yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
Here is the easiest way of explaining it. If the U-firmware CSC_OYM was flashed somewhere along the way, then DM-Verity will trip and cause the altered system not to boot on the factory kernel, so the engineering kernel needs to be used to bypass DM-Verity. It's good that it can still boot with the engineering kernel, but it defeats the main purpose of this ROM that allows the altered system to boot with the factory kernel. If the phone is flashed to the full Verizon QA4 firmware, then flashed back to QD2(with HOME_CSC), then it essentially washes away the error that keeps it from booting.

When flashing to QA4, use CSC_VZW(NOT HOME). When flashing to QD2, use HOME_CSC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Toeonly:
Does this remove the auto volume decrease for plugging in headphones?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] budhaluvr:
md5 error

i'm having issues (md5 error ) in odin with the boot recovery image files (AP_G930UUEU4BQD2_Boot_Recovery_Image.tar.md5) loading it and passing the md5 checks. Coming back md5 error, binary file invalid. I've downloaded all the files from all the mirror sites and they all are causing issues for me.

I'm using Odin 3.12.3

basically got it all done except for the last step .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] appletonpunk:
This rom kicked my ass until I saw the post about coming from QA4. I already had U firmware installed and was banging my head on the wall. installed perfectly after that tweak. Very smooth and stable. Thanks for the rom cvertigo1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
To be honest, I haven't used the Boot_Recovery file. I just shared someone else's work. Has anyone gotten it to work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] marksibert:
I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on installing this. (Just backing up my phone now - already have everything I need downloaded.) I'm currently on stang5litre's rom. I understand I need to be on stock QA4 firmware before starting the instructions in the OP. Can I Odin directly from stang5litre's rom (based on PE1) to QA4? Or do I need to Odin to PE1, OTA to Nougat, then Odin to QA4?

Also - sounds like if I want to restore from TitaniumBackup, I could follow step #3 that is referenced here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72924192&postcount=60 (flash ROM w/ root, install TIB & restore, flash ROM again w/o root).

Is anyone backing up and restoring app data using any other methods? I assume any method for backup/restore requires root?

Thanks!

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Okay - I decided to just go for it, and Odin'd directly to QA4. It seemed to go fine, and the phone rebooted into the setup app. I powered-off, then booted into download mode. Then started with the OP instructions at step #1. That worked fine, so I'm moving on to step #2 - so far so good!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] tranquility1:
I have been delaying taking the update to 7.0 for a while since I learned that one would lose foxfi. I am now getting annoyed by the daily nag to update. I am currently on PI3. I assume to take this ROM, I need to allow OTA to 7, then ensure I am on QA4 through odin 3.12.3. Am I correct in that is the verified way to load this? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] marksibert:
I'm on step #5 and everything is still going as expected. I Odin'd to QA4 first. Then I started with step #1 in the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] tranquility1:
Great. Let me know how it goes for you as I might be doing this tomorrow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Emtai:
Everything went perfectly smooth . Thank everyone so much for this!!!! ♥
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] marksibert:
Same here! Up and running with no problems. Looking great so far!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] aurny:
I get the same md5 errors. Either the file is corrupt or the hash is wrong. If it's the latter, you can rename the file from .tar.md5 to just .tar, and it will skip the hash verification. I haven't been brave enough to try it though.

Personally, I've gone rooted and back a few times now, and always had success with this method:

Install the ROM as usual

Flash the eng kernel and root

Do whatever you want while rooted -- just don't make any changes to /system, as they'll be lost

Go into flashfire and re-flash the AP from QD2, plus the ROM zip file

Do NOT add a wipe step to flashfire, but otherwise do everything the same as before

In the Aroma installer, choose the No Wipe option

Choose whatever other options you want and finish the installation

If you do this right, you shouldn't lose anything -- all of your settings, apps, and data will be exactly how you left them. (Exception: if you installed any S8 apps with the ROM, you'll lose the settings and data for those apps only.) And after 2 reboots, your phone will be back to official status.

If you need root again at some point in the future, just flash the eng kernel again and repeat the entire process.

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Oh, one other thing: my phone works great with this ROM but it still thinks it's an Edge. The model number shows as SM-G935U rather than 930.

The model seems to be listed at several places in the ROM, including CSCVersion.txt and SW_Configuration.xml in /system, and build.prop from /vzw/system. Can this be fixed by editing it in some or all of these places? Does it matter or is it best just to leave it alone?

