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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mahdibassam:
Ok i see - so then from december onwards there is no solution to the oem unlock issue, right? So newer roms will keep having this problem. This is getting out of hand, F U Sammy :(

So if one is on a rom with December patch, then they wont ever be able to reboot ? lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
A week ago i have been installed the last bri/bri/bri firmware, December patch, just wait 168h without restart and the option appears!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Not like that but probably 7 days. After new base oem won't stick so need to wait 7 days to appear again. Once option there, one can reboot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
If u r in UK it might work but not outside...

My UK device had oem unlock out of box and then lost it.. It never came back with different methods including using UK sim and and UK stock rom but in Canada
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] yael20:
I just finished my 168hrs in jail, and I have a question : If I'm in stock rom with december security patch, can I flash back to Stock with November's patch to keep OEM UNLOCK?, so then I can:

1- flash S8 csc (zip) from stock recovery( or should I flash TWRP with Odin after flashing stock rom?)

2- Flash TWRP,

3- flash Magisk

Should I do this without booting into system? I'M affraid to be thrown in jail again. :

I just want to be on Stock rom with , custom recovery and Oem Unlock jail free... thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
I think it would be much safer and easier to flash Ironman rom and select stock settings and stock system ui in aroma and you will have oem unlock visible,you cannot flash S8 CSC with stock recovery nor flash stock rom and have OEM visible because your timer will reset again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
After having everything installed, Ironman rom, I needed to restart the smartphone (magisk installer), because it went into bootloop and I had to reinstall stock ... Arg... I have to wait one week again for the oem unlock appears, it's very frustrating

What is the correct way?

Activate oem unlock when appearing

Install twrp without restart

Reboot in twrp

Format

Install rom

And then no reboot the phone in one week, waiting again for OEM unlock option... No?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] yael20:
To flash Ironman ROM I need to flash TWRP first, will flashing TRWP reset my timer? Also, what are the main differences between Ironman and Dr Ketan N6 Roms? I will read those roms post's looking for differences in features, but your opinion will be appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gretschpr:
So basically flashing that ROM, the OEM toggle appeared?

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Well, actually one will have to wait for the toggle to appear in the first place to be able to flash that ROM or any other one for that matter lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
There were some bug fixes with magisk lately. Might help explain some issues.

Suggest you ask in the rom threads.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
how do you managed to get exact 3 CSC (bri/bri/bri) when installing ? i tried few times but my result is like A/A/B :confused:.

maybe that's why i never see my oem toggle ? it's been a month i am using it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
Let me see how I can explain it, you have to download the taiwan version, but when you install it, the first two, the codes of the country and operator where you are, for example, I have downloaded bri / bri / bri, but when I install it , it gets phe / phe / bri
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
After 168h after receiving the OTA for BQKG, OEM showed up. I was born in jail ever since (15th nov).

Damn now im anxious.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Are you currently rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Yout finally got it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
No, I lost everything, magisk, root etc, now I'm in stock...

Waiting to oem unlock... :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
I have a hunch on why when flashing stock that it doesn't match the the device code. Though you need to be root to check it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Can you please share. I've tried everytime to get all same csc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] WizP:
Just got my oem unlock back after 7 days.

I was on Dr Ketans ROM, then factory reset wiping all including internal storage. Flashed WETA and WETA Mod 3.2, choose not to flash the CSC and after setup without a sim card installed I still have OEM unlock!

BTW I'm on BQKG firmware...

Interesting as the has never happened before!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KYRO1:
I didnt have oem unlock but after an update i got it.

But iam not using a Rom or root at the moment, just the stock firmware.

Note 8 - SM-950F
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
BQKG firmware?

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What is your carrier ID in download mode?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KYRO1:
AQK9 firmware
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
Your country/region?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KYRO1:
Austria, but i have branded csc from A1 provider.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] yael20:
thanks to this guide I was able to keep OEM unlock, root and also a very nice working rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
I thought that region never had OEM issue but hope it sticks for you anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] KYRO1:
My previous device was a S7 edge from the same provider and i never had problem wit oem unlock. But now its there, so everything is fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
XSP
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Tell me about it. Now i don't know what to do with it :D :laugh:

Although the BQKG is known to have patched things up, i wonder why it brought OEM to surface.

