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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
Wow lucky. updated to DRL5.

I was on CRG1. I Odin to CRF5. Apparently I downloaded ATT version. My phone is USA TMA G955U.

I OTA from s5crf5 to CRL1. I downloaded DRL5 from firmware science. And updated from SD card.

So I shutdown the phone and let it off for 5 minutes. As other members suggested.

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Dont rush to update.

Little to none improving in performance.

A look a bit nicer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=7499878DFB5A11E89F15FA163EE8F90B

Just Flash in Odin BP, CL, AP & Home CSC
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stevendpreston:
OK I finally found a work around in another forum in after spending almost 3 hours to fix the problem it finally worked. The steps that I went through were re flashing crk1. After flashing CRK1 I completely let the phone boot up showing that it had completely finished and updated to see CRK1 afterwards I reboot it and loaded CRL1 update. After the update again I completely let android boot up and show that it had completely finished the process. Afterwards I loaded the DRL5 update and again did the same thing finally I did not get the time stamp air it successfully updated and I am now on pie
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah - You actually have to let the phone fully Boot before Flashing the next Build - That's the same for the S9+ when Flashing One UI betas ?

Sent from my SM-G965W ?? One UI Beta Masquerading as a SM-G965U ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
I personally do not care for this PIE Beta, still has too many Bugs. May flash back to Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
Yeah I'm not running it (yet) on my S8+ But - I'll have to say that the One UI beta on my S9+ is running pretty damn near perfectly - Bear in mind that there's been several more builds on the S9 series than for the S8 series ??️
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
What bugs have you found?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
When I installed my Theme just the Home screen shows it, Messages & Keyboard background stays white as in Contacts also. Ones I have really noticed this soon. Say it will be March in U.S. before we get Official Pie for S8 & S8+ Also it does not say Fast Charging on screen when its charging with this Pie installed. SO do not know if it is Fast Charging or Not?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
I updated to drl6 on my s8 and it's really smooth so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
Hmm. One thing I've noticed is that I can no longer do *228 roaming list update calls after upgrading to pie.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stevendpreston:
bugs and issue

What kinds of issues did you experience if I may ask? I've noticed a couple of problems specifically in contacts. The night mode not working correctly and I got a random scrolling effect that would not stop.

Overall no major performance issues, battery life about the same as CRL1.

I must say I do like the interface. Seems much cleaner with a nicer look and feel. Overall looking forward to more updates on s8+ but wonder if they will be fewer since will be more focused on S9.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
So far Pie is running smooth on USA TMB s8plus. I like that they move a lot of stuffs to the bottom of the screen. Also added Dolby Atmos.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Was on PIE and Flashed AP, BL, CP & Home CSC with Odin CRK1 to go back to Oreo and now phone in Bootloop, just keeping restarting and cannot turn phone off. Any ideas on what to do Now????
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
I was waiting to see what would happen trying to go back. I have no idea what to try but know not to try it now!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Heard that people had that problem with s9. Idk if theirs is bootloader version issue or not but for us version is the same. Can you enter recovery to do safe boot or factory reset? Im assuming since your downgrading os you need factory reset. I know when i updated i had to factory reset ( because i was stupid and didn't remove substratum themes first.) Safe mode was very buggy until reset. Idk know of a way to backup anything while in that state though, so if you cant get safe mode you'll lose anything you dont already have backed up. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Well after doing this rebooting all night battery is dead to stop it. But No it would not boot into any mode. May charge it a little and see what happens this morning if I can get into Recovery or upload mode.

Update: After battery went dead during the night, I was able to get into Download mode and Flashed AP, BL,CP & Home USC file Again of CRK1 again and everything is OK and running. Was getting Nervous!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Anyone with S9 answer this. Does PIE support Adoptable Storage(SD) Read this article on SamMobile

https://www.sammobile.com/2018/12/27/galaxy-s9-android-pie-no-adoptable-storage
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Hope this version of PIE is better. Hope someone can get it to us All Soon. G955UOYN5CSA1 Up to G955UOYN5CSA2 now on Fota server for S8 Plus
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
DRL6 has been amazing on my S8. It's noticably faster and the battery life is better too. Only issue is as I said earlier, I can't do the *228 prl update on uscc as it says unable to make call. It doesn't even attempt to dial it at all.

