yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Make sure you are on a Windows PC and make sure the md5 is good. Use the pit file and the tar file in Odin. Also you could try entering recovery mode, wipe cache and factory reset. I just used this file today with no problems so I know there is nothing wrong with the file. I've seen this before but I'm not sure what causes it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ghostlion:
So the pit file also failed in combination with the tar. I should've clarified that I do in fact use a Windows PC.

Apparently I can't boot into recovery anymore either. Using the key combination brings me back to the same firmware upgrade error screen.

I don't doubt that the .tar is clean and good to go.

Thanks for the leads, i definitely thought those options might work.

GL

**EDITS**

So I got the pit to flash properly, which opened up recovery mode again (this was inaccessible prior to flashing the pit). I cleared the cache and wiped the data/factory reset

I get the following error in recovery mode at the bottom of the screen, below a very dead looking android mascot which the words "no command" under it

E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)

# Manual Mode #

-- Appling Multi-CSC...

E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)

can't mount '/system' (Invalid argument)

went ahead and tried flashing the stock image again after that

its still failing here: <ID:0/004> system.img.ext4

(again i'm not on a mac or virtual machine)

GL
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Did you try turning off the thone and then hold down the vol up, home and power buttons until it says rebooting to recovery in blue at the top of the screen? You could also give Kies a try but that might be useless because you can't boot the phone. Also try these files and see if it makes a difference.

EDIT: Someone had a problem flashing in Windows 8 but it worked in 7 for them. I'm on 8.1 and have zero problems.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ghostlion:
Sorry, I actually updated in my previous post. I'm starting to feel like I should move this somewhere else. I'm trying the alternative links you sent. This is all...quite painful haha. but at least the pit's workin'

**UPDATE**

So the full .tar(s) on that page are corrupted (they aren't recognized by odin and they don't extract).

Other files from that page will flash successfully, but its not very useful since it seems the system file is what needs to be flashed. Long story short, my phone is still out of commission. Also does anyone have the samsung verizon repair assistant installs? Verizon's page is useless (won't load) and i uninstalled everything, in order to reinstall...blah...blah...it wouldn't complete past 83% no matter what I did, but its worth another shot on a different machine .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I'm not sure what's going on on your end. I just downloaded the NCG Full Stock tar from Beans page and it loaded fine in Odin. Download the zip file and extract the tar file then load the tar in Odin. After you extract the tar from the zip do not decompress the tar file, just load it in Odin in the AP slot. Make sure your MD5 of the zip file matches. It sounds like you are getting a bad download for whatever reason.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ghostlion:
So after scouring the internet for several hours without sleeping, i've managed to come across a verizon stock image posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2728128

This worked just fine. I think what was happening was, the version posted here (which is great I'm sure) wouldn't check sum in Odin, and thusly fails. I don't know why the version i posted above works, but it works after nearly 12 hours of download, trying different machines, etc etc.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
That's strange because it's the same file. Someone did have a problem with the AFH link and used my 2nd one witch is on MediaFire that worked fine. Maybe I'll reupload the one on AFH. Go figure..... anyway I'm glad you found one that works for you. Go get some sleep now...:D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] paulnmch72:
hi everyone, i have a question. i am new to this and had a verizon s5 stuck in retail mode and i used the info i found on here to get it back to stock by using odin and downloading the firmware and it works but now when i try to go in the reboot mode and do a factory reset it tells me it doesnt allow it and it is blocked. has anyone else had this same problem or is it something that is supposed to happen. thanks for the help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Search Bar

There is a search bar available so you dont have to read 300+ posts.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fillyo:
nvm
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joderme:
Does someone have the FACTORY tar? The OP only has the HOME tar which doesn't wipe the phone. I need one that wipes system...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Uploading the new NHA stock tar file...........

EDIT: Upload Finished, enjoy.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
So which firmware is the most recent? The letters have confused me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
The 2nd from last file is the most current full tar file. G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_VZW.zip But yesterday yet another update came out witch is NI2 and the full tar isn't available yet. You will need to flash the NHA tar, take the OTA update, flash the NCG kernel, root, busybox, SS and then flash the NI2 kernel. Now I bet you are really confused:eek: If my directions are confusing try these but for step 6 use my NI2 kernel instead.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
I'm assuming I can just flash the NHA and OTA update to the latest one and not worry about root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
You will still have to flash the NCG tar in Odin. Then take the OTA to NI2 and then flash the NC2 kernel I linked you in the previous message to root. After that flash the NI2 kernel and you are set. You MUST do this in the order it says. Just follow the directions in the previous post.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MultiDev:
Encrypted phone.

I'm having trouble getting this to work with an encrypted phone.

I updated to NHA via ODIN and took the NI2 OTA. Everything worked perfectly. Lost root, but that was expected.

