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**Make certain that your reactivation lock in security settings is off before beginning this process**
1. Take the NG3 OTA update.
2. Download and install Towelroot-v3.apk(this version does not require internet access).
3. Place your phone into "Download Mode" (press and hold the Home, Volume Down, and Power keys until the phone powers on and displays warning screen, then press Volume Up key) and flash the G870A_NE4_Stock_Kernel using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
4. Open the Towelroot app from your app drawer and press "Make it Rain" to root your device.
5. Power off then boot into "Download Mode" again and flash the G870A_NG3_Stock_Kernel also in Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
6. Download SuperSu to manage root access. Done!
Troubleshooting:
1. If the NG3 OTA update fails consider flashing the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar to return to stock then take the NG3 OTA update, (or place the G870A_NE4toNG3_OTA.zip onto your ext-sdcard and sideload from stock recovery). Once updated to NG3 continue to Step 2 above.
2. The most common cause of an Odin flash failure is a bad usb port or cable. Please check before reporting a failure.
Notes:
1. After flashing the NE4 kernel your phone may run a little wonky and towelroot may not root on the first try. If that happens reboot and try towelroot once again. Once rooted and after flashing the NG3 kernel your phone will once again run like a champ!
2. The above process will not affect your User Data or Knox Warranty Flag.
Credits:
@lordmorphous - Tester
Gonna try this... Thanks! :beer:
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Yes this worked. Thank you very much.......
Are we going to trip Knox using the method above ???
Just wanna be sure about this. ...g
gregsarg said:
Are we going to trip Knox using the method above ???
Just wanna be sure about this. ...g
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Nope.
Does anyone have a list of the benefits of updating to NG3?
I just rooted my new phone on NE4 and I want to know whether it's worth taking the time.
Thanks for the How-to! Worked great for me!
Any benefits on ng3 over stock?
Root possible for 'straight out-of-the-box' G870AUCU1ANG3???
I've looked and looked around the forums here and have come to the conclusion that the AT&T S 5 I recently picked up is, sadly, unable to be rooted. Does anyone here know if this is true? As the title suggests, my phone seems to have come loaded with G870AUCU1ANG3. Is it possible that it came with the previous iteration (NE4, I think??) and I didn't avoid an update, thus meaning I can flash the earlier version? Can I even tell whether it's possible to 'revert' to NE4 (or whatever it would be)? Is any of this even possible without having been previously rooted, or am I wasting my time searching this out? Naive but earnest questions... sorry if I'm in the wrong place here. I promise, I poked around the site for a few days in search of clarity before posting.
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I've looked and looked around the forums here and have come to the conclusion that the AT&T S 5 I recently picked up is, sadly, unable to be rooted. Does anyone here know if this is true? As the title suggests, my phone seems to have come loaded with G870AUCU1ANG3. Is it possible that it came with the previous iteration (NE4, I think??) and I didn't avoid an update, thus meaning I can flash the earlier version? Can I even tell whether it's possible to 'revert' to NE4 (or whatever it would be)? Is any of this even possible without having been previously rooted, or am I wasting my time searching this out? Naive but earnest questions... sorry if I'm in the wrong place here. I promise, I poked around the site for a few days in search of clarity before posting.
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There shouldn't be any reason why you can't follow the instructions in the 1st post of this thread starting with step 2.
I've been searching for a while and can't find anything about using this root method and then being able to install safestrap. Has anyone been successful in doing this? Do I need to downgrade before and does anybody have the downgrade file? FYI Just bought my phone last night and was successful in rooting.
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I've been searching for a while and can't find anything about using this root method and then being able to install safestrap. Has anyone been successful in doing this? Do I need to downgrade before and does anybody have the downgrade file? FYI Just bought my phone last night and was successful in rooting.
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Never mind, I figured it out. If you have the active you need to downgrade the kernel to NE4 like you do if you need root. Then you install Safestrap 3.75. I'm doing a Nandroid backup as I type. I'm going to re-flash the NG3 stock kernel when I'm done and hopefully that will be fine.
