yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
N960FXXU2CSDE (Multi-CSC OXM)

This ROM is the latest ROM for Multi-CSC OXM released 30 Apr 19, and can be used for ALL CSC's mentioned in Multi-CSC OXM!

This is official Samsung ROM, so KNOX won't be triggered!

What's new:

* OneUI Pie (Android 9)

* April security patches (Samsung Android Security Updates)

* Improved performance. - Camera (i.e. "Wide Selfie" available in Front Camera)

* Scheduled Night-mode

* The security of your device has been improved.

Model	SM-N960F

Model name	Galaxy Note9

Country	Multi-CSC OXM

Version	Android 9

Changelist	15792590

Build date	Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:19:04 +0000

Security Patch Level	2019-04-01

Multi-CSC	OXM

PDA	N960FXXU2CSDE

CSC	N960FOXM2CSDE

Details for download with SamFirm:

UN-ZIP the archive and place the files in the designated slots in Odin 3.13.1

HOME_CSC_OXM -> data will stay intact

CSC_OXM -> device will be resetted

SM-N960F OXM multi CSC ( ACR AFG AFR ATO AUT BGL BNG BRI CAC CAM CAU DBT DKR ECT EGY EUR ILO INS ITV KSA LAO LUX MID MWD MYM NEE NPL ORX PAK PHE PHN ROM SEB SEE SEK SKZ SLK THL THR TPH TUN TUR XEF XFE XME XSG XSP XTC XXV )

single : ( BTC BTU CPW GLB LYS MAT MM1 MTL NZC OPS PAN PNG PRO SIN SMA SMP STH TEB TEL TMC TNZ VAU VFJ VNZ WTL XFA XFN XNZ XSA )

by default : XEU
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] saboture:
Is there an update zip method to go from CSA7 (pie stable build I found on firmware science) to CSB3? I'm on an AT&T SMN960U. Firmware science isn't even listing the CSA7 update anymore so I'm a little unsure how to proceed here. Will continue searching the thread though.

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CSB3 update.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
OFF-TOPIC!

1. We don't know if there's an update.zip for your device

2. Read the title of this thread: SM-N960F -> International-version of the Note9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Download links for N960FXXU2CSDE:

AndroidFileHost

MEGA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79435140&postcount=1621
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
Big OTA with new features (and hopefully any background changes for the battery life), might be better off a clean install instead of just flashing the OTA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Yes, it would be highly recommended to clean flash this one for the best experience. Judging by the OTA size and kernel changes, Samsung seems to have finally woken up.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lee480:
I wouldn't say they "woken up". It was something that had to done be neglected .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
It'll be available in the UK when the firmware (ARI9 or ARJ1) has been approved by the British operators...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Also for:

ACR - Ghana, AFG - Afghanistan, AFR - Kenya, ECT - Nigeria, EGY - Egypt, ILO - Israel, KSA - Saudi Arabia, LUX - Belgium/Luxembourg, MID - Iraq, XSG - United Arab Emirates
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mimo2008:
Yeah strange though as we already got the security patch but not what everyone else is getting the security and the camera update together.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
Does it worth to update from RI9 to RJ1? I mean is there any difference between them?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nic2112:
First time flashing the Note 9, fingers crossed! Everything went well with Odin, phone rebooted and quickly showed an "Installing update" screen, and now it seems to be booting up and I have the Samsung logo with the "breathing effect" going on for a minute or two now. I went with a full wipe since this is a new phone and I'd like to start clean.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
No there isn't. Same camera firmware and exact same kernel changelist as well. Just a slightly newer build. No point going through the trouble of flashing.

I'm on ARI9 right now and I'll only flash when the October build is out.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
cc: [MENTION=4350960]t-shock[/MENTION]

Yes there is: i.e. the "Camera"-app has been updated
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
It's such a minor upgrade, 8.5.05.24 to 8.5.05.25.

Camera firmware itself hasn't changed and app updates can be rolled out through Galaxy Apps store as well (based on region). Hence why it isn't worth it to flash for most of us who are already on ARI9.

Sent from my SM-N960F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
cc: [MENTION=4350960]t-shock[/MENTION]

I think more things have been changed in ARJ1:

The Baltic-region (SEB) got an update from ARI9 to ARJ1 !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] strikey17:
I may be missing the point, but it still contains Sept. 1 security patches. And didn't we get camera update a few weeks ago with a similar changelog?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Have you read my post?

The Baltic-region did receive ARI9 with the big camera-update also, but NOW they got another update of 109Mb to ARJ1!

Indeed it's the same "changelog" (we all know Samsung isn't always correct in this), AND the "September" security-patch, but: still a 109Mb-update -> BUG-fixes to the previous ARI9-firmware!

