yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jdc:
You sure you named it correctly?

Per the wiki at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing:

- Empty (erase the contents) of your microSD card from the Windows Mobile file explorer or format it from your computer using a card reader (in some cases format doesn't work) make shure it's formated in fat32 format. As a precaution you might want to check the MicroSD card for file errors. i.e (Properties->Tools->Error Checking)

- Extract the .NBH file from your prefered ROM upgrade: In windows use winrar (right click) to extract the contents of the exe file. In Linux / MacOS use cabextract.

- Rename the .NBH file to HERMIMG.nbh and copy it to the root folder of your microSD card.

- With microSD card inserted on the phone, start the bootloader (hold Ok button on left side and POWER button at same time and stick with stylus in RESET on bottom).
[General Questions and Answers] stevedawg85:
I tried the KingoRoot, app and pc version, but neither worked. I do not see a device specific thread, so sorry I have to ask here generally.
[General Questions and Answers] stevedawg85:
Still looking for help! I unlocked the bootloader, now trying to install TWRP w/ SP Flash tool. But I guess I need the TWRP for MT6737. Where can I find it, I'm following this guide for a similar device but I have the recovery for MT6535

http://www.androidinfotech.com/2016/12/root-blu-life-max-marshmallow-twrp.html
[General Questions and Answers] mrmazak:
arer you still searching for recovery for life max?

this thread has good recovery attached.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...max-t3605410&usg=AOvVaw2aE3Mta__ntwsDVSXeuIGp
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
So far I have permissive selinux and dm-verity is disabled. We CAN have root if we can get odin to accept a custom system img. I need some samsung modders to PM me so we can figure something out. Our phones have secure download so I cant get a custom system image installed but once we get that we have root.

Also this seems to add VoLTE support to my sprint model(calling+ i believe sprint calls it)

EDIT: ONLY PM ME IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS SUBJECT. I DO NOT WANT ANY ONE ASKING TO TEST.

EDIT2: Added proof of permissive.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Team DevDigitel:
Gotta be some strong minded people here to help us out!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xHoLyx:
Good to see you here me2151,

With your dirtysanta, the whole v20 lines were able to achieve root!

Hope you get the support from other devs and achieve the root for the note 8, too!

Cheers ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chaz187:
Let the fun Begin! Can't help until I get my n8.... But this is gonna be worth it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Krayziepop:
Indeed, glad to see you on the Note side! Even with everyone telling you there was no way to get root on the V20, you certainly proved them wrong with style. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xxx42069:
Good stuff, I'll be watching this thread closely and wish you good luck in your efforts!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lvlarius:
I figure avoiding any updates would be a good idea until root is found, correct? In case they update bootloader and that patches whatever bugs would be used to get root.

Thank you for trying to get root on the snapdragon Note 8!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
At the moment its possible to use Odin on stock files to revert the firmware so updates (should) be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike02z:
I'd offer to be a tester for you. Very familiar with ODIN, ADB/Fastboot etc. It does not seem you need testers so I won't PM you.

Good luck and I'm sure with all the great minds here, you'll get it. Good initial progress.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] meathammer386:
Better make a bounty thead
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
I would avoid trying to

Port the S8 Snapdragon root method altogether... It limits battery capacity to 80%. Need to find a better permanent solution

We need leaks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Not trying to port their method but yes. Battery is still limited. Best bet would be a debug bl leak like note7.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note crazy:
Has anyone started a bounty yet? And if so can i get a link to it please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] black96ss:
if you need help I'm here,
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cj.lyon21:
Would the S8+ root work on the note 8? They're so similar that I would think so unless it has something to do with the RAM.

Edit: never mind. I just seen that it was already being discussed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
It should work. We just need to find someone with access to the files. Currently have my Snapdragon Galaxy s8 rooted with sampwn and while 80% limit does suck. The advantages of having root and xposed are well worth it imo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Sampwn is the easy way of doing things. it required access to a VERY special eng firmware. The access I have currently is part of what they have. Theirs had the su binary preinstalled into system that allowed them to do sampwn. Mine doesnt. But... At this time i literally only need to remount system to read write and we win.

