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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
by international you mean the F variant? not sure to be honest but i believe it is compatible with gsm but wouldnt recommend flashing snapdragon firmwares onto a exynos.. thats just my opinion tho lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NEMES|S:
That's true for US Variant only (qualcomm) You can buy any Qualcomm S8/S8+ and do that...

now...

International variant > you can't odin Qualcomm files to Exynos... your best choice is to get a S8/S8+ from Claro (If you know someone that is a Claro customer, simply buy the phone using his/her Claro account and use it on AT&T... Claro sells Exynos F variant, assuming you are in PR) (or Ebay of course) then, install TWRP... and finally flash an AT&T CSC. At the end, you will have a nice Exynos Variant under AT&T. For T-Mobile... exactly the same... simply flash T-Mobile CSC instead.

That's the beauty of PR, you can actually buy Qualcomm or Exynos, locally. No need to import.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
To update everyone, everyone should know by now we can get into Emergency Download Mode (EDL.)

Although this is great, we are at another roadblock lol. We cannot actually flash anything yet since we need some programmer files and an xml file.

Apparently they exist but Samsung owns them as they are proprietary so Qualcomm doesn't provide them, need to be obtained by Samsung.

I know someone who has them but as of right now he is not willing to share (he has his reasons.) Let's not get off track again and complain and try to locate the files by other means.

Once we have said files, we can then flash away and work can be done for root for sure, and theres a good chance we could even have TWRP!

I also have ENG root boot for G955U so once we can find these files we can flash it and most likely release it if I get the green light.

With that being said, the files needed are:

1) prog_ufs_firehose_8998_ddr.elf

2) prog_ufs_firehose_8998_lite.elf

3) provision_samsung.xml

Also a picture is provided below as proof they exist. Keep in mind these files are specific to the Snapdragon 835 UFS msm8998 (the US S8/S8+.) Without these files we cannot utilize edl to flash as we need to set it prior to a flash in QFIL or Mi Flash tools or other tools that are capable of flashing in EDL mode.

Another potential avenue is similar to the Axon 7 if someone can write up acustom ADB/Fastboot exe that can communicate in EDL then we can simply run a cmd to flash boot and/or recovery (in theory.)

If you locate any of these files please PM meand we will bring you into the HO and we can get the ball rolling!

We are close but so far still... We have at least 4 othersactively seaking these files. More brains in finding them is needed. If anyone knows anyone that can access Samsung servers or GSPN (business affiliates) then try to get them to help us out!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
No bubbles bursted here! We all gotta try different methods though. If we were all trying the same method well........we'd all be trying to do the same thing lol, acting as one person instead many minds put together [emoji12]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Acoustichayes:
I'm gonna start my own hangouts group for this. Anyone that wants to work on the process that has prior knowledge of Android development, and has done development work, you will be welcome.

Not trying to be a ****, just don't like leaving people out as this is more of a, the more people working on it, the better chance it has of getting done.

And I will be busy the rest of the night so constantly checking this in and out will be a hassle. Message me for a hangouts invite

As for creating an exe file to run in adb to flash, i will do more research on that and attempt to make it given for us not in that hangout, it's out only option.

I have an hour car ride to do research on it, so that should be good for basic knowledge and on the car ride back in a few hours, I'll pull apart the one for the axon and see what was done to it. Hopefully start modifying and compiling a script at around 3 or 4 am(4/5 hours from now)

*^^That, is completely dependent on if I get lucky tonight. Because if I do, I won't work on modifying till the am**

Haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
i agree.. but ive literally spend over a week scouring and compiling every exploit i could find that was even remotely possible until I moved on to getting the actual eng root boot but then being blocked due to being on a user device to now spending all day (literally non stop all day) searching for flash tools then finding out we need a programmer to even attempt a flash then to scouring non stop on the internet for said files haha.

Unless there is some exploits i missed this seems like the most feasible and best direction to go. Looking at other devices, EDL mode actually allowed for TWRP and of course root (not the cheap root like on the s7e either) which is really more than what we were even asking for!

I also highly recommend if and when someone locates these files they join our HO group.. I was warned there is potentially some issues with this method such as not being able to go back to non eng, getting stuck in bootloops as well as potentially effecting DRK etc.etc. so it will need to be analyzed and a legit process created that is easy and works before a public release.

As far as a bounty is concerned, there are a number of people spending countless hours so if more than 1 person contributes to the end result, we can work out some compensation.. Of course if one person does everything and meets requirements then obviously bounty is theirs.

