[N910F][COH4/POI4][KNOX 0x0] Unofficial, re-packed Lollipop firmwares (multi CSC OXA)

[_alexndr]

I have decided to create this thread due to extraordinary success of my unofficial builds that I recently put in this thread

Main properties:

- PC Odin flashable (*.tar.md5 file)
- pure stock, NOT rooted, the only change is replaced CSC pack (unbranded multi CSC OXA package instead of original)
- contains CSC: BTU, CPW, DBT, ITV, KOR, XEF, XEO
- can be flashed on ANY N910F without a pit file
- it will NOT trip KNOX if you still have 0x0


Downloads:

>> N910FXXU1COH4_N910FOXA1BOC3_alexndr.7z << (Android 5.1.1)

>> N910FXXU1POI4_N910FOXA1BOC3_alexndr.7z << (Android 5.0.1)

>> Recent unofficial builds for SM-N910F <<


Important notes:

- I do not have much time to expand this thread, so only multi CSC OXA builds will be available here
- I am not able to fix any bugs as all builds contains only ORIGINAL, unmodified partition images (to let you keep KNOX 0x0)
- Unofficial builds means => no OTA updates available (to restore OTA updates you just need to fash OFFICIAL firmware from Sammobile)
- In theory it is not possible to brick your phone or trip KNOX using these builds, but I have to write it (just in case) - I am not responsible for anything that will happen to your phone

 

[alessandro_xda]

I have decided to create separate thread due to the extraordinary success of my unofficial compilation that I recently put in this thread

Main properties:

- PC Odin flashable (*.tar.md5 file)
- pure stock, NOT rooted, the only change is replaced multi CSC pack (putted multi CSC OXA package instead of original)
- contains CSC: BTU, CPW, DBT, ITV, KOR, XEF, XEO
- can be flashed on ANY N910F without a pit file
- it will NOT trip KNOX if you still have 0x0


Downloads:

>> Recent unofficial builds for SM-N910F <<


Important notes:

- I do not have too much time to expand this thread, so only multi CSC OXA builds will be available here
- I am not able to fix any bug as all builds contains only ORIGINAL, unmodified partition images (to let you keep KNOX 0x0)
- Unofficial builds means => no OTA updates available (to restore OTA updates you just need to fash OFFICIAL firmware from Sammobile)
- In theory it is not possible to brick your phone or trip KNOX using these builds, but I have to write it (just in case) - I am not responsible for anything that will happen to your phone

thanks! it works perfectly

 

[zkyevolved]

I'm glad you decided to start a new thread. The other one is just TOOO LONG! Great work, keep it up You rock!

 

[Racinghart91]

i dont understand it... why would we flash this instead of the original firmwares on sammible ?
just asking

 

[alessandro_xda]

i dont understand it... why would we flash this instead of the original firmwares on sammible ?
just asking

because it can happen that in your country the latest firmware is available 1 month after another lucky country (or operator)

 

[_alexndr]

i dont understand it... why would we flash this instead of the original firmwares on sammible ?
just asking

Another thing is that you probably just can't flash original BOD2 firmware due to different partition layout than in case of typical, unbranded phone. Read here for more info:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60603630

 

[RandyKaoss]

Great work, tried to install the BOD2 from Sammobile yesterday but obviously ran into the EXT4 error.

 

[nikc0069]

How does a person go about a repack? As I still don't know if the EE BOD2 build includes wifi calling. If it does, then I'll be needing to flash it, but it won't be repacked as it isn't Multi-CSC - but won't flash on my phone due to the large /preload partition.

 

[RandyKaoss]

Flashing now. Interested to see if this firmware fixes the problems with the BBC Media Player. Samsung have fixed it on the S5 and S6, according to the Play store page.

 

[StevePritchard]

Flashing now. Interested to see if this firmware fixes the problems with the BBC Media Player. Samsung have fixed it on the S5 and S6, according to the Play store page.

Didn't work for me despite B0C7 appearing to be earlier than B0D2.

