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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
That's because if you have the N960U model your bootloader is not unlocked.

Turning the OEM unlock on in the settings does nothing on the U variants.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Iscusrx7:
How did you unlock the bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
he had pipe dreams.

like all n960u owners.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] riz157:
Am I able to root and flash pie ROM on my N9600?

If so please could you provide link to n9600 pie ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] La_anvil:
I have your original twrp installed and weta mod.

Can I update to your latest twrp via twrp, or do I need to flash via odin?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Either way works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] La_anvil:
Thanks for the quick response.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] iLoveMuffinz:
can this twrp be used to flash a gsi image? just making sure before trying.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] @root@:
Nice work

[MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION]

Thanks for building TWRP for N9600. I have tested it out in my new Note9 and it works.

ADB and MTP work for me after recompiling the kernel :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Airtioteclint:
Can you share your kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Thanks. I haven't had a chance to get back to this but I figured I would just redo it all once pie is released.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] @root@:
https://gofile.io/?c=nwcZRl

I have uploaded [MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION] 's recovery image that has the updated the kernel image. You can flash it using TWRP official app.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] @root@:
Yeah, it was not difficult to be fixed.

The Pie update has not been released yet for N9600 and not sure if they released it for N960U.

The questions is how long it will take to be released.

Again, I appreciate your efforts. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Mentalmuso:
Don't hold your breath for pie on snapdragon, SA5 was released today and it's still 8.1. That's the January sec updates taken care of. I'd expect it mid Feb month at the earliest. Though I'm speculating.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] pbedard:
This isnt for n960u yet :cowboy::(:silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] @root@:
I agree. It should not take more than a month to be released since the beta update is already there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Hello!

Thanks for you effort and congratulations for the great job!

Writing to ask for some advice...

I am trying to install the custom recovey following your instructions. I successfully disabled OEM lock, went into Odin and flashed the tar file to install the recovery. Apparently, it was done. When I reboot into recovery, however, it is not TWRP that appears, but another kind of recovery. When I boot into system, I can see "Custom" on the splash image. I repeated the process two times. Always, odin prompts me informing that it was successful, but the result is the same. I tried to download again the tar file, but this time odin doesn't recognise the MD5 number.

Am I doing some mistake?

Thanks for your atention!

EDIT: solved! it was a bad download! Sorry to bother!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Hardtec:
need help

Hi, how are you

recompiling the Kernel ?? !!

Forgive me, would you like to describe step by step in detail how you proceeded from the beginning, and at which point to flash your Kernel?

I would not want to do anything wrong! rs rs

thank you very much !!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Phionex25:
OEM Unlock Issues 14 Days In

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for the awesome work that everyone's done to further this thread's development. Especially [MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION]. It's so amazing to have a rootable Snap Note 9. I can't thank you guys enough. I've been excitedly following this thread since it's first post. A few things came as a surprise to me since I haven't rooted a device since my Nexus 6P daily driver four years ago. Well four of it's processors finally died and here I am....

14 days ago, my Latin N9600 arrived at my doorstep and I immediately powered it on and activated Developer Options. Upon finding out about the 7 days rule, I waited, anxiously restarting the device to see if that would help. 7 days later, no OEM unlock. After a bit of searching I saw a post that clarified you need 168 hours of up time, which is a counter you can keep an eye on in the settings. A little frustrated, but was glad I had the key. So I restarted one last time to reset that up time counter, and I waited amother 7 days. Well, early this morning at 3am, I reached 168 hours of up time. I go into developer settings....... And I still don't see any OEM Unlock. No sign of it.

Can somebody please tell me what I've done wrong? I've got a lot of work ahead of me setting up the Note 9 just the way I like it and moving everything over from my 6P, and it seems like I can't even root a rootable phone.

Possible errors?:

- I should note that the developer options were enabled during the first set of 7 days and never turned off until 4pm today, when I thought cycling developer options might help.

- I've been signed in with my google account since day one of owning the phone.

- I didn't use a SIM card in the Note 9 until 3;30am today, when I thought that might help. I've needed the SIM in my anemic 6P for the past 14 days.

