yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] graysooner:
Just to be sure, this does work with the Tmobile T817T, correct?

Edit: found answer.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
No idea. Nobody has tested it yet and come back with the answer.

Still waiting...
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] saramon:
I'd say so, great job!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] graysooner:
Willing to try, but a question. If I flash with Odin, is TWRP installed also?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
You have to flash twrp first. You will find my builds of TWRP in the development section.

Flash the 5.1.1 t810 version.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Aikavaras2015:
can't get into twrp

i flashed the boot patched file odin is successful it says but kernel is not seandroid enforcing and will not boot into twrp, boots into stock recovery still
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
That message is normal.

What you have to do is after flashing twrp you need to directly boot into twrp to prevent the stock recovery overwriting it.

Flash twrp again but disable auto reboot in Odin.

After flashing reboot by holding POWER + HOME +VOL DOWN then as soon as the screen goes blank immediately change to VOL UP whilst still holding the other buttons.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Aikavaras2015:
i did that, still booted into system not twrp

still no twrp. just goes to stock. I have tried both times with autoreboot off, once with f reset checked and another with f reset unchecked.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Don't mess with f.reset

Honestly this is purely about timing. Plenty have already done it with the same device as you.

As long as you are flashing the correct twrp file then you should be good after following the advice above.

Can you flash twrp then post me a screenshot of odin?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] LeeLongLang:
How did you get xposed working?

[/U]

I have the T715 but can't get xposed to work
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Please, this thread is only for testing the above kernels.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] LACSTS:
Will this work with the T817A model (AT&T)?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] d0cx:
no
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Exleh:
I really appreciate your work. You have a lot more patience than I do, having to answer all these questions. I have a Verizon model which will probably never see root but either way, it's good to see someone trying to help out the root community like this.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] daigle1981:
Trwp for t817w

Hi all, I got a t817w. How can I install twrp? I know I have to do this below

Extract the boot.img from the zip then Install with TWRP:

Tab_S2_t817_boot.zip

But how to get the . Tar to install twrp with odin? Then follow with the boot. Img?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
It's in the dev section.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] skully213:
Thank You oh great Ashyx!!

Hello guy, i want to say thank you Ashyx!! I have searched for this since yesterday and when i found this tread i was really septical after all i have read everywhere, but that have worked like a charm on my new T817w Bell Canada!!! Thank you very very much for this i can now use my favorite app with full super user function enable with my LTE on!!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] trythat01:
Is possible to flash back to stock -non mod- boot img and keep root?

I followed your instructions, it worked perfectly on my t817t!! rooted and LTE is working!! Now i would like to know, after obtaining root do i need to stay on the mod boot image? or can i flash back to stock boot and still have root access? And if I can go back to stock boot, can you please help my find the stock boot image file? Thanks s million for all your work!! Really appreciated!!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
It is the stock boot.img with just a modified ramdisk. The kernel is untouched.

If you flash total stock you will boot loop.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] trythat01:
Ok. Will stay on the current boot img. Thanks for the info!! However I do have a weird problem since I rooted this device (no other mod's on device.. only followed your guidance step by step) the device will reboot itself every few minutes, especially when their is no activity on the device and screen goes off, it'll reboot itself right away. Do you know what the problem could be?

Process history:

1. Odin flashed TWRP recovery

2. TWRP flashed t817t_boot.img (link from OP)

3. TWRP flashed Beta supersu 2.5.2 (Link from OP)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] InsayneShane:
Hey [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION], would you be able to point me in the direction of rooting my T817W? Correct me if I'm wrong but what is the ordered process?

I know I need the following

Odin

TWRP flashed through odin

Kernal flashed through odin

but not sure which versions....
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] otoolerc:
Whatever happened to it being easy to root and flash a Samsung device?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Google.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Latest versions, it's all in the first page.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] InsayneShane:
Sounds good. I'll give it a go and report back. If not, I've probably thrown the tablet out the window... all the best!

P.S. is it okay for me to make a zip that includes all necessary files for others in my situation??? I will post it here though.

