[Recovery][R] TWRP|SHRP|OFRP|WETA Kernel (Snapdragon) [x98xx][17.Jan.2021]

[Mentalmuso]

unofficial TWRP 3.5.0 for SM-N986x Snapdragon

*** This will only work on Snapdragon devices with an unlocked bootloader, but is technically compatible with all snapdragon Note 20 Ultra devices.

SM-N9860 - SM-N986U/U1

Telegram thread

Built using OMNI source 10.0
TWRP v3.5.0

See post #2 for install steps

Changelog...

3.4.0-1
Initial build
MTP, OTG and SDcard all working
Encryption not working

3.4.0-2
Fixed brightness
Updated kernel

3.5.0-11
* Android R only
* If you are using any other version of twrp for R, I would update. Same with kernel.

Updated twrp to latest bleeding edge
Fastboot now functional in twrp
Keyrefuge and keystore now wipeable

TWRP Downloads

TWRP 3.5.0 Downloads
WETA Kernel Downloads
OrangeFox Downloads
SkyHawk Downloads
Forced Encryption Disabler (included in TWRPx)
Telegram thread

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Beer fund

XDA:DevDB Information
TWRP Note 20 Ultra (snapdragon), Kernel for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Contributors
Mentalmuso, mentalmuso
Source Code: - Kernel Source | Device tree c2q | Device tree c1q

Kernel Special Features:

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 3.4.0-1

Created 2020-09-08
Last Updated 2020-09-08

 

[Mentalmuso]

Instructions

* Unlock bootloader - Enable dev settings, switch the oem unlock switch, boot into download mode, hold the
volume up button, confirm unlocking.
* Be aware, first clean boot, hangs on building cache, hard reboot after waiting about 3min and you'll boot past this
* If simply updating your existing TWRP, you only need to flash the TWRP.img in recovery.

Process from bone stock (TH* firmware)
1. Boot into stock recovery, and perform a factory reset before flashing TWRP
2. Boot into Download mode, Flash TWRP.tar in AP slot in Odin (uncheck autoreboot)
3. Reboot directly into TWRP (hold vol+ and Bixby)
4. Format data, reboot recovery (format, not wipe. You will be asked to type "yes" if you have done it right)
5. Flash kernel img in twrp.
6. Flash encryption disabler.
7. Flash Magisk.
8. Reboot system (first boot may hang on samsung boot animation, hard reboot to kick it on)

Process from existing TWRP
1. Flash TWRP.img to recovery partition from within TWRP
2. Reboot system

Telegram thread

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[Mentalmuso]

USA stuff

I personally own the SM-N9860 device. I successfully converted the csc region to USA (tmobile) by doing the following.

1. Created a .tar of super.img from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (AP)
2. Created a .tar of prism.img.lz4, optics.img.lz4, cache.img.lz4, omr.img.lz4 from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (CSC)
3. Flash with odin, super.tar in the AP slot, and the CSC.tar in the CSC slot.
4. Boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset

You will also need to edit mps_code.dat inside /efs/imei to reflect the carrier you desire. This needs to be done from a rooted system or from TWRP. After doing this and rebooting, you will be booted into your carriers system.

--->

 

[beautyangel]

USA stuff

I personally own the SM-N9860 device. I successfully converted the csc region to USA (tmobile) by doing the following.

1. Created a .tar of super.img from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (AP)
2. Created a .tar of prism.img.lz4, optics.img.lz4, cache.img.lz4, omr.img.lz4 from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (CSC)
3. Flash with odin, super.tar in the AP slot, and the CSC.tar in the CSC slot.
4. Boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset

You will also need to edit mps_code.dat inside /efs/imei to reflect the carrier you desire. This needs to be done from a rooted system or from TWRP. After doing this and rebooting, you will be booted into your carriers system.

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Mentalmuso My bro, Will this work on Exynos SM-N986B/DS version. Thanks for all your hard work buddy. :good:

Edited : Will Wait for latest Version of September from Sammobile then Will Give a try and Report later. thx bro.

 

[inningsdefeat500]

USA stuff

I personally own the SM-N9860 device. I successfully converted the csc region to USA (tmobile) by doing the following.

1. Created a .tar of super.img from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (AP)
2. Created a .tar of prism.img.lz4, optics.img.lz4, cache.img.lz4, omr.img.lz4 from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (CSC)
3. Flash with odin, super.tar in the AP slot, and the CSC.tar in the CSC slot.
4. Boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset

You will also need to edit mps_code.dat inside /efs/imei to reflect the carrier you desire. This needs to be done from a rooted system or from TWRP. After doing this and rebooting, you will be booted into your carriers system.