(I've noticed that my Google account thinks I'm logged in from an Edge, but other than some minor things like that, I haven't seen this to cause any issues.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] tranquility1:
That's great. Just to confirm - the wifi tether works without provisioning check from Verizon, correct?

Not sure about the recent recovery not working post or why that didn't cause you problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
Just pretend it doesn't exist and leave it alone. It doesn't bother me enough to require changes, so I always forget to make them lol.

I've been told tethering works without the provisioning check. I'm on the new Unlimited Data Plan, so I don't have to deal with that.

As for the boot_recovery not working, I've never had a reason to use it. That post was for people who need to modify or remove ad blocking from the ROM without having to re-flash the ROM by using superuser through ADB. I use a VPN ad blocker, so I don't choose ad blocking in the ROM and don't need root to modify it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jon20usa:
If I enable "Secure Boot" (used with PIN or password), I get "System UI has stopped" and cannot even get the keyboard to load to login.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
Sorry, this was probably answered already, but I just used the qd2 app file from stock ufirm when flashing the rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
His issue stemmed from flashing QA4, then skipping step 1 of the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Indyultra:
I had the same thing happen to me not sure what caused it had to do a factory reset to get it to stop
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] ledezma2003:
Has anyone tried this for the Tmobile S7 Flat? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] GartimusPrime:
Quick question. I currently have BQF3 U firmware installed on my US Cellular S7. I have read all 9 pages of this thread and am just wondering if I need to download both QA4 and QD2 firmwares to do this. The only reason I am asking is that my current internet sucks so it takes a whole day to download a firmware :( I have QD2 downloaded already, just asking about QA4. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] tranquility1:
I don't have U firmware installed yet, but post #74 makes me think the answer is yes, you need to come from QA4 and not a current U firmware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
This is correct.

Using this method from qd2+ results in a bootloop after the aroma installer is done, regardless of wiping/not wiping, etc etc. Trust me, I tried and I'd like to make this clear to save anyone from the headache I endured.

Good luck!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
Alright, so I've gone through the entire process and realized firmware updating doesn't work anymore. I thought that "official status" meant we'd still be able to do that. How can we go about updating the firmware from now on?

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Ah.. on a side note, I rebooted my phone and the screen is just black. I can only see the volume control when I touch the volume buttons or the power options when I hold the power button down. What on earth happened? I can't use my phone at all now.

EDIT: I gave it a factory reset and I've come to the realization that the NoName SystemUI is way too buggy because soon after everything was set up it all crashed again. SystemUI crashed multiple times and I was unable to even get passed my lock screen unless I timed it correctly. I'm worried that if I reset my phone now it will completely break on me again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
Official status allows it to pass SafetyNet, but it does not mean you can take OTA updates. The update packages are pulled out of the ROM. You'll need to flash the newest ROM when it comes out if you want the latest goodies.

Did you choose to wipe everything in Aroma after flashing the NoName SystemUI? I don't recall having these issues when I was running the NoName SystemUI, but I always do a clean install when testing. I only re-flashed the ROM without the NoName SystemUI and dual-speaker mod for VR purposes.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] gunz.jones:
If you are running the Rom with any debloat, those apps would be added back with an update. Same for any custom choices since that would all be put back to stock. Safest bet is to update manually when new Rom/updates become available. So...why would you try to update once running a custom setup? The Rom just allows official status to make knox and safety net happy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
I did wipe everything in Aroma. It's very odd that it's caused so many issues for me.

I decided to not debloat anything. I'm not sure why I figured it would be a good idea to update with a custom setup. Perhaps the official status gave me the idea that it would be a safe thing.