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HOLY **** it worked! ashyx you're a genious lol it didn't work for me two months ago so I gave up and never retried. now... time for some sexy xposed modules.

Also... is "kernal is not seandroid enforcing" normal?

I know "recovery is not seandroid enforcing" is (duh)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Custom boot.img or recovery.img will report the not seandroid enforcing message. Nothing to worry about.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] trythat01:
Thank you ashyx! You're brilliant!!

As I posted above I rooted my t817t tablet and LTE is working.

I have one problem, after flashing the boot.img (even before flashing SuperSU) my tablet will reboot itself every few minutes. I tried to figure out the problem, could be the reason that the boot.img provided by the OP is for t817t AND for t817w models, and I noticed that the settings of my tablet changed to 'SE for Android status.. SM-T817W.. (picture attached). Also in the logs I captured from my tablet I see many of the following error: ..E/audit ( 4587): SEPF_SM-T817W_5.1.1_0035...

Is it possible to make a boot.img specific for t817t which will maybe solve the problem??

I really appreciate your help!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Did you make a backup with TWRP before flashing?

This method is a little outdated now.

You can use your own boot image now.

Restore your unrooted rom or unroot with superuser first then restore the stock boot.img with twrp.

Now flash this for root.

http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu-stable
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] InsayneShane:
Okay great. Thanks bud!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] quick4321:
Is there any chance a root for the ATT version is in the works? SM-T817A? I just picked one up and Im a little bitter I cant root it. I must have misread what was currently rootable.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Kingroot and KingOroot are your best options.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] quick4321:
The kingroot apk seems to give me almost like a sandboxed root environment but its temporary and I lose when it reboots. Anything I can do?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] 3's&7's:
Thanks for all work on this device tree [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] !

Just to confirm I read this correctly, the T817T can be rooted using SuperSU 2.65 with it's own stock boot.IMG (not the modded offering in your original post?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Correct.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] xuanphucn:
Is the t817v Verizon rootable?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
No, no and no again. Unless Kingroot or kingOroot works.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3247112
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] 3's&7's:
Confirmed root on T817T using SuperSU 2.65 ...again, tyvm [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] ! 5MT901758V915582G
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] magda623:
TWRP installed. Flashed SU 2.65. Root checker says its not rooted. When I flash, none of my partitions mount. Even though I decline to mount the system in -ro. Anyone else having this issue?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Ritesh Mestry:
Aaa
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ulysnep:
I had this issue too. Are you using TWRP 3.0.0? I couldn't get system, cache, etc to mount so when I tried to flash SU 2.65, it would say fail to mount and when I checked root, it said no SU binaries installed.

I solved the problem by flashing TWRP 2.8.7.1 via Odin and then flashing boot.img and then SU 2.65 right after and it magically worked on my T817T.

Here is the link to TWRP 2.8.7.1. Use twrp_2.8.7.1_LL_5.1.1_t810 for Lollipop 5.1.1.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
That issue is fixed in TWRP 3.0.0-1
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Mohawk_John:
I friggin love you man! Awesome job T817T twrp'd and rooted thanks to you and your beautiful custom kernel. Lte up and running. Thanks again and I'll be sure to donate a.s.a.p. Woohoo!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] elrooster:
thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] llawen:
I have been trying to find roms for 817t. Is the 810 roms compatable?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] carmenor:
New and I will like to try it

Hello I have a Tab S2 SM-T817T, Android 5.1.1. I will love to learn how to root my tablet. Can you help me with step by step instructions? Thank you!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
I have the 817W lte version with 5.1.1, could someone please let me know what the steps are in order to root it. I downloaded all the tools and files I think I need. I just am not sure of the steps. Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Hi, I am about to try to root my tablet, but before I do can someone please let me know if this is the process I use below. I just want to make sure I have the steps and files correct before I continue, Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks

Tab S2 T817W

Files:

-Tab_S2_t817T_boot.img

-twrp_2.8.7.1_LL_5.1.1_t810

-BETA-SuperSU-v2.52

Process:

