yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLastSidekick:
Without modifying the boot.img, probably not going to happen. Permissive eng firmware was locked to 80% most likely for testing purposes. (Think specifically, Note 7 fiasco)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Theoretically you can easily make a script to change the value through sysfs. root required of course but thats possible now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLastSidekick:
Methinks if it were this easy, dev team would have had it by now. Definitely worth a try if they haven't yet, though.

To anyone currently venturing with this, please always remember to backup files.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] DarkXoa:
Sent my pledge via PayPal. Got another $50 waiting for an unlocked BL. Thanks for all the hard work and all the hard work to come!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] XBlackChaosX:
Put me down for $50 for S8 BL unlock
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Fringos:
$50 for BL unlock.

I'll donate $50 on the first when I get paid for the successful root.

Thanks for all the hard work, it's certainly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
so far ony a few ppl have donated, thank you to those that have so far!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Speaking of which.

1C446350S98945613

Great work guys, amazing accomplishment.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] perfectpitch:
Any word on s8 thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Harry44:
Posted in the s8 forum :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jawonder:
Made my donation, thank you guys.

Transaction ID : 8PF053805N650453R
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
Your welcome
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gammaxgoblin:
This isn't a constructive comment in the least.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yoyoche:
Would like to see this change people. These guys deserve it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] benmeroff:
Yeah guys, time to put your money where your mouth is!

Lol I got too impatient and jumped on an Exynos S8 instead, but the work and time spent on this root victory deserves every penny promised for it. Keep the promised donations coming!

EDIT --

BTW I paid a bit back now but want to make sure it actually got through, should be 91S48405VV508982R
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
As did I, exynos was a better choice for me but I pledged and donated here anyway because supporting the community and people that do things I cannot is important to me.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] xxsanioutlawxx:
Payment Sent - 66T874031E6059947

Thank you for your guys' hard work. I'll throw some extra your way in a few weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] josue85:
Keeping up my end of the bargain, promised 50 has been sent - 4YA89430V3682773U
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TechBSwift:
I'll keep my word and donate for root only. Please remove my pledge for root + unlock of $100. Such l switching to the note 8. Appreciate you bro
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gammaxgoblin:
In reading the release thread, it seems like there is Indeed root....but is it functional? Is this root solution viable?....lot of issues and reverting to stock going on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
it is 100% viable if you follow through the full process.. theres also a battery fix now
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] muppetmaster916:
You guys solved the battery? Impressive. Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] canynballa:
How do you fix the battery issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
false alarm, it doesnt work from my testing anyways
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gammaxgoblin:
Nice!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
battery fix doesnt work lolbi jjumped the gun
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
on a side note, i know we cant force ppl to pledge and that is fine but I wouldve expected better than whats been done so far lol

for a device of this nature i can see why devs stay away from bounties and sell out to the OEM lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gammaxgoblin:
Is it time to start calling ppl out? No pay shaming?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] muppetmaster916:
I would hope, that members as myself who have not yet paid what they claimed they would, are simply waiting until pay day, biweekly for me. And also that they wouldn't promise beyond their means.

Edit: also a factor, when people pledge an amount they have no clue when they will be required to pay up. Especially as asking for ETAs is a no no.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rtm2017:
Payment Sent ---- 32V5356452736200D

Thanks for all your hard work!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] josue85:
That's a good point. Hopefully we'll see everyone fulfill their pledge in the coming weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] djnikkofb:
just treat pledges like an invoice statement like businesses do. 30/60/90 days to pay invoices. after 90 days they either quit asking (which rarely happens) or they seek payment through law and courts (though that should never happen here). in a nutshell what I'm stating is just give the pledges some time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] - sent 17483807RV260160F -- took me a minute to get my paypal setup again.

Thanks for the great work
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
Dam shame dont pledge if you cant do it when released point blank
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Isn't it rude to ask for OTAs? But it's ok to ask for pledges. Maybe people are waiting till payday
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] muppetmaster916:
So the people waiting for payday should just say forget it because they didn't have the pledged amount on a completely unforeseeable day. Just like the devs here, people have lives, bills, families. So if it takes a week after root is released to contribute what's the problem? The answer is there is no problem with that, don't be a ****.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Absolutely.