I honestly have not been working on it because I am in FL and we were just hit with a hurricane. I now have my power back though so I am going to start back up on gaining access to system. Once again anyone who can work on exploits please PM me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
First off hope you and your fam are okay. I'm in Houston and just went through the same 2 weeks ago but Florida looks alot worse.... I'm glad we have someone like you looking into this. I followed the gs8 thread daily and I remember reading that they also had trouble getting system to mount but eventually they got it. Maybe we can have one of those devs swing by here and lead you in the right direction. With the announcement of the new iPhone our Note 8 look better then ever lol and root would be a cherry on top. Please keep up the good fight! :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
I got most of my info from them. Thats how im so far. The way they were able to mount system was because of the Firmware they were using i believe
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xshooter726:
Oh I see. Awesome! Glad they are helping out. So your trying to get system to mount to install SU binary that came preinstalled with their firmware? Is a firmware like theirs available for our Notes to just get SU and then maybe revert back to a more stable firmware with flash fire?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mkfryan:
Glad to hear that!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lp894:
TECHNICALLY it doesn't. Sprint offers whats called "Calling Plus", which as of right now is only available on 4 devices. LG G Stylo 2, Samsung J3(or maybe J5) and the S8/S8+.

It's not VoLTE but VOIP. It allows sprints voice calls to go over LTE as data. For all intents and purposes its VoLTE but there are a ew key differences:

1 - With VoLTE, voice gets the highest priority over the LTE signal. Data connections are always secondary. With Calling Plus, it's every man for himself so to speak.

2 - Battery life is better with VoLTE than it is with VOIP. Imagine making a hangouts call vs making a regular call on your phone.

3 - Handoff. VOIP doesn't hand off from LTE to 3g because the data connection has to drop for a second to switch since theres only 1 antennae. VoLTE will handoff from LTE to 3g.

4 - Clarity. VOIP doesn't allow for Sprints HD calling (I don't believe). Since the phone/towers see it as data, you're likely to get the choppy audio or elongated audio that you get with calling from hangouts in a low data speed area.

There are other minute differences too but that's the basics. Either way....both options allow for simultaneous voice and data connections. Which is desperately need. Earlier this summer I was going to leave Sprint and the guy was like if you just wait like a month...Sprint is introducing Calling Plus which is very similar to VoLTE. The next week, they released it for 2 phones. I THOUGHT that since the s8/s8+ had it, the note 8 would have it up on release....CLEARLY I was wrong LOL!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] RiffyDivine:
I mistyped, sorry. I mean the Exynos phone. In a stupid meeting of bull**** bingo and just didn't think.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
dont u guys have crom service apk??

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some apps will work if restoring the app such as snapchat.. if u root then just dl snapchat fresh it usually wont work but say restoring from samsung cloud itll work..

pokemon go is a no go due to safetynet.. not sure if theres any workarounds but there is a workaround for netflix

android pay not sure as i dont use it lol

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itll b all but impossible to keep it a secret lol.. the method alone gives it away haha.. not sure how theyll patch it with existing devices though
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wacky2bakky:
Can't wait for root for the Sprint Note 8!!!!! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
lmaooo id tell em to F off.. they have had too many epic fails lmao, who wants to be part of acompany that cant win??? lol

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I will reach out to Apple to pay my lawyer/court fees, theyd be glad to fight Samsung in another court battle lmao

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of course it works haha, y wouldnt it? question you should ask yourself, is SPRINT actually providing volte or just lying to their customers haha

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unfortunately vzw phones qre just as easy to unlock BL as any of the other carriers now.. so in actuality, vzw is thego to choice considering their devices are already sim unlocked and in the very same boat as all the other carriers when it comes to a bl unlock (referencing s8/s8+/note 8

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the S8 lineup and the Stylo 3 have it if you mean simultaneous voice and data.. to add, note 8 should also id imagine.. s8 it was added in the newer update

