on the Downloading screen. I used the combination md5 file, and even removed the md5 just in case.

Where would I get a factory recovery with level 8? And how would this restore the IMEI?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] shah22:
Latest combination roms aren't available as of now. Pls read forums thoroughly to know how to restore your imei. In the end you can't restore your imei without a box or a combination rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] santhosh ravi:
does this work if I deleted my efs partition?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] tph88:
I know it's been awhile, but I was having a similar issue. No idea where to get the proper combination file, but getting the same error as above after using method #1. I was unable to even get my phone working again at all at this point, it was just stuck in a boot loop.

What I ended up doing and now I have at least a working phone (have yet to do TWRP or Magisk) was using Odin to flash stock, I chose BL, AP and CP options. Wasn't sure I was supposed to do the BL, but I figured at this point that is the thing with the problem (at least I think that is what it was) so I tried it. It took awhile but eventually things got loaded and now I am able to start my phone and its back into the stock ROM and working. The IMEI came back even though I got the same error on method 1 as above person did. Possibly just flashing the stock roms worked and fixed whatever caused my issue. I don't really know - honestly I think after you try so many different things you end up forgetting what exactly it was that fixed things. But wanted to share how I got it working in case anyone else comes across this., it's something else to try.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] marcelo.garbin:
Has anyone here managed to do this with the S6 Edge (SM-G925I)?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] OKIserek:
When im trying to flash the combination firmware using Odin, im getting a "Please get the approval to use factory binaries (pit)", and when i solved that by putting a PIT file extracted from CSC Im getting "Please get the approval to use factory binaries : param". Samsung galaxy A326B if anyone knows the issue
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nmann:
Does anyone know if this method works for Asus Zenfone 8 Flip? Or do you have an alternative solution for it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] billa:
Newer devices require an authorization token to flash any non-stock firmware including combination. It's Samsung's way to try to prevent cross flashing. But there's a solution for that, most flashing boxes like Octopus, Z3X, etc support it. You could search online for a free "Samsung token bypass solution", it's model and firmware version specific.

By the way, if anyone gets a "DM-Verity fail" after flashing from the combination to stock, just flash the stock firmware a second time. First, do a factory wipe from recovery, but do not restart the phone, instead hold down Home + Vol-down + Power for about 10 seconds to boot directly into download mode then flash it a second time with the same stock firmware. Once it reboots, it should go into recovery without displaying the DM-Verity fail message. A simple solution but took me a while to figure this out. hehe
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ROM_gamer987:
Life saver, This also works on a galaxy note 7 btw!, combination can be found on samfw
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Please do not do this, it can make your issue worse.

The reason I ask people for a form and efs backup is because it is different for everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] flax:
Hi all! CuBz90 helped me yesterday, and my phone is fully functional again. So many many thanks go to you Andrew!

I flash original FW back and install only TWRP + root + zubi182 sound mod and disabled all bloatware by 3C Toolbox app freezing. Will never try SuperMan-rom etc. because it's useless.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Anyone waiting for a reply, unfortunately I cannot respond until after 4pm (BST) as I am in work and been given an important project to do so cannot spend any time assisting anyone during work. Sorry for any inconvenience.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eRPeeX:
Has anyone ever made an efs backup without root?

Possible by adb?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Unfortunately it cannot be read without root.

Why do you ask?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] cochise33:
Hi,

I'm stuck with this problem after putting Superman rom like a lot of other users....

But look like you have a solution.

I try your method, but like i'm a noob i'm stuck.... First thing you say we have to make sure than we are on our original firmware, what does it mean ? official rom ? Did i have a other firmware after putting SuperMan rom ? (sorry for stupid question).

Also, i'm stuck on the step 4. As the option 'Phone Bootloader Update' and 'Phone EFS Clear' is grey on my ODIN... i cannot activate it. And how do we flash the stock firmware ? Instruction here don't have a lot of detail and i'm lost.....

Sorry.

EDIT : OK I re-read and understand (sorry english is not my main language). So AFTER i put the file from SamMobile in ODIN option are available....

But the method, doesn't work... At the end, in Factory Binary Firmware i don't have the IMEI and the app crash few second after telling me : CP crash Upload Mode...

