Greetings,
I am using SM-G532F/DS bought from Saudi Arabia. Android version 6.0.1. When it was first opened it was region locked but I requested an unlock code from Samsung and they sent me and successfully unlocked it's region lock. I previously tried rooting it with odin but failed and now I get the message " An error has occured while updating the device software... use smart switch pc app " every time I turn it on, but smart switch doesn't accept my s/n. Now my last option left is flashing the stock firmware using odin. But I can't turn on my device to see/check software info ( pda, csc etc. ). My question is, can i flash any firmware disregarding pda and csc? Because I don't know if there is any way to find out software details. If pda and csc is important, how can I find out the correct firmware if the only thing I can use is download mode. I can't turn on the phone anymore.
Device info:
Model: SM-G532F/DS
Android version: 6.0.1
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I have an S3 that I rooted a few ago, using CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.tar.md5 and Odin. The main reason was to use ClockWorkMod to backup an image of the phone.
Last week it started to play up. It regularly freezes and the WIFI will not connect. As I had it rooted, I tried the cyanogenmod 9.1 ROM. I still had issues with the WIFI on this, which led me to think that it was a hardware problem. I have gone back to my original backup (after rooting the phone), and it seems fairly stable as long as I keep the WIFI off.
I wanted to try reverting to the stock ROM, and if that doesn't help, I was hoping to try and get it sorted under warranty.
I was following the excellent guide on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710613 but I cam a bit stuck on selecting the stock ROM to revert to.
I'm on the Orange network but I got the phone from dial-a-phone, so I didn't know if I should use the unbranded ROM or the Orange ROM. Orange has also merged with T-Mobile, so there is a third possibility, EE.
Using the keyboard shortcut, my phone reports:
AP: I9300XXEMC2
CP: I9300XXEMC2
CSC: I9300OXAEMC2
Do these refer to the original software or the firmware I flashed to get root permissions?
Any advice welcomed!
Thanks
It will be unbranded BTU.
Dial-a-phone is owned by phones 4 u. All these companies (CPW etc) supply unbranded handsets so they can be sold on all the networks they resell for. That way they're never left with a surplus of O2 phones etc, because they have 1 stock.
If you connect your phone to Kies it will tell you your version, unbranded BTU will be like the screen clip attached, if you don't have that download it from Sammobile and install via Odin
How do you figure the android's original firmware?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III, i9300, the international version. I modified its firmware long time ago without backing up the original firmware.
Since Samsung has updated its devices with newer versions recently I have decided to go back to the original firmware so that I would be able to update my device via Samsung Kies but it keeps telling me since the firmware has been modified updates are not available for my phone.
I have access to MEID and IMEI numbers and probably some other numbers that are listed on the same page.
Is there a way for me to figure out what was the original firmware using those information? I purchased it on ebay and the seller is not listed anymore so there is no way for me to ask the seller.
Even with flashing a new rom, Samsung Kies still tells me that it won't update it because of firmware modification.
When I go online on SamMobile it is showing me different versions of i9300XALE8 or i9300ALEF but how do I figure which one was originally mine?
Thank you.
you can force kies to update your device. be advised that if you ever used a rom with an mg4 or mg2 modem or newer that you may not be able to connect to your mobile network after upgrading through kies. to force an upgrade you need to start kies with your phone not connected to your pc. next go to firmware upgrade and initialisation. enter your serial number and model number. put your phone in download mode and then connect to pc with usb cable . kies should then upgrade your phone to the latest firmware for your region. If you lose network connectivity or have an issue with imei. you may want to flash an mg4 or mg2 modem. this should get your network back.
Model Number
ashraf sharif said:
you can force kies to update your device. be advised that if you ever used a rom with an mg4 or mg2 modem or newer that you may not be able to connect to your mobile network after upgrading through kies. to force an upgrade you need to start kies with your phone not connected to your pc. next go to firmware upgrade and initialisation. enter your serial number and model number. put your phone in download mode and then connect to pc with usb cable . kies should then upgrade your phone to the latest firmware for your region. If you lose network connectivity or have an issue with imei. you may want to flash an mg4 or mg2 modem. this should get your network back.
