Hey how's it going finally upgraded from a Galaxy S4 (rooted/safestrap/rom) to an S5 after almost 4 years.
Trying to root and load a custom rom on Galaxy S5 G900AUCU4BOF3 the guides say to first downgrade to OF3 that is on Android 5.0 (which is what I am on) to a pre-rooted OF3 - would I be safe to try to run Kingoroot or towelroot then use Chainfire to load a custom ROM without flashing a pre-rooted OF3 first?
Thanks
Nevermind figured it out guys thanks anyone who looked.
Care to share? Im on the same boat u were in.
jblazedup said:
Care to share? Im on the same boat u were in.
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SAME
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Is there a rooting method out yet for the Galaxy S5 G900A running lollipop 5.0 ?
dale23c said:
Is there a rooting method out yet for the Galaxy S5 G900A running lollipop 5.0 ?
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Should've followed this tutorial before you updated: Link
kenslee123 said:
Should've followed this tutorial before you updated: Link
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Unless of course he updated prior to the root method thread created.
In either case, it appears that with the oc4 bootloader you can downgrade to root. Look for the Downgrade lollipop thread.
root for Galaxy s5 G900A ?
Could you use odin to flash the stock NDE kernel and then use towelroot to obtain root then flash the 0C4 kernel back ? I used a similar method when i was on 4.4.4 ,any feedback on this, thanks.
Hello Fellow XDAERS,
I have an AT&T rooted galaxy s5 active, and I want to be able to upgrade to the new Lollipop version that was actually just rolled out yesterday, but as we know we can't upgrade to lollipop with a rooted phone, the only way to do it I've heard is by flashing a ROM or something like that, I'm sorry I'm kind of a beginner on this kind of stuff because I just switched over to android from iPhone last year (thank god, haha), but if somebody can help me through this process it would be greatly appreciated.
Please and THANK YOU.
andytheturtle said:
Hello Fellow XDAERS,
I have an AT&T rooted galaxy s5 active, and I want to be able to upgrade to the new Lollipop version that was actually just rolled out yesterday, but as we know we can't upgrade to lollipop with a rooted phone, the only way to do it I've heard is by flashing a ROM or something like that, I'm sorry I'm kind of a beginner on this kind of stuff because I just switched over to android from iPhone last year (thank god, haha), but if somebody can help me through this process it would be greatly appreciated.
Please and THANK YOU.
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Follow these instructions in this thread just don't root with towelroot and you'll be back to stock 4.4.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
OPOfreak said:
Follow these instructions in this thread just don't root with towelroot and you'll be back to stock 4.4.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
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So is the G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel "G900A" safe for my specific device?
You have a G900A?
andytheturtle said:
So is the G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel "G900A" safe for my specific device?
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If you have an att s5 active g870a, then no. It is a different device than the G900A.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
nutt_case said:
If you have an att s5 active g870a, then no. It is a different device than the G900A.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
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Well I need g870a, because that's my phone
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Follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3083841
Im trying to upgrade my Note 4 N910T to Lollipop 5.0.1. I've been looking around and haven't found a straight answer. Don't really care if I lose root. I just want the Upgrade. CAN SOMEONE HELP?
And I'm guessing you don't have access to Odin/PC or Mac? Then the only way is for someone to upload a Twrp backup of a lollipop stock based rom. That might work.
MrAndroidGuy95 said:
Im trying to upgrade my Note 4 N910T to Lollipop 5.0.1. I've been looking around and haven't found a straight answer. Don't really care if I lose root. I just want the Upgrade. CAN SOMEONE HELP?
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U need odin till someone makes a zip to update all. Baseband boot and rom. That would be a huge risk. Get to a pc and use odin.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
re: instructions / guide
MrAndroidGuy95 said:
Im trying to upgrade my Note 4 N910T to Lollipop 5.0.1. I've been looking around and haven't found a straight answer. Don't really care if I lose root. I just want the Upgrade. CAN SOMEONE HELP?
