yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
The file name almost always tells you what the BASE system must be for you to flash it. Attempting to flash any other version will fail verification.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
You need to be on arj7..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
So are people still experiencing their IMEIs disappearing or is it safe to start flashing Pie again :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I think that was an S9/S9+ issue. I have been back and forth several times with no problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
Okie sounds good now to just find the arj7 download I am on arj8 hnggg

Found it!

One last comment downgrading from Pie always requires a factory reset right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
Only if you let it boot... if you flash it... boot right to recovery and flash the update you can skip factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
So what you mean is flash the downgrade, boot to recovery, flash the next update in that sequence?

If I want to downgrade straight to Oreo I have to factory reset? That is how I interpreted your words.

saw your previous post sounds like fun LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
You disable auto reboot in Odin and go DIRECTLY from the download screen to recovery. Get good at moving your fingers quickly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
Yes.. i actually forget how i set up my odin but it flashes and completes AND sends the phone straight to recovery.... i then flash the pie OTA and everything is golden.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pump Ac7i0n:
I never knew this. Its been a while since ive owned a sammy phone. Thanks gentlemen, im sure others will find this info handy as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
That is pretty sweet. If you figure out let me know, thankfully my hands are quick enough for the switch.

update I keep getting serving: 'update.zip' (~13%) adb: failed to read command: No error wtf :c

Figured it out, This phone REALLY likes the original cable it comes with.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] blane3298:
Did you ever find the u1 pie beta?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogdi1988:
Negatory
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
just discovered they release a adhell3 that support pie if anyone is interested.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] PiArc:
YAAAAAS. I've got adblock on my router running OpenWRT at home, but it's so nice to be able to live adfree while on the move.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
So what's really new with this latest pie build?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
I think it's less about what's new than about how much of the broken stuff have they managed to fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KingVekxin:
still works for me lol. I just hope that weird playlist issue is fixed now. well i guess it was probably more of an issue with external storage not being read completely coreectly
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Well there's plenty of broken things. I've got a list. I can tell you that SD card still doesn't mount in recovery with CRKM. Although, since CRKE they did manage to fix OneDrive integration.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Euronymous88:
Could you provide a link? Searching doesn't seem to yield any results.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Waynestuckart:
No Samsung pay on gear 3 with CRME
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pump Ac7i0n:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/sb37c6gmhqgbn/AdHell_3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] spimonkey34:
CRKM has the December security patch already.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jason66777:
For the life of me I could not get CRKM to flash. I went back to arj7, went to recovery without booting, got error. That didnt work with CRKE for me so I thought whatever. Then I wiped and installed through zip, didnt work. Wiped and installed through adb, didnt work. Reflashed arj7, installed through sd, didnt work. ADB, doesnt work again. Just gonna go to stock for now lol, so frustrated.. Errors seem to be different every time too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TriBeard:
Any tips for getting Odin to work? I get two different errors on two different computers. My desktop either hangs at "setupconnection" and never goes further, or it just completes and says "failed'. My laptop says that it can't open the serial(com) port. I'm at a loss as to how to get back to ARJ7.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] flipperg:
Follow up question: how do I get back to my "unlocked" firmware now that I have AT&T branded Pie leaked betas?

So as to be ready for the official beta and/or release version?

I seem to be stuck in AT&T even if I Odin ARJA without any sim.

Any help.would be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephenlb4u:
Use the stock firmware from the below link

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/stock-sm-n960u1-usa-unlocked-firmware-t3833566
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] innocentone1:
Has anyone noticed that on CRKM adaptive brightness just stays the same brightness? Its 2 am here and the screen was burning my eyes with how bright it was when I checked my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] larod213:
Since one ui seems to be available for vz note 9 through samsung +. Is it worth reverting back to stock then getting one ui through the beta sign up? Im already on crke, what would be the pros and cons? Also, to revert , I'd have to use odin and a different firmware or a will a reset in recovery set me back to normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
It's available for Verizon note9? I only see it available for 960u1. Where can I find info on the Verizon beta?