[MENTION=3931450]dr.ketan[/MENTION] , what's left to be tested sir?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
thanks for the clarification.. so i think your phone is not destined to be in jail like most of us, i believe, since OEM toggle came back after reinstall f/w even with mismatch CSC sequence. mine was XSG/XSG/XSG. used more than a week, no OEM toggle showing. flashed MET, used a week no OEM toggle then tried to go back to XSG using OXM f/w bundle (SM-N950F_1_20171124094826) but ended up XEF/XEF/XSG and after about 20x hours no booting, still the damn OEM toggle not showing.

so that's it, have to live with it :crying::crying:

normally we want to have full control for stuff we own, thus i think we should gather some basic crucial info so that other people won't get screwed in this samcircus train. like : where should we buy N950FD with OEM out of the box, how to get it to US (in case it's from out of US), etc & make it sticky.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
Without reboot? Only without reboot appears after a week.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Do you have the FD with XSG from UAE CSC? If so, using mine in Canada and it had OEM out of box. Strange.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
I have FD cho,cho,XSG Canada never seen oem. I'm trying another region now
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
This is an embarrassing thing to recommend, but, by any chance, did you ever clear the cache and just tried it out for 168 hours again?

I am using my case as an example. BQKG is the badboy when it comes to OEM Unlock benefiting, but i cant think of a reason as why it suddenly appeared after i got the latest OTA?

Also, if we flash the stock recovery back after we do all the twiddling (TWRP -> Custom ROM -> Patches and Packages of desire -> Stock Recovery), would that in any way trick the damn thing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Didn't think of that. Especially since we can flash with flasifire
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
May be kernel also count as custom binaries but yes nothing wrong to try with stock recovery just after flashing rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Kernel does count I think. The thing is most if not all, of the custom kernels available, mess with selinux. Along with other security features being disabled by default. This along with recovery could be just pieces of the puzzle
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ucevik:
Those whose OEM switch has not appeared after 7 days, please read.

My telephone was bought from Uzbekistan. After 7 days later OEM switch appeared and I flashed Dr.Ketan's Rom (N4). The ROM installed the original csc (CAC) by default. So, the phone started with cyril alphabet and by mistake I rebooted the phone. I was in bootloop. I flashed the stock rom to relieve. Naturally I lost the OEM switch. When I checked the software information the csc was TUR/TUR/CAC. Although many 7 days passed it didn't appear. I had the OTA update to have BQG. Then, after clearing everything in the stock recovery, using odin I tried to flash the rom that Dr. Ketan suggested (stock rom for Irland) but failed always. Then I flashed just the AP, then CP without rebooting into the system. HOME_CSC failed always. So I flashed the file starting with CSC succesfully. Rebooted to see no network, nor the baseband information in software information. OEM switch did not appear either. I flashed the CP file from the last OXM rom. I got the network back, but no OEM switch. There was no any csc information visible. But using the phone information apk, I saw that the csc was MET. After another 7 days OEM switch didn't appear. I was fed up and decided to flash my country's csc, using the OXM rom (flashed all components with Home-csc). I was suprised to see that my csc was interestingly XEF/XEF/CAC instead of TUR/TUR/CAC, although I started the phone with my Turkish sim. I rebooted. My csc became XEF/TUR/CAC. My Baseband version was N950FXXU2BQG, Build Number was NMF26X.N950FXXU1AQH9. I gave up and decided to live with stock. Guess what happened after 7 days. OEM switch appeared. Now I am downloading Dr. Ketan's N6.

SM-N950F cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] madmack:
Can someone with a phone that is not originally jailed run the following command and give me the output? (must be rooted).

You'll need to run this from your terminal in the PC or start with "su" command in an app on the phone like Terminus (connect locally).

adb shell
su
strings /efs/nv_data.bin | grep -i xsp
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
greatlte:/ $ su

greatlte:/ # strings /efs/nv_data.bin | grep -i xsp [MENTION=1997527]xsp[/MENTION]@ [MENTION=1997527]xsp[/MENTION]@ [MENTION=1997527]xsp[/MENTION]@

{P@${P@XsP@D

greatlte:/ #

Gesendet von meinem SM-N950F mit Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] madmack:
Thanks guys. I take it your device's product code is not XSP right? (the third set of three digits in the About screen)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
Right... mine is dbt

Gesendet von meinem SM-N950F mit Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Flashing Magisk means touching the kernel right? Does the same occur if we go for the system method rather than the systemless? Sorry if the question is groundless, haven't been on the scene for quite a while and got rusty.

