Hello.
I just installed the new "CRAP" [PHE] firmware on my S8 - G950F through ODIN, and everything went perfectly ... no problem.
For all those who want to try their luck, I'll leave LINK to download the file that I downloaded from SAMMOBILE, properly repaired by me to work on ODIN.
I used ODIN v3.12.10 and I installed Full Firmware with BL, AP, CP and CSC files (I did not use HOME_CSC because I wanted a clean installation), I configured the phone, then I hung up to "download" mode and once again through ODIN, I installed TWRP ... I had no problem, everything followed perfect.
The files are **.tar and each can be confirmed through the MD5's that I have joined for anyone who wants to prove the authenticity of each one.
As I said, I did everything without problems, I applied TWRP and Magisk without any error, but each one will be responsible for steps you take, I just make available the files I used on my S8 - SM G950F.
I hope they do a good flash in your S8's
LINK for Firmware SM G950F - PDA G950FXXU1CRAP - CSC G950FOXM1CRAP [Spain (PHE)]
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=818070582850492484
MD5 - ed2a86bcbb74a574ed32db1a68ddb7f7
TWRP v3.2.1-0 & Magisk 15.4
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=248980
(Sorry for my English ... Google translation)
Waiting for the 950FD version to apply here. Very nice to know that it's already rolling out the updates
Enviado de meu SM-G950F usando Tapatalk
I can instalm this rom without flashing csc
Enviado desde mi SM-G950F mediante Tapatalk
tropilon said:
I can instalm this rom without flashing csc
Enviado desde mi SM-G950F mediante Tapatalk
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Install HOME_CSC_OXM instead of CSC_OXM.
how did you get around the 7 day oem-unlock prohibition, to install twrp?
StackOverflow13 said:
how did you get around the 7 day oem-unlock prohibition, to install twrp?
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I did not do anything special! I simply installed it through Odin (I unchecked automatic reboot) without any problem.
Oppsss!
@trocopassu can you share the link to TWRP and Magisk that you used?
sorry for not fully understanding, but are you saying you flashed rom, then without rebooting you flashed twrp?
I know that if you do a full clean install you do not get oem-unlock for 7 days, I experienced it (you might want to warn people in the OP, just a thought).
This is because at boot you get prenormal status which you can see in download mode.
gtrs36 said:
@trocopassu can you share the link to TWRP and Magisk that you used?
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In OP.
StackOverflow13 said:
sorry for not fully understanding, but are you saying you flashed rom, then without rebooting you flashed twrp?
I know that if you do a full clean install you do not get oem-unlock for 7 days, I experienced it (you might want to warn people in the OP, just a thought).
This is because at boot you get prenormal status which you can see in download mode.
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I understand everything you say, but I can only state what I did, and that I had no problem installing TWRP or doing the ROOT. I did all this in the normal way, without using any stratagem.
Each user is responsible for what he / she does on the phone, and I, like any other user who experiences, only share the results of my experiences. We are all aware of this, are we not?
trocopassu said:
I understand everything you say, but I can only state what I did, and that I had no problem installing TWRP or doing the ROOT. I did all this in the normal way, without using any stratagem.
Each user is responsible for what he / she does on the phone, and I, like any other user who experiences, only share the results of my experiences. We are all aware of this, are we not?
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I meant i may not have fully understood, but np.
Glad it worked for you yhe oem unlock I don't believe is widely known but I understand your point
hi
do i need to TWRP v3.2.1-0 & Magisk 15.4 for boot?
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I meant i may not have fully understood, but np.
Glad it worked for you yhe oem unlock I don't believe is widely known but I understand your point
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No problem, buddy. What I did was install all the files in ODIN and flash the firmware. Then the phone rebooted normally and I proceeded to the complete setup. Then I put TWRP file in the ODIN (AP), unselected auto restart option and click START. When finished, I forced restart on the phone (Vol- & Bixby & Power), and then screen goes completely dark, I stopped pressing Vol- and pressed Vol + without leaving the Bixby and Power (Vol + & Bixby & Power) to enter into TWRP Recovery. I installed the Magisk and everything else that was needed. Works perfectly on my S8 G950F.
Ah right so you must have come from stock originally with oem already unlocked for over 7 days. Thx for explaining
Question: why is in pic 10 "soldie build 1.1" stated?...Don´t think you get that via sammobile...
pac89 said:
do i need to TWRP v3.2.1-0 & Magisk 15.4 for boot?
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TWRP for Recovery and, if you want, Magisk for Root.
knox is 0x0 and the phone is routed? and twrp instaled? how did you You do that?
Everything worked very fine like described in OP. Just do not allow system to boot after flashing oreo in odin and straight flash TWRP
EDIT: Not at all, after two reboots phone gone in never ending bootloop :/
thanks
used it and all work
thanks a lot
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Hello folks. Today I did a cache, system, data wipe in TWRP on my G920F. After that I tried to restore a nandroid backup, but it failed and when I tried to restart it said there was no OS installed. So the phone wouldn't boot. I figured I did something wrong so I downloaded a 5.1.1 stock rom (UK) and flashed it with odin. But after the flash the phone would just bootloop. How can I revive the phone? Tried flashing the firmware again using another version of odin and also, I did a factory reset from the stock recovery, but no dice. Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Hey there,
check this thread here, should help (use TWRP to flash a ROM instead of Odin, links in thread).
Good luck!
Managed to make it work flashing another official rom, then factory reset. Lost all my files though...
Can be closed. Thanks!
Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
kendall1004 said:
Hey there,
check this thread here, should help (use TWRP to flash a ROM instead of Odin, links in thread).
Good luck!
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How can i make TWRP flash a rom when Galaxy S6 doesn't have SD card to put the rom in the phone?
Immoblize said:
How can i make TWRP flash a rom when Galaxy S6 doesn't have SD card to put the rom in the phone?
