yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheMadScientist:
I'm sorry i dont follow. Who is or is suggesting others ignorantly ignore updates? You can't mean just ignoring updates, cause in the very next paragraph you explicitly tell everyone to ignore any updates (which is very good advice, as everything can completely change at the drop of a pin as we have witnessed firsthand twice now). Can you elaborate on what you mean here?

Its actually not clear at *all*. The entire post is all conclusion. There is absolutely NO documentation, no discussion, no confirmation (saying confirmed does not make something confirmed). In fact the entire thing was done essentially in secret. And we are supposed to just believe everything said hook line and sinker, when one of the members involved has a recent history of making outrageous claims and making poor content posts with what i can't help but conclude is with an aim at being "first" so they get the spotlight.

There are 2 hard bricks from installing roms on xda every day I'm willing to bet. Doesn't mean we should have front page xda news articles that say "OMFG DONT INSTALL ROMS!!!!!!!1111"? That would be silly right?

Well said, i completely agree and feel both of these things are always the best course of action. Unfortunately i can't when in my threads and private messages i am being innundated with posts and messages from people showing genuine concern for good reason based on taking these posts at face value. Its harmful to the community, and less importantly not great for the image of our samsung community as a whole.

Xda is supposed to foster the exchange of knowledge and i dont see how that is possible without open communication and transparency. Sadly this type of thing is what happens when that goes away, and i guess i just really wish it wouldn't.[/QUOTE]

Well said.....

People are going nuts over this and it all comes down to almost nothing.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] MysticFTW:
I was told I can flash this on my att g55u build g55USQU1AQJC

So which file do I need to flash G955USQU1AQK3 or the other one
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xdanilva:
Flash AQK3 BL and AP
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] MysticFTW:
Ok thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheLastSidekick:
Flash on, thanks for your infinite effort and time on this ROM and thread, we know the natures involved with flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] skandolis:
hey guys, its been a long time since i messed with flashing phones/digging around in roms ect. a lot has changed. first off,thanks for this, beautiful rom, i have a couple of questions for yall who have been working on this. i have only had a couple of hiccups with the install, (got a bootloop trying to flash xposed.....) try that again later... 1st question, bixby button, digging through the threads i did see it mentioned a couple of times, but everything i have done to try to remapp it to something useful has failed,is it stuck as a dead button? second issue, has anybody had problems with charging? turning off the phone and plugging in the usb shows the battery level rising(though super slowly) it seems to just stop charging, not showing charge indicator though i have access from pc. (even tried switching to charge only) any ideas, is this rom,my phone,or something else? phone was a brand new verizon with latest update.... thank you, any help appreciated.

edit: charging problem seems to be cured by yet another factory reset.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DroidRommer:
To remap Bixby button, use a file browser with root permission and navigate to /system/usr/keylayout open generic.kl, scroll way down to line 703 and change wink to whatever your trying to remap it to (for example VOICE_ASSIST is google assistant.) Then save the file, check permissions are rw-r-r then save and restart your device. Let me know how it goes :good:

DroidRommer
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] libracez:
knox gonna be ticked? samsung pay all this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Onesourcedallas:
Stay away from OTA's. You can download Service Disabler from the Playstore and disable the 2 system apps for Software Updates. You will have no more persistent notifications.