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why dont u just join our hangout group? it seems like u kno what u r talking about and have goals set.. i just didnt want to have a HO group with 100ppl and only 3 ppl actually contributing lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Acoustichayes:
This is my sole issue with Chen.

But anyways. Hopefully I hear back from topjohn by tomorrow and he can provide some insight

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Well I never got an invite. And I'm sure Chen would just love it haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
chen actually left theHO group lol so u wont have to deal with him.. he doesnt seem to care about money more so doesnt want sammy patching things and making things more difficult for future devices.. ive seen lots of devs not publish there work for this exact reason but we can overcome it and do it ourselves if they do not provide the files.. surely tgere are others with access which is why i posted in the threads

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shoot me a pm with your gmail n ill add i
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
I can't even tell you how much sleep I've lost since I got the device on drop date. I mean I'm averaging 3-5 hours a night at most. I know all of us have spent WAY too much time trying to get root.

Not sure about you guys but I get the guilt trip about being on my phone way too much lol.

What's the Hangouts group name if you don't mind?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maltego:
Just so everyone knows, the link to the newest hangout is on my site. Click here to view it and also see what files are currently shared.

Thanks for all the work and effort you guys put in to this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
Right back at ya and to all who are spending your precious time trying to root these bad boys. [emoji776] .....I feel as if we're getting very close but I'm not gonna get my hopes too high cause we all know what that leads to.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] c-prodigo:
Thanks, I asked because on amazon I can buy new the S8 US version unlocked and seems better than paying taxes here in Puerto Rico with the at&t version, also I kind of saw the the unlcocked US version the bootloader is unlocked, or so I think
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maltego:
All US variants have locked bootloaders. Including the carrier unlocked version. You must buy an international (Chinese, Korean, etc..) variant for unlocked bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] c-prodigo:
Thanks for the info, so no at&t volte with international version, even with different roms right? also, I have not seen this anywhere, the S8 has the double tap to wake screen option?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Maltego:
Correct with the first part. Double tap I have no clue, I would personally hate to have that so I have not gone about exploring for it. Try asking in a general thread though. This is for rooting as carrier switching has been achieved. Unless someone finds a more efficient way of going about switching.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NEMES|S:
Yes, you will have Volte... (you'll need to give ATT the IMEI of an ATT phone to get VoLTE working)

Trust me... if you can..., forget the Snapdragon variant. If you buy the SnapDragon variant you might get stuck between HERE, HERE, HERE, & HERE for life... lol

I am sure everyone here is following the "Fantastic 4" Threads... lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] c-prodigo:
so international it is
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Same one I ordered. Where did you buy it from? Mine won't be here till Monday. I bought two days ago almost
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Acoustichayes:
Guys. Can we keep this thread on topic please. This is for the snapdragon variant. Which carrier switch is already situated.

This is going to sound ignorant, because I'm tired, and too lazy to word it properly, and i dont mean to sound rude.

All your questions have been answered in the last 160 pages. Use the search function to find it instead of re asking while we are working on root. It is a hassle for me to have to come back to check status updates/update my working status when I have to sift through repeated questions and answers to find the updates of other people helping in the root process

Again, sounds rude, don't mean it that way. Just tired
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
From Amazon and I splurged on the 4.00 over night shipping lol. Seems to work as it should but haven't mess with it much. Once I get my puter fixed I'll be able to tell what it's really doing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] billydroid:
Hmm..got mine from eBay. Dumb of me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Acoustichayes:
****

I'm going to be making a thread here in a bit solely for root progress on these. This way people won't have confusion and can check the OP for all updates and key notes as opposed to have to scan through these 100s of pages as I'm sure no one wants to do

[MENTION=8034635]STF_TimelessGoD[/MENTION] I'll keep you posted on when it's made so this thread can be appended. Idk if you're in the hangouts or not as I don't know anyone's names besides Maltego and elliwigy
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] unitz0mbie:
Please, I would love to be updated. I am not a developer or anything but i am part of the bounty and I am a man of my word, will increase if necessary but progress is more important than anything
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Acoustichayes:
No worries at all. That is exactly why I am making it. So you guys can be more easily updated and have less stress haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
Here are the voice files from Bixby Voice that I extracted from the latest version. It is 4 folders, English Female, Korean Male, Korean Female, and other.

https://mega.nz/#!QVFGHSgD!woM_wSCh4-75RymEViZ58-qmZMCvyC2YeWlAQ5dz--M
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
Yes. It will give us everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Can you achieve root without it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
maybe we can. I think we might as well start it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Heavenly_Abyss2016:
So, should I be hopeful for root, and custom bootloader for US Galaxy S8+ with EDL? I lost hopes like a while ago
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
It's coming..........
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
Progress takes time my friend.

