yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
It was good for me when i had root before i went back to stock. The only reason i went back to stock is having screen issues and me overthinking it would be a permanent issue. But other than that it was great, just only greenify on my end (most likely) made my phone unresponsive when i went to the settings on the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jimmydee62:
Does anyone have a tutorial on how to return to stock a 950Us model. I have the firmware but when I use odin it does the install and then the phone comes and fails at 32% The reason I want to return to stock is is my LG urbaner watch won't connect to my phone which it did when I was stock firmware. Appreciate any help I can get.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
Well, assumingly you didn't change any options in ODIN, it never gave me any percentage errors but only the error of 'model mismatch.' But to help troubleshoot your issue, try going to options and press on re-partition to where it's checked. It helped my issue with 'model mismatch' but i don't know it may differ since we're flashing 2 different firmwares. I flashed the U1 Firmware and got it through like that but for you, it just may be the case also. Just report back your results.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
Alright I asked this a good while back and I'm still waiting for a response but here we go again

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Okay so basically I get through nearly the whole root process until I flash the stuff via FF, it all works very well until my phone turns back on and it says "Start Up Failed" I made sure everything was in order and I even followed RootJunky's video and three times I tried with no prevail.

This is the log I get from FF, not sure if it'll help but I'd appreciate if someone can help me get past this last little step https://pastebin.com/rqaTiVra
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] KillerClaw321:
Is this similar to the S7 root method for Snapdragon variants?

Or can you actually flash custom recoveries, kernels and roms?

(NVM, I just realised it's eng system img... Thanks to the devs though ;) nice work!)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
Only stock based ROMs, there isn't any (afaik) yet for us and the bootloader is still locked so no custom recoveries or kernals
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
they arent modified.. u asked if the files on page 93 of the g955u thread if they were modified and i answered in that thread it isnt..

its in the g955u thread and the system img and csc files in that thread are unmodified but they are for the G955U, thats why they are in the g955u root thread.. they are stock files..

i didnt tell u to flash g955u onto g950u and pretty sure u didnt make it known u had a s8 and not s8+....

i assumed u were asking in s8+ thread that u had an s8+

and to answer your question NO. will they flash, yes.. will you have issues, YES.

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haha! english firmware??

eng means "engineering"

this root method WILL NOT WORK ON THE S8 ACTIVE

they are completely different devices, different model, different carriers (active only available on att) etc etc

if you can find similar full ENG FIRMWARE for the S8 active then this method should work, if not you are out of luck
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] wwe9112:
Any chance of the bootloader being next?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] himself said he was looking into that but it will take a long time or possibly will never happen. That guy needs a break after achieving root tbh
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Aruku:
I didn't know... XD Thanks for the clarification.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] rageroid:
I agree totally. They have done so much, from working on this crazy root method, to answering the same questions multiple times. Time to chill and shake some code out of their heads.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] driike:
just wanted to say kudos on root for this, unfortunately i'm stuck in a kernel panic battle even with 100% root, so guess i'm going back to stock for now
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Aruku:
Is it because of the SD card?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jimmydee62:
It still failed at 32% but I restarted and got into reboot and told it to do factory reset which it did and it came up but I had changed my gmail password today on computer so when I had to log in on gmail it said I had to wait twenty four before I could log in so won't know until tomorrow wether it worked or not but since I was able to boot it up it should work. I did see that the inlocked was gone so that is a good sign.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] driike:
Would seem so, It was rebooting to upload roughly every 3 - 5 minutes, took the sd card out and outs been steady since about 5 minutes after I made the comment
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
When it rebooted you to upload mode, did it say "unknown error" in red words?

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That's unfortunate with the 32% issue but glad several issues have gotten resolved :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] KANAKESHAV:
Sound mod

Can we install any sound mod(viper4android) through flashfire after root?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] yoyoche:
look here :

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=72049061
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] moises93:
What firmware did you use? I tried using stock firmware and I still get custom messsage, or did you use the one on the OP?