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stylo 3 is capable also but yes, its technically calling plus lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revized:
Did anyone see the old 'can you hear me now Verizon guy, say yup I switched, and something about they are only 1% less coverage then Verizon lol. Verizon is the absolute worse company in terms of getting sued for lying, spying on customers with super cookies etc. I switched 2 of 5 lines to them a couple months ago because I was getting calls directly to VM without ringing, got 2 s8's and a bunch of calls sounded like I was driving through the mountains and after a few tech support calls and trying to get my international note 5 working and getting lied with excuses to as why it would not work, I returned the 2 s8's within 14 days like new and still get calls from collections that I never turned in the phones, I got the reciept and called them and then on conference call with the crazy trained liars at go wireless and they confirmed that I indeed turned in the phones, I still get a huge bill and calls from collections even after I sent a refuted stop all activities to the collections company and so on lol Down with those foul ones!! ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike02z:
For the S8/S8+/Note you may be spot on but until I can unlock my boot-loader, I'm skeptical of any of the new Samsung phones being able to unlock the boot-loader. Trust me, I hope I'm wrong. The Pixel was a universal device yet an exploit had to be found to unlock the boot-loader on a VZW sold Pixel/XL. Same with the S7 Edge. As far as I know, there was root but no one was able to unlock the boot-loader on a VZW S7 Edge. Perhaps that was all S7's not just on VZW. It's the same story with Moto phones. You can get boot loader unlock codes for most Moto phones unless it's a VZW phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] wtharden:
I would like to know this as well. This would be a main reason I would root..... hopefully VoLTE is finally here!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike02z:
Yea, and they are the highest price of any carrier (T-Mobile is inching up). None of that matters if you can't get a signal. My company used Sprint then changed to T-Moble. I could not get any signal in either of my homes. On my personal phone I get 5 bars and our mountain home is in the middle of nowhere. I'd love to save some money but I need a solid signal as my cell is my only non work phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
sounds like u got your comnercials mixed up.. Sprint are the ones saying their network is ony1% less than that of verizon.. have you ever had Sprint?? definitely a lot more than a 1% difference.. not to mention not being able to use your phone inside yoyr home let alone driving lmao

you cant single out a carrier for one persons experience.. try calling sprint and see wgat kind of service you get lol

verizon has been absolutely amazing for me, never any network/service issues and they even gave me my S8+ for free, no strings attached
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mister_propa:
wish i can get like a email or message on when the root releases..i check everyday for it i get lost in these forums lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revized:
I think I was correct in what I said, the old verizon guy said he switched to sprint with only 1% less coverage, it was the phony'est (get it) lie ever seen walking to lunch passing a sprint store his face was plastered everywhere lol I agree that if Verizon or sprint works then it works where you need it, I am sure Tmobile has its shares of lies if not more lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mike02z:
I think you can subscribe to this thread so you'll get an email when anyone posts to this thread.

That said, as you may know, we never ask devs for ETA's. They are working hard on it and I'm sure we will see it when ready.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] smiley45:
I'll keep check back but as of now I have back up my phone and have recovery file ready too .. take your time dev ....it need to be right

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Agree, every service in my eyes have there problems and drops off.. hell Verizon just drop 1300 just because the customer where hurting there data service lol... But I do like Sprint becasue it has Unlimited and wifi calling for when I'm at home so all good here.. but for Verizon I would never go to that blood sucking leech
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] psychatog64:
I've had them all and for me Verizon was the best hands down I'll pay more simply cause it was that much better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lp894:
I have Sprint NOW but am definitely partial to T-Mobile. They have a bad rep simply because they USED to be so far behind. Really though, I had T-Mobile before I got Sprint and love them WAY more. T-Mobile's coverage is better(And I travel A LOT), their average speeds(for me personally) are better. But like it was said, they all have their issues. With Sprint, if I go to either end of my street I get 15-20mbps, but at my house? 4-6mbps. No rhyme or reason. With T-Mobile...Downtown Dayton, OH....spotty coverage, but I keep LTE pretty much from Indy all the way TO Dayton. The house I used to live at was a dead zone for Verizon. They knew about it, and it say "yeah, we're planning on building a tower in Q4 of next year"....wait...what? lol. I haven't had AT&T since literally like 2003/2004 but I don't see them being any better/worse. T-Mobile's customer service was by far the best for me personally though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] QSquared:
I just received my Galaxy Note 8, still have My Galaxy Note 7 (Sadly it will never be rooted at this point), and using my Galaxy S8.

So I'm going to hold on before activating my Note 8 to get it rooted 1st.

::refreshes forums patiently::
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Snapchat works for me fresh download

Does NOT work. It says its working but the ability to do it isnt there yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] toenail_flicker:
man your photoshop skills rock! just kidding. I hope that what I'm seeing is the truth because I need root so much. it's killing me. thank you!

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this^^^
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Havent you heard? the Note8 built in photoediting is so awesome you cant tell the difference anymore! Lol Just kidding. its 100% real.

