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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Strange ... it happened to me in the past but this time it works. Try this direct link:

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/VOD/confirm/G900FXXU1CQDA/166475/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Thank you. That link worked. :) Much appreciated.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Welcome :) Download also latest recommended odin from the link and follow instructions.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
That's why xda staff usually don't link to this site.

Better to check this thread for official Samsung firmware.

Just for future reference ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Thanks again. I have downloaded both firmware from SamMobile and I have Odin v3.13.7 which I believe is the latest one. I flashed the moile with this which went without any problem. Odin reported success and mobile rebooted. However, upon reboot, it just stays at the fading Samsung logo. I left it there for a good 20 odd minutes. Phone became pretty hot but didn't any any further from logo. I forced rebooted as well as battery pull but no joy. I reloaded it via Odin and still the same. Instructions were pretty simply to follow. In my version of Odin, I only have AP option to load the file not AP/PDA.

Thank you for letting me know of this alternative. I have started a download of the firmware from here as well. Currently, about 11 hours to go (their speed, not mine.) :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Try rebooting to recovery and perform format data/factory reset.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Hi, I downloaded firmware from the other site with the same results. I upload it using Odin; it uploads successfully and then reboots. Upon reboot, it simply stays at fading samsung logo. I have now tries clearing cache as well as data in the recovery mode with the same results. Any suggestions?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Just to add to me previous comment; here is the process I am following to download the firmware in case I am doing something wrong.

- Downloaded and unzipped the firmware (resulting tar.md5 file)

- Plugin phone and restart it using power, V Down, and Home buttons into download mode

- Run Odin, Click AP button and select the firmware file; Only AP option is checked and has the file selected. Other 4 are blank.

- In Odin, Options tab has only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" check boxes are checked. All others unchecked.

- Click start

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Hi,

Your steps are correct and if odin says "PASS!" (all threads completed (succeed 1 / failed 0)) then it should be OK -> assuming that your phone is 100% SM-G900F.

Let's try again:

1. Flash again firmware via odin but this time uncheck "autoreboot".

2. After the flashing is accomplished disconnect the phone from pc and pull out the battery and wait about 5 minutes

3. Put in the battery and boot into recovery (vol up+ home + power)

4. Perform: Wipe data / factory reset and Wipe cache partition

5. Reboot your phone and wait (even more than 20 minutes) and see.

Make sure that your battery is charged more than 50%
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Hi,

Yes, it is G900F for sure. I will try this now and come back.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
Tried again. Lo and behold it worked this time. I wasn't able to do reset upon reboot as after firmware it simply did a reset (after battery pull for 5 minutes) and went straight into the fading logo mode. I left it there and in 10 minutes it came up. I was able to unlock it afterwards.

Thank you so very much to everyone who helped. You guys are awesome! :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laugh2:
Transfer ROM between (almost?) identical phones (Galaxy S5)

Hi,

I have two Samsung Galaxy S5 phones (both say "SM-G900I GSMH" under the battery), which I bought second hand. One with a Stock ROM (Android 6.0.1) and the other has CyanogemMod 13. The CyanogenMod version is 13.0-20161013-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO21L-kite giving Android 6.0.1, but interestingly reports "Device Model SM-G900F" instead of SM-G900I.

The Stock ROM phone runs well, does mostly what I'd like, and the battery lasts several days if power-hungry functions and apps aren't used :). However, while the CM13 phone has several great features e.g. in-built root, it runs very hot and the battery is empty after just several hours. After installing Greenify on the CM13 phone, uninstalling/stopping apps, and activating Power-Saving the CM13 phone runs the battery down in"only" a day (or overnight) - not enough improvement! :( Swapping the battery made no difference, so the battery is not the problem.

(Possibly the cause is that CM13 ROM used was intended for an SM-G900F rather than a SM-G900I ??)

I would like to transfer the ROM (with data, apps, settings, etc) from the Stock ROM phone across to the CM13 i.e. replacing CM13 with a mirror image of the Stock ROM phone.

Questions:

Would this work?

Could/should I use Odin (/Heimdall), TWRP, ClockworkMod, or perhaps FlashFire to make a Backup of the Stock ROM phone? And then flash it directly onto the CM 13 phone? (Beforehand making a backup of the CM13 phone just-in-case)? Which utility would be most reliable?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRWButt:
I am very new here myself so probably don't have much to offer.

Why not just download the stock ROM for your model and install it?

There are a few locations offered by other here where you could possibly get firmware.

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares

or here
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fear_The_Fluff:
I would recommend finding a stock rom on the XDA forums, moving the entire image over could cause problems due to the fact that they are different models of the S5s. You can do a data back up and then transfer the data over to the rooted phone. If you no longer want the root there are also Roms and unroot/unbrick options to put the phone back to complete stock.

