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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
You should be able to restart without issue if you have a UK F, or an FD that has had a verified ROM installed (renovate is known to work but keep in mind it does hide the OEM unlock switch) as described previously in this thread. I'm on my 4th rom installation over the course of a month or so without issue on an FD, it's going to be 5 ROMs soon when one of the ROMs updates with the Oct security update. At that point I'm going to try a more abbreviated installation process based on feedback here, we'll see if it works then. I'll report my results either way.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] metzo32:
Finally, after 7 days Now I'm out of jail second time! OEM show up opened,BUT in download shows OFF!!! And AAM state DISAPPEARED too!!

Any idea about that before I start..IS the winner horse still Reno with disappearing OEM or is there any Other,Thanks for support Guy's..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
I really want to thank each and every one for inputting (either directly or indirectly) their experiences, efforts and thoughts,and for going thru all the pain not just for themselves, but also for a lot of us.. I literally went thru every page, every comment spending 5.5 days just to see what's going on..

Having said that, I have the 950 F/DS Taiwan version. I'm on day 5,and I'm hoping I will get the OEM latest by Tuesday.. I have a couple of questions tho: which would be better, to flash Renovate that has no issues so far, but hides the OEM switch, and has been the most successful of all the ROMs , and wait another 7 days without reboot for the switch to appear, or to flash Dr. Ketan or Nemesis or LightRom?

Second question: when flashing the ROM, do I select BRI (Taiwanese CSC) or BTU (which is a generic one)?

Please let me know guys..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Sean_FD2R:
I'm on Renovate ROM, so far been in and out of twrp countless time (flashing and nandroid) within 7 days of Rooting and flashing ROM when OEM shown up and rebooted without OEM visibility after flashing Renovate ROM. Support from the ROM users has been great however can't comment much on the developer.

On CSC, our best you choose your country's csc. Hope, this helps.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALEXRUSS55:
Can anybody confirm that the model Samsung Galaxy Note 8 64GB Single-SIM SM-N950FZKABTU - 6.3" inch Android Factory Unlocked 4G/LTE Smartphone (Midnight Black) - International Version on Amazon. Com has the OEM UNLOCK from day one?

Considering exchanging my SM-N950F DS Singapore for that one because of the extensive jail time.

Thank You

Bump
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
No one can confirm except the seller ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] metzo32:
So, Found no reply about my previous post!! So I take the hard way and flash Reno in spite of the OEM show up BUT still in Download OFF!! I flashed TWRP followed by RENO (most safe) and keep install app's as usual,

I boot the device every 5 minutes to make sure (sound Koko!!) Everything is working now as should be

Finger crossed,I share my all trails with this device almost month now!hope this is the end of AGONY! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pashamangl:
Hello guys

does anyone have any ideea what RMM STATE:PRENORMAL in bootloader screen ,means?

https://imgur.com/5iZDM6P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Hello [MENTION=2766934]karb[/MENTION]man

Guys i flashed Reno 2.2 all is fine but 4g is not working now...

How can i flash csc from [MENTION=3827968]tkkg[/MENTION]

Please give me detail about edited file for flashing CSC .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Before you flash anything check your APN, you can get this through a quick search. If you edit something be aware that you must type in the information exactly or it wont work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
No Lte on Unlocked o2 Uk Rooted

i tried flashing reno 2.3 sucussfully upgraded from 2.2 ver.

but my problem still exits no LTE even when i seletc only LTE no signal appeared i have no idea whats the problem.. i had used lte when i waz not rooted

any body can tell whats problem with this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shollywood:
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Did you add the APN?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
Alright guys, I'm all set to root and flash.. Please let me know if you want me to test out anything. I will be flashing Renovate 2.3. I know it doesn't have the OEM Unlock switch, but it looks like its the safest ROM to flash right now..

Also, I have read throughout the forum that people have been flashing viper and dual speaker mods along with other mods.. Can I please request all those who have flashed, to please either upload the mods/zip files, or post links to those mods/zips? Highly appreciated..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
yes i added apn reseted devices flashed thrice with diffrence csc features

no result.

what shoud i do now anyone can give me link of edited tkkg csc zip file for note 8 flashing. may be csc flashing can cure this error
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Did you select the correct CSC in aroma sunny?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Yes 100% correct selected.

