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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] t3t5u0:
Be VERY careful with the Lollipop update. I did the old tried and true process with my Dev Ed; flashed the ROM.zip in TWRP, then flashed the new Ktoonsez TW 5.0 kernel and all was working perfectly fine. I had an odd 'security configuration' error notification nagging me on the new Lollipop lock screen, so I clicked it, and it prompted a reboot. The phone now hangs at 'booting recovery' and I can't seem to push a TWRP image to it via ODIN at this point. It still shows 'MODE: Developer' on the Download screen, so hopefully all is not lost.

If you update to 5.0, do NOT accept any security prompts until it is fully ironed out.

/t3t5u0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bsalyers:
Oh. wow! :( THANK YOU for the warning. I will be watching the thread to see how your recovery goes.

Good luck!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jlvlawrence:
I think a factory reset and a wipe of internal storage in TWRP would fully wipe the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jhanson:
Just a note to anyone else who tries the 5.0 update, I used the same method as listed here, but disabled SecurityLogAgent via titanium backup to remove the error message and all is working fine for me now. Hope this helps.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
guys, DO NOT FLASH muniz_ri's ROM file, it contain a retail bootloader. This will messed up the bootloader on your Dev. Ed. phone.

Update: for some reason my ROM do not update some of the firmware files correctly, please use Misterxtc's OA8 Dev-Edition Firmware Only INSTEAD of Ktoonsez kernel.

Here is a version of the munirz_ri's file with the aboot and recovery removed, as well as as the update script edited. DOWNLOAD

I was able to update my Verizon Dev. Ed. GS5 to 5.0 following this:

- Prerequisites: Custom Recovery installed (Download the latest TWRP Recovery by Ktoonsez from: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53276341&postcount=1. Yes it is a TMobile GS5 forum, but he files are the same for our VZN GS5)

- Download the Dev. Ed. Stock rooted Lollipop ROM, copy it on your SD Card

- Download and copy on your SD Card the Touchwiz Lollipop 5.0 VERSION of Ktoonsez Kernel from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53276341&postcount=1 (Yes it is a TMobile GS5 forum, but he files are the same for our VZN GS5)

- Download and copy on your SD Card Misterxtc's OA8 Dev-Edition Firmware Only

- Reboot into TWRP, make a backup of every partition

- in TWRP, Wipe -> Advanced wipe -> Wipe Dalvik Cache, System, Data, Cache

- in TWRP, install the Modified ROM file. DO NOT REBOOT at the end

- in TWRP, install the Ktoonsez Kernel TW 5.0

- Switch off the phone

- Reboot into Download mode Volume Down + Home + Power

- use ODIN 3.09+, AP button, to flash OA8_Dev_Ed_Firmware.tar.md5

- in TWRP, Restore ONLY the DATA from your previous backup.

- in TWRP, Wipe -> Advanced wipe -> Wipe Dalvik Cache, Cache

- Reboot, wait for ART do do its thing during the first boot (long wait during the Verizon logo, even longer optimizing apps)

- Install your favorite tool to Disable or Freeze to system apps (Titanium Pro in my case)

Now optional (but recommended):

- Freeze or disable "SecurityLogAgent" to avoid the dangerous security nagging

- Freeze or disable all the Knox apps while you are at it.

- Reboot, enjoy
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I have stock unrooted ones here. These have the stock recovery and no aboot. They are named stock restore files.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] t3t5u0:
Thanks for doing this! The OP for the original ROM did not list the retail bootloader or recovery at the time I flashed it. Luckily my DE bootloader survived, although I was soft-bricked for a couple of hours.

---------- Post added at 03:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 AM ----------

Thank you immensely for this! Rolling back to NI2 radio with OA8 ROM to restore my Dev. Ed. phone to bootable was destroying my battery life and any usability as a phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] razzrmaxx:
I flashed the Lolipop as directed two posts above and I wnr thru just fine and everything was fine but I didn't have time to customize it so I flashed back to my previous Rom, now I have an error trying to use gallery, I can't take pictures and screenshots. Does anyone know a workarround or fix? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gsxcorey:
This dev edition Rom has no oem bootloader and is already rooted? Just want to confirm? Also how is the battery life?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Yes, no retail bootloader and battery life with the stock Kernel is great after the first boot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gsxcorey:
Is it rooted also? Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Yes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] t3t5u0:
battery life

Battery life is much worse than 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 in my experience thus far.

