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[dr.ketan]

N950F/FD Dr.Ketan ROM DeKnoxed

ROM Features (Pie)

- DEX supported
- SPay with Gear wearable (Only supported models) - Provided you have installed required packages and hidden 'pay' stuff with magisk hide.
- PowerMenu shortcut for long pressing power.
- Included stock enforcing kernel
- Reduced call disconnect delay.
- Clock position (Lt/Rt/Center)
- High Volume warning disabled
- Screenshot in Secure Tab
- Denoxed with minimally debloated (tried to preserve most functions though)
- 3minit battery (ROM Tool)
- Dolby can be used on Phone speaker too (Try only after applying Essential fix from Tool)
- Camera record 60 fps (not tested)
- Dual Messenger for all app mod (Aroma selectable)
- Dual SIM + SD card fix as aroma selection so ROM can be flashed without removing secon SIM (Recommended to select same from ROM Tool later)
- Added some important samsung stuff

1. Calculator
2. Music
3. S Health

- Titanium Backup (aroma selectable)
- Internet browser Secret mode
- S Health patched for using with rooted device.
- Able to web login with biometrics on samsung browser
- ROM Tool with following options

1. Ad-Free Quick Panel Toggles
2. PowerMenu Quick Panel Toggles (Power Off/Reboot/Recovery)
3. Auto detect Busybox and auto flash if requires.
4. NavigationBar heights on the fly (Smaller/Stock)
5. Long Press Home customization : Select Device assistance as LP Home from settings, then select if you want to use it to assign to any available app/service), You can reset choice from ROM control
6. Scloud - As this is major battery killer, You ca enable/disable anytime from ROM control
7. Fbind Helper : Small tool to use Fbind magisk module (Need to install separately from Magisk - Download - Magic Folder Binder. It is same like folder mount. You can mount Int SD folder to Ext SD
8. Viper sound mode - Single click enable/disable Viper sound mode
9. ROM Control Fetures
   • Battery Bar with thickness and color option
   • Network meter with Toggle (Lt/Rt/Quick Panel/None) with color option
   • Virtual Key with Toggle (Lt side - Menu, Rt side - Power, Centre - Home)
   • Double tap statusbar to sleep
10. Battery & clock icon - stock/3minit battery + Clock position (Lt/RT/Center) on the fly.
11. Mods & Fix
    • Enable Dual SIM + SD support
    • Netflix/Optus sport fix
    • BT Pair fix - N960F ROM shouldn't have issue out of box but can trigger with flashing xyz, Use only if you are having issue
    • Auto Call Record (Without CSC features)
12. GoodLock included without CSC restrictions (ROM Tool - GoodLock)
    • ClockFace
    • LockStar
    • MultiStar
    • NavStar
    • QuickStar
    • Task Changer
13. Biometrics on Reboot. If you want to login bank app/Paypal with fingerprint, you need to disable this.
14. Update & Fix section
15. Navigation Bar color

PS : There may be few more options will be there but won't work if those are not mentioned here.

ROM Features (Oreo) - Abandoned

- Based on official oreo N950FXXS5CRJ1
- S9+ Features - Very limited port. Better can say features port. Some S9+ features ported like

• Live Wallpaper
• Video play on LockScreen
• Dolby

- Device status set to Official
- Included wide range of CSC (Total 213)
- Decrypted CSC features
- OMC flash have now three option

• N950F omc
• N950N omc
• skip (NO omc)

- Aroma includes option to root(magisk)/No root (For SuperSu - read below add on at end of post)
- Good LOck 2018

• Edge lighting plus (aroma selectable)
• Side Key (One hand Operation) - Aroma selectable
• QS Color - ROM Tool (No CSC restriction)
• Lock Star - ROM Tool (No CSC restriction)
• Task Changer (Recents) - ROM Tool (No CSC restriction)
• Routines - ROM Tool (No CSC restriction)