Model number: SM-N9600

Build number: M1AJQ.N9600ZHU1ARJ6

Android version 8.1.0

Some guidance is sorely need and will be much apreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Mentalmuso:
It's hard for me to offer advice here as I have never seen or had to wait 7 days, even on the note 8. Though maybe someone else can hop in here, but I think your best bet right now, if you are ready to reset the counter and wait another 7 days possibly, is to flash TGY firmware via Odin. There may even be a firmware that will give you access straight away to oem unlock, I'm pretty sure someone told me that at some stage. Let me guy ask a few fellows about it

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
so as usual use the the search feature to find info on the infamous oem unlock issue. there is info out there about how to trigger it.( play around with the date or something) this behavior/mechanism is not new or limited to n9600 devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Airtioteclint:
What would happen if you move the system clock/date forward?

Edit : damn. Ninja'd lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Phionex25:
Hey guys thanks for replying so quickly!

[MENTION=4553200]Mentalmuso[/MENTION] - The TGY firmware is the Hongkong firmware, right? What I'm worried about there, is the original article says not to flash odin without having unlocked the bootloader first, and I don't want to get myself into the same predicament as Post #310. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like he soft-bricked his device.

[MENTION=8132601]bober10113[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4964745]Airtioteclint[/MENTION] - Someone posted on this thread that playing around with the date had been patched either in august or before the Note 9 came out. Others have posted that sadly, it doesn't work :(

Refer to Post #388.

Also, aside from Post#388 I've read more people talking about waiting for "Prenormal RMM state to change back to Normal", does anyone know where I can monitor this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Mentalmuso:
Rmm state is indicated when in download mode.

I'll look up what you mean by the soft brick

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Mentalmuso:
Post #310 is a guy who had an sm-n960u for Sprint. He shouldn't have been trying to flash any custom firmware at all because he can't unlock his bootloader.

As long as you are certain your device is a sm-n9600 then you can flash TGY firmware. This will were all your data though.

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
I'd still try the date trick. nothing gained if nothing ventured... or something.

also some more info on how to check state/time left:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/8kqns4/how_to_determine_amount_of_time_left_for_oem/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] langtu2745:
I got issue "Signature verification failed",

Any one can help me :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Hello! Just to share information, I also have a Latin N9600. Recently I've been on the same situation as you. I tried the date trick, no success, but without any great consequences, after 7 days I was out of prenormal state.

All the best!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
You are in the stock recovery trying to flash a custom zip. That's why it's not working. You need to flash anything custom in twrp.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
[MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION], please, some information... When i flash your kernel (boot.img) trough twrp, it prompts me to select where to flash it. Can you please instruct me as to what should I select? To flash on recovery? Or on boot?

Thanks a lot! Regards!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Always flash the boot.img to the boot partition.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Thanks a lot!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Phionex25:
Date trick is a no go.

Hey [MENTION=8132601]bober10113[/MENTION],

So I tried the steps from that reddit link you posted. Thank you for the link by the way, really streamlined the process. But anyway, I tried it three times and was thwarted by the system right away. After clearing cache and factory resetting the device (figured it would be quicker, with the same result as a reflash) I made sure not to turn on wifi or mobile data throughout the initial setup process. The first time I did this was when it came time for step 3. I inserted my SIM card and as soon as I closed the SIM tray, mobile data turned on and reset the date and time the the correct measurements even though I made sure to disable the automatic date and time option, as per step 2. Being that the time was reset to the present time upon SIM insert, there was no chance for me to go on with step 3 and check for OTA updates with my manual date of 8 days prior. Back to the drawing board I said, and cleared the cache and factory resetted.

Upon the second attempt of this method, I left the SIM card out of the phone. Once I had the time set to 8 days prior, and had made sure to disable the automatic date and time option I knew I was ready to tackle this once more. Upon establishing the first connection to the internet, the date and time automatically reset themselves to the present. Again, this happened faster than I could tap on the check for updates option.

When the third time came, I tapped check for updates to get the loading circle going, THEN turned on wifi (entering the password for the first time and all that), then quickly went back to the manual update button before wifi connection had established. Upon solid wifi connection, the date and time reset itself to the present. I doubted if it worked, but I figured "hey, what if?" and went on through the rest of the steps. By the end of the list? Still no OEM Unlock.

Thanks for the suggestion though :)

---------- Post added at 11:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 AM ----------

Ah ha! Another Latin N9600 user, great! I've been wondering if activating the developer options during 7 days jail resets the timer? Because both times I've waited through 7 day jail, I had developer options activated and constantly looked through it, looking for oem unlock to appear. I'm really excited to root, haha.