Thanks

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
I downloaded the U1 firmware from the carrier switching forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
Can someone please help with my previous post?? I've asked twice and it seems I keep getting jumped over and everyone's just ignoring it .-.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TT_Vert:
Where do you see startup failed? can you get into the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] driike:
It said upload mode in green then kernel panic! Inn big red letters, I'm going back to stock though when I get back gone in a bit until something a little more cleaner comes out, but outs awesome that root was achieved
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] moises93:
Gave the U1 firmware a shot and I'm still getting the Custom message on boot screen still. Also got the stuck at 32% message in recovery. Factory resetting device helped device succesfully boot. You think when you accidentally selected Nand Reset option, it helped? I can't seem to fully return it to stock. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
Interesting issue since i haven't seen this by anyone else but good luck to you to get everything normal
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
It fully erased the system off my phone and thats when i got the "fail! Model mismatch" issue and i got a bootloop screen very similar to this one (Source: another XDA thread) and it would either restart again to the system or go to upload mode for a "unknown error" and would just be stuck in the bootloop. The good thing is you still have access to download mode but you have to be patient with odin.

Edit: forgot to include this, if you do nandroid or not, check the re-partition box if you haven't already. It will take 15-20 minutes to complete, just like how it did for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] moises93:
Thank you for the help, I found my issue, I had FRP enabled :rolleyes: . After that I flashed thru Odin and it fixed my issue. I'm back to full stock! With the exception of VoLTE, what could of caused it? I used HOME_CSC instead of the OYM.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
I personally used the OYM CSC file and i have VoLTE feature and im gold
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Wagedroid:
When the blue Android screen gets to 32%, it "fails" and boots to recovery but you don't have to factory reset. Just reboot to system.

I also had the custom with the unlock symbol at boot up after flashing stock. I'm not sure if it was flashing stock again or just flashing ap alone did the trick because I did both and now it's gone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
Trust me it was the same with me. The first initial boot up it popped up the unlocked lock and custom but after the 2nd reboot or if you take the system update, that will go away
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
After I flash the files in flashfire, as soon as it's done flashing and the phone begins to reboot, I get a "Start-Up Failed" message with a blue screen behind it, also it says connect to the Verizon Emergency Repair Assistant to fix it. That's all the father I can get
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sorcerer86:
was this kernel panic error right after picking flash in flashfire? like flashfire does its thing and on the first reboot it goes to this kernel panic in upload mode?

Thats what mine did when i tried flashing the 2 files in flashfire from the sd card. I did everything from the beginning again but then put files on internal and flashed in flashfire and it worked great that time.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Are you unchecking everything under "preserve root" in flashfire?

You will secureboot fail if you don't (at least sometimes) as you mess with boot.img
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
I did, followed the instructions in the video by RootJunky and in the post step by step. Three times. Failing miserably each time :')
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
it would appear you didnt follow instructions correctly.. what root.zip are you using? are u selecting to disable inject root in FF?

whatever you are using it appears to be trying to flash in systemless mode which will not work on our locked bootloader

it is essentially patching the boot.img (modifying it) which is why its not booting

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to revert back to stock u should select nand erase all, f reset time, auto reboot, re partition and bl update.. and if u have one use a pit file on the pit tab then flash a full stock firmware in odin.. might need to reboot a few times for custom padlock to go away

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the 32% is normal.. and yes, u have to reboot a few times to reset the padlock

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bcuz u did not follow instructions in the thread.. u are trying to flash systemless root, it will fail every time since it modifies the boot.img

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all u had to do was a simulated battery pull lol.. i typically go all the way into dl mode then hold vol down n power iuntil it reboots

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why dont u try following instructions in the op and use files in the op.. clearly u r having issues following his instruction
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
[MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION] In the video by RootJunky you also flash SuperSU, I will try to take that out of the process and see how things go from there, it's a bit late so I will probably do it sometime tomorrow or the next day. Two quick questions though, 1) Should I flash a SuperSU zip using FF? and 2) If I do where can I download the right one so it's not systemless?

