how to install a stock international firmware on a Korean N950N 256GB

[alonmore28]

Hey
I have been searching for a clear answer but couldn't find any.

I am looking for guides and information about how I could possibly install a fresh, stock, "vanilla" version on my Note 8 N950N.
mine is the korean 256GB variant. I can't replace it and i wanted to get the 256GB variant anyway.

but some bloatware and also a few minor annoying "bugs" that are in the korean software is really disturbing me. it gets all confused because i am not really in/from korea. i get plenty of korean marketing **** and more...

I would like to have an international version. have it work seamlessly with my local networks, and also when i go abroad (i will be going to the USA in april).

Preferably i would like to get the Stock version, without rooting anything.
but if i have no choice i would install a custom rom which is the "cleanest" and the one most similar to stock.

please, can anyone write down clearly what are the steps I should do. I would be really thankful.

By the way, if it matters, I live in israel (if need to install a software or modem which are compatible.)

please, help!

thank you very much
Alon

 

[bober10113]

root it and youll be happy you never got an F

 

[alonmore28]

root it and youll be happy you never got an F

thanks for the reply. could you please explain why will rooting help me? will it allow me to install a clean stock version without the Korean bloatware?

 

[shouren04]

thanks for the reply. could you please explain why will rooting help me? will it allow me to install a clean stock version without the Korean bloatware?

Because you can't install F fw on a N without rooting, odin will not let you.

If you don't care about Samsung Pay or Secure Folder, twrp/root & install any custom F based rom you want. Or with root you can remove all the bloatware from your stock fw that you want. Or you can install Weta Rom base only. Weta Rom has the mod installer seperate so if you just want a stock unbloated rom Weta base would be a good choice. Weta is by far my favorite ROM so far & is what I have been running....with the Weta mod though.

 

[alonmore28]

Because you can't install F fw on a N without rooting, odin will not let you.

If you don't care about Samsung Pay or Secure Folder, twrp/root & install any custom F based rom you want. Or with root you can remove all the bloatware from your stock fw that you want. Or you can install Weta Rom base only. Weta Rom has the mod installer seperate so if you just want a stock unbloated rom Weta base would be a good choice. Weta is by far my favorite ROM so far & is what I have been running....with the Weta mod though.

Thank you,
I actually don't mind about Samsung Pay. it's not being used in Israel anyway, and what is Secure Folder? i didn't know about it also anyway so i guess it wouldnt bother me.

So what is the process step by step?
1. Root phone.
2. then?

is it possible to root the phone and then install a stock firmware of an F variant? i am not interested in having a custom rom anyway...

 

[bober10113]

Thank you,
I actually don't mind about Samsung Pay. it's not being used in Israel anyway, and what is Secure Folder? i didn't know about it also anyway so i guess it wouldnt bother me.

So what is the process step by step?
1. Root phone.
2. then?

is it possible to root the phone and then install a stock firmware of an F variant? i am not interested in having a custom rom anyway...

do this:
1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/unofficial-twrp-3-2-1-0-greatlte-t3722198

2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/rom-weta-1-0-t3698465

3
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ility-flashable-csc-selection-v1-0-0-t3711226

 

[alonmore28]

Thank you
I will read further on those links.

a question. Is it possible to install TWRP, then change CSC and then flash a stock ROM of the N950F variant? or will the device react badly for it?

thank you.

do this:
1
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/unofficial-twrp-3-2-1-0-greatlte-t3722198

2
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/rom-weta-1-0-t3698465

3
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ility-flashable-csc-selection-v1-0-0-t3711226

 

[bober10113]

you can flash a stockish F rom if it is in zip install format for twrp. you cannot flash a stock F firmware in odin to a N device

 

[alonmore28]

okay... thanks
do you know where (if even possible) i could get such a file?

you can flash a stockish F rom if it is in zip install format for twrp. you cannot flash a stock firmware in odin

 

[bober10113]

okay... thanks
do you know where (if even possible) i could get such a file?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga.../test-u3bra8-devbase-v4-6-encryption-t3746309

as close to a stock rim that you will ever find.

 

[MrElectrifyer]

https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga.../test-u3bra8-devbase-v4-6-encryption-t3746309

as close to a stock rim that you will ever find.

Hey man, I tried doing exactly this on my 256GB SM-N950N with @_alexndr's DevBase ROM for the SM-N950F as you linked to above. Skipped the model check, however, I keep getting an error message during the installation process. @_alexndr stated, here in that his DevBase thread, that flashing the SM-N950F ROM on the SM-N950N isn't that straight forward due to different system partition size.

