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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] krabman:
The whole smash, install an entire stock firmware. You'll end up with something in the top 4 boxes in odin, csc, ap bl, cp, each in their respective box. Bottom box will remain empty. That should get you back on stock firmware. Have you done that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
go to recovery wipe full data and cache then remove sim card and shut down phone.

in odin fill up all 4 slots but in csc select CSC_OXM...etc instead of HOME_CSC.

then go to dowload mode and flash.

if it dosent work so the same above but choose re-partition in odin options. Also be dire frp lock is not on in dowload mode. if it is boot to phone and go to general management and choose reset and then follow above steps.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mikeemoz:
Signed! Just about had enough of this. Void my warranty but let me do as I wish with MY phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
I have kept two s8 csc only

If any one ready to try to root latest QKG firmwre once OEM unlock appear, just flash one of available csc here before rebooting device and report

You can try on any custom ROM based on QKG

If this work then may be we have find root cause of issue.

Waiting for reports.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
I just got OEM and I flashed TWRP and rooted my phone, but I did not flash the "no-verity-opt...." file, now it always show the message " Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed". Even if I reflash the whole fw again, in bootloader show " OEM LOCK IS OFF). But I can not do anything. Do you have any idea about this issue? and what I should do? should I downgrade the FW and try to flash TWRP ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Even you have read some post here? no-verify have nothing to do with it, neither it is required if you are going to flash magisk/supersu

You will not able to do anythingg except flashing stock ROM, and now you have plenty of time like 7 days or more, start reading this thread till you get OEM option back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Milanoli19:
How to drive idin bon pc The device is not in download mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
Im sorry if I missunderstand here, sorry that Im not a professional like most of you, Im just really much copy what to do because I like phone. But could you please teach me more, I dont understand why my OEM lock was ON when I use to be in jail, now i was just out of jail and turn on OEM button, and OEM lock is OFF now, and I could flash twrp and root, and it just reboot and even if I reflash stock FW, my OEM lock is still OFF. So basically, I do not need to wait for 7 days to enable it ( even Im back in jail) but Im qualify for root with OEM lock is off , right??? Please explain for me, I would love to learn things.

And what if like you said, I wait for 7 more days, then what should I do ? enable and disable OEM button again, then I will be able to flash TWRP again??? Then this whole things about 7 days and OEM and the warning "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed" so confuse me

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
What is status of OEM unlock option in Dev option in settings?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
I was back in jail after stuck boot loop, now no OEM button appears . But at bootloader (downloading odin mode) now OEM lock status is OFF which is still a good thing, because i was born in jail with OEM lock was ON
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
Then you have to flash stock Rom, setup and wait for 7 days for OEM unlock toggle to appear.

There is nothing more you can do.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
You can't flash any custom binary untill OEM option appear back irrespective of download mode status
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] giusemc:
So it does not matter at all if OEM in download mode is On or Off, we still need to wait for oem toggle back on ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] XDADADADADA:
yes。
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] maheshhtc:
My OEM unlock appeared today & I flashed Dr. KETAN N6 Rom with OEM patcher & it was a Success. Rebooted phone several times & OEM is still intact. THANKS Dr. Ketan for ur efforts & guidance time to time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bacteria2215:
"In Developer's Options selected OEM Unlock" that is the problem!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Androidwizzard:
Which was the firmware OEM reappeared with and after 7 days exactly?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] maheshhtc:
I reflashed India firmware as the phone came from INDIA, inserted sim card in both slots & factory reset the phone. After logging to samsung account i waited for 7days & exactly 168th hour (Today) OEM appeared. Then flashed Dr. Ketan N6 rom with inbuilt OEM (Aroma) patcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
Since i got my note 8 (F / DS version, ), I've flashed stock firmware 4 times and all firmware are from different regions from where am from, just like phone coming from a different country.

(XSG, ACR, XXV and BRI).

In all these too i always don't choose Home CSC.

But after booting with local simcard inserted it ask for reset and i allow and after i setup.

OEM toggle has appeared always after 7 days.

Latest version i flashed was BRI ( ~BQK6 ).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Great work, i understand if you want to keep it to yourself, but is there any file or line in particular in csc that you have spotted that is suspect?

