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VZW FXZ

It looks like the guys over at Droid-Developers have uploaded the most recent Firmware
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
With the FXZ firmware out for post OTA updates, does this mean we can follow the protocol to install pwnmymoto but not run it, take OTA, run it, then still be able to RSD back to stock?

anotherfiz said:
It looks like the guys over at Droid-Developers have uploaded the most recent Firmware
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ghost_rcica/list.php
With the FXZ firmware out for post OTA updates, does this mean we can follow the protocol to install pwnmymoto but not run it, take OTA, run it, then still be able to RSD back to stock?
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Return to stock OTA I believe, but not downgrade.

And lose root in the process
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monkespit said:
And lose root in the process
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Gotcha, that makes sense, because you couldnt even install pwnmymoto on the new firmware from stock.
it seems like the best option is to run the safestrap for the time being

anotherfiz said:
Gotcha, that makes sense, because you couldnt even install pwnmymoto on the new firmware from stock.
it seems like the best option is to run the safestrap for the time being
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or follow the thread for taking the ota and keeping root. Both let you downgrade back to original stock FW because neither touch your BL. I run SS but the other method works just fine as well now. I also flashed the new baseband in SS for call quality. Running smoothly.

jayboyyyy said:
or follow the thread for taking the ota and keeping root. Both let you downgrade back to original stock FW because neither touch your BL. I run SS but the other method works just fine as well now. I also flashed the new baseband in SS for call quality. Running smoothly.
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You cannot downgrade. Not sure what you're talking about. If you still think you can, list the steps here. I'll do it now.
Keeping root through an OTA and downgrading to earlier firmware are two completely different things. Why don't you clarify.
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jayboyyyy said:
or follow the thread for "taking the ota and keeping root." Both let you downgrade back to original stock FW because neither touch your BL. I run SS but the other method works just fine as well now. I also flashed the new baseband in SS for call quality. Running smoothly.
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You cannot downgrade. Not sure what you're talking about. If you still think you can, list the steps here. I'll do it now.
Keeping root through an OTA and downgrading to earlier firmware are two completely different things. Why don't you clarify.
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you mis-read what i was saying. perhaps adding quotations to my earlier post will make more since.
just for further clarification in case you aren't understanding what I meant still.
3 methods to keep root through OTA:
(1) SS
(2) method found under the thread titled something like "keeping root through the OTA"
(3) install pwmymoto without running, take ota, pwnmymoto automatically applies root after taking OTA
methods 1 & 2 allow you to "downgrade" or rather flash the original stock firmware onto the phone because neither methods touch the BL
method 3 does not allow you to do this as the BL has been touched and security parameters set to not allow you to go back to original stock firmware.

1ManWolfePack said:
You cannot downgrade. Not sure what you're talking about. If you still think you can, list the steps here. I'll do it now.
Keeping root through an OTA and downgrading to earlier firmware are two completely different things. Why don't you clarify.
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read the "tutorial for keeping root..." thread also in this section. i think it's believed that pwnmymoto changed something so that when the ota is taken the BL doesn't update, and u can flash the older fxz again to return to that firmware and essentially downgrade. at least from what I've read. not a whole lot of confirmation on it last I checked.

"Keeping root" and "downgrading" again - two vastly different scenarios. Once you take the update, there in no way to downgrade to previous firmware. Go ahead and ask jcase.
Further citation isn't needed, as I read exactly what you wrote.
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1ManWolfePack said:
"Keeping root" and "downgrading" again - two vastly different scenarios. Once you take the update, there in no way to downgrade to previous firmware. Go ahead and ask jcase.
Further citation isn't needed, as I read exactly what you wrote.
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A few people are saying here that we can downgrade since the boot loader was not updated using the tutorial given in this same forum....Someone tried "downgrading" to stock firmware as well and it has worked...the key is bootloader prevents the downgrade and it was not touched using the said method...
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Here is the post I am talking about.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46839681
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Let me explain:
If you installed pwnmymoto and did not run it, while stock, then took the update - then maybe you can flash back. Couple guys above claim they did it, who am I to think they're lying. That's not what I'm saying though.
If you didn't install pwnmymoto before updating then no chance. So it depends on how you took the update. If never rooted and took it - nope. Can't downgrade. If you RSD' back to stock unrooted, installed pwnmymoto but didn't run it - you're good taking the update.
I think that's where the confusion lies. I've tried a few ways to downgrade and no dice. Took the gbt.bin from the new update, put it in the old, opened the .XML to change the MD5 (pretty sure I didn't put correct one) repackaged and tried to flash. Failed at gbt.bin. I'm just playing around and seeing if I can get back somehow. I restore web hosting all day and have bricked multiple times on phones. Lol. So I'm not really scared. But even if I did get it to flash back, I'm pretty sure the exploit is patched in the file I'm replacing.
/hugeblockoftext
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Do not root 5.0 this variant of s5

If you are going from 4.4.2 Stock to 5.0 after the 4.4.4 update for SM-G900A you will not be able to root nor be able to go back to 4.4.2 this is not a fact some correct me if i'm wrong.

