yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kcv0:
Fails again with BL2 files

I tried again with BL2 files but got the flash error at PIT step. Any one was successful to root the S8 active TMO G892USQS1ARA1 firmware?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
Very nice, is your phone on V1 or V2? Because I'm pretty sure his V2 ROM is broken, the com.android.phone just keeps crashing whenever I try to follow the guide.

And I too program in C/C++ quite often, wasn't really sure where to start on making my own ROMs
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] SomeoneE1se:
I was able to get a fresh T-Mobile S8 Active (after flashing part one 3 times in a row), working "flawlessly" had to reboot a bunch of times to get the phone app to keep its permissions to use the phone. As well as bluetooth to activate and deactivate.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
What is your bootloader version?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] SomeoneE1se:
1 (I never verified to be sure, but the Bootloader V1 files worked for me)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
Hey Partcyborg! Big THANKS for the very elaborate and detailed answer, really appreciate it! And thank you for continuing working on this. My knowledge of the matter is minimal unfortunately otherwise I could be more useful. Will continue trying to root the phone while looking at things from a new angle ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] torr310:
OP, Thank you so much for the great work!

What is the symbol in my attached picture?

How could it be removed?

Thanks again.

PS. It disappeared when the "airplane mode" turned on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TheMadScientist:
Hmm never saw that one before:(

But upon search of icon looks like hurricane It seems to be tied to VOLTE
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] crapohla:
OP, thank you for the great work, awesome product!

Has anyone got the Netflix app to work? I'm reading about using Magisk to hide root but I'm nervous to try using it as I don't know if it is safe to install on this ROM without messing something up.

Please excuse my newbness...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TheMadScientist:
Magisk will not work on snap dragon if you got xposed installed you can use things like root cloak or similars
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ClintWatts:
Excited

Hello!

I just got the S8 Active and I was dismayed at the lack of custom roms or root guides for it until I found your post! Thanks a million!

I want to try this out but I am a bit apprehensive being that this is a new phone and the custom rom is still somewhat new. Should I wait until there's a stable version or should I jump right in???

If this works out then I would like to donate!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
What build number are you currently on? You can check in your settings
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Purest:
Has anyone had any issues with bluetooth not saving paired devices after reboot? Mine is not saving any new paired devices after reboot.

It's the RCS icon, I use SystemUI Tuner to remove it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] crapohla:
Yes, I have the same issue where I lose paired bluetooth devices.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
[MENTION=8360749]partcyborg[/MENTION] How's the odexed version of the 2ARA1 rom coming along?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Hey you and anyone else having problems with com.android.phone crashing on the v2 version, try this Part1 version and see if it works any better for you:

https://androidfilehost.com/c/AP_PCR_2ARA1c
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] xi@o.f:
It's really great to see this
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
See above post, it's ready
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
[MENTION=8360749]partcyborg[/MENTION] thanks so much for taking the time to upload a new version of the V2 rom
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Does it work? ?️
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
Just finished installing it, everything looks good. Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
[MENTION=8360749]partcyborg[/MENTION]. I also tried the latest V2 set and flashing went smoothly over the combination firmware, my phone is rooted! Thank you very much, as promised $50 went to your PayPal account.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Ejpavelka:
Does this trip knox?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kcv0:
Still fail, never get into SamFail state

Repeatedly tried to flash part 1 for 5 times on USB2 PC, still got the same error for Auth Fail. Did you restore the phone back to to original firmware between three attempt? Any suggestion?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
Try flashing the BL first then follow the guide exactly
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
Or find a Combination firmware and flash over it, that's what worked for me.

---------- Post added at 05:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 AM ----------

No
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Where does it say auth fail?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
The bl this time around IS a combo firmware! (minus the system image of course)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] kcv0:
TMO S8 Active fail

Failed when flashing part1 done. However, process worked when I flashed as Parr2 (BL) =>part1(AP)=>part2(BL). It worke perfect now

---------- Post added at 10:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:34 PM ----------

It worked perfect

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] TheMadScientist:
the ap flash will always fail which is part one that is part of the magik behind all this
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] progro420:
Hey can we utilize this bootloader unlock? https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3760975
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] RETIEF:
Will there be an update to ARB1?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
I can't start Bluetooth after the Airplane mode was used. Anyone else have the same problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] RETIEF:
I'm having this issue. Have any idea which apps are causing the problem. They phone is essentially unusable while the error is occurring.