--->
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Early to say, I will reveal the theory if I get reports according what I guess. Don't want to create hype with half tested results.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Maxito1983:
When you installed the rom of dr. Ketan, in recovery did you make wipes and format?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] maheshhtc:
I did the same procedure as recommended in DR. Ketan rom section while installing rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] JeremySS:
Hmmmm. So I Odined the correct files for my phone's original region and checked the repartition box. I'm still coming up BTU/BTU/BRI. Any suggestions on how to get the right Odin file or settings to get me out of jail in 7 days will be most appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Riyal:
Hi guys... Question... What will happen if I get OEM unlock, flash new ROM then do a factory reset?

My worries here is that the bootloader prevents flashing of custom binaries. But the counter seems to be stored in /data partition hence why it resets when we factory reset. So when you are in a custom binary and reset the jail will the jail still honor the custom system? Or will it reject it and lead to another error/boot loop?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] XuanTruong:
Please invite you => https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/note-8-oem-unlock-4-all
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] chloeleedow:
Once it's unlocked and visible it doesn't go away again until after the first full boot on a new rom, if it's going to, best I can understand it anyway, I've flashed between multiple. Custom roms when I've had it and it's stuck but lately I've had no luck even flashing 1 Rom ? ? out of jail again tonight I think lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Riyal:
I mean if you flash a custom ROM then do a factory reset. Does it go away? Or don't you do any factory resets whenever you flash a new ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alextdt:
For those who want to get OEM unlock BACK after BOOTLOOP

After the first bootloop with red line "Only official release binaries ...", I fashed my firmware (default CSC) but I couldn't see my OEM unlock after 7 DAYS. Last week, I fashed the HOME_CSC in extracted firmware .... Today my OEM comes back. :)))

***You don't have to factory reset your phone. Just open Odin, tick only the CSC , pick your Home_CSC and flash. Your data will be kept. :D Good luck!

To be sure, Don't restart your phone during 7 days period. Check your Up time in About phone->Status (7days=168h)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] and2:
Did you just flash the CSC over the system without wipe or the whole firmware with Home_CSC and wipe?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
[MENTION=3931450]dr.ketan[/MENTION] has using the older csc folder structure been looked into? instead of using the omc folder?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Tomorrow will be my first 7 days of waiting for oem unlock since being born in jail. 138 hours uptime so far
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] alextdt:
Just fash your Home_CSC. Your data will be kept.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thankhanh:
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please help me...

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pinpontbs:
This is the third time I'm in jail.

And from my experience, I must say that it's ok if you reboot your phone during your 7 days period. The Oem switch will appear when it past enough time.

And one more thing, this time i was sent to jail because I flashed a custom Kernel and Magisk 14.6.

Before that, I flashed the same rom with its default kernel and rooted with supersu, everything was fine and I got my Oem switch right after first boot. So I thought it would be ok if I change something and went wiped everything, flashed the same rom called Infinity 5.0, then a custom kernel called "evira 1.3", and magisk 14.6 after that. It's where I was wrong.

So I think there must be something about the custom kernel (Which I'm more into) or the magisk itself.

Hope this will help someone figure how this oem thing works.

Nice day guys.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Prob the csc problem again. Here flashing magisk 14.6 and rolling back is okay. Using kernels and it's fine too
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Elin28:
Just a little update for someone who installed infinity Rom 5.0

I lost OEM switch after upgrade the rom from 4.0 to 5.0. OEM switch was gone, and realize the new version of 5.0 was released.

My OEM switch is back on exactly 168 hours (7 days) after fresh install of 5.0. Today I installed the new version of 5.0 and OEM switch is right on.

In between I didn't install any CSC and the rom comes with xxv CSC, which works perfectly on Rogers network. Don't budge with VoLTE since dont see any difference when I user the iPhone before.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ments:
Hi guys,

Is this problem occuring on the stock roms or once a custom rom has flashed??

Follow the below, as it worked for me on the stock rom of my sm-n950n and should work on every Exynos Note 8. I did not wait 7 days.

Step 1: Turn on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Step 2: Go to your Samsung Note 8 "Application" icon and Open Settings option.

Step 3: Under Settings option, select About phone, then choose Software Information.

Step 4: Scroll down the screen and tap Build number several times until you see a message that says "Developer mode has been enabled".

Step 5: Select on the Back button and you will see the Developer options menu under Settings and select Developer options.

Step 6: Turn on oem unlock.

Hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
Lol....yeah if only that was all there was to it.

I suggest reading a little before posting .:thumbup:

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
Your model N950n, does not have OEM unlock issues.