As my phone is missing a few features that i need (SIP client, etc), i may as well just try the recovery idea just in case.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Correct. Mine is PAK, being used in the USA on T-Mobile. Never been in oem jail, even though I constantly flash and recklessly modify and trying things to narrow issues down.

So I have a user that's rooted currently but has lost his switch. I'll ask him to perform the same check

Edit.. he is getting the same result
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] yael20:
I rebooted mine a few times during my jail time and it appeared back after a week ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mysticjp:
i have an SM-N950U SPR Snapdragon, does anyone have a way for me to try and get oem unlock available? i hope =)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Your kidding right lol?

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mysticjp:
? no im not there is a way to do it ive seen 2 methods to unlock the bootloader or make oem unlock available in snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fen-X:
Maybe i m wrong but it s impossible to unlovk snap bootloader. There is a method to root (samfail) but you can t unlock it on a snap version. That s the reason why many customers buy in their country or for others import an exeynos version (finally the exeynos is not completly safe as you can read in this thread)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
There is no way to unlock the bootloader on the snap US or CAN version, period.

You have root that's it.

That and this thread is for exynos anyway so you should be asking this in the snap threads anyway (answer will not change however unfortunately).

If you want development on a recent sammy device skip the crapdragon and go exynos. Not perfect anymore but way further ahead than the snap

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
during those period trying different CSC combos i didn't reboot the phone for 7 days. sometimes more.

correct, originally XSG/XSG/XSG but no OEM out of box. i guess we got it form different source. mine form fleaBay US seller never-msrp. where did you get yours ?

good for you ! i am stuck with XEF/XEF/XSG and still in jail even after more than 200+ hours of no reboot :confused:

do you guys think SIM card we use has any role in this samcircus ? i am using SIM form Lycamobile US, a least known MVNO (a reseller of a bigger telecom company) all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
Then try rebooting,it makes no difference to the timer if you switch off the phone or reboot,only factory reset or installing firmware with odin does,my last jail my phone was off for 5 of the 7 days and still got OEM toggle on day 7.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nokiapower97:
help

Sir can you please give me your number i can contact you my number is * mod edit *

** Mod edit: [MENTION=5418026]nokiapower97[/MENTION], if you need to give your phone number, you may prefer doing it via PM...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
Get an app called power menu, it allows soft reboot, allows reboot without the phone actually rebooting.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
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i rebooted after flashing each different CSC (& corresponding AP firmware) through ODIN then waited 7 days (sometimes more) with no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MistahBungle:
Dude, delete your phone number from your post. If you need to send that sort of info to people on here, PM it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
That sucks,I think all you can do is flash the home csc that corresponds with the carrier ID that's in your download mode screen,factory reset in recovery then wait and see and hopefully you also reside in the same region so you should get 3 matching csc codes,that's what I would do anyway,hope it may work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
Ah Thanks ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kanamor:
Thanks, for the next time I know
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PivotMasterNM:
damn, I just accidentally disabled the dev options while checking and had to reenable them. does anyone know if that resets the time in jail?

EDIT: it doesn't matter, OEM unlock still appeared after the first time enabling dev options
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] puddingoz:
Yes it adds an extra 2 weeks jail time........just kidding,won't affect anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Are you flashing the CSC file or home_CSC?

I got mine from Firstronic, fulfilled by Amazon Canada. All I did was put in my BMC SIM and setup phone... stayed XSG/XSG/XSG the whole time and had OEM out of box. Why would one phone have it but not another (even though same model)? Only variables would seem to be location/sim and maybe setup procedures (i.e. signing into Google/Samsung, etc.). Strange.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] WizP:
Has anyone flashed a new ROM and not flashed a csc? And still had oem unlock disappear?

