yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
I got another binary a fellow gave me specifically made for dm verity and frp fix I flashed it it boots but still had dm verity. I don't know if there was other steps but here's that

**** give me a bit. I thought I had it on my gdrive I'm uploading it. Here's one of the originals. But paid.

https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=folder&id=48913

Give me a bit and I'll link it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Since I have adb using the combo file and I can boot into edl, would I have any better luck installing a system img that way? My only experience with that method is using a script already created like the one from this thread. I'm not entirely concerned about a hard brick at this point since I'm afraid I'm kind of there anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
I've been trying different things myself. At this point I'm at a loss myself I can literally only get the edl pie rom to boot nothing else no matter what I try
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Thanks for all your help anyway [MENTION=5759239]TheMadScientist[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] . I'll keep trying different methods and maybe something will work. If it bricks, well it just wasn't meant to be.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
About where i am mate. Mines on the pie rom right now. Running a mine craft world for the kids ???
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Js7bla:
I went with the rooted version of this and my question is I have sprint firmware csc version G950UOYN2BRB1 and Baseband Version G950USQU6DS67 on the phone now and the firmware's csc code is XAA Sprint but the original and active is ATT as I changed it with csc changer but I want to flash the att csc but I cant find any v6 firmwares for att. how do I change the Firmwares csc code 2 ATT since I cant find any att firmware.

Phone Details

BOOTLOADER VERSION: FA70_G95OUSQU6ASG1

PDA VERSION: G950USQS2BRB1

CSC VERSION: G950UOYN2BRB1

BASEBAND VERSION:G950USQU6DSG7
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] plutiaa:
G950W question

Hello! I'm really new to this, but have rooted my old phone before. I am currently on bootloader v7, am I still able to do this, or do I have to downgrade or something? Thank you! c:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
As of right now no rev 7 and no you cannot downgrade
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] plutiaa:
Thank you, I'll wait for a v7 release then.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Don't know yet. Until we get the needed edl files this is still in the air. Or it may be patched. No one knows yet
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
So, I was finally able to boot...kind of. I can't flash CSC or any cache.img without boot looping though which creates problems of its own plus I can't get any data connectivity. I discovered that my S/N is null and I think that's where my problem is. I know my original serial number, but editing it requires root and I killed that option by updating to bit 7.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Still sounds like mine. ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Yeah but you're still on bit 6 aren't you?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
I was going to say at least you still have root through nougat but you're stuck on pie, right? Without safestrap?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea I can't get safestrap or nougat rooted to boot. No combo will boot. The pie room will boot if I flash the stock ds7 bootloader I think. But I lose download mode partially. I've had to test point into edl just to fix download mode 50 times over. All ending in pie room booting and that drk frp firmware will boot one time and then loop. But can't flash any csc. Ends in recovery loops if recovery decides to work with which ever bootloader is running.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
I wish I could recreate this problem on s8+ but it doesn’t seem to be a problem. It must be s8 related issue. I simply don’t have one to mess with

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea it's crazy to your setup runs fine as long as I odin in my stock bootloader from my u1 firmware. I've never seen anything like it. It's cool for me it's not my main device. It's running your rom minis any csc related as a device it works just fine like that again. As it's not my daily. For wifi related. And junk. I even set it up with a minecraft world for the kids for a few days.

On a side note I do have valid imei. unlike the other fellow here. But shows efs corrupt cannot mount. I don't think I even have a safestrap backup anymore of efs as it was all rev 2
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ruben Craveiro:
now sure what it is but, I was able to get safestrap working on my G950U, but all of the sudden, the boot method i used, which was simply flashing BL_ENG_BOOTLOADERS_SAFESTRAP_G950U_V5.tar.md5 to make it boot, stopped working, its stuck on bootlogo now and only works again if i reflash BL_G950USQS5DSE5.tar.md5, what could it be?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aamszia:
any updates on Version 7 BOOTLOADER ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Nope not yet. I haven't even seen the edl files we need.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Not that it makes any difference at all, but my IMEI is still correct, just the serial number shows up as...see attached. And I just realized the phone is only recognizing 10GB of internal storage space instead of the 64 it has.

Anyway like you, I've retired the S8 for a more bootloader friendly device. It just bugs me why it's doing this. Especially since it's always taken all the abusive mods like a champ...but stock is what killed it :laugh: :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Normally a factory reset in stock recovery should fix the storage issue. I've seen that one a bunch of times ???
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Ha! But I loop after a reset in recovery. I have to reflash my firmware (minus any cache.img or csc of course) just to get out of it, and then my storage reads 10gb again lol.