I have no reason to lie about this :P
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] toenail_flicker:
I was joking. you and the guys just wowed me. cannot wait! and thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] psychatog64:
[MENTION=4591212]me2151[/MENTION] where you ble to straighten out the screen glitch issue that you mentioned? Just curious
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlexanderBlaQ:
I need Adaway
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
No it did not fix it. If anything I screwed something up and had no service forawhile(things are still being sorted out)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
Gonna name my next born after you.[emoji1]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] me2151:
Im scared now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] psychatog64:
Lol the joys of messing with our phones
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jacky_Chua:
Sorry.. I know nothing about crom service apk.. Could you please explain in details.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMike2182:
It's supposed to be a way to unlock the bootloader on international devices I think.. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong since I don't know a whole lot about it because I'm in the USA and have use for it.. I'll attach it for you to look at and see if it's something you can use.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
it doesnt work on usa models...

i researched this apk back when it popped up on S6 days and again for S8/S8+...

Since some might not know Ill post info on it now so ppl that search will hopefully see it as im sure itll come up multiple times haha

So HK/China typically have Snapdragon variants similar to USA models. However there are a few differences with the main difference being the BOOTLOADER:

1) HK/China variants BL has something called a CROM Lock (thus you get a CROM service apk)

2) USA variants DO NOT have a CROM Lock in the BL

3) The apk needs ONE lib file we do not have for it to function: libkwb.so (short for lib KIWIBIRD)

4) The CROM service apk will run on USA devices so long as the libs pushed accordingly.

5) The apk simply writes a "KIWIBIRD" flag to the /dev/block/steady partition.

6) On HK/China variants, since their BL has a CROM Lock, checks for this flag. When it sees it, it essentially turns the CROM Lock off which, for them, means unlocking the bootloader.

7) Since USA variants DO NOT have a "CROM Lock", our BL completely IGNORES this kiwibird flag. Thus rendering it useless for USA variants.

To add:

*NO, you CANNOT flash a HK/China variant BL. In ODIN/COMSEY ODIN it will FAIL to flash. If you force it after root by DD, YOU WILL HARD BRICK. This has been tried on S8/S8+ by two people and both resulted in a HARD BRICK which means stuck in EDL mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMike2182:
Thanks for the extra information bro! There really wasn't a whole lot of info around the net on that but I figured it was for international devices only, but thanks for clearing that up!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revized:
Sorry since I am Checking this thread every 5 minutes I end up venting about Sammy screw ups? just noticed that Sammy sung another dung, I thought they were only coping apple heads ideas, now LG too. Phone auto connects to a whatever Bluetooth it wants to, so just listening to music through headset and whenever you walk into range of another paired Bluetooth that's on, say always on because it's charging LG Loco stuff goes down, what yeah, you can't hear your sounds anymore and so you gotta get out your phone manually disconnect, back when I had half a phone v20(immediate image burn and the like) had 3 and happened on them all, I remember when I called LG to ask why my music suddenly stopped and Rep said sir you need to power off all Bluetooth in range or will auto connect, I said sir you lost your mind, now I say sir Sammy has as well. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMike2182:
Are the Verizon versions of the Note 8 not supposed to be able to flash a different version? Like I was on N950U and I put together a full debloated N950U1 and it flashed and doesn't have none of Verizon b.s. on it.. It doesn't even show the Verizon logo at boot now.. It's actually running great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] caifan:
Do you have wifi calling, volte, video calling and visual voice mail working?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMike2182:
It says voLTE I assume it does since it's on.. Not sure about visual vm I don't use that and I use Duo for video calling.

I don't see anything regarding Wi-Fi calling just VoLTE that's it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] fragtion:
Hehe, yeah... Well just to clear any potential confusion... Fortunately you ended off with "I think" ;) - cause I'll personally wire you US$100 if this apk does anything useful at all to my SM-N950F's bootloader (ie: "the bootloader on international devices"). Yeah it might be useful on "international devices" - but surely not in the case of the Note 8 because nowhere on the Exynos unlocked thread has this been mentioned/considered... so I'd like to assume that this is the case because it is completely irrelevant to any Note 8 user at this point, whether using an international bootloader or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] partcyborg:
It's for international snapdragon devices.

Y'all ain't the only country that us mericans think of as "innernationnal" ya know..

Yee haw
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechBSwift:
Can we get back on topic. This thread is about root on snapdragons. Not bootloaders, international, etc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
bootloader unlock is pertaining to root buddy lol im gettin closer every weekend i feel lol but learning bootloader code n other stuff is cray cray
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] smiley45:
Check for wifi calling g in your phones setting
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jlear3:
I for one am very concerned with the bootloader unlock process going on! I Hadnt actually anticipated having a rooted note on VZW but now that I see it actually might happen I'm holding off on any updates or anything lilke that. Thank you for all that you, and those like you, do for this community!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechBSwift:
Ok 'buddy. Lol.. Well this is snapdragon not exynos thread lol