Rebooted and flash NCG kernel. Now, I'm stuck on the please input password to unlock encrypted device.

However, no matter what password I put it, it keeps telling me to try again. I cannot get past the unlock device screen.

Any help would be appreciated
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Try flashing the full NCG tar, this one wipes the system. NHA and NE9 do not wipe the system. If that works make sure encryption is off when you root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MultiDev:
I cannot turn off device encryption and then root because once you have root, the device encryption process fails. But I need device encryption because workplace enforces that for corporate VPN and email.

The way some others got it working was to encrypt the phone first, and then root. Which worked for me on NCG.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Ahh, OK, I never used encryption but that makes sense. Sounds like you will have to wait untill the stock NI2 tar comes out so you can flash the NI2 firmware from NCG and then install a NI2 ROM. I'm not sure how that would affect encryption though. Hopefully you can het your phone back working with the NCG tar.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Updated OP with the new NI2 full stock tar.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fillyo:
So can we be on NHA rooted, just flash the NI2 tar, then flash the NCG kernal, reroot, and then flash the NI2 kernal?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
:good: you got it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yes, it works well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ljv:
Stupid question. I know it's stated that it doesn't trip the knox counter. Is that still the case with NI2 tar? Also, does the NI2 tar wipe data?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Suprakilla50:
With this method work if your on NCG stock rooted. .or did I need to be on NE9 or NHA?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yes, no Knox tripping.

Yes, flash the NI2 tar, then NC2 kernel to root and then NI2 Firmware or kernel. The OP is updated with the NI2 firmware as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dccrens:
Pre-updated S5 from Verizon

Can this process be used for a Verizon S5 already on NI2 (4.4.4)? The one I got, the tech updated before I could tell him not to, so it hasn't be rooted before. Can the same process be used using ODIN?

1. Flash the NCG Stock Kernel

3. Root using Towelroot

4. Flash the Ni2 Stock Kernel.

Has anyone done this to a 4.4.4 NI2 phone that was "pristine" from Verizon?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] HGFireHazard:
I'm wondering this as well.

Sidebar: I just had a few day issue where I lost all 4G connectivity. After some round and round with tech support, a factory reset to full Ni2 update (and losing root) I was advised to do a SIM card swap which effectively fixed the issue. Although now I've loaded up all my apps again and got things the way I want. It would be a pain to do it all over again. I know I've read in other threads people doing the swapping on "dirty" versions, I'm wondering if anyone else has attempted yet on NI2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yes you can flash back to NCG and root... this will not wipe any data.

1: Download the stock NCG kernel from here and NI2 stock kernel here. Then reboot in download mode and flash the NCG kernel in Odin.

2: Reboot, root, install busy box and safestrap if desired. You will get alot of force closes but this is normal and they will go away after the next step.

3: Reboot in download mode and flash the NI2 kernel and you're in buisness.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr6:
I can verify as well. I've also done this with a brand new device that had NI2 already loaded on it. Super easy, went through without a hitch, everything is running great! Just make sure to "download" Towelroot onto your device before starting the process.

tap'n on my S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] HGFireHazard:
I'm so very thankful for some of you extremely intelligent individuals on here! Thank you so very much.

This worked perfectly. No loss of data or anything else.

One thing to note is I had trouble trying to install SuperSU when on the NCG kernel. I ended up just flashing NCG, using Towelroot, verifying root with Root Checker, flashing NI2 and then installing SuperSU and re-verifying root again and all is well.

Thanks again!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr6:
That's what I did as well. (Install SuperSU after flashing NI2)

tap'n on my S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wataytay69:
Just to be clear. If I'm still on NCG rooted with towelroot and want to update to NI2 I should? :

1. Flash via Odin NI2 complete tar

3. Flash NCG Kernal via Odin

4. Re-Install TowelRoot

5. Flash NI2 Kernal via Odin

Am I going to lose any data in this process? Will I have to reapply fix to allow apps to write to ext sd?

Just want to double check before I screw things up. I've been very happy with NCG rooted/debloated thus far.

Also here:

The link to the NCG kernel is labeled on the download page as being for the Galaxy S4. Was that simply a misprint?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yes, it's fine. That's just the name of the folder he has it in.The file itself says g900v.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] papaquack:
This may sound like a strange question, but you all have been so helpful and patient, I'm going to ask. Back in July I was playing around with my phone and ended up downloading and flashing by Odin the NCG tar. It wiped my system and put it back to stock, which is what I wanted. I rooted, debloated and all was good.