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Connect the phone to your PC and copy the ROM file to its root folder (just open "phone" and drop it there).
Using TWRP's "install" menu, you can browse your files and point it to this one; usually you're already in the right directory.
kendall1004 said:
Connect the phone to your PC and copy the ROM file to its root folder (just open "phone" and drop it there).
Using TWRP's "install" menu, you can browse your files and point it to this one; usually you're already in the right directory.
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I wish that was so easy. I am on bootloop on my second day and i can fix it. I am getting crazy here. Nothing work - Kies, Smart Switch or Odin.
Immoblize said:
I wish that was so easy. I am on bootloop on my second day and i can fix it. I am getting crazy here. Nothing work - Kies, Smart Switch or Odin.
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None of these three will help, i'm afraid.
The bootloop issue is a result of system write protection with 5.1.1 version, the phone tries to override a flashed recovery-
if it succeeds in automatically rebooting after you flashed, you're stuck on bootloop.
You have to flash a new kernel and root user via Odin, then flash TWRP and use it to install a new ROM.
A short description in this thread here, have a look.
As long as you can get into download mode, don't worry, nothings bricked :good:
kendall1004 said:
None of these three will help, i'm afraid.
The bootloop issue is a result of system write protection with 5.1.1 version, the phone tries to override a flashed recovery-
if it succeeds in automatically rebooting after you flashed, you're stuck on bootloop.
You have to flash a new kernel and root user via Odin, then flash TWRP and use it to install a new ROM.
A short description in this thread here, have a look.
As long as you can get into download mode, don't worry, nothings bricked :good:
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THANKS A LOT for the info. I have today worked for about 8-9 hours to fix it. I will try read tomorrow on the site you put there and also read about how to put files to TWRP - since i don't have a SD card on my S6.
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THANKS A LOT for the info. I have today worked for about 8-9 hours to fix it. I will try read tomorrow on the site you put there and also read about how to put files to TWRP - since i don't have a SD card on my S6.
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Sleep over it, tomorrow is another day
Also, browse my recent postings here; most of them revolving around your issue, this will surely help.
kendall1004 said:
None of these three will help, i'm afraid.
The bootloop issue is a result of system write protection with 5.1.1 version, the phone tries to override a flashed recovery-
if it succeeds in automatically rebooting after you flashed, you're stuck on bootloop.
You have to flash a new kernel and root user via Odin, then flash TWRP and use it to install a new ROM.
A short description in this thread here, have a look.
As long as you can get into download mode, don't worry, nothings bricked :good:
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Okay, i have done almost all of what you said.
But what im thinking about is the thread your refering to is to a S6 Edge and not for SM-G920F model.
But so far so good.
What kernel to you want me to flash? How can i root via Odin when i don't have USB-debugging on - But i can according to the thread, install SuperSU via TWRP.
I didn't know what kernel i had on, but i managed to install TWRP, install SuperSU via TWRP, pushing my stock rom to TWRP. But when installing the stock rom, it says "no md5 file found" or something like that. What am i doing wrong?
Immoblize said:
Okay, i have done almost all of what you said.
But what im thinking about is the thread your refering to is to a S6 Edge and not for SM-G920F model.
But so far so good.
What kernel to you want me to flash? How can i root via Odin when i don't have USB-debugging on - But i can according to the thread, install SuperSU via TWRP.
I didn't know what kernel i had on, but i managed to install TWRP, install SuperSU via TWRP, pushing my stock rom to TWRP. But when installing the stock rom, it says "no md5 file found" or something like that. What am i doing wrong?
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Should work on both Edge and normal.
I have the G920F and did it this way, i also had problems, by the way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62550973&postcount=29
I recommend chosing an XtreStoLite ROM, the odexed version is an "improved stock" one, comes with a modified UniKernel and runs much smoother than stock.
Anyway, in TWRP, there is an option to skip md5 checking for backup files and for skipping the zipfile-check; not sure if you can also disable md5sum-checks.
Maybe you should try downloading the ROM from here or sammobile.de, verify the md5-sum yourself to make sure it is fine, and flash that one.
If TWRP doesn't think the ROM file is ok, it probably isn't ...
here's the odexed version of XtreStoLite:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467
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Should work on both Edge and normal.
I have the G920F and did it this way, i also had problems, by the way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62550973&postcount=29
I recommend chosing an XtreStoLite ROM, the odexed version is an "improved stock" one, comes with a modified UniKernel and runs much smoother than stock.
Anyway, in TWRP, there is an option to skip md5 checking for backup files and for skipping the zipfile-check; not sure if you can also disable md5sum-checks.
Maybe you should try downloading the ROM from here or sammobile.de, verify the md5-sum yourself to make sure it is fine, and flash that one.
If TWRP doesn't think the ROM file is ok, it probably isn't ...
here's the odexed version of XtreStoLite:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-xtrestolite-pure-edition-1-0-beta-1-t3082467
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Okay, i have flashed TWRP, installed the kernel and Super SU (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-recovery-2-8-7-1-g925f-android-5-1-t3144866). But i can't flash the modem and bootloader for the XtreStoLite because it gives me Nand write error. I tried then to install XtreStoLite from TWRP which installed correctly but still doesn't fix the bootloop. I can read that i WILL get the bootloop if not using the correct modem and bootloader, but for some reason i am not able to flash them. Any help here? Or am i doing everything wrong here?
Immoblize said:
Okay, i have flashed TWRP, installed the kernel and Super SU (http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...p-recovery-2-8-7-1-g925f-android-5-1-t3144866). But i can't flash the modem and bootloader for the XtreStoLite because it gives me Nand write error. I tried then to install XtreStoLite from TWRP which installed correctly but still doesn't fix the bootloop. I can read that i WILL get the bootloop if not using the correct modem and bootloader, but for some reason i am not able to flash them. Any help here? Or am i doing everything wrong here?
