yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] RoidDroidVoid:
So you are suggesting that, after the Sprint root FW is on the device, you think you will be able to dd just the compiled kernel part of the boot.img from the Tmo FW?

If so, what prevents dd'ing all the Tmo parts that we want into the rooted device?

I guess my question really is - since we would no longer have to pass the Odin/download mode signature test (since the sprint FW is already on the phone), why can't we just piece together what we want... in other words... how far is too far? What exactly has to be removed/added/edited to trigger the bootloader to not load the modded image?

I've been thinking about a couple of potential solutions so I'm just trying to determine what factors I may not have thought of, don't know about, or have lost track of that I need to keep front of mind while mentally testing my hypothetical solutions.

I don't want to spend a bunch of time putting something together that somehow ignored a requirement and therefore was just a waste of time.

Also, I'm certain that there are those whom we haven't heard from yet that are quietly working on this issue too so it would be great if everyone could just do a 'braindump' and describe what has been tried, the result and why they believe they got the result that they did (what was the obstacle?).

Then if those working on this would post their ideas and what they have learned, we could avoid duplicate efforts and most likely zero in on the best possible solutions.

I don't mind compiling all useful data into a WIP knowledge-base post if others agree with this idea. That post could also then be used to track who needs what (img files, devices, dev help, testers, etc.)

If the thread stays fairly clean, that might also be a good spot to include the overall status so people can refer to one post that is just the meat and no banter.

Thoughts???
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Rx8Driver:
Actually my thought is to do exactly what jovy has done with the Deodexed T-mo rom after using the userdebug bootloader/kernel.... then you're on P Bootloader and kernel with T stock Deodexed Rom that includes the frameworks for volte/wfc.... now i build a hybrid kernel by injecting compiled T variant zImage with existing P ramdisk and test from there... could be initramfs changes as well I'd have to diff the ramdisks from each but i think if there's differences they could likely be added to the ramdisk by dd same as the kernel code itself.... making sense?

On The consolidated Thread, not a bad idea, at least for Kernels as t/p/w8 use same source code, even if ramdisk has differences that may or may not be compilable using osrc... biggest thing is have to inject changes with dd as we can't duplicate Sammy signature.... so in the end we have a hybrid engboot IMG that could be saved, shared, etc.... hopefully with all protections (guid 1000, tima, etc) turned off at compile time....

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Biggest thing is i need the device... I'm not gonna try to do like Chainfire and try to remote debug... to much PITA...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ethanscooter:
What do you mean? I'm using Xposed right now. Just flash it with FlashFire.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] RoidDroidVoid:
Okay, we are all definitely on the same page when it comes to the solution. I do have a question though, if we dd inject whatever we want into the signed boot.img, won't the size and crc change cause an issue with validation?

If not, then it would seem like all options are on the table. We would then have a "shell" that can be modified at will using this method.

Also, could recovery be modified in this same way to sneak twrp into the recovery img? Then if the locked bootloader would still allow the modified recovery then the lock would be almost entirely circumvented.

Of course, if size (but maybe not crc or md5) does matter then a simple edit or two to change a 0 to a 1, etc. may still work.

Obviously, there are a lot of 'ifs' but I am just brainstorming. Won't size and crc be an issue?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Rx8Driver:
Normally yes, but that's why we're gonna use a kernel that's had protection disabled at compile time...

Odds are altering the recovery image will cause a bootloop...flashfire for now is likely the only real bet, ore flashify i used to use.... fact is we aren't using anything until we get kernel panic for elevated priv's under control...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] jovy23:
Its the userdebug firmware meaning it must be the one that some of the users are flashing from sprint onto their tmobile device.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Rx8Driver:
That's right...i figured that out... just thought at first I'd stumbled on something new, then saw that freeza posted it (to afh) lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] OvrDriVE:
ok i have a question. kind of root related but may get me flamed for asking a dumb question overall. but here goes

ok. so we have the stock tar.md5 files for our phone. and we can odin it and our device is fine. my question is lets say we take the ap file which contains the system partition, now inside of that tar.md5 we have the system partition(named system.img.ext4), we can extract that file. we can even convert it to an extractable format. so my question is.

can we take that file. convert it to an image file and extract it. deodex it, add a few mods maybe, but most importantly add root, then recompile those files back into an img file and convert that back to system.img.ext4 and then place that file into the ap tar.md5 and odin it. now with that said would it work, or is that idea just ludicrous, or would it fail to even odin and if it would work would our phones boot or be bricked? i'm just curious. i know someone knows. might be a way to get root on our firmware. who knows. just an idea i been thinking about. anyway. don't kill me for this one.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] AssassinsLament:
No, because then the checksum of the tar.md5 file will not be be correct and the locked bootloader will not flash it. If the bootloader was unlocked, then yes, it would flash fine.

