yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
can someone PM me the link to the S8+ debug firmware?

I would like to do some testing as well on my Verizon variant..

i also recommend joining the freenode #sgs8 on irc to collaborate in real time..

this seems promising however.. if the BL is in fact unlocked by default then shouldnt be too difficult to get twrp..

this is similar (but not) to the V20 root method.. hopefully once the BL is unlocked and twrp installed we can go back to stock kernel/bl

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we need to check if BL is already unlocked.. if it is thats a huge jump lol..

OEM unlock isnt much on Sammy phones because Sammy doesnt use fastboot, it uses Download/Odin mode.. now if somehow it has fastboot you would need to toggle oem unlock then go into fastboot and run unlock commands
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Sent!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
This firmware is already a surprise, it unlocks alot of things, and it could be the hole in the wall that allows exploits.

SELinux is permissive by default, and it has OEM Unlock, which even specifically mentions allowing for the unlocking of the BL, which means that, if a root/TWRP does release, this'll be the firmware that'll most likely allow it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i$ the BL is unlocked by default then great.. if you are just referring to settings then not so great.. what does it say when you are in download mode?

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i had to request permission if you can approve thatd be great! im headin home now to tinker
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Qualcomm Secure Boot: Enabled

Secure Download: Enabled
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
It wouldnt appear the BL is unlocked by default, but my guess is that its possible to unlock it, most likely.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
hmm.. that might be an issue and the reason its failing in odin

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approve my request on google drive when u get a moment please :) i will flash it when i get home n play around with it.. we need to find a way to disable secure boot and secure download
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
I've used a different method, but it yielded generally the same result shown with timeless, I've gotten the secure check fail after using ADB to reboot into the bootloader.

I tried running fastboot oem unlock, but its stuck on waiting for device. If the bootloader can be unlocked, TWRP should be no issue,

Via Odin;

<ID:0/014> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/014> recovery.img

<ID:0/014> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/014>

<ID:0/014> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
that is correct.. we need to find a wait to disable secure boot and secure download to have it accept twrp and still boot
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Damn, Fail Auth usually means device didn't allow the flash. Hinting at a locked bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
It wasn't for me to approve i messaged the person who it was for and am waiting sorry i haven't uploaded it yet, don't have the greatest internet
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Akumai:
Is it possible to unlock the bootloader even if samsung locked it on the phones? As mentioned, I tried fastboot but instead of giving an error, it merely said waiting for device
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Fastboot has always just given me waiting on device since samsung doesn't use that mode

I just tried sideloading the exynos twrp through recovery and adb and it failed with error signature verification failed and failed to verify whole-file signature, i think that if we get a snapdragon twrp we will be golden
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
typically with secure boot enabled itll fail to boot..

do you have root in adb on the firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
adb shell

ls

Yes there is a root folder
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Or were you asking if i could type adb root? and start adb as root?

Edit: cannot run any elevated commands in adb shell i however can start adbd as root
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yes, can you spawn a root shell
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Yes i can start adbd as root but cannot dd or access restricted systems
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
That post about being rude is mostly regarding the unnecessary abusive comments made towards myself by a junior member who decided to lower the tone of the thread, which I reported and have since been removed. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] samman82:
Ah. Gotcha ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] icewolf293:
Realisticly speaking what the outlook of getting BL and Root on the SD?

Right now i can get the SD version for $1000 CDN split over the next 2 years, or i can get the exynos now for $1200 up front
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maltego:
Bootloader is slim chance, root is actually possible. Though it'll more than likely be like the s7 root and be unstable and cause many issues and just sucks as a daily driver. Plus there's no xposed for nougat :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amartell86:
Can someone please help me enable LTE bands on my s8.

I have a preproduction international version of the device and I cannot use it on Verizon because it doesn't support their bands.

I have already rooted the device, installed TWRP and a custom ROM.

