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 Android
Original version 7.1.1
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
This device is marked as not booting.


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 :(