Same with this talk of injecting ramdisk/kernel stuff, the moment you dd an image that is not an official boot.img, or even a modified official one, it will fail the checksum and it will not boot.

There's only two ways, 1) Engineering boot 2) Unlock Bootloader via an official unlock or an exploit.

We can get root with the Sprint userdebug boot, but sadly it breaks wifi calling and volte. I think a few people have tried a t-mobile system with the sprint userdebug boot, and wifi calling and volte is still broken. So it must be built into the kernel.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] OvrDriVE:
that makes sense. good to know it would work though if we didn't have the stupid sammy checks in place
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
anyone try emailing [MENTION=1113488]JUSMEJOSE[/MENTION] through his email that he list as his paypal donation id?

la.rubbers@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Got contact!!! Anyone want to try? Ill get a link
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Let's go....im in
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
He said he wants 50. Heres his email. I had to buy school clothes today or i would handle it.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ice5192:
it's only 50$ let's risk it and see what happens.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
I did.....about 5 days ago.....no reply.

A quick google of pacemaker surgery....basically no pain after 48hrs....able to drive in a week....so I think we might as well give up on that source.....something else is going on there....IMO
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
so who's going to pay this dude?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
I spent my remaining money on school clothes for my kid. So count me out till Wednesday
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
I accidentally erased my paypal account a few months back and never set it back up.......if need be I'll set one back up unless someone else can get it....
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
lol, send the guy payment via credit card, then file a chargeback/dispute when you finished downloading the file.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] babaroye:
I am not a developer, i can send someone the $50 so they can do it. [MENTION=345440]root[/MENTION]-Maniac do you want that? Send me a PM with your info.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
I have a paypal account but im dead dog d!@k broke, lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
Make sure you are getting the right firmware...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] RoidDroidVoid:
The dd idea might work but that isn't really a solution for the masses and there would be no way to repack an odin flashable without the samsung keys. Flashfire only works if you already have root.

Perhaps finding an exploit to either unlock the bootloader or circumvent its verification methods would be ideal. One of the problems with that is that I don't think anyone is totally clear on what methods are actually being used. With no source examples that I know of, it will be difficult to determine those methods other than trial and error and stabbing in the dark. Even then, you'd only know what methods were employed. You'd still have to go about figuring out how to circumvent them.

The engineering rom would be the express route to joy.

I know someone on here is at least $50 richer than I am.

-hint: if you have $50 then you are $50 richer than I am. :eek:

If this dude's legit, that would be sweet.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
I can pay $25 to you, are we sure this is our T-Mobile engboot version?

Anyway, just let me know when you're ready for my half
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] you busy ?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Seems legit.

Ill donate on payday to who ever gives this a try.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
Cool, how can we get this started?

I'll let you developer get this, just an investor.. Lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
[MENTION=4854133]bajasur[/MENTION] can you handle this bro?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
I'll chip in too if short
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] babaroye:
I am also willing to invest. You guys are the developers, if interested. Let me know and i will send the money.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Thanks guys!! Me too but i cant untill Wednesday. Hopefully [MENTION=4854133]bajasur[/MENTION] will handle it since hes the OP and Mod. [emoji16] [emoji120]
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] drum747:
I'm in for $5 , sorry it can't be more but I can paypal just need an email. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
what if we pitch in $50 to you so you can continue your dialogue with the seller and get the file? Seems the easiest way to proceed
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
Yes, let's do it that way if you don't mind.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Ok lets do this. Paypal: robert.pomponio@gmail.com
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] babaroye:
I will be sending you $25
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Ok thank you.

We just need another 25 guys
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
ok I got it....hold tight
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] babaroye:
There you go sir $30
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] drum747:
Payment sent, thanks!

Transaction ID: 9CB12122W1938330U

August 29, 2016
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
Done $25
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Ok got it guys. Sending him the payment now
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Damn you guys are fast....I was still setting up a paypal account......let me know if anything else is needed
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Thank you eveyone, i got more then needed and will need to sort out the return!

