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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] johnsgone:
Dude you're the rudest, most self centered whiny little twat I've ever come across. You're accomplishments are no where close to excuse such a ridiculous ego nor excuse the pompous attitude. Do something relevant to the 99% of users who aren't sitting on their thumb waiting on promises from self important devs (you) promising root year after year with rare success which are never free from massive problems, ridiculous conditions like being on oreo right now and drawbacks like the 80% battery and loss or functions and so on. Your intro says enough. First thing you list about the details are that it doesn't trip know so don't ask. Okay you jackass contradict yourself and everyone else telling users to be fully educated and not make mistakes. It's nice, a highlight that it doesn't trip knox and a real accomplishment that you would be far more recognized and appreciated for if you didn't act like you're so cool for it that nobody should dare be unaware of your godlike accomplishment and ask you about it. Why not be humble and instead say something akin to "It doesn't trip knox, so no worries" or whatever. Nope you gotta be a ****. Why are you still here doing something that isn't exactly timely nor relevant or even fully usable and STILL going on and on about how lame users are for asking questions and how immensely your life is burdened by these questions you can't enjoy life anymore blaming the few users that you could be cool to and use to stroke your gross ego instead of turning them against you with all the holier than thou bs? You must love spinning your wheels and have no concept or desire of how to improve upon yourself as time goes by as you're still doing the same thing as you were years ago.

So wow golly you're amazing man I'm blown away you've accomplished this. Its astonishing man, keep up the great work I hope someday I'm lucky enough to have an old device never updated even though it's been almost irrelevant to not update anymore waiting on root that just has not panned out at all for years and can finally root my device with a half assed root full of problems and limitations to add to the pleasure of being on an old ass version of android that's already has some significant drawbacks and missing features.

Sorry man but it's really disappointing to check back in to a community like this one after a few years that at one time was a very active, supportive place where most of my free time was spent learning and turned me into full blown flashoholic only to see the same crap that isn't positive, supportive nor providing anything exciting but plenty of whiny rude devs with undesirable root programs and still being rude to your potential fans and really impressed with yourself. First thing you do is open with this thread that's unmistakably yours to go on and brag about it and point out the obvious in an abrasive way. I hate being an asshole but I hate seeing guys who love being assholes continuing to be assholes while acting like you're actually better than anyone else and deserve to be able to be an asshole even more.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
lol srry u took ur time to type all that up cuz im not reading all that.. hope it wasnt anything important lol..

and its just me being honest, if u cant think of anything ud need root for then might as well skip the hassle of rooting altogether.

skimming ur post i dont ever promise root :confused: I just like doing security research and if i find root i find root. Last few years it has been the only root and it works good if u kno wat ur doing.

either way ive moved on, my g988u and g986u and T970 are all with unlocked BLs now so I wont be finding any root methods for a while so u dont gotta worry about it.

and again, skimming, it seems youre the only one whinning? Either way, if all youre in here to do is complain and cry and call people aholes because my root method isnt "up to your standards" or you dont like the way i post/comment (i am sarcastic and straight forward and like to have a bit of fun sometimes) then u really dont have any reason to post in my threads. If you have a complaint or want to verbally assault someone I suggest you do it in PM next time to avoid being reported or worse.

Have a good day!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] ShaDisNX255:
Just throwing my 2 cents here.

I'm nowhere close to being a recognized dev, I do my work as a hobby on my free times, but it gets annoying when users ask the most basic of questions even when all the information is in the OP and has been asked and answered a million times.

And also, the original comment of "Uh, durrrr why do you guys even root? There's no point, oh durrrr this root method is useless"

Like dude, come on! I think the dev's response was perfectly normal, I would probably respond even worse tbh

Why is somebody belittling the work someone has spent so much time doing with a pointless comment like that?