I have seen videos where QPST is used but it's pretty difficult to do.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jonno95:
I actually think it could be like the note 7 root since that device was more resent than the s7. Root on the note 7 was not bad at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
that was also utilizing a full debug firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] this.guy.lol:
Idk where the exynos version is for $1200 but I paid 870 for mine. Granted I had to wait a bit to recieve it. If you don't care about game emulation like dolphin get the exynos. If your a gamer get the SD model.

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Completely forgot the note 7 was live for awhile lol. I'm going to go look it up and see what I can find on it and how the root was done and report back with an educated reply. :) all idiot troll bs aside(even tho I never was trolling) I do my trolling face to face. Never online. The reactions in person are priceless. I'm sure root wil be obtained here very soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
The Exynos model will NOT work on Verizon or Sprint. Nothing you can do to change that, it does not have the hardware needed for CDMA network of Verizon and Sprint.

It will only work on AT&T or T-Mobile.

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1200CAD
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
the note 7 method will not help us at all unless we get a full debug firmware leaked.. it wasnt combination or eng firm from what i remember but was a full sprint debug firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] this.guy.lol:
Alright. I will see what I can so to attempt to make this a success here. :) in all seriousness that is. I want to see root on the SD
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amartell86:
Thanks I thought Verizon switched to GSM for example I brought an iPhone 6s+ from T-Mobile that I unlocked put on AT&T and now I have it on VZW network.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] craya:
It'll only work for LTE, but if you're in an area that requires CDMA, you'll be out of luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] amartell86:
So how do I switch it to work on LTE bands? I'm ok with not having CDMA service
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
just so you know we spents hours on the combination firmware and the kernel is permissive but we are unable to dd, cant get adb root or anything, secure download and boot are both enabled as well so theres really nothing that can be done as it stands with what we currently have available.. we need eng firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Well hopefully the dude who said he'll release the eng_boot in a few days is true to his word.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whanksta:
Guys, are carrier switch and root independent or dependent of each other? I for one, only care about the ability to carrier switch
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Do you mean carrier unlock? If so , no it's not. Depends on your carrier for official paths or there are paid services. Alot a scams out there. But if you mean without premission from your carrier or a service? Then yes, root would be necessary.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Whanksta:
No, I am on vzw GS8 on att and my phone is already carrier unlocked. however my band is locked so I can only get HSPA on att.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ihmaiw2d:
I just wanted to say you guys are doing a great job, I see a lot of uncertainty in this thread but with all the hard work I can definitely see a root being released eventually, the longer the wait the more things will come, may it be now or a few months, I don't see a reason on being impatient/getting scammed. Also the longer the wait the better the root will be when it gets here.

Im not doing any work on this, but I just wanted to thanks everyone working on this for there hard work as I'll definitely be using a root for my S8 when it gets out.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] suzook:
He has released us some good FW, but he has also f'd us a few times...so we can only hope.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
So the Qualcomm S8/S8+ varients, do they use AVB (Android secure boot)? And how is it signed, if they answerable?

I'm asking because chainfire released this https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/signing-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606 today.

I'm sure it won't help us, but just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
Samsung sign their images using only their own encrypted keys.

It is impossible to find out what this key is. Without it Samsungs locked bootloader will not accept an image not signed with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rtpiercy:
So did we decide princecomsy's $500 Eng-Root file was probably a bust too? I lost track with all the other versions that popped up...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Heavenly_Abyss2016:
In that case, all hopes of running my own phone under my own control is now lost until I can get a new phone which will be 2021.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
No one has reported back with hearing from him as to it's validity. He is a trustworthy person, but without absolute confirmation it isn't worth it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Looks Like Chainfire released CF-Auto Root. I noticed it says it supports SM-G950U and on google it shows G950U as verizon gs8. Doesn't the Verizon model have the same Snapdragon as all other US models?

http://wccftech.com/root-galaxy-s8-cf-auto-root/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Those articles are trash, they are almost always wrong.

SM-G950U is the USA model. It is not specific to a carrier. It has a multi-csc which allows it to load carrier firmware without having different variant for the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TMadd:
It's right there on chainfire's site: https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

I'm not gonna be the guinea pig, though :p
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Yes it shows up as SM-G950U under devices.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
I'm sure that's a mistake lol, autoroot isn't possible without an unlocked bootloader.