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Does anyone know how to crack a ZIP password with AMD GPU acceleration using OpenCL.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thread cleaned up.

Please don't bring your personal grievances in open forums. Take it to PM.

There is no need to go off topic here.

Please stay on topic and keep the discussion related to the Thread topic only.

I hope I made myself pretty clear.

Here's a good read for all of you Forum Rulesxdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81.

Regards

Vatsal,

Forum Moderator.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
This thread is now solely dedicated to carrier switching and the new root status thread is here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/current-root-progress-g950u-g955u-t3623444

Could you or another mod clean the thread of all root related info so as it is easier for people to read through if they have questions regarding carrier switching?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Juliogol:
Guys, I bought an unlocked at&t version of the S8+ and using it in another country with another carrier. Is there a way to get OTAs using another carrier or since I am not using an AT&T sim I won't get updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
If you flash the phone with the USA 955U1 firmware and don't flash any carriers user data your phone will get updates directly from Samsung no matter what carrier your using. You have to follow the flashing instructions in the OP for this.

So has anyone successfully returned their phone to all original carrier firmware? For isntance ATT/ATT/ATT instead of XAA/XAA/ATT OR XAA/ATT/ATT.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
you should still get updates even though it isnt an ATT sim. If you are concerned you can download any firmware from SamMobile for your device, G955U, and flash it. It will still give you the ATT firmware because of how multi-csc works on the S8s
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Juliogol80:
So; and sorry for the noob question. If I follow the instructions on this post and flash this firmware after that I will get the otas even if I am not using an at&t service?

Also will this void the warranty in any way or there is a way to return to att ROM after?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Quickvic30:
Pretty sure to get the carrier specific OTA's you have to be on they're service/using they're sim card. Just wondering why you would even want ATT updates vs using pure XAA firmware with no carrier crap attached, specially if your in another country where there is no ATT service available?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bricky23:
I don't think this works with the SM-G950F This is snapdragon version only.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Juliogol80:
What I didn't want was to install fevery update that comes out via Odin. Flashed this and automatically got an update so otas I can confirm work great!

Was posting using my regular s8 which is and F model. Flashed on the U S8+ [emoji14]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jxb25:
OK so quick question I have a sprint 8 plus now ive read that its snapdragon which bootloader is locked. My question is if I use this guide will I be able to install ROMs on my phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
not custom roms
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
If we get root. Maybe.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kevkid:
I think it's only if we unlock bl
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
nope because we can use flashfire to replace the system files.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TimelessPWN:
Correct just not a completely custom ROM
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
Close to one though. With current progress we might be able to.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jxb25:
So basically this into used to replace system files. What can that do
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] kevkid:
Let's pretend we get full write access to the system can we modify the bl?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mweinbach:
i think maybe.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashyx:
Not likely.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thatotherguy..:
I can get username and pass for gspn3 but I don't know if account will let me pull those files
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xike17:
I want to flash the Verizon ROM since I'm returning S8 to Samsung. Can I use this method? It's Verizon, which was flashed to G950U. Now I need to flash it back to Verizon. I can't believe what I'm saying - I need the bloatware so Samsung won't mess with me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
Here you go: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?r=VZW&v=&q=SM-G950U&exact=1&rpp=15; make sure you select the latest firmware and follow the instructions the OP wrote, except don't use the firmware provided in Step 1.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcazes:
Has anyone done this and gotten perpetual "wifi calling has stopped" and "com.sec.epdg has stopped" error messages?

I flashed U1 to my T-Mobile S8 thinking it'd unlock it so I can use it on Verizon. That didn't work so I tried all of the steps in this thread. After everything I flashed the stock verizon firmware linked in Mike's post and now I get these error messages.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
1) The OP literally stated that flashing the unlocked version doesn't unlock the phone.

2) Did you flash the CSC file and not the Home_CSC file for the CSC tab in Odin? I don't know why you would want to flash Verizon firmware if you're on T-Mobile. I suggest that you just flash the unlocked version so you can get no bloatware from T-Mobile, albeit you won't get your phone unlocked.