1)Put Tablet In Download Mode

2)Using ODIN Flash TWRP on to tablet

3)Using TWRP Flash the Tab_S2_t817T_boot image

4)Using TWRP Install BETA-SuperSU-v2.52

5)Reboot to Root....lol
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Well I rooted my tablet, the only thing is the boot has the seandroid enforcing warning which I read is normal but if I wanted to go back to stock withour root later on what is the process I have to use and would it take away the red seandroid boot warnings? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
I'll fix the Seandroid warning.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Thank You "Ashyx"

Everything is working great on my 817w
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] graysooner:
Does mean a new image file? Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] seven2099:
OP latest links to 2.65 and your guide doesnt work with latest SM-T817W update.

only this worked.

http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] harry_fine:
Hello Ashyx. Thanks for your work.

New Rogers Tab S2 T817W with MM 6.01. I've read this entire thread. A lot of it was written with Lollipop 5.1.1, so just wanted to make sure all the instructions and files still the same, and if it's safe to give it a go (I know, back up with TWRP before installing image).

Is this the TWRP version to download from the development section?: twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t810.tar

I'm curious about one thing. Been rooting phones and tablets for years. I didn't know you could install a customer recovery before you rooted the device. How are you able to install TWRP first prior to new ROM image and root?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Or specifically the security patch the Samsung recently released.

This only applies to MM.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
You have no need to use this guide.

All you need do is flash twrp then the latest supersu, as of now v2.74.

You do not need root to use a custom recovery.

Root is an OS based hack.

Recovery operates totally independent of the android OS. Recovery is in effect it's own mini OS.

All custom recoverys already have root access.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] harry_fine:
I'm confused ashyx. Why don't I need Tab_S2_t817T_boot.img, how is my configuration different from the situation in this thread?

And where is v2.74? The link in the OP points to v2.52.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] PDADoc:
Got my T817T rooted and working, but I did notice a couple of odd things: one, every time I reboot, it forgets my WiFi network and I have to reconnect it. Also, in TWRP 3.0.0-1 the backup went fine, but at the very beginning of the backup there's a message:

E: Unable to find partition size for '/hidden_image'

What does that mean?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
This hack isn't really needed any more since chainfire introduced versions of SuperSU which can now automatically patch the stock boot image. Basically doing what I have done here.

You can simply flash the latest version of Supersu and it will do everything required.

https://download.chainfire.eu/964/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328.zip
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
You don't need to tick everything in twrp to make a full backup.

The backup options ending in _image are for raw image backups.

The standard partition backup is enough unless you have a need for a raw partition backup.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] PDADoc:
Thanks for responding. I didn't check anything, I just want with the default settings. So what should I look for in the settings, then? I just checked the backup options and the only things checked are boot, system and data.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] PDADoc:
So, after reading the latest piece of information regarding the obviated need for the boot.img, I restored the TWRP backup I made before I began all this and flashed SuperSU 2.74, which cured my WiFi issue and I'm otherwise rooted, except for one thing: now I can't seem to alter any files in root because root explorer is saying I'm not rooted. And yes, it has superuser permissions.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Update Root Explorer and it will work.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
I have the 817w rooted with 5.1.1 and was wondering how to install the new MM firmware. And is there a way to root it yet? I also was wondering if this will remove the SEANDROID is not enforcing warning on boot? Can I install it with twrp?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] seven2099:
Yes there is a way to root it and its much simpler than on 5.1.1

depending on how you rooted 5.1.1 you might need to reflash back to base stock completely or alternatively (if you're not a noob) could manually flash the stock recovery and boot images and then use the OTA update to update to MM.

then simply using the latest super SU beta, 2.75 zip, you could root the device in one click using the correct TWRP.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Hi, thanks for the reply, I rooted by flashing TWRP with odin, flashed the Tab_S2_t817T_boot image then flashed BETA-SuperSU-v2.52. I also did a backup in TWRP before I did all this. So what so you think is the best route to go back to stock to update to MM?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Hi guys !! I am in need of some advice and help, I have my S2 817W that I rooted with the Boot.img/TWRP/SU way running 5.1.1. The tablet has been working great for awhile now, know issues beside the red "Seandroid Enforcing" text at bootup, well today I went to start my tablet and it only goes as far as the Samsung logo and reboots. I tried cleaning the cache but nothing would work, I luckily did a backup with TWRP before I began and I did a restore. Now the tablet is booting fine again and is back to my original stock OS. Now I have the TWRP installed and my question is when I boot into recovery it keeps asking if I want to install SuperSU, if I install this will I get root back? And what could have caused the boot loop? I didn't install anything new.