Just asking as I flashed the WETA base ROM and 3.2 mods over the Dr's rom. I factory reset and wiped the internal storage, but choose the "no csc" option and still had oem unlock appear straight after a reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mailistman:
i did both, on different time frames, on the same XSG firmware that i got from samsung website using SamFirm 0.36 utility. wait 2 weeks in between but still no luck.

maybe mine was not activated properly at the very first place when it's still in UAE with local SIM there. why ? when i got it from the US seller, it's been activated & i didn't get welcoming screen like when you turn it on for the first time. only after i did FRP + reflashed with different f/w & csc then i got the welcoming screen.

i stay in US. phone originally from UAE, so i guess i have to live

with stock f/w for now untill someone can make RegionUnLock utility like Chainfire did when Note4 out in 2014.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Ah maybe that's part of the issue... Was yours activated in UAE first then? Mine was only ever activated here in Canada with my local sim; no local call required from original region to activate or anything like that (package was still sealed and I got welcome screen).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kazim.asghar:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/exynos-note-8-oem-unlock-option-guide-t3730260
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
Deleted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
So seeing as it looks like even with Root and waiting the 7 days to get the OEM toggle back it still will dissapear after a while and you lose root again, maybe we should be waiting until the smart DEVS figure it out and lend a hand where ever we can?

And to that end i have my phone in stock form with my toggle available if anyone needs something installed and tested out.

Pig out~
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Damn. I hate to say this but i did enable this tamagotchi stuff right before i got the OEM available.

Still in major doubt about it though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kazim.asghar:
Try this and let me if it worked or not...

1. Unlock developer mode

2. Go to "About Phone"

3. Then go to " software information"

4. Then tap "Android version" multiple times until it shows N letter of Nougat.

5. Tap "N" multiple times and then long press it. It will show you "" and next long press "" emojis. You should stay on cat emoji and press back key.

Now go to your developer mode again and OEM unlock option should be there.

FYI: I am on Dec security patch. Please see my device info in screenshots.

You can thank me now

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I am too not 100% sure yet....there mightbe some other factors that effected it....can you please share how you did it so we can see why it didnt work on some phones and worked on few.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Neither am i. My OEM never showed up in the beginning (for about nearly two months). I recently got the OTA for BQKG, which OEM showed up exactly after 168.x hours (definitely not 168, as i did check a few times during that hour). And just about a few hours before that, i tried this damn thing out of nothing from a previous thread hint.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kazim.asghar:
Thanks mate...same in my case I got update today and I just tried randomly and it worked for me....I think people need to update the device before trying this....

I am going to downgrade my phone just to test this if this really works or there is something else. I will update you guys once I will test it again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Nah, thats the problem. BQKG has not been figured out after one roots or modifies the system. All the firmwares prior it could be tricked to maintain the OEM Lock, but with BQKG we are having issues.

It's ironic to have it appear with the firmware that has patched the workarounds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kazim.asghar:
before this update I neither had oem option nor i tried these steps. Lets see if it works or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kazim.asghar:
I just factory reset my phone and it didnt work. I think the phone need to be with developer mode for certain time to use this method. i will wait for few days and test again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
If it does work then maybe it helps those who have gone beyond 7 days but still don't see the toggle... Anyone in that situation who can test?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
Ok i waited until i had the toggle back, i turned it off and rebooted then turned it back on.

Installed TWRP and then the N6 Rom from the good Dr and it's fantastic, booted up and the toggle was available.....have rebooted a couple times now and i still have the toggle visible.

Now only issue i have found is when first starting the phone i got to restore but it didn't do a full job and now i have no ability to finish the job.

there's no manual restore button anymore?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
I've got a 5T showing up on Monday. While I've run out of patience I'm hopeful those of you that stick will find the answers you need and I've little doubt I'll be seeing some of you on another device down the road. Good luck Gents.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Ive been eyeing it also since development is zero on the pixel 2 xl. I like the red one and so cheap!

If it had front firing speakers id already have one.

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Roger, the XL2 was where I first looked and I was quite surprised to see so little happening there, didn't see it coming at all. The 5T isn't by any means perfect but then this one wasn't either although with a reliable unlock it would have been a better device for me. No worries though, the next thing was inevitable and only unexpected in that it came so soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
I imagine the S9 exynos will also suffer from the OEM BS as well, they aren't going to make things easier going forward only more difficult.

The note 8 was the first note I didn't buy since the note 2 and Ive had all the galaxys since the S3 but I will not buy another samsung if this crap persists.

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Just ordered a 2 xl. Haha.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
oops i thought this was a Note 8 thread lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
A bit sad that it is a Note 8 thread and the recent commentary is in no way off topic for some owners or even this thread. lol Think about it...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
You're right. Well, back on topic, I've stopped adding things to my rom, the focus is on this topic, and brute forcing information from unlikely places