[GUIDE][TUTORIALS] Odin & SmartSwitch - Flash Stock Firmwares/TWRP/CF-Autoroot

[Gr3atGeek]

●BRIEF INTRODUCTION :-

•Here Is All In One Guide For Various Flashing Processes For Samsung Galaxy Devices Using Windows PC

•Official Stock Firmware flashing Including Upgrading And Downgrading Firmwares Using Samsung Odin

Note :-

*Downgrading Of Stock Firmware Is Neither Officially Supported By Samsung Nor By Xda Community.

*Do It At Your Own Risk.

•Emergency Software Recovery Using Samsung SmartSwtich

•TWRP-Custom Recovery Flashing Using Samsung Odin

•CF-Autoroot-Root Tool Flashing Using Samsung Odin

●WHO SHOULD USE THE GUIDES :-

•Users Who Want To Manually Upgrade Their firmware to Higher Android Version OR Users Who want to Manually Downgrade Their firmware to Lower Android Version

•Users Who are facing Various DM-Verity/SW-Check Fail/Custom Binary Blocked by FRP/Bootloops Due to Flashing Wrong Custom Roms Or Mods Or Fixes etc. Hence Unfortunately Have to Flash Stock Official Firmware

•Users Who want to Install TWRP-Custom-Recovery

•Users Who want to Root their devices using CF-Autoroot-Root Tool

●REQUIREMENTS :-

•Samsung Device with OEM Unlocking And USB
Debugging Options Enabled from Developers Options

Note :-

To enable Developers Option Follow The Steps Below

*Go to Settings/About Device

*Press On Build Number For 6-7 Times until you see Developers Options Enabled Popup

*You will be able see Developers Options In Settings

*Go To Settings/ Find Developers Options Mostly At The End

•Device Should Be Charged upto 60-70% as Flashing Process May Sometimes Lengthens according to various Devices/Firmware Sizes As Well As Internet Connection Speed in case of SmartSwitch As It Uses Data For Downloading/Updating Firmwares Online

•Original Samsung OEM Usb Cable As Other Cables Would sometimes Give Device Not Recognized or Flashing Interrupted or Flashing Stuck At Certain Points like Errors

•Windows PC With Samsung Usb Drivers Installed According To your Device Model Number

LINK For Samsung Usb Drivers Download:-

https://androidmtk.com/download-samsung-usb-drivers

•Latest Samsung's Odin Tool For Windows PC

Note :-

*Extract Odin.rar Or Odin.zip to Specific Folder to get Odin.exe File

LINK For Samsung Odin Download:-

http://www.droidviews.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/

• Samsung's Official SmartSwitch Tool For Windows PC

LINK For Samsung SmartSwitch Download:-

http://samsungsmartswitch.org/

Note :-

*If You want to use Odin Then install Odin Only on PC Or If You want to use SmartSwitch then install SmartSwitch Only On PC

*Simultaneous Appearance of Both Tools On PC will Sometimes May probably give Error while Flashing Firmwares through Odin

•Samsung Stock Official Firmware for Your Device Model Number/Country/CSC

LINKS For Samsung Official Stock Firmware Download:-

1)https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

2)http://samsung-updates.com/device/

3)http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model

4)https://androidmtk.com/download-samsung-stock-rom

Note :-

*The Downloaded Firmware should be Latest According to availability for Your Country
Since Some Courtiers Got Official 7.0 Nougat While Some Are Still Stucked At 6.0.1 Marshmallow Yet

*As well As Firmware should be accurate for Your Device Model Number/Country/CSC to avoid Further Flashing Errors Through Odin

•Trick of booting your Samsung Device into Download Mode using Hardware Key Configuration

Note :-

Follow Below Steps To Boot Your Device Into Download Mode

*Power Off your device

*Press Volume Down+Home+Power Buttons Simultaneously Untill You See Download Mode Window

*Press Volume Up Key To Continue To Download Mode

●CAUTION :-

No One Here Within XDA Community Including Me Will Ever Be Responsible For Bricked Devices

So Kindly Try Any Of Following Guide At Your Own Risk

 

[Gr3atGeek]

●SAMSUNG ODIN FLASHING GUIDE TO FLASH STOCK OFFICIAL FIRMWARES ON SAMSUNG DEVICES FOR COMPLETE STOCK/UNROOTED EXPERIENCE

●IMPORTANT NOTE :-

This Guide Can Be Used For Both Upgrading And Downgrading Of Stock Official Firmwares
Only Precaution Should Be Taken Is That In Case Of Upgrading Firmware Kindly Choose Latest Dated Higher Version Of Android OS While In Case Of Downgrading Firmware Kindly Choose Latest Dated Lower Version Android OS Available For Your Device/Country/CSC

●INSTRUCTIONS :-

•As Per Requirements I assume You have

*Enabled OEM Unlocking And USB Debugging Options From Developers Options

*Downloaded/Installed Latest Samsung Usb Drivers For Your Device on PC

*Downloaded/Extracted/Installed Samsung Odin On Your PC

*Downloaded/Extracted Latest Official Stock Firmware For Your Model Number/Country/CSC

•Run Odin.exe as Administrator

•You Will See Odin Window with Various TABS like BL/AP/CP/CSC/UMS As Well As Certain Odin Options like Auto Reboot/F-Reset Time/Re-Partion/PIT File Add etc.