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Wouldn't it be DSA1 if it was pie?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Yes anything Pie on the s8 devices will be Dxxx. When Oreo came out they went from Bxxx to Cxxx. Each change of the first letter after bootloader version indicates new OS version. Thankfully these initial Pie betas are still v5 bootloader. We can expect the first public non beta to be 6Dxxx though to prevent back flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 0vermind:
The ability to update the PRL manually is going away, in favor of automatic push updates and background third party framework. A universal approach has been implemented as well, but currently most carriers prefer to have their little "stub" of an app in addition, usually called something like "vzwlib" or "uscs lib."

Also, the PRL list only affects roaming. Essentially, it would only affect if you were roaming outside of Sprint (of whom owns US Cellular). On Sprint, you can't do a *228. Been that way for years. You'd have to call into CS and ask them to flag your account for an update.

It's only make sense that Sprint and US Cellular are optimzing software setups, removing old legacy features, and making things more streamlined.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
USA TMB s8plus pie.

Cant watch 4k movie that I rented on Google in portrait mode. When the screen rotates I got blackscreen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
Actually USC is still its own company. They've sold off pieces to Sprint and T-Mobile, but as far as I know they're still not part of any other company, though King Street wireless is who they contract with for LTE service.

I'm bailing out at the end on my contract though in October and moving to TMobile since by then the Sprint merger should be final and I won't have to worry about only having 500mb of roaming data when I travel out of the area and the coverage will be better.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Zulfigar:
Sadly having the same issue with Netflix here. A fix would be awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
USA TMB S8PLUS U5DRL5.

Device is not certified.

License check failed.

I need to Odin back to Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
Hmm. DRL6 on the S8 is certified.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
Any1 has any Odin U5 for SM-G955U?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Im using DRL6 on S8 U model. Its Samsung certified in settings but not certified in play store.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] spawnlives:
I don't know if it helps but Samsung official status just means your Knox has not been tripped ( not modified ) and has no bearing on playstore certification status or passing safety net
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
I wasn't aware of that. I just know in the past after applying an OTA update from firmware.science my device would show not certified untill the applying updates notification went away.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kieppheubac:
Any1 has link to U5 TMB G955U?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cbendixe84:
Drl7 is out for s8+ on firmware.science
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Does not show it when I go to firmware.science/

Sorry got it Now. Thanks

https://firmware.science/download?url=48926/1488/SS-G955USQS5CRL1-to-U5DRL7-UP

1.5Gb Download

Still has problems. Samsung Smart Things app will not show my TV picture on screen of phone, just the sound. Worked Fine on Oreo. Themes background does not work on all the screens as with Oreo, has White background on Contacts and others. Sure there are other things I have not found yet. Will go back to Oreo yet AGAIN!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cbendixe84:
Odd It showing up on mine end
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] vicvon:
Anyone have a copy of the DRL7? Samsung science is bogged down pretty good.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stevendpreston:
rolled back

I too had a problem rolling back from DR L5. Tail gunner I was wondering if you were able to find a different solution in regards to rolling back? I got stuck in the boot loop issue likewise like you had. The only way around it was to get back in and do a complete factory reset after reloading crl1. I was going to go to DRL7 but the rolling back isxa pain in the rear. It's not easy.

On a second not firmware.science has been really bad. Does anyone gave another link for DRL7?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Yep I had that same problem again going back to CRK1 from DRL7. Had to wait until battery went dead to get out of it. Think that was my last PIE Beta build to install and have to go through all this mess again to get back to Oreo. I got the OTA during the night to CRL1

I see the site is Down this morning. Best thing to do for it to shut down with this Mess!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Hopefully their will be a way to update from DRL6. Back-flashing sounds like too much trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
I had no problem flashing back. But I wipe everytime anyways
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcsevo:
Same. But for me when I'm updating it will reach 32% and then forced me into recovery. From there I do the wipe data/factory reset and boot.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] asggold:
I see you mentioned getting an OTA update to CRL1. I am hoping Verizon rolls out their OTA update to CRL1 but wondering if there is any difference in waiting for the OTA or doing a side load of CRL1 (on CRK1).

After that I have not decided if I wanted to then update to DRL7 or wait for the official S8+ beta (I think that is Z**1) which I think is supposed to be available in the next couple weeks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stevendpreston:
Drl7 pulled

Samsung.firmware.science no longer has DRL7 available for download, also the site has been extremely sluggish/non responsive since late last evening.