If it bricks, I can always take it back since I blocked the knox counter... BTW I'm on At&T
I downgraded to the NE4 to root. Along with others here I have to ask, what are, if any, benefits to upgrading the kernel?
panthersdzynes said:
I downgraded to the NE4 to root. Along with others here I have to ask, what are, if any, benefits to upgrading the kernel?
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Not sure I understand the question but I will take a shot......typically the kernel, modules, and non-hlos.bin have to match or else you may experience issues such as no wifi, lag, etc. The NE4 and NG3 kernel and modules may be similar enough that you will not experience issues immediately but they may develop later unless you reflash the NG3 kernel to match your modules and non-hlos.
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Not sure I understand the question but I will take a shot......typically the kernel, modules, and non-hlos.bin have to match or else you may experience issues such as no wifi, lag, etc. The NE4 and NG3 kernel and modules may be similar enough that you will not experience issues immediately but they may develop later unless you reflash the NG3 kernel to match your modules and non-hlos.
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I see. Thank you, that answers my question.
THanks XDA
Been away along time. Had iphones for the last 6 years. Use to go here all the time in the Kaiser days (Att Tilt) if any of you remember. I see XDA has still been kicking ass while I've been gone! Glad to be back and Thank You everyone especially first poster for the guide to root my Att GS5 Active.
THANK YOU
Working perfectly. ..thank you. ..g
There was a small update released today. Can someone that is rooted grab it from their fota/cache folder and send to me so that I can update this guide? Thanks.
WORKED! AWESOME!
Now... I have installed SuperSU. Was that left out of the first post?
Also, if I do not flash the NG3 Stock Kernel back afterwards, will I experience funkiness?
Thanks again!
**You can begin the following process from 4.4.x Build/ROM or higher but you must already have Root Access**
**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW
**Caution!** The following process is only for the I537 AT&T S4 "Active" variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Download:
- I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_ROM
Pevious Builds:
- I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- I537_OC6_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM
Set your screen timeout setting to 10 mins before beginning!
1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.
3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.
4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.
5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and set "Reboot" setting to "Download."
6. Press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash.
7. Once the flash is complete and the device reboots into "Download" mode, flash the I537_OC7_Bootloader using Odin's PDA/AP slot.
The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the AT&T splash screen for 1 - 2 minutes (15 - 20mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!
Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!
Known Issues:
- None!
Optional - Enable Native Tethering:
- I537_OC7_TetherAddOn
- I537_OC6_TetherAddOn (Flash using FF's "Flash zip or ota" option.
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, and Stock Recovery.
3. No need to wipe prior to flashing! The ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset.
4. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2
Credits:
@thisisapoorusernamechoice - for capturing the ota update and for his system dump.
@Chainfire
muniz_ri said:
**You can begin the following process from any Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**
**Attention** The following process is only for the I537 AT&T S4 "Active" variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Instructions:
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First of all, thank you thank you thank you so much for this. Yeah I grabbed you the OTA's but thanks to you (and of course Chainfire & his FlashFire) we can go from KK to LP with root. And on day one of the OTA. Awesome. :good: So down to business, and I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself or barking up the wrong tree, but hear me out on this one. @Joe-Tech was generous enough to port his regular S4 Google Play Edition (Pure Nexus) 4.4.4 Rom over to our phone. Could we repeat that for this OC6 build, using say, this rom as a base (or another if that turns out to be incompatible for whatever reason)? I doubt I have the expertise to pull that off but if it would help I'd get to work on another masterpatch and speaker phone fix
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First of all, thank you thank you thank you so much for this. Yeah I grabbed you the OTA's but thanks to you (and of course Chainfire & his FlashFire) we can go from KK to LP with root. And on day one of the OTA. Awesome. :good: So down to business, and I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself or barking up the wrong tree, but hear me out on this one. @Joe-Tech was generous enough to port his regular S4 Google Play Edition (Pure Nexus) 4.4.4 Rom over to our phone. Could we repeat that for this OC6 build, using say, this rom as a base (or another if that turns out to be incompatible for whatever reason)? I doubt I have the expertise to pull that off but if it would help I'd get to work on another masterpatch and speaker phone fix
