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[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Vitch612:
Hello,

I have a Japanese Galaxy S10+ Snapdraon branded for au

CPU-z information: model SCV42_jp_kdi - CPU Qualcomm snapdragon SM8150 8 cores - GPU Adreno 640 - Architecture Kryo 485 - screen 1080x2280 - board msnile - Brand KDDI - model SCV42_jp_kdi

Model number in About phone is SCV42

Model number on box is SM-G975

Bootloader: SCV42KDU1CUD4

Build Number RP1A200720.012.SCV42KDU1CUD4

I have found a matching bootloader here (not sure if this bootloader is needed I have not tried to flash magisk without it) - after flashing the bootloader and patching the official firmware AP with magisk and reinstalling it I get a rooted phone.

The last official rom i could find is dated 2021-04-23.

There are some suspicious sites that claim to have newer firmware that cannot be downloaded without subscribing/paying and then getting taken for a ride throughout links that lead to dead ends.

My first question is can someone who knows this exact model tell me which is the latest official firmware for it? (if available kindly share a link to it)

Edited

It turned out linux on dex only runs on devices with Android 9. So a downgrade is needed instead of an upgrade

Which brings me to my second question: is there a way to know if the hardware in my S10+ model is identical to the hardware on some equivalent USA model? The CPU/GPU are the same but is the rest of the hardware the same? Should the answer be yes would it be possible to flash my device with a more recent official firmware from some USA carrier?

On gsmarena only the following model numbers are listed: SM-G975F/DS (Global); SM-G975U (USA); SM-G975W, on sammmobile SCV42 does not exist. Since the box mentioned model as being SM-G975 I am wondering if there is some naming confusion and a way to figure out which letters to add to SM-G975 to find recent matching firmware or if my model is simply not widespread enough to have received the same attention other models did.

Is there a risk of causing irreversible damage (permanent brick) by trying to upload firmware for another model (most likely candidate SM-G975U)?

My last question is about TWRP, After downloading and flashing the latest S10+ snapdragon image pointed at by the TWRP app my device could not boot. Is there TWRP image compatible with my device?

Many thanks for reading so far and any hints/help provided
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Bigboss2233:
how do u root your scv42? may i have the file? i use magisk but it failed
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Vitch612:
Simply installing magisk does not work you have to flash a "cracked rom" before (one that matches your current firmware) installing magisk. I used this one Cracked Rom for the latest available SCV42 firmware (the site requires a registration before allowing downloads).
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Bigboss2233:
btw thanks for the help, but i've succed to rooted my phone now using stock rom and magisk
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] seb.mfuentes:
sorry to dig an old thread, did you manage to install an international rom on it? currently trying to get rid of the bloated carrier rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Vitch612:
Yes it is possible. I have the same model running android 11 rooted and unbloated. android 12 should be the same. I have found the rooted boot loader for my model here:

SCV42 U1 Android 12 ROOT (SCV42KDU1DVE4).tar | Halab Tech Support

support.halabtech.com

This is just to download a rooted firmware boot section

For the whole rooting guide you will need to find one on this forum. (the one i used installed magisk)
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] nananono:
sorry to bother you, i have the same SCV42 device and i think we already on the last update(SCV42KDU1DWC1), i just bought a second hand with a cheap price(blocked imei) and i want to ask a few things:

1. do you manage to install a compatible twrp image? please share the link if u have it,

2. can i use latest global rom on it? if so please show me which rom i should flash,

3. can i change the imei to an old phone that i have and will it get the signal?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Vitch612:
Its no bother at all that's what forums are for. unfortunately the SCV42 model is less common than others so you'll have a hard time finding people sharing their experiences with it.

1- TWP does not work on SCV42 which is the Snapdragon model. The twrp image that is said to work with S10+ is for the Exynos models only so don't even bother trying.

2- I do not know if global a ROM will work i never dared try it. Make sure you get a global ROM that is intented for the Snapdragon variants. There are two main hardware variants of the S10+ Snapdragon and Exynos. SCV42 is Snapdragon. The S10+ from USA/China/Japan (and maybe Canada) are all Snapdragon. Rest of the world is Exynos. If you try flashing a global ROM please share the results I am curious to know if one would work. Normal Odin will not let you flash if the ROM is deemed incompatible. The risk is minimal but i am not encouraging you to try as i was willing to risk it myself.

3- I don't know, never tried it but there is an XPOSED module that seems to do this. XPOSED is a framework that allows a rooted phone to modify third party apps or parts of the system at runtime (they are altered at the momment they are loaded to go through replacement classes instead of the originals). Link to that module. Also useful to know there is a xposed module that hides the fact the KNOX is tripped (which will probably happen if you root).

