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    Samsung note 4 sm-N910F

    Kenneth.mtika
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    #1
    01-18-2018, 04:15 PM

    Each time i try to flash it, it keeps giving error on partition "hidden" , saying "volume size is too big" . ofcos reactivation lock is off and all that. Any solution to this??

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    01-18-2018, 06:30 PM
    (01-18-2018, 04:15 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  Each time i try to flash it, it keeps giving error on partition "hidden" , saying "volume size is too big" . ofcos reactivation lock is off and all that. Any solution to this??

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    The firmware you're trying to flash is possibly for a different region . Two fixes I've come across are:
    1. Flash a firmware with the right .pit file and select repartition
    2. Unpack the tar.md5 by first renaming to .tar then unzipping using 7zip. Delete hidden.img then rapack as tar then add the .md5 extension (using 7zip manager). If you get binary error then flash as .tar instead of .tar.md5

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    01-18-2018, 06:37 PM
    (01-18-2018, 06:30 PM)maxpayne Wrote:  
    (01-18-2018, 04:15 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  Each time i try to flash it, it keeps giving error on partition "hidden" , saying "volume size is too big" . ofcos reactivation lock is off and all that. Any solution to this??

    Sent from my Hisense F20 using Tapatalk

    The firmware you're trying to flash is possibly for a different region . Two fixes I've come across are:
    1. Flash a firmware with the right .pit file and select repartition
    2. Unpack the tar.md5 by first renaming to .tar then unzipping using 7zip. Delete hidden.img then rapack as tar then add the .md5 extension (using 7zip manager). If you get binary error then flash as .tar instead of .tar.md5

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    Am yet to try the pit file.. But the second one, i tried to flash it using Miracle box , then uncheck hidden partition. It flashed without errors, but stuck on boot logo, and keeps rebooting. And couldnt go into recovery mode. Flashed CWM, reset it to factory mode. Now when i switch it on, it shows the samsung note boot up screen with that green, blue led blinking , and nothing else from there.

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    01-18-2018, 09:59 PM
    (01-18-2018, 06:37 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  
    (01-18-2018, 06:30 PM)maxpayne Wrote:  
    (01-18-2018, 04:15 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  Each time i try to flash it, it keeps giving error on partition "hidden" , saying "volume size is too big" . ofcos reactivation lock is off and all that. Any solution to this??

    Sent from my Hisense F20 using Tapatalk

    The firmware you're trying to flash is possibly for a different region . Two fixes I've come across are:
    1. Flash a firmware with the right .pit file and select repartition
    2. Unpack the tar.md5 by first renaming to .tar then unzipping using 7zip. Delete hidden.img then rapack as tar then add the .md5 extension (using 7zip manager). If you get binary error then flash as .tar instead of .tar.md5

    Sent from my Infinix X510 using Hovatek Mobile
    Am yet to try the pit file.. But the second one, i tried to flash it using Miracle box , then uncheck hidden partition. It flashed without errors, but stuck on boot logo, and keeps rebooting. And couldnt go into recovery mode. Flashed CWM, reset it to factory mode. Now when i switch it on, it shows the samsung note boot up screen with that green, blue led blinking , and nothing else from there.

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    I have tried the pit file method, but still, not solved. Now i wanna try flash it with 4file repair rom i found on tsar3000. But am surprised in the other hand since i tried to check the model of the phone on imei.info , and here is what i got... Which is which? The model of this phone is N910s or N910f???? [Image: 02003f0800c59cf6e340e1ef96763cf0.jpg]

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    01-19-2018, 09:53 AM
    (01-18-2018, 09:59 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  I have tried the pit file method, but still, not solved. Now i wanna try flash it with 4file repair rom i found on tsar3000. But am surprised in the other hand since i tried to check the model of the phone on imei.info , and here is what i got... Which is which? The model of this phone is N910s or N910f????

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    I believe those are two different variants

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    01-19-2018, 09:56 AM
    (01-19-2018, 09:53 AM)maxpayne Wrote:  
    (01-18-2018, 09:59 PM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  I have tried the pit file method, but still, not solved. Now i wanna try flash it with 4file repair rom i found on tsar3000. But am surprised in the other hand since i tried to check the model of the phone on imei.info , and here is what i got... Which is which? The model of this phone is N910s or N910f????

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    I believe those are two different variants

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    So which is which? Imei shows that. But the device shows N910F

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    01-19-2018, 03:39 PM
    (01-19-2018, 09:56 AM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  So which is which? Imei shows that. But the device shows N910F

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    whats the model written in odin mode?
    also check the model written on the sticker at the back
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    01-20-2018, 12:40 AM
    (01-19-2018, 03:39 PM)freshtyt Wrote:  
    (01-19-2018, 09:56 AM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  So which is which? Imei shows that. But the device shows N910F

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    whats the model written in odin mode?
    also check the model written on the sticker at the back
    In odin mode it shows N910f, likewise on sticker

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    01-20-2018, 11:37 AM
    (01-20-2018, 12:40 AM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  In odin mode it shows N910f, likewise on sticker

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    Then try other firmware for this exact variant

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    01-22-2018, 10:46 AM
    (01-20-2018, 11:37 AM)maxpayne Wrote:  
    (01-20-2018, 12:40 AM)Kenneth.mtika Wrote:  In odin mode it shows N910f, likewise on sticker

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    Then try other firmware for this exact variant

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    Ok.. Let me try

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