Understand now?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] strikey17:
Obviously. I am just fuming that we didn't get October security patch. That's all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zoreli:
SEE (South East Europe) received today OTA update ARJ1
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Obviously.

In this case, Samsung found it "more important" to release this "Bugfix" before the "October"-security patch!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] strikey17:
Most likely, yes. Although I did not notice any major bugs in the first camera update release. Have you?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GamingDj:
I have a Note 9 N960F/DS ... The phone came with a Singapore CSC, as I have bought it unlocked. It did not receive ARI9 update OTA, so I manually updated it with Odin. I downloaded the firmware with SamFirm, with ROM (Romania) CSC. The flash was successful, everything went fine, KNOX was not tripped. However, I noticed that even after the update, the phone is still on Singapore CSC. My question is: How can I change the CSC to ROM, WITHOUT rooting and/or tripping KNOX ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Could you post a screenshot from the Software Info from top to bottum? I want to see what "SW Serviceprovider" is saying at your device
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GamingDj:
Sure
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Remove your Romanian SIM card, and insert it again. If you get a notification from AutoConfig saying New Service Provider detected, please reset, then do a factory reset and it'll change to ROM.

If however, there is no popup, I'm afraid it's because your device was initially region locked (most devices from Malaysia, Singapore, etc are). There is no way to change the CSC on a previously region locked device. I have tried many methods with the S9+ and they did not work, same goes for the Note 9.

If it detected your Romanian SIM, it would've said SIN/ROM/ROM/XSP. However, because it says SIN/SIN,SIN/XSP. It's going to remain on the SIN (Singapore) CSC.

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jult:
If you want to region unlock your device, you need a local SIM (so a Romanian one in his case), make a 5 minute phonecall with the SIN CSC locked device to a local phonenumber within Romania, and from then on the phone will be region unlocked. This is a well-known 'hidden' feature..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] @home:
That is a massive update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Murali_ch21:
Thanks for the update.... later gonna install.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] maple_mak:
So far I had found these changes:

1. System touch sound changed.

2. Charging information font size from AOD became huge.

3. "Wide" 80-degree selfie available.

4. Now you can use 2X zoom while taking video.

5. Schedule Night Mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
are there any cons to flashing this over BTU CSC7?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pigglett:
I lost Vodafone wifi calling on BTU(simfree) previously and had to wait on the BTU to reflash to get it back after flashing OXM

So I'll probably wait
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dachakragujevac:
I am on CSD1. Should I upgrade some previous update first,or just update this last one?View attachment 4751171

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
Yes, you can. You flash this via Odin, so it doesn't matter what firmware version you are using.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stiffybad Bum:
Is there an update.zip ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
No, there's NO update.zip (as this FW is released only in Germany)

You'll have to download (as we all did) the complete firmware and flash with Odin...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] t-shock:
I always preferred the clean-install (even at the small updates) and everytime, I noticed a huge battery drain for the first/second battery cycle. This time, after clean-installing the latest update, I didnt noticed that. (Maybe it is my idea?)

Also, my indoor 4G signal, has become a tad weaker than before (maybe only a change in the status bar and not on the actual reception?) but the speeds remained the same.

I'll also report any performance difference in a couple days, when the OS is fully stabilized on my phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dachakragujevac:
I can't get into download mode. I pushed power+bixby+volume down button and just power on again. Should I something do before that in phone settings?

Edit: Sorry,Idid not read good first post,I founded problem. :D

Послато са SM-N960F уз помоћ Тапатока
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
The instruction is in the first post

Plug the USB cable to your phone. Press Bixby and volume down buttons, then plug the USB cable into the PC
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] XuanTruong:
Update.[emoji16]View attachment 4751222View attachment 4751223View attachment 4751224View attachment 4751225View attachment 4751226

Gửi từ SM-N960F của tôi bằng cách sử dụng Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
Got the update.zip but it's a straight update from CSA2 to CSDE.

Will try to pull the CSD2 to CSDE OTA file.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] salahmed:
Only a person with really slow connection can understand :P

So I guess I'll stay on CSC4 and wait for the May security patch update or an update OTA zip
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
CSD2 -->> CSDE OTA File:

http://fota-s3-dn.ospserver.net/fir...=GJD7af25lp5o75B3fZShTWUhi+BqRiVft7sQRqOXkxc=
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] poppyjay:
I genuinely hope they're not abandoning ship on the note 9 considering that it was Samsung's golden boy a few months ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] cavags5:
Hey,

I noticed the signal is a bit weaker, the battery it's the first charge after the update, seems normal, I already had a reset last update, I will keep for now like this.

The sound improved quite a bit.

