G930VL TO G930V Conversion Guide

[oddboy]

I am creating this guide to convert convert the G930VL to G930V since i cant find a guide for android 7.0 and The G930VL firmware is no ware to be found. I have been a long time member and have flashed many roms on phones and normaly dont find a need to post but since i could not find much on the internet i decided to make a step by step guide.

I take no credit for creating any of the tools used in this guide as i was not the creator. I have only figured out the way to get the G930V firmware on to the phone.

I am not responsible for any bricked devices

You must have usb drivers installed

Tools:
SamFirm V0.3.6 (as of writing) https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Odin PrinceComsy https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/how-to/how-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
SM-G930V PIT filehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1pn_m818zfnkpEL-GgcjQaRUz1VQqaEdG/view?usp=sharing

Steps:
1: Download SamFirm, Odin PrinceComsy, and the PIT file.

2: Extract and Run SamFirm ( Samfirm requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) can be found on microsofts website if you recieve an error when searching for firmware) .

3:In the firmware info box under Model enter SM-G930V and Region enter VZW. Make sure Auto is checked. and click check Update.

4: Next in the download box to the right make sure both CRC32 and Decrypt automaticly are both checked and click download. A save box will appear and save to where you need.

5: Once it is done Downloading and Decrypting navigate to where you saved the file and unzip the file. There are 5 files inside the zip (AP, BL, CP, CSC, CSC_HOME)

6: extract and open Odin PrinceComsy and click each one of the BL, AP,CP,CSC radio buttons and choose the matching file from the fimware unziped in Step 5. FOR CSC BUTTON FILE YOU MUST CHOOSE HOME_CSC FILE (TO KEEP YOUR DATA) OR CSC FILE (TO ERASE YOUR DATA). DO NOT CLICK START!!!!!

7:Extract the PIT file downloaded.

8: In odin click on the PIT tab and browse and select the file extracted in Step 7. DO NOT CLICK START!!!!!

9: Next go to the options tab and make sure Auto reboot, Re-Partition, and F. Reset Time are all checked.

10: Click Start and the phone will flash the files and reboot into recovery and finish installing and reboot a few times. wile rebooting it will boot back into recovery and say erasing. then the next reboot it will boot into the G930V firmware.


I hope this help Some people out there. If you have any questions post them below or PM me.

 

[ruinairas]

I am creating this guide to convert convert the G930VL to G930V since i cant find a guide for android 7.0 and The G930VL firmware is no ware to be found. I have been a long time member and have flashed many roms on phones and normaly dont find a need to post but since i could not find much on the internet i decided to make a step by step guide.

I take no credit for creating any of the tools used in this guide as i was not the creator. I have only figured out the way to get the G930V firmware on to the phone.

I am not responsible for any bricked devices

You must have usb drivers installed

Tools:
SamFirm V0.3.6 (as of writing) https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Odin PrinceComsy https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/how-to/how-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
SM-G930V PIT filehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1pn_m818zfnkpEL-GgcjQaRUz1VQqaEdG/view?usp=sharing

Steps:
1: Download SamFirm, Odin PrinceComsy, and the PIT file.

2: Extract and Run SamFirm ( Samfirm requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) can be found on microsofts website if you recieve an error when searching for firmware) .

3:In the firmware info box under Model enter SM-G930V and Region enter VZW. Make sure Auto is checked. and click check Update.

4: Next in the download box to the right make sure both CRC32 and Decrypt automaticly are both checked and click download. A save box will appear and save to where you need.

5: Once it is done Downloading and Decrypting navigate to where you saved the file and unzip the file. There are 5 files inside the zip (AP, BL, CP, CSC, CSC_HOME)

6: extract and open Odin PrinceComsy and click each one of the BL, AP,CP,CSC radio buttons and choose the matching file from the fimware unziped in Step 5. FOR CSC BUTTON FILE YOU MUST CHOOSE HOME_CSC FILE (TO KEEP YOUR DATA) OR CSC FILE (TO ERASE YOUR DATA). DO NOT CLICK START!!!!!

7:Extract the PIT file downloaded.

8: In odin click on the PIT tab and browse and select the file extracted in Step 7. DO NOT CLICK START!!!!!

9: Next go to the options tab and make sure Auto reboot, Re-Partition, and F. Reset Time are all checked.

10: Click Start and the phone will flash the files and reboot into recovery and finish installing and reboot a few times. wile rebooting it will boot back into recovery and say erasing. then the next reboot it will boot into the G930V firmware.


I hope this help Some people out there. If you have any questions post them below or PM me.

Thanks, your guide help me flash my phone and everything works except for sending text messages (and since smsc isn't working my voicemail doesn't either). Did you have this issue as well? My smsc is in the messaging app but it doesn't work. Receiving texts, Sending/receiving MMS, calls, 4g data all work.

 

[gunz.jones]

Thanks, your guide help me flash my phone and everything works except for sending text messages (and since smsc isn't working my voicemail doesn't either). Did you have this issue as well? My smsc is in the messaging app but it doesn't work. Receiving texts, Sending/receiving MMS, calls, 4g data all work.

Double check your apn settings. Sometimes they get muddled. Also, my experience with this is that you have to make a call to get texts to work. I jest updated to oreo using jkruse post and it works much better than nougat. My apn was wrong and just changing the name to TRACFONE.VZWENTP fixed everything

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

 

[ZanDyne]

Hi can you please tell me if this guide will work to flash a Verizon s7 that is on TMobile nougat back to Verizon nougat so I can update to Oreo that k you

 

[xSpartacusx]

So my friend tried rooting his phone (VL model) and it's bricked. It has a boot loop with the installing system firmware screen. But I can boot into Odin download mode. I tried using this method and picking both CSC and home CSC. On the CSC one it will fail at emmc_appsboot.mbn.lz4 after the "single download" line.

The Home CSC, it will reboot after the RQT_CLOSE and RES OK and says pass for for set partitions, but when it reboots it goes to the installing system firmware bootloop

Any suggestions? He can't afford a new phone. And I'd love to help him fix it!

 

[Dreamer1186]

I have a copy of the SM-G930VL firmware.

 

[Drdkm420]

I have a copy of the SM-G930VL firmware.

I think i bricked my SM-G930VL from straight talk, it boots up but it immediately reboots after not even 10 seconds of being booted up. i think it was because i rooted and google apps mostly did not load, they had a loading circle but it never loaded so i decided i would try and go into recovery mode and clear/wipe the cache partition. im not quite sure if thats why i cant fully boot past the lockscreen, i tried a factory reset after attempting to boot into safe mode several times but it continues to reboot after the starting android screen, wont even let me setup the phone now.. its very frustrating and if the stock firmware will work, do you still have it? or would i need to try something else?

 

[catanibis]

This method bricked my Straight Talk S7 by leaving it in a recovery loop. I was able to get it into download mode, then installing SM-G930VL Tracfone firmware with Android 6.0 using Odin PrinceComsy (no PIT file). Then, once it was working, I did official software updates through system update to get it up to Android 7.0. I originally had Android 8.0 before brick, but it is still doing updates after every install, so I'll check in if I was able to get it back to how it was before. I suspect that the PIT file used in this guide may be what is causing the recovery loop. I will try the SM-G930V conversion without it to see what happens. My ultimate goal here is to get my Straight Talk S7 rooted.

 

[zekhnine]

can you get me the link to SM-G930VL Tracfone firmware you used please