However I would check the setting to make sure the processor isn't set to run very high on the rooted phone, that maybe your issue. You can update to Lineage OS (New CyanogenMod) to see if that fixes the issue as well. Or you can do a data and cache wipe to see if maybe an app is causing the issue.

Good Luck!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MD500:
International Kernels and Roms (SM-G900F) on SM-G900T

Will International Kernels and Roms (sm-g900F) work in sm-g900T (and any variant) ?

I know what X Bootloaders and Modems will NOT WORK on Y other variant (correct me if I'm wrong)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fear_The_Fluff:
I have never used an international phone for roots and roms. Check the forum to see if there are universal Kernel/Rom/Root etc for the S5s. Make sure both models are listed.

If you decide to transfer the data, from stock to root (or vice versa) the stock needs to be rooted for a complete(nandroid) backup. You will also need a recovery boot like twrp or cwm to have the option for a nandroid backup as well.

When you run a restore (from any nandroid backup) there is alway a chance of the restore being unstable. Running a data and cache wipe before hand is recommended.

---------- Post added at 07:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:02 PM ----------

Looking around the site, there is a root that seems to work on all the S5s: https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2699648

I have never used it, since my phone has been root for some years now.

If I remember correctly (I havn't used my S5 in some months) the recovery(twrp), and Lineage did not show a model so it maybe universal as well. The rest for the Mods I have not used in a very long time.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laugh2:
Transfer ROM between (almost?) identical phones (Galaxy S5) - REPLY

Hi GRWButt,

Thanks for your reply. I wanted to make an exact 1:1 copy to save the time involved in setting up a fresh system and copying contacts and data across. Also new ROMs aren't always exactly the same.

Thanks too for the links: the second one to the XDA utility was new to me. Although that tool is now deprecated (halted) it lead to UpDato at:

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model

which is fantastic as it has lots of older and new ROMS with respectable download speeds :). Thank you!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laugh2:
Transfer ROM between (almost?) identical phones (Galaxy S5) - REPLY

Hi Fear_The_Fluff,

Thanks for your thoughts. I installed the app "Phone Info *Samsung*" to both phones. The hardware appears to be virtually identical with the same Hardware, Board, Platform, GPU, and Modem Board amongst other hardware items. Unfortunately CM13 hides/modifies some of this app's values. A 1:1 copy might indeed be possible?

This app shows the CPU of the CM13 phone running at 73% and for the Stock ROM CPU running at 54% while only running the app. This difference in CPU loading shouldn't be sufficient to drain the battery so drastically faster.

The app did show, however, that the "MPU6500 Uncalibrated Gyroscope Sensor-Invensense" and the "Max8690-MAXIM" on the CM13 phone running so fast they can't be read properly - in great contrast to the Stock ROM phone where both these are read about twice per second (similar to some of the other sensors in this group). This might well be the source of the battery drain problem. The CM13 ROM used was intended for an SM-G900F and not a SM-G900I - the difference is small but in this case important?

CM13's in-built update function on the phone doesn't work. Perhaps also because this is the wrong ROM for this phone? After a quick look at LineageOS's website I couldn't find a recent ROM for this phone (though possibly more digging might uncover something?).

I've downloaded some Stock ROMs from Updato but still need to decide whether to try one intended for the SM-900I or a custom ROM (or even copy across from the other phone?).

---------- Post added at 01:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:32 AM ----------

Will International Kernels and Roms (sm-g900F) work in sm-g900T (and any variant) ?

Hi MD500,

I believe you should usually stick closely to the phone versions intended by the ROM's creators. Although dr.ketan's posting #2 on 28/12/2012 suggests country differences aren't a problem (... on the same models ...), even just small hardware differences between models can be important.

A case in hand: I have just bought a used Galaxy S5 SM-G900I with CyanogenMod 13 (CM13) installed on it instead of the Stock ROM. it runs hot and the battery runs flat after a day even with Greenify and Power Saving settings. I've described this in my last few postings to this forum. It appears that both the "MPU6500 Uncalibrated Gyroscope Sensor-Invensense" and the "Max8690-MAXIM" are running far too fast. The CM13 ROM used was intended for an SM-G900F and not a SM-G900I - the difference is small but in this case important?

So while you could try ROMs for similar models you should expect some strange things to wrong. of course, the problems may not be an issue for you in which case all's good.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trojan0013:
can any one help me please im install this room Link:

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/galaxy-s-5-android-development-exynos/genius-t3618821

but i get error (Unfortunately system UI has stopped)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fear_The_Fluff:
It's very hard to say if something will work or not with out testing it. As I said before I've had problems with putting restores from the same phone. I do nandroid backups all the time but only restore for data recovery purposes. That doesn't mean you are going to experience the same problems I have encountered. If you are willing to test to see if it works, I would agree that the chances of issues would be far less than say running a copy with a G900V (CDMA phone). However, I HIGHLY recommend running nandroids on both phones before testing. If all else fails, you can go back to that original backup. I would also place the backups on a computer somewhere for safe keeping. I would also make sure all of your recoveries are up-to-date and check to make sure there no one has complained about issues with making back ups. I know at one point long ago I had a recovery that stated it ran a backup and the files were no where to be found. Issues like that are rare but can cause major issues if found out too late.