I hope this answers your question & good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] splifward:
by any chance can i get the files for dolby atmos and viper? and then flash them with flashfire? I already rooted with sampwnd don't really want to start all over for just those 2 programs. I would apriceiate it if you can thank you :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
The links for all the mods are in the op.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] splifward:
my mistake thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] fomotomo:
Can't answer on the first part but yes Samsung pay does not work sorry
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] droseofc:
Anyone know what to do when S8+ shows as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 in device manager and can only boot to Upload Mode with no method working to get into recovery or download, regardless of key combinations? I am trying to follow this site http://www.aryk.tech/2017/08/how-to-unbrick-samsung-s7-edge-in-hs-usb-qdloader-9008.html#Guide and this site https://www.droidsavvy.com/unbrick-qualcomm-mobiles/ but have had no success. I'm pretty sure the download mode and recovery mode were wiped. I have tried making a bootable sd card with disk2imagerev2 and recovery.img. I'm not sure what loader.img is but that's what the one site says is needed. I've tried QFIL and QUALCOMM flashing and every possible button combination and forearm cramping thought of.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gerryl432:
What did you flash? Last time I had to make a bootable sd card to recover from this it was for a s3 verizon. I used win32 disk imager and if I remember correctly the SD card had to be at least a class 10
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] EonVerix:
You know where i can get a hold of stock BQK5? mislabeled threads boasting K5 have BQL1 i want to restore some files and re run this flash having some issues with mobile hotspot yadda yadda i need the stock BQK5 lol oh also if i update to BQL1 will this rom not work?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gerryl432:
If you search the forum I'm pretty sure there's a QK5 link floating around somewhere. But why do you need it just flash as instructed on the first page and it will work on U2 bootloader which is what QL1 and QK5 have. FYI Everything after QK2 has the U2 bootloader and you won't be able to downgrade below QK2. And just to throw this out there if anyone wants to straight up trade phones with me and has a 955F model in decent near mint condition PM me. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] EonVerix:
i wasnt sure it was still running U2 boot i hadnt looked at it lol but thanks again also the userdata file isnt archived correctly when extracted its empty and its exstension is .tar.rar
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lunknowl:
Hi i want to root the g955u1 but somehow i keep geting fail auth, i did flash this rom and it was really good room but i dont like the sound mod can i have the rom without the sound mod or the basic rom with the root only thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xdanilva:
This isn't for the g955u1 check in the galaxy s8+ general forum
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] droseofc:
I flashed this v2 BQK5..... I have am trying to use a SanDisk Ultra 32 GB sd card. What .img do you use? the boot or recovery? I extracted stock s8+ firmware and extracted this BL and AP, then in the stock I removed the .md5 making the compressed folders each .tar. Then I extracted them, and inside the AP folder is a boot.img and a recovery.img. Theres also a system.img.ext4. I have tried the boot and recovery but have not been able to get the phone to boot with either.

In the Win 32 Disk Imager, theres an option to locate the Image file, which I did for both boot and then recovery, then the device (which was the SD card), and then theres read or write. I chose write for both times, but I do have an S8+ that is working (my girlfriends). I have read that if I got a full BLK0 backup that I could use that to fix my s8. Any one know how I could do that. Or, if this read option in Win32 Disk Imager is what it sounds like, could I hook her s8+ up and read the image from it and then write that?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gerryl432:
The file was called debrick.img i believe and the size of the SD card probably had to equal the internal storage with specific partition format but I forget details. I'll see if I can dig up that debrick.img file and see what files were in it and get you more specifics. It might not be possible to boot from SD with the s8+ but it's worth looking into. Another thing to maybe try is just letting the battery completely drain to nothing for a few days and see if it will cough up the download mode after that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xdanilva:
Go to t.me/sammyoreoclub and ask Weinbach about it he'll help
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] droseofc:
You mean brixfix? by darkspr1te

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If I used Gparted or something similar that could see the storage system on the s8+, and took a complete bit 4bit bckup of my GF's S8+, and then completely wiped and restored that back up bit for bit to mine, shouldn't it work?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gerryl432:
this is for reference only cause its the s3 debrick image. but this how it partitioned a 16GB SD Card with win32disk imager
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
Sorry this only comes in one form. You're welcome to remove them after flashing it, there are links that will lead you to the posts with the zips installed where you can find uninstallers

Yes, it works for 955u1 too, as they are the exact same phone just different firmware preinstalled
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] xdanilva:
Oh sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
Thanks to everyone who volunteered! I have enough testers for now, but if i need some more i will reopen this.

Calling for Testers!!

Its that time again. I've got a new rom ready and I need some 955u testers.

I have some special surprises in store for this one, as its been too long since the last version.

Please only volunteer if you meet the following requirements:

- Are comfortable with wiping your phone completely, and then going right back to what you have now if something is broken off the bat (unlikely, but possible)

- Are comfortable with instability, crashes, stuff not working right, etc.