Now that NI2 has come out, I wanted to upgrade. Last night I downloaded the NI2 tar and flashed it by Odin, expecting it to wipe my system. But it didn't. It installed and left all my apps and data. Is there a way or an option in Odin to wipe and take it back to stock? Or is the NI2 tar built differently so it leaves everything? Thank you for your help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
You will need to use the backup and reset option in the settings menu before you use Odin, make sute you uncheck the backup data if you want a clean slate. After that I enter SafeStrap, factory reset and use the advance wipe menu as well. Then I Odin the tar. The reason Odin isn't doing a full wipe is because these are only home tars not the full retail ones. These are all they have released, even in Kies.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] papaquack:
Ah. OK. That makes sense. I mainly just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. Thanks again. Ya'll are amazing!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] papaquack:
One more question... Does anyone have any insight on the system status changing to Custom after the flashing the NI2 kernel? I started out flashing the NI2 tar. Then I flashed the NCG kernel and applied root. Throughout that whole process, the system status stays Official... Even after rebooting several times it still stays official. At that point I uninstall towelroot and wipe the cache. But when I flash the kernel back to NI2 the status changes to Custom. I get the same result if I repeat the whole process and flash the NI2 firmware instead of the kernel.
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] karehaqt:
The Samsung S5 root tool put out by geohot also works on the Tegra, just tried it and got root.
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] salfai:
But we have to unlock the bootloader first?
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] karehaqt:
I assume so, mine is already unlocked though.
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] Ecthelion3:
I don't think so. Just tried it and used SDFix afterwards and it did no longer complain that it did not work (which it did before rooting).
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] salfai:
Indeed it works. But i don't have a recovery :(
[Nvidia Tegra Note 7] zooltar:
I agree root works,but don't have recovery
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] skotty123:
Hi,

Can somebody please help me? I have a i9305 and Omni rom. Every time that i try to root mt phone i get error 110 when i try to install an app, both from the play store and from any other place (random websites, Xposed, and from apks from my phone). I called google and they didn't have an answer. I tried to change ROMs, and everyone that is rooted gives me this error (Omni only gives it after I root it manually). When i installed pre-rooted ROMs some apps do install (because of the sync) but after a few the error begins.

Please help...
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] MaHo_66:
flash back your official stock firmware and restore everything back to begin and start fresh with custom rom, best thing to do!
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] skotty123:
Nope, doesn't work...

I tried everything that i could think of, formatting (from stock), other ways to install, different ROMs... the only thing that works is starting fresh without root access.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] MaHo_66:
that was what i meant with flash back stock firmware, by doing so you will loose root so you can start fresh agaiin with rooting and installing custom roms;)
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] skotty123:
12425

yes, but when i root the device the error comes back...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killberty:
Did you see this awesomw root tool? :eek:

http://towelroot.com/

Anyone tested this on Knox if it keeps 0x0?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexpowermetal:
You might want to head over to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783954
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilukester:
Confirmed!

Tested and KNOX: 0x0 is confirmed! Root on!
[General Questions and Answers] minyuni:
Ok so i'm am extremely new to this cell phone world. Long story short.. bought a Sprint white Samsung galaxy s3 which is upgraded to jelly bean 4.4.2 from a personal buyer.. Called sprint, her balance is outstanding and they have put the phones IMED number on the "bad esn" list. needless to say i couldn't put the phone on any carrier or sprint carrier til the balance was paid off.

So i did what anyone without a clue would do and i googled a way around it, and i got the "how to root/flash your Samsung galaxy s3 phone" Followed the instructions word for word.

Downloaded Odin

Downloaded team recovery and did NOT unzip the file.

- Put the Team Recovery Folder in my Phones internal memory

Download CMW file

- Put in the Odin slot for PA

Everything went according to plan. odio said it passed, i successfully flashed it, and i got to the boot loader and was able to install the team recovery. Phone rebooted.

The phone now had Superuser on it. clicked on it and a notice came up "unfortunately Superuser has stopped working" :confused:

So googled the problem and someone said to download "Root checker basic." Which came up with the error "Sorry! this device does not have proper root access.":confused:

So again i googled.. and go "download SuperSU" so i did... and got the message "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem! ---If you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root consult the relevant forums for your device.":confused:

