yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Thanks, here is the bat file for the Verizon SG5: (You'll need around 8+GB on your external SD card and around 10 minutes to complete)

adb shell "su -c mkdir /mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/aboot.mbn'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/apnhlos of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/NON-HLOS.bin'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/backup of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/backup.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/boot.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/cache.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/carrier of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/carrier.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/dbi of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/dbi.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/ddr of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/ddr.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/efs of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/efs.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/fota.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fsc of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/fsc.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fsg of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/fsg.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/modem.bin'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst1 of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/modemst1.bin'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modemst2 of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/modemst2.bin'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/pad of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/pad.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/param of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/param.lfs'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persdata of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/persdata.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/persist.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/recovery.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/rpm of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/rpm.mbn'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/sbl1 of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/sbl1.mbn'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/ssd of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/ssd.img'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/system.img.ext4'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/tz of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/tz.mbn'"
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata of=/mnt/extSdCard/ANCGdump/userdata.img.ext4'"
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das7982:
I'm going to provide a dd of all partitions. However, you'll need to dd your own aboot partition as these are individually unlocked and have unique bootloader keys.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das7982:
Just put your Sim in the new phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sinfulmatik:
Hey thanks guys so much for your help. I will do a soon a I get home. dd all partitions using the bat file got it. Also what about flashing roms for other carrier versions? Other should I wait for a verizon specific rom created by a dev? IIf I were to root wouldn't trip the Knox counter ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skeetch79:
Not sure about ROMs for other carriers. Stick to either ROMs for Verizon or "universal" ROMs. Who cares about tripping Knox if it does. ... You have a Developer Edition! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulch maker:
is there any way to do this complete partition backup prior to voiding the warranty from altering the software?

i am coming from a gnex and rooting is huge deal for me to replace my aging phone. custom roms, not as much, but i need it to be high end, i need it to be rootable, and i need it to be on verizon. (and i KNOW that verizon wont be getting a nexus again after they botched the gnex, which is the vanilla android OS that I want EXACTLY). but this is as close as I can get considering the circumstances and factors at play.

once i saw it was successfully rooted, i went and bought the s5 developer edition an hour ago (and extra battery/battery charger at 50% off with coupon) as i need to stay with Verizon as i am grandfathered unlimited data and have to pay full price for a new phone to keep that. as much a sI dont want to to business with verizon, the unlimited data/coverage/vs speed makes it a no brainer (especially when merely tethering)

this unlocked and rootable s5 (great hardware) seems like the best choice considering all of my personal factors, what has come, and what looks to be on the horizon (replacable battery is a MAJOR issue for me, and an extra battery with build in charger was PERFECT as I now carry 2 spare batteries without a dedicated charger).

i can add a large sd and freeze the bloatware or just deal with it, and can be ok staying with no OTA updates, but I might explore other roms as well if and when they become available if they upgrade android versions successfully and the s5 retail gets rooted eventually

so, to sum up and form a question out of my rambling, is there a way to back up EVERYTHING prior to altering the software or is the only way to do this with root?

I am going to use the s5 developer without rooting for 2 to 3 weeks to make sure the hardware is solid and i wont get hosed by the 30 day hardware warranty (you better believe i am dunking that SOB in water and making sure that it is indeed as claimed, more or less short term, shallow depth, water proof), and i want to do this PRIOR to altering the software/firmware to make sure all the hardware works as claimed, and I would MUCH rather backup every partition immediately after activating, before testing for a couple weeks and dunking it and eventually rooting it

is this possible?

after I am sure the hardware has no issues with warranty, i will be happy to factory reset, then root, then backup.

but can i backup the pre root stock image without, i think it is called triggering the knox by altering the soft/firm ware?

i know i cant reset once i have triggered it, but can i back up all partitions PRIOR to triggering it?

thanks, and this is a general question, not just to you, skeetch. but you certainly bring up a good point
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mistertac:
Have any of you tried running a unified build of any AOSP ROMs yet? If there are any out yet... I'm not sure I'm still on an MDK S4 but I'm watching here closely to see how you guys make out. I'd possibly grab a Dev S5 if we could run any unified builds since that opens up many options. Great work by the way!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skeetch79:
Umm, ok, in order to back up the partitions you have to root the device. Therefore, you will need to alter the software in order to back up the partitions. But if you are worried about ever having to warranty your device what, about uninstalling root through the superuser app? Another thing, once rooted, you phone may show a boot screen with the word "custom" on it and an open padlock. Unrooting, may remedy this and reset it back to the "official" boot screen. Anyone know if triangleaway could work on the GS5? I know root really hasn't been worked out yet, though.