I actually need my phone lol so can someone test it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] tnick84:
Also one for G955U on his site.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Going to give it a shot... If it works I'm going to flip **** lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Oh **** report back as soon as you can.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechBSwift:
His site clearly says "if you have a locked bootloader, this probably will brick your phone"... We have a locked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Downloading now...

Noticed the only step were I come to a road block is "OEM unlocking" toggle. On stock firmware we don't have the option but if I read correctly on some post back. The Debugging/Combination firmware going around let us enable OEM Unlocking... So if it doesn't work with the stock firmware Ill give the combination Firmware a shot. Lets hope this works

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But why would Chainfire make specific G950U and G955U files? Wouldn't all U' models have locked Bootloaders?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
You will also find CFautoroot on there for Verizon models(not referring to S8 here) which also have locked bootloaders and cannot be rooted with cf_autoroot.

TBH I think Chainfire just compiles CFautoroot for whoever posts their recovery image in the CFautoroot thread regardless of whether the bootloader is locked or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Oh I see.. :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
Actually thinking about it, he could have a script setup that auto compiles it.

It may be difficult to make but if he did do that, then that's genius!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
thats exactly what i said in the bounty thread lol.. post recovery and request in autoroot thread.. now i wonder what smarty pants did that lol

long shot to try on combination firm but 99% sure thatll fail too since bl is still locked if it would flash thered b no reason we couldnt just flash twrp which is not possible lol but hey, if he wants to try, it should do no harm lol

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or he has someone else do it for him.. i am sure once he trains someone they can do it all day for him haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
I don't doubt CF uses a script to compile CFautoroot. Far too many devices to not do.

I have ported CFautoroot to several devices and its a bit of a pain tbh.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Hardly...just sell the snapdragon and buy an exynos.

Problem solved nice and simple.

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
Sorry to say this buddy, but this is the same thing you have been saying in different threads. As a very senior member, you should realize that not everyone is in a position to sell and buy a phone often. Many people are trying their best to contribute something and it's not encouraging to see this same comment everywhere
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
No need to be sorry man..i get it.

I admire the people going all out trying to find a way around the BL issue..i even put up cash in the bounty thread because i support the community even though it makes no difference to me as i will have exynos.

And conversely you should realize that many are in fact in a position to and do buy multiple devcies yearly as well and surprisingly alot arent even aware that the exynos is even an option for them or that is unlocked (dont ask me why no idea how they dont know lol).

I dont see why anyone would have a problem with letting them know that is an option for them. If I didnt know I would certainly want someone to tell me.

As a senior member as you say im supposed to help people where i can no?

I appreciate and respect your point of view as you should mine.

Cool?

Sent from my S8 plus, Note 7, S7 Edge or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vinsky78:
Hi force70

Did you get your Exynos S8 plus from Clove?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Pmd you dont want to clog the thread anymore
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
So I know this may not help all but I know there were some people who were trying to get rid of carrier bloat as well as flash different carriers. If you had the s7 or s7 edge then you knew, or may not have known, that the g930w and g935w were exynos based, thus, meaning that we weren't able to flash their FW if we were SD based SOC. Well, the s8 and s8 plus both now have SD based SOC for Canada. This means that we are now able to flash their FW on our devices. Why does this matter, you ask? In short, no USA carrier bloatware, USERDATA can't flash what it isn't aware to flash. It even removed the TMB product code away from Odin Mode on my s8, so my s8 thinks its a G950W, which I prefer because the TMO bootanimation sucks tbh.

And don't worry, before posting this, I flashed the G950W FW on my G950U to ensure that everything I am stating is indeed factual. I was able to successfully flash it with no carrier bloatware pre-installing afterwards. I had the generic Samsung boot screen and no T-Mobile apps were on my device after booting.

