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[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
s9 s9+ and n9 and every model prior has been rooted.. only initial s8 s8+ used eng firmware (i called it sampwnd root) but each method thereafter didnt require eng firmware
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
hate to break it to you but this is not engineering firmware.. at first glance its combo firmware which is essentially factory binary.. Theres typically 4 types of firmware:

Factory = aka combination firmware

userdebug

eng = aka engineering firmware

user = aka stock firmware

eng and userdebug will be rooted by default..

anything other than stock typically requires a "token" to flash since s10 and newer.

Usually you can tell which firmware it is by looking at the fifth character from right to left. Example if a firmware ends in EATB8 the E stands for eng.. U would be user binary.. combo firmware will have FAxx in it where the xx usuall indicates the OS version i.e. FA90 is factory firmware which is android 9.0.. Q will have FA0 I believe which is equivalent to Android 10.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
EDL has been restricted since the 9 devices which have write protection even in edl mode which doesnt allow flashing to lun0.. also since 9 devices you cannot flash any eng firmware without an eng token.. also to add even flashing actual eng bootloaders in my s10+ g975u when I had it didnt do anything and wouldnt boot with anything due to vbmeta.. an eng token is needed to allow custom binaries to be flashed but even then my source who had eng token/device said it no longer allowed custom binary and only allowed eng firmware to be flashed.

With that being said, you would need an eng token and the full eng firmware to be rooted.BL will still be locked.

To add, eng tokens are device specific as they need to be created using device specific info such as DID IMEI and other info if you can even find it at which point they cost sometimes in the 1000s per one token. It also needs to be officially signed during the process its created.

Also to add, full eng firmware is also very difficult to find and if you can will probably also cost anarm and a leg.

People often confuse factory/combination firmware with ENG firmware but they are two completely separate things.

Usually high end tech companies that have a partnership with samsung can sometimes purchase a license to be able to generate eng tokens and are assigned or given access to a samsung server. They take the device info and send to the server that generates and signs the eng token that could then be flashed to the device. This ability I have heard can cost 10s of thousands of dollars as well as they charge for each individual token.

I imagine big companies like this would fire their employees or possibly be repremanded by samsung if its being used against their policies which is why you rarely if ever see this anymore as its not viable and can get ppl in a lot of trouble.

Even eng firmware (unlike stock or factory) needs to be "leaked" but since its essentially useless without a token many arent willing to lose their jobs or burn their sources by leaking it.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
Exynos models are typically able to be bl unlocked

Snapdragon chinese or latin america devices are typically able to be bl unlocked

Snapdragon usa models aka U U1 W or carrier specific models are not able to be bl unlocked and need exploits to root which has become difficult since s9 models (although i released extreme syndicate root for usa variants of s9 s9+ and n9)

I tried various things on g975u and n976v with no luck in rooting even on combo firmware or edl.. I only managed to elevate to system privs..

Is it impossible, no. is it difficult, yes. Until exploits can be found then it will not be rooted.

If anyone doesnt know, I have been researching samsung security for a few years now. I was worlds first rooted S8/S8+ as well as worlds first rooting s9 s9+ n9 all usa variants and various exploits I found during my research.

All exploits have been patched with each device release i.e. 8 devices exploits dont work (to an extent) on 9 devices and 9 exploits didnt work on 10 devices so i cant imagine any of my 9 exploits working on 20 devices.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] EMSpilot:
List of things you can do with this firmware

Home » Combination File Firmware » Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra SM-G9880 Combination Firmware

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra SM-G9880 Combination Firmware

Below is the combination file/eng firmware(flash file) for the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra SM-G9880 phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra SM-G9880 combination/engineer/ service flash file (ROM, firmware) can be useful in software-related cases.

Below are some of the servicing functions you can do with a Samsung Combination / Eng (Service)Firmware.

To remove Google Account FRP(Factory Reset Protection) lock

Enable ADB/Fastboot access on the locked Samsung phone using the ENG S.boot file

To remove the Samsung Account lock or Samsung Factory Reset Protection

Troubleshooting of your Samsung Galaxy device

Restoring to factory defaults

It enables the Service menu / Test mode to test the Samsung device.

A combination file can be used to downgrade the Android version.

Fix the device does not have the key-DRK issue.

Fix stuck, hang or stopping in recovery mode.

Fix a device stuck on the Samsung logo.

