So i got a galaxy s5 (g900a) on lolipop 5.0 rooted
I found the same exact rom for my phone, but only difference is that its deodexed
if i installed it with flashfire without wiping data would it brick my device?
JustAnotherAndroid said:
So i got a galaxy s5 (g900a) on lolipop 5.0 rooted
I found the same exact rom for my phone, but only difference is that its deodexed
if i installed it with flashfire without wiping data would it brick my device?
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If you have a 5.0 ROOTED keyword bring ROOTED, then no, flashing a deodex version of the firmware will not harm anything.
Flashing the ROM via flashfire will automatically wipe your data however.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SGH-i537 on version 4.3 with baseband version I537UCUAMF1 and build JSS15J.I537UCUBML2. I had rooted it with saferoot. I still have a couple of months left on my warranty.
I want to to upgrade to the latest kitkat version but am unsure which route to take.
Any help?
What I did was reflash the stock 4.3 and then I just took the update via Wi-Fi (it did take about 40 mins for the update to download and reboot) Then I rooted with towelroot. Easy as pie.
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HerbGirl said:
What I did was reflash the stock 4.3 and then I just took the update via Wi-Fi (it did take about 40 mins for the update to download and reboot) Then I rooted with towelroot. Easy as pie.
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Given my baseband and build version which stock version of 4.3 should I reflash to?
Would reflashing remove evidence of previous root?
Papote13 said:
Given my baseband and build version which stock version of 4.3 should I reflash to?
Would reflashing remove evidence of previous root?
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There's only one version of ML2, and reflashing the ML2 Odin package will completely wipe your phone.
Ok. I flashed the Stock 4.3 with ODIN and since I don't have a AT&T SIM card, I did the SD Card Recovery Mode update and everything is well.
Thanks!
Hi all,
I have my N910F 4.4.4 rooted, so no OTA update,
Whats the best way to update to stock Lollipop 5.0.2 without losing root ?
Is it possible to install the Stock ROM via philz recovery ?
I have never install stock Roms via costume recovery.
Not sure if I lost root on this process
Slider-Override said:
Hi all,
I have my N910F 4.4.4 rooted, so no OTA update,
Whats the best way to update to stock Lollipop 5.0.2 without losing root ?
Is it possible to install the Stock ROM via philz recovery ?
I have never install stock Roms via costume recovery.
Not sure if I lost root on this process
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I Would Suggest Looking Around In The Snapdragon Note 4 forum you'll likely find something there Most T-Mobile Note 4's are the N910T and not the N910F, N910F is for the international Snapdragon variant. Hope this helps.
Ooooha right thanks for the head-up
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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I originally had KitKat 4.4.2 rooted using towelroot, but I got tired of the ugly TouchWiz UI and wanted to try Lollipop. I successfully used the FlashFire method and flashed a pre-rooted Lollipop OF3 Stock ROM (DeOdexed) and I am using the OA1 Bootloader (I believe it's KitKat) which I flashed with Odin.
I would like to use Safestrap to flash the .zip required to use Xposed on Lollipop. I read that to get safestrap somewhat functioning, you have to flash a stock kernal to get it to boot into safestrap, flash your .zip, then flash another kernal to ensure that the phone actually boots after using safestrap.
I can't find a straightforward answer as to what kernals I should be using to do this for my specific phone and if it is even possible. I will list my phone's details below.
Thank you!
-AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A
-Lollipop 5.0 (Pre-rooted OF3 Stock ROM)
-G900A OA1 Bootloader (KitKat bootloader?)
Heyossb said:
I originally had KitKat 4.4.2 rooted using towelroot, but I got tired of the ugly TouchWiz UI and wanted to try Lollipop. I successfully used the FlashFire method and flashed a pre-rooted Lollipop OF3 Stock ROM (DeOdexed) and I am using the OA1 Bootloader (I believe it's KitKat) which I flashed with Odin.
I would like to use Safestrap to flash the .zip required to use Xposed on Lollipop. I read that to get safestrap somewhat functioning, you have to flash a stock kernal to get it to boot into safestrap, flash your .zip, then flash another kernal to ensure that the phone actually boots after using safestrap.
I can't find a straightforward answer as to what kernals I should be using to do this for my specific phone and if it is even possible. I will list my phone's details below.
Thank you!
-AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A
-Lollipop 5.0 (Pre-rooted OF3 Stock ROM)
-G900A OA1 Bootloader (KitKat bootloader?)
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You can just use flashfire to install the xposed zip. Just make sure you're flashing the one for Samsung phones by arter97.
This is the one i use:
Xposed modules on G900A_OF2 - 5.0
is DeOdexed required for this - is it possible with non-DeOdexed?
Thank you
Can I flash a rooted Galaxy S5 with OF3 baseband version to Tmobile stock ROM by using Odin? I keep hearing that ATT Galaxy S5 has a locked bootloader but how does that stop it from using Odin to flash my own modem and baseband. Is it not possible?
I found all the modem, baseband, and ROMs for Tmobile at this location.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo.../compilation-s5-g900t-stock-firmware-t3042400
Update: bought the phone full price 1.5 years ago so does that mean I have a locked bootloader or can I install any custom ROM?
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Can I flash a rooted Galaxy S5 with OF3 baseband version to Tmobile stock ROM by using Odin? I keep hearing that ATT Galaxy S5 has a locked bootloader but how does that stop it from using Odin to flash my own modem and baseband. Is it not possible?
I found all the modem, baseband, and ROMs for Tmobile at this location.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo.../compilation-s5-g900t-stock-firmware-t3042400
Update: bought the phone full price 1.5 years ago so does that mean I have a locked bootloader or can I install any custom ROM?
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No you can not flash the T mobile bootloader. Odin can flash a bootloader if the bootloader is unlocked only. Yes your OF3 has a locked bootloader as this phone has always had it locked and no one has been able to unlock it. No you can not install any custom rom. If you want a T mobile rom you will most likely need to port it to your phone (no i don't know how) best to stick with AT&T roms if you don't know how to port.
dirtydodge said:
No you can not flash the T mobile bootloader. Odin can flash a bootloader if the bootloader is unlocked only. Yes your OF3 has a locked bootloader as this phone has always had it locked and no one has been able to unlock it. No you can not install any custom rom. If you want a T mobile rom you will most likely need to port it to your phone (no i don't know how) best to stick with AT&T roms if you don't know how to port.
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Twi5ted is a tmo rom[emoji14]
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@Rakuu i started to put it back on my phone but not sure if i wanna deal worth the trouble shooting of a lot of things again. Did you ever get it running smooth on the 900a? My 900t needs a new screen right so I've been running my 9p0a on TMS5 3.0.
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@Rakuu i started to put it back on my phone but not sure if i wanna deal worth the trouble shooting of a lot of things again. Did you ever get it running smooth on the 900a? My 900t needs a new screen right so I've been running my 9p0a on TMS5 3.0.
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I was running it for a while, but I switched to tms5 as well, can't remember exactly why but I think I was having issues with xposed. Couldn't live without the darkness theme though so I kinda 'ported it'(decompiled the systemui and stuff and used tms5 apks as base).
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I've been running both TMS5 and Twi5ted for a while (Android 5.0). I've had on-going annoying issues with both. TMS5 freezes quite often, and Twi5ted will randomly reboot. Is there a way to install (Odin) a stock Rom (i.e. from here) and stay rooted, or flash one and re-root? If so, could I install the 5.1.1 version or stay on 5.0? I just realized as well that, with Twi5ted being based on TMobile, it shows my model number as G900T vs. the original G900A.
Thanks.