Can someone chime in?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clemson91:
Has anyone had a chance to try any of these mods on there Verizon DevS5. I still waiting on mine to come in, but was just interested whether anyone has tried any of these yet.

[MOD]/[HOWTO] Unlock your native hotspot app [UPDATE 5/9]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2727127

[MOD] Enable "Hidden" Quick Settings Tiles

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2733065

[MOD] Moderate volume Boost

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2723321
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Successfully installed:

Xposed Installer

Greenify

Allow Long SMS

Wanam - Theme, Notification Bar, 4-Way Boot Menu, Circle Battery + Color

Titanium Backup

Adaway
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Xposed Installer work fine

Data Icons from the Xposed module "Samsung Data Connection Icon Fix"

Some of the Wannam Xposed features do work fine

(Here is my notification pane and reboot menu for instance)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sem1845:
Sorry for the noob question but do I need to flash the twrp tar in the "Bootloader", "PDA", "Phone", or "CSC" part of Odin??

I figured it out. I flashed it in the "PDA" section. All is good. I'm rooted!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Bootloader
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sem1845:
I flashed using the "PDA" option
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Created a Guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2746586
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
I've always used bootloader and it works fine, both do the same thing I believe.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Something broke S-Health
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thewebsiteisdown:
I wish you guys had your own subforum because I'm tire of reading your depressing sobering post.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das7982:
Never in boot loader!!!!

Always in PDA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das7982:
Cheer up! Go buy a development device. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulch maker:
this is actually a great idea, especially if the bounty is never claimed on the retail side
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Anyone else break their S-Health? That seems to be the only issue I've had.

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Using bootloader won't hurt a thing, this is what it's for. If we were loading a system that could be a different story. This is going to trip knox either way. Using PDA isn't always the case, I think it was the Note II that needed both ticked. Best practice is to read the manual but since we're winging it here, trial by fire. Now we know you can use either bl or pda.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sem1845:
my S Health kept crashing. I finally froze it with Titanium Backup
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Here's the S-Health problem. Seems to be related to Xposed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2720288&page=2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EMSpilot:
Verizon S5 Dev Phone

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das7982:
Confirmed. S health force closes due to Xposed framework bridge. Its not compatible fully with the GS5 yet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Here is a fix for the S Health and Xposed : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52213118&postcount=26
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Didn't work for me, I didn't go and start from scratch though...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clemson91:
Does anyone know how to enable the free native hotspot for the DevS5. I've seen it done for the HTC One M8 and was just trying to figure out which file need to be edited if it's even possible.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2727127
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clemson91:
Did it actually work for you, I ask just because the zip seemed to have some files that aren't in our system folder.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
Haven't tried it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clemson91:
Unfortunately I just tried and it didn't work, it did add the quick setting hotspot icon, but still ask for a subscription.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clemson91:
I got the Native hotspot working great using the Xposed Framework, then download X Tether in the Xposed app, and works perfectly. You can also add the hotspot toggle to the quick settings
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Surge1223:
Send me your framework-res.apk and ill enable native tethering for you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] r9ball:
Foxfi worked for free tether on my non-dev Verizon S5,,it just forces the annoying pin or password lockscreen,, haven't tried it on my dev yet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KarlStyles:
Thanks, followed your guide and got rooted with no problems.

Thanks, used that batch file to back everything up after rooting. Time to start playing around now!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Instructions worked fine!

Used Oden3.09, Recovery, and Rooted in less time than it took to put on the screen protector :)

Thanks Man
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iskuruts:
it did not work on my GS5 developer edition. it's failing on Odin3.07 loading of TWRP. i have downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-klte.tar but it failed on both my Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computers. i thought it was the computer, but when i switched to Windows 7, it's the same thing. SECURE CHECK FAIL: recovery on phone... FAIL! (Auth) on Odin.

any suggestions please?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skeetch79:
Maybe try the latest Philz Touch Recovery and see if that fails too? http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/klte

It is Clockworkmod based. I always had luck with Philz.