- Clock Face for AOD and LockScreen
- Included stock enforcing kernel
- Reduced call disconnect delay.
- DEX station (Not tested)
- High Volume warning disabled
- Hign brightness strain warning disabled
- Screenshot in Secure Tab
- Camera flashlight up to 1% battery
- Denoxed with minimally debloated (tried to preserve most functions though)
- Ad-Free preactivated Toggle in ROM Tool
- Enabled Launcher Rotation Toggle in launcher settings.
- Reboot to recovery (If not available, apply essential fix from ROM Tool)
- Show/Hide emergency in Power Menu
- Show/Hide Users in PowerMenu for multiusers.
- Reboot to recovery QS panel shortcut
- Ad Free QS Panel Toggle
- 3minit battery and 3minit clock (you will get option to choose just after finishing setup, also you can change anytime from ROM Tool)
- Added some important samsung stuff

1. Calculator
2. Email
3. Music
4. Samsung Gear
5. S Health
6. S Internet

- Titanium Backup aroma selected
- SystemUI mods

1. No secure login (After reboot no need to compulsory use PIN, it can be unlocked with fingerprint)
2. Battery Bar with thickness and color option
3. Network meter with Toggle (Lt/Rt/Quick Panel/None) with color option
4. Virtual Key with Toggle (Lt side - Menu, Rt side - Power, Centre - Home)
5. Double tap statusbar to sleep

- Internet browser Secret mode
- S Health patched for using with rooted device.
- Able to web login with biometrics on samsung browser
- ROM Control (ROM Tool - ROM control) with following option
Toggles for System UI as mentioned above
Sound modes (Untested)
There are few more options will be there but won't work if those are not mentioned here.
- ROM Tool with following options

1. Auto detect Busybox and auto flash if using magisk, Manual option to install for SuperSU users)
2. NavigationBar heights on the fly (Smaller/Stock)
3. Long Press Home customization : Select Device assistance as LP Home from settings, then select if you want to use it to assign to any available app/service), You can reset choice from ROM control
4. Scloud - As this is major battery killer, You ca enable/disable anytime from ROM control
5. Fbind Helper : Small tool to use Fbind magisk module (Need to install separately from Magisk - Download - Magic Folder Binder. It is same like folder mount. You can mount Int SD folder to Ext SD
6. Battery and Clock selection - Select stock/3minit battery/clock on the fly.
7. EFS Backup. Single click EFS Backup (Storage location - Int Storage/MyEFS)
8. Viper sound mode - Single click enable/disable Viper sound mode (should work with both magisk/supersu) & option to choose old/New viper, You can switch between anytime (just reboot needed in between)
   If you want to use any other version of Viper, first enable one(Old/New) and then you can install other version as regular apk to work.
   Also to note that, viper will work after 15-20 sec of rebooting device (you will see a toast msg Viper activated' after every boot if you have enabled it).
9. Some additional toggles (will auto apply on first boot or you can force apply by - ROM Tool - Apply essential fix)
10. NavigationBar custom color
11. Update & Fix section
    
    Important instruction for ROM Tool - After clean install ROM Tool should ask supersu permission on first boot, if you don't see call then manually check magisk/supersu log
    

- Multi CSC. It contains many CSC inside (All included under 'OXM') and will auto installed. If you have other CSC installed (Other than Original One), you may get message to RESET after first boot. In that case, you will lose root and have to flash magisk again to retain root access.

- Xposed Installer Pre installed without framework
If you don't using xposed - simply uninstall it as regular user app and it won't change anything
If you want to use xposed - Open Xposed installer from app drawer - Click on cloud symbol below - Install/Update - Select 'Install' - Grant SU access -
Reboot when script run and ask to reboot. First time it may take longer to boot.
After boot, you will have Xposed ready to use.

* Some fetures may vary depend on ROM version. Read changelog post for latest update and features of current version.