- Able to flash the rom sometime in the next 24 hours

- Are currently running, or have run PartCyborgRom recently, as in you ran the current release at some point

- Have a basic understanding of how to troubleshoot and provide decent feedback. Nothing too major, just things like:

- figure out how to reproduce the issue (if possible)

- know how to get a logcat during when the issue occurs, or right after (again if possible). I can do a little writeup on this stuff if people are interested

- Have a usb2.0 port to flash from (i get too many bugreports caused by usb3 corruption, gotta clean up the signal a bit). PLEASE check before asking

If you meet all (or most, and are sure you can cover for the ones you dont), shoot me a message here or on telegram. I'll be checking on both of them throughout the day.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
I pm'd you. I'll give it a go. Gladly.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] gerryl432:
I'll give it a go
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sabresfan:
If there is a way to flash with flashfire I'll test. I'm going on vacation so I'll be away from my laptop.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] mopartonyg:
I can test also if needed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] unk2009:
I'm available to test if needed...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
[MENTION=8360749]partcyborg[/MENTION]

Out of curiosity, for phone prep.... what's the base for the ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheMadScientist:
BQK5
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] unk2009:
BQK5
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lunknowl:
Can you give me the link of the uninstaller, sorry i cant find it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] josezr:
I have this great Rom for like 6 weeks , you did very good work on it, but I will like to test the new Rom
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Slim2none4u:
Will your new Rom work with V1 bootloader?

Would you like a tester for V1 bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
Nah. It's v2.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheMadScientist:
Look at ure baseband does it show a 1 or 2 in it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
If you look at your software version # it's the 5th to last number.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DR4LUC0N:
I got a 1 in both of those areas, so does that mean I'm stuck on v1? [MENTION=4361292]djcrystals[/MENTION] [MENTION=5759239]TheMadScientist[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
No. You can install the V2 version, as long as you understand there is no going back to V1. Most people have probably made that jump with no reason to regret it. Still something to keep in mind.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DR4LUC0N:
[MENTION=4361292]djcrystals[/MENTION] Okay, just to get this straight, the 2 downloads on the front page for V2 is all I need to upgrade, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
Yup. Just follow his instructions EXACTLY, when all is said and done, you'll be on a new bootloader and running a great rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Stylin:
Willing to test new rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TheMadScientist:
Yes He is correct on this sorry ran away from pc...

The only thing that bad could or would ever come is In the past the lower bootloader versions Normally get a unlock first...It has been proven many times over But on this case I believe with what I know at this point in time is that if We find a BL hack to instal twrp its gonna be on at least v1 v2 and prob v3 together because The methods known to even attempt such Would be in a well hidden flaw obviously as we have not found it yet, But that is just all notice and assumption on my part...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] DJenkins89:
I just came back from an Oreo beta and it's alright but I was able to run the pixel camera plus the ARcore and stickers a niche thing but still interesting it won't run on Nougat or at least I can't figure out how to [MENTION=8360749]partcyborg[/MENTION] is there a way you can bake this in your new update?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] libracez:
it is possible to have custom rom with working samsung pay or not? i mean in global sense
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=238849
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
Any word on the testing? Just wondering how things are going....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] libracez:
It is possible in future to have rooted custom on Oreo?)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sabresfan:
Gotta wait for official Oreo to be released. Then we're going to have to get a combination firmware most likely and hope that it can even get rooted. It really depends on how much Sammy cracks down. I wouldn't take any official update if root is important to you. It could end up being like my LG V10 and you can only update and keep root if your already rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
Take a look at your baseband version in settings -> about phone. It will be in the format G955UXXXNXXXX. Example: G955USQS2BQL1.

The number 5 characters from the end of the version string is you version number. So in tthe above example, the last 5 characters are: 2BQL1, making the 5th from the end a 2, so a device with this baseband is on version 2
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] lolocaust1933:
So I have been reading all up and down this site trying to figure out, will this work for sm-g955u1 with rev2 bootloader? And if not is there any solution for me? It was originally just the regular sm-g955u but I had a 3rd party service remote unlock my phone and when they flashed back from the combination rom the u1 unlocked firmware is what got put back so I wouldn't have to deal with all of sprints crap.

In case it's relevant , baseband version: G955U1UES2AQL1

BUILD NUMBER: NRD90M.G955U1UES2AQL1

Android security patch level: December 1, 2017

EDIT:

Scratch that I finally found my answer. Was looking so hard I missed it 5 times lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TDizzle329:
Hey, I just got this phone (G955U - AT&T Branded) after destroying my Nexus 6P while trying to replace the battery (RIP). I was thinking about flashing this, but I had a few questions before I pulled the trigger.