•Extract the Downloaded Stock Official Firmware in Specific Folder And You will get ***.tar.md5 like file of Stock Firmware in Specific Extracted Folder

•Add the Extracted ***.tar.md5 Firmware File in AP TAB of Odin

Note :-

*It will take Some Time to Add Firmware file into Odin According To Firmware Size

*So Keep Some Patience And Let Odin Ready For Flashing Process

•Be sure in Odin Options Only Auto-Reboot/F-Reset Time options are Ticked

•DON'T SELECT Re-Partion Or PIT File Add Options Unless Your Facing Null/Generic IMEI Or Baseband Unknown Related issues only

Note :-

*You Will Need to Download PIT files for Your Specific Device Model Numbers For Re-Partion of Partion Table In Case Of Null/Generic IMEI Or Baseband Unknown Issues

•Boot Your device into Download Mode Connect To PC using Original OEM Samsung Usb Cable Into Main Usb Port Of PC

Note :-

*Secondary Usb Hubs Sometimes May Produces error Of Device Not Recognized etc.

•Allow PC to install Samsung Usb Drivers for your Device

•You can see Your Device is added in Odin as its Highlighted in ID:COM Section on Left corner of Odin Windows

•Now your ready to flash Stock Firmware

Note :-

*ID:COM Will Look Like for eg. IDORT21 Etc.

•Press on Start Button in Odin, It will automatically start flashing process And You can see flashing log in Odin Side Window

•It will take some time to flash Stock firmware according to Device/Odin version/Firmware Size So Keep Some Patience And Stay Relax

•After flashing process gets complete, You will see "Pass" Message at the top of Odin Window

•Your Device will Reboot automatically

•Disconnect Your Device from PC

•Wait untill Software Updating/Installing Process Gets Completes on Device

•Afterwards Your device will Booup normally to Initial Setup Wizzard

•If In Case Your Device gets Stuck at Samsung Galaxy Logo For Long Time More than 10-20 minutes
Don't Worry Your Device Is in Soft BootLoop And There Is A Solution to fix it

Note :-

To Get Out Of Bootloop Follow The Steps Below

*Press Volume Down+Power Button Untill Screen gets Turned Off to Power Off Your Device

*Quickly Press Volume Up+Power+Home Buttons Simultaneously untill You See Samsung Galaxy Logo

*Release Keys Now

*You will Get Into Stock Recovery

*Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset Option There

*Wait Until Wiping Process get Completes

*After Wiping Process Get Completes Reboot your Device

*This time Your Device should BootUp normally without any issues

 

[Gr3atGeek]

●SAMSUNG SMARTSWITCH GUIDE FOR EMERGENCY SOFTWARE RECOVERY ON SAMSUNG DEVICES

●INSTRUCTIONS :-

•Open Samsung SmartSwitch You have installed On Your PC

•You will see SmartSwitch Window

•Click On the More Option at the top Right Corner in SmartSwitch Window

•Select Emergency Software Recovery And Initialization Option From Menu

•You will See Emergency Software Recovery And Initialization Window

•Select Device Initialization Option

•You will be Asked to Enter Your Device Model Number

Note :-

*Device Model Number Should Be Like For Eg. SM-N920C/I/G/F

•In Next Step It will ask You to Enter Device Serial Number Which You Can Find Printed On OEM Original Box Or On the Back Panel Of Device Or In Settings> About Device> Status> Serial Number

Note :-

*Device Serial Number Should Like For Eg. RZ8G*****

•Click Ok For Approval Whenever It Will Be Asked Until You See Some Instructions Window in SmartSwitch

Note :-

*Instructions Should Look Like "Make Sure Your Device Is Turned Off/Put Your Device Into Recovery Mode i.e.Download Mode" Etc.