Credit and Thanks :
@Chainfire - Respected elite developer for supersu and his unbelievable contribution to XDA/Android community. @wanam - Respected elite developer for his awesome contribution and references to his works.
@topjohnwu for Magisk
@xperiacle the amazing developer for reference to his work and tools. @gharrington for 3minit battery and QuickLaunch.
ROM Control source and all credit and thanks goes to @daxgirl and @Wuby986 for their open source project for RomControl.
@Tkkg1994 for his permissive kernel @AbrahamGC for some ideas @frap129 for Spectrum app. samsungvn htcmania for tips and some stock apps, @khongloi113 for secure folder guide





XDA:DevDB Information
Dr.Ketan ROM N8, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (2017 Phone)

Contributors
dr.ketan, Dr.Ketan
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2017-09-29
Last Updated 2019-12-30

 

[dr.ketan]

Installation and Download


Important :

- This will void warranty.
- As of now you will lose Samsung Pay and Secure folder forever if you root once, even unrooting won't help. (hope in future we can get it working on tripped knox device)
- OTA likely won't work once you root device.

Installation :

If you are on stock ROM/Recovery, follow below said steps

1.Enable Developer Option (settings - about phone - Software information - Tap 7 times on build number to activate developer option in settings menu)
2.Enable OEM Unlock from developer option (If you don't have this option then read this you can't flash ROM before this option available.)
3.Download and copy ROM File to Ext SD card, Use ES file/Root explorer or any similar to check MD5, it should be match with provided in download section.
4.Download This TWRP by tkkg1994 for Oreo which is ready to flash using Odin (For Nougat download this and extract to tar.md5)
5.Switch Off device
6.Press Vol down + Bixby + Power to reboot to download mode, press volume up when asked to continue to download mode
7.Download Odin and open it, Disable 'Auto reboot' from option menu of Odin
8.Select TWRP (tar image) with AP tab of Odin and Start
9.Once Successfully flashed, you will see 'Passed' in Odin tab
10.Disconnect device and hold Vol down + power till screen goes off, Now immediately press Vol Up + Bixby + Power to reboot to TWRP
11.Select to allow modification
12.From TWRP, Select WIPE menu - Then FORMAT DATA - You need to type 'yes' to perform wipe. WARNING : This will erase all data including Int SD storage from device
13.Once format device completes, go back and select REBOOT' Menu and then - 'RECOVERY', This will reboot to TWRP again
14.Now select Install and navigate path to Ext SD card - ROM zip file, you have copied earlier
15.Let device boot, and read ROM specific Instructions below.
16.If ROM doesn't include your original CSC - Read post #5

If you are on CWM recovery and custom ROM already, Follow below said steps.

1.Download ROM zip and place on Int Storage/Ext SD and check MD5
2.Reboot to recovery and select factory reset and flash ROM zip you have copied in step 1.
3.Let device boot,Read ROM specific instructions below.
4.If ROM doesn't include your original CSC - Read post #5

Some ROM specific instructions

1. On boot, you may not able to use ROM tool or some few features for first few minutes. This issue explained in MustRead.txt file in download area.

3.Since Pie version, OEM is pre-fixed with kernel patch and after flashing ROM, you may find OEM option in developer settings but it will be disable, it is actually because of hack/fix applied. In real case if it is disabled then you may not able to boot rom with TWRP. Simply ignore it.

Read ChangeLog of ROM you are going to flash for any specific instructions. Link to changelog is available in next post below.

Can I dirty flash (without factory reset) ROM? No, We don't recommend it. If you are able to handle consequences with dirty flash then proceed, but don't post bugs in forum without clean installing ROM.
PS : Who can handle consequences of dirty flashing, they never need to ask this question in forum.




For Encryption - Read This


Download :https://drketanrom.com/



Instructions provided above are for latest version of ROM only, on previous versions of ROM it may or may not be same, we recommend to flash latest ROM only.

 

[dr.ketan]

ChangeLog

Nougat

N1 - 29.09.2017 - Initial release

N2 - 08.10.2017
N3 - 20.10.2017
N4 - 06.11.2017
N5 - 05.12.2017
N6 - 11.12.2017
N7 - 19.12.2017
N8 - 27.01.2018
N9 - 22.02.2018

Oreo

O1 - 24.03.2018
O2 - 30.03.2018
O3 - 02.04.2018
O4 - 04.04.2018
O5 - 19.04.2018
O6 - 03.05.2018
O7P - 03.06.2018
O8P - 24.06.2018
O9P - 06.07.2018
O10P - 21.07.2018
O11P - 30.07.2018
O12P - 11.08.2018
O13P - 17.08.2018
O14P - 26.09.2018
O15P - 22.10.2018
O16P - 21.11.2018
O17P - 20.12.2018