You can go to http://fw.updato.com and find firmware for the T-Mobile variant, if you wish.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcazes:
1. Yep, I didn't find this post until after I flashed U1 :)

2. I did use the csc_oyn instead of home_csc. I bought an unlocked T-mobile phone that I'm trying to use on Verizon, thus the interest in flashing Verizon firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bricky23:
Follow the directions here.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/switch-to-carrier-firmware-100-t3609487

It doesn't matter if you use T-mobile or Verizon firmware. What matters is changing the csc of your phone, to VZW. Just follow the directions exactly, and you will have Verizon firmware. I flashed mine from Straight talk to Cricket. Using t-mobile firmware. Again, the important part is changing the CSC of the phone. There are 3 different Odins, regular, patched, and princecomsy. If one gave me a fail, I would try a different one. One of them will work. The problem is that, each time it fails. You will need to restart the phone in download mode. Press and hold volume down and power, until it shuts down. Then quickly press volume down, bixby, and power, until blue screen, then press volume up. And loading the AP section of Odin takes a long time. After you are completely done, if your phone gives an error when updating firmware. Wait a couple seconds. It will take you to a screen where you can choose a factory reset. Do that, then let it start, and you should be good. Hope this helps. And eng_boot goes in bl section of Odin
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
Follow what's suggested above as that seems to be more reliable.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Sorry if this has been answered, but I have read and searched everywhere and can't find my answer.

I just ordered the US Unlocked version directly from Samsung.com. If for some reason I decide I'd rather have the carrier version (i.e. T-Mo), can I use this method, or any other method to flash T-Mo software to my Unlocked 955U1? If so, I'm assuming I could flash it back to unlocked easily.

Anyone actually tried converting an unlocked version to a carrier version.

Don't ask me why I would want to do this, I am a curious person. LOL.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bricky23:
Yes you can.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xike17:
I used your link to download the most recent Verizon firmware. Removed the SIM (Cricket), flashed successfully. Now when the phone boot up, it has the Cricket logo... The service provider is now AIO/AIO/VZW.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
Follow this guide: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/switch-to-carrier-firmware-100-t3609487. Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xike17:
I did used that guide and was able to flash Verizon firmware after a couple of hours last night. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcazes:
Really appreciate the thoroughness - this was super helpful.

I followed the guide to a T multiple times and used VZW as my CSC, and it appears the phone must be network locked because I still get an Invalid SIM notification. Even went to a Verizon store today and they gave me a new sim (activated in another working phone) and said the phone couldn't be used on their network. Swappa.com said the IMEI was ready to be activated, so I assumed that to mean it was unlocked. Lesson learned!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecrunked:
So I have 2 simple questions that are pretty difficult to search for, any help would be great.

I have an AT&T S8+

1) I would like to know if I flash it to carrier unlocked but with AT&T features (XAA/XAA/ATT I believe) will I get OTA updates still and will they keep me on that current firmware or will I have to manually flash them?

2) Is it possible to flash back to full at&t carrier bloat, like nothing ever happened?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
1) Yes, you'll continue receiving OTA updates.

2) Yes, but flashing anything COULD theoriticallly void your warranty because of your use of unauthorized software. Yet, you're unlikely to be caught because you're using software that Samsung uses internally (which is Odin; excluding the Prince Comsy version that's required to flash the unlocked version). TL;DR: As long as you are able to flash back to the stock firmware that was originally your phone, you should be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecrunked:
thanks for the info. just to clarify, if i flash XAA/XAA/ATT (would be unlocked firmware with att settings) i will get ota's that would keep me on XAA/XAA/ATT
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike15678:
Yes, you will continue to receive OTA updates (From Samsung) until they end support for the S8/S8+. And you'll still be on the XAA/XAA/ATT csc.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thecrunked:
I seem to have gotten lost along the way. I was trying to flash back to stock at&t (used the regular csc and not home csc). my phone seems to be carrier unbranded, I have no at&t splash screen or apps and don't have options for volte or wifi calling but i do have spam filter which is nice. I see people posting things like XAA/XAA/ATT, how do i check what firmware I flashed myself on?

looks like i flashed G955U1UEU1AQE3 firmware on my at&t phone, i didnt realize the 1 meant unlocked cause on sammobile it says (USA) AT&T. the newest firmware they have on sammobile for at&t g955ua is G955USQU1AQC9.

so not sure what do to do now. should i stay on the firmware i'm on now?