If you're trying to root there are two methods which have been succesful for me. One requires an official ROM and magisk, magisk is used to produce altered boot loaders which are then flashed using ODIN. The alternative is download the cracked bootloader from the net (and the official ROM that is for the same firmware release). I have only managed to find cracked bootloader at halabtech.

Should you try to rooting without the altered boot loader in my experience it does not work if the system does not reach a stable state before producing the altered boot loader. Meaning you first flash the official ROM and allow it to perform any updates it wishes to perform (or alternatively disable all updates in play store and allow it some time to finish any configurations changes it might have already been doing). Once the OS is stable and there are no risks of anything system level being changed by an update you install magisk and use it as per any guide on the topic would advise in order to produce a custom boot loader (copy firmware to phone and let magisk work on it then copy result on computer and use with Odin).
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] nananono:
i tried it all and just to make sure, i tried multiple times, i learned that:

1. theres a snapdragon s10+ twrp(beyond2qlte), last release is 2022 and its not compatible on latest os update(2023) so i downgrade to android 11 released on 2021 and its not working either, wont let you boot to system and it shows that your recovery is corrupted, so i think the twrp is only for global version.

2. ive read that samsung wont let you downgrade bit/binary/U of os for security reason, and our KDI rom only have 1 binary(1) while the latest global(USA) is 9, so i think that if you flash 9bit USA rom you cant downgrade to 1bit rom, that make it very risky if it fail to boot, well i tried it anyway and yeah it did(you gotta try, who knows) but i just Nand Erase and flash latest stock and its fine.

3. xposed modules to change imei is not working anymore after android 10+, twrp is require to pull and push efs partition that contains imei information, i tried with adb and it just brick my device, i still got signal and internet tho but it just not consistent so i wont use it for daily driver, ill just root and install viper to make a cool dap and galaxy watch manager so it wont drain my main phone.

so yeah thats it i guess

just to make it clear for all SCV42 users out there, unless someone wanna port twrp for us

we just stuck on this last update, no twrp no custom rom, waiting to be outdated and die
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Vitch612:
Thanks for sharing this. Those differences in rom config seem to be the main issue with flashing a ROM for a different model as there is no rational reason for the hardware to be different (yet it might be). Possibly a nand erase with repartitioning might make it work but that's a risky thing to try. I have made many attempts to install the beyond2qlt twrp rom starting on android 10 and then on 11, and none has worked so i ended up assuming it was meant for exynos and that the compatibility identification was mistaken. Thanks for clarifying that it has worked with earlier versions of the official rom. I did at some point install a very early android 9 ROM to try to get linux on dex and FM radio to work but did not try twrp and neither FM nor linux on dex worked so i gave up on this downgrade idea.

Unfortunately for SCV42 owners there is very little support to be expected from the community and the odds of this will not increase as tiem passes by.

Regarding IMEI I am not sure why twrp is required but with the dd command in a root command prompt pulling a whole partition should work. The push part I am not sure, it depends on whether its a real partition or one those virtual partitions created after boot by this alambicated mounting system they came up with to prevent users from gaining control over their own devices. Magisk is able to alter the /system file system at boot time (which is one of those secured read only virtual paritions - no reason for other similar partitions to be using a different mechanism), looking at their source code to figure out how they do it might help.

The problem with all those aspirations users have for their devices is the amount of work required to achieve features that ultimately are not worth so much effort.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Absolutley not. There is no legitimate lawful reason to change the IMEI of a device, and discussion of this is prohibited on XDA:

If your IMEI is damaged/missing and you want to restore the original, that is fine, but we do not permit any discussion pertaining to changing the IMEI on XDA.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] nananono:
whoops sorry my bad, didnt know that is not allowed here. I understand now, thankyou
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] V0latyle:
Thanks for your understanding.

Again, repairing the IMEI is OK as long as it's being set back to the original hard coded IMEI for that device/board.

Also, spoofing the IMEI is OK as long as it's only in userspace, aka software side and does not interfere with the hard coded network side IMEI.

Changing the hard coded IMEI is the issue here.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Gaojianli2333:
Hello everyone, I am using an op9p with unlocked bootloader, and it is running oos 12 open beta2 now. Few days ago, Oneplus published a new update called C36, and I am trying to upgrade to it. However, each time I try to upgrade, I only got an "installation problem. Then I turned to the OxygenOS Updater, but even the update showed a "damaged file". Finally I download a file from the link, and I got a zip called "3a08e6de926493aedc3e04ee8b23476077c5b553.zip", which checksum is just like the pic

View attachment 5475689

The expected md5 checksum in updater is "b121be03d8175bee2da76184a3719211", as you can see, it's different. But its SHA-1 checksum is just exactly equal the file name, so I am not sure about that if I have downloaded the right file now. Also, the local upgrade app can't see this zip.