Resetting network setting works for me now i m getting lte 100% in basment easily thanks for the help brothers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] j_hansen:
I have same model and have that option available, mine is unlocked/ non carrier branded, is your through a carrier/mobile provider ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
It sure is easy to panic with the damn week long wait hanging over you head isn't it? No, I'm not making fun of you, I cringe doing things with this phone that I do without thought with others. Anyhow you've got it figured out, enjoy man, always glad to see another hit pay dirt.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
I've installed rom number 5 today. I used an abbreviated (normal?) installation method. As I already have TWRP installed I did a full format then simply flashed the rom which had magisk in aroma as part of the installation process and then factory reset and rebooted. Everything worked fine but the phone didn't have root so I had to reflash magisk which had me up and running with Ti backup restored. Been in and out of recovery, reboots, all that fun stuff.

I think I'm finally starting to relax a little bit. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALEXRUSS55:
I'm sorry to ask, but I tried searching and no luck, could You please post or redirect me to your abbreviated method of successful flash? Thanks again
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
If you don't have a rom installed yet follow the TWRP instructions. Do the format. Pay attention to holding the buttons to go to recovery while hitting start in odin to flash it exactly as they describe. Some people have been unable to make it to recovery if they untick reboot in odin and try the quick switch method. If you miss that window to get into recovery and the phone continues to boot you will 100% get the binaries error and have your nose put in the corner for another week. Don't take the chance, set up odin, hold the buttons down, press start in odin while doing so and keep your fingers on those buttons until you see TWRP. Keep following those instructions step by step until you reach the end. At that point stay in TWRP and flash the rom. Only flash ROMS that have had Knox removed. Were it me I would stick with one of the known working roms but if you decide to try another please report your results. Once you are done flashing the rom do a factory reset and then reboot to system. Do not leave recovery until you have gone all the way through the process and have the ROM installed.

There is a much longer process we were doing before that you can find in a search if you wish but we always knew many of the steps were unneeded, we just didn't know which ones. Up to you if you want to go full on with the old kitchen sink method or try the new one I just outlined now. I have tested the latter myself just today and have no reason to believe it wont work for everyone else too but as always on XDA you will have to make your choices and what happens happens. Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] statikk1:
Hi all..

Reading that knox might have a hand in the binary failures, can someone make a twrp installable zip which removes all of Knox? Flash/install right after flashing twrp custom recovery. This would then prevent Knox from ever detecting any modifications on first boot as it simply won't be there. Result would be a completely stock Rom. No need to flash a custom Rom.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
[MENTION=1230317]krabman[/MENTION] a quick question. I'm in Canada, and I have a Taiwanese N950F/DS. What CSC should I flash? The one for Canada, Taiwan (BRI) or the more general one like the UK (BTU)?? Please let me know..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Depends on what you want... If you're looking for minimum bloat the UK is pretty good. If you want to try and get some of your carrier provisioning then I'd go with the North America/Canada. You'll pick up some bloat that way but nowdays at least here in the states it's not so bad as it used to be and you've got root so you can fix it anyways. I'm not aware of any reason to keep the stock CSC? If you go with the local you'll want to figure out what your MCC is on your carrier so you can tick the correct box in aroma.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nobody9147:
Thats Strange still no OEM unlock after 12 days. I have the N950DF/DS.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
What have you done so far since getting it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALEXRUSS55:
I had the same issue after a bad flash, the only thing that resolved it was using smart switch and using the emergency recovery, then 7 days later it showed up exactly on the minute from when I first enabled developer option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nobody9147:
I put second Sim into it and just using it as a backup phone.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Andysmith71:
PM me if you want an edited version of tkkg's CSC fix that I modified for Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] evangelionpunk:
OEM UNLOCK showed up on Taiwan N950F/DS EXACTLY 7 days later.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
So guys, got the OEM unlock yesterday, exactly after 7 days and 7 hours.. Immediately flashed TWRP, flashed ROM and flashed Magisk.. All is working great.. Right after the rom loaded, set it up, took a risk and went back into Twrp to take a backup. The phone booted nicely into rom again.. So then, flashed dual speaker mod, flashed xposed, flashed viper.. And booted the phone.. All working good..

Just want to thank everyone, especially [MENTION=1230317]krabman[/MENTION], for their efforts.. It was just because of them we were able to root and flash.. Really appreciate it, guys..

I will be more than happy to answer questions and help if anyone needs it, since I know how I did it..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] majid_10:
Did you reboot your device during OEM unlock disappeared ?

Today is 9th day and I'm still waiting for OEM.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
Yes.. In fact, a couple of times.. Just rebooting the phone without the OEM unlock switch doesn't reset the timer.. If I had done a factory reset, that would have triggered the timer and set it again for another 7 days..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
Have you login to your Samsung Account?

The days start counting after that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
I second that, Im happy with stock rom and Xposed ( now official, stable and working for our devices, adds any features id need) :)

---------- Post added at 02:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 AM ----------

Bring on the S9 that I wont be buying until I know this is no longer an issue with that model. So over my note 8 and being in and out of jail lol :/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] GeneStalker:
Hi Sheryu,

Did you use Revovate 2.3 for this time round?