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I have an LP 5.0.1 base, ported using that ROM that you mentioned, but we all know safestrap is not compatible yet with 5.x and FlashFire can only flash TW base rom from my experience, and it still on beta phase, so let just cross fingers, i know something coming soon
Joe-Tech said:
I have an LP 5.0.1 base, ported using that ROM that you mentioned, but we all know safestrap is not compatible yet with 5.x and FlashFire can only flash TW base rom from my experience, and it still on beta phase, so let just cross fingers, i know something coming soon
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You're the man. Thanks for this info. I'm going to make a masterpatch, hopefully it'll be needed soon. Obviously I'll be happy to test anything if and whenever something like this does happen. If I can do anything at all to help that along just let me know. I was not aware FF could only flash TW base roms, shoot
Still loving your 4.4.4, I'm torn on taking the update if it means going back to touchwiz with no current AOSP option
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
You're the man. Thanks for this info. I'm going to make a masterpatch, hopefully it'll be needed soon. Obviously I'll be happy to test anything if and whenever something like this does happen. If I can do anything at all to help that along just let me know. I was not aware FF could only flash TW base roms, shoot
Still loving your 4.4.4, I'm torn on taking the update if it means going back to touchwiz with no current AOSP option
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Only way im thinking to boot the new LP ROM, is to use @muniz_ri method so we can upgrade and keep root. So now we going to be on the OC6 kernel and baseband, since the gpe can boot without flashing the kernel. Then we can flash the GPE 5.x ROM, either with safestrap or FlashFire, and we can also use Odin to flash the stock kernel/partitions. But too bad none of them worked for me after the upgrade, FF will sit there for ever try to get root permission.
Joe-Tech said:
But too bad none of them worked for me after the upgrade, FF will sit there for ever try to get root permission.
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Were other rooted apps able to get root permission?
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Were other rooted apps able to get root permission?
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Nope I even tried root checker, the su app is there on the app drawer, i was able to updated from the play store, but still wasn't working though.
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Joe-Tech said:
Nope I even tried root checker, the su app is there on the app drawer, i was able to updated from the play store, but still wasn't working though.
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Just had a thought, probably nothing. When doing the kitkat to lollipop update to keep root with flashfire, would it help anything to convert flashfire to a system app before doing the update? Sorry if this is a stupid question
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Just had a thought, probably nothing. When doing the kitkat to lollipop update to keep root with flashfire, would it help anything to convert flashfire to a system app before doing the update? Sorry if this is a stupid question
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I don't think it will make any difference.
@muniz_ri: This is great, thanks for all your work on this. As I understand it, this method will update you to OC6 with root if the original firmware was already rooted. So my question is then, if a user has already taken the OC6 update and would like to root afterwards is it currently impossible? Is the only way to root OC6 to downgrade back to NE3, root, and then follow your instructions to update to OC6 with root?
I'm guessing a root vulnerability hasn't been found for the Samsung 5.0 firmware yet, but I just wanted to check.
Also, I posted this in the other thread, but has anybody actually downgraded from OC6 to NE3 successfully? I don't want to give people wrong information.
Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?
mikelets456 said:
Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?
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Extract the tar from the rar. Leave the zip as is. Copy the tar and the zip to your phone's internal memory or external SD card, somewhere it'll be easy for you to find
Devo7v said:
@muniz_ri: This is great, thanks for all your work on this. As I understand it, this method will update you to OC6 with root if the original firmware was already rooted. So my question is then, if a user has already taken the OC6 update and would like to root afterwards is it currently impossible? Is the only way to root OC6 to downgrade back to NE3, root, and then follow your instructions to update to OC6 with root?
I'm guessing a root vulnerability hasn't been found for the Samsung 5.0 firmware yet, but I just wanted to check.
Also, I posted this in the other thread, but has anybody actually downgraded from OC6 to NE3 successfully? I don't want to give people wrong information.
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Correct, you will need to go back to NE3 then use towelroot before starting this process. And yes, the aboot qfuse counter determines whether or not you can downgrade. I checked it and it does allow for downgrading.
mikelets456 said:
Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?