--->

What the benefit? I have it too and in Canada

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------

Instructions

* Unlock bootloader - Enable dev settings, switch the oem unlock switch, boot into download mode, hold the
volume up button, confirm unlocking.
* Be aware, first clean boot, hangs on building cache, hard reboot after waiting about 3min and you'll boot past this
* If simply updating your existing TWRP, you only need to flash the TWRP.img in recovery.

Process from bone stock (TH* firmware)
1. Flash TWRP.tar in Odin (uncheck autoreboot)
2. Reboot directly into TWRP (hold vol+ and Bixby)
3. Format data, reboot recovery
4. Flash kernel (use img flash, flash boot.img)
5. Flash encryption disabler.
6. Flash Magisk.
7. Reboot system

Process from existing TWRP
1. Flash TWRP.img to recovery partition from within TWRP
2. Reboot system

N986x TWRP 3.4.0 Downloads
WETA Kernel
Forced Encryption Disabler
Telegram thread

--->

can u elaborate, what do I pick in ODIN and is it the patched kernel which is in the root thread? u say img flash and boot.img
Are these 2 files

 

[Mentalmuso]

What the benefit? I have it too and in Canada

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:39 AM ----------



can u elaborate, what do I pick in ODIN and is it the patched kernel which is in the root thread? u say img flash and boot.img
Are these 2 files

Pick AP in odin to flash twrp.
Use img flash function in twrp to flash the kernel/boot.img. and I have no idea about the root thread so no, this is my own source built kernel.

 

[Mentalmuso]

Mentalmuso My bro, Will this work on Exynos SM-N986B/DS version. Thanks for all your hard work buddy. :good:

Edited : Will Wait for latest Version of September from Sammobile then Will Give a try and Report later. thx bro.

I'm confident that flashing the super.img from a snapdragon device on an exynos won't work.

Though flashing the csc imgs may get you somewhere. But I had trouble getting the csc to stick before flashing the super.img also.

 

[interestingkid]

Will this work for n976n (Korean variant, snapdragon)
It has the bootloader unlock in developer settings

 

[Mentalmuso]

Will this work for n976n (Korean variant, snapdragon)
It has the bootloader unlock in developer settings

I responded in telegram, thanks

 

[KURDKiNG]

USA stuff

I personally own the SM-N9860 device. I successfully converted the csc region to USA (tmobile) by doing the following.

1. Created a .tar of super.img from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (AP)
2. Created a .tar of prism.img.lz4, optics.img.lz4, cache.img.lz4, omr.img.lz4 from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (CSC)
3. Flash with odin, super.tar in the AP slot, and the CSC.tar in the CSC slot.
4. Boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset

You will also need to edit mps_code.dat inside /efs/imei to reflect the carrier you desire. This needs to be done from a rooted system or from TWRP. After doing this and rebooting, you will be booted into your carriers system.

--->

So this will get us off the hongkong firmware? And we will get updates with our carrier?

---------- Post added at 06:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------

USA stuff

I personally own the SM-N9860 device. I successfully converted the csc region to USA (tmobile) by doing the following.

1. Created a .tar of super.img from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (AP)
2. Created a .tar of prism.img.lz4, optics.img.lz4, cache.img.lz4, omr.img.lz4 from TH3 SM-N986U1 firmware (CSC)
3. Flash with odin, super.tar in the AP slot, and the CSC.tar in the CSC slot.
4. Boot into stock recovery and perform a factory reset

You will also need to edit mps_code.dat inside /efs/imei to reflect the carrier you desire. This needs to be done from a rooted system or from TWRP. After doing this and rebooting, you will be booted into your carriers system.

--->

So this will get us off the hongkong firmware? And we will get updates with our carrier?

 

[inningsedefeat500]

Pick AP in odin to flash twrp.
Use img flash function in twrp to flash the kernel/boot.img. and I have no idea about the root thread so no, this is my own source built kernel.

I already have root with Magisk - should I bone stock and then follow this

Sent from my SM-N9860 using Tapatalk

 

[inningsdefeat500]

unofficial TWRP 3.4.0 for SM-N986x Snapdragon

*** This will only work on Snapdragon devices with an unlocked bootloader, but is technically compatible with all snapdragon Note 20 Ultra devices.

SM-N9860 | SM-N986U + U1 (if oem unlock is ever achieved)

Telegram thread

Built using OMNI source 10.0
TWRP v3.4.0

See post #2 for install steps

Changelog...

v1
Initial build
MTP, OTG and SDcard all working
Encryption not working

TWRP Downloads

N986x TWRP 3.4.0 Downloads
WETA Kernel
Forced Encryption Disabler
Telegram thread

--------------------->

Beer fund

XDA:DevDB Information
TWRP Note 20 Ultra (snapdragon), Kernel for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Contributors
Mentalmuso, mentalmuso
Source Code: [url]https://github.com/mentalmuso/android_kernel_samsung_sd865plus_twrp[/URL]

Kernel Special Features:

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 3.4.0-1

Created 2020-09-08
Last Updated 2020-09-08

Bud, I followed but its booting back in TWRP all the time

I started from Bone Stock
Reboots to TWRP only
I put Bone Stock back and followed Dr Ketans root and TWRP instructions but extracted recovery.img from this thread and the Encryption Disabler - all seemed OK in TWRP but
Reboots to TWRP only

 

[inningsdefeat500]

Did this work for anyone?