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Alright, you have root access and TWRP is running.
All you have to do is install the ROM file (unextracted, as a .zip) from your phone`s root folder; if your model is a G920F, the bootloader should be 5.1.1 and work, no need to change.
When exactly does Odin give you the error message, right after you click start or after a few secs of flashing?
I suspect the issue to be related to first reboot after flashing the recovery,.
When finished flashing TWRP, did you successfully boot into recovery menu be pressing vol up+home+power?
If you saw the bootloop screen then, you`ll have to do it again, i'm afraid:
Note many devices will replace your custom recovery automatically during first boot. To prevent this, use Google to find the proper key combo to enter recovery. (...) Once TWRP is booted, TWRP will patch the stock ROM to prevent the stock ROM from replacing TWRP. If you don't follow this step, you will have to repeat the install.
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I know, it`s annoying; but give it another try:
use Odin 3.1.0.7 (run with admin rights), do a full wipe and install TWRP 2.8.7.
When doing so and Odin gives you the "finished/successfully flashed" message, immediately press & hold the key combo to get into recovery; don`t wait for the scrteen to change or unplug the phone, you need to be damn quick here.
If you have done it right, you are in TWRPs recovery menu.
From there, install the XtreStoLite ROM after doing a factory reset; reboot and you should be fine.
Aaaarrgh we will get this thing running, goddammit
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Alright, you have root access and TWRP is running.
All you have to do is install the ROM file (unextracted, as a .zip) from your phone`s root folder; if your model is a G920F, the bootloader should be 5.1.1 and work, no need to change.
When exactly does Odin give you the error message, right after you click start or after a few secs of flashing?
I suspect the issue to be related to first reboot after flashing the recovery,.
When finished flashing TWRP, did you successfully boot into recovery menu be pressing vol up+home+power?
If you saw the bootloop screen then, you`ll have to do it again, i'm afraid:
I know, it`s annoying; but give it another try:
use Odin 3.1.0.7 (run with admin rights), do a full wipe and install TWRP 2.8.7.
When doing so and Odin gives you the "finished/successfully flashed" message, immediately press & hold the key combo to get into recovery; don`t wait for the scrteen to change or unplug the phone, you need to be damn quick here.
If you have done it right, you are in TWRPs recovery menu.
From there, install the XtreStoLite ROM after doing a factory reset; reboot and you should be fine.
Aaaarrgh we will get this thing running, goddammit
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What i did was install stock android via Odin.
Flashed TWRP
Flashed Alex V kernel first, then SUPER SU.
Flashed XtreStoLite and it still gives me bootloop.
What i can't manage to do is after flashing TWRP, then i am not fast enough to press Shutdown button, home button, and volume up button before the Samsung logo appears. I think that is the problem.
:silly:
Immoblize said:
What i did was install stock android via Odin.
Flashed TWRP
Flashed Alex V kernel first, then SUPER SU.
Flashed XtreStoLite and it still gives me bootloop.
What i can't manage to do is after flashing TWRP, then i am not fast enough to press Shutdown button, home button, and volume up button before the Samsung logo appears. I think that is the problem.
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That IS the problem, i think :fingers-crossed:
Solved the same problem at reddit, take a look: reddit thread
Unfortunately, you must flash TWRP again to try once more, as soon as the samsung logo apperars, your custom recovery is overridden and thats it.
So now, take a deep breath, lean back and try again.
As soon as you have clicked to start the flashing procedure, press the 3 butons firmly, simultaneously and quick as lightning-
hold them down till it boots into TWRP.
Come on, even i have managed it after a few tries
kendall1004 said:
:silly:
That IS the problem, i think :fingers-crossed:
Solved the same problem at reddit, take a look: reddit thread
Unfortunately, you must flash TWRP again to try once more, as soon as the samsung logo apperars, your custom recovery is overridden and thats it.
So now, take a deep breath, lean back and try again.
As soon as you have clicked to start the flashing procedure, press the 3 butons firmly, simultaneously and quick as lightning-
hold them down till it boots into TWRP.
Come on, even i have managed it after a few tries
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HMMM. I see.
It's not possible for me to boot into TWRP without the Samsung logo appears. I press the start, the same time i press the start, i press Power, Home and Volume Up button but still the logo appears. It takes 4 sec and it have flashed the TWRP. It's not possible...
Immoblize said:
HMMM. I see.
It's not possible for me to boot into TWRP without the Samsung logo appears. I press the start, the same time i press the start, i press Power, Home and Volume Up button but still the logo appears. It takes 4 sec and it have flashed the TWRP. It's not possible...
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So, for some reason you can't enter recovery mode.
This could be
a) TWRP is not installed correctly (did you use the .img ot the .tar-file? Odin needs the .tar-format: link )
or
b) the kernel you flashed doesn't work with this-
here is the one i have used to root my S6.
I would try to reflash above Unikernel first, if you used the .img-file of TWRP rather than the .tar to flash TWRP,
do it again with the .tar file instead.
If this fails, the last thing would be to flash a unmodified stock ROM to restore the original setup including the bootloader...
i will look into this now a little bit deeper, there has to be a workaround.
Best of luck for now, we stay in touch
EDIT: the developer of XtreStoLite recommends another way with Chainfire's root:
Flash CF-Root for your model with Odin - Make sure you have an custom recovery installed (I advise you to use TWRP) (2.8.7.1 or newer REQUIRED for v.2.1 > of this ROM!!)
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If the bootloader is your problem, you can update to the newest versions of bootloader and modem for your model following these instructions:
edgarf28`s instructions
I will do this right now, for a new version of XtreStoLite was just released today and i will upgrade.