I have a mint S8 for sale!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gedrean:
I have a Verizon S8, Baseband: G950U1UES6DSJ1

Does that S6 means it's a V6 Bootloader? Is this process going to work?

Want to know soon as the automatic firmware upgrade is coming TOMORROW according to the phone. Can't delay further. Want to know before it happens.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yes 5th dig back from far end is bootloader revision this method is for you then.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
I don't know for certain that it will help either of you, but try downloading the Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant.

It works even if you don't have Verizon. It will take a completely bricked phone & flash everything on your phone, for the most current firmware version of your model (ie. it installed sprint firmware on my sprint phone, verizon on my verizon...) Literally the only user input is clicking OK/Next, and it does everything for you. Just takes a bit for it to auto download the firmware in the background. It will show a % meter, during the entire process. I believe the first 50% is it downloading, and the 51-100% is installation. It's be a while since I've needed to use it.

I had used it on 2 phones after bricking them. Even when I completely wiped the bootloader once. No matter how badly I've screwed up, it's fixed it. Works on any android phone model.

That being said, I don't know if it will fix/repair your issues. But at this point, what do either of you have to lose?

Worst case scenario, you can always replace the mobo. You can get broken screen S8's for $50 on ebay, which is usually significantly cheaper than the mobo itself. Plus, you also get lots of spare parts, including a battery. I usually pick the ones with a partially working screen, to make sure the mobo works prior. And make sure to confirm with the seller, in case you have issues

(I had someone send me an FRP locked unit, as he wiped it incorrectly. I sent it back, as I had messages from him stating the mobo inside was perfect for to be used as a replacement. Luckily I managed to fix the bricked mobo a couple days later, as he dragged his feet for 2 weeks. If only he had used an OTG adapter to use a mouse, as the screen was perfect, but the digitizer was dead)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nihal shafi:
Let me ask

Is it possible Flashing Custom ROM gsi after this process
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Has anyone had any luck in creating a U1 rom that works in safestrap?

Details Of My Failed Attempts

I extracted the system.img.ext4.lz4 from the U1 AP file (I did DSJ4, the last v6 released, so that I still had options to reinstall safestrap when needed)

I then used lz4_v1_8_2_win64 to extract the the lz4 file to system.img.ext4, and renamed it system.img

I then flashed this to safestrap, and also flashed the pie rom creation zip (G_950_PIE_ROM_CREATE.zip )

I tried both the BL included in the EDL install files, as well as the one included in the DSJ4 firmware (just in case they were different)

I also tried the home_CSC from both EDL install files & DSJ4, as well as CSC from DSJ4

I also tried the CP from DSJ4, just grasping for straws again.

I had even tried inserting my system.img directly into the EDL installation method, as well as trying all the above BL/Home_CSC/CSC/CP

I Had wiped the Dalvik & regular cache. I even wiped Datae .

I know I'm probably missing something simple, but I just can't figure out what.

If anyone that's had luck in getting U1 Pie (not beta) using safestrap, or literally any U1 that can be flashed OTA, I'd be eternally grateful. I've been trying to get U1 using safestrap for over a year, but tried again due to the rom creation zip.

I've yet to come across a non-beta G950 U1 safestrap rom, otherwise I would have tried that method.

Any help at all, and I'd be super extremely appreciative. This has become my white whale....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
Since v6 bootloaders you have to create a system image using super r kitchen or some equivalent of making system images and when you size it you have to size it off of the system folder size and not the stock image size. You also must make system image raw not sparse

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] armanism:
I made the image sparse with stock size. And it works. I think the problem is different
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
Just creating the image is the key. Size probably doesn’t really matter as long as you repack the system image. Oreo was just the opposite. A repacked system image would not boot

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Just to clarify, you're talking about an image to be flashed with safestrap, correct? Or can I edit a stock system.img and flash with Odin? I usually get system fail when I do, but maybe I'm missing something.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
[Root][SM-G950U/U1][SM-G950W][Snapdragon][V6_Bootloader][EDL_Method][Safestrap]

Yes safestrap is the only way to flash modified system images

Edit: And EDL method as well

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nihal shafi:
Any telegram development room available for our device
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea but where not allowed to do telegram links on xda
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
Really? Lots of people put telegram links in their xda threads. I wasn’t aware that its not allowed

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Suposed to be limited to developers only in the bottom of their development threads. Xda has closed down hundred of threads with links for photo ops and crap.

Quoted directly here

Why was your Telegram Channel thread closed?

