How To Guide SM-F926B ONLY!! Android 12 update and ROOT GUIDE - BVA9 rooted firmware provided - if you missed the good news, camera works :)

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little-endian

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But lets be clear - TWRP is still fundamental for rooting
Could you please kindly elaborate on that?

From what I understand, the process of rooting a Fold 3 with Magisk is to get the corresponding app as an APK file, using it to patch the AP part of the stock firmware which comes in several parts (AP, BL, CP, CSC) and then flashing that very AP result with Odin.

Also, the rooting guide as a requisite for the Dr. Ketan ROM sounds like after having flashed the patched Magisk AP file, one still deals with the stock recovery:

[*](Root F926B)

Unlock bootloader
You needs to download stock firmware (You can get stock firmware with Frija) and extract AP*.tar.md5 file and patch with magisk. Flash patched file with AP tab of Odin
Reboot to recovery and select to format data (Factory reset option on stock recovery)

So I wonder at what point TWRP necessarily comes into play here. Is it contained as recovery as part of the Magisk patching approach?

Furthermore, is it still (June 2022) the case that encryption and that DEX function only works in conjunction of a /data partition formatted by a stock recovery instance or are there meanwhile versions of TWRP which can handle the encrypted part?

At least with an old Galaxy Note 8, I got Magisk running with TWRP and encryption (at least, a password check during bootup is possible, probably only Samsung knows how much that encryption is worth to begin with).
 
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pvillasuso

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Could you please kindly elaborate on that?

From what I understand, the process of rooting a Fold 3 with Magisk is to get the corresponding app as an APK file, using it to patch the AP part of the stock firmware which comes in several parts (AP, BL, CP, CSC) and then flashing that very AP result with Odin.

Also, the rooting guide as a requisite for the Dr. Ketan ROM sounds like after having flashed the patched Magisk AP file, one still deals with the stock recovery:



So I wonder at what point TWRP necessarily comes into play here. Is it contained as recovery as part of the Magisk patching approach?

Furthermore, is it still (June 2022) the case that encryption and that DEX function only works in conjunction of a /data partition formatted by a stock recovery instance or are there meanwhile versions of TWRP which can handle the encrypted part?

At least with an old Galaxy Note 8, I got Magisk running with TWRP and encryption (at least, a password check during bootup is possible, probably only Samsung knows how much that encryption is worth to begin with).

Use this guide :

 

little-endian

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Thanks, but so much for elaboration. ;)

Your suggestion also raises further questions as to what might be the advantage of using that approach which seems to be based on that "420rom" compared to Dr. Ketan's.

Also, it mentions OneUI 4.1 in conjunction with some Galaxy Watch to be used with root where it remains unclear whether that is something exclusive now or also covered by that other Dr. Ketan rom.
 

pvillasuso

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Thanks, but so much for elaboration. ;)

Your suggestion also raises further questions as to what might be the advantage of using that approach which seems to be based on that "420rom" compared to Dr. Ketan's.

Also, it mentions OneUI 4.1 in conjunction with some Galaxy Watch to be used with root where it remains unclear whether that is something exclusive now or also covered by that other Dr. Ketan rom.
Ok . Just do the first step of that guide ( to be rooted ) , and then Jump to Dr.Ketan's Rom thread ( and follow the instructions )
 

pedestrianman

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Hi All!!

This thread will now contain pre rooted Odin files for F926B users to flash and update

Before you start, download "420rom_F926B_BVA9_Odin_EUY.zip" from HERE

THIS IS FOR F926B ONLY

The process requires knowledge of basic adb and YOU MUST HAVE ADB INSTALLED BEFORE TRYING THIS

This will no longer wipe data but it is advisable to backup first anyway - i wont be responsible for any data lost that could have been backed up ;)

PROCESS to update from rooted a11 or a12

1 - Unzip the 4 odin files from the zip provided in the link above & connect phone to PC

2 - load ODIN on PC and disable AUTO Reboot - Next load BL.tar in BL, AP.tar in AP, Stock CP in CP and Stock HOMECSC in CSC

3 - Click start to flash the files - when completed, keeping phone connected to PC, press and hold power and volume down and as soon as the screen turns off, press and hold vol up and power UNTIL in TWRP