Put up a list of who pledged and has paid and hasnt paid and update accordingly.

If you pledge you pay as simple as that.

If you dont you should be put on public display for it...not cool not to pay.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] voxluna:
I'll pledge $20 for the S8+ root and $20 for S8+ BL unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] johnsgone:
I'm good for $40 for root and $60 for both root & BL unlocked.

S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] voxluna:
Buy this man a beer, right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] swarwick784:
20$ for root and 20$ for BL unlock
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vektorious:
I pledge $50 for both root / bootloader unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jsanta11:
I'll pledge $25 S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jawonder:
Hey OP "elliwigy", you should grab the amounts off the thread and have a total in the first post which you can update daily as the pledges come in . That might help to encourage the developers.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
hey,

for some reason my phone app will not allow me to update the OP so I have to do it from a PC.. It will be updated as soon as I can!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jawonder:
Are using your phone browser ?, maybe you try Tapatalk, XDA Labs or try a different browser .

You can also try to change to different versions of XDA in your phone browser .
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Smithfolk4:
S8+ $20 for Root, Additional $80 for BL Unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] happy2472:
im down for $25 root and $25 unlocked BL
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mlock420:
My thoughts exactly
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
I believe prince comsey has posted eng root on his website but its 500$ lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jedimyndtryx:
$20 for S8+ (T-Mobile)

After all these years I'm glad to be back :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheUndertaker21:
100 dollars if BL can be unlocked

but i jump to the exynos one
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] happy2472:
But as someone said before ... that doesnt qualify for the bounty. Plus chances are it can make the phone almost unusable?

Can you PM his site? I want to have some fun and break his ball$$
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
to my knowledge it provides adb root so not exactly full root but is a big step.. but yes, eng boot alone is not enough for bounty
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jjayzx:
[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] how often will you update bounty on op?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i am getting off soon and will update soon as i get home from my laptop.. i might share the thread so someone else can update it or change it around so bounties are in 3rd thread since my phone not letting me edit op
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
Following

For G955U S8+: I'm down for $50 root, another $50 for bootloader unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] BigM69:
I'm very happy to see this. Congrats on this great achievement!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
If you pledge money that you dont have why pledge you pledge the momey ypu have does make any sense to people i guess not point is dont say you can do something when you cant jeez wake up people root is here time to up hold your pledge not oh i cant pay necuase i didnt get paid yet or my bills you shouldnt have even pledge wow smh

---------- Post added at 07:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 PM ----------

Sounds like a great idea
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
if you read i am not asking for pledges, just stating a fact and that all the big time devs i reached out to said even if they found root they wouldnt release it because oems pay big money.. now i see why, obviously you cant force ppl to donate, in the end its on them lol

and it doesnt look good for future bounty threads.. this will be my first and last bounty thread, just so hapoens i was also on the team to achieve root lmao if it were anyone else im sure theyd also be dissapointed in the turn out

and OTA's have nothing at all to do with anything.... they come from samsung/carriers, so how is that relevant in a bounty thread??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
Didn't everyone know root was coming out like 2 weeks before it was released? anyways I get what you're getting at though. Maybe more will come in the next week
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] maybe you should add a donate PayPal.Me link in the root threads, under that instructions. a little overtness would probably help recoup the time and money spent working on this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Bajanman:
Thread cleaned

Please stay on topic here and try not to disrespect one another ok.

[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION]

Let me know if you would like this thread closed since you have your root thread.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLastSidekick:
Quite personally, I'm a bit scorned. We all watched the thread cluttered with ETAs. This is going to be the reason we lose all talented developers. Some people don't understand the raw time and hours and effort behind it all, it's more than just money, it's sign of respect, of gratitude and is the only way we can give back. That being said, if you're in a financial burden, (it does happen it's life) don't pledge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
Absolutely i been saying this but keep getting trolled on
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kleen3r:
I didn't make an initial pledge but just sent $50 to show my appreciation.

