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[Galaxy S6 General] Joylesstuna:
Im gonna take this nice and slow as im reading alot of reports of issues. First things first, when i flash official firmware through Odin will it automatically perform a full data wipe?
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
No data wipe, I kept all app and pic when I did it
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
It's not automatic but If you don't wipe, don't be surprised if you run into issues.
[Galaxy S6 General] Joylesstuna:
Did a wipe anyways. I didn't know stock could be so fast. Fingerprint scanner is still s**t.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
If you want to root stock rom 6.0, you can flash supersu.zip 2.68 over recovery. Your S6 will be rooted and doesn't lose audio call.

Battery's life is good after 2-3 cycles charging.
[Galaxy S6 General] Jazznax:
Correct me if I'm wrong but if I flash the new 6.0.1 Canadian bootloader, I'll be able to run marshmallow roms on my phone
[Galaxy S6 General] hostilebynature:
correct
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
ANY 920F based ROM?
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
I don't think so! First of all, you need to flash stock rom 6.0 over odin for your mobile. Than, you flash bootloader, modem and recovery by odin too. Now, you can flash custom rom 6.0 over recovery.

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No! You can flash some rom of them, which has stock kernel of G920w8.
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
So, from what I understand, I need to make a backup of my phone using smart switch, then factory reset (which wipes my phone?), and THEN I can install the 6.0.1 ROM (from Eastlink for example), THEN THEN I factory reset/wipe again for good measure, and finally use smart switch to restore my files?

I came across the following link for the steps to use Odin and such, just want to make sure I don't kill my phone or run into unnecessary lad issues.

http://androidromupdate.com/2016/04...pdate-for-canada-samsung-galaxy-s6-sm-g920w8/
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
You don't need to make factory reset second time.
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Is there a place I can download the GS6 ROM? sammobile is slow as hell.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
It's better if you download stock rom 6.0 by Samfirm tool. You will have rom after 5 minutes. See here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66351355&postcount=11733
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Thanks, downloading now! I'm on Rogers, at what point do I need to change my CSC, before or after I start the whole process?

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It keeps giving the following error around the 400-500 MB mark...

Trying to download SM-G920W8_1_20160321093853_5giqgv1h3e.zip.enc4 to C:\Users\Dustin\Desktop\SM-G920W8_1_20160321093853_5giqgv1h3e.zip.enc4

Error: Connection interrupted

Download paused

Any other source to download?
[Galaxy S6 General] emmawilliam834:
There certainly appears to be a lot of love for Marshmallow in Canada today as Videotron has now expanded its rollout of Android 6.0.1 for all its factory-locked models of the Galaxy S6 to a nationwide release. This news comes a short while after Telus started distributing an identical upgrade to the handset in the region.
[Galaxy S6 General] jnhsd0319:
Another good news.

Samsung's new "Good Lock" is officially supported in Canadian samsung app store

if you are missing data toggle, this has stock android data toggle.

Plus it's pretty stable and looks good
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
My S6 is Rogers too! I don't need to change CSC and my S6 works well for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Both the Telus and Koodo release on Sammobile have different build numbers than the Eastlink/Videotron releases. So it's difficult to say that they are identical with any sort of confidence.
[Galaxy S6 General] MM13:
The kernel sources for both builds have also been released

http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=Sm-g920w8
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Success! Took about 15 minutes total, from first reset, to install, to second reset (old habits are hard to break)!

EDIT: I used Wind Mobile's ROM.

EDIT2: So, is there any way to root on 6.0.1 yet? I *really* want to get rid of the bloatware.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
Root is difficult work for you.

1. Down load bootloader and modem for G920W8 here

Http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762635998589

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762635998588

Flash by odin in BL and CP buttons.

2. Down load Arter97 recovery for G920FI android 6.0.1 (it goes well for G920W8). It name arter97-recovery-g920fi-13.1-twrp_3.0.2-0.tar.md5. Link download here

http://www.arter97.com/browse/S6/kernel/13.1/g920fi/

Flash it by odin in AP button.

