yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] andrew81:
I would also like to know if it's worth waiting on new firmware for a possible fix to the problem of changing CSC in multi-CSC firmware or whether I should go ahead and set up my phone on its current carrier branding (unpreferable)? Is it just "broken" at the moment in current firmware or is it "by design" and intended to lock us down from changing CSC? If by design, we should all consider whether we should buy a Samsung phone in the future (or at least where we buy it). How come it wasn't a problem on the S8? The main reasons one would want to change the CSC is for Samsung Pay, VoLTE and Wifi calling, removal of carrier bloatware and startup splash screens, what's wrong with that?!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
changing CSC works the same way as it works on the Note 7 and S8.

Put in your local SIM and you get your local CSC (if that is inside the Multi-CSC that is flashed on the device).

You can also insert a SIM from a different country and get that CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
That's the issue. People reporting that it's not working on the GS9.

A member from Australia has a local SIM card in his phone from Taiwan and it didn't offer changing CSC, in fact it shows BRI as the SIM card CSC for some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
before I said something wrong I just tried it on my S9+ from germany (factory CSC is DBT)

First screenshot is with two german SIMs inside the phone which is DBT/DBT,DBT/DBT of course.

After I insterted only the Uk (Three) SIM I also used with my S8 to get XEU CSC, I got a message-Popup saying "SIM Card changed, to use your new SIM Card click on restart phone."

That is NOT the mesage to change the CSC!

After restarting via that message (normal restart did not work and the same message came back) I made the secound Screenshot and after the the third Screenshot with the "AutoPreconfig" message, where you can see, that the phone wants to change the CSC to XEU.

So, it is working the same as with the S8!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Genebaby:
I think what most people want to do is change their active CSC so they are on the OTA update channel they want to be on.

For me I want to be on the unbranded channel and get those OTA's. Others are on the unbranded channel and want to be on a carrier CSC for OTA's.

Until the S8 this was as easy as flashing the FW you wanted but not anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] andrew81:
Yes so to reiterate again, it doesn't work to change CSC on the Galaxy S9 by inserting a local SIM card that is supposed to be in the Multi-CSC FW. Under Settings -> About Phone -> Software Information -> Service provider SW ver. it all stays the same, for example you cannot change from BRI/BRI,BRI/BRI to say, VAU/VAU,VAU/BRI or from SIN/SIN,SIN/XSP to OPS/OPS,OPS/XSP. This used to work fine on Samsung models prior to the S9, so I'm unsure if this functionality has been locked down by Samsung purposefully or if it's just broken at the moment with the current Multi-CSC firmware versions.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Genebaby:
Yes, but it should be possible to change your active CSC via a process, using a combination file, as this issue started with the S8 it seems?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shipiloff69:
Thank you!

I Flash my Samsung :)! a couple of minutes of fear and expectation... and a new firmware!

I could not download the program from Mega, found on the Internet
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] saveferris:
I thought I would have ASX in : (Available CSC codes)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
As I tested out it is possible to change the CSC the same way as it was with the S8!

Only thing I did not do was a factory reset to change the active CSC to XEU (because there is no backup and resore function that saves and restores everything to 100%)

But as my SIMs CSC changed to XEU and I got a notification from AutoPreconfig I can 100% say that a factory reset would have changed my CSC to XEU/XEU,XEU/DBT
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Genebaby:
So what do I do? Flash the unbranded FW I want, (XSA), maybe without my Sim, and then do a factory reset after that clean flash, to get XSA as my active CSC?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] skivnit:
My Samsung internet got updated on the ui beta and now Samsung pass prompt doesn't show up, anyone else updated their browser yesterday ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
Updated my browser 9.0 beta 1. All works good here. Clear the app cache
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jragar:
Sorry - idiot question. Flashing back to stock doesn't trip Knox does it?

Considering returning to oreo then upgrading through official beta now it's out in the UK

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vishnu8058:
No, it doesnt trip knox and follow the flashing instructions correctly.

Since you can recieve official betas, Can you also try to extract the update zip and post it here for the benefit of others?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
+1!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jragar:
Thanks. I'll give it a whirl. Though its puppy class tonight and I'm stuck in the office, so won't be for a while Im afraid. Hopefully later tonight (if I don't brick my phone ?)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Would you mind capturing the OTA for beta 2 and sharing it with us here?

