I hope it works. They usually say to use their triband rom, you need their triband twrp. Which you can install by just flashing it in your current twrp.
But hopefully it works out, although I think you'll be back here, lol.
You said it odin isn't working, what isn't working about odin? What were you trying to do with it? And lastly, do you have the Samsung USB drivers Installed? If you have the drivers, and are flashing the correct files, odin works every time.
The octos m weekly build is on
this page. It's mm, and you would need mm gapps.
If you are flashing one of their old lollipop builds, then I'm confused.
One last thing, you are certain the new phone you got is a triband right? I gotta ask.

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]like i said, im not sure whats up. windows did a big update so im not sure. i could always load twrp on to my triband through odin but the md5 file wouldn't even load into odin. i actually don't think it did the mdr5 check. it locked right there.. i got no errors, nothing. it just didn't work
this rom is up and running and i'm going to go get the update you said, i have to do gapps again? well, ok.. i got everything i installed from the places you told me to. i've made phone calls, listened to music and im just getting started on setting it up
.I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SAID TO MAKE YOU THINK I DID ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT YOU SAID TO DO. I JUST INSTALLED IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER TRIBAND SO I AM VERY COMFORTABLE INSTALLING EVERYTHING through recovery. sorry about the caps. the other triband was exactly the same. i could install twrp from odin but nothing else, nothing. so its about the same.you did good. i tried octos awhile ago but it didnt work.its all working fine nnow. thank you. ill tell you what happens with the rest. i cant believe the phone and sound works. thats a relief.
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i used all triband from twrp to the os.it says its activating cell service. im praying. believe me. i flashed twrp refresh through recovery, then loaded the rest.i think its going to work. there is bars and a 3g up there on the status bar. i think were in business.as high as you are on this rom it makes me excited. i can wait to get into setup. ill let you know. the apps optimized fine i think its ok.
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haha, i don't blame you for asking. ya, its a triband. i am not sure what is up with odin.Octos is booted and updating. i just got a beep out of the phone so were already one step up on the other triband. i don't know if you remember but on that last triband, it died. so i don't know if the problems i had with that were from the phone or what. with this one i haven't had that many problems. microsoft did an update last night but didn't finish until this morning. i don't like that. the phone works also. i did it right i just did it all through recovery. with your help. thank you.
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i don't see mm updates anywhere but im taking the refresher that octos says is the latest. no mm though.
can i take 6.0 gapps. ****, nevermind, i get mm now. im u8sed to dos 3.2 6.22. this marshmallow stuff is for the birds. ok sorry dude. haha.