4 - Head to the TWRP mount menu disable MTP

5 - ONLY IF YOU DONT HAVE A MAGISK.ZIP ON INTERNAL STORAGE copy app-debug.zip to your adb folder and then open a command window and first confirm adb is working by typing adb devices you should see your device listed and "recovery" next to the device in command window - this means adb is working - type adb push app-debug.zip /sdcard this should send the app-debug.zip to internal storage (or sdcard if you prefer)

6 - go to the TWRP flash menu and you should see the app-debug.zip, flash it to root your A12 device - this needs to be done everytime TWRP is flashed in Odin it seems

7 - reboot to system from TWRP power menu

You will boot rooted, updated and with intact data if all the steps above are followed correctly

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PROCESS IF COMING FROM STOCK A12

1 - Unzip the 4 odin files from the zip provided in the link above & connect phone to PC (please ensure dev settings are enabled and that you have unlocked bootloader and checked "Oem unlock" is faded out under dev settings)

2 - load ODIN on PC and disable AUTO Reboot - Next load BL.tar in BL, AP.tar in AP, Stock CP in CP and Stock HOMECSC in CSC

3 - Click start to flash the files - when completed, keeping phone connected to PC, press and hold power and volume down and as soon as the screen turns off, press and hold vol up and power UNTIL in TWRP

4 - Head to the TWRP wipe menu and format device (type yes and press enter) - then reboot TWRP

5 - when TWRP has rebooted, go to the mounts menu and disable MTP -> this will allow us to send app-debug.zip (magisk) to your sdcard

6 - copy app-debug.zip to your adb folder and then open a command window and first confirm adb is working by typing adb devices you should see your device listed and "recovery" next to the device in command window - this means adb is working

7 - type adb push app-debug.zip /sdcard this should send the app-debug.zip to internal storage (or sdcard if you prefer) - go to the TWRP flash menu and you should see this app-debug.zip, flash it to root your A12 device

8 - as stated previously, i have disabled encryption therefore we just need to boot STRAIGHT to SYSTEM from the TWRP POWER MENU

9 -When phone reboots, set up as normal and you should now see a magisk stub in the app drawer meaning you are rooted :p
Hello , it failed with

SW REV CHECK FAIL : abl fused 2 > binary 1

SECURE CHECK FAIL : abl 6

What I'm I doing wrong?
 

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    Hi All!!

    This thread will now contain pre rooted Odin files for F926B users to flash and update

    Before you start, download "420rom_F926B_BVA9_Odin_EUY.zip" from HERE

    THIS IS FOR F926B ONLY

    The process requires knowledge of basic adb and YOU MUST HAVE ADB INSTALLED BEFORE TRYING THIS

    This will no longer wipe data but it is advisable to backup first anyway - i wont be responsible for any data lost that could have been backed up ;)

    PROCESS to update from rooted a11 or a12

    1 - Unzip the 4 odin files from the zip provided in the link above & connect phone to PC

    2 - load ODIN on PC and disable AUTO Reboot - Next load BL.tar in BL, AP.tar in AP, Stock CP in CP and Stock HOMECSC in CSC

    3 - Click start to flash the files - when completed, keeping phone connected to PC, press and hold power and volume down and as soon as the screen turns off, press and hold vol up and power UNTIL in TWRP

    4 - Head to the TWRP mount menu disable MTP

    5 - ONLY IF YOU DONT HAVE A MAGISK.ZIP ON INTERNAL STORAGE copy app-debug.zip to your adb folder and then open a command window and first confirm adb is working by typing adb devices you should see your device listed and "recovery" next to the device in command window - this means adb is working - type adb push app-debug.zip /sdcard this should send the app-debug.zip to internal storage (or sdcard if you prefer)

    6 - go to the TWRP flash menu and you should see the app-debug.zip, flash it to root your A12 device - this needs to be done everytime TWRP is flashed in Odin it seems

    7 - reboot to system from TWRP power menu

    You will boot rooted, updated and with intact data if all the steps above are followed correctly

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    PROCESS IF COMING FROM STOCK A12