•Put Your Device into Download Mode As per Instructed Into 'REQUIREMENTS' Section Using Hardware Keys Configuration

•Connect Your Device to PC using Original OEM Samsung Usb Cable To PC

•Click On "OK" Button In Instructions Windows

•SmartSwitch Will Automatically Detect/Download/Install Latest Available Stock Official Firmware for Your Device

•Wait And Keep Patience Untill Whole Process is Being Completed

•Your Device will Reboot Automatically After Installation Process Completes Successfully

•If In Case Your Device Stuck at Samsung Galaxy Logo For Long Time More than 10-20 minutes Then Don't Worry Your Device Is in Soft Bootloop AND There is A Way to fix it

Note :-

To Get Out Of Bootloop Follow The Steps Below

*Press Volume Down+Power Button Untill Screen gets Turned Off to Turn Off Your Device

*Quickly Press Volume Up+Power+Home Buttons Simultaneously Untill You See Samsung Galaxy Logo

*Release Keys Now

*You will Get Into Stock Recovery

*Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset Option There

*Wait Until Wiping Process Get Completes

*After Wiping Process Get Completes Reboot Your Device

*This Time Your Device Should Bootup Normally Without Any Issues

 

[Gr3atGeek]

●TWRP-CUSTOM-RECOVERY FLASHING GUIDE USING ODIN ON SAMSUNG DEVICES

●INSTRUCTIONS :-

•First Step is to Download Latest TWRP-Custom-Recovery For Your Specific Device Model Number

•You Can Grab Latest Version Of TWRP-Custom-Recovery From Official TWRP Website Below Posted

Note :-

*Select And Download Latest twrp***.img.tar File for Your Device Model Number Correctly

Official Website For TWRP-Custom Recovery Download:-

https://twrp.me/Devices/

•Open Odin On PC As Administrator And Add twrp***.img.tar into AP TAB of Odin

Note :-

*In case If You have downloaded twrp***.zip Then
Extract it to Specific Folder to get twrp***.img.tar file

•In Odin Options Be Sure To Un-Tick Auto-Reboot Option Also Don't Select Re-Partion Option
So Make Sure You Have Only Ticked F-Reset Time Option In Odin Options

Note :-

*If You Tick Auto-Reboot Option Then You will Get into Stock Recovery Again Even After flashing TWRP Using Odin

*So Better to Un-Tick Auto-Reboot Option And Manually Boot Into TWRP-Custom Recovery After Flashing Successfully By Hardware Keys Configuration

•Boot Your Device Into Download Mode And Connect To PC Using Original OEM Samsung Usb Cable

•You will See Your Device Is Added And Highlighted In ID:COM Port

•Click On "Start" Button In Odin And Wait Untill Odin will Flash TWRP-Custom-Recovery
After Flashing Completes Successfully You will See "Pass" Message In Odin

•Disconnect Your Device From PC Even if Its in Download Mode

•You Have To Boot Your Device Into TWRP-Custom-Recovery Manually By Using Hardware Keys Configuration

Note :-

To Get Into TWRP-Custom-Recovery Manually Follow The Steps Below

*Press Volume Down+Power Button To Turn Off Device

*Immediately Press Volume Up+Power+Home Buttons simultaneously After Device Screen Gets Turned Off

*You Will See Samsung Galaxy Logo

*Release Keys Now

•Your now in TWRP Recovery And Ready To Flash

*Custom Roms/Mods/Fixes

*Systemless SuperSU/Magisk Root Zips

Note :-

*If Your Planning To Flash Any Custom Roms/Mods/Fixes Or Systemless SuperSu/Magisk Root Zips Files Using TWRP

*Then Make Sure You Have Downloaded Those Files And Saved Them Already Into Your Internal Storage/External SD-Card Before Flashing TWRP-Custom-Recovery

 

[Gr3atGeek]

●CF-AUTOROOT- ROOT TOOL FLASHING GUIDE USING ODIN ON SAMSUNG DEVICES

●INSTRUCTIONS :-

•First Step Is To Download Official CF-Autoroot-Root Tool For Your Device Model Number According To Android Version And Build Number

•You Can Download Official CF-Autoroot-Root Tool for Your Device Model Number And Android Version From Official Website Listed Below

Official Website For CF-Autoroot-Root Tool Download:-

https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

•Extract CF-Autoroot.Zip in Specific Folder to get CF-Autoroot.tar file to be Flashed Using Odin

•Open Odin On PC As Administrator And Add CF-Autoroot.tar into AP TAB of Odin

•Make Sure To Tick Only Auto-Reboot And F-Reset Time Options In Odin Options
Dont Tick Re-Partion Option In Odin Options

•Put Your Device Into Download Mode And Connect To PC Using Original OEM Samsung Usb Cable

•You Will Eee Your Device Is Added And Highlighted In
ID:COM Port

•Click On "Start" Button In Odin
Wait Untill Odin will flash CF-Autoroot
You See "Pass" Message In Odin After Successful Flashing

•Your Device Will Reboot Automatically After Flashing Completes
Disconnect It From PC
You Wipl See On Device Screen That CF-Autoroot is Rooting Your Device

Note :-

*You Will See Some Red Command And Process Logs On Your Device Screen While CF-Autoroot Is Rooting Your Device

•Keep Patience untill Rooting process completes
Don't Turn Off Device while Process is going on Even if it will lead to some BootLoops
Your device will Reboot Automatically after Rooting Process completes.

