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[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] DuskGolem:
Hello everyone,

I have sm-a530f international version on full stock pie firmware installed (installed XSG firmware via odin). There are no RMM or KG states mentions in the download mode plus the oem unlock is already available in Dev Options. Now can someone please state the steps to root my phone. I am bit confused as to what extras to flash what to skip.:confused::confused::confused:

P.S: FRP and OEM locks appear as ON in download mode.....
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
You must follow these directions.

Make sure you have custom kernel,magisk on your computer.

1 make sure oem is check to unlock bootloader.

2 put phone in download mode.

3 uncheck Auto reboot.

4 flash twrp in ap on Odin.

5 after flashing is done hold volume and power down right when download mode disappears hold up volume and hold down power.

You will boot into twrp swipe allow modifications.

After that you must reformat data.

Know move custom kernel, magisk to your phone.

Flash custom kernel and flash magisk.

Reboot phone you may need to install magisk manager.

Know your done.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] DuskGolem:
Thanks man. Is custom kernel necessary for this? Can't I just flash the verity and rmm zips? Which kernel do you suggest? Is quantum kernel the only choice for pie?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
No flash the custom kernel you may get locked out.

The rmm will not work on latest pie updates.

I tried rmm got locked out but I know a trick to get rid of it.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] DuskGolem:
Isn't the rmm v2 zip supposed to work on pie?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
Listen I tried it and it did not work try if you want if you get locked out don't whine.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Pro Cal:
Hi, thanks for everything, much appreciated, but actually it didn't work for me :(

I have the latest FW for my country oreo (find bellow details)

this is the second time now (168 * 2) I tried to wait each time before rebooting and even after those hours I still cannot flash TWRP or root and

-RMM state in download mod is still paranormal (even after completing more than 168h)

-OEM unlock is still missing from dev menu (either before or after rebooting device after completing 168 h hours)

- I even tried combination file to have EOM unlock, but I am not able to flash anything any more by odin everything fail NO TWRP, NO different FIRMWARE (either same android version or else)

the only thing that still pass by odin the exact same version of my current FW

SM-A530F/DS

Odin3 v3.13.1

Android 8.0.0 Oreo

Country / Region : Morocco (MWD)

PDA : A530FXXS4BSB1

Product Code : MWD

CSC : A530FOJM4BSB1

Phone : A530FXXU4BRL8

COMBINATION_OXM_FA71_A530FXXU4ASB1_BoxWares.tar

ANY IDEAS PLEASE, IM HOPLESS
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
If you brothered to read my last flew post you would have got your solution.

Nobody reads anymore .

I'm not going to repost again.

I also tried to flash rmm and root and got locked out.

I flashed stock over again and then after flew reboots I put back in my sim card an guest what I was able to flash twrp custom kernel and root without issue.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Pro Cal:
One question that I keep wondering about

after asking for fw update manually, waiting 168h or more of uptime, the OEM Unlock toggle in dev menu should it appear directly without rebooting the device

or only after waiting 168h and rebooting to system then we'll have the toggle ?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
On Android 9.

I flash stock then rmm and root phone but up once only.

When booted to download mode it said official only.

I took out my sim card flashed stock including csc not home csc.

Flashed them phone booted fine went development click the many times no oem unlocked visible.

Root phone one no oem unlock.

Turn off phone put in sim card and turn on phone booted up went to development and oem unlock was back.

Went to download mode flashed twrp reformat device flashed custom kernel and root.

Reboot phone done I was rooted.

So I didn't have to wait 168 hrs.

This only work on pie.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] hypo59:
Thanks corsicanu. I have just followed your first topic to flash TWRP and then root my A8 2018 and it seems to be good ! Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] kyehi:
I have A530F with Android 9. Fashed full stock rom, waited 168h and still have RMM State Prenormal. OEM Unlock is visible since I updated to Pie (I did nothing, it was there when I checked). What could I do to bypass this?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] :
After I install Pie 9, I install TWRP and I root Pie 9. When everything is over, I open Developer Options and it is it. I do not wait 168 hours. When Developer Options is open before installing TWRP, there is a problem with RMM Prenormal. So is at least for me.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
I have many times I posted rmm will no longer work.

Your options are flash custom kernel or flash light rom.

I have how I got out of being locked out and did not have to wait 168 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Wilson12181711:
Requesting help in reset without losing TWRP/lock bypass

Hello, does anyone know how I can reset my phone, including all data and my root (Magisk), but keep TWRP (or at least not have to lose my "lock bypass" so I can easily reinstall TWRP).

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) (SM-A530F) - Android 8.0.0 - Magisk 19.1

Thank you!