Keep me informed
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So, for some reason you can't enter recovery mode.
This could be
a) TWRP is not installed correctly (did you use the .img ot the .tar-file? Odin needs the .tar-format: link )
or
b) the kernel you flashed doesn't work with this-
here is the one i have used to root my S6.
I would try to reflash above Unikernel first, if you used the .img-file of TWRP rather than the .tar to flash TWRP,
do it again with the .tar file instead.
If this fails, the last thing would be to flash a unmodified stock ROM to restore the original setup including the bootloader...
i will look into this now a little bit deeper, there has to be a workaround.
Best of luck for now, we stay in touch
EDIT: the developer of XtreStoLite recommends another way with Chainfire's root:
If the bootloader is your problem, you can update to the newest versions of bootloader and modem for your model following these instructions:
edgarf28`s instructions
I will do this right now, for a new version of XtreStoLite was just released today and i will upgrade.
Keep me informed
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I can enter the recovery mode (TWRP) but not before the Samsung logo appears when i install TWRP. I have tried many times and i still can't enter TWRP before the samsung logo appears for 1-2 secs.
I am not able to flash Edgar28s bootloader and modem because it always gives me nand write error fail. I think it's because i'm not rooted with CFautoroot - and to get rooted with that way, i have to have USB debuggin on which i don't have.
What i think is, that i was very close but i still can't manage to enter TWRP (after installing) without the samsung logo appears for 1-2 secs. Because what you said before "Unfortunately, you must flash TWRP again to try once more, as soon as the samsung logo apperars, your custom recovery is overridden and thats it."
So what do you think now?
And btw thanks for all the help so far. I'm trying my best and following your steps but i always think i'm very close. I'm also so close to destroy my phone but i've read so many places that "it's only a softbrick, that can be fixed very easy".
Immoblize said:
I can enter the recovery mode (TWRP) but not before the Samsung logo appears when i install TWRP. I have tried many times and i still can't enter TWRP before the samsung logo appears for 1-2 secs.
I am not able to flash Edgar28s bootloader and modem because it always gives me nand write error fail. I think it's because i'm not rooted with CFautoroot - and to get rooted with that way, i have to have USB debuggin on which i don't have.
What i think is, that i was very close but i still can't manage to enter TWRP (after installing) without the samsung logo appears for 1-2 secs. Because what you said before "Unfortunately, you must flash TWRP again to try once more, as soon as the samsung logo apperars, your custom recovery is overridden and thats it."
So what do you think now?
And btw thanks for all the help so far. I'm trying my best and following your steps but i always think i'm very close. I'm also so close to destroy my phone but i've read so many places that "it's only a softbrick, that can be fixed very easy".
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OK, so you can enter the TWRP menu and install a ROM, right?
Any stock ROM from sammobile.com includes firmware, kernel and bootloader, so flashing the right one of these should reset all this.
Give it a try, for i think TWRP is actually working- otherwise you wouldn't get to the screen.
If the phone runs again with stock firmware, you can then flash a custom ROM.
And yeah, we're close, this can be only a minor flaw...it's near impossible to brick your android phone, so they say.
Don't worry mate, and be assured you're not the only one:
i just got stuck on bootloop also for a few minutes after upgrading to the newest version of XtreStoLite, which came out today.
Using TWRP, i could just flash back the previous version and all's good again.
Cya tomorrow...
EDIT:
I read through your previous comments again; the "md5sum"- issue seems to be a problem with the ROM file itself (corrupted or wrong version).
I'd bet that flashing the correct stock firmware for your carrier and model will solve the problem.
So enter the exact model number (like G920FXXU3COI9 or such) you have, get the right ROM and flash it with Odin 3.10.7
I couldn't find a denmark carrier on sammobile, eventually you have to look here at XDA, there's a list of stock imges as well.
Read lots of threads around this issue, almost all solved the problem flashing a stock ROM again.
Fingers crossed :fingers-crossed:
OK, so you can enter the TWRP menu and install a ROM, right?
Any stock ROM from sammobile.com includes firmware, kernel and bootloader, so flashing the right one of these should reset all this.
Give it a try, for i think TWRP is actually working- otherwise you wouldn't get to the screen.
If the phone runs again with stock firmware, you can then flash a custom ROM.
And yeah, we're close, this can be only a minor flaw...it's near impossible to brick your android phone, so they say.
Don't worry mate, and be assured you're not the only one:
i just got stuck on bootloop also for a few minutes after upgrading to the newest version of XtreStoLite, which came out today.
Using TWRP, i could just flash back the previous version and all's good again.
Cya tomorrow...
EDIT:
I read through your previous comments again; the "md5sum"- issue seems to be a problem with the ROM file itself (corrupted or wrong version).
I'd bet that flashing the correct stock firmware for your carrier and model will solve the problem.
So enter the exact model number (like G920FXXU3COI9 or such) you have, get the right ROM and flash it with Odin 3.10.7
I couldn't find a denmark carrier on sammobile, eventually you have to look here at XDA, there's a list of stock imges as well.
Read lots of threads around this issue, almost all solved the problem flashing a stock ROM again.
Fingers crossed
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Yeah, i've never had problems entering TWRP menu. I can flash stock firmware via Odin but i can never do it via TWRP because it's says no md5 file found error - tho i can flash XtreStoLite (i think it's because it says aroma installer).
I've read many places about the md5 file error, but for some reason, i can't figure out how to fix it.
No, there is no Denmark model, but we have NEE (Nordic). The only stock firmware i can install is XEF (i don't remember where i got that from actually).
I will try agian and flash stock android via TWRP AND read about the md5 file error now/later. Tomorrow i will call the store i got the phone from and tell them i have a hardware issue or something like that. The guy owns a store for sellings covers, cases and stuff like that. He got the phone from Samsung free and sold it brand new in the package with 1 year warranty, so i will contact him tomorrow if i can't figure out how to flash stock android via TWRP or if it gives me error about the md5 file.