Fix or repair IMEI, Serial Number, and other connectivity related IDs

Repair Knox

Change CSC of your Samsung device
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
still not eng firmware lol, you can do all that with combo firmware yes..

they also still cannot install any of it without a token or some sort of exploits.. just saying
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] AllAboutTech:
seems a new firmware *ATCT is released for SK. lots of camera improvements..
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] Beso:
How to get ATCT? I have ATCH
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] heslo.rb26:
Definitely not available here in Australia yet
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] dutchbest85:
G988bxxu1atbm

i tried to flash , but it did not work .
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] AllAboutTech:
*ATD1 firmware almost ready to spread on EU.

it was launched on China 2 days ago and it seems to be improving even more the camera!

Ice Universe, the leaker from Twitter mentioned this.

I know that no later than Thursday April 9th the firmware will be available for Samfirm download for G988B model which is the EU Exynos 990 model.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] rootadvisor:
Is the link correct for G988B it will work for G988B/DS ?

the download discription say:

G988BXXU1ATB5.tar.md5

for the Samsung S20 Ultra 5G(SM-G988U), by ....

Thank you.

Not needed any no news and not need this anymore thanks
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] jarod27:
Any news on this ?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
it doesnt matter as u cant flash it anyways without an factory token.. dunno y he posts these threads with all these "features" it can do when they cant even be flashed without purchasing a token if u can even find someone who sells them.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] jarod27:
Thanks for reply
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] AdL2012:
More details please?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] ltth:
I tried to flash SM-G988B-ATB5 but got stucked in the middle of the process. Now I try to go back to stock via flash stockfrim via odin but it´s not working. The screen before I go to download mode say you have an engindata.bin, use userdata.bin. Solutions, thanks?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] gh130:
you can with samkey but will require 1 credit you can by from eBay

but only from the sam csc list supported by ur model
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
u dl chimera n pay for a subscription then change csc
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] IridiumDrive:
What do you mean by repair Knox? Restoring the Knox counter?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] michal383:
Repair Knox ? is possible? knox is hardware and software solution.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
not possible.. not sure what op is claiming but theres no repairing knox and this firmware cant even be flashed
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
no.. its not possible
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] stefauresi:
Hi,

It's possible to change my CSC TGY on my SM-G9880 to XEF ?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
sure.. if ur rom includes xef csc
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] psychatog64:
isn't ems a know person why would he post something thats useless?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
don't know.. he is a known person as he has a RT status which you don't just get unless you contribute to XDA and apply for it and get approved.

The firmware isnt necessarily useless as it does work and is official firmware. These are the few points I have:

1. The firmware is valid factory/combination firmware and what he indicates in OP is accurate things you can do on this firmware.

2. The title is misleading as well as in OP when he calls this "engineering" firmware because it's simply not ENG firmware at all. ENG firmware you would need a ENG device to be able to use and ENG firmware is rooted by default. There are 4 types of binary/firmware. User bibary which is what comes on phones i.e. stock official firmware. Factory binary aka combination firmware which is what he has posted in this thread. ENG binary/firmware which is rooted by default but requires a ENG device or a device with ENG mode enabled which requires a ENG token. EanG firmware is hard to find these days and is mostly useless without ability to flash it. Userdebug binary/firmware which also requires a dev device or token to allow userdebug firmware which is also rooted by default and even more difficult to use/find than ENG stuff is.

3. The factory/combo that is posted in OP can only be used if you have a factory binary token or some sort of exploit to bypass need for a token so most everyone that is on XDA can't use the combo/factory firmware listed. When you try to flash it, it will prompt you that you need approval to use factory binary (aka token) even if your BL is unlocked.

Hope that clears up your question and for anyone else that reads here.
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] :
how is this installed?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] Qaisarzaman33:
S20 ultra imei status NG

I need help to recover my s20 ultra knox trip to 1

My phone imei status shows NG everything working fine but network not registered shows emergency calls I need to repair my phone and its security is U4 plz help I will pay

My whatsapp number is +923066666778
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] starbucks2010:
Have you tried to flash stock fw in Odin?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] tlama:
can i try this on 988B exynos version ?
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] elliwigy:
if u find a bypass or purchase a token but i dont see why ud even want to flash combo firmware.. plus theres combo firmware for ur specific model
[Galaxy EXYNOS S20 S20+ S20 Ultra Development] trogper:
where do you find this firmware version, where you have this letter?

there are even two PDAs differing only in the last letter

G975FXXU1ASBA - user

G975FXXU1ASB1 - combination

when I look at PDA versions for g973f, I see that 5th letter is bit/SW rev and 6th is S or U

do you know what the S and U mean? They don't seem to follow any rule.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] xrudy:
Hello everybody so please excuse my english I m french.