I did the original ROM, with the older NI2 radio etc, poor battery life. Then I flashed the OA8 firmware, radio, and Dev. Ed. ROM from this thread, completely clean wipe and flash. I've imported very few apps and data, and used TiBu to freeze a bunch of bloatware (Verizon, NFL, etc.), and the battery life is very poor at best.

The top 3 for battery drain are Android OS, Android Services, and Google Play Services, followed by Display. Not a good sign. I hope others are faring better.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] smaut3:
A Step Fails

The Step - in TWRP, install Misterxtc's OA8 Dev-Edition Firmware Only - fails. That is the only message from TWRP. I tried rebooting at that step to Download mode and loading the OA8_Dev_Ed_Firmware.tar.md5 via ODIN and then continuing with the procedure but it just gets stuck at boot time on the Samsung Galaxy S5 screen with the unlock and the word Custom on it. All is well once I restore the backup from TWRP but I cannot get the process to work successfully to load the new items. Any thoughts?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
I'm so sorry, my bad, I had a brain fart when writing the guide, you have to use ODIN for this step:

- Switch off the phone (Important !)

- Reboot into Download mode Volume Down + Home + Power

- use ODIN 3.09+, AP button, to flash OA8_Dev_Ed_Firmware.tar.md5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gsxcorey:
When you restore your data do you keep all your apps and settings and so on?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] smaut3:
Yes

It did for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] razzrmaxx:
How's your battery life? I dod a data restore and mine was bad. I did have a lot of exposed mods tho
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Restoring Unlocked Bootloader

Love the great info ya'll post. I am a relative noob and regret to say I MAY have altered my locked bootloader on my S5 dev. ed. by trying to restore KK after the "less than satisfactory" 5.0 upgrade. I recall seeing a thread to "send it back to Samsung" but am not sure if it is really locked, but it seems I used the wrong firmware for 4.44 (retail) instead of dev. ed. Does anyone know how to check and restore my handset (link to image file) or will I have to send it back if I need it restored? Thanks, so much in advance. I am impressed with the depth of knowledge on these fora. :o
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
To check if you locked your bootloader go into download mode (turn off phone, hold power + volume down + Home) until it boots into download mode, (volume up) enter odin mode, look for "mode: Developer"

Normal DE Odin screen (click on thumbnail)

If "Mode: Developer" is not there, you locked your bootloader. If you followed instructions and made a backup of your aboot.mbn, before locking, then it is possible to recover. If you don't have a copy of your aboot, you're on your own. Welcome to retail.

I have never heard of Samsung re-flashing Developer Editions. I have heard of several that quickly returned their locked phone within the 14 day warranty. They were credited, full or partial, and then they bought another phone.

For those that have Developer Devices and don't have a copy of your aboot.mbn, Now would be a great time to back it up. ADB method. Also look here. If you don't know ADB learn how, or go here for an easy method using EFS Professional. Aboot can even be pulled out using your recovery's file manager. Everyone with a Developer phone should have a backup of their partitions, especially aboot!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Thanks for the info. I looked at my screen and it is identical to your post, except for the Mode and UDC START entries. The thing about the bootloader is anecdotal from reading some posts here and on other fora after contacting Samsung CS. I had a soft brick and think I effed things up, unfortunately. I did not know how to back up the aboot.mbn file, so I guess I am SOL. Thanks for your prompt and helpful response. Guess I now have a retail phone due to my carelessness. Any suggestion(s)?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Are you able to root it? Follow the retail threads, you should at least be able to root, and run some exposed mods. Sorry man :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
I rebooted again and here is what I have In "Odin Mode." Can't figure out a screen shot:

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900V

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

System Status: Official

REACTIVATION LOCK: OFF

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)