Transaction ID: 5XT22755Y5010613H
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yea, its sad but i guess was expected haha we are also STILL working on bl unlock haha, so long stretch ahead still to go

if i didnt like this stuff or want unlocked bl myself i wouldnt be spending this much time haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Wish there were more like you bro...

Just out of curiosity and i know everyone will start asking anyway...what do you suppose the odds are this can be adapted/reworked to work on the note 8?

Gona be lots of demand on your team since you cracked root here.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol just like anything cant really say.. first u would need eng firmware then hope the method iznt patched
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Kjc99:
Thanks [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION].... There must be a way to get the bootloader unlocked especially if the Chinese snapdragon has it unlocked... Good luck and thank you and your team not giving up......!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
Thank you everyone that worked on this.

I pledged 100$,but just donated 50$ for now.

I will throw in another 50$ when I successfully complete the process.

As I posted a few weeks ago,"I'm just a dumb electrician".My computer skills are limited at best.

This looks like it is way beyond my skill level.My last phone was an S3....Easy to root at that time.

Any how to videos out there yet?????

Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dogredwing1:
Transaction Id 3JB65405UT500422F

Thanks for root made the phone like 100 times better now
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] yoyoche:
RootJunky video install

https://youtu.be/5-ubrnWdGT4

And by the way I'm an ol' retired electrician. In the process of getting everything together to root mine. good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
Thank you so much.

I'm so busy right now,it might be a few weeks.

I will get it done,and I will donate another 50$ when I do.

If I don"t turn my 700$ phone in to a brick.....LOL.

Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] howellcp:
I will honor my pledge once bl is unlocked. I did for the S5 and the Note 4.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Great - What Note 4 did you have that had a Locked Bootloader? Not T-Mobile or any of the Canadian Note 4s had a Locked Bootloader.

From Down the Rabbit Hole by:

My SM-G930W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] howellcp:
Verizon Note 4.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
buttt verizon had the best note 4 eventually when it was able to be converted to a dev edition, loved that phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] howellcp:
Yep, if it hadn't given out, just died and dang thing would not come back no matter what I did, id still be using it. Loved it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
I pledge 50$ for bootloader unlock on s8+ i dont even have the phone i will donate soon as it is released just like when you released root i donated right away thank you for all your time and hard work that goes for all devs working on it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sabresfan:
Thank you very much for all your hard work on this.

Transaction ID 04G76265UP7571929
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
I pledge a like on your post for unlocked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] whitedragon33:
Bounty Paid, thanks for the great work!

Receipt Number: 4544-8178-9700-3697
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vzdragon:
Not to be that guy, but the devs shouldn't be waiting for "a few weeks" just because you haven't fully rooted. Root was achieved so you need to pay the full bounty. They've already been skimped out on money from people not paying up.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Robbdreality:
Thanks devs, $50 - 5JR22953VU1797314
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] iixAndroidx:
Any updates on bootloader being unlocked for s8 t mobile ? Or is there another thread I'm supposed to go to ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
no.. if there was any updates itd be posted.. bl unlocking isnt simple and might never happen but ppl r still looking into it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] TheLastSidekick:
Shouldn't you guys be taking a break? Haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
Just threw down another 50$,as promised.

Transaction ID: 2R550423S0112833X

Trying to get the stock firmware for sprint,but having a hard time with sam mobile.

This method is way out of my skill set.

Anyone have the system img.ext4 for sprint?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kleen3r:
Use updato.com.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
Download it from rootjunkys downloads page. Pretty fast download speed
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
I looked at that,but he has every one except sprint.

Says in the video to go to sam mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
No, there is sprint available. Says SPR at the end
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
Thank you. My last piece to the puzzle.

Hope I can pull this off.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hazmad:
I just extract it myself from the AP firmware file. here's the G955U firmware for sprint: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=961840155545589422
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jiffyjeffsd:
Thanks.