    1 - Unzip the 4 odin files from the zip provided in the link above & connect phone to PC (please ensure dev settings are enabled and that you have unlocked bootloader and checked "Oem unlock" is faded out under dev settings)

    2 - load ODIN on PC and disable AUTO Reboot - Next load BL.tar in BL, AP.tar in AP, Stock CP in CP and Stock HOMECSC in CSC

    3 - Click start to flash the files - when completed, keeping phone connected to PC, press and hold power and volume down and as soon as the screen turns off, press and hold vol up and power UNTIL in TWRP

    4 - Head to the TWRP wipe menu and format device (type yes and press enter) - then reboot TWRP

    5 - when TWRP has rebooted, go to the mounts menu and disable MTP -> this will allow us to send app-debug.zip (magisk) to your sdcard

    6 - copy app-debug.zip to your adb folder and then open a command window and first confirm adb is working by typing adb devices you should see your device listed and "recovery" next to the device in command window - this means adb is working

    7 - type adb push app-debug.zip /sdcard this should send the app-debug.zip to internal storage (or sdcard if you prefer) - go to the TWRP flash menu and you should see this app-debug.zip, flash it to root your A12 device

    8 - as stated previously, i have disabled encryption therefore we just need to boot STRAIGHT to SYSTEM from the TWRP POWER MENU

    9 -When phone reboots, set up as normal and you should now see a magisk stub in the app drawer meaning you are rooted :p
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    @exocetdj
    I have the same problem with the Gallery, also, when trying to send an image or a video in Telegram I get an error and when using Sync I cant watch videos and images. Maybe it has something to do with storage permission.
    No – this has to do with decrypting /data – I've confirmed this on my setup – you won't be able to get it working after formatting /data in TWRP. BTW you will also not be able to use Dex on your setup like this. That's a gift from Samsung to us.

    The only way to overcome this currently is like I have done:

    - Follow @exocetdj guide up to and including flashing the Magisk apk in TWRP.
    - From TWRP, reboot to Download mode.
    - In Odin disable autoreboot and flash Stock recovery, you have to make a tar for this from the stock firmware AP, just keep the recovery file in the tar.
    - Reboot to recovery via the key combo in the guide.
    - In stock recovery now, format /data again - this will encrypt it.

    Now reboot, you'll set up the system again and you'll have root, sharing will work, Dex will work etc.

    However you won't have TWRP. It's possible to flash just the TWRP recovery again after this without formatting /data however without accessible /data it's mostly useless.
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    ok no progress on Dex today from my end - seems to be a commonn issue and @abun880007 reported an error message stating that dex wouldn't work due to a modded system

    on a side note i have disabled WSM which means watch pairings remain on reboot - this was a fix in my rom already but module dependant meaning that watch pairings would go even if the module was disabled- thanks to @starbucks2010 for the wsm fix as always

    ill upload a new firmware tonight with this fix and it has been based on BTB (no difference to MSR firmware as is OXM)
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    F926B users - rooted firmware is now here

    This time round i have cooked in @Andrei1973 's WSM fix so no need for any modules to keep wearable pairings (cheers as always mate :) )

    Rebased to BUL8 firmware and including A7 TWRP from IanMacD

    Removed forrceencrypt and have also used df18bcf5 Magisk Alpha build (aka app-debug.zip) attached to this post for flashing in TWRP

    Update procedure

    1 reboot to download and load Odin

    2 Load the Odin files and uncheck "Auto reboot"

    3 Reboot straight to TWRP (remember the button combos!)

    4 ONLY IF YOU HAVENT GOT MAGISK ON INTERNAL STORAGE - check that MTP is disabled and copy app-debug.zip to adb folder then in CMD window "adb push app-debug.zip /sdcard"

    5 - Flash the app-debug.zip and then reboot to system from TWRP power menu

    You will boot rooted, updated and with intact data if all the steps above are followed correctly
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    Killing the camera after unlocking the bootloader is a stupid and crappy move by Samsung.
    I remember, oh so long ago, when Samsung actually supported us here on XDA, found quite a large number of things done by devs here suddenly appearing on their "next big thing", then they quietly withdrew their support and went over to the dark side of the Apple-verse.