Just waiting for a reply now.

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Not the correct file. Looks like verizon
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Nice work [MENTION=4431652]Root-Maniac[/MENTION]
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Should i post the downlaod link?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
shold have always funded with credit card so you can file dispute after.. :crying:
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Im currenrlt downloading. Who wants a link? Not sure if i should pm it or post here???
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] OvrDriVE:
you got 30 minutes to cancel the payment if it's not the right file
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Thanks
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ice5192:
pm me please.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
34 percent downloaded

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Yes sir
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
i'm not feeling good about this.. pretty sure the filenames shouldn't have a "v" since we're tmobile and it shouldn't be the same like the guy claims.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Pm me please with link
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] AssassinsLament:
If he didn't specifically state that you can't share it, or state that on his site, then I don't see why not? But, I think it might be best to upload it to a mirror, just in case the link is taken down.

I'd hate to be pessimistic but it does seem to be labeled Verizon. either way, great job guys. Let's hope it's legit.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] omf05:
Please PM me with it also.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Have you emailed him back about the file name?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
FAWKED!

Looks like same file here? I just googled part of the filename in that fb messenger post and this is what I got.

http://forum.a2phone.ir/download-ce...rev00_user_mid_noship_multi_cert-tar-rar.html
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Different qb number !!! Might be legit
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Still need to pay for that file
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Qb #
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ted77usa:
Just pm [MENTION=4854133]bajasur[/MENTION] or [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION] or like [MENTION=503463]AssassinsLament[/MENTION] said upload it to Afh or something.... Thank you for everyone that joint force to get this Engboot combo file[emoji106] or u can pm me....I know a lot of devs are working on this behind the scene as we speak.... trust me when I said that[emoji4]
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] babaroye:
I have it downloaded. Too bad i am not a dev
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Heres a link for everyone. Im not the owner. You all paid for it :) i just played middle man. Hope this is what we need!!!

http://vip-files.com/VIP-File/Samsu...9322_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.rar
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Nevermind same qb....not sure what i saw....lol. tired
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
I agree, send it to those guys.. Then place it on a share drive..
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] AssassinsLament:
653mb Only? Hmmmmmmmmm
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] dallas90733:
Don't forget to flash it, so we all know the outcome. You can split my change amount the developers..

Thank you guys so much, I was going to switch this phone out for Moto Z with the mod.. Lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
no bloat :p
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Not sure how you guys want to split this up??
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ted77usa:
Are u sure that for N930T....seem like N930V
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
He said its the same file
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Unpacks to almost 2gb
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ted77usa:
Forwarded the file.... and let see if the right file..... if not you guys can get your money back from paypal [emoji106] Unless someone brave enough to try it first [emoji4]
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Glad you got it downloaded. Slow connection here. Hope you can confirm for us shortly some good news!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ice5192:
ill I'll be uploaded this to my personal website and allow users to use it.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] OvrDriVE:
cancel payment

653 meg. the tar.md5 is almost 2gig so it is majorly compressed. has the verizon pit file. but that system.img.ext4 is really small compared to the t-mo's system image

ok, just coverted the system.img.ext4 to a raw system.img and it expanded out to a little over 6gig. let me extract it and see what is there and check build.prop

it is indeed the verizon rom

# begin build properties

# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh

ro.build.id=MMB29M

ro.build.display.id=MMB29M.FA60_N930VVRU1APH6

ro.build.version.incremental=FA60_N930VVRU1APH6

ro.build.version.sdk=23

ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL

ro.build.version.release=6.0.1

ro.build.version.security_patch=2016-07-01

ro.build.version.base_os=

ro.build.date=Wed Aug 17 13:07:17 KST 2016

ro.build.date.utc=1471406837

ro.build.type=user

ro.build.user=dpi

ro.build.host=SWHD4417

ro.build.tags=release-keys

ro.build.flavor=graceqltevzw-user

ro.product.model=SM-N930V

ro.product.brand=samsung

ro.product.name=graceqltevzw

ro.product.device=graceqltevzw

and i just checked xbin folder. it has 1 file in it and it is not su

let me check a few other things

also theres no cache.img.ext4 file either so no csc or in our case omc folder. not sure i am brave enuff to test this.

after looking through the system image. it is missing alot. and i do mean alot.

not even deodexed. so it is not userdebug version
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] AssassinsLament:
It's definitely not a T-Mobile file... and guess what? It just starts us at square one... broken wifi calling and volte.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
Dammit, Dammit, Dammit.