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If all of the above is beyond your level of understanding I strongly suggest you reconsider attempting to modify your phone.
muniz_ri said:
Correct, you will need to go back to NE3 then use towelroot before starting this process. And yes, the aboot qfuse counter determines whether or not you can downgrade. I checked it and it does allow for downgrading.
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Great thanks, one more question: Would it be possible to use something similar to W0lfdroids method of rooting? So on stock OC6, flash the NE3 kernel (since downgrading is possible), root with Towelroot, the flash back to the OC6 kernel. Just thinking about it I'm guessing it wouldn't work because you wouldn't be able to boot 5.0 with a 4.4.2 kernel, but I figured I'd ask.
Devo7v said:
Great thanks, one more question: Would it be possible to use something similar to W0lfdroids method of rooting? So on stock OC6, flash the NE3 kernel (since downgrading is possible), root with Towelroot, the flash back to the OC6 kernel. Just thinking about it I'm guessing it wouldn't work because you wouldn't be able to boot 5.0 with a 4.4.2 kernel, but I figured I'd ask.
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Did not bother to try since it has not worked on any 5.0 release so far.
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Did not bother to try since it has not worked on any 5.0 release so far.
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Any chance I can implore you to try it since there will inevitably be a bunch of people already on the OC6 firmware asking how to root it and will get pissed when they find they have to wipe their phone? Or maybe you could just provide the stock OC6 kernel and I can convince @thisisapoorusernamechoice to give it a shot?
For what it's worth, just went through the process in post 1. Everything went fine, but after the Galaxy S4 boot screen, it goes black and stays. I can boot to download mode and stock recovery, so it's not a major issue, and likely something I did. I'll mess with it a bit more then Odin back to stock and start over.
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For what it's worth, just went through the process in post 1. Everything went fine, but after the Galaxy S4 boot screen, it goes black and stays. I can boot to download mode and stock recovery, so it's not a major issue, and likely something I did. I'll mess with it a bit more then Odin back to stock and start over.
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A couple questions:
What firmware were you coming from?
How long did you wait?
Did you have Xposed enabled?
Hey has anyone found a root method for the active (g890a) I've tried everything even CF Autoroot I can't find a darn thing anywhere.
no progress at all...
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So I'm seeing where @designgears has taken the most recent update OF3 and merged it with a previous version that is rooted (I'm way over simplifying because this is so beyond my pay grade).
OF3 is the same update the AT&T Active just received.
So would it be possible to Odin back to that previously rootable version, then apply designgears update? Assuming I don't care about Knox and warrant... Or would I just end up with a brick?
Im willing to try it if someone with more experience can outline the exact steps.
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A safer option might be to offer your phone to designgears, and have him work his magic. AoN
brobinson2102 said:
So I'm seeing where @designgears has taken the most recent update OF3 and merged it with a previous version that is rooted (I'm way over simplifying because this is so beyond my pay grade).
OF3 is the same update the AT&T Active just received.
So would it be possible to Odin back to that previously rootable version, then apply designgears update? Assuming I don't care about Knox and warrant... Or would I just end up with a brick?
Im willing to try it if someone with more experience can outline the exact steps.
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If you have taken OF3 update I am pretty sure you can't odin back due to them patching the pingpong root expoit. You can try to flash just the OE2 kernel and try pingpong root as well. I am 99% sure that once you update to the OF3 bootloader you are stuck on OF3 without root.
If someone has the OTA of OF3 I can make the same flashable like I did with the S6.
I'm pretty sure the active shipped with an update kernel already regardless of OF3 or earlier. And the kernel patch is what blocked the ping pong root.
I have the active too and even before the update couldn't find anything on a valid root. But I also didn't try.
designgears said:
If you have taken OF3 update I am pretty sure you can't odin back due to them patching the pingpong root expoit. You can try to flash just the OE2 kernel and try pingpong root as well. I am 99% sure that once you update to the OF3 bootloader you are stuck on OF3 without root.
If someone has the OTA of OF3 I can make the same flashable like I did with the S6.