Got it from root junky,but going to download this as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] LinS123:
So how do I pay out my pledge?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
The OP is a great place to find out ?

From Down the Rabbit Hole by:

My SM-G930W8 ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] LinS123:
Ah sorry. Was hard to see the email in the bottom of the giant block text.

Transaction ID 0GD090688C216160B.

I hope you like leaf money cause that's all I got.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Nurmi_CEO:
Nurmi_CEO has paid $10 via paypal to elliwigy1@live.com as I said I would months ago if root was achieved.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] AddictedToGlass:
Bwaaaaahahahaha!

Taking a break?! LOL! I'm beginning to think he likes punishment.

After following the s8+ root instruction thread for two weeks, I'm surprised elliwigy hasn't created a new xda account just to hide from all the questions that people are asking that have already been answered in the guide!

People should make good on their pledges not just because of root, but because of the follow-through with support, which I would think is probably way more frustrating and less rewarding!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] twistedumbrella:
(Meaning nobody actually unlocked the bootloader, just ported the unlocked firmware)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Bandit Development:
I'll donate $50 for bootloader unlock for the S8+ [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] mancaalberto:
$20 in for s8 unlocked bootloader. I have an S8 live demo and looks like i won't be able to flash stock firmware and use it as a tablet unless the bootloader is unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Levistras:
I'll add $40 for S8 SM-G950W (Canada/Snapdragon) Bootloader unlock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Cmon meow:
Noticed

oem_unlock_supported=1

In recovery logs this morning, and from reading yesterday on how users were locking their download mode on s5 while using custom roms samsung used a modified version of aboot, if we could learn if the oem_unlock switch it still functional in the boot code maybe we can trip it, though I don't know if that's where they disabled it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] thatsupnow:
The Canadian and U.S. phones are pretty much the same, at least they have been in the past. I would think that if they get theirs unlocked it should be the same process to get our Canadian variant unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
[MENTION=6744539]mike2234[/MENTION]

That's a pretty epic 1st post! Don't know why you felt the need to post the build.prop - It's pretty lengthy and serves what purpose?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] thatsupnow:
I notice at the bottom there's a line about recovery id. I wonder if there was a twrp made that had that same id it would be possible to flash without unlocking the bootloader??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
1) dont do that again, was not necessary to post ur whole build prop

2) wrong thread entirely..visit the root thread and follow instructions like everyone else
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
no

they are signed by samsung with keys.. itll secure check fail
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol.. the switch is what sets oem unlock allowed which its already at 1 along with oem unlock supported.. wejust needaway to run the oem unlock command or find out how to do it manually
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Bandit Development:
Pardon my ignorance, but if OEM unlock is allowed and supported, why can't we just do the OEM unlock command through fastboot? Isn't that the standard way to do the bootloader unlock on most recent devices that support OEM unlock?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
You must be new to samsung.

No fastboot on sammy devices

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Bandit Development:
Seriously, no fastboot? Huh, well thanks for the information. :)

Yes, I am new to Samsung. Last one I had was the Note 8.0 tablet. Came here from a Pixel and 6P.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] BigM69:
The 6p is still one of my favorite devices ever, as well as the Nexus 6!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lol....we need fastboot to use fastboot commands

just saw u were already answered
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rwood035:
probably been answered already but....

I bought the unlocked SM-G955U1. Love it. But I need wifi calling and I am Verizon. After reading through all of the threads and seeing a lot of words that make no sense to me, but am I reading correctly that there is not a way to flash the stock verizon firmware to the unlocked device yet. Or what? all i am really concerned with is adding the wifi calling feature.

Pardon the elementary question.

Thanks in advance for any answer or help.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gammaxgoblin:
What's the status of bootloader unlock project?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Lol....still locked of course.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] partcyborg:
Flash the USERDATA partition from the US VZW firmware. I think it has what you want. Be prepared for a data wipe.

And to answer your question: locked bootloader means you can only flash signed images. Naturally all stock images are flashed, so you can always flash them (provided they haven't locked a rollback, which hasn't happened)