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It keeps asking for the model number which is: GT-I9300 and every time I enter it, it rejects it and says: "please check the serial name and enter it"
philosobear said:
It keeps asking for the model number which is: GT-I9300 and every time I enter it, it rejects it and says: "please check the serial name and enter it"
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If You are sure that you have GT-I9300 then load the newest Firmware for your Region from sammobile and flash it via odin
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Which firmware?
Egorych said:
If You are sure that you have GT-I9300 then load the newest Firmware for your Region from sammobile and flash it via odin
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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I purchased it via ebay as an international version. There is no way for me to figure what region it belongs to. The only thing that I remember is that when I got it, and started it, the default language was French which is being spoken in many countries.
When I go online on SamMobile it is showing me different versions of i9300XALE8 or i9300ALEF but how do I figure which one was originally mine?
You don't need the original for the device. You can just use the latest for your country / region.... then get updates locally.
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I have a really strange problem going off here and I am hoping that a few people in the know can help.
On my ongoing saga / quest or even visit in to the twilight zome trying to get my phone repaired I have come up on a new issue.
I have managed to get the phone to boot using this ROM - KIES_HOME_I9300XXELL4_I9300OXAELL4_566833_REV00_user_low_ship.tar which I flashed via odin.
I ended up having my baseband back reporting as - I9300XXELL4 and the infamous IMEI coming up as 0049*.
Now I run terminal emulator this is what I have
getprop ro.bootloader - I9300XXUGMK6
getprop ro.baseband - unknown
Then when I run samsung phone info I get the following
CSC INFO
Original CSC code - KOR
Firmwares CSC code - KOR
Active CSC code - KOR
CSC country - Korea
CSC Country ISO - blank
Product code - GT-I9300RWDEUR
The Korea part baffles me as everytime I have downloaded a ROM I have looked for BTU as I am in the UK and from the digging I have done this phone was unlocked.
So even to someone like me with very limited knowledge of this sort of stuff, it looks like I have a combination of a 4.3 Bootloader and 4.1.2 system which could be stopping me from getting my IMEI up?
Would flashing a MK6 BTU Modem ( as I am in the UK ) through Odin work?
Unknown baseband means hardware failure, csc is unimportant.
To set the csc to match firmware you need to factory reset in recovery, after flashing.
boomboomer said:
Unknown baseband means hardware failure, csc is unimportant.
To set the csc to match firmware you need to factory reset in recovery, after flashing.
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So in phone settings it is showing as the I9300XXELL4 baseband however in terminal emulator it is unknown what does that mean?
Hi,
So I tried rooting my Samaung Galaxy Grand Prime+ (SM-G532F/DS) but it failed and now it won't turn on. I can go to download mode and that's it. No recovery mode. When I turn it on it gives a message "An error has occured while updating the device software. Use the emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC app."
I tried Smart Switch but the problem is it does not accept my phone model name [SM-G532F/DS] however if I change it to SM-G532F without /DS it will continue to ask my S/N but when I type it in and hit ok it asks me to check my model name and s/n. What can I do?
And after reading on and on about "soft brick" and failed root attempts I found out that I can manually flash firmware to fix the soft brick issue. But it still has some problems, I don't know where and how to choose the right firmware, and how to install it.
tl;dr Smart switch doesn't accept my phone model name and s/n. And I don't know how to choose the right firmware to flash using odin.
What I have:
Access to pc.
Samsung drivers are installed.
My phone's model name and serial number.
I enabled developer mode in the settings before it was bricked and turned on oem unlock and usb debugging so theoritically it should still be available.
What I know:
Smart Switch does not accept my phone's model name with serial number. So it won't work.
Android version: 6.0.1
It was Saudi Arabian variant, bought from saudi.
What I don't know:
How to choose the correct firmware to be used with odin.
My phone software details.
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
MODEL: SM-G532F/DS
SSN: -G532F/DSGSMH
FCC ID: A3LSMG532F
Help me choose the right firmware please.
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