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Alright, I've taken the OF3 OTA update already...it's a done deal. Do I have the OTA files laying around somewhere on my phone still?
And assuming you can make a flashable file from an OF3 OTA file, that would give me a safety net if I attempted to ODIN an early S6 OE2, yes?
So brick or not, I could test this hypothesis and get back to a stock unrooted pro ably with a blown Knox fuse?
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Cheers.
b.
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Alright, I've taken the OF3 OTA update already...it's a done deal. Do I have the OTA files laying around somewhere on my phone still?
And assuming you can make a flashable file from an OF3 OTA file, that would give me a safety net if I attempted to ODIN an early S6 OE2, yes?
So brick or not, I could test this hypothesis and get back to a stock unrooted pro ably with a blown Knox fuse?
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Cheers.
b.
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The build numbers might be the same but there are extra things in the active rom that are not present in the s6 rom and vise versa. Also the s6 active did ship with the ping pong root exploit fixed....
Currently downloading 129.49MB.
Updated, it's still 5.02 G925AUCU2AOF4
morbidz said:
Currently downloading 129.49MB.
Updated, it's still 5.02 G925AUCU2AOF4
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most likely the stagefright fix..
The S6 (non-Edge) is getting an update today as well. Likely the same OF4 security enhancement for Stagefright that the Active received some time ago.
I just finished installing it. Only change I can tell so far is the stagefright fix (the detector app now reports my phone as secure, whereas a couple of days ago it didn't)
I assume the process is unroot, apply update, reroot? Or does this patch PingPongRoot too?
I don't think you can regain root access after you update beyond OF3. PingPong only works on versions prior to OF3. I purchased my S6 Edge with OF3 already installed on it. Very bummed and optimistically wishing someone will find a way to root OF3 and beyond. I hope they are not making it more and more difficult to root with these new "mandatory" updates that the phone apparently updates without consent. It gives you the ability to "postpone" the update but at one point or another applies the update automatically.
Ugh well I mistakenly updated tonight thinking the latest version was e2.
I attempted ping-pong root beta 6 and it failed.
At a loss. Please update me if anyone finds a new root method.
definitely i guess i will just wait for it
could someone grab this OTA please and upload it. i need it to fix a phone.
el_venga said:
could someone grab this OTA please and upload it. i need it to fix a phone.
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Yes please.
At least all the libstagefright*.so libraries
Thanks in advance.
Vaira said:
Yes please.
At least all the libstagefright*.so libraries
Thanks in advance.
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i downgraded to OF3 and got baseband unknown. thats my issue. you need root to apply the libraries btw.
does anybody have a system dump for this update?
Man, I'm still stuck on G925AUCU1A0C9. I have yet to receive ANY update since I got it on launch day.
spotdog14 said:
Man, I'm still stuck on G925AUCU1A0C9. I have yet to receive ANY update since I got it on launch day.
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do a odin update to OF3. afterwards you are supposed to get OF4.
Would someone grab the OTA update (before applying). dkcheung on the regular S6 forum wants a FlashFire modified version to keep PingPong root. Already have the OF3 Odin files necessary, just need the OTA to be able to patch the modem.bin and boot.img as well as fix up the OTA for FlashFire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62390878&postcount=8
The file will be located in /cache/fota/XXXX.cfg (in reality, it's a zip file)
I can't access that directory without root
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OF3 update
[email protected] said:
I don't think you can regain root access after you update beyond OF3. PingPong only works on versions prior to OF3. I purchased my S6 Edge with OF3 already installed on it. Very bummed and optimistically wishing someone will find a way to root OF3 and beyond. I hope they are not making it more and more difficult to root with these new "mandatory" updates that the phone apparently updates without consent. It gives you the ability to "postpone" the update but at one point or another applies the update automatically.