Pie Beta

- P01 - 16.01.2019
- P02 - 19.01.2019
- P03 - 24.01.2019
- P04 - 12.02.2019

Pie Official

- P05 - 20.02.2019
- P06 - 13.03.2019
- P07 - 21.03.2019
- P08 - 22.04.2019
- P09 - 21.05.2019
- P10 - 22.07.2019 & P10_New
- P11 - 20.09.2019
- P12 - 30.12.2019

How to report bugs/Issue?
To report issue, you needs to provide following informations, else it will be ignored
1.ROM build number.
2.Dirty/Clean Install. - If you have dirty installed, Then first clean install and report if issue persists.
3.Bug/Issue appears right after installing or later?
4.How to reproduce error.
5.Is there any same reports there on thread on your searching?
6.Is there any mention about same bug on OP or changeLog post?
7.Logs

 

[dr.ketan]

Bootloader, Modems and stock recovery :

Bootloader Modem and stock recovery collection

Download and extract it. You will find installation instructions inside it

Bootloader and Modem for N950N is here


Read this for getting latest bootloader and modem

 

[dr.ketan]

CSC Included in ROM

Following CSC are included in ROM, If your original CSC includes below in list, you don't need to take extra measures after flashing ROM zip else you need to flash your original CSC. Read end of post how to flash original CSC

Included CSC are :

1. ACG
2. ACR
3. AFG
4. AFR
5. ALE
6. AME
7. AMO
8. ANC
9. ARO
10. ATL
11. ATO
12. ATT
13. AUT
14. AVF
15. BAT
16. BGL
17. BMC
18. BNG
19. BOG
20. BRI
21. BST
22. BVO
23. BWA
24. CAC
25. CAM
26. CCT
27. CDR
28. CHE
29. CHL
30. CHO
31. CHR
32. CHV
33. CHX
34. CNX
35. COA
36. COM
37. COO
38. COS
39. CPA
40. CRC
41. CRO
42. CTI
43. CTP
44. CTU
45. CWW
46. CYV
47. DBT
48. DCO
49. DHR
50. DKR
51. DNL
52. DOR
53. DPL
54. DRE
55. DTM
56. ECO
57. ECT
58. EGY
59. EON
60. ESK
61. ETL
62. EUR
63. EVR
64. FMC
65. FTM
66. GCF
67. GLW
68. H3G
69. HTS
70. ICE
71. ILO
72. INS
73. ITV
74. IUS
75. JDI
76. KDO
77. KSA
78. KTC
79. LAO
80. LRA
81. LUC
82. LUX
83. MAX
84. MBM
85. MEO
86. MET
87. MID
88. MOB
89. MTB
90. MTL
91. MWD
92. MYM
93. NEE
94. NPL
95. O2U
96. OMN
97. OPS
98. OPT
99. OPV
100. ORO
101. ORS
102. ORX
103. PAK
104. PCT
105. PCW
106. PEO
107. PET
108. PGU
109. PHE
110. PHN
111. PNT
112. PRO
113. PRT
114. PSN
115. PSP
116. PVT
117. ROM
118. RWC
119. SEB
120. SEE
121. SEK
122. SER
123. SFR
124. SIM
125. SKC
126. SKZ
127. SLK
128. SPR
129. SWC
130. TCE
131. TCL
132. TDR
133. TEL
134. TFN
135. TGY
136. THL
137. THR
138. TLS
139. TMB
140. TMH
141. TMS
142. TMZ
143. TNL
144. TNZ
145. TPA
146. TPH
147. TPL
148. TRG
149. TTT
150. TUN
151. TUR
152. UNE
153. UPO
154. USC
155. UYO
156. VAU
157. VD2
158. VDC
159. VDF
160. VDH
161. VDI
162. VGR
163. VIP
164. VMU
165. VOD
166. VTR
167. VZW
168. WIN
169. WMC
170. XAA
171. XAC
172. XAS
173. XEC
174. XEF
175. XEH
176. XEO
177. XEU
178. XFE
179. XFV
180. XID
181. XME
182. XSA
183. XSG
184. XSP
185. XTC
186. XXV
187. ZTA
188. ZTO
     
     
189. BTC
190. BTU
191. CEL
192. CPW
193. GLB
194. LYS
195. MAT
196. MM1
197. PCL
198. PTR
199. SIN
200. SMA
201. SMP
202. STH
203. TEB
204. TMC
205. WTL
206. XFA
     

My CSC is not included in above list, what should I do?