As for the sensor problems, yeah that can cause the battery drain. I would check to see if there is a way to either change the settings or turn it off completely. The custom roms make it easier to change hardware settings but not everything. If you have a reddit account there is a forum for people with issues with the lineage os and the builders there are very responsive. I can ask to see if they are aware of the problem. I think most people having an old stock S5 and putting a new rom see a difference in speed and battery for the better so this could just be a bug with that version or update.

For the stock rom question, I would look at the file name. The file names are made to tell you if they are stock, what version and phone make and model type. this is what i found on the first stock rom I saw in the S5 forum: G900FXXS1CQI6 if you notice, G900F is the make and model, the rest is the os and patch version. If your stock rom does not have that information on the file name or with in the zip/tar file, it maybe a custom rom or a malicious file. I would make sure whatever rom you downloaded to check what version it was pulled from, if you have a new version os than what they have you can get install or boot errors. Also, check what people have responded with in the forum as far as issues installing.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kash20011:
Is there still no method to root a S5 active 870a on Android 5.0 at&t stuff drive me mad, I'm not on a contract just want the phone without junk on it.

Many thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoocha:
Hi,

I have full bricked Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) after flashing. I guess the bootloader is dead. Now it only vibrates if you turn in it on or if you plug it in. No LED light up or any other reaction. PC doesn't recognise it nor can I access download mode.

Is my device beyond repairability or is there still hope?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uwcck:
Android Auto rooted SGS5

Hi, I just bought a new car which supports android auto. I want to put my old S5 with broken display permantly connected in the car. For some automation issues I want to use tasker and have to root the phone to fully realize my plans. Has someone experiences whether or not android auto works with a rooted sgs5? The unrooted SGS5 works fine in my case. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
I tested to connect my rooted S5 (SM-G900F) via Android Auto/car in my friend's car.

(Mine has no Android car)

And it worked fine.

Good luck to get it connected with the broken display.

---------- Post added at 11:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ----------

If you can not boot neither into download mode nor into recovery, it is bricked. Sorry.

So please check again if you may boot with Volume UP + power + home for recovery, too.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uwcck:
Thanks for your answer. Did you connect via cable?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoocha:
My question was, if it's possible to repair it. Maybe with soldering/JTAG or is the device trash?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] It_ler:
No, via Bluetooth.

---------- Post added at 08:45 ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 ----------

I would take the device to a repair shop/JTag service center/store and ask there.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uwcck:
Ok, but via bluetooth you won't get a real "Android Auto" connection. This works only via cable and for a few cars via WiFi (I'm not sure whether this is really implemented, yet).

But I can give an update: I've rooted the phone using CF-Auto-Root and android auto still works fine in my car via USB-cable-connection. SGS5 SM-G900F (International Qualcomm) with stock ROM (android 6.0.1). Maybe this helps someone here.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibase:
Hi, everyone =)

What will happen if I upload OMD-G900FXXS1CQD1 firmware ( UA, official ) to my SM-900T ( G900TUVU1GQC2 ) via Odin?

Are they compatible?

Thanks in advice/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shanelon:
Hello.

I am attempting to put on Xtrestolite onto my girlfriend's Samsung Galaxy S5 G900I model but am having issues with installing the current bootloader/firmware (XXU1BOD3).

I am able to successfully root it with cf-auto-root, which leaves me with a baseband version of XXU1BOD2, then upon flashing the bootloader/firmware from the xda thread for the G900I, instead of switching it to XXU1BOD3, it switches to XXU1BOA1.

I have reinstalled stock firmware and have gone through the process to get the same result, and I have also successfully completed installing Xtrestolite onto my G900W8 Galaxy S5 successfully in one go, so I am a bit stuck on what to do...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fear_The_Fluff:
Are these two different models of S5s? That may cause you to see two different firmware versions. If they are the same, you may want to go to the post where you downloaded the firmware to see if others are having the same issue.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stillKonfuzed:
Hello guys, i m on lineage Os 14.1 on exynox variant s5, and no matter what rom i try , i m facing a lot of slow gameplay in clash royale. Its not my network problem and i always have atleast 360mb ram free always, as i m using greenify with exposed. Any solution?

Antutu benchmark scores are around 54000.