 

[RandyKaoss]

Didn't work for me despite B0C7 appearing to be earlier than B0D2.

Yeah, just tried iPlayer on BOD2 - still broken Serious PITA not having access to BBC content on the move. Even radio streaming is glitchy.

Was trying to listen to the football at the weekend, and even with full 4G+ signal the sound kept breaking up. Switched to TuneIn Radio Pro - flawless! Crazy.

 

[StevePritchard]

Yeah, just tried iPlayer on BOD2 - still broken Serious PITA not having access to BBC content on the move. Even radio streaming is glitchy.

Was trying to listen to the football at the weekend, and even with full 4G+ signal the sound kept breaking up. Switched to TuneIn Radio Pro - flawless! Crazy.

I'm struggling to see how it can be Samsung's fault when all the other players seem to work just fine.

 

[RandyKaoss]

I'm struggling to see how it can be Samsung's fault when all the other players seem to work just fine.

That was also my view (i.e. the BBC are at fault) but if you read the info on the Google Play store for the BBC Media Player, it says:

"Users of Samsung Galaxy devices - especially the S5 and Note 4 - may be unable to play content after the upgrade to Android Lollipop (5.x), and may find that the BBC Media Player app crashes after a few seconds. This was due to a bug in the Samsung firmware which has now been fixed. Please ensure you update to the latest version of firmware (G900FXXU1BOC7) for your device."

G900FXXU1BOC7 is a Galaxy S5 firmware though. I wonder what version of the Note 4 firmware will have the same fix?

 

[StevePritchard]

That was also my view (i.e. the BBC are at fault) but if you read the info on the Google Play store for the BBC Media Player, it says:

"Users of Samsung Galaxy devices - especially the S5 and Note 4 - may be unable to play content after the upgrade to Android Lollipop (5.x), and may find that the BBC Media Player app crashes after a few seconds. This was due to a bug in the Samsung firmware which has now been fixed. Please ensure you update to the latest version of firmware (G900FXXU1BOC7) for your device."

G900FXXU1BOC7 is a Galaxy S5 firmware though. I wonder what version of the Note 4 firmware will have the same fix?

Yeah, I had read that, but it does make you wonder how every other media player managed to avoid the "Samsung bug", but the BBC fell foul of it.

 

[RandyKaoss]

Yeah, I had read that, but it does make you wonder how every other media player managed to avoid the "Samsung bug", but the BBC fell foul of it.

Indeed! I mean even Sky Go still works!

I just emailed the Media Player dev team and suprisingly got an almost immediate response from the Product Manager:

"We've been trying to get an estimate for a fix from Samsung for some time, and contacted them again yesterday. We'll keep pushing – I'm sorry it's taking so long for this to get fixed. We're also looking into whether we might be able to create a workaround to resolve the issue. In the long-term, of course, the goal is to remove the need for the separate Media Player app entirely; we hope to have achieved this in the native BBC iPlayer app within a few months."

<Apologies to the OP for veering off topic!!>

 

[luckyluis]

Hi Alex,
Any chance of a N910FXXU1BOE2 (0x0) Repacked Firmware?
This is exciting, all these NEW firmware being released.

 

[Batfink33]

Hi Alex,
Any chance of a N910FXXU1BOE2 (0x0) Repacked Firmware?
This is exciting, all these NEW firmware being released.

BOE2 is an earlier build than BOD2, the changelist is less than BOD2. The BOE2 seems to be just a naming convention.

 

[StevePritchard]

BOE2 is an earlier build than BOD2, the changelist is less than BOD2. The BOE2 seems to be just a naming convention.

You are right that the changelist seems the same as B0C5, but the build date is much later - I'm wondering if the changelist for B0E2 is just a typo, and it is a newer release?

 

[Ogy77]

When we flash this rom then we have official update over OTA?
EDIT-I found answer sorry.

 

[YOSEFE]

OP,
have you plans to repack with BOC4 instead of BOC3?

Cheers.