yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
i dont think it works that way lol to my knowledge it just allows it to be used but carrier will still see it as tethering which my original point was if u only have 10gb it wont allow more.. i dont think carriers are blocking it after 10gb, they just throttle it to around 600kbps once your 10gb is up
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mistermidas:
Dude, you're horrible at answering questions. And I wasn't even asking you, being that I never quoted YOU in the 1st place.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jamiehutber:
secure check fail

Hey guys

I have a brand new S8 and have never booted up the device, so I thought I would get straight into rooting it. I have got to step 7 on this thread and hit the start button after checking the correct tick boxes:

I have then seen on the physical screen the error message:

secure check fail : pit

With the following:

Do I need to add a pit file? Or maybe get my phone running first?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
whether u quoted me or not your asking your question in a PUBLIC forum.. a SamPWND root thread to be exact which I am affiliated with...

battery has been discussed multiple times in multiple threads.. surely you could do a quick search instead of asking for the thousandth time..

it charges to 80%.. if it goes above that during runtime its random and rare.. highest ive seen is 96%, no one knows why it does this randomly..

in other methods like upload mode trickle charge or w.e it charges to 100%, u can at least do a search if u want to find out these "methods", theyve surely cluttered the root threads since root was released

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try unchecking re partition.. if not the pit file is in the firmware files u downloaded
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mistermidas:
Funny how people always assume someone didn't search 1st....not that I haven't used this forum for years, and don't know how to use search or anything. Using search most the time is less productive than asking someone directly, from everything you have to sift through to find an actual useful answer.

And thanks for actually providing a useful answer THIS time. Could have just done that at first instead of trying to be a douchebag, and answering something I didn't even ask in the 1st place.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
you did ask about battery in the first place.. sorry i dont like to spoon feed ppl and like to encourage finding their own answers instead of waiting sometimes days or weeks before someone finally decides to give them the answer.. its quicker anddoesnt waste anyones time when its easily findable with a quick search..

you must not have searched well enough since multiple results come up in multiple threads when i do a quick search
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jamiehutber:
Thanks for the promot reply elliwigy

So, some situation on both counts.

Unchecked = Same result

With .pit = Same result

Unchecked with .pit = Same result.

I am using DREAMQLTE_USA_SINGLE.pit

I wonder if there is some issue on the device, although it is brand new?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jhofseth:
[MENTION=3916090]mistermidas[/MENTION] , it is combo firmware abl.elf (i.e., abl partition) that prevents charging to 100% when device is turned off or in download mode. As for when it's normally booted, it is unknown exactly what is responsible for 80% charging. There is a binary in /sbin, healthd, which affects charging, such that when healthd is disabled/removed somehow, charge will not increase. I believe that when our device is booted normally, at 80% capacity and healthd is still running, the device behaves similarly to how it does when healthd is disabled/removed. Even though precisely what originally causes it to stop at 80% while normally booted remains uncertain, the scaling functionality is built into our sm5720 charger driver inside the kernel; such is visible in kernel source code. It is not the specific healthd binary of our device that is ultimately responsible, because starting another device's healthd in place of ours leads to the same 80% limit. There is currently no way around 80% charge while rooted--except charging in upload mode; but, staying too long in upload mode can cause screen burn-in. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
I did a search for the keyword "unstable" and nothing popped that seems to point to the issue I see.

I successfully get through all the guide, even part 2. But successfully is subjective.

It seems that i still do not have a stable root. I am quite meticulous about the steps and verifying each stage.

Even to the point of copy pasting the output of 'mount' to notepad++ to make sure I can read that /system is rw.

I have tried about 3 times and still the exact same result. I have also tried the SamFail method and I am part of the crowd that can't get to recovery at the phase to factory reset.

Tried in numerous stages to nand erase. Tried various stock FW that I could find.

One time Odin came back with device mismatch or something of that sort and stopped/failed even tho that FW previously worked.

*edit to add*

At one point I soft bricked and seemed to only be able to unbrick by using the firmware from here and removing the sim card.

The success part is that I am able to grant root access to various things. But certain functions do not work, like trying to remap Bix key. (system becomes read only)

X-Plorer can't read /root and things like that.