Wilson MH
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] :
I have not problem with RMM Prenormal.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mchlbenner:
Why did you post this then if you don't have a problem?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] :
So that others try this and not do wait 168 hours.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] tanoxdns@gmail.com:
I did all the steps as described and installed twrp and root without problems! Thank you guys ! :D

Bel lavoro.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] nicorb:
Does the guide work for the A8 A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) ?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] 587.saboor:
yes obviously
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] apuse:
Yes
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] corsicanu:
UPDATE 17.06.2019 - NEW RMM/KG bypass patch
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] brenugalvao:
is it possible to downgrade to android oreo after doing these procedures?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Pro Cal:
I was on stock oreo, I flashed TWRP, then RMM Bypass v3, then no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0 , then supesu ... afetr booting the SIM card wasn't detected, after searching I found out I wasnt the only one with supersu.

then re-flashed the same stock firmware, nothing changes

i flashed stock Pie, and done the whole procedure again, this time with Magisk, when i flash magisk it pass correctly via twrp but when I boot into the system, the device is still nit rooted ?

is there anything else I should do after that ?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] blaxheart2:
if kg state is in checking mode, can twrp boot?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] DuskGolem:
It is a thing with magisk, after the procedure you wrote just install magisk manager as a normal apk, you will have root. Magisk somehow doesn't install magisk manager.....

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Yes, I have rooted A530F (DS Global) it shows that in download mode, no worries
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Pro Cal:
Yes, affirmative, that's what I did, I installed the apk file of magisks and its done, thank you brother
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] bluejack01:
help me

I give up, I tried everything to be able to rotate my galaxy a8 2018 before bothering them for the thread, it turns out that I have waited for the famous 7 days, my phone is from movistar chile with CHT firmware, I have installed the latest PIE version of android and I have waited 7 days, with sim card movistar chile, connected to the internet and registering the phone through the download menu and firmware check and it does not work, I don't know what else to do, definitely install twrp and skip the damn prenormal RMM is at randomly, I have 2 galaxy a8 2018 phones from movistar Chile, in one I could install without TWRP problems and in the other it was not possible, it should be noted that both phones were never used and were only stand by connected to the internet at 168 hours, the phone that I still can't remove the prenormal RMM since I've been waiting for the famous 168 days, who wants to help me would be great, try the steps of [MENTION=1058356]mchlbenner[/MENTION]:

I took out my sim card flashed stock including csc not home csc.

Flashed them phone booted fine went development click the many times no oem unlocked visible.

Root phone one no oem unlock.

Turn off phone put in sim card and turn on phone booted up went to development and oem unlock was back.

Went to download mode flashed twrp reformat device flashed custom kernel and root.

Reboot phone done I was rooted.

So I didn't have to wait 168 hrs.

This only work on pie.

_____

It doesn't work for me either :( I have read from people who have had similar problems with the s9, have not managed to deactivate the famous prenormal rmm and have simply sold their smartphones ...

****** I have the OEM unlock option enabled, I have always had it enabled **********
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] bluejack01:
I have news! as I said before, I have 2 galaxy a8 phones and I followed the steps outlined above, one of them installed without TWRP problems while on the other phone I could not :(, well, I tried 4 times following the steps, waiting for a week and I gave expired so I started to use the phone in a normal way, the issue is that today, Sunday, August 25, I can think of these things in life go to check how many hours I had the phone on, approximately 62 hours ... I decided disable and enable oem unlock again, restart, download mode and guess! the damn rmm state went away so now I have my phone with twrp and magisk at last !!

As a tip, if or if installing twrp and following the tutorial they will have to do format data and lose their information, the other, if or if they need to install a custom kernel after installing twrp to be able to start the phone, if they do not enter infinite loop , I spend with the two phones, install kernel quantum v4 and voila, swim infinite loop "if it happens to happen the loop can enter recovery always and can install the kernel you choose"

further studies
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] ShadowStudio:
Hi

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[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] dynamiclink:
Combination

Hey, looking to root my a8 but can't find the combination firmware for the canadian A530WVLS7CSH2 model. Is there a stock firmware version i can flash that has an associated combination file ?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] peddy22:
Bypass A530W FRP lock

does the phone have to be connected to mobile data or can I connect it to Wifi?

I can't go without my phone for 7 days T.T
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] jthibault27:
manifesto

Just when you thought it was okay to go back in the water. I'm Canadian you can probably tell by my accent. My journey with phones has always been Samsung simply due to availability s6 s7 s7 s8+ most recently the a530w.