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I haven't had the problem again so far. Then again, I haven't opened the Rom Control app just in case. Now, I'm wondering, how can I enable root at this point? Running root.bat stops at "resetting lockscreen security". I'd like to enable it so I can use Titanium Backup once I have everything set up again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] gunz.jones:
Install eng kernel and then run newest root.bat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
Awesome! Thank you. Once I have that set up and make a proper back up I'll test out the Rom Control app to see if it functions properly this time. I just wish we had TWRP to use. That would make all of this so much easier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
This is the latest right? https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195909311
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] gunz.jones:
I believe so. V2 should have the supersu fix. Just remember not to update shorts or binaries or it could break root
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
Perfect. So I have the latest Root. How would I go about getting BusyBox on here?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Emtai:
I haven't i'm stuck here too i mistakenly included the ad blocker and notice i couldn't go on some websites .. and realized it the ad blocker doing it .. so i tried to do this to get rid of the ad blocker and yeah .. same error .. ugh .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CC850:
I came from QF2 and didn't have any issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
Here you go [MENTION=6697968]CVertigo1[/MENTION] I hope they work I cant test myself. If they do when you update OP I will remove this post

Do not use Package Disabler or Adhell with NoNaMe mods
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Silkmeister1:
hey [MENTION=6697968]CVertigo1[/MENTION]

I have followed the instructions three times to a t.

I get to the part where I go through the Aroma Installer but after I get a bootloop Samsung galaxy7 with an unlock sign for 6 seconds... ad nauseum.

Am i supposed to wait for 10 minutes while it reboots like this?

Silimeister1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] hunteditor:
Does Post #93 answer your question?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
I'm about to give it a shot. I'm almost done with all my backups. First thing I noticed is that you linked the ADB G935 files instead of G930. I was able to find the correct one on your AFH though.

Do a complete Odin flash to Verizon QA4, then start at step 1 again. That will fix the issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
I fixed it thank you. I had too many files going on it was hard too keep everything straight between verizon att tmobile flats and edges

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@CVertigo1 I am the most concerned with testing the QF2 rom as it is way more complex than this rom. So when you get a chance give that a try also

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
I'll definitely do that. Smart Switch didn't do a full backup of my messages and call logs prior to flashing the ROM, so I'm fixing that at the moment. Luckily enough, I decided to backup with Titanium this time around, so I rooted and am in the process of restoring everything before re-flashing again. I'll keep you posted on this one, then I'll play with QF2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
Since I've had issues with bad backups in the past, I always make multiple backups prior to flashing ROM's, just in case. I'd like to note that Smart Switch is exponentially faster than SMS Backup and Restore at restoring 50k text messages. It's been restoring messages for over 3 hours already, and I'm only at 70%. I wish that Samsung Messages gave the choice to delete messages within a thread after x amount of messages. A lot of 3rd party messaging apps have this ability, but Samsung fell short. :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jtskir222:
did it.

pretty much a noob here..

but got it done on second try..

I like it.

thanks a ton for your efforts.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] gunz.jones:
They used to in MM. The setting in nougat is 1000 texts and 100 mms in more settings. Not sure why they dropped the ball in nougat.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
It's an awesome feature for a lot of messaging apps. It'd be nice if they brought it back. It would also be nice if they got rid of the search bar and extra step when composing a new message.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
It took me along time and swallowing of my pride but I use Verizon messages. You can always restore last 90 days straight from Verizon servers including all mms pics. Never have to worry. You can send bigger mms pics to Verizon customers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Silkmeister1:
Hey everything worked fined after flashing QA2 first! Thanks [MENTION=6697968]CVertigo1[/MENTION]

One problem I seem to be having is logging into venmo... It is most likely due to adaway that i chose in Aroma installer. How would i temporarily disable adaway (the app won't work).

Thanks in advance

silkmeister1

(If you sign into snapchat pre-rooting you stay logged in after root ;) )
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
I'll take your word for it and swallow my pride. I'm gonna give it a shot over the next couple days and see how it feels to use Big Red Messages.

Also, the latest U-firm ROM is a success! I told you that you are the man!

There is a post somewhere in this thread about disabling ad blocking. At least I think it's in this thread. It might be in the Verizon ROM thread lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] mzup:
I would like to know what are the differences/benefits to go from QD2 to QE2 or even this new QF2? Are there better features/enhancements. Is there a place I can go to see a list of any changes?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
Probably no noticeable benifits
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
I recommend everyone put the Flashfire AP zip and Rom Zip on your internal storage as the AP file is so large that it may not be read properly do too limitations of some SD Cards. When you select AP file in Firmware there should be 4 partitions that are selected. If not then you have a bad download or need to have AP file on internal storage
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Silkmeister1:
Hey guys i found an app that was helpful for me when venmo didn't work.