---------- Post added at 08:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:04 AM ----------

Pick AP in odin to flash twrp.
Use img flash function in twrp to flash the kernel/boot.img. and I have no idea about the root thread so no, this is my own source built kernel.

When I do this, I select Boot Partiton right?

Sorry, asking too many questions as OP instructions didn't work, it simply boots back to TWRP

 

[beautyangel]

Well, Just Follow OP Instructions.
My Phone Rooted, I Follow Dr.Ketan Instructions how to root in Exynos section.
Am on latest Stock Rom, All Bloatware Remove with Adb Shell command.

1. I do Not install TWRP.
I extract Patched AP (magisk) and copy Boot.img, then convert Boot to Patched Kernel.tar

And Follow OP Instructions for CSC

I confirmed All working Great Guys. We Can Change our CSC Carrier. "THAT'S A MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR GO". Really thats Awesome. Mentalmuso My Bro That's Awesome share Buddy. You Really Rock on this One. :highfive::good:

 

[Mentalmuso]

So this will get us off the hongkong firmware? And we will get updates with our carrier?

---------- Post added at 06:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------


So this will get us off the hongkong firmware? And we will get updates with our carrier?

I never said that, once rooted you aren't going to get any updates from anywhere. Rooting breaks ota

 

[Mentalmuso]

Bud, I followed but its booting back in TWRP all the time

I started from Bone Stock
Reboots to TWRP only
I put Bone Stock back and followed Dr Ketans root and TWRP instructions but extracted recovery.img from this thread and the Encryption Disabler - all seemed OK in TWRP but
Reboots to TWRP only

Did you format data?

 

[inningsdefeat500]

Well, Just Follow OP Instructions.
My Phone Rooted, I Follow Dr.Ketan Instructions how to root in Exynos section.
Am on latest Stock Rom, All Bloatware Remove with Adb Shell command.

1. I do Not install TWRP.
I extract Patched AP (magisk) and copy Boot.img, then convert Boot to Patched Kernel.tar

]And Follow OP Instructions for CSC

I confirmed All working Great Guys. We Can Change our CSC Carrier. "THAT'S A MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR GO". Really thats Awesome. Mentalmuso My Bro That's Awesome share Buddy. You Really Rock on this One. :highfive::good:

I saw that as well, but can we install Root, TWRP and change CSC for this, my issues is getting stuck at going back to TWRP - u never tried that right

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I never said that, once rooted you aren't going to get any updates from anywhere. Rooting breaks ota

Did you format data?

I see your point about root, but like many I chose to do so - however, for inserting TWRP and making sure I do it right. I reloaded Stock Rom and followed your instructions. All went fine except, it boots back to TWRP only. In the end, didn't work and I gave up and just regular root now

Thus asking if this worked for anyone else, why is it that I got back to TWRP - if you like I can make a whole video of my process

** yes, I formatted data **

 

[Mentalmuso]

I got it rooted too , no issues - unsure what instruction abt CSC, as this is Snapdragon

Did you follow my methods in post #2 or ketans, just want to figure out what's happened to the other guys.

 

[inningsdefeat500]

Did you follow my methods in post #2 or ketans, just want to figure out what's happened to the other guys.

I did yours which ended up going to TWRP
I tried Ketan's ( with how to get TWRP while rooting ) and it was same results - i.e, going back to TWRP

 

[Mentalmuso]

I got it rooted too , no issues - unsure what instruction abt CSC, as this is Snapdragon

---------- Post added at 02:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:02 PM ----------







I see your point about root, but like many I chose to do so - however, for inserting TWRP and making sure I do it right. I reloaded Stock Rom and followed your instructions. All went fine except, it boots back to TWRP only. In the end, didn't work and I gave up and just regular root now

Thus asking if this worked for anyone else, why is it that I got back to TWRP - if you like I can make a whole video of my process

** yes, I formatted data **

I'm trying to figure out what happened to you is all. And I don't mean to offend by asking what seems to be obvious questions.

Giving me as much info as you can is only going to help. What firmware did you flash, and is your device BRI, TGY?? what csc did you come with when purchased.

I just downloaded and reflashed both kernel and twrp and had no problem. Though I did convert to usa system and vendor. I don't think that would matter