[GUIDE]: How to flash CRB7 using Odin - S8+

[2Night]

What is samfirm?

What is the deal with the samfirm tool?

If I have nougat 7.0 and I flash with the new Odin3 (v3.13.1) with home csc I'll not lose all my data right?

 

[cvdv1991]

Is this tutorial for installing stock CRB7 firmware or can I use this method to update only my bootloader en modem for a new oreo rom install coming from 7.0? I'm a bit confused.

 

[rapajic.st]

for field CSC i choose file HOME_CSC_OXM ?

 

[MeltdownSpectre]

What is the deal with the samfirm tool?

If I have nougat 7.0 and I flash with the new Odin3 (v3.13.1) with home csc I'll not lose all my data right?

SamFirm gets you the full ROM file directly from Samsung servers.
Yes you can use new Odin and HOME_CSC to keep your data intact.

Is this tutorial for installing stock CRB7 firmware or can I use this method to update only my bootloader en modem for a new oreo rom install coming from 7.0? I'm a bit confused.

It's for installing the full ROM, but you can get just the BL and modem if you download the full ROM and flash only BL and CP using the new updated 3.13.1 Odin.

 

[MeltdownSpectre]

Read the red highlighted text in the main post.
New Odin is now available. You don't need to decompress the files now and they can be flashed using Odin v3.13.1 without any modification.

 

[rapajic.st]

successfully upgraded

using firmware dowloaded wirh samtool
update done using the new updated 3.13.1 Odin

without loosing apps or data

thanks for help

 

[XperiaLover]

successfully upgraded

using firmware dowloaded wirh samtool
update done using the new updated 3.13.1 Odin

without loosing apps or data

thanks for help

Can I ask you please of which CSC you had, as I am interesting to update without loosing data?

 

[PeanutBR]

Can I ask you please of which CSC you had, as I am interesting to update without loosing data?

It might be ZTO as he mentioned being from Brazil. If you flash with the home one it won't wipe your data.

 

[arcaneck]

is there a way to update to oreo using odin, but without chaging my csc, I still want to use samsung pay

 

[rapajic.st]

Can I ask you please of which CSC you had, as I am interesting to update without loosing data?

I use HOME_CSC_OXM
Btw I am from Croatia

 

[2Night]

is there a way to update to oreo using odin, but without chaging my csc, I still want to use samsung pay

I don't think if you install with odin you'll lose samsung pay. They say is the official firmware. :good:

 

[neriox]

Hello,
After doing the update for Android Oreo 8, through Odin, my Google Pay (Old Android Pay) no longer works. Is this expected? What can be done? Thank you!

 

[rizzy123]

Hello,
After doing the update for Android Oreo 8, through Odin, my Google Pay (Old Android Pay) no longer works. Is this expected? What can be done? Thank you!

I'm getting the same

 

[rizzy123]

I'm getting the same

turned off OEM unlock and it works

 

[wgmmmx]

Just use Odin3 3.13.1 version this one support new encryption type without problem.

 

[houstie]

is there a way to update to oreo using odin, but without chaging my csc, I still want to use samsung pay

Samsung pay will stop working if you flash this rom. Mine stopped working (UK). Although Android pay still works fine.

 

[MeltdownSpectre]

Samsung pay will stop working if you flash this rom. Mine stopped working (UK). Although Android pay still works fine.

No it won't.
Samsung Pay works just fine if you remain on the same CSC.

 

[houstie]

No it won't.
Samsung Pay works just fine if you remain on the same CSC.

I didn't know that. So if I flash csc_home from my UK Nougat ROM, this will work? Didn't know you could mix ROMs & CSCs.

 

[MeltdownSpectre]

I didn't know that. So if I flash csc_home from my UK Nougat ROM, this will work? Didn't know you could mix ROMs & CSCs.

HOME_CSC doesn't mean you keep your original CSC, that happens anyway, it only ensures that the internal storage is not wiped.
CSC_OXM also doesn't change your CSC, it just ensures that the internal storage is wiped.

If you are already on an OXM ROM and your CSC is part of the OXM multi-CSC, flashing any newer OXM ROM over that with either HOME_CSC or CSC_OXM will not change CSC, it will remain on the one you're already running.

For example:
In Pakistan, the latest ROM is still AQK7 (November Nougat), however PAK is part of the OXM Multi-CSC, so I downloaded AQL5 (also OXM ROM) for Germany, but when I flashed it over my PAK AQK7 with CSC_OXM (wiped the phone), my CSC still remained as PAK.

 

[BorrowedTime]

Stupid question. If I am in the CRAP firmware, can I follow the guide and get the new firmware?