•You Will See SuperSU Wpp In Default App-Drawer After Your Device Bootup

 

[desmond462]

Could you tell me even though i took ota update to naugat, if i could downgrade back to marshmallow by flashing throught odin?, and if i do what could happen if anything?

 

[Gr3atGeek]

Could you tell me even though i took ota update to naugat, if i could downgrade back to marshmallow by flashing throught odin?, and if i do what could happen if anything?

1)To be say honestly downgrading is not officially supported by Samsung also But yes you can successfully downgrade to 6.0.1 from 7.0 (I personally downgraded to 6.0.1 once successfully due to issues on stock 7.0)
2)You only need to follow the guide as instructed carefully Also the version of 6.0.1 MM you will choose to downgrade to should be latest dated (I mean the latest 6.0.1 firmware for your device and country available on Sammobile.com casually)
3)Hence you can find some instructions within my own Post in which i mentioned step by step installations instructions (Go To Page No 65 And Find My Post In Reply To Okiera29 There Regarding Downgrading To MM From Nougat)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3220229/page65

 

[desmond462]

1)To be say honestly downgrading is not officially supported by Samsung also But yes you can successfully downgrade to 6.0.1 from 7.0 (I personally downgraded to 6.0.1 once successfully due to issues on stock 7.0)
2)You only need to follow the guide as instructed carefully Also the version of 6.0.1 MM you will choose to downgrade to should be latest dated (I mean the latest 6.0.1 firmware for your device and country available on Sammobile.com casually)
3)Hence you can find some instructions within my own Post in which i mentioned step by step installations instructions (Go To Page No 65 And Find My Post In Reply To Okiera29 There Regarding Downgrading To MM From Nougat)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3220229/page65

Ok thank you for your reply, I understand. I also had some trouble with drk verity fail issue when I factory reset because I run into issue with my efs, it was failing to boot ,but after searching the internet I found out how to fix the efs issue and then I flash stock over and then run into trouble with drk verity fail issue, but found a script to bypass this error ,but I read that whenever I flash or factory reset I will run into this drk verity fail issue again, so I must flash this script to bypass this error.
So my question after all i have explain is, will it be a problem to downgade to 6.0 because of those previous issues ?

 

[Gr3atGeek]

Ok thank you for your reply, I understand. I also had some trouble with drk verity fail issue when I factory reset because I run into issue with my efs, it was failing to boot ,but after searching the internet I found out how to fix the efs issue and then I flash stock over and then run into trouble with drk verity fail issue, but found a script to bypass this error ,but I read that whenever I flash or factory reset I will run into this drk verity fail issue again, so I must flash this script to bypass this error.
So my question after all i have explain is, will it be a problem to downgade to 6.0 because of those previous issues ?

1)Can't say exactly without trying or downgrading firmware as i said already neither samsung nor any community will officially support downgrading of firmware as it may cause various baseband and imei related issues due to downgrading of bootloader
2)But for safety you can take full Nandroid backup of your current stable rom using TWRP and Try to downgrade firmware at your own risk
Regards

 

[desmond462]

1)Can't say exactly without trying or downgrading firmware as i said already neither samsung nor any community will officially support downgrading of firmware as it may cause various baseband and imei related issues due to downgrading of bootloader
2)But for safety you can take full Nandroid backup of your current stable rom using TWRP and Try to downgrade firmware at your own risk
Regards

ok thank you. So i end up downgrading back to marshmallow and i did run into the issue with drk and i flash the script to bypass that error and boot up successfully, but at the moment am searching for a fix to the drk failing on the internet, i found that alot of persons have run into this problem, but i see wat i can find.

 

[Gr3atGeek]

ok thank you. So i end up downgrading back to marshmallow and i did run into the issue with drk and i flash the script to bypass that error and boot up successfully, but at the moment am searching for a fix to the drk failing on the internet, i found that alot of persons have run into this problem, but i see wat i can find.

You can find more information in below listed thread about DM-verity with DRK check
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/how-to-solve-dm-verity-verification-t3293306

 

[Crike]

•You will See Emergency Software Recovery And Initialization Window

•Select Device Initialization Option

What version of Smart Switch offers initialization for SM-N920C Note 5's? The latest version doesn't include initialization anymore at all, and an older version I tried stated that initialization was not supported for Note 5's.