"Update" Just upgraded to 6.0.1 through Smart Switch, just need to figure out how to root now...lol
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
You probably got the security policy update that Samsung has been pushing which causes bootloops on rooted devices.

Flash supersu v2.74 and you should be good.

This will disable any more policy updates.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Thanks Ashyx:

Can I still flash supersu under TWRP now that I did the update to MM 6.0.1 ? Or is there another way to root it Now?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Flash with twrp.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Ashyx

Hi, Ok I have no idea what is going on, after I updated to MM I had TWRP still as it wanted to flash the SuperSU, so I downloaded the new 2.74 version like you suggested and tried to boot into recovery but now I am getting the factory android recovery, TWRP is gone. How do I go about getting it back on the tablet with MM on it now? Do I just flash it with ODIN again or do I have to flash a boot.img again ?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
When you update twrp gets replaced with stock recovery.

Just reflash the latest twrp for your device and then supersu 2.74.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
So I don't have to flash any boot.img this time? just use Odin, flash TWRP , then boot into recovery and flash SuperSU 2.74 and I will be rooted again? :D , Sorry to be a bug, but which TWRP do I flash on it with MM ? I have the Original TWRP 2.8.7.1 5.1.1 that I used the first time, is there an updated one I should use? I looked under devices but the Tab S2 is not listed

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Ashyx: I seen the new TWRP versions you added, I just don't know which one is compatible with the 817w as the model is not listed, I have everything ready , just need the new TWRP for my S2
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] stesul411:
Updated my Sprint SM-T817P to 6.0.1, looking for correct TWRP and SSU.

Thanks in advance.

FOUND IT. SEE BELOW.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Same vote as me....lol, they have so many different models of this tablet, I want to flash it but not sure which TWRP version I can use but this site is really good, they have helped me out with my questions, :)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] stesul411:
Worked it out CRASH.

Download TWRP for the 810 from the first post in this forum.

Download BETA-SuperSU-2.74-2 (I googled it and DL'd direct from Chainfires site)

Install TWRP via ODIN. In ODIN uncheck auto reboot. After TWRP installs, reboot while holding home, vol down and pwr, as soon as screen goes black switch to vol up while holding the other two buttons, this will boot you to recovery. If you let it do a normal reboot the stock recovery will overwrite TWRP.

MAKE A BACKUP and reboot (if TWRP asks DO NOT install SSU)

Boot into recovery (home, vol up, and pwr buttons)

Install SSU, reboot.

AND ROOTED.

Took me 2 hours of research and 10 min to install.

AND yes, this is the best place to get questions answered, I've been a member here for about 10 years.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Crash27:
Thanks, I am going to flash it now, I just wanted to make sure I had a version that was compatible with my tablet so I didn't run into any issues
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kingwicked:
Dear Ashyx

can T815 TWRP recovery run on T817T . And if we edit Updater script file of a custom rom of T815

to flash on T817 Tmobile model.

Will it work or brick the phone and then

i think to get out of mess option i think will be to flash stock rom of T817t back via odin

Can you throw some light from your knowledge please.

i really want to flash a deodex rom so i can use wanamxposed and flatstyle modules to mod systemui i.e statusbar ,battery icon etc
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Don't need to edit updater script. Just install twrp T815.