Talk to you tomorrow.
Update: I can not flash NEE model via Odin. Only XEF model - i also found out it was French firmware.
Official G900MUBU1CPC4 6.0.1 for G900F device!!
Download link: https://mega.nz/#!w14GyQLa!q5flhxtkrUFoI8olbSPftX0fccgu_OkCQsDAN38jgNU
Info
PDA: G900MUBU1CPC4 (Changelist: 7612437)
CSC: G900FOXA1BOJ1 (BTU)
PHONE: G900FXXS1CPC8
Bootloaders: G900FXXS1CPC8 (Official G900F bootloaders)
What did I do here?
From official 6.0.1 for G900M I took: System, kernel and recovery.
From official 6.0.1 CPC8 for 900F I took: bootloaders, modem.
From 5.0 I took BTU CSC.
With all those files I created an Odin flashable tar.
Warning: This will probably trip knox to 0x1!!
As the kernel is from G900M.
I don't know if Flashfire will work. My phone is already 0x1.
Rooting: Flash TWRP recovery (https://dl.twrp.me/klte/) and install SuperSU 2.71 systemless (https://download.chainfire.eu/932/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip).
Xposed for touchwiz - xposed-v81.0-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160411.zip (http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960) works as well, Just install it the way you know.
I've tested this after factory reset and dirty flash from leaked 6.0.1. I did not dirty flash it over 5.0 but I believe it will work with no problems.
(Don't mind the CSC in the screenshoot as I flashed ILO csc for my personal use)
@musabcel made a video of this rom. You can see how it looks here.
Troubleshooting
If you get a bootloop after optimizing apps do the following:
Turn off the device. Take out the battery for at least 10 seconds and put it back in.
In Odin uncheck "Auto Reboot" and check "Update Bootloader". Leave everything else alone.
Flash the tar file again. After it's finished turn off device and take out the battery for at least 10 seconds and put it back in.
Turn on the phone.
If you get bootloop again, do this process 2-3 times. Some people made it work even on 4th time.
Installing your own CSC
If you don't want to use BTU CSC, you can flash any CSC you want with a few simple steps:
1 - Download the latest firmware for your device and region from Sammobile or any other source you want. Make sure it is in Odin tar format.
2 - From the tar file you downloaded, extract the file "cache.img.ext4" and change it's name to "cache.img"
3 - Download the UI version of Cache Ripper tool from http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...t/tool-cache-ripper-unpack-cache-img-t1702861 (Thanks @AdamLange).
4 - With the toll browse for the "cache.img"file and unpack it. You will get a file named "cache_unpacked.zip"
5- copy the "cache_unpacked.zip" to your internal SD card, boot to recovery, select the file and flash it (This will work on both stock or custom recovery!)
Previous versions
G900MUBU1CPC4 v1 (with CPB2 dump beta bootloaders) - https://mega.nz/#!g9xlXSSI!N1ZxNXrgOzXZ_3j3gqg_Je4AmOTZf5HuFe5V8537oQA
G900MUBU1CPC3 - https://mega.nz/#!ItQ1mZSB!qfSeeibFkmWXIVF-ilLncAvXP0H5DUvIZxj_tSvhBuY
Let's see! Thank you!
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Let`s take a look and to install. I will give you feed-back later.
great work
Will it wipe /sdcard ?
Dirty Flashed over 5.0 and everything is working as it should thanks
Flashed on the top of 6.0.1 beta ,without problem.
Edit:
Model change to G900M !
Will this theoretically work with SM-G900I?
stasiof said:
Flashed on the top of 6.0.1 beta ,without problem.
Edit:
Model change to G900M !
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Yea, because its a 900M port.
It doesnt matter anyway.
kris_l said:
Will it wipe /sdcard ?
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No, unless you go into the (original) recovery and do Factory Reset
@firefds
so far looks good.
any possibility for 3minit?
thx
firefds said:
Yea, because its a 900M port.
It doesnt matter anyway.
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So, if possible now to flash with original firmware 6.0.1 for G900M?
Shawn5162 said:
Will this theoretically work with SM-G900I?
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Only if you get 6.0.1 bootloaders for 900I, which I don't think exists.
stasiof said:
So, if possible now to flash with original firmware 6.0.1 for G900M?
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No, because bootloaders and modem are not compatible with 900F.
This is as far close to the 6.0.1 900M as you can get.
When 6.0.1 for 900F comes out officially you can flash it as normal.
OK,thanks.
Will check more in next hours....
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@firefds
so far looks good.
any possibility for 3minit?
thx
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I'm to a moder, but you can ask someone else to do it
Running really well, Samsung suck though, next to 0 visible changes at all, but we already knew that
Other than a damn annoying sdcard notification permanently at the top of the screen, and always on the pull down, any way to remove that?
About to try the debloat script for lollipop (Making a nandroid first)
*Detection* said:
Running really well, Samsung suck though, next to 0 visible changes at all, but we already knew that
Other than a damn annoying sdcard notification permanently at the top of the screen, and always on the pull down, any way to remove that?
About to try the debloat script for lollipop (Making a nandroid first)
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Debloating script works. I did it myself
You can swipe and remove the sd card notification. It will only pop when you reboot.
firefds said:
Debloating script works. I did it myself
You can swipe and remove the sd card notification. It will only pop when you reboot.
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Good to know cheers, hmm I tried swiping and it bounced back like the permanent ones do
I`ll try again once I've backed up and debloated
[How-to] Root your SM-N920P Device - all versions
*** WARNING ***
Installing Custom Recovery WILL trip knox.
You will no longer have the ability to use Android Pay, EVER, and your warranty may become void.