3. Download superesu.zip 2.68 (other supersu.zip doesn't go), copy it in internal memory of mobile. (Search link download yourself on google). Now, flash it over recovery, than reboot your mobile. G920W8 is rooted!
[Galaxy S6 General] Peek-A-Boogie:
Can someone get me the flashable boot and modem zip

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Like a twrp flashable zip
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Check xtreliterom. There is a link to modem and bootloader.
[Galaxy S6 General] Peek-A-Boogie:
But is it twrp flashable
[Galaxy S6 General] rydeordie99:
Telus/koodo 6.0.1 release is slightly newer with a higher change list number. I wish we could know what was changed
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
If you just want root and nothing more on the stock ROM, this is the way to go. http://www.recovery-mode.com/root/h...xy-s6-sm-g9208-android-6-0-1-marshmallow.html. CF-Auto Root by Chainfire. No need to flash custom recoveries etc. One file and done. Note: This method will trip Knox.

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See above.
[Galaxy S6 General] yohojones:
Back to Telus from Eastlink. This version is Android Security Level Apr 2. I can't remember what version thew Eastlink version was.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Same
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
I flashed the update through Odin, and now it's stuck on the boot screen... When I boot into recovery it says "Applied multi-CSC (KDO)". I accidentally downloaded KDO firmware. My phone is bought from Telus, is that why? The .zip.enc4 file seems to be identical for both TLS and KDO.... I wiped cache, tried reflashing again but it's still stuck on the logo boot screen.
[Galaxy S6 General] Orion9k0:
I had the same issue, as did a bunch of others a few posts back. The arter kernal seems to have issues, you need to use idle kernal.
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Bootloader's are not TWRP flashable and must be flashed through ODIN. Modems can be flashed via TWRP however, I strongly recommend using ODIN as it will fail to flash incase there's an error.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Oh I'm not using xtrestoliterom, I'm flashing the stock update. I redownloaded and reflashed the firmware, it was still stuck on logo boot. I flashed CF-Auto-Root to see if it'll work, it's still stuck on the boot screen. Do I really need to factory reset :eek:
[Galaxy S6 General] Orion9k0:
What exactly are you flashing?

Use the samfirm http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66351355&postcount=11733
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Yes, I used samfirm to download the firmware, and flashed G920W8VLU3CPC8_G920W8OYA3CPC8_G920W8VLU3CPC8_HOME.tar.md5 using Odin. Everything flashed successfully. It worked fine the last time I updated (5.1.1), not sure why it's not this time :confused:

When I first boot after flashing, the blue droid screen changes to "Erasing" after "Applying system updates 32%"... and gets stuck on boot screen after that

EDIT: I did a wipe/factory reset and it booted into the welcome screen after a while. Maybe the process just took longer than usual?
[Galaxy S6 General] IUH1991:
For everyone using the east link build, how's battery life? I find it's been significantly reduced on my end...
[Galaxy S6 General] Toyotaspeed:
I just updated my S6 to Marshmallow after it got pushed to my phone and I can no longer hear any audio when somebody calls me, I have to put them on speaker. Anybody have any experience with this issue? I'm on Wind Mobile and seem to be using a Telus S6 since Samsung's warranty center replaced the phone for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] daubh:
My battery has been draining WHILE CHARGING since this morning. But it could be because of my cable. I am ordering a replacement cable and will update.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
I'm using Eastlink.

First two days seemed really bad.

Noticed there is lots more bloat. Spent some more time with Titanium Backup freezing things and today has been way better. Probably still more to freeze.

If Rogers is PC8 too when it's out, I'll give it a shot.
[Galaxy S6 General] MM13:
Here's the modem and bootloader from the Telus/Koodo build. It's for the G920W8 only

Flash with Odin. I have successfully updated from the PC5 modem and bootloader to the PC8 with these 2 files

Enjoy! :)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B61LUlfKePSreWcxdGVPVU4zX28
[Galaxy S6 General] SynGamer:
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is PC5 and PC8?

Side note: I installed the Wind mobile ROM and I'm at 44% battery left after 8H50M. 39% screen. So far, so good?
[Galaxy S6 General] MM13:
The build number. PC5 is G920W8VLU3CPC5 which has a build date of March 18th 2016 and PC8 is G920W8VLU3CPC8 with a build date of march 25th.