If yes, at which stage did you do it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Darkmake:
guys

so guys i recently bougth a new note 8 dual sim versión.... wich one is the correct way to get the OEM unlock option appears?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MistahBungle:
Patience. There's no way to 'make' it appear. Ensure you have network connectivity whenever you reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] maheshhtc:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=69448868&postcount=4

Can someone check the link above & confirm whether it works or not in Note 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Shreyu:
Yes, I flashed Renovate 2.3. So, here's what I did:

1. Boot into Download mode as soon as I saw OEM Unlock (Power+Volume Down+Bixby)

2. Flashed TWRP, and booted straight into TWRP once the phone rebooted (using Krabman's way of holding down the Power+Volume Up+Bixby buttons while starting to flash TWRP).

3. In TWRP, format data -> yes

4. Once formatted, reboot back in TWRP

5. Once back in TWRP, flashed no dm verity zip

6. Went into wipe -> factory reset

7. Flashed the rom

8. Again, went into wipe -> factory reset

9. Flashed Magisk ( you can flash Super SU if you prefer that)

10. Wipe -> factory reset

11. Reflashed Magisk

12. Boot into system

13. Enjoying Renovate and root :cyclops:

14. Set up the phone completely

15. Booted into TWRP, and took a backup

16. Booted back into system..

I have rebooted multiple times after that, either to flash xposed modules or dual speaker mod or Viper. No issues so far..

Hope this helps..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
That's the old method, I'm going to elaborate on it and what I've done recently...

That method was really a kitchen sink, do everything possible that might derail the binaries error flash method. It works. We've always figured many of those steps are unneeded but none of us really wanted to put it to too much of a test because of the potential for having our nose put in the corner for a week. But since then I've become more adventurous and I've pared that down significantly on later reflashes.

Yesterday I flashed multiple roms, RomAur and Google Edition, then back to Reno which is where I started. For those that are interested I did not successfully boot Google Edition and it turns out it's got problems, I would steer clear of it until the developer posts up a fix. I had better luck on RomAur but it's got a couple of minor issues and eventually boot looped on reboot while I was loading my backup. I was able to go straight from boot loop to recovery and flashed Reno back on and I'm up and running again. I've lost track of the number of roms I've flashed at this point but I'd think I might be hitting double digits now. So, like usual on a phone that didn't have this stupid OEM unlock timer. For us I think it's as good as it's going to get.

About the flashing, I've changed procedures somewhat and while more can likely be lopped off this is how I'm doing it now for flashes AFTER the first flash. I put the new rom on a micro sd card and put that in the phone in place of my second sim. Note that we were removing both sims during flashing, it appears this is not needed on any flash after the first. I cant prove out whether it's needed on the first flash because it would require installing a stock rom and I'm not into going back into the wait period. Anyhow from there I have done a full format as well as a clean wipe multiple times and both work. I've settled into doing the format because it's less button clicking and doesn't take any longer. If the rom is rooted I've then flashed the rom, factory reset, and rebooted into system. This has worked but when I've done it with Magisk the rom will fail root every time, with super SU I've been up and running. For this reason when using magisk I flash the rom, factory reset, flash magisk, reboot into system. That gets me up and running without having to go back into TWRP and flash it after the fact.

Think I might try out a couple more roms today. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] metzo32:
Sure NOT!!, There is no recovery anyhow when you got jail ..Unfortunately

Still No way out to avoid Jail ..3rd time!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
But recovery was only used to clear cache and factory reset, in order to get to the initial setup screens again. That could always be dine in ither ways if needed. The main point in that method really seems to be not allowing remote protection... Not sure if this actually works on the Note or not, but not having recovery shouldn't be a reason to discount it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
I just installed Project Alice, like all the current ROMs the debloat is not so great, still a lot of Samsung going on with it. So far best ROM for debloat has been Light Rom followed by Ketan and the rest have all been a similar sort of debloat that might be called "kinda debloated". To be honest I'm not really seeing anything that significantly differentiates these ROMs and I'd say Renovate and Light have been the smoothest. Still too early to make a call on Alice but right now it's giving the impression that it's going to fall in with those two as being a little bit less fussy. I'm thinking RomAur has some interesting changes in it but appears to need to get to a .1 version, it will be my next install when that happens. I've done WETA elsewhere and it was a good rom but I don't do much music on my phone so what it's best at doesn't play out in my use.