Edit: oh yea I see Sprint and Verizon running U1 firmware. My model is 960u, is there a way to run the 960u1 firmware on it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DanC4250:
Run Odin as Admin
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
I've found changing USB cables or ports works best for this. Also try reinstalling drivers using Smart Switch. If you have a USB c port usr the converter that comes with the phone. That's worked for me as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Flash U1 firmware on your device.

Not sure if it will affect VVM and wifi calling if you have it..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Flashing U1 will cost you Wifi Calling, but you'll still have VVM. Clean wipe required on Verizon to get Samsung unlocked VVM working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Can U1 firmware be installed on Verizon through the Samsung+ app? Is it a different beta than the latest on firmware science?

---------- Post added at 03:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:39 PM ----------

Never mind. I've got to flash stock U1 first.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
U1 firmware can be installed with Odin like all other firmwares. Samsung+ is irrelevant. There is no beta for U1. The only reason to flash U1 is to play the stupid lottery I've been playing for two weeks to see if this beta would open up. So far, it's been a complete waste of time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Thanks. I thought people were saying that the One UI beta was now available for those running the unlocked firmware. Guess not?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
No. They teased us for an hour or so Tuesday night by showing the banner and allowing registration. Later that same night all references to your enrollment were removed and none of it was ever seen again.

Complete waste of time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] herandy:
I was having a a lot of issues with CRKE but fortunately CRKM fixed most of them.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
Sometimes the download doesn't finish, one time mine wouldn't flash because I wasn't using the ARJ7 download but ARJ5 or whatever, so make sure you have the current base version download from which to update.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Waynestuckart:
I can't install.

Needs enterprise license?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
To install? Or to run?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pump Ac7i0n:
Ahh, with that, you have to follow some instructions. Google adhell and note 9 and you should be set. I personally use blokada for ad blocking.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Waynestuckart:
To install

I have enterprise license

But it still won't install
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Manor:
Do you know if the Galaxy App for the Galaxy watch has been fixed? It wouldn’t work with my watch on CRKE version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogdi1988:
Where is it available for the U1?! They allowed a few to register but nobody got the update...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Did you try downloading the gear plugin from apk mirror.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
Read back a page they took it down a short while after putting it up on +. Anyones guess when or if they put it back up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogdi1988:
That's exactly what I said dude. They allowed it shortly, but none of the ones that were allowed to register got the actual beta.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Lol.....For me, CRKE is the opposite. I have auto brightness on, but I have to adjust it to be brighter too frequently. Once it auto dims itself it wants to stay there forever.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Manor:
No. I wasn’t aware there was a plug in that fixed it. Where can I get it? Is it just a download and install? Thank you for letting me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] WarlockLord:
Go to apkmirror.com and look for Galaxy watch plugin.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Manor:
Will do when I get home from work tonight. Thank you again! ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
CRKM = close all button (while running Nova) :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaime3344:
Alright then I don't know why you're asking where it is available then, dude.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bogdi1988:
You mentioned it was available for the U1 and I was asking where ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] herandy:
Sorry I don't have one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
Any huge difference between CRK3 and CRKM?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
Close All button added to recents and it seems snappier. I've only been on it about an hour....still running it through its paces.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jkern10:
Does anyone know if CRKM fixed the sd card not mounting in recovery??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
Believe someone already said it did not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
Close all button was in CRK3, I wonder what other improvements were made..hopefully they fixed the wifi issues. Either way, I flashed it and now restoring my old stuff so I can give it a spin for a few days before the next update comes out. Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
The Close All button was not there in CRK3 when using a third party launcher like Nova. I've read that's been resolved in current build.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
The button was not there in CRKE. Glad to have it back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] revisioncuda:
crk3 battery isn't so good
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
All I ever used is Nova and it was def there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
So do I and it wasn't there for me so hence a bug I suppose. Was a true pain cause I use it all the time. I could only get it to appear if I didn't make Nova the default launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Samsung Pay for the Gear watches was updated today to support Android Pie. Good sign Pie is on track to be released soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Cosign. It wasn't there for nova. Wasn't there for rootless pixel. Wasn't there for Apex
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
CRKM is running great so far! Dec. 1st security patch too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ContractorDude:
Same here...I have Beta 2 on my S9 and CRKM is running just as smoothly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Manor:
Just an update. The Galaxy app for Galaxy watch is working again on CRKM build. I didn't need to download the plugin from the APK website. It seems that it downloaded a plugin on its own as it updated. Thank you again my friend for sharing the info.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneraddood:
I'm trying to read through all the post while my 11 month old is grabbing at my phone but it seems like my phone may not be available to update yet? I'm on Baseband version