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jragar:
I'll give it a shot. But it'll probably be the 8.0 to 9.0 beta2 update
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
That's fine, as long as it's something.

Beta 2 OTA doesn't exist anywhere yet.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
A minor bug fix was released with build number G965FXXU2ZRKN.

There was an issue with mobile data not working and it is fixed in the build above.

If [MENTION=2353119]Jragar[/MENTION] is able to capture the OTA, it will most likely be to ZRKN as it is being pushed to users in the UK.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jithin A Luke:
Can you provide the zrkl update zip file
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Leon:
That's a little bit weird... I changed my CSC to be able to receive the OTA, but sadly I forgot my sim card for UK at home and I couldn't register for the beta, other way I could try to pull the OTA. A lot of people receive it and share details on Reddit and no one knows how to do it, considering that internet is full of guides how to pull the OTA.... Where all "advanced" users go? :confused: Feels like our community became so dump lately and no one wants to do something and share it with others :(

Didn't want to do to offtopic, just wanted to share my feelings there.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Barmenchik:
Small update today for UK...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] superior8888:
Do you know how? Please do this. Damn can't believe nobody already done this.

Skickat från min SM-G965F via Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Leon:
Basically, everyone can do it but no one bothers to...

How to Capture OTA Update URL for your Android (2 Methods)

Where the Downloaded OTA Update Files will be Stored

Best way to pull new firmware OTA into remote devices

[How-To] Get the OTA download location and share it

Where can I find the OTA update file?

downloaded OTA file location?

This came out by simply typing in google "How to pull OTA file"
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] superior8888:
I know. Most people prolly dont know how or are lazy af. I just think People should help out.

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
There are many people who can do these easily but we dont have beta in our countries such as turkey. In the ss they say Turkey is not in the list of beta testing countries. So 1 country down, imagine many countries having the same and we are left with less people who know these stuff... If we had beta in Turkey i would glady upload the ota zip...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Leon:
There is always a way to get it. Some people from my country get it, even its not on the list - change CSC + sim card from the country that you want to register. I did everything but at the last moment I had to travel and I forgot my sim card. The rest of my country is too dumb and lazy to take it. Don't wanna sound rude, but its true.

Well, eventually, maybe some of the rest betas will leak somehow and we will be able to get it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
[MENTION=4860093]SoLdieR9312[/MENTION]

just told me via PN that it is impossible to grab a update.zip (Exynos model) newer then beta 1.

Because system status could not be set to "offical" in Pie beta and if you register to beta on Oreo you only get Beta 1. After installing that you have to Update to Beta 2, and so on...

So his CustomROM will still be on the newer Betas (except for todays hotfix I think) but there wont be any update.zip files fot beta 2 or newer betas.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Read this on Telegram as well just a while ago.

I wish we had the same method of grabbing OTAs as the SD variants.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Migz71:
Yep just got this update! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Leon:
Just read the comments above. This mean we have to back to oreo and wait for the official update, right? Otherwise we will be stuck at beta 1?

Изпратено от моят SM-G965F с помощта на Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] maik005:
if you are not offical registered for the beta, yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KoRoZIV:
Or stick with beta 1 (zrka) and use Odin to flash the official pie image when is released by Samsung for your CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] antoniskon:
It's weird that no link has been uploaded for the beta 2 right? I mean the first was uploaded like a thunder hahahah
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Please read the messages above.

It's unlikely that there will be a beta 2 ZIP.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
So how we put beta 1 and we r not registered? If anyone pulled the OTA I'm willing to try .

It's never been done before from Samsung that it checks the registration of beta for each phone .
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] antoniskon:
Oh!!! I didn't see that coming! I thought as we updated the 1st pie, the same way we could do with the rest ones!

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Oh!!! I didn't see that coming! I thought as we updated the 1st pie, the same way we could do with the rest ones!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
There is no confirmation about beta 2 guys .

Why lose the hope . I'll wait till Saturday and is not update ota I'll give back to oreo what to do :(

Samsung ever linted the beta this way before by signing the ota only for registered beta members .
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
OMG noooo!!!!!