Please would you happen to know of the proper procedure to resizing my SM-N950N partitions so that I can flash the latest SM-N950F Oreo (don't like Android pie) DevBase ROM on it? Thanks in advance.

 

[bober10113]

Hey man, I tried doing exactly this on my 256GB SM-N950N with @_alexndr's DevBase ROM for the SM-N950F as you linked to above. Skipped the model check, however, I keep getting an error message during the installation process. @_alexndr stated, here in that his DevBase thread, that flashing the SM-N950F ROM on the SM-N950N isn't that straight forward due to different system partition size.

Please would you happen to know of the proper procedure to resizing my SM-N950N partitions so that I can flash the latest SM-N950F Oreo (don't like Android pie) DevBase ROM on it? Thanks in advance.

well acctualy hasint he released a proper n960n release?

here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75483936&postcount=2

oreo and pie build for n960n in the second part of post 2

 

[MrElectrifyer]

Thanks for the prompt response.

well acctualy hasint he released a proper n960n release?

here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75483936&postcount=2

oreo and pie build for n960n in the second part of post 2

No, that's still Korean. I'm looking to install the unlocked and unbranded UK CSC on my SM-N950N. However, doing that breaks Bixby and other region-locked Samsung services as they detect my model number isn't in the region. So, I figured installing the SM-N950F ROM would resolve the region locking issue. Similar to how Tkkg1994's Iron Man ROM did it.

 

[bober10113]

Thanks for the prompt response.



No, that's still Korean. I'm looking to install the unlocked and unbranded UK CSC on my SM-N950N. However, doing that breaks Bixby and other region-locked Samsung services as they detect my model number isn't in the region. So, I figured installing the SM-N950F ROM would resolve the region locking issue. Similar to how Tkkg1994's Iron Man ROM did it.

oh i get it.

humm and ironman dosent work?

btw the system partition is smaller and you cannot change it.(responding to your initial question)

 

[MrElectrifyer]

oh i get it.

humm and ironman dosent work?

Iron man ROM stopped getting updates/troubleshooting a while back, before my Note 8 was even 1 year old.

btw the system partition is smaller and you cannot change it.(responding to your initial question)

Oh, then how did the Iron Man ROM work then?

 

[bober10113]

Iron man ROM stopped getting updates/troubleshooting a while back, before my Note 8 was even 1 year old.



Oh, then how did the Iron Man ROM work then?

i believe by debloating a bit, the total amount of data written to the system partition was reduced to accommodate the N devices. or by pure fluke, maybe dev never intended to reduce data just for the N but just by removing some knox stuff and other unneeded stuff when rooted.

 

[Kalm_Traveler]

Thanks for the prompt response.



No, that's still Korean. I'm looking to install the unlocked and unbranded UK CSC on my SM-N950N. However, doing that breaks Bixby and other region-locked Samsung services as they detect my model number isn't in the region. So, I figured installing the SM-N950F ROM would resolve the region locking issue. Similar to how Tkkg1994's Iron Man ROM did it.

Bixby settings are in the CSC config - unrelated to model.

 

[MrElectrifyer]

Bixby settings are in the CSC config - unrelated to model.

But if I change the CSC to the UK unlocked and unbranded, Bixby starts saying "Ok, I canceled it" to every single 1 of my commands.

Whereas with the Iron Man ROM, which virtually changed my device model number to SM-N950F, and the same UK CSC, everything worked fine. Unfortunately, it's development came to an end long before my Note 8 was even 1 years old.

 

[Kalm_Traveler]

But if I change the CSC to the UK unlocked and unbranded, Bixby starts saying "Ok, I canceled it" to every single 1 of my commands.

Whereas with the Iron Man ROM, which virtually changed my device model number to SM-N950F, and the same UK CSC, everything worked fine. Unfortunately, it's development came to an end long before my Note 8 was even 1 years old.

So you're applying the same CSC patch to both ROMs? Or you mean that a CSC with the same name in Iron Man ROM and in a separate CSC zip behave differently?

My phone is running stock N950N base, with my USA T-mobile CSC patch and Bixby works correctly for a USA Tmobile phone because all its settings are in the CSC config files.

 

[MrElectrifyer]

Thanks for the prompt response.

My phone is running stock N950N base, with my USA T-mobile CSC patch and Bixby works correctly for a USA Tmobile phone because all its settings are in the CSC config files.

Hmm, very interesting.

So you're applying the same CSC patch to both ROMs? Or you mean that a CSC with the same name in Iron Man ROM and in a separate CSC zip behave differently?

I used Tkkg1994's CSC changer ZIP file in both cases. How did you go about doing your CSC change? If I can simply change to UK unlocked and unbranded CSC while keeping Bixby and every other Samsung service working as normal, I'll be fine with that.