Samsung has restricted the N950F / DS, and that's why all this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pinpontbs:
Thank you.

I think next time I will freshly install the rom and let it boot without flashing anything in between.

Hope It will go well, Since we all are really tired of this OEM issue already.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] XuanTruong:
Demanding samsung free unlock oem.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
If your rom doesn't have the S8 csc. You need to flash it bfore rebooting
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thankhanh:
e vô đó thấy nó kêu trả mấy đô j ấy k hiểu lắm

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] force70:
What?

sent from my Pixel 2 XL or Note FE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
Fyi

So I've been on Ironman Rom since the beginning of the month was in jail after flash. Once i flash the S8 csc and I flash Notorius kernel which last update was from Nov so the source for it is not the most recent. Rebooted a bunch of times for the past week OEM never disappear. Last night I decided to flash Smurf kernel wipe delvic and catch rebooted Oem still there rebooted a few times after that OEM still there. Today turn phone off reboot with SIM card and OEM is now gone. Luckily I always check before reboot to make sure is there before so i don't have to flash stock Rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
With the current situation that we found ourselves, when it comes with OEM unlock issues, I've made my policy to always check it's status before rebooting when am on custom Rom.

On stock i careless.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Screenshot phone info app please...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Wahaj_Alden:
Does anyone tried to install iron man 1.1.0 and flash S8 csc after flashing rom ?

If yes, which csc did you flash ?

And did you find OEM unlock in developer options after booting up ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] cassius1457:
Note 8 could be rooted with OEM unlocked not available?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jorjolo69:
No

Enviado desde mi SM-N950F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] metzo32:
Thanks for heads up, What happened and why ? I update to 4.0 and every thing was fine with clean install!

I did not update yet but Strange with 5.0, You did not found why? Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
Getting error saying this forum has disable media sharing and can't upload any screenshots
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
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It's not exactly related to the thread. Happens to me all the time with tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Upload on 3rd party picture hosting. [emoji16]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
So if we are looking at uptime to check for 168 hours. If we are still rooted, you can manipulate the uptime file. Has anyone tried this? You would need to still have root. But if you've noticed your switch is missing while still rooted,..?

Anyone here want to test this? We would need one user that is rooted with an uptime of more than 168 hours for the file. And a user that has lost their oem switch but still has root (hasn't rebooted.

Edit.. this would have to be done via custom kernel. Meaning essentially a full reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ments:
Hi rocketmail.com,

My sm-n950n did not show the developer options tab in settings until i did the steps in my first post. My sister got the sm-n950f (live in the uk) on T-Mobile a week ago and the steps in my first post is what i did to enable the developer options. The developer options tab was not showing in settings on the sm-n950f, until i followed those steps on both phones. Both phones are on stock firmware for now.

Apologies for not reading all of the post on here (there are quite a lot), so i am not sure if the procedure in my first post has been posted on here before and have not worked for other users.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
AFAIK the timer is counted by the server so idk if that will work...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Mentalmuso:
Oh, yeah I did read that now thinking about it. Hence why you need to log in to Samsung huh
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
I read that you don't need to login . Idk lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
3.5 hours to go unti I'm at 168 uptime for the first time. If no OEM i might just take an hammer to it. Or sell
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SimplyCity:
168:45, no OEM.

:(

But have root access. If you guys want me to test anything, I'm ready.

I'm going to return it again to seller (mobile operator). That will be second time (first time they replaced motherboard). Pissed as hell. Beautifull gift from Sammy, no words.

Echoe[emoji769] team member / N8 powered by Echoe[emoji769]

Edit: made hot reboot and OEM is back. Hmm...

169:04

Anyway, this cat-mouse game makes me thinking it would be probably my last Sammy device...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
When I first got my phone I didn't log in to anything just connected to Wi-Fi for the 7 days and it show up at that time frame

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/dzzpd8giogth3e6/Screenshot_20171224-052645.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lf713lxj6py34v7/Screenshot_20171224-052721.jpg?dl=0

Not sure if that's what you wanted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
168 hours pass no oem. Then i rebooted and my phone won't let me check for updates.. I've never seen oem. Burn born in jail
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] luongthanhluangq:
- I can not unsderstand. Flash with recovery3e or twrp.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Techvir:
There are people who have got it without logging into samsung account as well.

I had a phone that did have oem out of box but lost it with stock firmware. Never see it back again after many attempts.. :crying:

Just sold the device ( lost 1/3rd of the purchase price:() and purchased a device that originated in Dubai... It had OEM out of box again... Immediately rooted and flashed dex5 .