Stage 1
Preparing the stock rom
** This is REQUIRED
• In the stock rom, turn on developer mode, enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock
• Settings>>>about device>>> scroll to bottom and tap build number 8 times
now press back button once and tap developer options...
• Toggle on both USB debugging and OEM Unlock.
[WARNING] Do not EVER turn these off or your phone will not boot and you will be forced to reflash back to factory build with odin.
Stage 2
Install TWRP Custom Recovery with Odin
• Download Odin, TWRP custom recovery tar & also current SuperSU or Magisk flashable zip
Root Methods:
SuperSU sytemless root flashable zip (twrp flashable version)
or
Magisk - Root & Universal Systemless Interface [Android 5.0+]
Odin:
Odin for download mode
TWRP Custom Recoveries:
TWRP Download Links
- Please note that not all versions of TWRP are compatible with all versions of Android
• Copy the SuperSU or Magisk zip to internal storage for later
• Extract Odin zip-file on pc
• Power down the phone
• Open Odin on pc
• Boot phone in Download Mode (press and hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons)
• Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
• Add the recovery file to AP / PDA (depending on version of Odin)
• Make sure re-partition & Auto Reboot are NOT ticked
• Click the start button and let the Odin flash complete
Stage 3
• Boot the phone into Recovery Mode
- Press and hold volume down+power to reboot and as soon as the phone screen flashes, press and hold Home+Power+Volume Up buttons
to get into recovery. The timing has to be right but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it.
• If TWRP asks, the answer is yes, swipe to allow modifications. It will only ask you this once (unless internal storage ever gets wiped).
• Install SuperSU or Magisk zip, let the phone boot, it may reboot once or twice while it configures the phone.
The short version:
I know the above looks complicated, but we only need to do two things...
1. Install custom recovery with Odin
2. Install SuperSU or Magisk zip in custom recovery
Additonal Links
DOWNLOAD LINK FOR ALL STOCK FACTORY BUILDS
For going back to stock. Extract zip and flash with Odin
Note:
Flashing the PJ2 firmware blocks going back to ANY earlier versions.
Custom Kernels
Sprint Galaxy Note5 Original Android Development
I cant see the files of the firmwares, can someone help me? I need the latest version
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renehd2 said:
I cant see the files of the firmwares, can someone help me? I need the latest version
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why, you don't have this phone do you?
Yeah i have a sprint galaxy note 5 but after rooting ans installing xposed, i restarted the phone and now it doesn't boot up not even in recovery, it just enter the download mod so i want to flash the stock firmware again to see if it fix it, hopefully ?
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renehd2 said:
Yeah i have a sprint galaxy note 5 but after rooting ans installing xposed, i restarted the phone and now it doesn't boot up not even in recovery, it just enter the download mod so i want to flash the stock firmware again to see if it fix it, hopefully ?
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Ok, but I don't understand about not seeing firmware. Download to computer or use a different browser. Maybe mediafire is blocked where you are?
tdunham said:
Ok, but I don't understand about not seeing firmware. Download to computer or use a different browser. Maybe mediafire is blocked where you are?
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I opened it with chrome and was able to see the files, i was using the stocksamsung browser and it wasn'tshowing the files, but i already downloaded the newest firmware and restore my note 5..
Thanks [emoji2]
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This method is definitely working with PG1? I can't get it to work. I follow the steps in ODIN and it seems to take and the phone immediately reboots. I try do VOL UP POWER HOME as soon as the first screen pops up after flashing TWRP but it always just does a regular reboot. Then, if I power off the phone and Boot the phone with VOL UP HOME POWER it will boot into recovery but the stock recovery. I'm missing something small here or PG1 isn't rootable. Thats the conclusion I've come to
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This method is definitely working with PG1? I can't get it to work. I follow the steps in ODIN and it seems to take and the phone immediately reboots. I try do VOL UP POWER HOME as soon as the first screen pops up after flashing TWRP but it always just does a regular reboot. Then, if I power off the phone and Boot the phone with VOL UP HOME POWER it will boot into recovery but the stock recovery. I'm missing something small here or PG1 isn't rootable. Thats the conclusion I've come to
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The instructions say to uncheck reboot.
tdunham said:
The instructions say to uncheck reboot.
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Skooled by TD once again! You're right, I didn't follow the instructions as closely as I thought I did! Got into TWRP!
Nice.
@SantinoInc
So I am assuming you were able to root PG1? Were you able to install MOAR 4.1 with PG1? Does the hotspot work?
I am getting my Note 5 in a couple days and don't know what version is on there but Im already reading up and getting ready to customize this bad boy!
Mahalo!
I'm trying to restore back to stock and i must be missing something, after odin and i reboot it it starts to install and goes up to about 40% then it starts erasing and boots ups to the failed android symbol. what am i missing? should i check repartition in odin to see if that fixes it?
@tdunham do you have the latest firmware for h
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Thanks @tdunham very much appreciated.
I recently (about a weem ago), unrooted and went to stock because I picked up a gear s2 and couldn't get it to work with your 8/28/16 latest and greatest Rom. Since then I feel like the Gear Manager just wasn't up to date.
Re rooting here in the next hour and am glad you put this together because I miss your Rom so much!
Love the guide. You're the best Dev the Note 5 users have.
Been out of the loop for a while guys. I come back and my phone is way outdated. Is bh9 the newest firmware. I tried Samobile but my phone isn't working so good
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there was an update yesterday, BPJ2
ycats said:
there was an update yesterday, BPJ2
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It's been out for a while.
Just a heads up, updating to PJ2 locks the firmware at that level.
You will not be able to flash any of the available stock firmware tarballs with odin and the PJ2 tarball is not available yet and may not be for a while.
tdunham said:
It's been out for a while.
Just a heads up, updating to PJ2 locks the firmware at that level.