My phone is currently running G955USQU1AQGL, which package would I flash. Are the only difference between the two the bootloaders

Has anyone had any issues with the fact the battery only charges to 80%

I see this is based on a VZW ROM, does this have any carrier branding (Boot animation, icons, etc)

Are there any known issues with day to day usage, or is this just as stable as stock?

If I flash this I should be able to return back to stock if I'm not crazy about it, right?

Thanks in advance for any help. After the S5 I promised myself I'd never get another Samsung phone again, but I'm hoping this one grows on me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] djcrystals:
You're on bootloader v1. It's the 1 before AQGL. You'd do the fist package for V1. Unless you want to upgrade to V2, which you can. No going back though. It's very stable but you lose out on Samsung Pay and some other features. Stuff I've never used. You can always flash back to stock. It's quite simple. Just have it ready ahead of time if you wish to revert. The 80 percent battery thing is, I dunno, I don't notice a difference, besides the number itself. It's made for all US carriers. I believe your SIM will take care of the AT&T aspect of everything. I'm sure some AT&T folks could chime in. I keep going back and forth between this and OREO betas. I think stock Nougat kinda sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] TDizzle329:
Thanks, yeah I wasn't a huge fan of Oreo on the Nexus, I think that's what finally did my battery in. I was on Pure Nexus and absolutely loved it, but got curious and flashed Google's Oreo image and it was the worst thing I ever did. I couldn't even restore my Nexus backup to this S8+. I'm still in morning lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] fademaydarkness:
It won`t boot. It goes to Kernel panic. What to do?

EDIT: Nevermind. Booted in 2nd try.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Goddly:
Don't flash until you can Odin part 2....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
What file? I tried a few different and nothing worked until now ... messages send after about 4 min. Calls work ok.

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Maybe is verizon guys can try that. However im at work and cant download from sammobile. Anyone want to share those 2 files and see if it works??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Goddly:
Flashing the old CSC will change settings apk, boot and shut down animation. But will give you the options in preconfig, if the CSC flash alone doesn't give service

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Try flashing the CSC... It's in the zip from the old sam root ...
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] rtm2017:
The CSC I used is available here under "Add CSC Systemroot":

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73455548&postcount=2
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
downloading now .. will flash and test when the boss leaves. I can now for some reason send texts but each takes about 3 min to send. I also tried that preconfig option and I cant type or install anything to help.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sabresfan:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/37ifrutlu...9_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkhav0aio...9_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5?dl=0

Hopefully these work for everyone with a TMO S8+. This is what I flashed with flashfire. CP then home csc is the order I used. These are from the latest TMO firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] netlagger:
Hot dang, it's been years since I've rooted a phone or tablet. Since my old S3. Didn't get to do it for the S6. So my question is, will this work for the VZW S8+ that just had an update last night? I want to try it but I'm Leary of the issues where people can't call or receive texts after the install of the rom. If I try it, will this be successful?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
question you flashed csc with flashfire??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] sabresfan:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
trial and error brutha ... I have noticed with every Samsung phone ... I might be able to have this ROM run sweet with my S8+ ... and you have the same phone and it wont run good
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] partcyborg:
This is correct. The Google dialer requires changes/additions to /system/framework to have all of the features like nearby search and call blocking function. Rather than replace it I just added the Google one so you can use either. I personally like the Google dialer and contacts app much better, but the Google dialer does not for some reason trigger secret codes (the *#*# type things) so I need the stock dialer app if I want to mess around with those.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] blane3298:
Left the house at 6. Used my phone fairly heavy today to test thing out. The battery life is hands down the best I've seen on root so far! Nothing else is comes close
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] netlagger:
Anyone on VZW with a S8+ been able to flash this successfully and have a positive outcome with calling and sms? I understand it's trial and error, but I don't want to have a night full of headaches flashing this lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] matthewd769:
i am on verizon and im running pretty good so far now i know what to do im going to redo the process from scratch and get it perfect with xposed and everything ... i flashed a zip file with flashfire to fix my messages and calling ... once i get it all together ill update you

VZW_S8_Wifi_Calling_Unlocked_Firmware thats the filename i flashed
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Goddly:
I'm on sprint. I had service issues. I flashed the multi CSC , I have to flash this after flashing this ROM. I flashed part 1 again, after regaining service. I had data and voice. But texting was not working.

So. Had to reflash again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] netlagger:
How's it workout for you brother?