I search a rom for my touch diamond in french. Because i have buy this phone on sfr shop a french mobil operator and I don't have the original rom of htc but a sfr rom whith sfr application and i don't have the htc touch flo.

I have an other question i would like to know how i can make a backup of my sfr rom before to instal an other rom if i will have a probleme.

ps si il y a des francais aider moi.

thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] MonteCristoffOn:
Hi xrudy,

You should read this topic.

;)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skins20:
The patient is an xperia play r800a this had cyanogenmod, jelly beam. After many years I decided to change the rom. I try to install "AuroraPlay 2.0", followed the instructions and at the moment after flashing: "R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2" turns on the phone but after passing the "Xperia free" logo it remains on a permanent black screen. I still have the recovery mode CWM based recovery v6.0.2.8.

If you need any other information I am happy to answer to get out of the problem.:angel:
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Themes, Apps, and Mods] ack154:
Couldn't use Good Lock when I got my Z Flip but it looks like it's compatible now and shows up in the Galaxy Store. Helps make a few of the Samsung things I don't care for better.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Themes, Apps, and Mods] jep22:
please help.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] SNabil:
Hello,

I dropped my Galaxy J3 2017 and now the screen is dead. It is not broken, but black.

I have been trying for a week extract my data (whatsapp messages, photos, work related files) but unfortunately, all the methods I found involve having USB debugging enabled (which is not in my case) :crying: :crying:

I tried FoneLab, PhoneRescue, and even SideSync but all these tools either require USB debugging enabled or, some interaction with phone.

I know that the phone is on and working because when I call it, it rings.

So, is there any chances I can get back my data?

I would really appreciate your help.

Thank you very much.

Regards,

Sandra
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanillaBoi:
So I don't have GAPPS installed and Snapchat won't let me log in and I was wondering if there's a way I can? I know there's microG but I do not have a signature spoofer. Is there anything I can do?
[Sony Smartwatch 2] goldwing45:
hello all. I am a 68 year old retired paramedic..

my son gave me this watch to practice

before buying a modern smart watch.. I have a Samsung J7 I just want to read text messaging.. read Gmail. I have gmail working and loaded watch it..

I can read my gmails but when I click on gmail to add it to gmail ext it says " check network..I also can't find

the messaging app to read my texts on watch.. the software is 1 O Bd.....play store doors not have apps

anymore.. when i click on get apps for sw2 it directs me to google store which says sorry no such app or something.. thanks for being pt with me on renewing

this topic..I also tried sonymobile website
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] FlaTEriC18041983:
Hi, my sister's boyfriend is having a screenproblem with his TyTN2. Yesterday, he took it out of his pocket, turned it on, and the screen was more or less white, with one blueish "wave" over the screen. Everything else seems to work, he can use the phone, without seeing anything of course.

Now the weird thing: The phone wasn't dropped, there is really no sign of a hit or something. It's pretty the same as this user already described some time earlier inhere (click).

As it obviously seems, this is a TyTN2-problem, and not due to hitting/dropping the device, so, is there a hope to get this replaced on warranty? I hoped to find more threads on the subject "broken screen", especially one matching exactly this case, but until now, I only found the one cited above, beside many others of course about users who caused the broken screen themselves. Am I perhaps overseeing a thread treating this special case?

What possibilities does he have, besides buying a new device, or sending it in to HTC for repair?

I read something about a "ribbon cable" that could be "uncorrectly seated" (click), how probable is it, that this could be the case? And if probable, what cable is this exactly? I looked at one dismantling guide, but there are several "candidates" that could be loose?!

So, I'd be very grateful for every helpful advice, he's convinced he didn't harm his TyTN2, and I believe this, because he always carries it in a protecting Alu-case...

Thx in advance,

Eric
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kilrah:
I've also once broken a screen without dropping/hitting the device, but just by it being too "compressed" in my pocket, which bent the screen enough to crack it.

Some screens that don't appear cracked can actually be broken too, but just in a location you don't see (the screen is a bit bigger than the viewing area and the exterior part is where the control chip is).

What I'd do is get a screen on ebay (can find some for about $80) and replace it. That's after disassembleing the device, checking the connections and making sure the LCD is dead.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] phusio:
Well im having the same problem since i got my at&t tilt for just a week. First it became white-ish after turning on out of the standby mode, after 3 times it became total white and didnt get better since then. I got a new lcd from ebay 3 days ago, tried it, same white screen. Now i ordered a new ribbon cable thats the cable that sends the lcd signals to the mainboard.