It was a nightmare for the last month or so.. Now I can move on with life.. :laugh:

which part did u not understand
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] luongthanhluangq:
1.Download any N8 ROM you want to flash - copy to ext SD card

2.Download s8_csc_for_oem_issue_***.zip - Copy to Ext SD card

PS : There are multiple files, you need to download any of one which includes your CSC. See below for included CSC in each file

3.Flash ROM (must be clean install) which you have downloaded in Step 1

4.Flash s8_csc_for_oem_issue.zip you have downloaded in step2 without rebooting in between

Now you should have OEM unlock in dev settings.

Above CSC contains 78 countries CSC and still your csc is missing and you don't have any network issue, you don't need to do anything. If you have any network issue then let me know if you need specific csc

If your CSC not included, just tag me on this thread and request your csc, I will add on next version

Included CSC in zip

1.s8_csc_for_oem_issue_OXM (REMOVED - AS REPORTED CAUSING OEM TO DISAPPEAR)

File csc flash with twrp or recovery3e
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
So n version don't have any oem issues. Does this work In Canada
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
That's developer options. I meant Phone Info app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] madmack:
Did this and ended in a bootloop (reboot to TWRP). Luckily I was able to salvage before jail by flashing your N6 ROM.

XSG/XSG/XSP device here. Was on latest stock sammy rom.

1. OEM Unlock

2. Flash TWRP

3. In TWRP, hard reset using "yes".

4. reboot to twrp

5. Flash Magisk, then flash your new XID s8 csc

6. Stuck in boot loop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yescwx6iws727ec/Screenshot_20171224-222349.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0pajk3ls6gxmccp/Screenshot_20171224-222358.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9touaygidp26j98/Screenshot_20171224-222408.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dc3qu2ckxgdgarh/Screenshot_20171224-222420.jpg?dl=0
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] white7561:
Okay. So you don't have the button right now? Have you tried the hot reboot/soft reboot way ? Someone posted it not long ago... Soft reboot shouldn't lock you since it doesn't go to the bootloader stage all over again..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dr.ketan:
Obviously TWRP

You need to use TWRP for custom binaries.

There is nothing there in script that can cause bootloop

Might be newer version of Magisk, I have read couple of days ago, many users were reporting bootloop on last version of magisk at that time (NO idea if already a fix there or not), You can use 14/14.3/14.5 version of magisks reported working fine on N8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] ALLDAT:
I don't have it the OEM Unlock now. I've only done system IU reboot from Rom control only. It maybe some thing in the update kernel since that's really the only difference maybe they put something in there too.

Good News

Today my phone crazy and it rebooted itself and it booted up just fine on IronMan Rom and OEM Unlock is now back again. Thank God [emoji847]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] PlutoDelic:
Guys,

Is QKG release known to only do the anti-oem stuff after the custom flashing, or does it never show up?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] thankhanh:
hello

step 1: you flash rom and to choose no reboot if have.

step 2 : you back refcovery and flash csc of dr. kertan

or if you have oem you can flash N6 and select " patch oem "_in auroma setting. and reboot. then you can flash your rom like

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you can buy galaxy of korean

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Does note 8 korean sm-n950N does this have oem issues and all it work in north America. Rogers?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Maxito1983:
Hi Doc I'll tell you that the 168 hours have passed, I have OEM again, this time I installed only the N6 rom activating the patch and it works very well. But I realized that your rom does not have Samsung Cloud, how do I enable it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] MistahBungle:
The phone does 'what it says on the box'. Samsung doesn't owe anyone anything beyond that, morally, legally or otherwise. They made no representations whatsoever you would be able to do anything beyond 'what it says on the box' when you purchased the device.

The sooner some of you accept this, the less stressful your lives will be...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] akira222:
282 hours pass no oem,what should I do?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rocketmail.com:
Maybe am not getting you clearly.

But restricting some regions use of the device and giving other's freedom is not fair when we are all paying same amount for the Note 8.

Again controlling when OEM unlock toggle appears on their server, after selling device amounts to intrusion.

So legally, morally or otherwise, Samsung cannot claim innocence.

If you are their agent, let them know that we will think twice before buying the next Samsung device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] kilayo:
Yo guys can you confirm that 950N works in Canada and no oem issues. Ill buy that one And sell my 950f