N960USQS1ARK1. Not really looking to update through Odin if I don't have to. I used to do that stuff all the time but with three kids running around it's not as easy LOL.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
not for you yet..... it's a mixed bag pathway of odin and OTA.zip files and if you have distractions etc you will not have a fun time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Konner920:
i for some reason can't get odin to flash for me. And I'm doing everything right.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
Try changing cables, ports and reinstalling drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Where, how is it failing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Konner920:
I've tried two cables, the official and another. I've tried every USB port on my motherboard including the front ones, it reads the phone. I've tried different versions of the drivers.

Running odin as admin and USB debugging is on and in download mode. And I get this everytime no matter what. This isn't my first ball game with odin. I'm using windows 10.

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 5174 M

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
So does it show your phone is connected when you hook it up
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Konner920:
yup. COM6, or COM5 or COM4. It's just bizzare because I've been using odin since the OG Galaxy S and I'm wondering its a system problem. I'm gonna transfer the files to another computer and try it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mph122074:
So I had this same problem a couple weeks ago. I had to many ports open trying to do the same thing...

What it's trying to do is start with the first port and then mo e to the next.

But there is nothing in the first port so it fails... try unplugging the phone... close Odin... restart computer... restart odin... plug in phone...

Should work after that
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecarp1975:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
CRKM battery is a definite improvement over CRKE.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecarp1975:
Has anyone noticed that the unlocked Note 9 is now listed under models on Samsung Firmware Science?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yea.. i tried it thinkin it was latest build or would be better but its not lol

att mustve addee some att stuff to it and pushed it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Looks like they're capturing the OTA bins. Probably won't get any leaks. But it's still helpful.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
Anyone on crkm have an issue while playing music in Bluetooth where if the music app is minimized or the screen turns off music stops?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
I noticed the same thing using YouTube Vanced for background screen off play. I thought it was the app, but apparently it must be a Pie issue. Thanks for reporting that.

Edit: It also happens when not using bluetooth for screen-off play.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
First time I've seen this issue so far on all of these builds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TriBeard:
I've tried it on my laptop and on my desktop using a variety of cables and ports and I'm not having any luck either. It sees the phone, assigns it a com port and then fails at setupconnection.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Uninstall the Samsung USB driver, plug in phone, let laptop reinstall the driver again automatically. Reboot machine, run Odin as administrator, load the firmware files, then plugin in phone in download mode last. Should work after that...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] larod213:
I had to use a different computer.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KnightStar:
Does CRKM fix the issue with videos on apps like YouTube and Instagram where the playback becomes choppy and unresponsive after a few hours of using the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Seems to be fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bassman418:
Have to say CRKM seems to be the best working release yet. It is running smoothly, and seems to getting more refined each release.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
so i'm not sure... and I need to do some testing but the playback when screen off issue might have been google changes to premium music/youtube changes.