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I rolled back to CRL1 from off the site last night, this morning, I got a sprint update to CRL2. Im going to sit there for awhile until pie settles down, dont want to keep going back and forth like tailgunner was doing, me as well, turned into a PITA!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] cbendixe84:
What Odin are u using? I keep getting a fail message
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] stevendpreston:
3.13.1

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Does anyone have DRL7 for the 8+ orcanother link It was pulled from firmware.science
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jac0b:
I have a download of DRL7. I can upload to my Google drive if you want it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcsevo:
+1
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
https://firmware.science/ is Back up running with new Oreo Update G955USQU5CSA4 and G955USQU5DRL7 PIE
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
Of course there's DRL7 for the S8 now too, but no DRL6 update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
Hey- in order to get back to CRK1 without the problems tailgunner had to go through, u say u wipe everything. Is that the data/ factory reset and cache in recovery?

I've just Odin Flashed CRK1. Going to apply the other 2 updates. If I'm not fond of it, just going to Odin back to CRK1. But not sure when to wip to avoid the tailgunner situation. Appreciate yr help
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
Yes that's what I wiped. I believe that even with his problems he could have gotten into recovery and wiped and been fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
Appreciate the response.

So if I roll back from the pie update. I just Odin like I normally would. Boot into recovery after flashing CRK1 odin files. Wip factory data/ before re booting to avoid bootloops

Did you sd card or adb the 2 updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
I used the sd card. Worst case scenario is bootlooping on CRK1. If you do just hold power Bixby and volume down to get into recovery like normal and wipe data/factory reset, and you should be fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
I have zero issues with this 5DRL7 pie update. Super responsive everything works. Much much better than CRL1. I'm not for sure why others have issues. I did clear cache after each update no factory resets.

Overall I'm impressed. Will evaluate battery life over the next couple days. In my opinion this build is rocking it. I am on Verizon.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
No that does not get you into Recovery. Hold power, Bixby and volume Up to get into recovery
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
Yes that is correct.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
Oops
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
We All make mistakes. Does DRL7 not mess up wit you Galaxy Theme and other things. Like change background color to White on some pages like Contacts and in Messages and not keep the them color ????? Have heard that Pie on S9 takes away PRO mode in Video, so how about this beta on S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
There is night mode which is built in dark theme. Not sure about the other stuff, I dont use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
I just tried to install DRL7 from SD card and just put me back to Reboot in Recovery. I was already on the OTA of 5CLR1 on my AT&T S8+ . Surely I do not have to go back to CRK1 since I had got to CRL1 with the OTA from AT&T. If so I will just wait and stay on the OTA CRL1. Do not see anything so Great about PIE from Oreo
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 0vermind:
Could have been a one off experience. I never wipe. I did have to wipe data of individual apps, but I knew right away, as typically if the app data/database format is incompatible with Pie, it will crash almost immediately.

Start with wiping cache after any update or Odin flash. If you feel your phone is flipping out beyone what clearing data for individual apps can fix, then it's time to wipe that ass. Also, you can clear data for system apps. Go to Settings->Apps->Menu->Show system apps.

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SamMobile has a CRL1 Odin file up for download for 955U, perhaps they have your model too. Tho, be warned, they have the slowest servers I have ever encountered. Otherwise, if that doesn't work, then yes, you'll have to Odin back to CRK1 and then take the update back to CRL1.

So far, I'm loving Pie.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Samsung Smart Things will not connect Galaxy S8+ to the TV Screen as it did with Oreo. So this latest PIE still has problems!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Wish we could get something newer like G955UOYN5DSAA
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Pickleboyofficial20:
G955U1UES5CRL2 *to G955U1UEU5ZSAB

Finally Sam science is working and *G955U1UEU5ZSAB is love now. DOWNLOADING mean while. Is this the beta users got via Samsung+?

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fish2222:
I wonder if I need to go back to CRL1 to get the beta updates on my S8? I followed the link and Samsung+ updated but it doesn't say anything about beta.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Yes. You can follow in this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/android-pie-one-ui-beta-t3881520/post78754425