So i'm going to fill your form, i hope you can help me.... it's not my phone i mess up, ....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Just got your form. I'll respond shortly :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] paulcebo:
Hi cubz90,

I submitted form but I'm afraid you may not be able to help cuz I dont have root and my phone wont boot to stock firmware. It will only boot in to factory binary. I originally have problem with IMEI/baseband after flashing superman rom with ATT CSC. I tried you guide but it did not fix problem. I tried instructions from other users and now phone won't boot. I get DRK/dm-verify verification failed errors. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mr.lion87:
You try up file cf root.

Gửi từ SM-G930F của tôi bằng cách sử dụng Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] paulcebo:
Yes.

It fails due to frp lock on.

I'm unable to disable oem unlock cuz phone will no boot.

Its a brick right now :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Can people please not post method that I have you in an email as each method can be different for each issue and I have now had people come to me with issues that cannot be fixed due to following peoples information posted on here.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
CF Root cannot be flashed when FRP is on.

There may not be a way around this now as paulcebo has followed advise from another member on here (which I have strongly advised against doing) which has caused him a much bigger issue
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Huge thank you to the following users for your donations yesterday

@P1226R - $10.00

@legobib13 - $10.00
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eRPeeX:
https://youtu.be/LJ0-pTrEQQk how to bypass frp lock
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Unfortunately, as he followed somebodies advise of deleted the efs partition, he is getting a dm-verity error and the phone does not boot. The only way out of this is to root (to remove verity) but this requires flashing which requires FRP to be turned off.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Guide Updated

The guide has now been updated with the new method. This should work for most people.

If it does not work, fill out the form linked in the OP and I will try to help.

If you get a dm-verity error then you are probably missing your device root key which is likely not recoverable - fill out the form in the OP and I will try to help.

If the factory binary firmware get stuck ont he splash screen, unfortunately I do not know why and cannot advise how to get past this just yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Malik828:
can you upload G930f binary file androidfilehost not working thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Sure, here's a mirror...

https://mega.nz/#!z9F2jDBY!8W2b9DuzFcOzJt8Dzw0Q7kqISFmlbDfyMYfdrhppquY
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] P1226R:
Finally mine is fixed! thank you CuBz90!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Malik828:
inally mine is fixed! thank you CuBz90
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
Seems like I got my phone in this state, here is my thread:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/help/dm-verity-verfication-failed-t3393281/post67191080#post67191080

Is there are any way to fixing using the z3x box or something like that?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Did you have a backup of your efs before you got the DRK error message?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
No unfortunately, I bought it with DRK error. But it was working. The rest of the story is in my post.

Is it possible to use other phone EFS, then write correct IMEI?

Actually is there any way to get my phone back to life?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
I have just looked at your post and notice you are gettin DRK error as well as FRP being turned on. Unfortunately, I do not know of any way to get around this.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
So I guess that I accidentally turned FRP on when been in Developer options?

I mean is there are some hardware way to get around this? Like Z3X, Octopus... etc?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Stan262016:
Hi friends! no restore my IMEI, booting factory binary,and a have 000000000000 imei... please help me!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
Follow the guide and it will help you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
Is it possible that in the future there could be a way to unlock FRP/disable OEM unlock, via Download mode or Android recovery and get phone back to life?

Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] CuBz90:
I wouldn't think so. To flash anything that isn't signed by Samsung you have to have FRP off. To turn FRP off you have to boot into the system to disable it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
I would like to know more on DRK thing.

For example:

Where it's stored? On phone's mass memory or on some other separated memory chip? If it's stored on mass storage, on which partition?

What can damage DRK? And what can repair it?

Thank you in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nomenore:
Hello my friend my device s7 oem lock and dek erler messagea and not open phone bcause drk error and lock oem :((

Oem lock not flash twrp not flash root other way will unlock oem?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] coscodo25:
When I want to install a firware gives me error that DRK and not let me do anything any solution ?

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I have the same problem Drk error :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nomenore:
the only way Z3X BOX FİX DRK
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] mss1988:
Does that mean that EFS are damaged and if I had EFS partitions backed up that I could restore my phone even with FRP lock on?

Could EFS partitions be restored via Odin with FRP lock on?

I made another thread on hard bricking Galaxy S7, but it seems than no one serious is interested to participate.