You will not be able to flash any of the available stock firmware tarballs with odin and the PJ2 tarball is not available yet and may not be for a while.
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Does it do any other nasty things?
tdunham said:
It's been out for a while.
Just a heads up, updating to PJ2 locks the firmware at that level.
You will not be able to flash any of the available stock firmware tarballs with odin and the PJ2 tarball is not available yet and may not be for a while.
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I am on PJ2, can i still root and install custom rom and/or custom kernal on my stock note5? Does this just mean if i run into problems that i wont beable to go back to stock? Should i wait or is it safe for me to flash my phone?
chrisr713 said:
I am on PJ2, can i still root and install custom rom and/or custom kernal on my stock note5? Does this just mean if i run into problems that i wont beable to go back to stock? Should i wait or is it safe for me to flash my phone?
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Yes everything still works. Installing custom recovery will trip knox, nothing new there but tripping knox kills off the ability to use Pay, always has so nothing new there either. I may release a TWRP flashable version of stock PH9 but no going back using odin to stock once on PJ2 until a full tarball is released of that version. It could take a month or more before we see it (PJ2); full tar releases are always very slow to release.
hey i managed to get the link for the mix2s global stable rom but i cant install it on my device because my bootloader is lock(if someone has workaround for the bootloader i will love to hear) nonetheless here is the link:
ht"remove"tp:/"remove"/bigota.d.miui.com/V9.5.4.0.ODGMIFA/miui_MIMIX2SGlobal_V9.5.4.0.ODGMIFA_702fd64fce_8.0"remove".zip
Is this rom reliable? Somebody tried it? Any feedback?
ruicc said:
Is this rom reliable? Somebody tried it? Any feedback?
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hey although i didn't try its an original xiaomi rom directly from their servers also this is the rom that come with the hong kong version of the mix2s..
BUT I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT THIS ROM AND ITS EFFECT ON YOUR DEVICE..
Don't want to offend you but anybody could say that How did you get it?
Flatric said:
Don't want to offend you but anybody could say that How did you get it?
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It's hosted on bigota.d.miui.com which means it's official. That is Xiaomi's OTA server.
Thanks for the link, but did you try with the mi tool? If you tried and the message about the bootloader persistis, then my suspects are true: You have to wait to unlock the bootloader in order to flash even with an Official ROM and this official tool. I was hoping this could be avoided if you have both: xiaomi tool and Official Xiaomi Rom.
Well, on this link it does not mention you need to unlock the bootloader for it: https://androidmtk.com/use-xiaomi-mi-flash-tool
thanks
Bill Power said:
Thanks for the link, but did you try with the mi tool? If you tried and the message about the bootloader persistis, then my suspects are true: You have to wait to unlock the bootloader in order to flash even with an Official ROM and this official tool. I was hoping this could be avoided if you have both: xiaomi tool and Official Xiaomi Rom.
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this tool only fastboot rom
does this require twrp to install or a normal way to install this room
I've just tried it. Yes, you need to unlock your bootloader in order to install it. The rom doesn't seem to be complete because it keeps bootlooping after you set your location during initial setup, I guess we need to wait for a fastboot rom for now, or for Xiaomi to officially announce it being available.
EDIT: Yes, you'd need TWRP to install.
teddy74eva said:
I've just tried it. Yes, you need to unlock your bootloader in order to install it. The rom doesn't seem to be complete because it keeps bootlooping after you set your location during initial setup, I guess we need to wait for a fastboot rom for now, or for Xiaomi to officially announce it being available.
EDIT: Yes, you'd need TWRP to install.
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Awesome, I tried using TWRP however was not able to boot in the rom, I did Format Data and copied the rom on the phone still it loads back in twrp only..
Guess we will have to wait for the official rom to be out.. I should go back to the China Rom
teddy74eva said:
I've just tried it. Yes, you need to unlock your bootloader in order to install it. The rom doesn't seem to be complete because it keeps bootlooping after you set your location during initial setup, I guess we need to wait for a fastboot rom for now, or for Xiaomi to officially announce it being available.
EDIT: Yes, you'd need TWRP to install.
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I managaed to install it and make it fullo working
Here is my guide in italian
https://www.trovapromozioni.it/guida-rom-global-xiaomi-mi-mix-2s-recensione/
carburano said:
I managaed to install it and make it fullo working
Here is my guide in italian
https://www.trovapromozioni.it/guida-rom-global-xiaomi-mi-mix-2s-recensione/
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Nice work Can I lock my bootloader after following your tutorial? I really need my Google Pay working and I want my device to be as stock as possible (so no root, Magisk etc.).
But I remember in old xiaomi devices you could flash the rom directly from updater /settings. Why Is this not possibile now?
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mouse100 said:
But I remember in old xiaomi devices you could flash the rom directly from updater /settings. Why Is this not possibile now?
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Now it warns you that you can't install older version on top of a newer one. We can possibly get around it by flashing V9.5.4.0 first through MiFlash, but I can't find it anywhere.
EDIT: Found it, will try to flash through TWRP, lock my bootloader and flash Global from Updater app.
teddy74eva said:
Nice work Can I lock my bootloader after following your tutorial? I really need my Google Pay working and I want my device to be as stock as possible (so no root, Magisk etc.).
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yes you can
Hi !
Good job !