So PC8 would be considered the most recent fw for our device.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
It isn't true! You can't root your mobile with this method! Did you try to root it with this method?
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
Yeah. Did it the day the Eastlink firmware came out. No problems what so ever. This method has been the method for rooting mentioned a few times in the last week or so. No has said it hasn't worked and I know it works cause I used it. Check back over the last 10 pages or so. You will we this is the recommended method in our forum for 6.0.1 rooting.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Battery life is gonna be ****ty for the first few days until the app optimization is complete unless you guys turn it off.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
I try to root with this method several time, but i have not success. Odin 3.09 doesn't go, and odin 3.10.6 make my mobile boot loops.
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
any way to root the SM-G920W8 with android 6.0.1?

EDIT: Found a way! used twrp from this link in post #5 at the bottom:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/sams...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Flashing latest cfautoroot for the W8 with odin works just fine.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
I'm not sure what to tell you. There are instructions on the root page on what to do if you boot loop (It's a data wipe / factory reset). Did you try that and then flash the Autoroot again? Were you completely stock when you tried it? Did you put the file in the "AP" box? Did you try redownloading the file to make sure your copy wasn't corrupt? Lastly, did you get the correct file for your phone and not one for the S6 edge model or something like that? I'm not trying to say you made a mistake but they and can happen.

It's worked for a number of people here so I'm not sure on your end what's up.

Edit: When you say ODIN 3.09 - Doesn't go what do you mean? What's the error?
[Galaxy S6 General] Dyn4myT:
It work for both devices ? SM-G9208 and SM-G920W8
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
I don't want to try your method of rooting again. I have flashed recovery by odin. Than, i flashed supersu.zip 2.68 over recovery for rooting. Now, i am pleasant with my mobile!
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
The file that I used is the address that I linked. It was originally mentioned way back on page 190 of this thread the day the Eastlink F/W was released and has been mentioned again a few times as a way to root stock 6.0.1. No one has stated that it hasn't worked aside from the guy last night/today (but it's too late to figure out what he was doing wrong now) and a handful have said that it has worked for them.

If you don't trust it, don't use it. Flashing anything comes with a risk. I'm just going based on what I have experienced and what others have stated which is this method has worked. In the end I am not responsible for anyone elses device and what they do to it.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Having some weird issues.

Does anyone edit preferences files in data/data ?

I would normally edit mms so that the screen doesn't come on every text.

When I tried on 6 and saved the file, it will no longer save any settings. I open it and change the font size for example and close out. Open it back up and it's default again. Looses all settings.

Same with another app that I lost the backup of so I went in to edit the points, saved and now it won't store any points.

Tried making sure the app is closed and even restarting which wasn't necessary on 5.1 but get the same.

I'm about to try the Telus PC8.
[Galaxy S6 General] ubi21:
I want to add to this, I've used flexfulton's link to root the Eastlink and the Telus fw on my phone (SM-G920W8) without issues. As a general rule I always factory wipe after flashing a new fw then proceed to root right after.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Yeah I went from my usual ~4 hours SOT to 1-2 hours everyday. Wonder what's going on...

I think I'll go ahead and try reflashing with Telus. Probably won't do much but oh well.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Just looking at Xtresolite and they are still working in the deep sleep fix in the 6.0 rom.

I haven't checked if it's deep sleeping. I'm installing xtresolite deo now so past that point but for the others that are staying stock and getting bad battery life. I would check that.
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
I use rom xtresolite 1 week, it's very good for me. Battery's life is better than stock.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
The new stock Marshmallow version seems to be blasting notification tones at full volume in headphones, and it's really annoying. Lowering the volume does nothing
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
Is there a custom kernel that works for the G920W8 with TouchWiz Android 6.0.1?
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
idlekernel apparently. Don't have a link right now..
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
Much happier on xtrestolite so far. All the little issues are gone. Mobile data toggle back. (I did a proper clean install with factory reset too so no idea why I had so many little issues)

Battery still seems less but just on day one now.
[Galaxy S6 General] Frasertbf:
Can't get phone to open recovery

I've rooted and installed every version of twrp from 2.8 to 3.02 but not one of them will boot into recovery. All I get is "recovery not seandroid permissable". Anyone else have this problem or know of a download that works?

I'm on the g920w8, 6.01 telus

Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
delete
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
Down load bootloader and modem for G920W8 here

Http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762635998589

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762635998588

Flash by odin in BL and CP buttons.