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same here...if u find rooting for OF3 then update me too
wesgarner said:
Would someone grab the OTA update (before applying). dkcheung on the regular S6 forum wants a FlashFire modified version to keep PingPong root. Already have the OF3 Odin files necessary, just need the OTA to be able to patch the modem.bin and boot.img as well as fix up the OTA for FlashFire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62390878&postcount=8
The file will be located in /cache/fota/XXXX.cfg (in reality, it's a zip file)
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of3 root is needed to grab OF4 ota
el_venga said:
of3 root is needed to grab OF4 ota
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I am assuming he can root OF3 OTA when he gets the update, in which case we can then pull OF4 OTA and root that update as well. Unfortunately, my phone isn't pulling the OF3 update to post so if anyone could send him the file that would be awesome.
@wesgarner thank you for the help, I will send you the file if my phone pulls down the update (phone says up to date as of now) as soon as I can get it.
Hoping this is what you need. This is the OTA update I got while being on OE2.
https://mega.nz/#!1JIQGKza!RP-nSirrdXy4joEtVaXGy7QW6UtlTcbbiVQf-vuq2lc
99% of this is copied and pasted from designgears's post for his great job on the FlashFire OF3 update.
OE2 to OF3 by designgear: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6/general/g920aucu2aof3-flashfire-update-t3156221
G920AUCU2AOF3 -> G920AUCU2AOF4 Updater (for users rooted since OE2 PingPong root)
This is a modified version of the official OTA.
Upgrade from OF3 to OF4
Retains Root
Retains OE2 Bootloader
Retains OE2 Recovery
All checks removed (deleted, modified system files won't be patched, but it won't break the entire patching process)
If you unroot while on OF4 you will have to downgrade to OE2 kernel with Odin and use PingPong root.
Edited files WILL NOT be updated, they're skipped instead of breaking the entire update process like the stock OTA. If you want to update those files they need to be returned to stock OE2.
This has been verified to not trip the KNOX warranty bit.
Download and unzip "S6-OF3 to OF4 Update.7z," extract G920AUCU2AOF3-OF4.zip to your sdcard.
In Flashfire select "Flash ZIP or OTA"
Select G920AUCU2AOF3-OF4.zip from your sdcard
Change the reboot option to download mode.
Leave all other settings default and flash.
After it has flashed, reboot to download mode (if not done via FlashFire, press and hold home, power, and volume down) and use Odin to flash the updated kernel and modem.
In Odin put boot.tar.md5 in the AP slot.
Put modem.tar.md5 in the CP slot.
Leave all other settings alone and click start.
Once the phone has rebooted you should be on OF4.
S6-OF3 to OF4 Update.7z
MD5: a9544f38cdb39eb568c240fd0d829143
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347796479
Also, here is the original (non-modified) OTA package if anyone is interested in it.
MD5: 40c22fe9224c47af20bcc098a8b9c11b
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347796478
everything worked like it should! thanks for the work bro! Always love flashing stuff on flashfire got that itch again
Any chance this would work for the S6 edge?
Or S6 Active?
dkcheung said:
Any chance this would work for the S6 edge?
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crispy1805 said:
Or S6 Active?
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Sadly, no. Edge's latest build number is G925AUCU2AOF4 and Active is G890AUCU2AOF4.
If anyone can provide me me the OTA zip (located /cache/fota/XXX.cfg) as well as the modem.bin and boot.img from OF3 (likely provided in any of the FlashFire modified updates released, if not will need the latest Odin images plus any OTA updates since to patch to OF4), I can modify the OTA and patch the images for you guys.
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Sadly, no. Edge's latest build number is G925AUCU2AOF4 and Active is G890AUCU2AOF4.
If anyone can provide me me the OTA zip (located /cache/fota/XXX.cfg) as well as the modem.bin and boot.img from OF3 (likely provided in any of the FlashFire modified updates released, if not will need the latest Odin images plus any OTA updates since to patch to OF4), I can modify the OTA and patch the images for you guys.
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Thanks wesgarner! I've linked the forum where the S6 edge OF3 odin files. Hope this is what you are talking about.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-files-g925aucu2aof3-t3169219
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Sadly, no. Edge's latest build number is G925AUCU2AOF4 and Active is G890AUCU2AOF4.