I give detailed instructions on how to get it installed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SixArmedPriest:
So I'm having the same issues as tailgunner sort of. I am on DRL7 and cannot flash anything. Every fw I try I get an Odin error (DeviceInfo). I have booted into recovery and did a factory reset and partition wipe and still nothing. It just brings me back to phone setup but still running DRL7. Does anyone have any idea of how to fix this? Why am I receiving an Odin fail Everytime? I am using newest modded Odin. I did not have this issue when flashing back from DRL5.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] dtomlin:
Reset the Odin and reboot your PC and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] SixArmedPriest:
Now I am getting Complete(Write) operation failed
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kcsevo:
I had a similar problem. My issue was the cable. I squeezed my cable at the USB side to make the connection a little bit tighter when I plug it in. And that worked
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Another common way to get those errors is when using a USB 3 port. Only USB 2 works for flashing. Also the device should be powered off completely before booting download mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
If I install G955U1 firmware on my AT&T S8+ will I still have VoLTE??? It is a Sim Unlocked AT&T phone Branded and on AT&T network!! Also do I Flash the Home_CSC and not the CSC to keep it on AT&T network??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 0vermind:
I just did this to my TMobile phone. home_csc means no data wipe, csc means data wipe. You WILL loose everything in your phone if you do not use home_. U1 by default will not have VoLTE, Wifi Calling, or RCS texting. Unless you flash home_att_csc, you will loose these 3 features. You must find that file from your official firmware package. OR, just don't flash any csc at all, and see what happens. You should be good without it.

The new U1 firmware is great. Very smooth. I didn't end up flashing my home_tmb_csc, because I didn't want the pink TMobile boot screen. I want an unbranded phone, don't use VoLTE.

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lol I wouldn't trust that. Cable could stop working in the middle of a flash, causing corruption. Braided Usb cables from Amazon work great. Also, contrary to what someone said below, I've never had an issue with USB 3.0 ports. If I am using a 3.0 to C cable, on a 3.0 port, the flash in Odin is about twice as fast.

Here's a link to a 3 Pack of the USB 3.0 USB C cables I recommend. 3 sizes, 6ft, 3ft, 1ft. Bought this exact pack 2 years ago, zero problems. https://amzn.to/2TrN8TY
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
Did you use the patched Odin? And I am coming from vzw on drl7. Do I just flash the g955u1 with the patched Odin?

Appreciate the help
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 0vermind:
I used the patched Odin 1.13.1 from here https://xdaforums.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572 which allows you to ignore model mismatch. The princecomsy Odin did not work for me.

If you're flashing from the DRL7 we had a while back, you will likely notice that when trying to boot into Download Mode by holding down Vol Down + Bixby + Power, you will get a vibration, followed by a screen that says "Upload Mode." That won't work, do not try to use it. Go to recovery first Vol Up +Bixby + Power, select "Reboot Bootloader," flash from there.

Flash U1 CRL2, download the CRL2 to ZSAB from firmware.science, and use that zip. Just like last time, I didn't even bother wasting my time copying the 1.2GB update to SD and try flashing. I just did "adb sideload CRL2-to-ZSAB.zip" so much faster.

If you need a fastboot adb kit https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962187416754459552. What I did was renamed the update zip from firmware.science to the above name, then moved that into the adb fastboot folder. From there, Shift Right Click -> Command Prompt (or if Powershell: type cmd, hit enter), then use the adb sideload command.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Will be flashing G955U1ES5CRL2 stock file for Region ATT I downloaded from SamMobile and it has Home_CSC with the other files so maybe it will keep VoLTE??? Or as you said just Odin the AP, BL & CP files??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] 0vermind:
Not in my experience. Region just keeps LTE+, APN config, and TMobile or ATT app. I would say, skip csc for now. See what happens. If you need it, flash one from last official firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hmltnjrmy7:
Thanks man. Can I just flash CRL2 to ZSAB the update from SD card? Or do I need to adb sideload?

U1 CRL2 firmware, which one did use.

Thxs again
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
OK will give it a try and just Odin the AP, BL & CP files and see if it keeps the VoLTE and AT&T APN. Will try it tomorrow. Thanks!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Used Odin 3.13.1 with files AP, BL & CP but Flash FAILED install of G955U1ES5CRL2 on my AT&T S8+. Did not put anything in CSC. I used SamFirm program to download firmware with Region ATT. So guess I will just stay with what I have on phone G955USQU5CSA4
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] jwarrior319:
Did you use the Modded 3B version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
As I said, used Odin 3.13.1 as I have always used flashing firmware on my AT&T S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] RebelShadow:
U need to use the modded 3B version because technically you are changing model version.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Can you tell me if I use this to get S8+ that is on G955U to G955U1, will I also use it to go back to G955U firmware if I decide I do not like it?????
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] RebelShadow:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tailgunner9:
Thanks RebelShadow that worked!!! YEA. I just put in Odin the AP, BL and CP files. Doing setup now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] RebelShadow:
Awesome, glad to help. I wish I had made the switch much earlier because I really digging U1. Just for reference I used all four files (Home CSC included) as I am on Cricket but still use ATT towers.