Also, does being logged in with a google acount make a difference? How about having a SIM card inserted?

Thanks for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
so looks like they really did patch it.

not sure if it was addressed in a later firmware or if the phone was factory released like this.

i would be tempted to maybe suggest to go download the oldest firmware you can find in the hopes of flashing it and maybe getting one that didn't contain the fix.

but at least we know 100% now that currently this trick doesn't work.

i unfortuanlty have no other means to help you out of this jam.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Phionex25:
[MENTION=8132601]bober10113[/MENTION]

Well, can't say nothing was gained. At least we squashed a mystery for future Note 9 rooters. :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
the thing is, and this is the same issue across the board n9600 and n960f, some have the 'timebomb' and some dont. in this case the common ground is region.

Latin America devices vs Asian, LA seems to have that issue. now question is, are all latin American note 9's stuck with this latent OEM unlock?

for future buyers it might be a deal breaker. because each time you flash back stock firmware, then thers a chance that you have to go through the whole waiting process again. but once you know what to expect, then i guess its not so bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Hello!

If possible, would like some advice...

I'm also trying to flash the recovery. In my case, apparently everything went well, but when I reboot to recovery, is now twrp that is installed, I suppose it's the original recovery or something like that. I'm posting the photo.

I repeated the process a few times. According to odin, everything goes ok, but the result is the same.

Tried to redownload the twrp file, but it's the same...

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
You are letting it boot to system after flashing twrp. Do not let that happen. You must uncheck auto restart in Odin.

You must also root when in twrp. When you complete the steps properly you will have a proper functioning twrp.

You are clearly not reading the instructions and if you are, you're not following them.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
No doubt it is my mistake! I was trying to follow instructions, but was messing up, sorry!

After flashing twrp, how shall I boot to recovery without booting first to system? Just pressing volume up+bixby+power was not doing it.

Again, in sorry to bother, and thanks a lot for your attention!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Make sure you uncheck the box in Odin for auto reboot.

Pressing volume up, bixby, and power will work to get you to twrp. It has worked for many others. If you're needing a visual representation you may be about to find an example on YouTube. The example may not be snapdragon but the process is still the same regardless.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Thanks a lot, will try it again!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Airtioteclint:
After you flash twrp in odin (make sure to uncheck auto reboot) unplug from computer. Press and hold volume down and power key to reboot. As soon as it reboots hold volume up, Bixby, and power button to boot into recovery. You'll only have a couple seconds to do it so you gotta be quick.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Nickdroid86:
Did you have any luck? I'm having the same issue, Rent a Center phone with Metro. Can't even flash factory firmware...

---------- Post added at 05:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:54 PM ----------

The rent a center variant is the n9600 with Snapdragon.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
It's very possible they have rmm locked.

I'm not sure if rent-a-center utilizes the feature or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Nickdroid86:
It's starting to seem that way. When I tried to flash the factory firmware it says MDM and frp etc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Phionex25:
Oooh that's really interesting. Do you happen to know which region doesn't have the time bomb?

For the time being, I've decided to hard reset the phone so I have a definite jail start date, then wait 7 days without activating developer options. Then, see if there's been any progress at the end of the 7 days. My method to checking will be first, manually checking for an update (not going through with it) and second, activating dev options. If I'm successful, I can go ahead with rooting as normal. But if unsuccessful, I'd like to try my hand at flashing the unlocked firmware.

---------- Post added at 12:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 AM ----------

@empat

I was having the same problem you are, getting straight into download mode from a powered off Note 9. What worked for me was: "volume down + bixby button + plug phone into computer". I know it sounds weird, but I found it from this video, time stap 2:09. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmMbFg5qxeE&ytbChannel=null

[MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION]

I've read posts where others were stuck at the same spot empat is. This might be the answer to getting them through that rough spot. It would be pretty sweet if you could include this method in your original post :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Sure I will add it tomorrow. Thanks for your suggestion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Today I'll try again to root my phone. Last time I think I finally understood how to do the whole process (stupid me) but after my first reboot on to system I was stuck on this annoying security message saying only official binaries can be flashed. I suppose this is because of the failed attempts I did before, but I'm trying to cover any possible mistakes, so I would like to know if you would advise me to flash the blackmesa zip to get rid of the OEM lock during the process? And if you do recommend so, when it's the right moment to flash it?