pm me if you need help

Cheers

Silk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
I don't think the advertising of lucky patcher is a good thing as it is not allowed to advertise apps that hack or bypass or patch paid apps
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
So, I hear Xposed has been successfully ported to Nougat via a flashable zip. Anyone want to guinea pig if it'll flash to our S7s?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
It's only for AOSP 7.1 nougat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
Well damn, got my hopes up! Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] I'm using your QF2 rom and it is working amazingly. The whole process was simple and it works better than any of the roms I've used on here.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
What did you do to modify it for the flat, just switch out the boot.img? Thanks!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] DrakeLyon:
If you search G930V in the androidfilehost search bar you'll find his QF2 files as the first 4 results. You also need to completely start fresh with the stock QF2 firmware which you can also find on androidfilehost. Just obtain all of those files and follow the guide as it is here to get it going. Use the Home_CSC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] IJoxer:
I'm already on stock qf2, I ditched this rom because of a few (likely self-inflicted) issues I was having. I just remember having to swap the boot.img from jkruses original ufirm rom to work on the flat. But thank you, you've been helpful!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
I made both Ufirm and QF2 for the flat using all flat files. There are post in each thread with links
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] premiso:
Edit

2017-07-26: Flashing QE2 and removing the CameraNX from the rom / leaving in the Samsung Camera fixed this issue. I now can use all the modes.

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Thanks for this, love it! The only issue I am having is with Camera NX. The Sphere / Panorama FC's the camera. Anyone else see this / have a fix? I think I performed the lightest amount of bloat when I flashed it.

Thanks love it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] ledezma2003:
Samsung Smartswitch. Don't think it transfers data for apps though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] ledezma2003:
When I flash eng kernel my phone keeps rebooting after about 1 min or less of turning on. Have you encountered this or know why this may be happening? Any help appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
That means your on stock ufirmware and not this Rom. If your trying to flash this Rom you need to start from Verizon firmware. If your just trying too root stock ufirmware then look in my nougat root guide on Verizon s7 edge forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] ledezma2003:
Oooh got it that makes perfect sense. Thank you very much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Silkmeister1:
hey [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6697968]CVertigo1[/MENTION] I love the work you guys do.

Can you explain this one?

I successfully flashed this Rom once, after following your directions to come from QA2. I had to restart because i deleted some system apps that were causing FC

However every time I go through the process (detailed to the T)

everything goes fine until I click the finish button and the phone reboots saying Samsung with a custom lock every 5 seconds.

Here is what I did:

Flashed QA2,

Flashed QD2

turned debugging on

flashed eng kernel

rebooted, rooted, rebooted and finally rooted

at this point i am supposed to do the Flashfire step but it is not working!

What am i missing?

Silkmeister1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
Flash back to stock Verizon QF2 then follow directions in my post I'm this thread with new QE2 rom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] Silkmeister1:
If i flash back to stock with QF2, will I be able to install the Ufirm zip?

Can someone link me to the thread you are talking about?

Silkmeister1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] CVertigo1:
When you flashed QA2, did you use the full CSC or HOME_CSC? You should be using the full CSC when flashing back to Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] dalewest:
Greetings-

I have the Verizon flat, but just switched carriers to T-Mobile. Been running an older version of CVertigo1's/jrkruse's VZW-TMO hybrid ROM, and I'd like to update it. Can I run *this* ROM, or must I stay with the hybrid ROM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
Flash the one in tmobile thread if you choose the mobile firmware Rom WiFi calling and everything should work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] dalewest:
Thanks for the quick reply!

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Just to be clear, would this be starting from scratch (following all of the steps in the 1st post, which is fine) or would I only need to wipe and then flash the UFirm_Multi_Carrier_Hybrid_NoNaMe_PS_BS_Free_G930U _QE2_V1.zip file? Not sure where I fit in based on the steps there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] jrkruse:
Well depending if you want to use the Ufirm QE2 The Tmobile Firm is QF3 either way you need to start from the very first step by flashing odin firmware in directions
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoverie] dalewest:
Honestly, it wasn't my intent to pepper you or this thread with questions. But while I'm at it, I only see two active roms in the TMO SGS7 roms forum: the Ufirm_Flat_QE2_Hybrid and T-MOBILE_QF6_Hybrid. Where is the QF3 you mentioned?

Also, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all the S7 flat devices in the U.S. running the same hardware?

And seriously... thanks a ton for your work and responsiveness.