And Os is super smooth with zero lags... Just the game lags...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarry86:
Cant request for balance check, mobile transaction etc. on my G900K, Help on that plz. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackson_c:
Does anyone also have problems with xposed framework when using ultra power saving mode? When I leave UPSM, I receive notification to reboot and activate xposed, but the modules are still working.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900T device.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incaseoftrouble:
No mobile data on klte (despite network connectivity)

Hey all,

First: I tried searching for a solution to this both on google and with XDA search and didn't find anything that helped me. Sorry if I missed something.

Setup: I recently flashed the current Lineage OS onto a Galaxy S5 SM-G900F (klte). Nothing fancy around that, only Magisk to have root.

Problem: Since then, the phone fails to connect to mobile data despite having full network connectivity.

Steps I have taken so far:

Verify that the SIM is working using another device.

Double-check APNs.

Reset APNs to default.

Reset all network settings.

Flash an older (~1 month) version of Lineage.

Investigate the testing menu under *#*#4636#*#*, set frequency band to automatic and trying nearly every preferred network type.

Update modem and bootloader to current versions.

More Info:

In the mentioned debugging menu, "Data network type" is EDGE / UMTS and the correct phone number is displayed, while "Data service" reads "Connecting".

WiFi network works fine.

The SIM worked on this device with the previously installed Cyanogen system.

During the days I reinstalled the phone my contract was renewed - maybe I have to clear something in the phone to pick up a new authentication method?

There is no letter (or any other symbol) next to the signal strength indicator.

Can't think of more relevant information. The symptoms lead me to concluding that the phone actually is connected to the data network but fails to register with the carrier. Any ideas? I totally might be missing something obvious.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Hi,

Have you flashed the latest available modem for your phone model?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incaseoftrouble:
I searched for it, but some posts lead me to believe that Lineage OS contains the current modem already. I'll check the installed version against the one from alexndr's repository on androidfilehost (flid=18028, can't post links yet) as soon as I get my hands on the phone again. Alas, since the latest version there is Aug. 27 I'm not convinced whether this will solve the problem.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
It is easy to check (you don't need to believe): Download the ROM zip package, open it and see ->

no modem inside

.

No guarantee that flashing newest modem will help with your issue but at least it is worth to try.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incaseoftrouble:
Jeah I don't know what I was thinking. Searching for "klte modem" was a stupid idea, too. Updated modem (and cleared caches), tried both most recent S and U variants, both to no avail (exactly the same symptoms). Data service still is "Connecting", reported signal strength went up by ~10 dB though :). To clarify: There also is no letter (or any other symbol) next to the signal strength indicator.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Many40:
Hmm .... strange ... by the way did you do full wipe for LOS installation (including data)?

If nothing helps ask on the LOS thread later on - maybe somebody from LOS users was facing already similar problem.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzvxo:
My G900V was working fine, until all of a sudden it just... died. Kind of.

When plugging it in, nothing appears on the screen for 48 hours. After around 48 hours of being plugged in, the charging lightning bolt (sometimes) comes on, but does not proceed to the charging animation. Other times, it just sticks at the S5 screen. The power button does work, but it will not vibrate or boot when attempting to power on; it will only boot at will when plugged in for 2 days.

The last time it did turn on, it was after a factory reset where I miraculously managed to boot it into download mode. Using the Verizon SUA, it restored the firmware. However, during setup, it crashed at some point and hung on the S5 screen again. I read somewhere that leaving it in a freezer for 10 minutes can help, and sure enough, leaving it outside in this Chicago weather gave me a narrow shot at putting it into download mode. It's plugged into the computer and awaiting its update from the SUA.

What on earth could this problem be? I know that this phone had no problems up until its death. I do believe I got some modem errors when trying to resurrect it though. I tried putting an S4 battery in to see if it would boot normally (in an attempt to rule out battery failure), but the outcome remained. Putting the S5 battery in the S4 went fine as well, and I didn't notice any problems during operation, so I'm almost certain it isn't a battery problem.

Sometimes, it will try to get past the S5 screen, other times it just hangs. When it tries to though, the display glitches slightly and it vibrates twice, before returning to the S5 screen.

Sure enough, the restore failed. I received a "SECURE CHECK FAIL: aboot" message, which I hear is because of flashing the incorrect baseband. How could the official Verizon tool flash the wrong baseband? The name of the .md5 is "ALL_VZW_G900VVRU2DQI2_G900VVZW2DQI2_CL8025411_QB1 5163032_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5". I have no way to boot the phone, so I cannot check what baseband was previously installed. Any ideas...?

I even sent the phone to a Samsung plant in Plano, TX to have it checked out, and even they were stumped. I have never in my life seen a phone act this way, and any input or advice would be appreciated. Thanks for reading!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] incaseoftrouble:
Yes, did a wipe. LOS wont install over CM otherwise. I did restore a lot of things from TitaniumBackup though, maybe too much. I'll try backup + complete wipe & reinstall on the weekend. Thanks nonetheless.