Thanks in advance for your answer :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] ama3654:
Hello, I know this is S7 thread but I have some issue with my S6 SM-G920FD. I had the MTZ CSC originally on the phone with my dual sim working fine, then I flashed BTU Note 5 port rom. It worked well until when I went back to Stock MTZ Original firmware then my second sim stopped working. It'll show NO SIM even with any sim inserted. I flashed back my original efs which I have backed up but no show. All IMEI and serial for both sims shows fine. Any help or recommendation please?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] 1nS4n3:
G935F Single SIM - due some bad unlock attempt the IMEI was lost and the baseband become wnknown..

Now, after following every step that you described here (big thanks for your implication!) the factory binary firmware doesn”t boot, i have flashed stock firmare for my model O2U (BL, AP, CL, CSC) and now my G935F become DualSIM 000000000000000 Slot 1 and Slot 2 IMEI.. Any suggestion what to do from this fake DualSIM step to recover my IMEI?..

Edit:

got my baseband back and return form fake DualSIM G935FD to original SingleSIM G935F but imei still 0000000000 and IMEISV 00.. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] chenquanzhi:
How can i get Factory Binary for G930L?

I have a G930L,how can i get Factory Binary for it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] magix01:
Once rooted go to /efs/imei/ folder, there is file called mps_code.dat, edit that file with "root explorer", there should be your CSC code, change from XSG to AFK. If there is no file present/deleted, create it and do this with terminal "chown system:system /efs/imei/mps_code.dat" without quotes. Now when you try to restore your firmware it should apply correct CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] rasimpson318:
This saved me big time. 12 hours wasted for something that ended up taking me less than 45 minutes. Thank you so so so so so so so so so so much.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] golden7:
Filled out help form,i am unable to fix using factory binary
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] JazonX:
Do you have the Factory Binary for Other phones ?

I need for N920C, G920F, and G900F ...

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Malik828:
Do you have binary for n920c please help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] nerdyblonde:
Thanks so much for this guide.. I sent you an email to your gmail about a donation.. Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Raztrax:
I filled out the form in OP a couple of weeks ago but not sure if it went through. I can fill out again if it didn't. Luckily I have my 6P so I'm not in a rush.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] michaelnobile:
Hi friend im Michael

Hi Cubz90, im have a Samsung Galaxy G930X (LIVE DEMO UNIT) restored with G930F Stock Rom, this have an imei 0000000000... how to rewrite this? Please help me friend and i'm donate to you! :) my email is michaelnobile.shop@gmail.com and my whatsapp number is +393284296030

Please dear contact me
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] lost_:
Form submitted - SM-G930FD. I was toying around with it and forgot to EFS-backup. I told myself to do it an hour before, got side-tracked, and went ahead and tried tkkg1994's US ATT CSC (despite my own post to not flash SnapDragon CSC on Exynos!! I was curious as he said it was tested and it worked with some folks). Curse me for not backing up EFS.. Went through your steps to a tee and Factory FW booted up to Home Screen, but it just sat there and did not ask for a restart. IMEI was still blank. Good thing it's not my primary phone.

Your help would be appreciated. All info in the form, including link to the EFS partition backup (broken but before removal of everything but those 2 files). Thanks in advance - lucky there are people like you!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I dont have the IMEI problem, but when i try to reset it gives me dm-verity verification failed. should i try this method?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Abdbyabd:
Hi

U jave imei and its ok ,the phone can read the sim cuz its ask me to enter the sim pin,,but there is no signal and show me ? Up

The imei work and its right
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] johnkabou:
Could not flash factory binary. Downloaded it (already a tar file so cannot be extracted (when I do I see boot.img etc.). When I try to flash ODIN says failed and boot loader says with small red letters "secure check fail (pit)". I am able to flash Firmware with ODIN so I don't think it's a connection issue (btw I have Win10 64 bit).Thank you in advance regardless the outcome. I already submitted a form :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] fwers:
Same error here. I have the canadian s7. S930W8... When I tried to use the factory binary.. I got the MD5 invalid, so I removed the .md5 extension then in odin I got secure check fail(pit). I did nandroid my efs partition but even if I restore it doesn't populate anything in the IMEI field.. currently it shows unknow. any advice ? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] dayl1ght:
Hi,

Can I put second IMEI on my Phone (G935F)

Need 2 IMEI number :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] citydweller1985:
thank you so much!!!!