Is there anyone already upgraded to the OB3? Or somebody can share his upgrade file? Thanks!
[OnePlus 9 Pro] pyry666:
No dice. Afaik you need to use roll back zip, then flash ob1, ob2 and then ob3. Too much of hassle imo
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Gaojianli2333:
and each time upgrade I need to repeat this? Or I can't root my device? Oh god, that's too painful
[OnePlus 9 Pro] pyry666:
Pretty much yes. Unless some one can figures out some solution. I tried flashig stock vbmeta and boot. Still didnt work. This incremental bs is crap. This is probably my last op device...
[OnePlus 9 Pro] null0seven:
Download the update.

Download the "Local Update.apk. Run it.
[OnePlus 9 Pro] terlynn4:
I had a similar problem. From OB1 (rooted) I couldn't get OB2 installed using system update or the local update app. I tried flashing stock boot.img and vbmeta to unroot, but it didn't make any difference. Finally after OB3 came out (I was still on OB1), I reinstalled OB1 full zip using local upgrade app, took the OTA for OB2, then took the OTA for OB3 before rooting again. But now I'm probably stuck like you until the next full update is released (or we have to roll back for stable).
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Gaojianli2333:
I can't see the update in the local update app
[OnePlus 9 Pro] pyry666:
You cant. First downgrade, then ob1 etc. This is total sht...
[OnePlus 9 Pro] Gaojianli2333:
Downgrade from ob2 will lost all of my data, right?
[OnePlus 9 Pro] pyry666:
Yes. I dirty flashed "stable" A12 over ob2. Seems to work
[OnePlus 9 Pro] MastNi:
A
[OnePlus 9 Pro] MastNi:
< How to upgrade to Oxygen OS 12 Open Beta 3(

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[OnePlus 9 Pro] DanielR1981:
Problem is to me... Oxygen Updater is loading a confusing long named zip file and the lokal Updater app didn't find the zip file on phone. The Name of the zip is wrong or something like that. Other Updates zip files with typical name does it find.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] darkelf_00101:
I bought one of those usb hubs of ebay so that you can charge your phone and listen to the headphones at the same time.

My problem is it seems to activate the voice dial function.

anyone else found a solution for this?

It looks like this...

http://shop.brando.com.hk/prod_detai...39&cat_id=0902
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] varunrocks17:
Have fun frndz......rporting my post wil only hurt you......go on burn your phone with always FASTCHARGE with no option to toggle it🤣🤣🤣
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Angyone1:
thanks, working or not? the file is it inaccessible... how to download ?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] varunrocks17:
Request access on drive or pm
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] strongst:
Thread closed at op's request.

strongst

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
Hello, first time posting on XDA! Please let me know if I've done anything wrong.

I have a Moto G Pure, and I'm attempting to remove the bootloader unlocked warning. When reading through other XDA posts, I've gathered that I need to go into fastboot and flash the logo partition with a modifiied logo.bin file. However, in order to flash the partition, you need a bin file to flash it with.

I've gone through the process of rooting the phone, and now have root access with adb. I'm currently looking for a logo.bin file, however I don't believe I'll be as lucky as having it lay around. However, I've noticed two files in the /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name dir: logo_a and logo_b. Both of these are around 100mb big, so I have reason to believe these are what I'm looking for.

As to what I'm confused about: Which logo file do I choose, and how do I convert it to a logo.bin file?

Thank you everyone for your support, as this is my first time messing around with a phone. I am a developer who uses Linux, so I'm not going in completely blind. If there's anything I'm doing incorrectly, if not everything already, please let me know.
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
I apologize for posting my question in the wrong category, thank you for your patience @Oswald Boelcke
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
I found a stock image online which uses logo_a as logo.img, so now it's just a matter of converting that img into a bin
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanras:
You're doing this wrong. First download your stock ROM from here: https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ellis/official/

Then extract the zip file, and grab the logo.bin file.

Open it with Moto Boot Logo Maker: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-motorola-boot-logo-maker-source-code-included-version-2-4.2848667/

Take the normal boot logo from your bin file (You should be able to extract the existing boot logo from the bin file into an image file using this tool) and then overwrite the warning image with it. Save your modified logo.bin file, and flash it to the phone with `fastboot flash logo logo.bin`
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
Thanks for giving me the link, however when downloading https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ellis/official/TMO/, which I believe is the TMobile download, I only have logo.img, not logo.bin. I can't mount the logo.img and see the contents of it like I could with any other img file, likely due to a missing filesystem driver

[lunar@J-Laptop ~/Downloads/XT2163-4_ELLIS_TMO_11_RRH31.Q3-46-20_subsidy-TMO_UNI_RSU_QCOM_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC_R3_CFC.xml]$ sudo mount logo.img /mnt
Password:
mount: /mnt: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.

