[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Exynos) ROMs, Kernels, Reco] dr.ketan:
ChangeLog O8 & O8_New

ChangeLog O8

- Based on latest build N960FXXS2ARK3 Nov Security patch

- Latest Kernel (6 Nov18 built)

- Magisk updated to latest 17.4 test build

- ROM Default setting is Ad Free Off (you can turn On with one click from ROM Tool/QS Panel Toggle)

- Ad Free host file updated with Ad Away 23Nov18

- NavStar : A part of GoodLock to customize navigation bar, added to ROM Tool - GoodLock 2018

- QS Panel Tiles - Two new tiles added

Ad Free - You can Turn On/Off ad free mod with single click, some SW needs reboot to apply changes

Recovery - Reboot to Recovery right from QS Panel tile

- More secured (at 3 level) to prevent stock binary error, No more any extra OEM fix required after flashing ROM.

- All features/mods of previous version will remain same unless specified above.

- Added support for N960N (Need to test)

How to activate Ad Free & Reboot to Recovery QS panel tile

: You need to drag tiles to activate it - QS Panel - 3 dots - Button order - Drag both the ROM Tool tiles. Also to note that tiles only works after applying "Essential Fix" from ROM Tool

Pro users read pro changelog from Tweaks app itself and update to latest apk

Important tip for Titanium Backup users

If you are using Ext SD card for titanium backup location and titanium backup unable to make backup, follow this

- First make BACKUP of yourTitanium backup folder to safer place

- Open titanium - menu - preferences - backup folder location - storage provider - file system click to change, now select file system storage - then click 'detect' - Select whole device and then select - "/mnt/media_rw/sdcard number/TitaniumBackup(name of your backup folder)"

- When it ask to move files, say NO

- Reboot

Now it will work fine

Recommended steps to Install ROM

Most experience users have their own setup but for Newbies here I am describing my probable steps to clean install O5

1.If you are on other ROM/BL,Modem,Vendor are not up to date then better install Bootloader Moden & vendor provided in download area.

Vendor is TWRP flashable img - Extract to get vendor.img - copy to SD card - select to flash img in TWRP - select vendor.img and flash

BL, Modem and vendor recommended to flash first then without rebooting device, follow step 2 below.

2.Factory Reset (without wiping Int storage is fine if you already did it previously) and Install ROM

3.Wait for Reboot device.

4.Soon you will get option to apply 'Essential Fix' - Apply it and Reboot.

5.Open ROM Tool and ROM Tool - ROM Control and set your desire settings.

6..Now connect and install SW related to your accessory like Gear wearable/ VR etc For gear wear, you will auto notify with new gear detected option if you keep gear wear ready with reset.

7.If you are a Pro user, download latest version of Pro and Install it - Reboot after applying Pro features - Set up desired option in Tweaks

8.Now again Reboot device

Note for OEM Issue

As said in change log ROM is patched for it already and no need to flash anything extra but while flashing ROM, select OEM Fix option in aroma. In case you flash vendor separately (Any time after flashing ROM), it is recommended to Re-Run aroma and simply select OEM fix and skip everything extra and flash it.

Special Note for Gear wearable

Spay (Gear) working out of box (As per my test), provided you have installed required apps. keep in mind, launch SPay only after hiding "Pay" stuff in magisk

To connect it flawlessly, 1.Clean Install ROM 2.Follow the steps shown above 3.Connect gear with Bluetooth (Gear should factory reset) and this will auto install all required apps 4.In case it stuck with Pairing for long time, make sure you have installed correct vendor.

BT pair issue on rebooting device

- ROM doesn't have this issue if you clean install it. Still this bug may appear with some trigger like - Installing Xposed. Xposed may cause bluetooth to fail reconnect paired device after every reboot. In this case, you can use BT pair from ROM Tool - Mods & Fix - Apply BT pair fix

I recommend clean Installation only. If you are able to handle consequences with dirty flash then proceed, but don't post bugs in forum without clean installing ROM.

I don't recommend dirty flashing but in case you still go with it and you are using any version other than O7, simply uninstall magisk from drawer before flashing O8 because O7/O8 have included magisk.zip is built differently and very likely you may have some database related magisk errors.

What I recommend,

- setting /app/magisk and clear data

- long press ovet magiak manager in drawer and uninstall

Now install O8

Who going to flash clean, need not to bother.

Download link may have following files

Must Read.txt - For some general tips

N960F_BL_Modem_*_extract_this_first.zip - This is Bootloader and Modem file, Extract this zip and you will find Installation.txt for Installation guide

N960F_vendor_*_TWRP_img_extract_first - This is vendor image, extract it, copy vendor.img to Device. Reboot to TWRP - select to flash Image - select vendor.img and select vendor partition and flash it.

*_MD5_NUMBERS.txt - Here digits in place of NUMBERS is MD5 checksum, to ensure, your download is not corrupt, you should match it with given number

N960_F_DS_N_DrKetan_O* - This is main ROM zip for N960F/DF/N

ChangeLog O8_New

There is no any feature changes but fixed issue about not working some mods like Dual SIM + SD card mod.

Issue was related to magisk new version. O8_New is nothing but same as O8 + older version of magisk.

If you are using O8 or already downloaded O8 then you don't need to re-download/Install O8_new

but simply download magisk_for_O8.zip from ROM Tool - Update & Fix - N960 - magisk_for_O8.zip and flash from recovery

STATUS : On Line

Download & Detailed Instruction about Installation available on Post #2