Not a shot at any of these ROMs BTW, nor the developers that made them. It's early days yet and it will take a little time to sort things out. My prediction is they will have everything worked out around the time that Oreo hits and the process will start over. I love it. lol At any rate the bottom line is if I were a guy who was wondering which ROM to install my experience is saying it doesn't really matter unless you're looking at either Weta or RomAur, they're otherwise quite similar in performance and features. Luck out there gents.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] GeneStalker:
Thanks Shreyu :good:

I've actually managed to root my N950F/DS successfully, trying my luck here, without the multiple wipes as compared to yours.

* For the benefits of others, MAKE SURE OEM Unlock is ON

1. Boot into Download mode as soon as I saw OEM Unlock (Power+Volume Down+Bixby)

2. Flashed TWRP, and booted straight into TWRP once the phone rebooted (using Krabman's way of holding down the Power+Volume Up+Bixby buttons while starting to flash TWRP).

3. In TWRP, format data -> yes

4. Once formatted, reboot back in TWRP

5. Once back in TWRP, flashed no dm verity zip

6. Flashed the Renovate 2.3 ( https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/development/g95xf-fd-n-renovate-ice-n950-android-7-t3678602 )

7. Reboot and back to TWRP Recovery

8. Flashed Magisk ( you can flash Super SU if you prefer that)

9. Boot into system

10. Enjoying Renovate and root :cyclops:

11. Set up the phone completely or Restore from Smart Switch

12. Booted into TWRP, and took a backup

13. Booted back into system..

With Magisk Manager, I did a SafetyNet Test (I'll prompt to install an add-on for it, go ahead and install) and passed with flying colors. Tested with Pokemon Go (a good test bed for SafetyNet) and works seamlessly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Did you tried Minotaurs rom, bro? It's the best rom on S8+ but dev didn't create a treat in xda, only teligram group and it has their own website. Here is the links for telegram group, channel and it website.

https://t.me/joinchat/EzeROkJONxnXhZQylxxsRQ

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAERTYsz4ijGxt3wi9g

http://minotaurusdevelopment.xobor.com
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] gpap2004:
I confirm that there is. Exynos Model. Dual sim
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Forgot that one was out there, last I checked it had a serious camera problem and I never did get back by, gonna have to amend that little bit of forgetfulness. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ewells38:
I just received my N950F/FD. Just powered ON, enabled Developer Options.

and I have the OEM unlock option right out of the box :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] azq8ooz:
Where did you buy it
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SimplyCity:
Had the same, almost 1,5 month ago. Was happy for 2 weeks, then oem has gone and never came back. Now I've returned my device and gona faith with Sammy for bringing device to the state it was at the very first day, with OEM unlock avaible, which has been locked wirelessly or whatever way, by them. I've spoke with a lawyer and we have a summons ready in case they gonna refuse. Unfortunately, I am one of few, who never saw OEM again... Will see.

Echoe[emoji769] team member / S8+ powered by Echoe[emoji769]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sefrcoko:
I assume you've gone back to stock in that time, reset, logged into samsung accounts, etc. but still nothing after 7 days jail wait? Or still on custom rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SimplyCity:
Exactly. I did everything clean. So, when I saw info about unauthorized binaries, only way to bring phone back was to flash stock with Odin. So I did. That was first day when I started to looking around over xda, bc when my phone was finally up, there was no OEM. First 7 days period was terrible loooong and I think I did so many combinations testing if OEM would be back, including software reset, smart switch, reflashing different region rom, etc. Finally I gave up and after 7 days I started again. Especially bc loot of you guys got OEM back after 7+ days and only thing I was lack of was patience... Again, clean XEO rom with Odin. And ca 3 weeks from the very first day I've got N8, next period has began. It was ca 4 weeks ago. And one week ago I said enough. During that 3 weeks phone was up, maybe restarted few times, but no any other touch. It was set with g account, Sammy account, data on, etc. But nothing. Now waiting for an answer from my provider, bc here where I live that is the way: return to seller (provider), not to Sammy. Waiting, hope they release my device from this disaster.

Echoe[emoji769] team member / S8+ powered by Echoe[emoji769]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] fragtion:
Same as me. Box was totally sealed but I had OEM out of the box.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
Ok, I've been test driving today and the results aren't bad but they're not good either. The rom has some bugs that I've bumped up against already in less than a day of use. It's also got very little bloat removed, perhaps the least of any rom I've installed so far. These things lead me to think that a person can do better as of today. There are several roms below that have no issues I run into in daily use and have less bloat. My beef with bloat and Samsung in general is that it usually means a slower and less smooth experience and that holds true with the Note 8 from the experience I have with the roms so far. The phone is downright pitching for a fight when it gets down to weight whereas stock fatboy phone has trouble getting out of its own way.

I'll check this one out down the road, has some potential but it's not the best a flasher can do today no matter what that flasher wants from their phone.