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Here is a link which has the full instructions/guide/step by step for upgrading to
the new official Lollipop firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...sy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
Here are the three tools (files) you will need to upgrade to lollipop:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i25yjb1o97o96nb/CF-Autoroot%20%26%20TWRP%20v2.8.6.0%20and%20ODIN3%20v3.10.0.zip?dl=0
The actual lollipop firmware can be downloaded from
http://Sammobile.com
Look for the "Tmobile N910T" Lollipop firmware on SamMobile...
Check it out.
Good luck!
from the link above:
if I flush this:
LOLLIPOP COD6 (STOCK T-Mobile) STOCK KERNEL -> Flashable ZIP
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952592798
I will have my note 4 on lolipop kernel and firmware?
I am currently on rooted kitkat with dynamic kat rom.
Thank you.
karelson said:
from the link above:
if I flush this:
LOLLIPOP COD6 (STOCK T-Mobile) STOCK KERNEL -> Flashable ZIP
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952592798
I will have my note 4 on lolipop kernel and firmware?
I am currently on rooted kitkat with dynamic kat rom.
Thank you.
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No, that is just the Kernel, You need to flash the entire Firmware. Remember this is an entirely different OS.
Check out pop rocks forum in development. Has stock rom and auto root with how to.
Hello, as the tittle says i have an Galaxy S5 Active Root on 5.1.1 and i want to root it so i can install a pure android rom like Cyanogen or Exodius ect. How do i do it? Do i need to downgrade? If yes how? I have been searching the web and all i found is ether for rooting 5.0 or downgrading but i don't know if it will work. Please help me out.
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Hello, as the tittle says i have an Galaxy S5 Active Root on 5.1.1 and i want to root it so i can install a pure android rom like Cyanogen or Exodius ect. How do i do it? Do i need to downgrade? If yes how? I have been searching the web and all i found is ether for rooting 5.0 or downgrading but i don't know if it will work. Please help me out.
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Unfortunately if your already on stock 5.1.1 then no root or downgrade is available at this time.
Oh man. Well thanks anyway
darkdhanil said:
Hello, as the tittle says i have an Galaxy S5 Active Root on 5.1.1 and i want to root it so i can install a pure android rom like Cyanogen or Exodius ect. How do i do it? Do i need to downgrade? If yes how? I have been searching the web and all i found is ether for rooting 5.0 or downgrading but i don't know if it will work. Please help me out.
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Hi, I have an S5 active stock with 4.2.1, and since I'm in another country I do not upgrade, you could climb stok rom you have the 5.1.1?
Is root available nw for the galaxy s5 active? I just bought the phone (used) and is currently running 5.1.1 (at&t) model
No
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I know this old, but is there any way of rooting 5.0 at least ?
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thebehemoth73 said:
I know this old, but is there any way of rooting 5.0 at least ?
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No
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Hi,
Will we get a chance to root our S5 active with 5.1.1 on it in the near future?
I am on a stock rooted ATT Galaxy S6, thats rooted, running 5.0.2, I wanna upgrade to 6.0.1 losing root, but every guide I see if for 5.1.1 to 6.0.1, my updates are turned off on the phone, so it doesn't update, but how do I manually go from 5.0.2 to 6.0.1? Thanks in advance.
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I am on a stock rooted ATT Galaxy S6, thats rooted, running 5.0.2, I wanna upgrade to 6.0.1 losing root, but every guide I see if for 5.1.1 to 6.0.1, my updates are turned off on the phone, so it doesn't update, but how do I manually go from 5.0.2 to 6.0.1? Thanks in advance.
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I'm chiming in here because I have been on a rooted version of 5.02 for over a year. I want to update from 5.02 to 6.0 to 7.0 if possible before I sell my phone on e-bay.
Current baseband is G920AUCU2AOF4
IS there a thread with the files need and a path to follow to get there?
Thanks to anyone who can help!
Add one more to this list.....
I rooted my S6 when I first got it 2 years ago and haven't messed with it since. Still running CleanRom 1.1-OE2 5.0.2 baseband AOE2 ......
I also have another S6 thru work. It's all stock. Recently updated to 7.0 and got the itch to update my personal S6 to a more modern version of Android but dont want to loose root.
Is it possible?
Any guide?
Remember it's been a while (almost 2yrs) since I've hacked on a phone so I'm a newb again lol!