Could you please make tuto to install the global ROM with bootloader locked ?
carburano said:
yes you can
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I've just tried it and the bootloader has to be unlocked, otherwise the phone will not boot. But thanks for your guide, I have succesfully installed Global, many thanks so to sum things up, to install Global rom you need to:
Unlock your bootloader
Flash TWRP from Xiaomi.eu
Flash Global from first post and WITHOUT rebooting flash region fix from carburano's guide
Now you can reboot to system
A small yet important edit as I've seen my post being quoted multiple times: you need to format the data partition (which means erasing all of your user data, including all your files) during the installation process, otherwise the system will not boot. A normal wipe (without wiping your personal files) is not sufficient since the data partition is encrypted and thus unreadable for the newly installed ROM, leading to a bootloop.
teddy74eva said:
I've just tried it and the bootloader has to be unlocked, otherwise the phone will not boot. But thanks for your guide, I have succesfully installed Global, many thanks so to sum things up, to install Global rom you need to:
Unlock your bootloader
Flash TWRP from Xiaomi.eu
Flash Global from first post and WITHOUT rebooting flash region fix from carburano's guide
Now you can reboot to system
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So strange... BTW if my info are correct in a couple of days fastboot version will be out
carburano said:
So strange... BTW if my info are correct in a couple of days fastboot version will be out
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Yeah, I don't know what's going on as well, probably dm-verity kicks in and prevents booting because you can see the bootanimation with the MIX logo. I hope fastboot version will get rid of such problems
P.S. If you try to boot with locked bootloader, it will reboot to recovery with a red "This version of MIUI can't be installed on your device" text.
teddy74eva said:
Yeah, I don't know what's going on as well, probably dm-verity kicks in and prevents booting because you can see the bootanimation with the MIX logo. I hope fastboot version will get rid of such problems
P.S. If you try to boot with locked bootloader, it will reboot to recovery with a red "This version of MIUI can't be installed on your device" text.
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ah ok now is clear. I hope fastboot version will solve everything
I've wrote it in many thread and I report here for users that want:
stay stock and updated
root (with Magisk)
unencrypted
never lose data and configuration
Here's my procedure, I'm using it since since I bought my S8 exynos (jun 2017), never had a problem, never lost a single bit of my data. And I don't know any alternative until now.
G950FXXU4DSDA (pie) tested
I assume you have:
unencrypted device
oem unlock option checked (never uncheck it)
stock rom: any system mod is ok, but you'll lose it
What you need:
last odin (download here)
last stock rom for your country (download here)
last twrp on your exynos device (download here)
last Magisk zip on your device (download here)
Here's the steps:
if you haven't did before, create a magisk config file executing this two command on a shell (this file remain until you clean /data partition):
Code:
echo KEEPVERITY=false>>/data/.magisk;
echo KEEPFORCEENCRYPT=false>>/data/.magisk;
extract the rom and delete CSC_OXM_G950Fxxx (you don't need it, this file do the factory reset we don't want)
reboot you phone in download mode (boot with voldown+power+bixby)
connect your phone (you already have the driver, right?)
select all files in odin
uncheck auto-reboot option
press start
at the end manually restart the phone with voldown+power
the phone will boot in stock recovery and complete the installation ("Installing system update..." and "Erasing...")
keep attention because when rebooting you have to put your finger on voldown+power+bixby to return in download mode (if system boot your data partition will be encrypted)
in odin select TWRP file in AP slot
check auto-reboot option
put your finger on volup+power+bixby and keep there
press start
after a while you'll be in TWRP and you can relase the finger
flash Magisk
reboot in system
Then you can do any other mod you wan't, my favourites here.
I wrote this thread because all the guides I found skip the important (and tricky) 9-10 step and my tests results in:
interrupted csc install (twrp tried to execute a script producing "Error installing zip file 'CACHE:recovery/sec_omc.zip'")
empty CSC (Phone Info app) and no /system/omc folder
phone works well, but i'm not sure I was using VoLTE because I didn't see the icon
dial codes aren't working
korean operator "KT" voice in settings
Anyone else tried this method? Hoping to give it a try later this week when I have some time should something go wrong
so on s8 works too. nice. I've been doing this on my S7 edge every FW update. dirty flash, then root then xposed. So I hope this trick works in my S8 too.
are you on Nougat or Oreo?
Yea it works just fine, dirty flash can cause issues though. Might wanna let people know that.
t12icky0 said:
Yea it works just fine, dirty flash can cause issues though. Might wanna let people know that.
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this way works like an ota for my experience, not a single issue in one year of updates
Can i root in your way? Im on CRD7 all stock, unroted.
If i follow your guide will be my phone rooted?
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zelenko said:
Can i root in your way? Im on CRD7 all stock, unroted.
If i follow your guide will be my phone rooted?
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if you've never modify the phone, you're encrypted
if you,re encrypted, you need to format your data partition to get root permission (for what I know is not possible / not safe to stay encrypted)
you can follow my guide adding a format data step before flashing supersu, but the phone will be factory reset
so after doing this i'll still get ota updates and i can install them fine plus having the root privileges ?
No, I've never tried ti install otas (I expect it will fail).
To stay updated you have to repeat the procedure whit the new stock image, usually released before the ota.
pie tested :good:
Does is still work? I want to upgrade to Pie but dont want to wipe and lose all data.
Is it still rooted after?
Sorry i'm a noob
S8 rooted
TWRP and Magisk
can you help me please???
silverik1 said:
Does is still work? I want to upgrade to Pie but dont want to wipe and lose all data.
Is it still rooted after?
Sorry i'm a noob
S8 rooted
TWRP and Magisk
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Confirming, it's working perfectly
@c3k ,
Thanhs for this great solution !!
m.
I still have the stock rom and rooted with magisk. But in twrp I can not mount the data partition. Is it because it's still encrypted ?
... that's what I assume but it`s strange because you should be decrypted already after formatting data installing twrp, magisc etc. ...
m.
Yeah..I know...any suggestions ?
... it sounds like a data format is needed then ... Or does this method from c3k work for you ... ?
You `ve the latest TWRP installed?
m.
How do I install the latest one if I have an older version ? Can I use flashify for it ?
Or with twrp itself ?
I install new twrp via the installed one as an img file.
m.