Thanks a lot a sorry to bother!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
You must not boot to system. You have to boot into TWRP and at the very least flash the rmm psych and magisk.

If you don't, the system will overwrite TWRP with the stock recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] empat:
Hello!

Just to report, everything went well, successfully rooted. Thanks a lot to everybody that helped.

And congratulations for this great effort!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Fadhil Samudra:
Root
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] h4x3r101:
I assume this wont work for canadian N960w right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bober10113:
n9600 not equal to n960w
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] CanMan1:
Root with Encryption

Update [Solved, Root with Encryption]

Looks like flashing magisk only is preserving encryption while supporting root.

If you want to root your device while keeping it encrypted, follow the steps in OP, then continue here (Note: Data will be wiped. Backup first!):

6. After flashing, boot into TWRP. Select Keep Read Only, and make sure to NOT allow system to be modified until you disable dm-verity! (otherwise your phone will be stuck at bootloop).

Install Magisk 18.1 or newer

7. Format /data (select WIPE then select "Format Data" and type "YES" to verify). Reboot System, Do not install TWRP app.

8. Wait several minutes for system to boot.

9. Finish initial setup, then install Magisk Manager. It will show magisk is not installed.

10. Reboot to TWRP and select Keep Read Only. Install magisk, then reboot to system. Magisk should now be installed.

Xposed will work by installing the Magisk module and the init.d support module. Then reboot twice.

Would it be possible to have root/magisk while still being able to encrypt the device?

I've tried everything I could in these two threads

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-how-to-root-device-encryption-t3742493

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s9/sam...-development/rom-u1arc5-devbase-v5-2-t3764822

but the no-verity-opt-encrypt zips I flashed weren't able to find fstab which I assume is why I bootloop with stock kernel.

So I think I just need a no-verity-opt-encrypt flashable zip that works on the Note9.

[MENTION=4168602]klabit87[/MENTION] Step 6 and 7 could have been a bit clearer, like so

Odin flashable tar.md5 for convenience (working ADB and MTP, based on beta 3 ARJ3):

https://www112.zippyshare.com/v/xcZZEoo9/file.html
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Airtioteclint:
[MENTION=6980302]CanMan1[/MENTION] I odin stock firmware with every new monthly security updates and follow the op instructions to reroot my device each time with no problems.

Your instructions seems unnecessarily long and even redundant. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Mentalmuso:
Youre linking to a post the refers to n960f firmware. Is that intentional?

Edit.. actually, what is it you're trying to achieve? Booting with full encryption?

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] CanMan1:
If you had read the post title and the first sentence like the person below, you would see that my instructions are separate from the OP.

"Working Encryption Support, No Custom Kernel Needed" "flashing magisk only is preserving encryption while supporting root"

Nobody should follow them unless they understand the above and have to reason to do that.

None of the posts are linking to n960f firmware, and they were crossed out so you can just ignore them.

I've already achieved rooting the device while keeping encryption enabled. The custom ROMs I looked at for the Note9 did not have working instructions for device encryption with root. For example, Dr. Ketan's Note9 Exynos ROM linked to the Note8 encryption thread I posted which doesn't work on the Note9. And he wasn't able to provide support or a solution to getting encryption working with root in his thread.

PS: Don't quote very long posts in their entirety. It takes up unnecessary space.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Encrypted/decrypted it's really just a matter of preference and what the rom dev supports.

I run encrypted on my Pixel 2 XL but decrypted on my S9+. But the kernel doesn't contain the fstab so the custom kernel is not to disable encryption.

If you're using the stock kernel with root then you don't have full root.

Defex and other Samsung root protections will limit your root capabilities.

The fstab that is modified for encrypted vs decrypted is in /vendor/etc
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Airtioteclint:
Pie is here. Awaiting new recovery and kernel. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
Nice! I'll put in a request for source choose today.

On S9+, the same recovery still works fine. I will update the note 9 recovery but I believe you guys can use the current one temporarily.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] mistyhands:
Hello,

wondering how to install this on N9? I tried without the boot image you provided, it bootlooped, and I tried using it, where it got stuck on the splash. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] CanMan1:
Can you confirm and clarify what protections your kernel removes compared to Magisk? Because so far I haven't noticed any limitations with stock kernel and Magisk.

From what I've found, Magisk removed Defex in 17.3. This was 12 days after the hex patch code to remove Defex was found, and 14 days after you made this post here: