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[Q] How many times can I OTA before its too late?

Hey ho guys. I have a 5S with the Downgrade to NCE flash found on this board. I would like to have the latest Kitkat without updating to Lollipop and getting the locked bootloader. I just downgraded today to NCE and bravely did one OTA. It got me to NG3. Can I OTA again to get OA1 or will it jump me to OC4? Or should I use one of the methods here on the board to upgrade and totally avoid OTA? Thanks, later.

Sowden said:
Hey ho guys. I have a 5S with the Downgrade to NCE flash found on this board. I would like to have the latest Kitkat without updating to Lollipop and getting the locked bootloader. I just downgraded today to NCE and bravely did one OTA. It got me to NG3. Can I OTA again to get OA1 or will it jump me to OC4? Or should I use one of the methods here on the board to upgrade and totally avoid OTA? Thanks, later.
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If you want root capabilities i wouldn't take any OTA. You'll still have to go back to NCE to root anyhow i believe. As far as the boot loader it is and always has been locked on the AT&T S5. The only method for root is towel root and I'm not sure if it'll work on NG3. If not you'll have to go down to NCE

dirtydodge said:
The only method for root is towel root and I'm not sure if it'll work on NG3. If not you'll have to go down to NCE
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Yeah, I should have preference that I am after root. But towelroot works on NG3, you can read about that here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900and3tong3keeprootota-zip-t2862299
After I took the brave OTA I followed the threads instructions and it worked. There is a thread here that talks about root for OA1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
It says just to take the OTA. I guess its still safe to take the OTA then after NG3? And I can't seem to find any rom on here thats stock OA1. Anyone know if I aren't seeing it? Thanks.

Sowden said:
Yeah, I should have preference that I am after root. But towelroot works on NG3, you can read about that here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900and3tong3keeprootota-zip-t2862299
After I took the brave OTA I followed the threads instructions and it worked. There is a thread here that talks about root for OA1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
It says just to take the OTA. I guess its still safe to take the OTA then after NG3? And I can't seem to find any rom on here thats stock OA1. Anyone know if I aren't seeing it? Thanks.
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Most of the roms are based on nce or ng3. If you go to oa1 and flash a nce or ng3 rom your phone will be slow because of the different bootloader, and the camera is screwed up. I'd stay on ng3 and not worry about oa1. That's my opinion. I'm on 5.0 running the Twi5ted rom and having no problems with it. Most devs have moved to 5.0 lollipop and the 4.4.2 - 4.4.4 roms will be more and more abandond in my opinion.

dirtydodge said:
Most of the roms are based on nce or ng3. If you go to oa1 and flash a nce or ng3 rom your phone will be slow because of the different bootloader, and the camera is screwed up. I'd stay on ng3 and not worry about oa1. That's my opinion. I'm on 5.0 running the Twi5ted rom and having no problems with it. Most devs have moved to 5.0 lollipop and the 4.4.2 - 4.4.4 roms will be more and more abandond in my opinion.
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Ah see I haven't tried any of the custom roms posted on here yet. But can I have NC3 as stock and on another ROM Slot (using Safestrap) have a Lollipop rom? Having one slot be 4.2.2 and the other be 5, basically. So the bootloader is different from NC3 to OA1, good to know. I'm glad I stopped at NC3 then. Thanks for your help.

Sowden said:
Ah see I haven't tried any of the custom roms posted on here yet. But can I have NC3 as stock and on another ROM Slot (using Safestrap) have a Lollipop rom? Having one slot be 4.2.2 and the other be 5, basically. So the bootloader is different from NC3 to OA1, good to know. I'm glad I stopped at NC3 then. Thanks for your help.
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I'm not sure on the different slots and bootloader mainly because when i used different slots the battery drain was unbearable. I don't know if they every fixed the battery drain issue when using different slots. It was bad enough that i just stuck to the stock slot and flashed only in that slot.

[Q] Confirm Rooted Update to Lollipop

Can someone confirm that to update from Android 4.2.2 Rooted & S-Off to Android 5.0.1 while maintaining Root and S-Off, I just need to flash a custom ROM based on Android 5.0.1?
I would like the updates and particularly compatibility with recent apps, as I've fallen behind on versions (4.2.2 being evident of that).
I've read around several threads on the forum and have been getting conflicting understandings (most likely my interpretations, not so much the actual wording). For reference,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/how-perform-ota-update-to-lollipop-t3026182
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-update-to-lollipop-rooted-htc-m7-t3111435
The second link suggests flashing santod's ROM should do the trick.
Based on santod's walkthrough, since I am on KitKat 4.2.2 and firmware/software number 1.10.605.15, I would:
Flash the 1.10.605.15 firmware from the boot menu (holding power when phone is turning on and loading the zip),
Flash the Firmware Combo for m7vzw Lollipop using adb
Don't need to do Radios or Kernel because those were previously included,
But do flash recovery
Let phone boot and all set on Lollipop
Is this correct, or do I need to flash a recovery or something to be able to update to something running Lollipop?
Thanks!

gravitach007 said:
Can someone confirm that to update from Android 4.2.2 Rooted & S-Off to Android 5.0.1 while maintaining Root and S-Off, I just need to flash a custom ROM based on Android 5.0.1?
I would like the updates and particularly compatibility with recent apps, as I've fallen behind on versions (4.2.2 being evident of that).
I've read around several threads on the forum and have been getting conflicting understandings (most likely my interpretations, not so much the actual wording). For reference,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/how-perform-ota-update-to-lollipop-t3026182
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-update-to-lollipop-rooted-htc-m7-t3111435
The second link suggests flashing santod's ROM should do the trick.
Based on santod's walkthrough, since I am on KitKat 4.2.2 and firmware/software number 1.10.605.15, I would:
Flash the 1.10.605.15 firmware from the boot menu (holding power when phone is turning on and loading the zip),
Flash the Firmware Combo for m7vzw Lollipop using adb
Don't need to do Radios or Kernel because those were previously included,
But do flash recovery
Let phone boot and all set on Lollipop
Is this correct, or do I need to flash a recovery or something to be able to update to something running Lollipop?
Thanks!
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I didn't read everything in the links u posted, but the update to 5.0.2 will NOT remove S-off or turn u back to S_on, and will not re-lock bootloader, but it will remove root, but since it doesn't relock bootloader, all u have to do is re-flash custom recovery in fastboot , and then re-flash supersu from custom recovery.

Can I use Safestrap and Xposed on my (AT&T G900A) Galaxy S5?

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

Root Stock ATT Note 3 after Stagefright/OC2

I've searched and researched. I'm not finding a matching thread/procedure for my situation. I've never rooted before so I wanted to make sure I was following the right procedure. Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm currently running stock recently updated AT&T 5.0 N900AUCUEOC2. I don't care if I remove stock apps and I'd prefer not to trip odin if possible. Backups of all my files have already been done manually and I'm ready for a reset/wipe.
Is it safe for me to follow the procedure for oc1 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/update-procedure-lollipop-5-0-oc1-t3063760?
What is the difference between wipe and non-wipe tars?
Will it force OTA update to OC2 after I do root procedure for OC1? Will OC2 be rooted afterwards?
Is someone working on a procedure for OC2?

I've had the same problem and haven't been able to root. Someone should try to work on this I'm sure we're not the only ones

Ditto, Att note 3 running oc2. I've tried odin and a few one click programs with no luck.

Have anyone found a way to root OC2?

There are many posts explaining how to root. Unfortunately, I don't think It can be done while on lollipop. None of the popular root tools work on lollipop (kingoroot/towelroot). You have to odin back to NC2 (Kitkat), Root, install safestrap and busybox, then you can install OC2 in safestrap via a pre-rooted OC2 ROM or backup.

Hitmizzle said:
There are many posts explaining how to root. Unfortunately, I don't think It can't be done while on lollipop. None of the popular root tools work on lollipop (kingoroot/towelroot). You have to odin back to NC2 (Kitkat), root, then you can install OC2 in safestrap via a pre-rooted OC2 ROM or backup.
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Hitmizzle, you summarized very well :good: - I also spent days trying to find a root method on OC2 but to no avail. Eventually I ended up restoring to NC2, rooted, then installed a pre-rooted OC2 as you described. I think the admin should bookmark your post so as to save much time for other people.

OC2 OTA
I'm running OC1 rooted and got a notification for an update which I assume is OC2. If I take that OTA update will I lose root on my device?

sibenj said:
I'm running OC1 rooted and got a notification for an update which I assume is OC2. If I take that OTA update will I lose root on my device?
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Yes, assuming the update doesn't fail. If you want OC2, there's a rooted OC2 ROM update at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006

been out of the loop, is it safe to flash newest dok2 baseband/bootloader?

Hey guys. I've been out of the loop. Is it safe to flash the DOK2 baseband/bootloader? Or should i just stay on COG2? Does it still have problems with root? You cant downgrade to 5.0.1 or 4.4.4 after flashing right ?

ayeitschris said:
Hey guys. I've been out of the loop. Is it safe to flash the DOK2 baseband/bootloader? Or should i just stay on COG2? Does it still have problems with root? You cant downgrade to 5.0.1 or 4.4.4 after flashing right ?
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If you wish to stay on 5.0.1 or 4.4.4, then its not safe. Correct, you cannot downgrade. I tried going back to Darthstalker (5.0.1) and it bootlooped after going to DOK2 baseband/bootloader. I heard there is a way to downgrade the bootloader, but its not a very straight forward way

Plus, to add to that, there isn't a regular root method i do not believe. It's Systemless Root with means you don't have full root capabilities

Just upgrade baseband only like i did. Its fine then.