So there is a suggestion for removing carrier recognition after odin flashing. Take it or leave it, sleepy now, going to beddy bye

btw the FW is G950WVLU1AQD9 and Odin 3.12 Prinecomsy version was the Odin version I used because if you use any other version, you will get a SHA256 error because of flashing a different FW. Princecomsy version bypasses Hash Verification, so you can flash with no errors.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elitefleet554:
Can you get me a link sammobile keeps telling me my session has expired and won't let me download it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] barisgg:
I'm staring to see a combination file for "g950uw" aqdb... any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
If sammobile won't allow, then try fw.updato.com. that's the site I always use.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Noobnoob99:
Downloading now , thanks for the info , will try it and post back. I'm using a tracfone / straight talk s8 plus
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bladescarr:
Oh my goodness. Thank you so much. This is literally the one thing I wanted.

Of course, I want you guys to be able to achieve root and accomplish all the goals that you are working on, but for me personally, I just wanted to have a device with no carrier bloat and branding.

So if this works, thank you so much.

Also, if you possibly can, could you link that Odin version?

If not, thats totally fine. Thanks again
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
No prob. I'm rested now lol not as grumpy

Here you go:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6_hhqR3V7rPYVdhQ0VjR1EyTVE
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Interceptor777:
You also have to remember that this (depending on which carrier you're on) can disable some LTE or CDMA bands that you may need for your carrier.

And no to mention it will disable 4x4 MIMO, VoLTE and WiFi calling for T-Mobile. It's not worth it to me but I'm just giving y'all a heads up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
Also, keep in mind that Samsung S8 carry both CDMA and GSM bands within them, just not enabled. So dialing the MMI code in dialer brings you into the service menu, where these bands can be enabled. Granted Wifi-Calling is disabled, but the gains/loss ratio just makes more sense to sacrifice those two features to gain a bloatless device. Appreciate the information though, forgot to mention that before...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] rtpiercy:
The only reason I WANT root is just to temporarily go in and enable the MMI / Engineering codes...Verizon locks us out of that. On my S7 I rooted it, enabled the codes, and went back to stock lol. That is all I am trying to do here as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
The combination firmware lets you do this without root.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bladescarr:
Are there any other differences between G950U and G950W?

Will they both get the same updates at relatively the same time? Does Samsung Pay work? Are there any other differences?

Thank you so much for all your help man!

Also, is there a way to find the MMI code? How do you know what it is?

Sorry for all my dumb questions. Im pretty new to this.

Thanks for everything
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dfogelstrom:
[MENTION=2441690]denson9874[/MENTION] when I type in the 955 unit firmware I get a long list of carriers. I have a t-mobile S8+. Which should I be downloading?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] oF2pks:
Can you guys, pull the defconfig for s8/snapdragon and post it ?

adb pull /proc/config.gz

Thx
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] denson9874:
You have the option to download any of the listed firmwares based on the screenshot. I would recommend XAC given that it won't install CAN specific account apps like Fido, Rogers, or Virgin into your system partition.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_N:
He said the XAC firmware

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And I do have a question. Can I use any SIM after putting this Canadian firmware on my 950U?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] guaneet:
You should download something called Samfirm. It's way faster to download firmware through that. 10 minutes vs 2 hours. It's safe too,made by a reputable xda developer
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sillyphillie:
Yeah...I have all these questions as well. I want to flash my Verizon so I have all the T-Mobile bands. If anyone can clarify the questions above it would be greatly appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
They don't support the app any more and it only downloads the latest firmware.

They now have the Updato.com website.

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Not available with Samsung stock kernels.

If you want to it download the source.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sillyphillie:
This is great news and I have downloaded the correct firware and the Prinecomsy version you linked.

Question.... Just flash the BL,AP,CP, and the CSC correct? Can't flash the user data because it's greyed out. Or do I have the wrong Odin Config?

Any answers are much appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sillyphillie:
Flashing now! Will report back shortly! YOU ARE THE MAN!:good::good::good::good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Noobnoob99:
Well it worked great for me , I have a straight talk/ tracfone s8 plus but couldn't enable the gsm bands or settings so I couldn't used it to make calls it only worked for texting and data , so after flashing the Canadian firmware (the xac) is mow working like normal, thanks for providing us with that info.