Well, it's just becoming too much.

Going forward, we will only allow One telegram chat link on a development thread by the ROM developer and ensuring that thorough support is still provided in the ROM thread.

All discussion channels, photography channels, whatnot channels will be strongly discouraged and removed with immediate effect.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
I see. Well I guess the ones I was referring too are developer threads. So I guess thats why they are still there. Thanks for the clarification. You use to be a moderator correct?

Sent from some device I modified
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
A while back I was yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Synester Raven:
Does anyone know if ANDRAX will work with this method or "rooting"
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Probably not. I see this right on their page

OT*with*supersu4.0GB of free memoryUnlocked Kernel (* SAMSUNG users: In order to start ANDRAX properly, you might*need to recompile the Kernel or use a ROM such as*LineageOS)Android 5.0+
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muncommitted:
Now v7 bootloader has come will it possible to root...or what
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
As stated before. Not until edl files are available.

As of now no never.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPigbot:
Does this work on oreo or pie
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea you can have safestrap on oreo or pie but no root.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
I tried many times to create the U1 stock rom, sizing it off both the folder and the stock system.img size. As well as doing both sparse and raw. I get the system.img to create fine, and it loads to the phone in safestrap fine. But, it never gets past the samsung logo on boot. I flashed the BL and CSC with odin after the initial system.img load in safestrap.

I just wanted to confirm if I also needed to use the boot.img/kernel.zip/cache.img created by SuperR's Kitchen. I have no problem trying to create the system.img a million times, once I know exactly what else needs to be flashed. I had also tried flashing these 3 additional above in safestrap, in various combinations. Do I need to purchase the donate version?

I'm really sorry to ask in this thread about SuperR's Kitchen, but I've gotten zero response in the free-linux version thread, and it's now day 6. I even changed the message whenever I figured out new info on how to proceed, each time I got 1 step closer to being successful. I've read through over 200 of the thread's replies so far, and have also used the search bar vigorously. I've even read messages in the other SuperR's Kitchen threads.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPigbot:
What can I do with safestrap on pie, also can I downgrade bootloader or not
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
You can flash mods and such to system. You can make backups. Techniclu you cannot downgrade the revision number but you can flash the boot img from your current revision and have a 7.0 boot img that can boot a rooted 7.0 system img
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Also, besides what the made scientist mentioned already, you also have access to every file on the phone, while in safestrap. This allows you to add, copy or delete files, including in the EFS or any other protected folder. So, you'll have access to the files where your IMEI/etc. are stored on the phone, allowing you to make backups (or possibly copying them over to another mobo, if needed for some reason.) You could use it to access/edit your build.prop, or any other file you choose.

I used this file access system to copy the hiddenmenu file from the EFS --> Carrier folder. This allowed me to edit it in notepad, to change OFF to ON, which allowed me to enable the engineering menu (aka dialer codes). Verizon wireless disables this by default, and this was the only reason I initially installed Safestrap, before getting hooked. Even when I flashed the full U1 firmware in Odin, wiping out Safestrap, this change still stuck in the phone. So, depending on the edits you need to make, even if you don't want to keep safestrap as you can't get the firmware to work in it, you may be able to use this method to make the changes to system files and still use your firmware.

So, you can make changes to any file on the phone, load safestrap roms, make complete or part image backups of your phone - separated by type (data, cache, system, EFS, Modem, etc.). Allowing you to return to exactly the state it was in when you made it, literally indistinguishable down to every setting, file, app, etc. Flash mods, particular parts of a rom (like the modem files, or any other sub-part of a CP, CSC, BL, AP...)

Essentially, you have full control of the phone/files. The only thing you can't do, is have root within the android OS (unless you like nougat, that is).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Oooh oooh oooh! I wanna flash a lineage rom!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
First of all are you trying this on Oreo or Pie roms? If oreo then you cannot use superrkitchen to create the rom only pie roms. And next question. Why do you want to use the U1 rom? Whats the big obsession with U1? The U rom has all the stuff needed for HD calling/Wificalling/Etc. You have safestrap so you have no reason to use the Bloat excuse because you can simply delete the stuff you dont want. I just wonder what makes people want it so bad.

As far as superr kitchen are you just doing a stock image or are you deleting stuff? You only use cache image to extract the csc stuff. The boot and recovery images are just used to get partition information. Only make raw images I choose to size system image from the system folder size
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
It's a pie rom. I switched back when you first posted the pie beta, a year ago.

