yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
That would require knowing what the exploits are, and the security company who announced them has not released any proof of concept or even more than very vaguely described what they are. All they have done is announced them and released an app that reports on vulnerability which does nothing more than check your device and some other settings (likely selinux status and other things is my guess) against a database. The company may not release them at all or until patched if the vendors play ball.

I have hopes for a workable exploit, as it's likely the only way outside a full bootloader unlock that we will get a custom kernel or root filesystem running as Samsung has shut down all other ways of doing so.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
Need some help ... i redid my phone and the root process ... flashed the image in the OP and now anytimeni click the button to list my running apps ... I get a system ui crash ... I wiped everything and started over and same issue .... ANYONE have any advice??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Araltd:
Solution to 80% battery solved.

http://www.mophie.com/shop/juice-pack-galaxy-s8-plus
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] PeaKay.18:
Wipe and start over.

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Im probably talking out of my arse and forgive me but, couldnt we figure out where the ota updates are being downloaded onto our deivces and inject some code to unlock our bootloader while it does its "upgrade"?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
This thread is deteriorating fast....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kmjsmith:
That's weird. So is your the phone sim locked or no? I'm wondering if that would make a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flashman2000:
Read my mind. I was actually abt to buy this
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
Did you miss the part where I said I did that already??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
I was totally unaware the exploits hadn't been released. Thank you for that explanation.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dfj87:
Noob question here. What is stopping devs from unlocking bootloader? Is it knox?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Did you try your pit file with re-partition checked on? Flash AP, BL, CP, CSC at the same time also.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
lol.. why dont u read up on locked bootloaders.. knox has nothing to do with it as we have knox disabled
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dfj87:
I am, seems like there is a lot of conflicting information what would be the best source.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
the OP of this thread lmao i said many times soon as a fix is, if ever, found I will add it to the op.. so if u dont see it there its most likely not possible yet
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] PeaKay.18:
I did.

My bad, I usually skim through the forums.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] dfj87:
Yea obviously, I was just curious about the process I never inquired about the possibility of it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Araltd:
I'm using it seriously... It's great. It wirelessly charges too. It's totally the solution for those who can not live with the capped battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
What on Earth do people do with these phones that causes the capacity loss to make this unusable? Once debloated and optimized properly, and doze/sleep set up right, that 20% loss is recovered. Hell, I have to plug in at the end of the day but only because I run zoiper and openvpn with 12-second keepalives. if I didn't do that, the battery would easily last 2, into 3 days before needing a charge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Araltd:
Before the root, I was barely using 50% (from 100%) but now the drain is so bad with even moderate use battery depletes rapidly. At the suggestion of [MENTION=5149713]Quickvic30[/MENTION] I installed ex kernel manager and set min to 300 mhz and Max's accordingly on the big and small cpu clusters. Using tibu I disabled all the Bixby stuff I was not using. I'm running one of [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] roms which is a U1 base with Tmobile cp/CSC. I've flashed the ACQ1 (or whatever that latest version) combination firmware files (the 4 [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] suggested).

To be clear, with the exception of the random screen glitch which happens more now (after the newest combo files flashed) than before, the performance and everything has been rock solid. The battery has gone down 1% while typing this message to give you an example.

Screen brightness is set at around 40% with auto brightness off.

Whatever other battery optimizing steps need to be taken? I don't know but I would love to find out!

If anyone can suggest battery optimizations, tweaks, settings, etc... I would be grateful. My battery has now gone down another 1%... This is a real time statistic.... So it's not my "usage" it's whatever is going on under the hood the battery is simply draining very very fast.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
I'll send you a PM in a bit and see if we can pinpoint anything so we can try and keep this thread clean.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jhofseth:
misc partition

misc is all binary 0's. The Bootstomp pdf just said misc is another partition that Qualcomm uses. I tried binary 01 filled, ASCII 1 filled (binary 31), ASCII 0 (binary 30) filled and checked download mode and recovery log in recovery, still locked but unlockable and nothing changed in download mode, either.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] studlyswissdude2:
Uninstalling Netflix, then go to /system/vendor/lib (use your favorite file explorer) and rename the liboemcrypto.so (to liboemcrypto.soOLD or whatever you want it to be -- or just delete it). Then restarted, install the APK, rebooted again, then opened Netflix app and it should be working like a charm!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] IJoxer:
6 pages since I've left, and not one of any importance.

Let us ban the plebes already!!!

I'll look into blueborne a bit once I'm home from work, though my slight knowledge tells me it it doesn't equate to any possible use for us.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] V0idst4r:
Did you check NAND erase in ODIN when flashing the firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
odd, my misc partition is blank/empty

my point was, if you push something into misc partition then reboot itclearly will say Recovery Command: whatever you pushed

therefore if we can get alist of recovery commands we might get something useful
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] T1geR086:
Odin is giving me errors flashing the ap bl csc cp files. Tried with suggested options, and with out. Tried using modified odin and odin. Is there a step I'm missing on my vzw sm-g950u?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jhofseth:
You'll want the files in this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/development/samsung-galaxy-s8-root-snapdragon-t3659305
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kbatrph:
Seriously?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
This also breaks Flashfire

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Blueborne = running code with kernel privs. I can def use this, if the code is ever released...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] leandrae400:
when i get to the step where im in flashfire, i press to select flash firmware package and it just loads..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
Weird.

Have you tried:

1 Rebooting

2 Clearing cache in recovery

3 Reading any single solitary page between 1 and 349?

I think the answer might be number 3 but I'm just taking a stab in thin air. Who knows really?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] letsflyak:
2nd time around I been trying to complete 2nd stage and when I do I get stuck at the green and red page immediately when booting up

My Current problem is trying to use Flash fire and it's approved for root when I try find a zip file to Flash it just goes in the continuous circle trying to load the partitions i have tried earlier versions back to .58 and nothing helps
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
I've literally never heard of that happening.

Edit: there's a couple things you can try. Well, honestly there's one thing you should try first. The solution is on page every-page-between-1-and-349.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
lmaoooo..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
What were the odds of that? I really am curious, ballpark figure.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
the solution is a long kept secret.. only thousands of ppl by now know how to do it.. if hes lucky he will find this hidden gem.. it might be a challenge tho if he cant read or never used a search function

itll b hard to find spread all over the internet and probably over 100x in this thread alone.. Hopefully he doesnt give up!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
i am sure a few thousand have rooted at least haha what surprises me is that these pplare even attempting root at all when they cant do the simplest of the simplest things like even read 1 page to find their answer lmao

im starting to understand why carriers do not like unlocking bootloaders, less of a hassle for them for sureee.. theyd need dedicated techs just to answer stupid questions all day haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LookAlive:
What I'm having trouble understanding is why they are rooting to begin with. I can't think of a whole lot that isn't already possible anymore on Android that a person who... Asks that question on page 350 without wondering first if it's already been answrred, would even be doing with root.

Eh, oh well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] leandrae400:
thanks i found it...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
A few words of wisdom, don't fall asleep with your phone in DL mode or it will leave screen burn in of the white download box and arrow, it's not horrible by any means but still annoying, you can only seen it on certain colored backgrounds.

I think someone should start a good Samsung ADB thread so everyone can skip right over reading it and just go straight for the roots......lol

No but seriously a Samsung adb thread would be great, I'd be willing to help with it but I just don't have time to maintain my own thread like that.

Doing pretty good here [emoji12]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] IJoxer:
I thought you still needed to modify the kernel to some extent? Or are they simply bootstrapping the kernel? Either method would deem very difficult as it stands.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Copy paste lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
You're missing the big picture. If you have kernel level privs, you don't need to run an eng boot.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Aruku:
Hi there, I'm a neighbour from the regular size S8's thread.

We don't have almost any info about this problem at all, and I'm a bit desperate. I searched through this thread but couldn't find too much either.

I'm mentioned the last people that talked about it here in hopes they have some more info.

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] eelsid:
SD fix is flashing the new combo boot.img from the below thread. Fixed my unmounts 100%.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/sampwnd-root-green-screen-corruption-t3673815
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] astonat:
Deleted

I seen the post before me. Hopefully that fixed my SD Card issues. That's the biggest issue I have.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] pcoiner:
Hi

Thanks for the all the hard work.

Everything went fine till step 2.

I downloaded the files onto my internal SD card to perform step 2.