Lets see if the low signal don't make drain the battery more.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3arthur6:
Has anyone tried CSDE with a CSDx based custom kernel? No issues?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
That is a Vodafone issue. Wifi calling works fine on EE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tongduychuong:
Âm lịch trên lockscreen cài thêm cái gì vậy bác.

Gửi từ SM-N960F của tôi bằng cách sử dụng Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
OFF-TOPIC!

Read 1st sentence of message #1: NO Custom ROM talk in this thread!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] 3arthur6:
Oops :silly:

(You should say "only official build talks" as I don't talk about custom rom or root in my question)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Az Biker:
Please post in English. If a second language is required, please post it below the English comment like I have done here. Thank you.

Xin vui lòng gửi bằng tiếng Anh. Nếu một ngôn ngữ thứ hai là bắt buộc, xin vui lòng gửi nó bên dưới bình luận tiếng Anh như tôi đã làm ở đây. Cảm ơn bạn.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tongduychuong:
Thanks for your advice.

Gửi từ SM-N960F của tôi bằng cách sử dụng Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kikoexe:
it seems the CDSE update finally fixed the "zoom issue" most people are having when they shifted to pie from oreo.. the zoom issue is where you can hear the camera zooming, and on your screen, the image becomes hazy.. good job samsung..

..and for whatever its worth.. pulling down the notification bar while on the lockscreen is a lot smoother now..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galactus:
good point, it doesn't lag anymore
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] teslax:
OK. And if want to change my current CSC (BTU) in DBT, I have to flash the CSC instead of HOME_CSC or?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
No, that will not happen. Your CSC will be defined by the SIM you have installed. If you remove the SIM completely you will (Probably) end up with XEU. If you want DBT, you will need a German SIM
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] teslax:
It's not true dude. I still have the german SIM in my phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Painman1963:
If you have a German SIM. Flash with CSC not HOME_CSC. Your device should reset and run DBT CSC. You may need to accept a pop up after the reset.

Additionally, everything I wrote above is true, but you never said you already had a German SIM and I'm not a mind reader
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Could you go to Software Info on your phone, scroll down to "Software Serviceprovider" and post that info here (screenshot)?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] donkito:
I am having strange behavior with the latest firmware. I have downloaded it twice using SamFirm and once using your Mega link. All of the tries however lead to the same result:

1. Either the zip/rar app tells me that there is a corruption in the AP file and one of the CSC files

2. Or ODIN tells me that the md5 binary is invalid for the AP file

I have tried with the previous update as well (I am still running the 1st oneUI update from January) but without any success. I am downloading the archive using the AndoirdFileHost link now.

I will report immediately when I have any result, but can somebody help me out here?

Update: I have downloaded the file from AndroidFileHost and again there is a problem with the AP. It states:

! D:\N960FXXU2CSDE.zip: Checksum error in D:\N960FXXU2CSDE\AP_N960FXXU2CSDE_CL15792590_QB23227812_REV00_user_low_ship_meta_OS9.tar.md5. The file is corrupt

! D:\N960FXXU2CSDE.zip: The archive is corrupt

Not sure why this is happening but I am still unable to get the files ready to flash
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] high_voltage:
If you ask me - there is a chance that they changed the kernel all along, but didn't update the number. I am pretty sure it's just a field/file with a number that they put. Atleast some of the security fixes should had needed a kernel changes (did someone actually look at the source code to confirm there are no changes)? :confused:

Edit: from what I read, the update is quite good - better sound (the sound really was better in oreo vs what I got now), new modem, new kernel for sure, night mode, wide selfie, no lag when you pull QS @ lockscreen at full resolution and with a custom wallpaper, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
Builds CSC7, CSBA, CSA2, CSCB which were left behind started receiving the CSDE update.

These were the CSC's that received the update apart from DBT:

SMA, XTC, GLB, BTU, XEU, XME, XXV, THL, MYM

Does this mean we're back to a single build for all CSC's?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sprov:
Guys be careful with the update if you use Swift Installler. I am an idiot and forgot to uninstall the overlays, now i'm on bootloop and have no windows machine no flash with odin. I'm trying to use the update.zip to not lose files, safe mode doesn't work either because system ui is messed up. If you have any other suggestions it would be nice not to wipe the device. Teorically with adb I could get the overlay list and uninstall it from there but I don't know how to do it with fastboot. I guess i will lose hours on this. The straightest way to do it is to install a VM and run odin from there and flash with the HOME_CSC.

Other suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jordiz86:
I noticed another little thing! In battery screen , now the apps show the time of use. Like in Oreo or s8 with pie! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
Running the latest update, I just had 2x zoom issue with the main camera.

