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We have great news for HTC U11 users. TWRP custom recovery is available for download which means now you will be able to flash custom ROMs on it. If you do not have custom recovery, there is no way to install a third party ROM or even install system level hacks. You will also need custom recovery on your HTC U11 if you want to overclock or underclock it as it lets you install custom kernels that lets you do it. The only thing that is not working on HTC U11 is encrypted backups so do use them.

How to download and install TWRP on HTC U11?

First, you will need to download and install ADB drivers and platform tools from the Android SDK on your computer. Get the TWRP for U11 from here and rename IMG file to twrp.img. Then on your phone, go to Settings > About and tap on the build number seven times to enable developer settings. Then go into developer options and turn on USB debugging.

After that, on your computer, fire up command prompt and type in the following commands.

adb reboot download
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
fastboot reboot

That is it. If you did everything correctly, TWRP custom recovery should now be installed on your HTC U11 android phone.

Custom kernel for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is now available. It is for the SM-N950F/FD/N and SM-G95XF/FD/N variants. If your variant is not listed, try this custom kernel that can be used to overclock / underclock note 8. Flashing custom kernel will make your device lose its warranty and knox will display 0x1. Here are the features of this kernel.

Here is how to install the kernel on Galaxy Note 8

0. Have a working recovery and encryption removed!
1. Download kernel from here and copy it to your sd card
2. Boot into twrp recovery mode (press bixby + volume up + power)
3. Flash kernel
4. Flash any other file which affects ramdisk (Magisk or SuperSU)
5. Reboot

Features of the Iron kernel for Galaxy Note 8

– Build with latest 6.4.1 GNU GCC toolchain
– Build with BQK6 kernel source code
– Latest Linux version 4.4.104, is always up to date
– Performance and Batterylife improved
– Choose between different CPU governors: performance, powersave, userspace, ondemand, interactiv (default), conservative, schedutil
– Includes latest BQK6 ramdisk
– I/O schedulers: CFQ (Default), No-op, Deadline, BFQ
– NTFS enabled
– TCP (Network) control: Bic (default), Reno, cdg, cubic, dctcp, Westwood, Highspeed, Hybla, HTCP, Vegas, Veno, Scalable, LP, Yeah, Illinois, Lia, Olia, Wvegas, balia
– Selinux is set to permissive
– Supports Private Mode
– F2fs on /data partition
– Init.d support
– All samsung security related configs disabled (as knox, tima, restrict rooting)
– Boeffla wakelock control

Qualcomm Snapdragon version of Samsung Galaxy Note 8 can now be rooted. These instructions come from the awesome XDA developers. This method will not trip the Knox counter so the warranty of your android phone will not get void. It is only for the Snapdragon variant and will not work on the Exynos or Chinese models. The root method is pretty much straight forward since the developer has done most of the hard work for you. All you need to do is follow the steps given below. Make sure you have followed all the pre-requisites. One thing to keep in mind though is to make entire backup of the internal as rooting procedure will delete everything stored on it.

Pre-requisites for rooting Samsung Galaxy Note 8

– Note 8 Pre-Rooted System.tar/PIT File Zip https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291693824
– Note 8 PART 2 Firmware Zip https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291692665
– ODIN app https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291680035
– A PC and ready to use Download Mode.

Part 1

1) Unzip the SamFAIL Note 8 Pre-Rooted System.tar and PIT File to your PC.
2) Have Comsey ODIN up and ready. Place your Note 8 into Download Mode and Connect to PC
3) In the AP slot, select the Pre-Rooted system.tar.

4) Now go to the PIT tab(Click OK or close on the warning box) and click and navigate to the PIT file you also just downloaded and select it.
5) On the OPTIONS tab, you will select the following: Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time, NAND ERASE ALL, and Re-Partition.
6) Once you have everything in place and the correct options selected, press START.
7) ODIN will say FAIL at the end of the flash and the phone will have rebooted to upload mode saying "Unknow Error". Don’t fret however, the system should have still been written!
8) You will have to get the phone back into Download mode( Hold Power, VOL- and bixby together and the phone will reboot to download mode and tell you its in emergency mode. THIS IS NORMAL.) and then proceed to Part 2 Instructions!

Part 2 instructions:

1) Download and Extract the SamFAIL Note 8 Part 2 Firmware Zip to your PC
2) Click Reset in Comsey ODIN or close it out and re-open it so it is COMPLETELY cleared out
3) Now select the firmware. BL goes in BL, AP goes in AP, CP goes in CP, dont press start yet!
4) Now, this time we ARE NOT SELECTING A PIT FILE, We should just select Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time. DO NOT DO NAND ERASE ALL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO START OVER.
5) Once you got the partitions in place and the right options selected, Press Start!
7) Once phone boots up, Setup your device as normal and proceed to the SuperSU app. It may ask you to update the SU Binary. Select Normal method and let it do its thing. Follow its instructions then SU should say it was Successful in updating and it needs to reboot(You may have to do it multiple times. I believe its 2 or 3 times then its good) ENJOY SamFAIL ROOT!

The manufacturer specializing in mini PCs and motherboards, ECS has announced the launch of the new addition to its catalog, the new ECS Liva Plus ZE, a mini PC that stands out for incorporating two RS232 ports to make it compatible with old and industrial devices, and equipped of a high power in small format to be able to supply any type of need that the user may have.

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Renovate, a custom ROM for the Samsung galaxy note 8 is available for download. It runs android 7.1. Support Note 8 variants include G950 and G955 and for some excellent reason, the Knox is set to 0x0 when it first boots. Here are the details of the ROM.

N950FXXU1AQI1
Android 7.1
Knox set to 0x0 when booted
Fully working private mode
Support for G95XF/FD/N
Customizable AROMA installer with option to debloat & remove knox
Choose from no root, magisk or supersu
Optimized for improved battery/perfomance
Tweaks app to control your experience
Device status set to official
5 way reboot menu added
Added outdoor mode to settings
Added LED notifications to settings
Added screen recorder quicksettings tile
Removed OEM unlock toggle from settings to avoid accidentally re-locking device
Enabled SystemUI Tuner, activate by long press settings button in quicksettings panel

• Download the ROM (direct download link)

To install the ROM, download the ROM from above mentioned link. Then copy the ROM to your phone’s external SD card and then boot into galaxy note 8 TWRP custom recovery. After that, browse for the ROM and install it from there. That is it, you have successfully installed renovate’s custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 android phone.