I also saw this in a Note 3 thread in regards to receiving the Secure Check Fail: Recovery error mesage: "Welp, never mind, I figured it out. Needed to turn off Reactivation Lock in Settings > General > Security. Hope this helps anyone else stuck on this! Cheers."

Just my 2 cents.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] iskuruts:
that worked Skeetch79... got to turn off Reactivation Lock. thanks so much!:good::good::good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] r9ball:
Has anyone tried the bat file on p2 to do the dd of all partitions?

Do I just copy and paste all those command lines to a txt file and rename to a bat and run from adb shell?

I've rooted and used custom roms most all my previous phones but on this S5 Dev Ed I want to be sure before I start.

Thanx
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KarlStyles:
I used it. I just copied & pasted to notepad, saved and renamed as .bat and then ran it, (after checking in another command prompt that my phone was connected). I also added a pause at the end so the window didn't disappear after it finished running. Then I just copied all of the files from my sd card to my PC.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
No joy on Xposed Battery Themer, needs updated for 4.4.2 I believe. Didn't cause a problem, just didn't work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] r9ball:
I forgot to ask in previous post:

After root and dd everything to backup media/pc.

Didn't know if there was a restore bat yet.

What is procedure to restore from backup media/pc in case something ever went real bad?

thanks Karl from your previous info
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] McAtom:
For the sake of learning, how? What do you change?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Native Tethering with Xposed

As found by clemson91 and confirmed by me, the Xposed module XTether work fine to enable native tethering.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KarlStyles:
Thanks guys, got it working as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] McAtom:
Confirmed XTether is working for me as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Serial_Noob:
Do you have another link for the drivers? The link in that thread has been removed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulch maker:
Thanks a ton for this guide, it was awesome.

I am not someone who tinkers with Roms or anything, I just prefer to have my phone rooted for all the extra bennies and to freeze bloat. I come from a Galaxy Nexus with grandfathered unlimited data, so this phone seemed the perfect solution considering I wanted a nice big phone, removable battery, SD card slot, and of course, Rootable.

The rooting for this phone (with your help) was FAR easier than rooting other devices, like my old phone (and my OG Droid), Nook Color, and Nexus 7.

The backup was a bit of a pain since I am clumsy with ADB, but the batch file that the other gentleman posted was awesome once I got on track. I had a few problems tho, so the other gentleman who mentioned putting a pause in is my hero as well because when I did that, I saw that I had not backed up and there were errors, so I was able to fix them and back up.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
Does anyone have the stock firmware for this phone? Any idea if I can flash it with Odin over my regular s5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] livinginkaos:
The stock firmware for the SM-G900V can be found HERE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SkyAttacksX:
Don't flash developer firmware over the locked down regular one, you'll end up with a brick.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshw0000:
You linked to S4 firmware downloads.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] livinginkaos:
Thanks for catching that. I fixed the link.

Sent from my S-Offed One M8
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshw0000:
Thanks, I'm going to download it now. I don't suppose there's any device specific information in this Odin that would mess up a dev version if I flashed it? Essentially they're identical devices, one just has an unlocked bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
As long as the bootloader is unlocked it should be fine?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
Another question is there an alphanumeric character that designates a developer edition rom vs a carrier rom?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpcalhoun:
I believe (I'm trying to remember the "edition/build" designations) that when the S4 and the S5 was initially released they had the same base band, recovery, build and kernel. They (retail version and Dev Edition) were the same exact phones except for the bootloader. The subsequent updates changed the build numbers and so forth on the retail vesion but in the case of the S4 there has never been an update for the Dev Edtion and I doubt the S5 will be any different (no updates). Hope this answers your question.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
The reason I asked is I loaded the build from the link provided above and the phone flashed fine, rebooted fine, even updated all the applications fine but then got hung up at the Red Verizon splash screen. I didn't try reflashing. Does it sometimes take more than one try to get a build to work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
So basically if I have a retail model with an unlocked bootloader then I have a developer edition?