1. Unable to focus

2. Buzzing sound

3. Continuous vibration

Restarted the phone and the issue still exists.

[MENTION=5063250]MeltdownSpectre[/MENTION] is this the same issue you had on your Note9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Yup, exactly the same symptoms. I was on CSBA when it happened, and flashing a different ROM didn't help. It's usually a hardware problem.

If Samsung support in your country is good, and your phone is in warranty, take it down to the service center and have them replace the entire camera module. It's not a difficult job, and technically they should give it back to you the same day, but they might test it a bit, so they'll probably keep the phone overnight.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
I just re-downloaded the entire ROM from my own AFH link to compare it with the one I downloaded from SamFirm, and I didn't run into any issues.

The zip extracted normally, and I tried loading it into Odin as well.

Are you using a download accelerator or a 3rd party software to handle downloads? The only reasons I think this can happen is if the download is paused or interrupted for an extended period of time, a bad internet connection, or if the download is interrupted multiple times and then resumed.

The same things cause the CRC32 check to fail on SamFirm as well.

Lastly, what app are you using to extract the files?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kikoexe:
that's weird.. i had the same problem way back after i updated to PIE from OREO.. i was supposed to send it to Samsung for repairs as I have read all over the net that it might be a hardware issue, then after flashing this update, i don't encounter the buzzing issue anymore..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
I cleared cache and data of camera app and the issue is gone.

But seeing others experiencing the same means something is really wrong with our Note9's camera module.

Will observe first if it's really gone otherwise I'm paying Samsung Service Center a visit.

Edit: It happened again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
It's an intermittent fault. If you slap the phone against your hand fairly hard, it'll stop doing it for a while, and then it'll come back again later.

Someone on Reddit or here on XDA said to use a magnet to fix it (I don't recall how it helped), but even that was a temporary fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] a7medfx:
I am having a weird issue, my s-pen menu pops up even though the pen has not been touched. This has happened 3 times so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
cc: [MENTION=4704453]jaylence[/MENTION]

Just tested on my Note9: don't have this problem...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
That confirms it. Definitely a hardware problem.

Taking this matter to service center tomorrow.

Just last year they gave me a refund on my 2yr old S7E due to battery problem.

I'm positive they'll look into this matter and offer what they see fit.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
My collegue from SamMobile has also a Note9: he doesn't have this problem either (everything functioning OK)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
I'm thinking of doing a full wipe to see if it would help.

This is what I confirmed so far:

1. Auto mode

-->> the issue appears when I zoom more than 1.6x

2. 2x zoom mode

-->> the issue appears as soon as pressing the 2x zoom.

3. Video mode

-->> same with photo auto mode, the issue appears when zooming more than 1.6x

4. Pro mode

-->> the issue doesn't exist at all even zooming to the maximum.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Doesn't happen on Pro mode because the second lens doesn't enable in that mode.

And it won't happen in low light either, because it'll use digital zoom instead of switching to the zoom lens.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] henklbr:
Note 9 camera buzzing vibrating on 2x zoom

cc: [MENTION=4704453]jaylence[/MENTION] [MENTION=5063250]MeltdownSpectre[/MENTION] [MENTION=4271781]kikoexe[/MENTION]

In order not to have only discussions about the "Camera buzzing sound" in this thread, I suggest to continue in an already excisting thread about this subject:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/note-9-camera-buzzing-vibrating-2x-zoom-t3840013
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaylence:
It all make sense now.

This means I will be waiting 7days the least once I turned my device in for repair.

Service center here doesn't have the replacement parts on hand. They usually give 5-10 days to get the job done.

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Thanks. Link provided is very much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] high_voltage:
The update rolls out to more countries:

https://www.sammobile.com/2019/05/02/galaxy-note-9-camera-improvement-update

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-note9/SM-N960F/

I guess they want it to push before May update, find that one strange as they could had wait a week and bundle it with the May security update that is already out, I think (from google side).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nic2112:
I went through the last 10 pages or so and didn't find it, has someone created a mirror for the rom file? (the one that's 4gb in size)

Edit : Found it, page 163.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] leebates1986:
OTA via EE uk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] shantanil:
If you are logged in to your Samsung account on your phone this might work. Log in to your samsung account from your PC, go to the 'Services' menu and go to 'Find my Mobile' tab. After the page opens, on the right hand locate the item 'Extend Battery life' and click on it. This will put your phone to extreme power saving mode, which will disable all but some basic services. Your phone must be switched on while you do this. After the 'Extend Battery life' thing finishes restart your phone and open swift installer and disable/uninstall all your overlays. I have done this successfully once, but it was with substratum. Try it.

However, this is certainly not a problem with the software update.