Dumb users always expect root to be easy, they expect to touch a button and done, rooted! And then they also expect everything to be perfectly fine and get mad when one of their apps starts failing and then complain to the dev who brought the root method

The response was perfect. If you don't want to give up so much to gain root access, then don't. Move on, ignore this thread. This root method isn't for you. Don't waste the dev's time and your time by responding to a thread that you have absolutely no intention of using. Makes lives better on all of us, you the user and the dev.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] jrkruse:
It’s obvious you could not get this to work so you’re taking out your frustrations on the OP or you’re angry because its not up too your standards and how dare the devs not take the time too fix this. Be grateful you have what you have or take the time too fix it yourself or move on and buy a phone with unlocked bootloaders or go troll somewhere else.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] drivel2787:
Elliwigy does good work.... If you can't follow steps and figure it out maybe you shouldn't be rooting in the first place? If you don't like the methods provide then shell out the money for an international version of the phone and stop *****ing about a developer that spends his time doing this and gets little reward financially for providing these type of services! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bryanpen:
Bruh you wrote like a full novel. Maybe you should update your phone to something newer lol. Nope 9 is old. Elliwigy is a good dude and it seems like you are going overboard with a complaint to him about root on an old ass phone anyways. If you are so disappointed then maybe you shouldn't be here. You can't complain about something that's free that Devs are spending the time to make without asking for compensation. No one owes you anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] klabit87:
I read this as "I decided to root but now the only available method is not up to my standards so I'm not happy about that and I'll just express my frustrations and anger to the dev of the root method"

People wonder why development is dwindling, individuals that express themselves in a similar manner as you are the reason many devs have either moved on and keep their work private or just make their work more limited to the userbase they provide for.

I found elliwigy reasoning to be very fair. Root is an individual choice. If you yourself do not see a reason to root, then just don't. I personally don't root my daily device. There are many others that do for their own various reasons and that's fine too.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] TheMadScientist:
I'm gonna step in here too. I'm not even gonna read half you trashy ass post. The hundreds of hours 1000s of hours these men and women put in myself included on helping the community achieve what you obviously cannot. Yea where gonna be assholes when people like you come in here thinking they can box. Thisan has done more for the community than you can even know. And if you would bother looking or reading. You would see this. Things like 80% charge are trivial. And again if you read up. I found a way to fix this so that's that.

Knowing what I know. Your probably better off now getting another device cause ain't no one gonna help you here you can take that **** up the road to another thread till you piss some one off there
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] TheMadScientist:
Oh well. It is what it is. And I see you day you got an upgrade coming. Hopefully it isn't a samsung cause guess what the same folks manage that too. You come in here every few months and make a post or two. With your **** ass history. Damn right I'm gonna jump on the band wagon. I hope you brick every device you ever own. You did the same **** in the lg threads. And pissed then all of there too. Looks like you even run off one developer. Like I said take your **** up the road. Seems like you got a knack for pissing people of along your spotty history here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] TokedUp:
Wow this thread is even worse than I remember. Great job guys!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] jrkruse:
You get um cool dude.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
lol too bad im not here to please anyone and could care less who "looks up to me." I dont do it for anyone, i do it for fun. I also explain things as best I can and if u look around ull find more posts prior to gaining root and r/w to system but theyre probably also not up to your "standards" nor is it meant to be. I explain things how I want. Years of experience and months of researching and testing etc. simply isnt easy to explain nor is it meant to be.

I dont cater to the needy. My response most of the time will be to "figure it out" as i dont have time or patienve to teach anyone anything. I provide the root, its up to the users to take it from there.. ppl need to learn things on their own, the way I did.. by good ole google searching and "reading" which is severely lacking these days.

its also funny u say u dont habe time to waste yet here you are lolol.. ppl posting in here are basically the only samsung devs in the forum practically.. they all have lots of knowledge and i get along with all of them, leads me to think its you that needs to change ur perspective on life lol so ur not angry all the time
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
you know it! my threads always get juicy haha
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] jrkruse:
If they only knew what they were missing if they would just update too at least the 10 series
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] JOSHSKORN:
I'll bite....

Look, I'm not very knowledgeable on root specifics and barely understood how to unlock and root my Note 4 when it was a thing a couple of years back. To a point (I won't specify how much), I agree with you. There was too much high-level "jargon" in the OP when all I wanted to read was a simple "Yes/No" as to if I could still use my phone as a daily driver and if (forgive me if I missed it) it allowed for me to upgrade to newer versions of Android and One UI. Instead, I basically had to post a comment, to which I did get a response, obviously not the one I was looking for, since it made me decide to not even bother. To me, I still don't quite understand what the point of this particular root process is when you can't even use it. If it's more of a, "HEY...LOOK! it actually can be done!" sort of thing, then kudos to the OP. Nothing wrong with that. At the very least, this thread has made me think about my next device and to look to avoid Samsung. I do miss having root. On my old Note 4, without root, my Bluetooth audio was awful. With it, and Viper4Android, it was a complete night and day comparison. Now, I never tested my old Note 4 with the Bluetooth receiver on my home receiver/stereo, but with my Note 9, it sounds great. However, with my Bluetooth-to AUX receiver in my car, it sounds just a bout as bad as my Note 4 did without root/Viper4Android. I believe I managed to mess around with some of the Developer options to make it better, but it's still not very good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
the "jargon" as u call it is for devs or others that care to know or learn from it.. outside of that ppl just wanting to root can just follow the instructions..