This is how it looks and where you can order it on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-TYTN-II-2-P4550-Kaiser-LCD-ribbon-flex-cable_W0QQitemZ110267363535QQihZ001QQcategoryZ14418QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122

It also has the micro sd connection, and the speaker at the ear connection on it.

I expect this item coming this week. I will hope this will fix it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] FlaTEriC18041983:
ok please report the results here, I think I'm going to check that cable in first place too
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] phusio:
I sure will report the results.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jenneki@hotmail.com:
better of selling it

i had the same problem... i found it easier and more convenient to sell the damaged phone on ebay ($250) and buy a new one from ebay as well ($400). basically, i fixed my screen for $150. think about it
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] phusio:
As im typing now, the htc tytn2 works again. My problem was the flex cable. Got the new one installed and lcd works again. But take a look to this thread, theres a guy that has also the problem and said just a other lcd worked.

The thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=352486
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] mbastos73:
Hello people. I have a question: what is the difference between the Redmi Note 8 Pro EEA and Redmi Note 8 Pro Global versions?

Thanks
[Redmi Note 8 Pro Questions & Answers] mbastos73:
I found the answer: European version.

And one more stupid question: if installing the Global ROM on an EEA device will not work, right?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] outlyer:
Hi, I've frankensteined a V300L into an "H930" (with stock firmware) to replace my broken H930DS and one thing I've noticed is I preferred the status bar icon for signal strength from the DS model (split into bars and with a 4G symbol written on top, instead of the smooth triangle with no indication of the connection technology I'm getting now).

Is there any way to flash those icons? As I said I'm going with stock firmware (and unrooted for that matter). I'm assuming they're part of the system partition, and flashing system from yet another different variant sounds like a pretty bad idea to me, but I don't know.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers] jauhari:
Does there any Google Camera Mods that support Macro Shot? Which one that works well on #ROGPhone2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingosama:
hi every one

i stack in problem with meizu m3x m92 mt6757 chainese phone

it locked with 6nummber password i was try to format it from recovery but it still need password i need way to know what password or format phone plz
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toj_blok:
Hi all who read this, after I flashed lineage and gapps and magisk,there was some error message for magisk. So I went to the system clearly after that, and I had to root my phone so I went again to the twrp, a weird message said hello to me. It was about modification something so I first time saw that and didn't care for it actually. then I saw that internal storage was totally deleted and everything with it. I couldnt flash any roms because there was none. All I can reach is fastboot and twrp. But, they are not working very well either. Couldn't see my device on pc with command adb devices, couldn't do adb sideload via twrp, then I bought a otg cabel and it didn't work either (my usb port on opo is working). I can't mouth the usb otg choise in twrp. So I was working for it for 2 days for saving my opo but couldn't. Can anyone help me with this problem please?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] taxalian:
I just recieved my o2 xda diamond with german language and

the rom version is : 1.37.200.1. I read quite a lot about different Rom

versions, so i want to ask that is it possible to change the rom to WWE and

use the older version roms like 1.35 etc. Please also tell that which Hard SPL i

should use unsigned or the signed one to flash the rom.

I am not an expert in these things, so i will be waiting for helpfule suggestions from all the XDA Gurus.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] SynGreis:
as title suggests. im struggling to get this working i tried the XAC version for canada but im getting a fail on sboot.bin.

What am i doing wrong? how can i tell wha region this is from?

also in odin software im getting a 0 : port.

Ive been fighting this for 3 days already im pulling my hair.

also if someone has a link that would let me download faster than sammobile please share.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] SynGreis:
*note*

im not sure if i have the best firmware for al this as most of the guides were years old.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cooltt:
As long as Odin says "added" and attempts to flash the port number doesn't matter.

A fail on sboot.bin means you are trying to flash the wrong firmware for your device.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] SynGreis:
how can i tell which firmware is needed? i checked the samsung mobile site and downloaded XAC. didnt expect it to work so didnt know what that error meant. how can i tell which firmware is the right one?
[General Questions and Answers] archz2:
How can I block ads in Adaway using custom hosts file placed in the internal storage of my phone?

I'm 4.3.2 version of Adaway. I'm running Oxygen OS 9.0.10 on my OnePlus 5T with Android Pie.

There are specific type of ads I'm blocking in my phone.

I followed the following procedure.

I opened Adaway, went to hosts sources. Then I pressed the plus button. And entered the following text.

storage/emulated/0/customfreshfebhosts.txt

Then I reapplied the hosts by pressing the check for updates button as usual and s restarted my phone.

Is this the correct procedure I am following?