AP SWREV: S1, T1, A1, A1, P1

SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE

UDC START

To answer your question, I have had it rooted on KK and it was great. I then got the OTA update somehow to Lollipop and now after a factory reset and wipe it works pretty good (battery drain issue, sluggish performance) I hate all the VZW crap wear, which is why I want root again. I should have left well enough alone, I guess. It is not rooted now. I could do the procedure I used before to downgrade to KK and I guess now I'd have to use Towelroot as I have a locked bootloader, right? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. As a noob, I know enough to cause trouble...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
If you want root, follow the retail guides, since your phone is now retail. Looks like the downgrade to KK should allow you to root again, and then block future OTA's, and bloat.

Good luck Man
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Thanks so much! I appreciate your time and info. I'm not sure what I'll do, but probably will root and de-bloat after I mourn my stupid moves.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] roadlust:
Thanks for the updates!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
EDIT: Brain fart, I replied to a post from April 2014!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sem1845:
What Lollipop roms are you guys with dev editions running?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gsxcorey:
So now you're saying not to install the ktoonz kernel? When you flash the dev edition lolipop rom does it update the kernel?

I'm asking because i want to run a custom lolipop (moar) and what kernel do i use now?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zooandbio4me:
I used MOAR 6.0 and the 2/16 version of kt 50 tw kernel. Works great. Baseband still says NI2 though, a little buggy but still sweet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
What is the best way to image the S5 dev. ed. (for noob)

I have been able to get my S5 dev ed re-flashed by Samsung after it had the bootloader (made into a retail, locked bootloader) locked by the Lollipop OTA upgrade. I want to image, back up the "factory fresh" flashed ROM and bootloader. Can anyone suggest a post or method to do this in the event of another disaster? Thanks. I am a relative noob and not that skilled in Linux and deep programming. Thanks! :o
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Wow!

Where did you send it? Did you call the 800 number on your invoice? Please share some info on how you were able to get it re-flashed.

If you don't know ADB, then I recommend you follow my noob guide to backup aboot. follow the link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57266915&postcount=1

Back up your aboot in EFS Professional.

Then do another backup of: aboot.mbn, NON-HLOS.bin, RPM.mbn, sbl1.mbn,sdi.mbn, and tz.mbn

Then if you haven't installed a bunch of app's yet do a complete backup.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Reflashing the dev. ed. from Samsung

Thanks for your quick and nice reply! The story is kinda long and convoluted and I had to "keep at it." I first emailed support at Samsung America and told them I was the proud owner of a number of their products (phones, tablet, three TVs) and I expected them to support my S5 dev ed phone that was made into a locked bootloader retail by the OTA from Verizon.

They replied and said "The developer edition is only warranted for thirty days, unlike the retail version which is a year." I told the writer, this was unacceptable and I needed my phone restored. Please send me a either a link for the firmware for me to reflash it in Odin or repair it, I expect to get what I paid for and it was damaged through no fault of mine when the OTA was loaded. The OTA file was for the SM-G900V for all Verizon but my developer edition is a SM-G900VMKV according to the box. The "all" handset firmware did not work on my dev ed as it locked the bootloader and treated it as if it were a retail model. I said it is a developer device and needs the proper firmware. If they were unwilling to honor the warranty, perhaps I would have to re-examine my loyalty to their products and brand and post something about it on my various social media sites, including developer sites I visit and participate on.

They put me in touch via telephone 1 800-757-0280, Then spoke to a helpful rep at the tech support center with their CS center in Colorado who arranged for a prepaid shipping label and repair after reading my case notes and hearing my long story. They told me they "normally" do not charge for reflashing the software, after I told them my first contact told me there would be a charge, which I said was just unacceptable as my phone is 10 months old and under warranty. . I sent it to SAMSUNG REPAIR CENTER, RSI: 2901 SUMMIT AVE SUITE 100 Plano TX 75074. I guess I was lucky. I sent it off and they said it would take 5 business days and they would return it second day UPS. We'll see. I'll let you know.