also, it can be used and everything works.. this method installs oreo but since its gsi compatible you can flash los or w.e really if u kno wat ur doing..

with that being said i made it clear i was just providing a way to root and anything else would be up to the community.. heck, i didnt even have the device anymore at that point and had already upgraded.

as far as upgrading to latest oneui sure, without root lol. fact is ppl dont understand how hard it is to root these days on locked bls. the root itself utilizing combo firmware is how we've been rooting locked variants for years and years now.. its just sammy has improved security constantly so root has become harder and more and more restrictive. Which is why u take it with a grain of salt and mess with it or not.

i am in no way a good teacher or articulate with sharing knowledge but devs with knowledge which is what its intended for can understand exactly what it means.

on a side note, i appreciate ur comments and how u delivered it.. the other guy tho was off the rails callin ppl aholes and everything is s*** or w.e which of course might be similar views as yours but dont come out that way and loses all its context since ppl just focus on the outburst lol.. i think its funny tho, i never pass up a good troll session haha.. in the end its an oine forum, theyre fun lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] tatomolina11:
So is the one ui 2.5 coming for the snapdragon version?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
dunno, dun care lol.. this is a root method for N960U, not a samsung update info group
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] ccbeam:
Which ODIN slot?

I know I'm late to the game and I'm sorry, but what slot in ODIN does the 'combo firmware' mentioned in step 2 go into?

2. In odin folder flash the combo firmware

BL, AP, CP, CSC, USERDATA
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
it doesnt matter
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] ccbeam:
SM-N960U vs SM-N960U1

Appreciate your reply

So I'm planning on flashing SM-N960U1 from feb over my SM-N960U an then a custom rom

Couldn't get anything to work with SM-N960U
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] nuclear_bullet:
I'm still holding out hope that the Snapdragon based Note 9 will have bootloader unlock and full root someday. They said it was impossible for the Note 4 but it was done for it and I was rocking a fully rooted Note 4 before I bought the Note 9.

It's strange because I do not need root really, it's a luxury but I can live without it, it's the Samsung Store Apps that I want to get rid of. I don't use their VR, I don't use their galaxy buds (I think they are overpriced for a pair that doesn't even support AptX-HD), their watch, and none of their other peripherals within the Samsung eco system.

I also hate those stupid overlay/stickers that people still seem to use in their photos in 2020. I thought dog ears and dog face was out, but I guess people still like to use them.

I appreciate your work elliwigy, I keep lurking on this thread and hope that a fully working root will be discovered one day. I got time since I'm not planning on buying a new phone for the next few years. I learned my lesson on selling off my Note 4 which I regret to this day, and given the chance to sell off my Note 9 and to get back my Note 4 that I had (mine was pristine, passed the brickbug, I was one of the lucky ones with a good unit), I would totally do it and switch back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] mahkeel:
I am still searching for the ver 5 combo, but assuming I find it, how do I create the bootswap file? I see it is the bl and recovery images in the archive, but do I just need to extract from the ver 5 combo file and swap names? Are there any other changes to be made? Thank you again for all of your hard work over the years Elliwigy! I have been following your posts and guides for a while now!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
boot swap does not contain a bl and recovery.. it contains a boot and recovery..

but if u get rev5 combo then u just extract it. rename boot.img to recovery.img then rename recovery.img to boot.img then tar it and u got a rev5 bootswap.tar
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] JayAlvarez:
please post it here if you find it anywhere I tried one but having kernel panic
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Johnmoerike:
Now that magisk can install to recovery, could it potentially be used with this device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] vetalik:
Here's Rev 5 combination Rev 5 combo
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] &oot4peace:
I think I might have found the same rev 5 combo last week, applied it to my N9 and just as I was finishing documenting my steps to post here, I just saw your link.