Thank you so much for the help btw, this is a bit of a different kind of root vs my S5 that I rooted and I am so scared I am gonna mess something up :') Kudos to you for making this all happen along with all the other devs :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
not to sound rude but the instructions and files are all provided in the OP lol

on step 2 you have to flash a root zip but u cant flash any suersu.zip as it has to be system root so just read read read the op again lol its not too hard once u understand the instructions..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] MinerOSaintNick:
alright :) thanks again, honestly watching the video a couple of times then reading the post, it's a lot easier on the amateur mind :')
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] tserv95:
Keep getting secure check fail PIT?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] eshicks:
^D instead of 'exit'

Thanks guys - one step closer. Don't forget there's a bounty for the 1st ones to pull this off. (And still more for a bootloader crack so don't stop just yet)

One thing I'd like to add though. That funky step where you're oscillating back and forth between root and the regular user - instead of 'exit' you can just use control-D. It's basicaly an EOF character and bash treats it the same as an explicit 'exit'. Just hit it once and then hit return a few times to make sure you're in the stabilized shell. It's worked a few times for me so hopefully it'll work for everyone else as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Haswell4200:
I asked if they would work with the S8, is there a csc for the S8? I extracted my system img, for the S8, and used that, however I used the csc from that thread. I will reflash if there is one for the S8.

This has been a ridiculous process.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TimelessPWN:
The whole folder is supposed to be in your adb directory, then you do and push /data/local/tmp/systemroot

Then adb shell

chmod -R 0777 /data/local/tmp

All the setsid su next after you get stable root shell you can then run echo /data/local/tmp/systemroot/remount2.sh > /sys/kernel/uevent_helper

If you don't chmod it will not change it to rw
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] perfectpitch:
This time around Every thing seems to be going well. But getting stuck when trying to mount

C:\adb>adb shell

dreamqltesq:/ $ chmod -R 0777 /data/localtmp

chmod: /data/localtmp: No such file or directory

1|dreamqltesq:/ $ chmod -R 0777 /data/local/tmp

dreamqltesq:/ $ setsid su

dreamqltesq:/ $ /system/bin/sh: No controlling tty: open /dev/tty: No such device or address

/system/bin/sh: warning: won't have full job control

dreamqltesq:/ # exit

id

id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats),3009(readproc) context=u:r:shell:s0

dreamqltesq:/ # echo /data/local/tmp/remount2.sh > /sys/kernel/uevent_helper

dreamqltesq:/ # mount

rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,seclabel,size=1586380k,nr_inodes=396595)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
ah ok. I got it. Im just having trouble getting the system.img.ext4 from my stock firmware. How do i get that?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TimelessPWN:
Have 7zip installed, right click the AP package, go to 7zip, open archive once it opens take the system.img.ext4 and move it to your desktop
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TimelessPWN:
wait approximately 20 sec after running: echo /data/local/tmp/systemroot/remount2.sh > /sys/kernel/uevent_helper before typing mount
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
Thanks man!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] perfectpitch:
Think I may just need to start from scratch and start over. Waited at least 20 seconds still coming up as RO. Not seeing where I am going wrong. lol probably just to tired
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
Just wanted to stop by again and say thanks a lot. Got my first root on my S8. I know you can't do much atm, but im very greatful still. My first time was a success thanks to the kind hearted devs on here :) Thanks again! <3
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] flaboy407:
I can confirm root is working followed steps as said an im rooted with no problems i appreciate the hard work now on to building custom roms that can be flashed with flashfire...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TURBO2012:
S8 successfully rooted. thank you devs.....

TURBO
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
I'm gonna have to stop you. Custom ROMs are totally different from modified stock roms. Obviously, custom roms require an unlocked bootloader since it's a non-signed image from samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] freak69ize:
Finally got it after about 50 tries. lol. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that worked on this.. you guys rock!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] perfectpitch:
are you referring to the mount section of the steps. If so did you literally just retype mount or did you redo the previous step before that as well.?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
Another kinda off topic question, how can i remove bloatware apps with root? This gave me the verizon and also for some reason included metro bs...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
An app on the play store known as system apps remover its very useful
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TimelessPWN:
what carrier system.img did you use? if you used the unlocked one, you didnt wipe in flash fire
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
Will try it out, and edit this when done.