During the install, my phone doesn't boot into recovery as it should. I think this is where the problem lies.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
Download the new AP file from the link below, the previous one had issues with apps crashing on 2ARA1.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569958958

When trying to install it flash the BL first and then follow the guide exactly. When you flash the bootloader first your phone should crash when your installing the AP, like the guide says.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
So to confirm, this version is working correctly?

The only issue with it vs the other version is its not deodexed. If that does not matter to any of you then i will just leave it this way and release 2 versions: deodexed and odexed for future versions.

Please do let me know for sure that the second version works so that i can put it in the op in place of the current one so everyone else can avoid this issue in the future
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] Araltd:
Just sharing, I tried this on a G892U Sprint with B1 (v1) bootloader. After flashing the part 1, phone does NOT reboot it stays in download mode. I tried several times, never got out of download mode. So reading thru the thread there are conflicting answers to get success?

I've read flash the BL (part 2) then the AP (part 1) then the BL (part 2) again?

Other's say try flashing a Combo firmware first, then flash the AP (part 1) which should then crash to upload mode, and flash the BL (part 2) ???

Sorry I'm just a little confused with what process actually works? or is it a try until you succeed kind of thing???

THANKS FOR THE EFFORT.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
no.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
All the process work unless you have issues with your usb controller and large files. Its a bug in download mode that makes this difficult.

Go ahead and play the safe route and Flash BL part 2, then do the entire process as written. It wont hurt anything and it may save headache later. I will update the guide to mention this option.

Let me reiterate too: If you flash and it works but it is very buggy, with crashes and stuff not working, ITS NOT THE ROM, YOU HAD A BAD FLASH.. The easiest way to recover from this is to load AP Part1.tar.md5 into FlashFire on your device, and flash it directly that way. You will completely skip the corruption via usb in odin mode stuff as you wont be using odin mode. Follow that with a factory reset if you are still having troubles post flash, and you will have solved all issues that are plaguing you.

Also, unfortunately I have to reiterate this as well:

PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE STARTING

There have been a few people who have been "stuck" for days because they did not read the warning in giant bright red letters that the device is supposed to fail the AP flash and to just keep going, thinking that their phones were failing, or the process was broken, or whatever. Read all the text at LEAST under the steps section before even starting with any steps beyond downloading the rom and a stock backup. Every single direction is in the to make this work as well for you guys as possible, I promise there is nothing unnecessary in there.​

I will get the OP updated with this too shortly
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] zackr123:
Yes the second version worked fine for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] boccaccioe:
Hi! I can confirm that the odexed AP file fixes the com.phone has stopped error. Here is what I did in full:

1. Flash the newest BL file

2. Follow guide in OP but using the new odexed file

2.5. Phone did not automatically go to recovery so for a factory reset so I did that manually

3. Rooted!

4. For some reason the modded YouTube app (Vanced YouTube) got erased so I reinstalled that using FlashFire and checking "mount /System read/write"

5. RCS Icon was showing so I hid it using SystemUI Tuner app

This is really fantastic thanks again!

P. S.

-I flashed over 2ARB1 so no problem there

-My phone did not crash into upload mode with "unknow error" until I flashed either the bootloader or the combination file first

-The com.phone error was present for me on the deodexed version but not the odexed version flashed using the same hardware

-Is it now possible to use FlashFire for custom romming should somebody make one?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jaytea14:
G892a- arb1

How do i find out what bootloader version i am running? and my version is ARB1, is this rom compatible or do i have to wait for a later release? Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] boccaccioe:
I can confirm that this still works on ARB1. If you have 1ARB1 use the V1 files and if you have 2ARB1 follow the instructions in my last post with the V2 BL file and this odexed file instead of the V2 AP file: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569958958

In all cases, flash the BL file before starting the guide
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] jaytea14:
SuperSU
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] boccaccioe:
Not that I know of. This ROM is not hard to install if that's what you're worried about. Because you have the AT&T variant, use the V2 BL file and the odexed AP file that can be found here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=746010030569958958

First flash the BL using default settings in the Comsy Odin program and then follow the guide in the original post to the letter. You may have to use a USB2 port because of some weird USB controller hardware stuff. Let us know how it goes!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] XPnow:
Hi guys, did you get the information of "<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed. <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)" in Odin, when you flash AP file? I saw them, although finally phone rebooted to upload screen.