Thanks for the tutorial. I will look at it carefully and give it a go so I don't screw it up again. Meantime, I have my Galaxy SIII to use while the G5 is being re-flashed, which is rooted and running great on KitKat 4.42.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Well I hope you are more successful than I was when I sent my note-3 DE to Plano last year. Waste of a week, They wouldn't even touch it after checking knox. I doubt they have the DE flash available there, maybe in Dallas. My fingers are crossed for you man, hope you prevail!

Update, I just checked your posted 800 number. That is the right people to talk to. That's the number on your receipt. They know DE's, and they're in Dallas. Please update when you get it back :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Will do. After reading of others experiences, I may be in for a surprise. I hope I do not wait five days only to get the phone back just as you experienced with your Note3 DE with someone giving me the 30 day line again or say "it was rooted" so you voided your warranty. What is the point of a DE if you are not modifying and rooting anyway? I really want the phone "fixed," but am holding my breath, so to speak. I did factory reset and wiped the phone completely and from what I could see Knox was not tripped. Of course I am sure they have some way of checking all of the stuff that was once loaded on it as I did not do whatever passes as a low level format or whatever. Again, thanks for your posts, help, assistance and helpful tutorial. :o
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Keep in mind the carriers are who lock the bootloaders, not Samsung. I've been through all different levels of Samsung and I've had very high up folks tell me they will unlock the BL but the folks in Dallas will tell you they can't and that Verizon will have to. Makes sense, you can buy an S5 from Sprint with an unlocked BL. Verizon will blame it on Samsung. I used my company (large tech firm) against both Samsung and Verizon to no avail. They both admit to flaws in the developer program but refuse to fix them. Your best bet if you need unlocked BL is to leave Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
I Just Have to See

I only stay on Verizon due to my location and the fact they have the best signal. I've often toyed with going to another carrier, but after using AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, I stay with big Red, due to the dropped calls. I asked Verizon about my phone at the store and the technical staff was effing clueless. They marveled at the "devloper editon phone" and said "That's the first one of those we've seen. You'll have to send it back to Samsung if it needs repair or restoration." I hate all the bloatware and "features" that are designed to make me pay for more services from my carrier, which is why I customize and root my handsets.

We'll see how this shakes out. Thanks for your post!:good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Yeah I explained to both Verizon and Samsung that giving us a dev model phone that we can never update without locking the BL is just plain stupid. I had both a VP at Samsung and a senior support tech at Verizon admit that is a problem. It's also Verizon's call on whether to send out OTAs or not. They used to never ever send an OTA to a dev device. I stay with Verizon because of the same reason as you, I had the Note Edge with Sprint for a few weeks and the phone wasn't very good and the service was terrible. Verizon does need to realize that playing this game will get them hurt and lose them $$$. I hate it when corporations push around their customers, we need a grass-roots movement. We need to raise hell, call Verizon every day. Power to the PEOPLE! :highfive:

We did it way back when with HTC and it worked :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Davest010:
How is this looking for everyone? I have the files downloaded, just need to pull the trigger, and I figured I'd check in and see if anyone has had any problems with this process. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Davest010:
Another question. I've read through this thread, and it seems to be saying that the process I quoted above is the only way to update to 5.0 and stay unlocked. Is this true? Is it really impossible to use custom ROMs on this phone?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Davest010:
Anyone have any answers to my posts from last week? Any help would be appreciated!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Echo_Platoon:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S5 Developer Edition that I successfully updated to Lollipop. I posted my process in the thread that has the Odin files from Misterxtc. Below is the link to my post in the thread. Before trying out the process, make sure to do a full backup first. If you don't care about having the Advanced Calling option, then you don't need to do the step about flashing jrkruse's ROM. As always, do this at your own risk, and I'm not responsible for anything that happens to your phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59122307&postcount=457

Flashing the Odin files in Misterxtc's thread that are for Developer Edition works. To stay unlocked, you have have to make sure you don't flash anything with the retail version of "aboot.mbn", which for the retail Galaxy S5 is the locked bootloader; the Developer Edition version of "aboot.mbn" is an unlocked bootloader . No, it's not impossible to use custom ROMs on this phone. jrkruse has two Lollipop ROMs that work; one is a Deodexed Stock ROM and the other ROM is a port of the MOAR ROM. For AOSP ROMs, there is a ROM named Fusion that has a Verizon build and there is a CyanogenMod build for Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ryanbg:
Anyone have a factory 5.0 or late 4.4 Developer Edition aboot? If the public keys are still the same for the Dev Edition devices, I could probably make you guys custom updates for aboot.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Sammy Repaired my Dev. Ed.