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But if i flash latest Oreo fw with Odin and Home CSC, will i lose all data? Is this the correct way?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vuoshino:
New little update for the beta received

https://ibb.co/p02nyM6
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
im not convinced that if we are on BETA 1 that we can't have the OTS file side loaded by SD Card like what i did with BETA 1 , my phone status still shows official and there is no issue here , we just need the freaking file to be pulled out and i'll try it myself and see if it will work or not ..

however if it actually doesn't work then it's really disappointing that a lot of countries having the BETA program and we are not involved in that :( Shame on you samsung :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
To flash back to Oreo for updating via official means (UK, I'm now registered on the beta programme), do you have to use non-home CSC (and thus wipe data) or will HOME_CSC work?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johny1fin@gmail.com:
Has zrkl and only noticed the mobile data issue tonight so looked for an uodate and am now on zrkn via ota.

Will try data afain now. The only other issue i have seen is Natwest bank not accepting fingerprint. I expect its because its bets os but 4 other banks work ok as does PayPal.

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I am in uk and updated after Samsung registration by just checking for an update and zrkl came down yesterday and zrln tonight the same way. No need for odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
Were you on ZRKA (Pie beta 1) or BRJ6 (Oreo)?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johny1fin@gmail.com:
Never had Zrka pie 1. Went from BRJ6.

ZRKN notes say must be installed via ota so i would do zrkl then zrln via ota. Zrkn is sbout 70k so a minor update/fix

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So all my updates have been ota and never odin so will get future ota downlods
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
Thanks - I'm on ZRKA (beta 1) so my question was in case there won't be a beta 2 zip to sideload as seems the situation right now. Not in a hurry,just thinking on how to get the update and if I have to flash back to Oreo, whether I have to wipe data or can use HOME_CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
So how the snapdragon version has the update file for V2 of beta ??
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johny1fin@gmail.com:
I think you coukd go back to oreo Brk6 with home_csc and do ota from there to beta2
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1liFO9vyfMNMNdiyCMvLsAZxko_NmMqPb/view?usp=sharing

ZRKA to ZRKL ota zip(experimental)

You guys can try it, flash it over beta 1. Works for many people. But some users say that it gives some kind of error while installing(sd card method). Still worth a try.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jragar:
Right. I'm trying to capture the update URL, but (probably as my phone is going mental after a wipe) cannot get anything in the logs I'm pulling.

Does anyone have an idea of anything to search for? .zip is only referencing the data/fota/update.zip cache location - cannot seem to locate a way to get the URL to actually download it to share
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
You may need a network manager program or scanner for your router to see where your devices are connecting to, and if you do samsung would put an activation key to start download so it would be impossible to download from devices are not galaxies.

Also i gave a link to zrkl ota, it might help some

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1liFO9vyfMNMNdiyCMvLsAZxko_NmMqPb/view?usp=sharing
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Jragar:
ZRKL is the one I'm downloading now, so we should be good.

and yeah, looks like theres a lot of handshakes going on with something - but theres no actual legit download URL that you could access to download the file - without doing packet scanning like you suggest - and its way to late in the evening for that!!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kapooo3:
Did you get this bulid from your phone? If not where is the source, and if you got it from phone could u also get the hotfix update for us? The small update that came out today.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
My guess is if there is even a protocol between device and server, it would be crypted or like i said connection may need device id to start transfer. Samsung wouldnt risk and let non beta users download from their servers

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I didnt get it, the link is from another Turkish forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] winxuser:
Downloading now will see if it works on my device
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
Just installed without any problem! Is there a way to get also the latest little update?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
I will try to post it here but no promises... glad that it worked for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] winxuser:
Yep no issues installing for me either
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
Waiting! Thank you very much for now!

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Ah, mobile data doesn't work now... we need also latest patch...:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Skimi:
Anyone with the beta 2 installed but without the hotfix has issues with network data? Like internet access without WiFi?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
Ok, I set apn again and now it works... it seems that update have erased apn list...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
So small 70kb update OTA was only for erased apn list?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
Idk if there is an update with 70kb, i will try to share 90mb as soon as possible. Another thing i feel with beta 2 is rom is much bugless and feels much more smoother.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Skimi:
Many users had complained about their mobile data connection not working on the second Pie beta, and this has been fixed with the hotfix update. Also fixed is a problem that prevented some apps from opening.

https://www.sammobile.com/2018/11/29/galaxy-s9-android-pie-beta-hotfix-update
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
That might be the case as some CSCs might have bugs, on my side its fine. Ill try to get hotfix link
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] renton82:
Thank you very much!