Edit , works good
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] txtmikhail:
I download all the files and extracted them.. Than i open prince odin and set the BL+AP+CP+CSC files in the correct locations. I select options and check all the correct boxes. When i click start button i get "All threads completed. (Succeed 0/ failed 0)

I get this every time.. nothing happening on phone or my pc...

UPDATE: I fixed the issue.. didnt have the correct drivers installed on my pc...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] pamarakos:
So does this also include european snapdragon version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] AngelIsL33T:
I used the Verizon one. Thought that I got this phone thru Verizon, It seemed ok
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] bradical711:
same problem, I had to hard reboot my phone to solve the issue. haven't touched settings button since but everything else works I think.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
its all in the adb version.. one i posted with s8+ root thread you just type: adb shell setsid su

and it drops straight into stable root shell lol but im sure theres other easy ways, good find

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its really not.. if u already got the system.ing u wanted to use that rom should have also came with a csc file.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] driike:
I dug up my J7 so I'll see if I can replicate it and take a pic

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No, it started right after the phone rebooted from the Odin flash even though it was a 100% flash, no errors

I'm going to go ahead and re-root and see what happens, after so much reading I have a few ideas on what may have caused it

Root went perfect again, what ever issue I had is now gone. Sadly I can not use a sd card since when I put it in it immediately restarted to upload mode, so it's an sd issue, I formatted the card, still rebooted me to upload mode
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] driike:
This is the upload screen, sorry about the flash

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5zLonp8eVC2uDt513
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
Did a little research from that CRC issue that's causing the kernel panic. Are the files corrupted in any way?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jiffyjeffsd:
I can't get the system to mount r/w.

I am using root junkys video,and it says to keep typing mount.

I tried about 20 times and no luck.

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] LookAlive:
Keep trying, basically.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
no.. i think ff might have some issues with sd cards

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can u do a test.. uninstall flashfire then put sd card in

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follow instructions in op and use files in op.. let us know if u still have issues
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sorcerer86:
Might be a good idea to add in the instructions to put flashfire files on internal, not on sd card. thats the same thing mine did when i flashed from sd card, and now my phone wont read certain sd cards. i bought another 128gb sd card brand new from amazon, and it still acts like the first one. keeps unmounting on me whenever the phone or computer tries to access it. but both the new and old one work flawlessly in my girlfriends s8.

on a side note, what is the best way to apply the august update for my verizon version? do i just flash the system.img in ff again? or do i have to start from the beginning of the root procedure? or would it be best to not update it at all?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Aruku:
That's the same Kernel Panic error I was having. In my case it only would happen either a few seconds after inserting my Sandisk 128GB micro SD card (working perfectly for months in my three years old S5), or after booting the phone with the card already in (in which case the phone will start beeping like a maniac before showing any screen, until it panicked).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
no need when myself and the majority have 0 issues with sd cards..

i am only assuming its an ff issue, i am not 100% certain so how can i make a post/comment without being certain as to whats causing it?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Aruku:
I searched the thread but found nothing: is anybody else having trouble with fingerprints after rooting?

I have it set up and I can test it recognizes my finger, but with the screen locked it does nothing, not a single notification of any sort.

EDIT: Nevermind, it is still working, but some feature/option I don't know about seems to delay the screen lock or disable it under certain conditions. The only scenario I can think of for now is being in a moving car (what I was doing when I noticed this), but I've never heard of something similar.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] sorcerer86:
ok. just helped me out when i read this line of YOUR instructions in the s8+ thread. i dont understand what it could hurt to put the same line in the s8 instructions.

2) Extract the System.img.ext4 zip and place that actual "system.img.ext4" onto the Internal SD Card (might work from external but some users have reported issues with chainfires root.zip and FF with external sd cards, this is not a fault of the SamPWND files/process.)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] elliwigy:
i dont maintain this thread
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] toondude78:
Secure Folder

As a person who uses Secure Folder on a consistent basis, will I lose access to this upon rooting my device?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] HighOnLinux:
Yes. You will lose secure folder, samsung pay, samsung health, anything that depends on knox will be lost.