There are some extra CSC available separately below in this post. If your's included in that then get it and follow instructions provided.
If your CSC is not included in above list then better you should flash CSC file from stock firmware.

First Install your desired ROM
1.Download your original firmware from samfirmware or updato or any similar
2.Make copy of it, in case it messed up then you may need not to re download again
3.Rt click on PC on file you have download and select 7zip and select open archive (you may use any other similar to winzip if you wish)
4.You will see a file name started with HOME_CSC_***.tar.md5
5.Drag and drop that file to PC
6.Reboot device to download mode and select HOME_CSC_**.tar.md5 file with CSC tab of Odin and flash
7.let device reboot, you may see a warning to reset data to apply new CSC - Ignore it
8.Reboot device to Recovery - Wipe Data (regular wipe, not full format)
9.Select Dr.Ketan ROM zip (N3 or up) - skip everything except choose one of your desired root method like Magisk OR SuperSU
(If you are on other ROM, you should download Magisk/SuperSU separately and should choose same which was you had while flashing ROM)
10.Reboot device - Now you will have your own original CSC

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Flashable CSC

Download your CSC form below list if available and copy along with ROM file. Once you finish clean flashing ROM, immediately flash CSC file without reboot in between

Available Flashable CSC

1.MET
2.TEL_VAU_OPS_NZC_TNZ_VNZ_VFJ_PNG_XSA_XNZ_XNX
3.ACG_ATT_BST_CCT_GCF_LRA_SPR_TFN_TMB_USC_VMU_VZW_XAA_XAS
4.KTC_LUC_SKC
5.BMC_BWA_CHR_ESK_FMC_GLW_KDO_MTB_RWC_TLS_WMC_VTR_XAC
6.XID


Download Flashable CSC zip

 

[hellbison]

Great to see Dr.Ketan at Note 8 section, looks promising
Downloading when I can find the link

 

[badcrow35]

Downloads link ?

 

[maheshhtc]

Thanks Doctor.....[emoji111]

Sent from my SM-N920G using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[Motawa88]

is gear vr present?

 

[Bajanman]

Sorry no place holders...

Thread closed until download links are available.

 

[Bajanman]

Thread open at Op request.

 

[dr.ketan]

Download link added to post #2
More detail guide will be available tomorrow for installation for newbies.

 

[vinokirk]

Dr.Ketan, good to see you again, I very much enjoyed your call recording mod for the Note 3!
I will be trying out your ROM at some point for sure

 

[TheUndertaker21]

Doctor is back. Sweet

Sent from my SM-N950F using XDA-Developers Legacy app

 

[LEANDROURU]

samsung pay works?

 

[Brava27]

samsung pay works?

Are you kidding?

Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

 

[jackymuta]

Thanks you

 

[drakonizer]

Hey y'all,

Nothing makes me appreciate the Samsung community more than having to delete 18 useless posts from you trolls. Please refrain from trolling in the future. I've also deleted 5 posts reserved by the OP for feeding the trolls. This will be undone, if, by some sort of miracle, the OP can find content that's meant for the said 5 posts.

I hope I won't have to drop by here again.

Your friendly moderator,
drakonizer

 

[xxxxcoopers]

Hey @dr.ketan

Does the pro support we paid for on note 5 carry over to note 8?

Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

 

[dr.ketan]

Hey @dr.ketan

Does the pro support we paid for on note 5 carry over to note 8?

Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

No. As you know, Pro license is given per device ID so it is for one device only. But with N8 Pro version, we may going to start transfer of license, where you cant use Pro on earlier device and it will be transfered to new device. For this there will be small transfer charge will be there.