If anyone can provide me me the OTA zip (located /cache/fota/XXX.cfg) as well as the modem.bin and boot.img from OF3 (likely provided in any of the FlashFire modified updates released, if not will need the latest Odin images plus any OTA updates since to patch to OF4), I can modify the OTA and patch the images for you guys.
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I will look into locating for the s6 active
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dkcheung said:
Any chance this would work for the S6 edge?
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crispy1805 said:
Or S6 Active?
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dkcheung said:
Thanks wesgarner! I've linked the forum where the S6 edge OF3 odin files. Hope this is what you are talking about.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-files-g925aucu2aof3-t3169219
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That'll do. If you can grab the OTA (have the instructions above), I'll modify and patch everything up for you. The process is pretty simple, but keep in mind I don't have a device to test it on before posting.
jsanta11 said:
I will look into locating for the s6 active
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Just looked, and it appears that the S6 Active was never susceptible to PingPong exploit.
That means to get root on the Active would require tripping the KNOX warranty bit (until another viable exploit is found).
If you've already done that and just want the OTA update, I can do that!
Just a dumb question but I thought I saw somewhere DG mentioned something along the lines of loading the OE2 kernel for the active, is that possible with the new boot loader to obtain root for the Active folks? Sorry don't mean to high jack the thread. (Personally don't care if knox is tripped)
Flashed on S6 , working good thxs
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Thank you so much for this! I have two questions: 1. Will this work with a deodexed rom and 2. If I reflash OE2 firmware with Odin, will my s6 be completely downgraded to OE2?
wesgarner said:
Just looked, and it appears that the S6 Active was never susceptible to PingPong exploit.
That means to get root on the Active would require tripping the KNOX warranty bit (until another viable exploit is found).
If you've already done that and just want the OTA update, I can do that!
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I will upload the Ota and as for tripping knox no biggie won't be the first plus I have a edge as backup so am good. Greatly appreciate of you can work you're magic
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Just FYI: I'm on Cleanrom 1.1 and had done the flashfire update to OF3. I used this to update to OF4 without a problem, but I'm still showing to be vulnerable to the stagefright exploit. Any reason why the update wouldn't have patched that? It shows that I'm on OF4 on the device.
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Just FYI: I'm on Cleanrom 1.1 and had done the flashfire update to OF3. I used this to update to OF4 without a problem, but I'm still showing to be vulnerable to the stagefright exploit. Any reason why the update wouldn't have patched that? It shows that I'm on OF4 on the device.
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Google wasn't able to patch all of the CVE stagefright exploits in the first round. Some more have appeared.
Check out this article that explains it all: http://phandroid.com/2015/08/17/psa-your-android-phone-may-still-have-stagefright-vulnerability-even-if-it-was-patched/
I'm sure OF5 will come out soon enough to resolve this.
jsanta11 said:
I will upload the Ota and as for tripping knox no biggie won't be the first plus I have a edge as backup so am good. Greatly appreciate of you can work you're magic
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Ok, cool. Just send me the OTA zip plus the Odin files leading up to the OTA, and we will be good to go. I have the Edge one prepped (already extracted the boot.img and modem.bin from the Oden files) so just waiting on the OTA there.
dave812 said:
Thank you so much for this! I have two questions: 1. Will this work with a deodexed rom and 2. If I reflash OE2 firmware with Odin, will my s6 be completely downgraded to OE2?
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No, this won't work with a deodexed ROM as this patches odex files amongst others. It's meant for only original ROMs and OTAs as it is simply a modification to the original OTA.
If your recovery and bootloader are still at OE2, then yes it will be completely downgraded to OE2. In that case, use designgear's OE2 to OF3 update then this update to go to OF4.
tbird57 said:
Flashed on S6 , working good thxs
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No problem!
c0ldburn3r said:
Just a dumb question but I thought I saw somewhere DG mentioned something along the lines of loading the OE2 kernel for the active, is that possible with the new boot loader to obtain root for the Active folks? Sorry don't mean to high jack the thread. (Personally don't care if knox is tripped)
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Sadly, not possible... Sorry!
Can somebody please post a pic of their "about phone" page? I want to compare my kernel, modem etc to someone who has flashed this.