# Samsung note 9 stuck in bootloop + FRP removal help **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussion & Solutions\ **Tags:** help\ **Created:** [August 14, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-note-9-stuck-in-bootloop-frp-removal-help/324771 "2026-08-14T20:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAGRCO](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/dagrco/32/176821_2.png) [@DAGRCO](https://onehack.st/u/DAGRCO)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-note-9-stuck-in-bootloop-frp-removal-help/324771/1 "2026-08-14T20:29:00Z")
Hi all, Looking for abit of help if i can from the community 😀 … long story short i have a samsung galaxy note 9 i found a while back. NOT STOLEN just to clarify lol. I tried to find its owner but eventually gave up. So i would like to use it for myself. It is FRP locked as some numpty hard reset it 🤪. So i managed to reinstall the firmware but forgot about binary weight for the phone, at the time my mind was else where and realised as it was to late so now it is stuck in bootloop. I have the correct firmware now but cant seem to get it onto the phone. Any ideas or solutions would be great. Im not a hundred percent sure whether or not it will remove the FRP lock but either way is there anybody that could assist with that too it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks peeps ---
**Author:** ![BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/bluehacker/32/174721_2.png) [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-note-9-stuck-in-bootloop-frp-removal-help/324771/2 "2026-08-16T02:15:19Z")
![The moment the binary number finally matched and the phone said PASS](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/e/d/ed34a7e5bb893f4f8404930dec0e5fbcfa39a21d.jpeg) ### 🔑 One number on the phone decides everything — flash below it and it bootloops, flash at it or above and it lives Both of your problems trace to the same thing: the **binary version**. You flashed firmware _older_ than the binary already burned into the phone — Samsung blocks that with a fuse, and a half-written flash is your bootloop. It can’t be downgraded, ever. So the fix isn’t a magic tool, it’s **the right file** : full firmware at the same binary or higher. ## 🩹 Get it booting again | # | do this | grab | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **Force Download Mode** — hold **Bixby + Vol-Down** , keep holding, _then_ plug USB into the PC. It boots there even from a bootloop | — | | 2 | On that screen read **`RP SWREV`** — the number after `U` or `S` (e.g. `U9`) **is your binary**. Your file must be ≥ this | — | | 3 | Pull the **exact** full firmware for `SM-N960F` + your region at that binary — all four files, BL·AP·CP·CSC | [Frija](https://github.com/SlackingVeteran/frija/releases/latest) · Linux/Mac: [samloader-rs](https://github.com/topjohnwu/samloader-rs/releases/latest) | | 4 | Flash all four in **Odin 3.14.1** : BL→BL, AP→AP, CP→CP, **HOME\_CSC** →CSC. Re-Partition **off**. Wait for PASS | Odin, or Linux: [Thor](https://github.com/Samsung-Loki/Thor) | ⚠ Your last flash was missing files. **Load all four slots** , never AP alone — a lone AP on a fresh binary is exactly what bootlooped it. `HOME_CSC` keeps data, plain `CSC` wipes; either boots. ## 🔓 Then the FRP lock Flashing stock **boots the phone but leaves FRP on** — it’s a separate wall. Two ways through, easiest first: > **Route A — the combination trick (free, no extra tools)** > > Flash a **COMBINATION** file for N960F at your binary (single AP file). It boots into a factory OS with Settings open → toggle **OEM Unlocking** on → reboot to Download → flash the full stock firmware from the table above. FRP clears on the way. Get the combination at your binary from `samfw.com/frp` (pick the build whose binary matches yours). ```auto ``` > **Route B — a one-click FRP tool (fastest, needs the phone reachable)** > > From the setup screen: open the keypad on **Emergency call** , dial the test-mode code (three symbols, `*` `#` `0` `#` `*` — Samsung’s own service code), plug into PC, run **SamFW FRP Tool** (free), pick the COM port, hit Remove FRP. Grab it from `samfw.com/tool`. Works once the phone reaches the welcome screen after Step 4. ## ✅ One-line sanity check `RP SWREV` reads `U9` → your firmware **and** any combination file must read `U9` or higher. Match that one number and this phone is yours. Region on the phone doesn’t match your area? Any CSC of the same binary flashes fine — DBT or XEU are safe catch-alls. ---
**Author:** ![chriswfrye](https://onehack.st/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@chriswfrye](https://onehack.st/u/chriswfrye)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-note-9-stuck-in-bootloop-frp-removal-help/324771/3 "2026-08-16T11:48:27Z")
did you get it taken care of? if not hit me up ill help ya ---
**Author:** ![ultronex](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/ultronex/32/176748_2.png) [@ultronex](https://onehack.st/u/ultronex)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-note-9-stuck-in-bootloop-frp-removal-help/324771/4 "2026-08-16T11:48:37Z")
would be better if you post this on XDA and your dedicated device Telegram group