Now i completed the whole process, however i'm stuck in the screen of "configuring service" and there's a bootloop. Seems it is a activation process? Could anybody please help me? btw i have re-flashed for several times with different cables/ports, still cannot enter system. BIG THANKS!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ashlynstar31:
my s8 active is stuck in bootloop kernal panic invalid argument after flashing with odin,i cant even get to the recovery menu to do a factory reset or anything,ive repeated the steps and still having the same problem,if someone could help me i would greatly appreciate it!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Go back to download mode and try again
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] tdgillihan:
Does anyone know if this is working with arb3?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] ashlynstar31:
I did and it's still doing the same thing so I'm not sure what else to do at this point :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] M8E1:
What do I do if my phone loops between white text and "installing system update"?

My phone seems to be bricked quite hard after following your instructions. I can not do anything else with it, it seems.

EDIT: Nevermind. I fixed it and everything is ok. Disregard
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] RETIEF:
With the new AP part and flashing BL first,it worked for me. I am unable to use it because it will not sync with my Gear S2 which I use in my work. But it all worked. Keep up the good work. Perhaps when a rooted stock rom is available...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
Any chance looking at bluetooth issues after airplane mode? Bluetooth is dead if airplane mode was used, only reboot recovers it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] M8E1:
You said "80% battery life" is a known issue... does that mean that only charging up to 80% is what usually happens with this root?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dscblu:
After root we can turn the Bixby button back into an active key right?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] G0bl1n:
Yes, you can. Here is how, for example

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8...ith-camera-t3677466/post73888179#post73888179

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/remap-bixby-manually-using-one-gestures-t3660378
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] tdgillihan:
ANYBODY??

I'm on G892USQS1ARB3 - Galaxy S8 Active SM-G892U TMB USA (T-Mobile) and am wondering if anybody has done this with it yet. Or should it just work with any firmware for the G-892U?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] partcyborg:
Yes, in fact rather than a bixby specific app, I changed it to return keycode ENVELOPE which can be remapped by any key remapping app. If you really want to use a bixby specific app I can tell you how to change it back, but I recommend keeping envelope and using Xposed edge to remap it. With that you can not only remap, but you can also do long press, double press, and (I think) triple press. All without accessibility which really slows down your UI and eats battery
[Samsung Galaxy S8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Oth] dscblu:
I'm really excited to flash this the last phone I had that I could root was the s4 I upgraded from the s4 to the s6 active and that couldn't be rooted then to the s7 active which didn't have a root method until after I upgraded to the s8 active so i am super happy I can finally root my phone again so thank you sir
[LeEco Le 1S Questions & Answers] kokkarne:
I am not able to open the contacts which is howing my information and my groups only.

Even if it opens intermittently but when click on the contact showing a blank screen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mikeeey:
this is just a fun poll, what do you mainly use your kaiser for?

keep in mind, this isnt "what do you only do with your kaiser?"
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ekw:
news, email, remote desktop, phone/sms.

i guess sometimes i play a few games during class :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ~~Tito~~:
No poll questions, but I use it for Texting, internet, and semi - organizing.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Radeon123:
My main use is for sat nav, mainly tomtom. I also use it to keep track of my appointments, play games, check emails, watch videos and browse the net, love this phone, it's like a pocket laptop :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] thomassster:
i would say the obvious answer is for calling, but I'm assuming you want to know what else we do with our Kaiser.

SMS, GPS, games, set appointments, and to be honest...show off.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mikeeey:
wow that was quick, i didnt even FINISH the poll and got 3 replys, here is the updated poll, figured this was easist rather than trying to compile lists..

id have to say my top 3 are music/video/media, camera, and gaming.

but if i had to choose one i suppose it would be music/video/media.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] grandpareza:
Im not sure what this is going to accomplish other than generate a lot of replies, but....uhhh...all of them.

Also, you added GPS twice.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ~~Tito~~:
You should make it multi selection and show who voted so you know what they use it for.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cuboosh:
i wish to mainly use my kaiser to beat tito to death with..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dazzle999:
really using it for the alarm clock...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mikeeey:
i thought about it, but then most people would select every feature that they most likely bought the kaiser for, ALL of these features! plus, its too late for me to change it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ~~Tito~~:
*Dies*

Why anyways? What did I do(I want to know, not that I am offended but I want to know)?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] bapssystupr3m3:
talk n text...to me its just a phone...and i use it as a phone...of course i use its other functions as well...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] the_passenger:
besides talking & watching p0rn(tube, tube). what else?) lolz.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] damac:
Primary Usage - Mobile phone for talking and texting.