2. Down load Arter97 recovery for G920FI android 6.0.1 (it goes well for G920W8). It name arter97-recovery-g920fi-13.1-twrp_3.0.2-0.tar.md5. Link download here

http://www.arter97.com/browse/S6/kernel/13.1/g920fi/

Flash it by odin in AP button
[Galaxy S6 General] Frasertbf:
Thanks for the info! Got it running.
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Got an error, didn't work. I have to reflash the stock firmware -_-

UPDATE* got it working, accepted the change to system, not im gettnig bootloop.
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
I odin flashed stock 6.0 and then twrp-3.0.2-1-zeroflte.tar. That worked for me.

It may not be necessary to go the long route.
[Galaxy S6 General] dlockhart:
Long time since i've rooted and flashed customs stuff(S1 and S3), did lots of reading to try and catch up, please tell me if I understand this correct and if I'm missing a step:

Currently unrooted.. stock!

I'm with Bell(5.1.1) (compatible with TMO? and ATT?)

I can flash via Odin Telus(6.0.1); gets me upgraded bootloader

I can then root, and install a custom recovery(via odin?) (is root first?)

Then I can install any MM compatible ROM? eg. XtreStoLite 3.1.1

Followed by a Modem and CSC flash?

I think that seems correct.... am I missing a kernel step?
[Galaxy S6 General] meboy:
You got it. Just don't need the modem/CSC step at the end.

cfautoroot first but it wouldn't have been a big deal and you would figure it out just flashing again.

Should do a factory reset after stock 6 to be safe.

Nice to see some one reading before asking.
[Galaxy S6 General] dlockhart:
50 mins left for my sammobile download lol, quick question about kernels... ive read some posts about audio los in calls etc.. and to flash specific kernels, a lot of this information looks old.. is it old or still an issue?

Is there a specific kernel I need to run ? or what comes with the rom okay?

Also I just downloaded CFautoroot from his site and it mentions locked bootloaders, is this an issue?
[Galaxy S6 General] Bmmaximus:
does xposed work with w8 model on 6.0.1?
[Galaxy S6 General] dlockhart:
I'm able to get 1) telus flashed and 2) rooted.. but getting TWRP to flash and or install is causing issues, inital boot no problem, boot into recovery I get a "recovery is not SEAandroid enforced" ive tried latests TWRP and 3.0.0 and same issues...

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Figured it out, needed a modified kernel version of twrp, found it in another thread.
[Galaxy S6 General] ankushkatari:
Any news on the Bell MM update?
[Galaxy S6 General] Choquette:
Someone could make a list of custom work working for our w8 s6? doesnt look like there are alot !!
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
Is there a way to convert my W8 to a different version such as the F/I/S/K with a pit file?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S6 General] bill10:
No you can't but you can flash one of there rims and replace the kernal with ours or flash xtrestolite s ROM. Why would you want to do that anyway?
[Galaxy S6 General] Choquette:
I presume beacause there are more roms for other models then ours!
[Galaxy S6 General] dlockhart:
Im running xterstolite and it now lists my device as 920F
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Because F is the new W [emoji12]
[Galaxy S6 General] bahuy2003:
Me too! I think S6 g920w8 hasn't got too much rom!
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
There are plenty of awesome Roms out there but only one of them has support for W8
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
Well, it still is a G920W8 because of the bootloader, modem and other stuff

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Is there a flashable (stock or custom) W8 kernel for 6.0.1? I want to use some G920F/S/K/I roms on it but I cannot find a zip file with the stock rom.
[Galaxy S6 General] Cosmic Blue:
check out post 2130 2 pages back it should have what you need.
[Galaxy S6 General] Choquette:
Which rom do you wanna try?
[Galaxy S6 General] noob924:
I've use PureStock ExtraLite by ambassadi for 5.1 before so Im attempting to use the 6.0.1 version
[Galaxy S6 General] Tarun Arora:
Hello guys ! Is there anybody knows how to restore the missing data toggle in android 6.0.1 ... previous apps r not working any solution ?
[Galaxy S6 General] tangocore:
Tried both arter (as described 2 pages back) and cfautoroot for 920w8 MM, no avail as odin just stay on NAND start write and i eventually have to do a factory reset from recovery to boot my phone:(

edit: got it working when i switch odin 3.9 for 3.10.07
[Galaxy S6 General] D_Rail:
Just wanted to say thanks to this thread!