Flashfire seems to be causing a security problem when I try to select the files I downloaded.

when I select the flash firmware package or Flash zip OTA I get stuck with the circle of life forever.

I get a couple of notices in notification area at the top of the screen.

One is Run dump state, the other is a security notice

Security notice

Unauthorized access to a secured area has been blocked.

This pop up in only for Develop Phase(noship)

Please do the following things for security denial.

(QA)Please attach log(*#9900#) and screenshot (Module info)

(PL)Please assign PLM to the module TG.

*Module Info: /system/bin/dumstate -s

Can someone please give em a little guidance here?

I would be very grateful for any suggestions.

PC.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kevlar4200:
Make sure you're in airplane mode when running flashfire. As for the notifications that's standard until you complete step 2 in the OP. It's all been discussed in the thread. Please use the search function.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheBigEasy88:
STRONG first post brah. LOL
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TT_Vert:
Not sure if this is root related but given we are using a stock image I assume perhaps it is. Anyone else not getting texts or calls some times? I didn't find this out till wifey got pissed at me for missing her call and texts which I never got. Customers are now asking why I'm not replying to them. Es no bueno :( I could refresh PRL and profile but I think something else may be going on here.

Thanks

Dave
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] astonat:
Does anybody else have issues where apps where you can share photos like Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter etc. not showing recent images? Instead of showing a big list of images from your whole phone in order of time it only shows a random album or a few old pictures. Not a big deal just wondering if anybody else had the issue since root
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kevlar4200:
Sarcasm?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] V0idst4r:
I believe the mega mirror of S8_PLUS_SAMPWND_FIRMWARE_PACKAGE.zip is corrupted, I've downloaded it 3 times and keep getting unexpected end of archive. The size says 2.3GB.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
chrome mobile or desktop browser?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] AddictedToGlass:
Uhmmm...

-Yeah.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jhofseth:
a steady image of a flightless bird

K starts at hex address 820. This is pointless for our phone, but I was curious what address the string KIWIBIRD started at. I extracted /vendor/lib/libkwb.so and /vendor/lib64/libkwb.so from a Hong Kong S8+ ROM (attached). I then copied them to their respective folders on my phone and effectively chmod 644 (used ES File Explorer Pro). I installed Samsung CROM Service (attached) and used system app mover from Playstore to make CROM Service a system app. I then rebooted, turned off my iptables based root firewall app and successfully ran CROM Service. But, as mentioned many times in this thread, CROM unlock is pointless for our US Snapdragon S8+. The point of this exercise was to identify the hex address for the KIWIBIRD string (i.e., hex address 820), just in case some other string might apply to our phone. If you want to flash it with dd or merely examine, I have attached the aforementioned modified steady partition image. :)

su

cd /sdcard/Download

dd if=steady.img of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/steady

To get back to the default way steady partition is for US Snapdragon S8+:

su

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/steady
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
only time i have issues is if i dont configure or install stuff properly pertaining to the network features.. other than that no issues at all once set up correctly
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
yes, i did that soon as we obtained root lol.. if we were on theHK bl we would be unlocked with crom no problem..

if you look in someof the other libs you will see reference to FRIGATE_BIRD and BIRD as well so I wonder if we can find the right word/command if itll work the same?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] studlyswissdude2:
I've used FlashFire several times since applying this fix and haven't had any issues actually.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] elliwigy:
im gonna send u a pm.. we should talk on hangouts..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] IJoxer:
And you're missing my point, in order to gain kernel privs, you would need to modify the kernel or somehow bootstrap the kernel. Safestrap could probably be used with some modifications.

I still haven't had time to really delve into blueborne though, is this some kind of exploit to gain kernel privs without using the kernel? I fail to see how that would be possible, but I guess I have some reading material tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
:facepalm:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TT_Vert:
Thanks. All network features seem to work right just intermittent texts.

Dave
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Are your APN settings correct? Specifically multimedia message proxy and multimedia message port. How about the message center number in message settings? You would need to compare that to another Sprint users settings, also make sure input mode is set to automatic.