I have the G950U US Cellular. I downloaded each and every thing listed and followed steps to the letter.

I tried different USB ports via direct to machine and via hub, all USB2.0

Tried a second system. Both on windows7.

It seems some phones just have something different going on that blocks things whereas others do not?

I do in some cases get the annoying "unauth attempt to factory reset" at some points. Maybe this trips internal security that renders certain aspects of recovery impossible at different stages?

I can however get back to stock, I just am confused as to why some of these phones seem to be an anomaly and I am blessed with such lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
It sounds like you did not do the final command before the first reboot, which is takes care of some of this stuff.

The ftp stuff (unauthorized factory reset) is totally unrelated, but if you have all of the 4 files in the op flashed it won't break you

You know there is a way to root without all these manual commands?

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-partcyborgrom-aqi6-deodexed-t3702988
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Kendocles:
I am trying to install the latest firmware after root. I am repeating part 2 of OP using latest firmware dl from SamFirm. After extracting AP i see system.img instead of system.img.ext4. Is this ok to use for the flash firmware in flashfire?

-Daniel
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Kendocles:
For the Odin flash after root (the one big tar ball) do I use the same settings in Odin as in OP?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
Oh I did that command. I tried multiple times and no joy. I'll give the link here a shot, thanks for the reply and further assistance. I thought i was pretty much SOL till this rooting got more mature or broke into the boot.

edit: Yes I got even less results from that method you linked. Hangs at boot logo and no matter what I try I can't factory reset/get into recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Don't hold your breath about the boot, but the linked method is basically just drag and drop into Odin and flash. It may take a time or two to make it work but there's nothing else to it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Godswrath:
I'm still on the fence about rooting due to losing Knox features. Is it possible to temporarily unroot, use Samsung Pay or Secure Folder, and then grant root access again afterwards? I think SuperSU has a "temp unroot" option, or "disabling/enabling" option. Would it be as easy as that (as long as Knox isn't tripped)? I'll be remaining on the stock rom. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
Oh I know, the boot thing is not exactly very likely from what I searched on and read elsewhere.

But I am on more than a few times trying that SamFail method. Even tried various stock revisions as a start base. No joy.

I am still kind of thinking there is something to some phones are not created equal or the Knox tripping does cause some kind of issue somewhere along the lines.

Shrug, if I get ambitious I'll keep trying. But maybe more info and deeper digging over time will overcome some of this.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
As stated before, root does not trip Knox, Knox has nothing to do with root, it is only concerned with whether or not your bootloader has ever run unsigned code at any point in the past. Given that it is impossible for snapdragon devices to run unsigned code as secure boot is enabled on our devices, it is impossible to trip Knox on a snapdragon device.

That being said, getting secure pay to work is not as simple as clicking unroot in supersu. My guess is you need your device status to be set to official for secure pay as it checks Knox status (Knox userland, not Knox the bootloader efuse thing) which is going to look for more than does root exist.

Can you even get status official with the factory firmware? My guess is no but I have never tried. If you need full stock firmware you will have to also have a completely unmodified /system as dm-verity is enabled on the stock kernels.

It's possible that you could do something like flash a stock /system from flashfire and reboot into a fully stock firmware where root is 100% gone (possibly with a backup?) and after potentially a few reboots you would be clear for Samsung pay and all that jazz. You'd have to reroot from scratch though, which is easier with SamFail (and you can restore a backup as soon as you have root again). At this point it would require non-trivial knowledge of how this stuff works and probably more time than it's worth.

I personally don't understand why it's so important to take your phone out of your pocket to pay for stuff as opposed to a credit card, but that's me. To each their own ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
Single best thing I have read on any rooting thread ever. With the news of the latest Google hidden tracking, the multiple user side security issues of nefarious apps...no way in you know what will i ever enter financials on my phone...rooted or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] pearce29:
does the root work on the straight talk version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] x10980:
Have you seen any problems caused by this root process (e.g., 80% battery charging, Knox trip)?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] mrao:
Would it matter if the firmware from the S8+ link were to be used to root the S8?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] CallistoDaVideoGuy:
What if Phone Bootloader Update wont let me check it?