Anyways I'll still post my steps here if you dont mind?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] andyxiang:
Wow
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] donniegalaxy2:
It's important because I wouldn't be able to carrier unlock without it. THANKS!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] donniegalaxy2:
sm-n960u

How can I get back to stock?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] &oot4peace:
You will have to download the stock firmware, I would reccommend one with the same bootloader version as your original stock firmware, then flash it in odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] BajaBlast4Life:
Does this pass the SafetyNet for like Pokemon Go?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
likely not considering it uses a mix of firmware from combo and stock.. ud likely get banned in pokemon go if they find u cheating lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] BajaBlast4Life:
If you fail the SafetyNet, you cannot play Pokemon Go because it gives you an Incompatible Screen that detects your root and not allow you to play the game.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sw1173:
Tried to do the file listed on the telegram group and the hosting site reports no mirrors. Can I get some help please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
use the link in the op
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sw1173:
Can I use this on android 9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
read the op
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bond32:
Downloading now. You guys are really awesome for sticking with this. These companies should hire you...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] ultimatepump:
I don't get it. Oreo? That's a long time ago and most are on 10 now. What specifically can we do on a rooted Note 9 nowadays that can't be done normally? I mean 80% battery and limited. What is the advantage?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bond32:
Waiting on the phone to boot between step 7 and step 8 after completing step 7:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sw1173:
You've a serious point, but the group has been bursting ballx. It maybe the pathway to finally getting a real rooting solution. Samsung is the villain not the group.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] jdonmc1948:
And some of us choose to stay on Oreo...

We don't need to have the very latest of everything to be happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Santarosa 503:
Were you on android 9 or 8?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bond32:
Was on 10. Followed the directions, looked like it was going to work fine then hit that error.

Was able to put the phone in download mode to restore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] ultimatepump:
Just asking out of curiosity. Never judging. Just like to know others reasons for staying on earlier versions.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] jdonmc1948:
After reading my last comment again, it sounded snippy. I apologize, I never meant for it to.

I stayed mostly because I wanted to stay on revision 1 of the bootloader. That way I wouldn't have to worry about trying to roll back while they were trying to unlock bootloader. From that point, I just saw no need to update, so still on Oreo..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] TheHanz:
To my understanding they made new file permissions to android 10 ui 2. Maybe that caused the error. Just a thought I had.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Newtongh:
Bless u Elliwigy though I don't have a n960u to test, drowned and spoilt the board but you have done a great job, you need a gold medal.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sw1173:
You are right about that. He deserves a medal, he didn't give up...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
u dont get it, thats y u shouldnt use it lol

oreo because the combo firm is oreo.. ppl have had success booting 9 and Q gsis tho but i dont expect you to get it lol..

if u cant think of any uses for root then stay stock, wont bother us at all
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
it already is a real rooting solution
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] Connor1:
Even with 80% battery I'm still highly tempted to try this out!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sw1173:
I wasn't being insulting. If you took it that way I'm sorry.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
I know... lol i was saying due to the nature of root and the mix of firmware etc. that it is likely to fail safetynet.. they might have some patches to trick it but ull have to research that on ur own lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bencini-elshoff:
Hey does anyone know why I am trying to root with syndicate and everything is passing in the stages correctly but reboot and nothing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bencini-elshoff:
Hey does anyone know why I am trying to root with syndicate method and everything is passing in the stages correctly but reboot and nothing
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
if u followed all the steps 100% then I assume ur not holding recovery buttons during boot.. read instructions again, seems like ur missing something
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] bencini-elshoff:
Yeah i cant even now get it to flash at all. I factory reset wiped ect. Ran odins procces again and now fails pretty much right of the back. im at a total loss. I even tried my extra s9, well my wifes old phone and it is doing the same thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] CW_texashack:
So I seen someone say that once you flash a gsi, you can reverse the bootswap and it will work fine, can that be done with the stock system image as well?

Also is there any reason that I'm unable to create a flashfire backup?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
well you said everything was passing just fine in your last comment so not sure what you did or arecdoing or even what errors your getting so i dont think with limited and conflicting information that anyone can help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] elliwigy:
I dont know.. this is support group for rooting the device.. what u do after is up to you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sn1ckl3fr1tz:
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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Snapdragon) ROMs, Kernels, ] sn1ckl3fr1tz:
I downloaded https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vm4csJZV_zKmWLnf1iGmK1-lnvFy8Sfp/view?usp=drivesdk - Unzipped it.

and I have Odin 3.14 installed. The PC sees my Note9.

What do I do next, please?