I had the family plan a [MENTION=4328568]14.[/MENTION]99 which included music and youtube premium. Seems they finally separated them and want you to now subscribe to youtube premium @17.99 to get ALL again. I noticed my background playback options were gone as well as the "youtube premium" branding which was the tip off to investigate.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] clshores:
Was running CRKE Odin back to ARJ7 and then back to CRKM. Samsung Pay won't initialize and stops with send info to Samsung. Android Pay won't add my cards and says device may be rooted or otherwise modified.

I see others not having any issues with Samsung Pay so I'm curious on what could be wrong.

For those that it works did you do factory reset or dirty flash without wiping data?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Waynestuckart:
It didn't work right away but the next morning an update was pushed to both phone and watch now working fine.. Weird

Maybe give it a day?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jason66777:
Everyone seems to really like the close all button, but isnt it bad to use it? When apps are stored in RAM they take less processing power to start up, so when you clear it from recents it opens slower and drains more battery. At least thats what ive read.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jldr:
I use it more just so that there aren't 25 apps there, some of which I haven't used in days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] clshores:
Additional info: My device isn't play protect certified which is likely causing my problem with at least Google Pay.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckd610:
There's a setting you can setup to have unused apps automatically stop running after 1-3 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dottat:
AND auto-disable after 30 days of non use lol..... I found mine ON.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
That's really weird. I have the same $14.99 Google Music family plan. And I still have YouTube Premium and YouTube Music same as before.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TriBeard:
Just tried this, now it gets through setupconnection and then immediately "completes" (fails).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Close out Odin, reboot machine, reboot phone, try again. Make sure your computer reinstalls the driver with your phone powered on normally. Once it does that, then put the phone in download mode and flash with Odin

You are getting closer at least. It's all trial and error with this.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Duper00:
Have you tried redownloading the file your flashing? Maybe its bad... just tossing this out there?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] DubSolo:
Check your current firmware, make sure you're on already on ARJ7, if so, download CKRM and transfer that file to your sd card, restart into boot menu, flash update file from SD. I had the same problem and it wasn't odin. It wasn't allowing me to flash the same firmware that I was already on (I didn't realize that I was on ARJ7 already). So I simply download ed the update file and went from there, worked for me..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
ARJA to CRL1 (PIE)

https://firmware.science/download?url=7159/1488/SS-N960USQS1ARJA-to-U1CRL1-UP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hkjxda:
Just so I'm keeping pace, this is a more updated version of Pie than CRKM, right? Don't want to Odin then update if its not. Cause right now CRKM is running smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pcriz:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Manor:
Wow. That was fast. I just flashed CRKM like 2 days ago lol. I love it! They really might just hit their January roll out at this pace. Hopefully Verizon gets it out ASAP when Samsung does officially releases it. In the mean time I’ll just keep flashing away! Lol. Thank you for sharing the update. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Once BYOD firmware is rolled out (like B firmware on the S9/S9+, and C for S9/S9+ and Note 9) all carriers share the same exact revisions. Things usually begin to move faster once that happens.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] clshores:
So is there a base ARJA to install or do we have to odin clean install ARJ7 then update to ARJA and then CRL1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
Only available Odin files are ARJ7. Sorry, you'll have to do two hops.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] clshores:
So Odin ARJ7 -> ADB sideload ARJA -> ADB sideload CRL1 all without flashing ARJ7 USERDATA and not allowing phone to boot to allow dirty flash? Just another brck in the wall. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrazyApe18:
So you don't have to adb sideload ARJA, that's the first thing I'll point out. While running ARJ7, your SD card will still function. Next, you'll need to boot ARJA (or get very close), and here's why: Unlike Odin, which immediately writes files directly to their destinations, update zips do not. That whole "Optimizing app X of Y..." phase you see? That's it copying the files to the final destination. So unfortunately, we have to allow that to happen, or you're still on ARJ7.

Your final step would be to adb sideload CRL1.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] clshores:
I think I'll bite the bullet and odin ARJ7 with USERDATA and let it boot then sideload ARJA and let it boot the adb sideload CRL1

Clean start