In order for you to understand my joy and my horror is that the S8 series in North America uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. This is probably due to some kind of World Trade Organization antitrust treaty {although qualcom makes great chips} or whatnot I don't care.

i do care about is their bootloader lock policy (g950u and up) so it is impossible to unlock an encrypted Snapdragon bootloader. When I ran into the a530w exnyos, I was like a three-year-old at Christmas now you have to understand I'm not a coder I'm more of a mason I'm familiar with bricks. I'm sure we've all watch the AP file upload and Odin like we watch paint dry. So when I first got the a530w pi version April patch I was able to TWRP install I believe at the time was Pixel project or something else added magisk, xposed you get the idea.

Eventually a file got corrupt and I had to common sense restock it. I think my mistake what is going with the most current pie version (hadn't read this thread yet from [MENTION=4658360]corsicanu[/MENTION]) which is binary 7 knowing what I know now I would have probably had the ability to go a binary 4 or so. Now I have no control to remove the prenormal. Can toggle on and off the unlock Bootloader like it's a light switch with no bulb. I've tried to backdated front dated. I refuse to wait 7 days to find out that I'm still at the same place. I don't want or need Facebook on my list of apps but there's about a hundred and fifty of them that I don't want. The problem is all the fixes are zip files which you need TWRP to install. No I'm certainly not a developer and some of them are mobile gods. My questions maybe Elementary logical. Is it possible to replace a recovery image in a stock AP and Odin flash it? Repack. Also can you mock a binary. Alter it somehow so it's thinks it's a 7 but it's actually a 4 of some sort. I think the 7 day. Is waste of 7 days if you're on the B7. Better off taking a chisel and a hammer and scratching out the prenormal on your screen. If someone could develop a Knox reset tar md5. I tried chimera I wouldn't be writing this if it worked. I don't know if a modified Odin would work I've used them a lot but I don't know what they modify. I think we're all about to become in the same boat. However I'm confident that a developer [MENTION=4658360]corsicanu[/MENTION] or [MENTION=6911575]BlackMesa123[/MENTION] will find a solution. he;p me odin 3 canmodme. your my only hope
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] peddy22:
I was able to unlock the RMM by flashing stock, removing FRP with the SIM PIN trick (to bypass the Google lock), and then clicking "check for software updates" with the SIM card inserted. Boom. "Device registered". No waiting 168 hours, OEM unlocked.

Unfortunately the SIM is blacklisted. Considered trying Chimera which claims to fix this but I can't be sure and it's a paid service.

Selling your A8 motherboard by any chance?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] jthibault27:
I'm not sure I understand your issues. I've never heard of a mobile sim card being blacklisted. it's a provider service and cost $10 for the user to replace it. IMEI whole different story. Other readers might be interested as well. could you post a screen capture of your DL mode and about phone. Until I see if we are on same prenormal, don't bother with chimera
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] peddy22:
I meant to say, the IMEI is blacklisted.

I am on normal status and fully rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] Carmtinny:
Hello everyone, I would like to submit to your attention a question, which concerns the possibility of changing the root permissions of my Samsung A8 SM-A530F. Up to this point, and with these features of the phone, there are no problems using the various Guide that I read in the forum: installing the ADB drivers, a recent TWRP, and then Odin3, Magisk and so on. In order not to be mistaken, I took the phone to a dealer with a laboratory for repairs, therefore experts.

And here the technicians give me the news: They tell me that no modification is possible at the root because the previous owner of the phone, before delivering it to me, updated the Android system to 9, Version of One UI 1.0, and the Security Patch is updated to (1 December 2019) which does not allow modification at the root and cannot downgrade to the previous version of the Security Patch. The question I ask you is: How true is this news, and if there is possibly a method to circumvent the problem…. Thanks in advance for those who will have the desire and courtesy to answer my question.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] jthibault27:
Unfortunately, you are right. The details are nebulous, but here's what I've come to find. This affects many variants, not just the A8. If you're in Pre normal state, you're unable to flash twrp. If you can't TWRP you can't do anything The bootloader version or binary is usually seven or eight by now. But that's not relevant it's simply just a matter the number of revisions that have been put out to do population base in certain countries. I'm on the B7 security patch July 2019. I can play ping-pong with four conversions back and forth from stock firmware from July to October. I dare not go to the V8. I've tried to flash everything including a nice set of breasts. Unfortunately, the phone only takes official Samsung firmware at least that's the error I get. Somewhere in the stock firmware is embedded encryption that stamps official Samsung. Solution? I've been modifying phones for a while now. With the help of others of course. My experience is that eventually, a developer finds a way. Theoretically a combo file. It'll probably involve button mashing to make sure that it doesn't get too certain bootloader phases
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] mordenkainen91:
Problem here.

Hi. I'm new here. I have a problem with my A530W, hope you can help me. If the problem is not related with the post I will erase it, thanks.