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What if Phone Bootloader isnt available?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Kendocles:
What is the difference between combo firmware and STOCK firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Liger878:
Not sure if I overlooked anybody with this issue but when i add the 4 files from SamPWND_S8_Firm and click Start, it gets stuck at setup connection, then says failed. I tried first Comsey then regular Odin and still the same. Anybody else had that issue and was able to resolve it?

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
Try a different USB port and/or cable. USB2 is better than 3 usually.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] uwapalwa:
there is now a new update of the g955u firmware with Bootloader REV 2, the files root files dont work on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Liger878:
Yeah its across the board, once it has U2 bootloader level then root wont work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jritt:
When I try to push the systemroot folder to the phone it fails. Adb gives the error :"push systemroot/supolicy' -> /data/local/temp/systemroot/supolicy' failed to copy 'systemroot/supolicy' to '/data/local/temp/systemroot/supolicy': secure__mkdirs failed: Permission denied".

Can anyone help me with this? I have rooted the device several times without problem. But every time it quits connecting to the internet a few hours after I get root. It always seems to happen during the time I am installing apps and changing settings to my liking. So I don't know if it's related to the rooting procedure or something I'm doing afterwards. I've tried everything, even with the help of level 2 tech support at TMobile and the only fix I've found is to flash the phone again. In the past, everything has always gone smooth. No issues flashing it and no problems with the adb commands... other that a slight issue getting back to a stable shell. But tonight I got the error in adb and I don't know what's going on. I really need some assistance.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kittygotwet:
Hi,

Beginner here and I'm stuck on #16 on part 1. whenever I type setsid su, it triggers off the security notification and i get an attention message that says "The connected evice is unable to access data on this device. Reconnect the usb cable and try again." I can't get past that part.

How do I know it's a stable shell?

Also, does your first half makes it so it stops charging at 80%?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zarrell:
So I'm having trouble going back to stock as my phone is not recognized on my computer. I got half way through the root process and then nothing seemed to work. I cannot load anything through Odin in download mode and I also cannot use recovery mode through smart switch or Kies. I just get an error message as device not recognized. What is wrong with my usb settings and can I manually change something so it is recognized?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TheBigEasy88:
To confirm that my man is accurate, here's my battery % when I pulled it off of the charger this AM. It was charging all night.

Now, I've been rooted since [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] released the initial root method and have yet to re-root or return to stock since this phone is running flawlessly. With that being said, my 'full charge %' has definitely increased over time. I haven't seen an 80% full charge in some time. It varies between 82% - 95%. Not sure why it's improved but I'm THRILLED with the results.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Stheno:
You need to find the Samsung drivers for your phone. Windows standard drivers are junk and unreliable if at all usable.

Next try a different USB cord and/or port. Try to avoid using a usb hub. Try to stick to the USB2.0 ports.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] pookster99:
Hello I have completed the steps as instructed and for some reason i am unable to get to step 8-9. I have the download screen up on my device and i hit start in Odin/Odin Prince and first a fail sign pops up so I hit start again and then waited and nothing is happening. CAn somoeone please help. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Liger878:
Does anybody else get the issue where they backup their device with smart switch and then after root, when you try to restore it says unsupported device. Anybody got any fix for that, I tried multiple troubleshooting but nothing worked.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] blane3298:
how is everyone getting such good battery life with root?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TraverseTheSureal:
Data loss?

Is there a way to root my phone without any data loss? It looks like with this merged you would lose everything?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Liger878:
Cant root without wiping. Lets just say its kinda like flashing a new firmware to your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] FreeRunner2017:
I have a G950W is there a link for that?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] freak69ize:
Yeah... first post. Works for w too
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] FreeRunner2017:
Do i need to use stock firmware for W? When i flash it hangs on bootlogo and then resets after awhile.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
Subsystem crash

I had root once on my sm-g950u verizon. It was unstable and had to flash stock. Now I am restarting. After the reboot in step 8 the phone goes into upload mode subsystem crash modem. I even redownloaded the files, tried different ports, and tried different stock firmwares. Could the issue be that I don't know exactly know which firmware was the very original when I bought the phone(rookie move)? Thus installing any SM-g950U verizon firmware is causing issues? I have searched this thread via the search bar and can't find anyone with the exact issue. Similar problem resolutions have not worked. I have searched this thread for two days now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] freak69ize:
Are you using the 4 file firmware zip from the OP?

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What firmware were you on before you tried this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
Not sure what the original was prior to rooting the first time. I have tried three different stock firmwares since. It runs fine on all 3 stock firmwares but obviously it is not rooted. at the moment im on AQD9

and yes, the 4 firm zip when attempting root
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] freak69ize:
And you checked nand erase all in Odin options? Seems a lot of people forget that one
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
yes i made sure that was selected. I appreciate your help
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
Sounds like he is on BL2 after no more root for now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
Could this happen if I used the newest stock firmware from sammobile when had to go back to stock?

or if i selected phone bootloader update in odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
Latest stock firmware for the 950u1 on sammobile is BL2 so yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
So I can't get back to BL1 even by flashing previous firmware? Thanks for replying
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
No
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
ok thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] benjamen50:
Quick question, no 80% battery charge issue with this root method?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
yes there is with all root methods!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] benjamen50:
I think Magisk is OK root method, doesn't appear to have this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
How is Magisk working on a 950u?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] benjamen50:
My bad, I have a SM-G950F which is a different variant. Well the ideal method would be TWRP, oem unlocked, dm-verity opt flash file, factory reset, magisk install zip file, but only for exynos.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
Wrong thread :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] moedh:
شكر جزيلا
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] hannaway:
I am having this problem in Odin trying to install this.

<ID:0/006> Added!!
<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/006> File analysis..
<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/006> Initialzation..
<ID:0/006> Erase...
<ID:0/006> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/006> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/006> FAIL!
<ID:0/006>
<ID:0/006> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] hannaway:
THANKS!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
I just did a quick search for that method so do some research first before trying it. But definitely find a method for non US variants and let me know when you get root. Good luck buddy
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Guilty Fox:
download keeps failing

I can't get the SamPWND_S8_4File_Firm to download from Android File Host. Are there any alternative down load sites?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
From what I have found, flashing previous firmware will have that original bootloader info thus making this method relevant again. Will update when I test it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] thekeemo:
Step 1 went fine but after step 2 I am getting com.android.phone has stopped

G950w
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
This will not get fixed with OTA, it is a deterant placed by Samsung when the phone recognizes a custom Rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] thekeemo:
I meant would root go away if I did an OTA. I know that it wont fix the 80%

Right now I cant even get root to work because of com.android.phone stopping
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
So I've been told I messed up and flashed the most recent firmware when i tried flashing stock to start from scratch. But this shows a 1 before AQK3. "G950USQU1AQK3" so theoretically am I still on bootloader revision 1? Thus this method should still work for me?

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oh lol my bad. Yeah i am stuck trying to get root still. the s8+ method worked on my s8 with s8+ files. However!! this will cause all kinds of issues if you install the s8+ samPWND files on your s8. I only did it to get the root to work then flash fired or odin'd the samPWND s8 files. This worked temporarily for about a week until root access was limited and could not update SU binary. So had to start from scratch and now can't get passed odin without subsystem crash. sigh lol but I'd say dont take the ota update as it might update your bootloader to revision 2. No root available after that at the moment.

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When flashing stock use normal odin with admin priv
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TimelessPWN:
Yes that firmware version is bootloader revision 1
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] cdakaharpo:
Update: Flashed stock firmware. Newest firmware from sam mobile was not BL2. Got root working
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rudimenta:
Great
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TraderJack:
Hey folks...before I read through 147 pages on the ins and out, can someone just confirm a few things for me with this method? (will be using on a new Verizon S8):

1) I read in some places this uses a weird engineering firmware that screws up things like max charge, etc. But from just the beginning of the OP it seems like after using those firmwares we can reflash back to a full stock and still keep root/SU. Is that correct? No weird issues if following steps in entirety?

2) Do we know what this root means yet for updates? I'm assuming that once an OTA comes out that we likely will either lose root or not be able to accept the OTA?

Specifically I'm hoping to address the KRACK vulnerability which I think is in Verizon's G950USQS1AQJA update.

thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TraverseTheSureal:
Cool thanks! Is it relatively safe to root the S8 now?