I like the U1 for the free mcaffee antivirus/malware, the name caller ID from hiya (vs paying $3/mo for the hiya premium, once they started charging) I would say the free hotspot button, but I've been using your safestrap free hotspot mod forever. And, a couple little pointless U1 differences.

I had figured those other *.img files weren't necessary, as you always just included system.img and it worked fine (+Odin: BL, and sometimes CSC). I was honestly just grasping for straws at that point, when my failed SuperR's Kitchen system.img didn't work. I'm probably just screwing up something really small.

Groggy Morning Rambles/Background:

(Not necessary to read/skim)

[I think my renewed interest in U1, was simply b/c I failed at getting it to work. After temporary U1 excursions, I always went back to U, simply b/c safestrap & your mods always won. I'll probably get over my temporary SuperR's Kitchen obsession quickly, just like all my temporary U1 obsessions in the past.]
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jrkruse:
The caller id and the stuff you mentioned can all be had on U rom buy some csc features xml edits. I have a mod zip that enables most of that stuff. As for super r kitchen. You just have too keep trying. The first thing I would do is just extract a stock system image and then create a system image from the stock folder and see if it boots
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Oh wow, that's awesome to hear. I was always religious about downloading your safestrap mods, but it's been a couple months since I've downloaded the most recent ones. I'll definitely check them out again. I'll also start playing with the CSC. I could probably copy much of the U1 VZW & XAA CSC for the U rom (the DSJ4 U1 XAA CSC was lacking 5ghz wifi hotspot, and prevents one of my IPTV services from initially loading the portal, while the U1 VZW CSC was fine...but I digress)

SuperR's Kitchen is on my back burner right now. I'll probably keep playing with it once a week or so, when I have time to kill. More so, since it's still something I'd like to learn well. Though, editing the CSC will probably be my priority.

Thanks so much for all the help in your replies. You're awesome

Once I start working again, I'll donate something to you, for all your awesome threads that I've used over the past 1.5-2yrs. I'm surprised you haven't created donate versions of any apps, like everyone else seems to do. Maybe either for the newest bootloader version, or for the mods. Or even for the EDL/etc. apps you put out.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BlazeMz3:
format data on recovery, that should do.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
Thanks, but I said I fail verity and boot-loop after formatting data in recovery. My problem is my S/N got corrupted somehow and I can't fix it until EDL files or safestrap's magic become available for bit 7 bootloader on the 950.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Did you try that Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant program for windows? To see if it's able to repair your phone at all

It's worked magic for me before, when I couldn't even flash firmware in odin. The only question is if it'll recognize that the phone is connected to the computer.

Since you're on BL 7, you don't have anything to lose

(it upgrades to to newest firmware, which is normally bad if you're trying to stay on an old BL version)

You don't need to have verizon, it'll load whatever carrier you currently have firmware for.

I don't know that it'll repair your SN issue, if it'll read the serial from the mobo itself...but you have absolutely nothing to lose by trying.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Told me not compatible
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nihal shafi:
Ok

Do you in telegram??

Can I pm there and get group id
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sleepysys:
Damn, sorry to hear that.

I wonder why it said that. Since it obviously does non-verizon phones, as it flashed sprint firmware onto my sprint S7 edge phone. Did you have custom firmware on it? Was any actual OS installed on the phone, or just safestrap? Was it a non-USA phone? Just really curious/disappointed/perplexed as to why it wouldn't flash firmware for you.

Anyway, it was worth a shot. Sorry it didn't work for you. It's still a good app to keep, for possible future issues/bricks.

Hopefully we get the v7 files soon, even if someone has to pay < $20 for a copy. I know jrkruse has no problem creating a new version, once he gets the v7 files. At least I assume so, since he's done it in his various safestrap threads. He's been pretty awesome about it, over the past 1-2yrs that I've been using his threads (I read through all the comments, even in other samsung 7 & 8 line phones.)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMadScientist:
Yea. I've heard others say it works too.

I was trying to root just like the other fellar. I got a dm verity error. i Can literally boot only one system on pie. But my issue is corrupted cache I think. I can't flash any csc. And I can't put any sim in it. But I got an idea with my original xfinity firmware.

It's not really a big deal for me. It's a spare phone. A junk one pretty much. Cracked screen kinda.

I've had to edl test point it back to life about 500 times. I lose download mode. I lose recovery. I've had this I've had that. Mines. Booting right now. Just can't insert a sim. Or the please reboot to apply changes popup. I reboot. Please reboot to apply changes. I reboot. And so on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sagoode:
I had the same result as [MENTION=5759239]TheMadScientist[/MENTION]

Thanks for your suggestion though.