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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Renovate doesnt really let you flash other csc. It gave its own csc.. also. You could just for now use XSA . And later after you have the Malay csc for s8. U could just mod the zip to install your s8 csc [emoji16] . The most important thing right now is to get your phone working with root without the freaking oem unlock problem
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
Do not understand what you are trying to say

Nobody really knows but most people who had it come back had sim card in the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Fishpig:
Oem unlock

Ok Australian note 8 here.

Here is what I have done so far, been locked out so many times but now I have it working.

I had oem unlock, Odin loaded TWRP and restored my settings and apps and then I started getting every app crashing when I opened it but as I did not have the oem toggle I did not reboot.

I downloaded an app called power menu which when rooted you can soft restart and it fixed all my apps crashing, have successfully waited the 7 days and now I have the oem toggle available.

My question is do I bother loading a ROM or just leave it as is?

I would like to get off the Optus firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Well if I am you. I'll change the csc to use s8 csc. Since you're on Australia. U can use the XSA s8 csc. Just to make sure the button does not randomly gone by some reason
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
Where do I find this I search s8 csc but didn't find how to get this done coming up on my jail put time here in the next day or so and would like to try this out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Hmm. You could go to [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] s8 flashable thread . And search [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] post to mod the zip to work with the note 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
Ok thanks I will look again and search there
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Francescorm76:
Can you share link?.. Thanks very much

Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
Hi So I tried after a reset this week to flash via Odin a ROM Stock CSC BRI (Taiwan). But being a ROM CSC OXM , I kept a CSC XEF (French) who is master, so it has not changed anything for me.

So I made a new reset to reflash a ROM Stock XEF.

In my case I do not see too much solution.

CSC carrier ID in BRI ... I can not see myself installing a Taiwan SIM card right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Have you done what I asked for? To try change the csc. On phone dialer. Try this.. *#272*Device IMEI#
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
Yes I tried to do what you indicated to change the CSC. But as I explained the ROM BRI did not allow me to change CSC and I stayed in XEF.

I checked this with phone info, but I was still in XEF even after installing the BRI ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
No. After you flashed BRI ROM and wiped data. Try using the code... Don't go back lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
Extract this moded updater script file and replace the one in the to make S8 csc 1.2.5 zip work with note 8
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Update guys. Got my oem button back [emoji3][emoji3] .. reflashed twrp. Restored my backup. Flash latest s8 csc for my country. Reboot. Already rebooted like 5 times.and the button is still there. I'm so happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
Thanks once I get out of jail I will try it out
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
Glad for you that your OEM is back.

When I flashed the ROM BRI I made a complete reset of the phone. And the CSC has always remained in XEF being master.

For the device code it does not work at home.

I think I just have to wait to see if my OEM returns one of these days. :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
The code doesn't worked? Even without sim inside it? Worth to try eh.. I hope you can resolve your problem soon [emoji16]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
In any case thank you for all these tips.

I tell myself that I flashed a ROM after a reset. So I had to relaunch the counter of the 07 days. I hope to see my OEM arrive.

In any case if it happens I understood correctly.

TWRP / flash installation of the CSC S8 / Root.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
I hope your oem came. After it came just do whatever you want. Flash any ROM you want. Root or mods you want. Last before rebooting. Install the S8 csc using twrp. Then reboot. First boot u should have the button available. If you got the button on first boot. Then that means you're okay to reboot. If not. Then u need to wait for a week
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Francescorm76:
Working perfectly.. Thank you very much! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]

Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Report please. Using the note 8 and is the button there now?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Francescorm76:
Yes the oem unlock appear!

Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Does this method work for the phone that in jail at the first place?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
See? Told you guys it'll work [emoji16] .. this should be enough proof that my theory does works

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What do you mean? You just need one time twrp to install this. So if you can get to twrp just once you can do this
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
Not possible when you are in jail but useful to prevent you from going back.

If someone is able to make s8csc compatible to flash in Odin, it might help those already in jail. Making this may never happen, though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
So if I was in jail since first time opened the box, what is ur suggestions that i should do?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Wait 7 days. Mine is not there on first day. On day 7 it appears
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] hinnn:
N950F Australia, has this option.

But disabled because cannot use Android pay, Samsung pay doesn't support CBA.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Magisk root can bypass Android Pay. So you can root and use Android Pay. But not Samsung Pay tho
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
This is a good idea if its possible
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Don't think it's possible tho
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Nearly nearing a month with the phone and no sign of OEM so far here.

I am not sure if we did something or forgot to do something, but i am dying to know how this could be so specific.

What CSC/Region are you on? Have you switched SIMs? Is there any feature that you specifically activated?

We may need data on this ****, just so we can make a comparison between the people who bloody got it.

I activated Boot Security straight away, switched to a darker theme, got rid of a few samsung apps (like connect), and barely used any of the other ones that i cannot delete (members, etc).

Highly doubt those have any effect, but it's Samsung, talented to screw on logic.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
More than welcome my friend glad it worked ?

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I haven't tried in any way to do it but I think it would be a signed tar file or something

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I haven't tried in any way to do it but I think it would be a signed tar file or something
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Zayatoshi:
Hi. Would be possible since odin to directly flash the csc (tar file) of a ROM stock of a s8 on the note 8, and to try to make appear the oem missing? Is it possible according to you ?

Envoyé de mon SM-N950F en utilisant Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] -Zork-:
Near to 7 days with account Samsung and Gmail... if apper oem unlock menú is automatically or have to reboot or what have to do?

Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kenpaci:
This is nice!! Mybe some dev want modded s8+ or s8 to n8 via odin!. [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] mybe want take a look?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Should i wait for 7 days without shutdown the phone? I did shutdown few times, may i ask what exactly ur phone model and where did u buy it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
No need. You could restart your phone etc. I bought my phone from Indonesia. Remember.. always be connected with WiFi or mobile data. Just to make sure ..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
My phone is from Malaysia SM-N950F/DS dual SIM, but i bought it from eBay any flash it with XME csc, and use TMobile SIM to activated it, not sure if I missed anything
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Prob because of your T-Mobile sim?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] peacey8:
What's your model number? Can you just type *#1234# in the phone app and tell us what are your numbers?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
Sorry bro. I am in singapore and i am using starhub postpaid sim.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Be careful when buying Taiwanese Set. There are two versions Branded set (tied to country carrier) and UnBranded set, make sure that the seller hasn't bought from Taiwan's mobile carriers and its from official Samsung Taiwan. If it's from Samsung retail, you're able to have the OEM unlock and other features.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
They have a nice return policy. If it's not oem unlocked it's going back without hassle.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Did you buy it from mobile carrier or Samsung shop? The phones are specifically assigned to each carriers, I'm not actually sure which one is yours.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pswin09:
From M1 bro. You mean i need to put M1 sim?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
M1 is the mobile carrier, these are the reasons you're restricted from using some of these features including OEM unlock.

You will need to use the Sim from the mobile carrier that you bought the phone from and then once it's inserted you can try to do restart if that doesn't show them do the factory reset and back to activate page with the same sim that you bought the phone from (M1 I assume?). Once the setup is through you can see OEM unlock when the developer options is activated with 5 clicks.

This is the message I got from seller who sold me the phone.

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OEM unlock situations occurs when seller sells the phone that is bought from mobile carrier instead of directly Samsung Shop, if you buy Taiwanese set just make sure that the seller is honest and bought from Samsung Taiwan that's enough.

Glad to know they have a good return policy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Tw
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
You've got it already?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ultramag69:
I too have an Aussie N950F. It also doesn't have the OEM unlock in developer settings.

It is supposed to be unbranded.

*#1234# gives

AP : N950FXXU1AQH9

CP : N950FXXU1AQH9

CSC : N950FXXU1AQH9

Model : SM-N950F

Cheers...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
Where did you buy your phone from?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] faisaldante:
I bought the dual sim version in the upgrade program, and it has oem unlock option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
That's from your mobile carrier right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
No. They sent me a picture of the device before purchasing. If it doesn't work out, I'm done with the note 8 until someone figures out a solution.

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Hahahahahaha this is getting ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] faisaldante:
not really, i just got it from the samsung upgrade programe through samsung themselves and i got the dual sim version, and it has this option.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
This what I expect. Buying directly from Samsung seem to be safe option. Mobile carrier purchase is quite big risk.

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You'd most likely to have this OEM Unlock option if the seller has bought it from Samsung Shop instead of mobile carriers in the country. The chance is you must know FROM where did they buy it from it's from Mobile Carrier or Samsung Shop, The box picture doesn't need to tell anything as Samsung sells mobile carrier assigned sets with unbranded box and it makes it quite difficult to know unless if the seller cooperates with you on confidential details likes place of purchase, shop or carrier, origin country etc...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
They have had a region lock for the EEU for several years now. That will not allow calls to be made from the device unless activated within the region with a 5 minute phone call. After that it can be used anywhere and Handtec and others provide this service when they sell you the phone because they have to or lose their overseas business sales. If you don't region unlock it then it will still work and still has OEM unlock but cant be used to make calls until the region lock is lifted. The OEM unlock is not affected by it in any way.

What you have here is clearly something a little different. These phones are not region locked because they work everywhere. They are not carrier locked because anyone can stick their sim in and it'll light off. The bootloader is the third thing which can be locked but your scenario makes no sense. It serves no master to lock bootloaders on phones which will not be used on your service but let the people who you profit from (remember they get a cut of the pay action which is lost with that unlocked bootloader) go ahead and unlock thereby losing at least some profit. Meanwhile you're blocking the guys you don't give a crap about that gave you found money that they don't have to warranty or provide service for?

Something doesn't jive in that picture.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] $-MONARCH-$:
I'd agree with you, But there are some reasons here where Samsung choose to lockdown OEM unlock option for the devices sold by Mobile Carrier as you know they're being rebated by Samsung to make it cheaper and not all options are available for Note 8 sold by Mobile Carrier when it's used different sim than mobile carrier you bought the Note 8 they chose to restrict features likes of OEM unlock, call-in to activate etc. Therefore, If the phone is bought directly Samsung Retailer or Official Store, You expect to have almost every options and function working in 100% without limits.

The problems here are, the customers that bought from third-party stores like eBay, Amazon or unauthorised seller, do not know the origin of originality, such as place of purchase, country of purchase, store or mobile carrier until they check out complete details from About Phone in the settings.

Besides your mention of OEM unlock is not affected at all is just ridiculous claim, As I, who do not live in Singapore but I do have a Singaporean Set, I do not have OEM unlock option under Developer Options and the seller who sold me the phone has it, The seller is based in Singapore and have Singaporean sim card that he got from his mobile carrier, He was able to show me the OEM Unlock under Developer Option page from his phone. Then I realised that I needed to activate the phone with the carrier sim from where he got the phone from. With due to respect, I decided to return and get the refund, it's quite risky for me to send the phone back and have it unlocked under Singaporean Sim as I do not have control of the seller.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
I think you were skimming there and missing some things. I said the European international acted as described and what I wrote is entirely correct, it's well known at this point as many people got them when it first started. That is a region lock. This is a different thing as the phone is not region locked. You're basing your posts on one guy telling you something which no one else on earth seems to know at this point. He may be right but then again if I had to list all the times someone has told me complete BS on the phone/email/messaging/etc I'd need the fingers of every hand that has typed in this thread to count it down.

I already told you it wasn't a call out, I'm trying to sort facts from things which may or may not be true. I fully believe you are reporting what you have been told, not sure I believe there is any truth to it but it's something to try and verify anyways. However that may be there is something here that isn't quite jibing. If they were going to lock some but not others you would think they'd go exactly the opposite and lock the phones on their own network. There are some factors we don't know yet, that's pretty clear.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Brava27:
Getting my Taiwan version of the note 8 tomorrow FD. Will confirm with happiness or anger if the oem option is nowhere to be seen.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Denim Guy:
Would u mind sharing that S8 CSC (XID) here because i am from the same region? Thanks in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Im not sure, im still waiting until 7th day, but im not sure how long has it been, is there anyway to check? up time is 85 hours, but i have shutdown sometimes, so ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Hmm. The whole flashable zip is more than 1GB. Tho I only modify XID csc file with the latest version. Don't think I could upload it. Since I don't have [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] 's permission to upload and share modded version of his mod. And also. It's too large.. sorry. Tho you could mod it yourself [emoji3]

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Ye u should probably check how long have you had your phone..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
hi

i want to know way to flash ironman rom. i m already on another famous in past rom RENO. now problem is this i want to flash without going in to jail can u please suggest the way to flash.

i had seen ur last post but can understand clearly.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Just flash Rom and mods if you have or want to use it. And last bfore rebooting just flash s8 csc for ROM the flashable zip. Done
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Leeum:
Alright so once i'm out of jail i do these steps?

1. Flash TWRP

2. Wipe Cache, Dalvik Cache, System & Data

3. Edit CSCSelection zip and use updater-script posted earlier

4. Flash IronMan Rom & Edited XSA S8 CSCSelection and then reboot.

After that then OEM Unlock should always be there? Been in jail twice now so hoping it will work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
This is why I need to use my own XID csc and not other countries one. My CSC Carrier Aggregation list supports my 4G+ here. Without my CSC = no 4G+ with these bands...

https://imgur.com/a/6XC6M

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Yeah. Btw. What do you mean by edited XSA S8? You meant updated XSA csc? Tbh just to try u could install the included XSA csc (from the flashable mod csc)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Swap step 3 and 4 (first rom then s8 csc) otherwise again you will be in jail

And in step 2 full wipe data where you need to type 'yes' wiping cacje/delvic/system are useless
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Leeum:
I meant i edit the CSCSelection zip so it can flash on my Note 8. Then i flash Rom. Then flash edited CSCSelection zip
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Yes then fine
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ShanerZa:
Sorry for the silly question, but how do you edit the CSCSelection zip?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Where is edited s8 csc for note 8?

I mean zip file for flashing after flashing rom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
You need to mod it yourself. Since we can't upload [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] mod that we re mod without his permission
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] sun2sunny:
Where can i get instructions to edit this zip.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
The zip is on [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] s8 flashable csc thread. The instructions is inside the thread posted by [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] . But if you see few posts above you, you can see someone posted the edited files... So you just need to unpack , replace , and rezip. Then flash.

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Also guys. Still going strong. Oem unlock still there. Rebooted like 10 more times. With more than 5 times backing up using twrp ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
For who are in jail/OEM toggle never appeared

I don't know if someone already have tried this, If not kindly check this

- Download stock ROM, which must contain multiple files like AP_N950F, BL_N9950F etc..

- Reboot to stock recovery and wipe data (THIS WILL ERASE INT STORAGE TOO)

- Reboot straightway Download mode without it reboot to system

- Open zip file you have downloaded and drag and drop a file name start with AP_N950F**.tar.zip

- Flash this AP_N950F***.tar.md5 file with AP tab of Odin. This is complete stock file that contains Full ROM + Kernel and pure samsung so there shouldn't be issue of Odin fail

(DON'T FLASH any other files other than this AP.)

This file doesn't have CSC so your OEM may not get hide bcoz device doesn't have any N8 csc there

Report if this works.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ShanerZa:
Would it be possible to provide post number for instructions. Have been through the whole S8 Flashable CSC, or I just missed the instructions along the way.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Here. Just download the zip . Extract it. And follow this guide. Someone here posted an easier way .. good luck :) https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=74809998
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Androidwizzard:
thx Doc I'll try it asap - struggling in vain to get back oem toggle since weeks although it's been there out of the box :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ShanerZa:
Thank you so much, busy with the new zip file. Will I loose my EFS if something goes wrong with the flash in twrp?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Before flashing. Backup efs using the twrp backup function. Tho the zip will backup your efs too. But to be sure just backup efs only on twrp incase something goes wrong.