Galaxy S9 SM-G960U (Snapdragon) Engineering ROM

[MetalPhoenix45]

Hi, I just wanted to share what I just came across. I'm sure this will help getting root. I found a hybrid stock/samsung testing rom. Check it out, I'm sure it'll help us get root. https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xQbXIDex1aDaAHoBmoecXPZkjtuQFAyC&export=download

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

UPDATE: There is an option to OEM UNLOCK. It seems to have full adb control.

 

[elliwigy]

Hi, I just wanted to share what I just came across. I'm sure this will help getting root. I found a hybrid stock/samsung testing rom. Check it out, I'm sure it'll help us get root. https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1xQbXIDex1aDaAHoBmoecXPZkjtuQFAyC&export=download

I'll take a look at it.. question is, where'd you get it and do they have a g965u version?

To add, looks like a regular combo firm, they have OEM unlock option in settings and adb debuggable and permissive

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

Im not sure if they have a 965u version. I found it while trying to find an engineer kernel.

 

[ChongoDroid]

Any idea what the security patch is? I'm on May with the version 2 bootloader so I dunno if I can flash this but if it's the newer bootloader I could do some tests.

 

[ChongoDroid]

So I reset my s9 and I get this when trying to flash the combination ROM.

Any suggestions or is this due to the bootloader being V2

 

[ChongoDroid]

Forgot to attach the image.

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

Forgot to attach the image.

I didn't get that error but I was on the April patch. That particular ROM was in the January patch I believe. I did use the modified ODIN by Raymonf.

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

My bad I meant the February patch (T-Mobile isn't sending any updates)

 

[elliwigy]

From initial look at it, it appears to be a standard combination firmware

 

[ChongoDroid]

Yeah I'm on the may update so I don't think I can flash it. Best of luck hopefully someone can find something useful with it. Anybody get it to respond to fastboot commands?

 

[Malvarose]

What does this mean? Can I potentially flash this, unlock my bootloader, flash TWRP?

 

[blane3298]

What does this mean? Can I potentially flash this, unlock my bootloader, flash TWRP?

no

 

[ChongoDroid]

Well there isn't a twrp for the snapdragon variant. However, to be fair we don't actually know what we can do with this.

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

Well there isn't a twrp for the snapdragon variant. However, to be fair we don't actually know what we can do with this.

There is an unofficial twrp for Chinese snapdragon models. But I did try flashing it and with no success.

 

[ChongoDroid]

There is an unofficial twrp for Chinese snapdragon models. But I did try flashing it and with no success.

Did you unlock your bootloader? What did it spit out after issuing fastboot commands

---------- Post added at 05:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:15 PM ----------

Try

fastboot flashing unlock

or

fastboot flashing unlock_critical

lemme know what it says.

 

[MetalPhoenix45]

I'm pretty sure fastboot commands don't work on Samsung phones. I tried fastboot devices and nothing showed up

 

[ChongoDroid]

Ah gotcha. Yeah I'm not too experienced with Samsung but from what I've read cf autoroot is the way to go or unlock with heimdall.

I guess ive got some reading up to do.

 

[Darkphyx]

There's a guy trying to root but he needs the ENG ROM, so I sent him the link, hope he can do something

There's a link for all combination ROM either for s9 as well as s9+

https://www.t-flash.net/samsung-combination-firmware/

 

[fzambon]

Is possible to flash the ZTO G9600 (brazilian rom) to the 960u device I've bought in USA?


Thank you.