Sooo now i'm stuck.. because all i really want from this phone is: Pictures, Videos, Download game apps, Calling, Text, Web and WiFi.. not really interested in all the fancy ROM hacks. so far i have 5/7 the only problem is i don't have calling or text simply because i cant figure out how to put a Service carrier on my phone? do i buy a time card and enter the serial code in? do i call the straight talk company? Or did the root fail and i will never be able to put a cell phone carrier on the phone? at this point my knowledge about phone shows.. which is small. I have been reading for days. Yes i am getting to a point where i am comfortable with rooting.. but at this point i want to avoid a "brick" as much as possible.. and have no idea how to "re-root" a device that is already "rooted" without the fear of a "brick". So if anyone out there knows how to help please let me know. thanks so much :eek:
[General Questions and Answers] varespuuotsas:
You can try to reroot your phone using Kingo Tool. Talking about IMEI problems, Chimera Tool will definitely help you.
[General Questions and Answers] minyuni:
Do i have to un-root my phone in order to use the kingo tool to root it again? or can you root a phone thats already been rooted?... and honestly the phone works perfect really, i mean yea i do have the errors but everything is running smoothly. except my knowledge of getting phone service on there.. :/ like straight talk or boost mobile. im just not sure how too :/:rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] varespuuotsas:
You can unroot your phone with Kingo and then root it again. BUT... rooting will not solve the problem of getting phone service. If I understood right, your IMEI is in black list and you can't call or send SMS, so to solve the problem you should change your IMEI, which is illegal. Chimera tool can do that, but if you will change your IMEI, then it'll be probably good idea to use one of your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, so it will not match with any other phones IMEI that are in use. Dial *#06# to see your IMEI.
[General Questions and Answers] minyuni:
So i read that the bill they were going to pass for making imei changing illegal didn't get passed. idk if i want to take the chance. how would one get caught if they did change their imei... and how would they go about arresting me... O.o:rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] varespuuotsas:
Well I'm not sure, but I think that it can be identified if two exactly the same IMEIs are in use. If you will use your old phone's IMEI that is not in use, then it SHOULD be okay. I can tell you that I know a guy, who bought a phone and his IMEI went suddenly to black list. So he changed his IMEI which he took from his old phone and now it is okay and he has not been caught, even though he was a bit scared. You can be sure that there is no other exactly the same IMEI, if you take it from your old phone, but don't use your old phone anymore.
[General Questions and Answers] g_money:
Do you know what version of supersu you tried? Had the same issue flashing cwm_supersu_v0.94.zip

Used update_supersu_v1.94.zip, went through the whole update binaries thing and it worked like a charm.

(version names may not be exact)

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[General Questions and Answers] minyuni:
These are the files i updated. i kept them in a folder.
[General Questions and Answers] minyuni:
do you think it would be better if i just called sprint and begged them to unlock the blacklisted phone? lol i know its a long shot but i dont really want to do anything illegal :(
[General Questions and Answers] g_money:
I would try flashing this from custom recovery

http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[General Questions and Answers] varespuuotsas:
If I understood right, you already called sprint once and they know that you bought the phone. You can try to call them and discuss your situation, but I doubt that they will unlock the phone if they don't get the bill payed - still worth a try, because they know you have the phone. But if they want you to pay instead of someone else who should pay, then I would not agree to that.

Just in case, find their homepage, if it exists, where you should have an opportunity to check if your IMEI is indeed in blacklist.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasz12345:
I have the official 4.4.2 and I was rooted, anyway my phone stuck on the boot screen and I don't know what to do, burn again the official 4.4.2 with ODIN? just like that? (I can enter download mode), do I lose all my stuff? it's urgent, waiting for commands..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soralz:
There should be a Xposed Disabler zip in your Internal memory. Try flash the zip in recovery mode. It will remove the framework.

If you don't have get it from here, at the attachment:

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/framework-xposed-rom-modding-modifying-t1574401
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cjranucci:
Now that we have root, I am do ready to bypass Exchange security. Active Sync forces me to use a pin, and won't allow me to use fingerprint to unlock. I have installed the xposed framework and under security have checked bypass exchange security, then rebooted. Still can't select fingerprint to unlock (greyed out). I have deleted my Exchange account and set it up again and was still forced to apply Exchange security settings.

What am I missing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cjranucci:
FIXED: Was missing a module in Xposed. Up and running now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] yoonus:
Can you clarify which module was missing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cjranucci:
Exchange Bypass. Make sure you reboot after installing and enabling it. I would delete your Active Sync account, reboot, install the module, reboot, set up Active Sync again. Worked for me.
[General Questions and Answers] vennards:
Is this possible!?!

I understand that 4G compatibility is hardware related. I have a HTC ONE X and would love the M8 but just dont have the funds right now. Im on a sim only contract with unlimited 4G+tethering and want to make best use of it.

If you were skilled enough, would it be possible to replace the '3G' related hardware/chip on the one X mobo with a 4G capable one from the One X+? I believe they are near identical phones other than network and battery life etc. Its probably not that simple and would need firmware etc but if it is similar to having a G vs N wireless adapter then it might be possible if you were a god with a soldering iron.

Failing that you reckon I could nick a mobo from a cheap faulty/cracked screen One X+ and swap it out with the One X mobo? The hardware it connects to is the same isnt it?

You can tell i'm really trying to spend as little as possible here!
[General Questions and Answers] Trozzul:
its not quite possible, even if you did succeed some how your provider will still give you the speeds you pay for, its sorta like its attached to your imei. your imei is sorta how they tell what device you have.