ENG Boot + Root

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

Thread on how to root S8! https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/development/samsung-galaxy-s8-root-snapdragon-t365930

Here is the Eng Boot for the SM-G950U. I did not get this, @unitz0mbie posted it. I am just posting it here. I will write a tutorial to root with this after it is done. We should have root at some point.

G950U1 firmware is the US firmware. It has the CSC info of each carrier but does NOT have any of the bloat or boot logos. For T-Mobile it has WiFi Calling and VoLTE. Verizon texting works with data and WiFi calling. All those carrier features work. AND It changes depending on the SIM card in your phone. So you don't need to keep flashing firmwares.

Thanks to @Rushstrike for going through everything with me for carrier changes.

Modified odin: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686680535466915

Factory Binary G950U: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579500553

G950U1 Firmware: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=31E7863CD55111E7A5F9FA163EE8F90B

G950W Firmware: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=E9C87532DEBF11E7A5F9FA163EE8F90B

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

How to flash G950U1:
1. Download G950U1 for your device and patched Odin.
2. Turn off phone
3. Hold down on Bixby button + power + volume down
4. open patched Odin
5. add the firmware to the AP, CSC, CP, and BL sections of Odin.
6. Plug your phone into your computer (NEEDS TO BE WINDOWS) with Odin open
7. Make sure your device is connected and recognized by Odin.
8. Click start.
9. Enjoy G950U1

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

How to change carrier:
1. Download Factory Binary, G950U, and the G950W firmware.
2. Turn off phone
3. Hold down on Bixby button + power + volume down
4. open Odin v3.12.7
5. add the Factory Binary to the AP section of Odin.
6. Plug your phone into your computer (NEEDS TO BE WINDOWS) with Odin open
7. Make sure your device is connected and recognized by Odin.
8. Click start.
9. One the phone reboots run the ADB command, adb reboot bootloader
10-12: Deleted because if redundence
13. Put the HOME_CSC of the G950W firmware into the CSC part of Odin (modded)
14. Click start
15. Open IME setting on Factory Binary
16. Type in *#243203855#
17. Select XAC
18. Click install
19. Wait for phone to reboot
20. Once it does open terminal and type in adb shell
21. Then type in echo "XXX" > /efs/imei/mps_code.dat
22. Type in exit into adb shell
23. Type in adb reboot bootloader
24. Flash the G950U firmware of your choosing without Userdata. Also make sure to flash the non-home CSC
25. Enjoy your new carrier!

CSC Values (replace on of these with the "XXX" in step 21):
BST Boost
VZW Verizon
ATT ATT
USC US Cellular
ACG C Spire
TMK MetroPCS
VMU Virgin Mobile
TFN Tracfone
XAS Sprint
TMB T-Mobile
XAA Unlocked US
SPR Sprint
CCT Xfinity Mobile

Don't entirely know which ones these are:
GCF World Wide
ACG Some Mid West Carriers
LRA A bunch, cant figure it out

sketron13 · May 18, 2017

Whaaa? First in line for this!! :victory:

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

sketron13 said:
Whaaa? First in line for this!! :victory:

root is not working yet. We have people working on it right now.

sketron13 · May 18, 2017

Totally understand, just showing my excitement and appreciation for the hard work that I'm sure is going into this right now.
:fingers-crossed:

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

sketron13 said:
Totally understand, just showing my excitement and appreciation for the hard work that I'm sure is going into this right now.
:fingers-crossed:

ok, we will get root soon.

Acoustichayes · May 18, 2017

Going to go ahead and follow this so I can get the jump on making a rom for us on T-mobile

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

Acoustichayes said:
Going to go ahead and follow this so I can get the jump on making a rom for us on T-mobile

we still need to get root for the S8. We have permissive SELinux status but still cant get a system mount. We have some people working on it currently. We are also waiting for another kernel from JUSMEJOSE.

Acoustichayes · May 18, 2017

mweinbach said:
we still need to get root for the S8. We have permissive SELinux status but still cant get a system mount. We have some people working on it currently. We are also waiting for another kernel from JUSMEJOSE.

Oh I understand that. I've been following that thread. But I know it will be posted here when it happens. I've been helping, but my knowledge in that area is still in the infancy, so I know someone will get it before I do

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

Acoustichayes said:
Oh I understand that. I've been following that thread. But I know it will be posted here when it happens. I've been helping, but my knowledge in that area is still in the infancy, so I know someone will get it before I do

ok

wolfgart · May 18, 2017

mweinbach said:
root is not working yet. We have people working on it right now.

Will be possible obtain TWRP Recovery with this ?

elliwigy · May 18, 2017

mweinbach said:
we still need to get root for the S8. We have permissive SELinux status but still cant get a system mount. We have some people working on it currently. We are also waiting for another kernel from JUSMEJOSE.

We have jusmejose files already and they're the same exact one's 3 ppl posted already which is same as what we already had essentially

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wolfgart said:
Will be possible obtain TWRP Recovery with this ?

No... in fact they won't even root our device as it stands lol

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

elliwigy said:
We have jusmejose files already and they're the same exact one's 3 ppl posted already which is same as what we already had essentially

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No... in fact they won't even root our device as it stands lol

Ugh. Well we will get it. I know we will. I personally think we need the new Odin to go any further.

MicroMod777 · May 18, 2017

Sweet! Someone Flash eng-boot.tar then run the S7 root.bat and test.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

elliwigy · May 18, 2017

mweinbach said:
Ugh. Well we will get it. I know we will. I personally think we need the new Odin to go any further.

How would that change anything lol

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MicroMod777 said:
Sweet! Someone Flash eng-boot.tar then run the S7 root.bat and test.

Why? The eng boots that 3 or more ppl posted are the same ones we've had this whole time lol..

But to let you and everyone else know again none of them have root access at all.. all they have is permissive and that is it.. the s7 root bat does nothing, does not work

PieceofSlice · May 18, 2017

Let me get this straight. Root for Snapdragon in a couple days? I thought we were still waiting for stuff..?

mweinbach · May 18, 2017

PieceofSlice said:
Let me get this straight. Root for Snapdragon in a couple days? I thought we were still waiting for stuff..?

we have engboot and we are waiting for people to get root on it.

MicroMod777 · May 18, 2017

Still no root? Thought all we needed was eng-boot. Guess Samsung patched to S7 method??

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

elliwigy · May 18, 2017

mweinbach said:
we have engboot and we are waiting for people to get root on it.

No we are not.. 5 ppl posted the same "ENG boots" and none of them have root lol..they are only permissive which is the same as what we already had so nothing has changed

MicroMod777 said:
Still no root? Thought all we needed was eng-boot. Guess Samsung patched to S7 method??

We've always had ENG boots since the combination firmware.. the ones ppl just posted didnt bother to check it and turns out its the same exact ones... it is a newer build but only permissive

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