Also no need for deodex rom to install Wanams xposed either.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kingwicked:
sorry to ask again just to be clear

"if i flash T815 recovery on T817Tmobile will i be able to flash any custom rom made for T815 model and what if i flash StockMM for T815 on T817T"

I have TWRP 3.0.2 of T810 Installled and have made backup of my stock rom. also i ahve downloaded the stock rom downloaded on pc to flash via odin if something goes wrong

do i have to flash your T815 Kernel aswell on T817t .. and will LTE work?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
You can flash t815 roms if you use twrp for T815.

Don't know if T815 MM Rom will flash through odin for T817.

Shouldn't need to flash T815 kernel.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kingwicked:
i am willing to try stock T815 MM ROm on Odin. But i am not sure if it flashes wrong is there a chance of hard bricking my tablet . Will the download mode work if odin fails

is the bootloader of T817T Tmobile variant locked .

As far as i understand

maybewhen MM releases for T817T there will be more chances for flashing this T815 MM Stock rom via TWRP with bootloader removed

By the Way i have root and working LTE on latest Tmobile 5.1.1 also freezed extra bloat with titanium backup
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
As long as you have a full twrp backup there's nothing to worry about.

Download mode always works.

Boot loader is not locked on T807T.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kingwicked:
Dear Ashyx . i tried installing T817 MM 6.01 on My T817T 5.1.1 but it failed in odin RED. I got Something has gone wrong blah blah.

i booted back to download mode as it was not going into recovery.

So i flashed back system.tar and boot.tar via odin pc from tar i made of my t817t stock rom and then i booted back

I have tried flashing system.img and boot.img after making tar files via odin of T817 odin fails

Now im back with TWRP. Will Try flashing system.img flashable zip if i can make that

i tried flashing the MM T817 system.img boot.img in flashable zip twrp

it says done in just 2 secs when verifcation unchecked but with verification check ticked on it fails

would flashing the T815 Stock Rom MM or LP but there isno touch wiz 5.1.1 custom rom

only 5.0.2 TW of T815 there no 5.1.1 . im on 5.1.1

HELP: I have problem with the boot splash screen after flashing boot.tar and system.tar

i flashed TWRP Backup even stock rom via odin but the samsung galaxy Tab S2 Screen is coming distorted colors whereas when bootanimation starts everything is fine

i am also getting modem crashed! dumping when in rom

Thanks and sorry to bother you
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jeanluc1701@hotmail.com:
From where you downloaded twrp_2.8.7.1_LL_5.1.1_t810. My tablet already installed android 6.0.1. will it work ?

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I just got my S2 with 6.0.1 from Rogers. So to root

1) odin

2) twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t810.tar

3) BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2

Do I need to change the boot.img ?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
No boot.img needed just do the 3 steps above.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jeanluc1701@hotmail.com:
I just got my S2 with 6.0.1 from Rogers. So to root

1) odin

2) twrp_3.0.2-1_sm-t810.tar

3) BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2

Do I need to change the boot.img ?

No boot.img needed just do the 3 steps above

Thanks, I will do a full backup and tested
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] thepanmq:
Lost wifi pasword saving...

I did the root procedure several times, and it seems to mostly work on my T817T (5.1.1). However, It does not remember wifi passwords across a reboot. Also, it seems like it doesn't remember default apps either, when I choose an application for an action.

I've verified that it did remember wifi passwords across a reboot prior to rooting.

The /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf had the data in it prior to rebooting, and after rebooting, the network information is all gone.....

Any ideas?

P.S. Just noticed your instructions say to remove the boot.img from the zip, which I didn't do - would that cause an issue - didn't look like there was much else in the zip file.....
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Supersanborn:
Is the process any different for the Tab S2 MM OTA? Or do we just root the lollipop version and flash the MM build?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ashyx:
Just flash mm then root it with SuperSU.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] daigleStyle:
Lte radio image for t817w Rogers download only

Hi all, I would like to download the Lte radio image only for the 9.7 tab s2 Rogers tablet. I was unable to find it.

I am able tu find the firmware of 1.24 gb but I just want the radio image.

Someone can help? Model is sm-t817w

Thank you
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Devhux:
To clarify, since I have the Rogers T817-W tablet, I can't root it without affecting LTE?