I got the image from the link above to work. You're right, if that's from a developer edition then it has all the same bloatware that the retail version has.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpcalhoun:
Well, no. As far as I know there is no such thing as a retail developer edition. The develop edition is only sold by Samsung through their online store. Power off your phone, pull battery. If the words "Developer Device" are printed on your phone then you have a Developer Edition. If not you have a retail phone that does not have an unlocked bootloader.

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What exactly did you flash and what did you use to flash it with? What is the thread number?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
Well. Ok. I have an unlocked bootloader because Samsung provided me with the unlocker software file for my particular unit. When I power up the phone it says "Custom" under the Galaxy S5 logo with a picture of an unlocked padlock. I need it for my job. But when I'm done with the project I'm working on I would like to install a lean rom with the bloatware removed. But I'm new to this stuff so I'm trying to figure out what I need to do this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpcalhoun:
In that case all you need to do is install a custom recovery like TWRP using ODIN. Place SuperUser on your SD card or internal memory, either one, and flash SuperUser with TWRP. That gets you rooted. Then you can flash any ROM you want with TWRP. If you want a lean ROM (no bloat and no Samsung "bells and whistles" then check out the SYMBIOTE SYNDICATE V1 ROM.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cornstick:
Wow! When you say it's no "bells and whistles" you're not joking! I would like to install the visual voicemail app but I'm unable to find it as an apk. I use this ROM for a few days and see how it goes. All of the S health stuff is deleted too.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SkyAttacksX:
The bootloader of the Verizon and AT&T bootloaders are locked. It won't matter if the developer edition bootloader is unlocked because if you flash it over the one that's locked, you get a hard brick.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thuddome:
If you flash over a dev edition unlocked bootloader you just lock the bootloader. This is why you should backup your aboot and you can then flash back and unlock. The aboot is phone specific so you have to have your own.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zedzzz:
which tar file

forgive me but there are numerous tar files from which to choose (for s5de)

/browse/twrp2/klte

Of the most recent numerically there remain 2 choices

openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-gt-klte.tar

or

openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-klte.tar
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gatorhater73:
Have a question regarding custom ROM installation... not sure what I'm doing wrong, but after flashing TWRP and a custom ROM and kernel, I can't get a wireless signal. It bangs at the activation phase of the setup wizard, and I have the big circle and slash where the signal should be. Verizon stock works fine, but any custom ROM and kernel causes this. Any input? Sorry for the noob question and TIA!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulch maker:
i have the same question as this gentleman. can anyone point me in the right direction? my s5 developer has become very unstable recently, plus I wanted to add a larger sd card and encrypt the files on this one

i saved all the files from when I got the phone. how do i do a clean restore? thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Skeetch79:
You need to create an ODIN TAR from your backed up files. This may involves some hex editing. Surge1223 has a good write up here on XDA. Possibly in the Verizon Galaxy S4 thread. You can look in my thread for some ideas of creating tar files from backed up images. I did an emergency restore for the DevS4 on FNC5 KitKat: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2637686

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/development/firmware-i545oyufnc5-emergency-restore-t2820232

It was time consuming. dd'ing (backing up) the partitions. Hex Editing the files in order to remove empty zeros. Creating TAR files little by little to test them. Once all passed and I was able to flash the TAR file to restore my device multiple times then I called it complete.

If you have an equivalent tar file from the retail device which is on the same exact firmware is yours you can download that and use each individual file as a reference for hex editing. In other words open up the modem file from the retail version in the hex editor and your modem file in the hex editor and see where theirs is cut off

**HUGE NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOOT IF YOU WISH TO POST YOUR FILE IN A THREAD HERE FOR OTHERS TO USE. EACH ABOOT IS SPECIFIC TO A DEVICE. SOMEONE FLASHING YOUR ABOOT WILL SCREW UP THEIR DEVICE. IT IS BEST TO LEAVE IT OUT IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE FOR THE MASSES. BACK UP YOUR OWN AND KEEP IT HANDY. YOU CAN ALWAYS FLASH IT SEPARATELY.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mulch maker:
yikes. this sounds terrible

would a factory reset be a better option that would retain the unlocked bootloader. Its not bricked, I just think I picked up an app that is making it wonky. Its several freezes and battery pulls a day, but if it will factory reset to the unlocked developer bootloader, that might be a better way to go about it, right?

or no?

thanks for the instructions!