I noticed however that "close all' button in task manager is no longer here after this second beta...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
It is there for me ? also with beta 2 we now have other infinity wallpapers available.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kapooo3:
Are you using a 3rd party luncher ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Rasherr:
Just when I wanted to update from ZRKA to ZRKL using the update.zip provided by gsser, I've bumped into a problem. When I'm in the Recovery Mode, I have the following error:

As a mention, I've used the same method while updating from Oreo to Pie Beta 1 but now I got this.... Anyone knows how to fix this?

The phone boots up properly and I can also access the SD Card from My Files and also from Windows.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
That was the kind of error others were having with sd card method. Can you try to manually push ota with adb?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Skimi:
Also getting this error, you will have to sideload with ADB...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
i just flashed Beta 2 and using nova launcher , close all is gone but i'll try to clear cache and see and update you guys :)however everything is working fine no isue with the mobile apn or any network issues, also the whatapp voice note is working fine now thanks guys for the upload really i was waiting all night for it..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
Dont mention it :laugh::good: might be a beta bug, i use touchwiz launcher all the time and it is there... try other launchers, maybe nova is causing the trouble?

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Can you report back when you do it?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
i just cleared cache still the close all is not there but i dont mind at all :)

by the way i renamed the file to update.zip and flashed it from the sdcard with no issues at all :) lets wait for the 3rd beta now to be uploaded :) LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Skimi:
I will do it tomorrow, but I expect that it goes without problems with ADB sideload update_ZRKA_to_ZRKL.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kapooo3:
It's a bug with 3rd party lunchers I think, use the default Samsung one and it should work
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
Try demmo's solution, maybe it will help
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
yup it worked like a charm no issues at all same as the first time i flashed beta 1 , just renamed the file to update.zip and moved it from the internal memory to the SDCARD and stock recovery update from SDCARD its all good
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Skimi:
Already tried and didn't work for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] demmo81:
try to use another SD Card ,

let me ask you this when you choose apply update from SD Card does it at least show you the root folders inside the SD Card ? if not then try another SD Card as it happened to me before
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gsser:
Yeah, if it doesnt show root, then try adb method. If you cant, grab another sd card and give it a try, my sd card is 4 year old class 10 sandisk 64gb with 40mb/s rw
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Rasherr:
Ok I can confirm now that the update worked using ADB Sideload.

I now have G965FXXU2ZRKL

Thanks [MENTION=5021225]gsser[/MENTION] for the provided Update and for the idea to try ADB :)

Later Edit: But I'm also having the Network Bug, anyone knows how to fix this?

Later Edit 2: Downloading APN from my Network Operator restored the connections, all good now :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Huey85:
Thanks fit starting beta2. Also had issue with mounting sdcard on recovery so sideloaded without any issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Incarniac:
SD card method didn't work for me, but sideloading using ADB did. Now on ZRKN as it picked up the update immediately after side-loading ZRKL. Unfortunately, I cocked up and started the install before pulling the latest (90MB update.zip) from /cache/fota/ :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Pie beta 2 OTA (G965FXXU2ZRKA > G965FXXU2ZRKL) is out thanks to [MENTION=5021225]gsser[/MENTION] for finding it and PMing me.

Since G.Drive tends to get a bit weird if a file has too many downloads, I will make AFH and MEGA mirrors for it.

MEGA

AndroidFileHost
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aussiesausage:
Is this the same stock recovery update.zip as Beta 1? Same deal, flash via recovery?

Also is there any change logs for beta 2 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Change log was posted maybe 3 or 4 pages back by [MENTION=5039205]mefistoreyon[/MENTION]

Includes many bug fixes.

Yes, installation is the same. Some people reported issues with SDCard installation, but sideloading through ADB works just fine.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aussiesausage:
Okay awesome thank you ???
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] KoRoZIV:
Installed from sd card, just as the first beta; broke my LTE (digi romania). I installed the settings from my operator but no change. Other than that all seems ok.

edit : broke my VoLTE (voice over lte), I have mobile data working (4g); probably WiFi calling isn't working either, I don't see the icon on status bar when enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Huey85:
And also to note is that you'll need to manually reenter or download your carrier's APN settings