Successfully installed the Telus version of MM on my Bell S6. Then installed arter twrp, xstrolite 3.2, addons, xposed. So far so good!
[Galaxy S6 General] supercharge1:
hello all finally bit the bullet and broke my warrantee. tried to install tyrannus rom. everything works except the earpiece. I can make or receive calls but hear nothing. any advice
[Galaxy S6 General] Mekret:
Does that rom come with a kernel? I believe call audio only works on the stock kernel at the moment.
[Galaxy S6 General] supercharge1:
Ah. Yes it does. Any way to get the stock kernel or am i going to have to do a full Rogers restore
[Galaxy S6 General] Macabagel:
Been searching around google for a day or so now on how to root my s6 Canadian variant on 6.0.1... And I'm still yet to find a working method. Can anyone please point me in the right direction? I'm practically a beginner at rooting, so any help works. Please and thanks :D
[Galaxy S6 General] Nuthin100:
Help

Hey Guys like the above i am looking to root my SM-G920w8 Bell s6. Should i install marshmellow and root? If so how do i do this. Ive looked around and im a bit lost in the comments.

Jake
[Galaxy S6 General] crzykiller:
Marshmallow is amazing and has amazing battery life and performance.

Flash ESK marshmallow update via odin and let it boot completely. Power off and install arterz TWRP for the G920f via odin while unchecking auto reboot. hold volume down and power till phone power off and immediately hold volume up, home and power too boot to recovery. Flash Xtrestolite 3.2 and select inside aroma the option for g920W8. select all the things you want and also flash the Xtrestolite Add-On. wipe cache and data and reboot. Profit.

I get on average 5-6:30hr on screen time over the course of an entire day with mixed wifi, data usage and bluetooth occasionally. Also watch lots of 1080p60/1440p60 on youtube which used to drain my battery a lot more on lollipop and its 1000000x times smoother. no stuttering at all. Browsing is a hell of a lot quicker too.
[Galaxy S6 General] Nuthin100:
Thanks Crazy i am downloading as we speak. Do you have the link for arterz TWRP? i cant seem to find that. Do i also need to download the modem and bootloader?
[Galaxy S6 General] Orion9k0:
Has anyone tried encrypting on xtrestolite 3.1.1 or 3.2?
[Galaxy S6 General] Macabagel:
But doesn't xtresolite require root? Also thank you for your response but, I have nary the knowledge on how to wipe cache, data and flashing roms. The only thing I've done before related to this stuff is basic rooting my samsung galaxy s4 and installing xposed framework.
[Galaxy S6 General] lgsshedden:
thanks to crzykiller for the excellent post and clear instructions

couple of additional comments, prior to flashing TWRP be sure to download the xtresolite files to the phone storage so that they are there when you go into TWRP recovery to install them

xtresolite will install root for you
[Galaxy S6 General] crzykiller:
A common misconception with installing ROMs is that you need to root first. This is not the case. You just literally flash TWRP without rebooting and make sure you downloaded xtrestolite and the addon and they are in your storage. Boot to twrp and flash those files and thats it. Youre pretty much done. A factory reset is always recommended after. Xtrestolite automatically roots your phone. If you want root on your stock ROM, all you gotta do is boot to TWRP after flashing it with odinwithout rebooting then flash SuperSU 2.7.1 system-less root. Reboot and profit. As simple as that :)

Edit: arterz recovery is here. Make sure to download the .tar one thats odin Flashable.

http://arter97.com/browse/exynos7420/recovery/twrp/g920fi/

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If you flash the ESK firmware there is no need to download the modem and bootloader. I recommend downloading the full firmware though
[Galaxy S6 General] Macabagel:
So which twrp do I download? So let me get this straight (sorry for being repetitive, I just don't want to royally screw anything with my phone)...

1.Put Xstresolite 3.2 and aroma on my phone directory somewhere

2.Flash Twrp with Odin on my phone

3.Without rebooting, use twrp to flash xstresolite 3.2

4. Flash aroma add on after xstresolite 3.2

5. Boot in and do a factory reset?

Is this all correct? Or am I missing steps or whatnot, also how do do I flash xstresolite with twrp without rebooting? Will it just open twrp right after I finish flashing twrp into my phone through download mode and odin?