Edit:. Is this happening with just normal texts or MMS pics,emoji texts ect?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tyler4256:
What exactly is OP? Plus what ever crashes a device then do the opposite of. I'm not trying to sound like a jerk. I'm only trying to help :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Oh boy LOL!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tyler4256:
Nice comment you got there...lol

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I'm trying to learn so give me a definition dude lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tyler4256:
Oooh okay, see I didn't know that. But thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hydreds:
files to use on baseband G955USQU1AQGL

I am on AT&T and my device is G955U and on base band is G955USQU1AQGL. I don't want to change the carrier. Aim is to get rid off all bloatware ( AT&T and Samsung)

What firmware and ODIN I use to root?

Should I follow the steps provided in OP?

or

this :-

Version 2: Current SamPWND Part 2 summary:

1 - Download AQG1 system.img.ext4. extract it and copy it to your phone.

2 - The CSC SYSTEMROOT process is the same as SamPWND part 2 instructions, except you're using the system.img.ext4 from step 1 above.

I would then do this right ? :-

3) Place the entire Add CSC Systemroot zip onto Internal or Externdal SD Card (THIS FILE DOES NOT NEED TO BE UNZIPPED, THROW THE WHOLE ZIP FILE ONTO SD CARD OR INTERNAL)

4) Open Flashfire and grant it root when it prompts you.

5) Press the + sign and select "Flash Firmware Package" & navigate to where you placed the system.img.ext4 and select it

6) Press the + sign and select "Flash ZIP or OTA" & navigate to where you placed the Add CSC Systemroot zip and select it, select Mount System as r/w

7) Press the + sign and select "Wipe" and select System data, 3rd party apps, Dalvik cache, Cache partiton, Cache Partiton format

8) Now, long press on "Wipe" and make sure it is on the top by dragging it. The order should be Wipe, Flash Firmware Package & finally Flash ZIP or OTA

9) Make sure the "Everoot" is disabled!

10) Flash away!

Please shed some light.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] V0idst4r:
The firmware is multi-carrier but if you're only trying to get rid of bloatware then download AdHell from the play store
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] IJoxer:
Bad advice.

First, it's Adhell2 now.

Second, it utilizes Knox, which we disable when rooting. It won't work, and for some reason it did, it wouldn't be working as it's supposed to.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] V0idst4r:
I'm aware that AdHell no longer works after SamPWND, I'm telling him he doesn't need to root if all he wants to do is disable bloatware. On a side note, I didn't notice it was taken down from the play store though thanks for the friendly reminder.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] IJoxer:
Ah, my apologies.

I just remember trying to use adhell on my rooted s7 and it caused all kinds of problems for me. Even after removal, something was off, leading to an eventual factory reset.

I believe the first one was pulled from the playstore, Samsung even went after the guy as he was an ex-employee and they didn't like him using an adblocker that utilizes Knox. Adhell 2 was his answer, but not sure where to get it, though nothing a Google search wouldn't help with.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] MrSteelX:
Wny not use dns66. https://f-droid.org/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ej_424:
OP=Original Post
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] V0idst4r:
Nevermind, I should use the search function.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hydreds:
Thanks a lot.

Sorry :o. I should have told in the beginning. I want to root the phone. Assumption is mother of all evils.... So, help me, what files do I use?

In this thread https://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2898281

the process is little different and I couldn't find AQGL system.img.ext4 The CSC SYSTEMROOT zip for my baseband.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] zBobs:
WOW thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Tyler4256:
Do you have the sm-g955u or sm-g955u1? But if you have either of those. Then use the directions and files on page 1 of the forum. All the files are their but they are named just a little different.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] hazmad:
Why did you link to my profile? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] meathammer386:
I was wondering the same thing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Same here, I clicked a few times and figured xda app or my phone was just being weird lol

On another note. Does anyone know the path/command to change debugging level? I know there's a dialer code for this but when I try the code it's like the screen wants to come up but then it goes right back to the dialer. The dialer code is *#9900# . It used to bring up the debugging or dumpstate service menu, anyone have any ideas on why that would just stop working?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sd_N:
The code doesn't work after your rooted? Hmm

Is this the menu you are talking about?---
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Quickvic30:
Yes that's the one, it did work after I rooted and just mysteriously stopped working, like I said it opens for a millisecond then goes back to the dialer. If the code was simply not working nothing would happen. Maybe I have some mismatch firmware messing it up, who knows lol

I suppose I could run a logcat and see what happens when It tries to open.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] muppetmaster916:
What does this meannnnnnnnnn lol.