Followed by - Email, Internet, Organizer, Navigator, Alarm Clock, Games (rarely), Media (even more rare), Playing - not games - all the stuff we do here at XDA-Developers - I call that playing :)

I'm not sure whether to call it a phone with a computer or a computer with a phone, either way, one answer to the poll just doesn't cover what I do with it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Jay2TheRescue:
Primary reason I bought: GPS. If it didn't have integrated GPS I would have not even considered it.

My usage primarily falls like this (From most frequent to least frequent)

GPS

Clock/calendar/alarm clock/appointment scheduler

Telephone (Isn't that novel, I use it as a phone!)

Looking up weather forecasts

Internet

Business usage (Looking up stuff on the internet at work & on the road)

Calculator

Music (I like to stream internet radio over BT at the gym)

Games

Take pictures/videos

Things I rarely, or never do:

Text

IM

Listen to *.mp3's

Email

-Jay
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mutantblack:
mainly for chatting, texting, web browsing, emails, listening to musics, watch youtube.

occationaly use GPS, camera
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jordanmills:
Spell checking. It auto-corrects me if I misspell "you". You should look into it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kyphur:
My Tilt is My Life!!!!

I think the list of what I don't do with it would be shorter.

I don't watch Videos on it. I've had the Blue Angel, Wizard, Hermes and not the Tilt and I've never really used any of them for videos.

I have 31 Games installed on mine and I play each of them a little bit here and there.

It is my primary e-mail device and I txt with a few people regularly.

GPS, GPS and GPS were three of the primary upgrading points:

GPS(1) for me to get good turn by turn directions that don't involve reading.

GPS(2) for me to play with (geo-caching some people call it, seeing where I am I call it).

GPS(3) tracking of my teenage daughter who will get her driver's license in a few short months for her safety and my peice of mind.

Provide a soundtrack to my otherwise boring life, once I forgot to turn off the music when I got home and my daughter was like "Woah!! Daddy when did you get theme music?"

Self-validation since women seem to be afraid of an honest man who won't hit them I've discovered that technology is as loyal to me as I am to it.

The list goes on but I think I sound pathetic enough already!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kewlair:
I do a few things...

Lol, good point Kyphur.

I usually stream internet talk radio shows for at least 6 hours a day while at work, and then after work I'm listening to music while working out and playing basketball, all the while talking and texting off an on, as well as checking my Outlook email account and checking other various websites. When I'm on the road I'll be watching that little blinking blue dot in Google Maps amazed that the little thing seems to know where I'm going when I don't. And sometimes when i'm feeling lazy I'll have it do the laundry and dishes for me. :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] alantoo:
SNES/NES ==>> Toilet gaming for sure!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] drtolson:
If someone hasn't already mentioned it,,, you left out 'ALL OF THE ABOVE' on the poll selections!

I'd be absolutely lost without some sort of PDA -- and I don't really want to carry around a separate GPS and Phone any more. So, if I could have selected all of them, I would have!

/drt
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wizzzard:
Didn't George Michael get caught doing that?;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kyphur:
Amen, gone are the days of carrying a Cell Phone, PDA and Text Pager. I once joked with a co-worker that if I ever got struck by lightening they'd be able to find my charred remains because everything one my belt would beep, buzz or ring loud enough!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Jay2TheRescue:
And for some reason GPS is listed twice...

-Jay
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kyphur:
Because it serves more than one purpose!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mikeeey:
that is excellent! hahaha!

my mistake, i would give you a purple ribbon if i could haha, for pointing out this mistake. im afraid there is nothing i can do, maybe a mod can edit it out?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] grandpareza:
possibly the most creative and useful way of putting a kaiser to work.

lol. Its funny because its very true. Ask my brother, whom I live with, and he'll tell you that the tune of mario songs are paired with the grunts of pushing out turds. absolute harmony. Its really hard to find something more fun than saving the princess while dropping the kids off at the pool.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] photon01:
ORB, webguide4, internet, videos, gps, wifi router, games, music, audio recording, MusicID, Camera... Why spend $450 if you're not gonna use it fully. since the graphics suck a lot i dont game as much.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] firefly77:
I cant believe gaming is on there, thats hilarious........ Texting and talking here
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mikeeey:
hey, its very often that im playing doom and warcraft II. (and i still have many others installed on my kaiser)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] photon01:
SNES emulator PWNS ALL!