The Boot Logo Maker isn't able to open the file either, saying it's an "invalid logo.bin file loaded" (which I expected, but tried anyways)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
Additionally, in the servicefile.xml, there's this XML key:

<step MD5="c3ca0c450dd4fbca182a522f8dbe62a0" filename="logo.img" operation="flash" partition="logo_a"/>

Which was what I meant by logo_a as logo.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sanras:
Huh, ok. That's weird, I wouldn't have expected the logo file to be that. I did this on my Moto Z3 Play, and it had a normal logo.bin. I'm afraid I can't help you in that case.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
No worries. I know a lot of other people have messed with logo.img before, since they have Snapdragon CPU's (Qualcomm has logo.bin iirc). Are there not any converters for the file formats, or any programs that can read the logo.img file format?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iChAbdulHaseeb:
hi, I am trying to remove the orange1 screen that is unlock warning screen. When I try to replace it the new text screen start appearing how I can remove that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greerdd:
Can you post a link describing the process you used? Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
I don't actually remember which methods I used, though I'm relatively sure ImageMagisk was involved. Do note that rooting involves unlocking the bootloader which will start a factory reset on your phone.

I'll probably root my phone again soon to get root SSH access to it (as I did previously). When I do, I'll be sure to post the links/describe the methods I used.

As for my original question, I believe logo_a was the file I was looking for, though I cannot confirm as I never followed through.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greerdd:
Good tip, thanks. I'm planning to root a Moto G Pure ( https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_g_pure-11145.php )myself so that's why I'm interested in the process. Here's a link I found: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-root-motorola-with-magisk-unlocked-bootloader-non-twrp-method.4222583/

Was it the one you used or was it something else? Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atsalchenberg:
Damn, all the genius on this forum and no one figured it out? The moto pure is mediatek, just like the moto g power 2022 tonga
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OoLunar:
Hey! I've finally gotten around to rooting my phone again. This time however, I rooted a Moto G Play instead of Pure. From what I remember with my Pure, the process was still the same.

The issue I had this time when rooting was the Motorola website was incorrectly saying that my phone was not qualified to unlock the bootloader. Here's the link I used: https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b

When submitting the "Can my device be unlocked?" request, the website will submit a post request as following:

curl -X POST \
"https://en-us.support.motorola.com/cc/productRegistration/verifyPhone/<line 1>/<line 4>/<line 3>/"

These "lines" or "parts" are your device id retrieved from fastboot oem get_unlock_data. Take the device id, put it all on one line, removing any extra (bootloader) or INFO at the beginning. Once your device id is on one line, the same format that the support website required, you are going to "split" the device id by their #. Literally replace the # with a newline. Then open up the following URL in your browser:

Make sure you're logged in on the website.

https://en-us.support.motorola.com/cc/productRegistration/unlockPhone/<line 1>/<line 4>/<line 3>/

After that, you should be redirected to https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-c, receiving an email with your code very shortly. Then follow https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-un-locking-motorola-bootloader.4079111/ as expected. To install Magisk, I referenced https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-root-motorola-with-magisk-unlocked-bootloader-non-twrp-method.4222583/

I hope this helps <3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] typ𒅌:
damn 2.5 gb
[OnePlus 7T Questions & Answers] Chokoperez:
Mod edit - translated by https://www.deepl.com/translator and thread moved to Q&A section:

Hello, how do I install the T-Mobile firmware ?

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Здравствуйте, как установить прошивку от T-Mobile ?
[OnePlus 7T Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
@Chokoperez

As courtesy, I've translated your above post, and the same applies to your other 4 posts. With reference to rule no. 4 of the XDA Forum Rules, please post in English or add at least an English translation to your Russian posts. Thanks for your cooperation!

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[OnePlus 7T Questions & Answers] HueyT:
msmtool in EDL mode or fastboot flash "all img files" while in fastbootD mode.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] muflon_:
Where I can Download ROM with TT7 in ext. ROM? (official no cooked)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] cyron_at:
the Touch Diamond has no ext. rom!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] TDO:
And HTC has not licensed TT7 for the diamond.

So you will not find an official HTC rom with TT7.

TDO
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Addicteddddd:
just put TT7 on ur internal storage? youll be saving loads of space doing it that way anyway, due to the hugeness of the maps!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] muflon_:
when is unsupported why can i select from dropdown menu Diamond? :confused:

http://www.tomtom.com/products/maps/select.php?Language=1&D=1026
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] tonyb15re:
In simple terms HTC do not Ship it with their ROMs, it is the Network providers that have licensed it and shipped it in their ROMs. This is obvious if you look at the link you provided above e.g. O2, Vodafone etc. Get the latest official HTC Rom, its linked somewhere on the site then Google for TT7 for diamond there are a few CABs floating around, it is of course useless without MAPs which you SHOULD pay for unless of course you manage to get a hacked version.