UPDATE! Great news! Just got off the phone with Samsung Technical support. My dev. ed. S5 phone is on the way home with a re-flashed firmware with its unlocked bootloader as it should be! Glad it worked out. Now I will have to back up the image before I start tinkering with it again, LOL! I have been using my old SIII, rooted with 4.42 and I had forgotten how well it ran and performed. All's well that ends well. I should have my phone back via UPS from Texas in a few days. Got to give Samsung credit for doing the right thing. They have had the handset since 2/27. :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Sweet!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] razzrmaxx:
You should've told them you wanted lollipop in it withe the bootloader unlocked lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
I did ask them on the phone. The guy said it would "probably" come with the original 4.42 version of KitKat. I'll have to see.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Davest010:
kk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zooandbio4me:
I'm sorry dude, I didn't see your post. the way I did it is download the new kt-twrp as well as the 5.0 tw kernel, and MOAR. Wiped system, data, art/dalvik and cache. Flashed MOAR, flashed kst's kernel then wipe dalvik cache and cache. Reboot, wait 10 mins and bam!! I've done it a few times really, if the boot animation stays for more than 10 mins I pull the battery... seems to always work instantly after
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Phone back yet? Curious if they they really unlocked the BL. They told me no way ever...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
I just checked the tracking info. It was sent second day air and will arrive tomorrow. I'll post when I find out if, indeed they restored my unlocked BL as promised on my dev. ed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cdcom:
I have an S5 Dev edition for Verizon that i have been running Beanstown's Alliance Rom for some time. It was 4.4.2 NE9 Base. I decided to upgrade and today did nothing more than download jrkruse's MOAR Rom and Ktoonsez Lollipop TW kernel. Wiped then flashed both in twrp. Seems to be working just fine. Didn't odin anything. Still on NE9 modem.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
My phone is back and BL is unlocked again!

My phone is back from repair. My bootloader IS unlocked (checked it in fastboot) and I have the latest version of Lollipop as well. A pleasant surprise! Samsung service did me right, even repaired my charging port which they said was in need of repair. Now I just have to back it up and mull over trying to root it...I'm not sure I will after my last adventure, but I was able to do the SIII easily on 4.42. It ran great and I sure enjoyed getting rid of the bloatware and crap. Made the phone work so much better.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Good to hear
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bink1r:
You should get a system dump and get it over to [MENTION=766721]ryanbg[/MENTION].
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Since I am a noob, how would I do that? Would love to help out. Can you direct me to a procedure post?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evilryry:
Open terminal on phone and use this command and upload the file and link it to him.

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/aboot.img

Sent from my Supercharged KT Powered S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Just saw this. Does my phone have a built in terminal mode or do I need to DL a terminal emulator or app? If yes, can you suggest a good one?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evilryry:
Just use one from play store. "terminal emulator for Android" remember to do "su" before the command I posted

Sent from my Supercharged KT Powered S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pir8dave:
Thanks so much. That's what I thought! Appreciate it!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evilryry:
If you use "phone info *Samsung*" app what does it say for your bootloader version? Curious if it's the same as release or not. Lollipop still works with kitkat bootloader and modem so I'm curious if they put an updated version of it.

Sent from my Supercharged KT Powered S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zooandbio4me:
Well and what do u mean try and root it? Lol. Flash a custom recovery in Odin probably twrp since I'm not positive on philz status for lp, flash super su zip and bam. Stock rooted delicious lollipop that we all probably want a copy of.