Too Strategic said:
If you are going from 4.4.2 Stock to 5.0 after the 4.4.4 update for SM-G900A you will not be able to root nor be able to go back to 4.4.2 this is not a fact some correct me if i'm wrong.
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No root for G900A if the 5.0 OTA is taken

Too Strategic said:
If you are going from 4.4.2 Stock to 5.0 after the 4.4.4 update for SM-G900A you will not be able to root nor be able to go back to 4.4.2 this is not a fact some correct me if i'm wrong.
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You can still go back to 4.4.2 if you use the ODIN method.

skyrocketeer said:
You can still go back to 4.4.2 if you use the ODIN method.
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How? If one takes the 5.0 OTA it changes the bootloader

skyrocketeer said:
You can still go back to 4.4.2 if you use the ODIN method.
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No you cannot! You can only downgrade if you used @muniz_ri method to flash 5.0 and keep OA1 bootloader.

OPOfreak said:
How? If one takes the 5.0 OTA it changes the bootloader
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Waiting4MyAndroid said:
No you cannot! You can only downgrade if you used @muniz_ri method to flash 5.0 and keep OA1 bootloader.
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apologize, I didn't know that. I guess you're out of luck

I have had to do it twice now using Odin . That's how I was able to get twistedv4 on my att a5
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Best way to root latest 5.1 pure edition OTA?

What are people doing to root the newest official 5.1 pure OTA? I saw a couple of threads about root floating around, but cf autoroot seems to have failed for a few people. What are you guys using to root?
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Completing this question by adding one more bit that is there any root method which supports easy unrooting like Kitkat days where we don't have to go through hassles and risks of flashing whole stock ROM again?

I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.

Nicolae-Daniel said:
I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.
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How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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rohithksaj said:
How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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Via fastboot. I just unrooted my device,although bootloader says "Software status : Modified" so i don't think it's safe to OTA update.

Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.

kristof95 said:
Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.
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Yep. Kinda stuck as I didn't backup before rooting

Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?

Jack Sparrow xda said:
Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?
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No, that's never been a thing. It only wipes /data and doesn't touch /system at all.
For that to work, they'd have to take up valuable phone space with system images.
As for root, getting it is virtually unchanged since 4.4.4. Use Cf-Auto-Root or let twrp do it.

Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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Can't be done.

rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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It's pointless to do. There is no valid reason to relock it.
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the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?

pro.gangster said:
the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?
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Just flash TWRP and root that way... If you don't want to overwrite the default recovery, boot TWRP. No real risks, it hasn't changed from 5.0.
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Unable to update AT&T Galaxy S5 to Lollipop on stock Touchwiz

I have an AT&T Galaxy S5 that has the default version of Touchwiz on it, with Android 4.4.2. I never rooted or flashed any roms on this device, yet I am unable to get OTA updates.
My friend, who has the same phone with AT&T, updated to Lollipop a while ago, and recently got another update, both of which I didn't get. Whenever I check for updates on my phone, under the About Device section in system settings, it says "Software Update Interrupted. No update is available for your device at this time. Please try again in 24 hours."
What can I do to update my device to Lollipop?
Thanks,
Sid

Do not update your phone with the OTA muniz_ri has all the files you need to flash your phone and keep root if you upgrade with the OTA you will be locked down and never able to root your phone. Just search ...
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robot_head said:
Do not update your phone with the OTA muniz_ri has all the files you need to flash your phone and keep root if you upgrade with the OTA you will be locked down and never able to root your phone. Just search ...
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Yeah I realized that Lollipop locks the boot loader and can't be rooted, but I didn't know where to get the rom.
Thanks for the info!
Sid

sidward35 said:
Yeah I realized that Lollipop locks the boot loader and can't be rooted, but I didn't know where to get the rom.
Thanks for the info!
Sid
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Bootloader already locked, lollipop just prevents downgrade to root.
Rom and instructions in this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3149146

Rom and instructions in this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3149146
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Thanks for the link! I'm not quite sure if I want to root yet, I think I'll just stick with 4.4.2 for now.
Sid

Bought an ATT galaxy s5 , bootloader was locked, what build no is the easiest to root

I see an OC5 on swappa. Can I root and update to OF3 securely with this? What is the least time consuming to root?