DAMMIT
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ice5192:
guess we nees to report this dude to PayPal and get a refund...
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] jovy23:
N930v is verizon if im not mistaken and its REV00_user meaning it's not userdebug so no root.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
one thing that sucks.. the payment sent over wasn't through CC, so it's going to be a pain if pp doesn't side with XDA members.

hopefully Maniac did state that the payment is for n930T eng file.. at least somewhere in the decsription.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
UGHHHHHHHH!!

Tried to cancel the payment but this is the response i got..

This is going to be fun :(

We're sorry, but this transaction cannot be disputed because it is not a purchase of goods or services. Please contact the recipient directly.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] ice5192:
false advertising is illegal.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] drum747:
I would go back to the guy and tell him its not the same and he is mistaken, if he can't supply the correct file please refund and go from there.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
yup, SOL

i've been using paypal for a very long time. already gave you a heads up before you even sent the pp.

if you send payment directly with funds already in pp, you are not covered.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68437821&postcount=445
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Sir, this appears not to be a Combo file (Eng. firmware) For T-mobile but Verizon. The included pit file is for verizon etc.

# begin build properties

# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh

ro.build.id=MMB29M

ro.build.display.id=MMB29M.FA60_N930VVRU1APH6

ro.build.version.incremental=FA60_N930VVRU1APH6

ro.build.version.sdk=23

ro.build.version.preview_sdk=0

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.all_codenames=REL

ro.build.version.release=6.0.1

ro.build.version.security_patch=2016-07-01

ro.build.version.base_os=

ro.build.date=Wed Aug 17 13:07:17 KST 2016

ro.build.date.utc=1471406837

ro.build.type=user

ro.build.user=dpi

ro.build.host=SWHD4417

ro.build.tags=release-keys

ro.build.flavor=graceqltevzw-user

ro.product.model=SM-N930V

ro.product.brand=samsung

ro.product.name=graceqltevzw

ro.product.device=graceqltevzw

and i just checked xbin folder. it has 1 file in it and it is not su

let me check a few other things

Anything you can do to make this right Sir?

i dont know

i only sale files

Well youshouldknow what you are selling, that is false advertisement. ?

Can i kindly ask for a refund?

I'm not lie

I asked and I sent you

see name page [MENTION=5297583]combination[/MENTION] files

we sale combo files

Ok thankyoufor yourhelp. iwill contact paypal

no need contact paypal

You bought a file

yes that you advertised as n930t not n930V

u want from me refund ?

this file work on

Or the correct file please

n930t

n930a

n930v

n930p

but its not the file for the device its for the verizon variant

this for all
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] OvrDriVE:
i'd really like to know how that is supposed to work. it has no camera app. no keyboard. it's missing over half the apk's it should have. if you flashed that you'd have a worthless phone with nothing on it. normally i can scroll twice to get to the bottom of the list of apk's in priv-app, maybe 3 times for app, both are 1 page with 3 more apps past that. this is not engineering anything. it may however be the verizon update or an ota of certain files but it is not what he advertised it as

and on top of that. there is alot of compression on that system.img.ext4 file as it expands out from 1.7gig to just over 6gig. with compression like that. there is alot of empty space that can be squashed to make it so small

just to show the difference

that verizon system.img.ext4 is 1,733,666 in size according to windows

the 930f system.img is 5,939,200 in size

the userdebug sprint system.img is 5,785,600 in size

and the t-mo system.img is 5,580,800 in size

keep in mind that each of these f, p and t version in there ext4 format are slightly smaller. but still no where near that small and definately over 5,000,000 in size
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] twe90kid:
Anyways, Goodluck.. I'm almost 100% sure pp ain't going to do anything for you. Becuase of the way you sent the payment. You didn't choose payment for purchase goods.

Like another guy said, it's $50 bucks and members were willing to take a gamble. Just sucks that your the middle man.

Fb page had the words "fake" all over. Esp since you see Arabic wording everywhere.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] louforgiveno:
WOW

"I'm not lie" .... Nice !
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] jovy23:
Bro its a fake tar file and i dont advise anyone to flash it. It was a scam.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Guides, News, & Discussion] Root-Maniac:
Well im sorry guys. I tried. I want to send a heartfelt thank you to those that contributed. Gonna contact paypal tomorrow to see if they will help. But its not looking like they will.

Time for me to sleep. Fml