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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Qualcomm) (samsung-greatqlte)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Qualcomm)
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Note 8 (Qualcomm)
Codename samsung-greatqlte
Released 2017
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998)
CPU Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz
4×1.9 GHz) Kryo 280
GPU Adreno 540
Display 1440x2960 AMOLED
Storage 64 GB (upgradeable via microSD)
Memory 6 GB LPDDR4X
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 7.1.1
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
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The Qualcomm based device was sold in the USA, China, and Japan. For other countries see Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Exynos)

Contributors

  • njha (Note: Verizon phone, locked bootloader, can't test anything so I gave up. This wiki page has the work I've done so far.)

Maintainer(s)

  • njha

How to enter flash mode

When the device is fully powered off, hold Power, Volume Down, and Bixby for a few seconds.

A (turquoise) download mode warning screen should appear.

Installation

Doesn't work yet.

What I did

  • Grab TWRP for greatqlte.
  • Grab SM-N950U_NA_PP_Opensource.zip from the Samsung Open Source website.
  • Disable defex_lsm and Knox
  • Disable/enable everything that the checker complains about
  • Apply patch 0001 and 0002 from oneplus-cheeseburger.
  • Now the kernel compiles, and you can theoretically flash it if you didn't have a locked bootloader :(