I bought a used Note 9 and installed /e/ on it. This was not without problems. So I want to give help to others, who want to use /e/ on an SM-N960F/DS.
My Note 9 had the newest firmware, Android Q / 10
I give some links, where you can find instructions. Because, why should I do the same, someone else did before me?
First, which buttons are needed, to boot to recovery mode, download mode?
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-galaxy-note-9/recovery-mode/
Second, how to install TWRP, get root access and stop encryption
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-sm-n960f-n-twrp-for-galaxy-note9-3-3-1-f2fs-lzma-unofficial.3929901/page-17#post-81695605
this second article is maybe helpful
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-root-note-9-exynos-android-10-q-with-out-custom-recovery.4039783/](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-root-note-9-exynos-android-10-q-with-out-custom-recovery.4039783/
Sometimes it is not possible to install TWRP through Odin, here is the solution (so it was for me)
https://www.xda-developers.com/fix-missing-oem-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s9-samsung-galaxy-s8-samsung-galaxy-note-8/
Hope this can be helpful.
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