I must mention that the phone is from Canada but I live in Peru, a relative sent it to me. I have never rooted it and neither have I installed any custom rom or bootloader like twrp.

My phone was charging without using it, when the screen suddenly crashed for no reason. I turned it off and when I turned it on again I got this message in red letters "could not do normal boot. Invalid KERNEL LENGTH". It just stays on that screen and turns off. When I try to enter the recovery mode the screen only goes blank with the same red message. In download mode I have the following:

FRP: OFF

OEM LOCK: OFF

I have no sign of RMM = prenormal.

I tried flashing a stock rom with the same binary but in odin I only get fail:

"Can't open the specified file"

I tried to add a pit file but I get the error: "re-partition operation failed"

With Chimera I get the same result.

What can I do? Is there a solution for my phone? Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] concillado:
Will this work on an encrypted Samsung A8?

Will this guide work on an encrypted Samsung A8?

I do not need to safe the content on the phone, but just make a clean fresh flash.

The Google account on the phone has been removed online (via computer).

Many thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] icebergREAL:
First of all i want to thank you for your efforts on this patch/fix.

Secondly, those 168hours seem like a pain in the *ss, or a big joke. It's IT, why would you want to wait seven days? This looks completely irrelevant, bypass must exist. I do not remember exactly about RMM state, because I treble-ized several months ago, but I never had to wait a complete week in order to achieve something, that's for sure!

Phone was locked on previous owner's account (FRP, if I understand this well), and I had to bypass it. I did the SIMTrail+lock screen trick to get a notification, and could go to their settings from it. I picked youtube and tapped on in app notification settings>about>Youtube terms of service. This opened the chrome browser, and granted access to the web. I did not sign in when asked for it, I used skip button instead. From there I could download and install any files/apks so I was almost free.

I won't go any further but the whole process can be seen on a youtube video. I'm not sure I can share it here as it is complete FRP bypass and could be misused, placed in the wrong hands. However, if some moderator or senior members from this forum tell me I could (should?), for development/security purposes, then I will.

Also, I wouldn't advice people to flash the latest stock firmware with Odin, as this would probably result in an upgrade of the bootloader, which is not what we want. Knowing that you can't revert it to an older version and that you need it to boot on custom things; wouldn't it be better to flash the oldest firmware matching your actual bootloader version, so this one does not upgrade, and you keep all your ways of action for later?

I'm myself kind of a noob to the subject so don't take anything personally, i'm just trying to understand this whole world :)

Thank you again for the time you put in this project, great guide!
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] kamy76:
flash error

Hello,

I have a strange problem that I can't solve.The OEM unlocking is present and activated, but when I want to flash TWRP I see: KG State Prenormal, when I launch the flash procedure, odin tells me "fail" and I have the following message on the phone: only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(recovery).

I have a Samung A8 2018 (SM-A530F) (XEF)

Firmware: A530FXXSBCTC3

Security patch: March 1, 2020

Thank you in advance for your help.

(I'm French and I probably mistranslated the instructions, sorry in advance)
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] adek89:
Root not work

after doing root, root does not work as it should, you can give permissions to the TB app or other demanding root permissions but you can't e.g. copy files to the system, with r / w suddenly it gets r / 0 every time. likewise, xposed cannot be installed. pic in link . pictures from the tablet but the result is the same

https://imgur.com/a/OMBOlQ8
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] elliwigy:
this is not a error with root
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] adek89:
so from what? I can't even connect files to the system because I send an error r / o and if I change to r / w it will switch to r / o
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] adek89:
Google Play in-store payment doesn't work ?

I have a problem, I did root, twrp etc and paying via Google pay worked without a problem. Then something suddenly broke down and I can't pay it in stores now because I'm denied it.

Flash clean soft without root thinking that it can bank problem, but the clean payment without a problem works.

I bet that the blame is the option OEM unlock which I can not off (then after reset can not use the phone because there is a frp lock)

Why did it happen with paying? Safenet is a positive and in magisk and other applications to check.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] g000n:
When I enable developer mode on my A8, I go to developer options, I see there is a "OEM unlocking" option (allow the bootloader to be unlocked) if I enable this, can I install TWRP normally without getting locked?
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] h4haideralii:
I have searched the thread but can't find the TWRP file to flash with Odin.. I want to flash TWRP on my SM-A530F Phone. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] robertknows7:
I'm new at this. Is there a app that I can download? I can't even root my samsung galaxy A71 5G and it's unlocked. Please help.
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] jalalde:
hello brothers

i have the oem unlock on developper settings .. and KG state checking , FRP and OEM OFF on downloading mode

can i flash twrp without problems ? A530F/ds

kind regards
[Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Guides, News, & Discussio] DuskGolem:
yes, you can