When you root it let me know i have the at&t s5 on lollipop been told its unrootable
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I used one click root for the root. But the bootloader stays locked on at&t s5, so their are two options that i know of. One, use odin and the correct tar to unlock it which is risky, or use an app called safestrap. Thats what I did.
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Stonecold. I believe you have to revert back to 4.4.2 to root. But it can be done.
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stonecold36067 said:
When you root it let me know i have the at&t s5 on lollipop been told its unrootable
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I believe you have to revert to 4.4.2 to root. But it can definitely be rooted. I have an at&t s5 with superuser. I used one click root for the root.

It wont downgrade
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My baseband is ng3. I had sucess using oneclick. But I am still on kitkat. Research how to use odin3 to revert your phone. I think I read something about that. Revert then root. Its impossible to root a phone unless on stock rom. Well, I believe it is.

est.mcmlxxvii said:
My baseband is ng3. I had sucess using oneclick. But I am still on kitkat. Research how to use odin3 to revert your phone. I think I read something about that. Revert then root. Its impossible to root a phone unless on stock rom. Well, I believe it is.
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revert my phone to what? Your language is very ambiguous.

If you didn't have root before OTA 5.0 (Lollipop) you can't go back, you can't use safestrap, can't use Odin AND CANT ROOT YET. A locked loader won't allow you to use Odin to flash, and no root means can't get safestrap.. 1 click root only works before OTA 5.0 UPDATE. There is always a way but not yet.

ttom85 said:
If you didn't have root before OTA 5.0 (Lollipop) you can't go back, you can't use safestrap, can't use Odin AND CANT ROOT YET. A locked loader won't allow you to use Odin to flash, and no root means can't get safestrap.. 1 click root only works before OTA 5.0 UPDATE. There is always a way but not yet.
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So if I root before then, then update to a custom Lollipop ROM I am good?
Also please hit REPLY

zetsui said:
So if I root before then, then update to a custom Lollipop ROM I am good?
Also please hit REPLY
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There are a few threads on here how to get root, then upgrade to lollipop and keep root. Then you can still use safestrap to change loaders and roms. Safestrap just simply interupts the boot sequence(before the loader). I'm guessing once you upgrade, your loader will be locked also, so to change anything you'll have to have a back up on safestrap with the previous version, and unlocked loader... so you can go back and forth. I'm not sure of everything possible since my lazy ass never got root access before the update, so I'm sol for now. I'm planning on getting a new phone soon and giving this s5 to my wife anyway.

ttom85 said:
There are a few threads on here how to get root, then upgrade to lollipop and keep root. Then you can still use safestrap to change loaders and roms. Safestrap just simply interupts the boot sequence(before the loader). I'm guessing once you upgrade, your loader will be locked also, so to change anything you'll have to have a back up on safestrap with the previous version, and unlocked loader... so you can go back and forth. I'm not sure of everything possible since my lazy ass never got root access before the update, so I'm sol for now. I'm planning on getting a new phone soon and giving this s5 to my wife anyway.
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Safestrap because it comes before the bootloader? Why not TWRP? Does twrp not come before the bootloader? Man I don't want anything to have to do with bootloaders again 3 years of solid rooting and dev experience and two GS3s in one day to ****ing updating the bootloader

zetsui said:
Safestrap because it comes before the bootloader? Why not TWRP? Does twrp not come before the bootloader? Man I don't want anything to have to do with bootloaders again 3 years of solid rooting and dev experience and two GS3s in one day to ****ing updating the bootloader
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Bootloader is and has been locked, safestrap was the only recovery we had because it wasn't a traditional recovery in the sens that it didn't replace the stock one. With lollipop it broke, if you downgrade your kernel you can get it to work, but other than that you have to use flashfire which is not a recovery but simply a flashing tool. Twrp and any other recovery will not work, and any non-touchwiz based roms(aosp, aokp, cm) will not work, you have to use only touchwiz based ones and no custom kernels.
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Rakuu said:
Bootloader is and has been locked, safestrap was the only recovery we had because it wasn't a traditional recovery in the sens that it didn't replace the stock one. With lollipop it broke, if you downgrade your kernel you can get it to work, but other than that you have to use flashfire which is not a recovery but simply a flashing tool. Twrp and any other recovery will not work, and any non-touchwiz based roms(aosp, aokp, cm) will not work, you have to use only touchwiz based ones and no custom kernels.
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no aosp at all or just non-touchwiz aosp wont work? man **** samsung and att. i mean this was the entire allure of the phone say over an iphone. Seems like so many constraints for flashing compared to the GS3. Retarded.

who do I donate to that is working on rooting this pos?

I'm looking to pick up a new S5. What version/baseband number should I look for that is still rootable?

Let me know when orbif you find out. I want mine rooted too
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