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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
THIS IS WHAT I DID I USED PC ODIN TO FLASH FIRMWARE AND MODEM WHILE IM NOT SURE THAT IT IS NEEDED TO FLASH BOTH , I READ THAT THE FIRMWARE ONLY FILE CONTAINS THE MODEM. THIS IS IMPORTANT FLASH IT IN THE CP SECTION NOT AP. CP IS BELOW AP AND ABOVE CSC IN V3.09 PC ODIN .

nEXT EXTRACT THE FULL TAR MOVE IT TO SD. LOAD IT IN MOBILE ODIN PRO APP. IT WILL POPULATE 5 PARTITIONS.

1 KERNEL 2 RECOVERY 3 SYSTEM 4 MODEM 5 MODEM#2.

WHAT I DID WAS I CLEARED MODEM AND MODEM #2

ONLY BECAUSR THOSE TWO FILES ARE THE MODEM AND FIRMWARE MINUS BOOTLOADER OF COURSE

MAYBE IT WOULDNT HURT TO JUST FLASH ALL 5 i DONT KNOW I JUST DIDNT THINK IT WAS NECESSARY AS I HAD ALREADY FLASHED THEM WITH PC ODIN

MAKE SURE TO TICK EVEROOT AND INJECT SUPERSU

if you prefer to have official status do not inject mobile odin while flashing only inject supersu and tick everoot. if you end up with root issues a factory reset may fix them as it did for me please read my first post as i had some root issues that were fixed by factory reset.

i am now rooted knox is not tripped and i have official status. for now anyway

good luck and i hope i did not confuse you even more lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] docfreed:
When you used PC Odin to flash the firmware/modem files, in which slots did you place the FW file and the Modem file?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Cp for both
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dallasnights:
Got my root back and VOLTE did it this way NP

http://www.howtoroot.mobi/2014/06/root-g900tuvu1bnf6-firmware-on-samsung.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] philliman:
This method in the OP's post is for people that don't wanna trip knox pretty much.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
that method voids warranty . Once knox is tripped there is no known way to reset it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
hey ashraf sharif any word yet anywhere if custom recovery can be install with out any i'll effects. and not tripping KNOX.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahmadroid:
I didn't try none of those method. I just downloaded the firmware unzipped with odin pro and I updated all the partition ( recovery. Modem. Modem2. System. Kernel) with it and I had both inject checked. It worked like a charm no issues whatsoever and I still have root. No data loss and I am fully updated to new firmware. Knox didn't trip using odin pro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
That method does not update the bootloader
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
I FOUND THIS POST IN TOWELROOT ROCKINGONDRUMS CLAIMS HIS KNOX COUNTER TRIPPED AFTER INSTALLING SUPERSU BUT DID NOT TRIP FROM PHILZ CLOCKWORKMOD. BUT I WOULD NOT TRY IT AS PHILZ RECOVERY IS NOT SIGNED BY SAMSUNG . WHO KNOWS?

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Originally Posted by kevinpag View Post

Knox would probably be tripped once you install a custom recovery though

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Originally Posted by saleandoli@aol.com View Post

Hahaha I've been accused of being curious but never smart hahahaha I've seen your posts through out the S4 forums and your a great asset to the community I would like to hear your thoughts on this root process before trying it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reynaldinho111 View Post

Sure you can root without tripping Knox ... Its custom recovery/kernel that'll get you though.

Sent from my SM-G900T

I'm not going to bother quoting everyone from every page, but flashing Philz recovery through ODIN does NOT trip your knox either. It didn't on mine. It was only after flashing the super user zip from chainfire from the recovery that tripped it.

If I wasn't hopping on a 3 week trip in a few hours, I probably would've used towelroot on my replacement device (insurance for cracked glass). Oh well, I don't intend on needing warranty repair anyway.

ThanksTHANKS

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] M9x3mos:
Basically what I got that will update everything to stock in the way the update normally would go would be the following based on the information from the op.

Go here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2761412

and download the full stock tar and firmware only tars

use odin on the computer to flash the fireware only file that way the main parts including the bootloader get updated

then using mobile odin with inject root selected and flash everything from the full stock tar

you should then be on the full up to date software with the right everything and knox still on there not tripped
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
injecting mobile odin will turn device status to custom. this is because it becomes a system app. also your bootloader does not update as mobile odin does not update bootloader. these things are not critical but if you want to fix them you can.

the bootloader can be updated by flashing the firmware only file from beanstown thread. use the cp box not ap

deleting mobile odin will probably fix the custom device status. after a reboot or two.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
couldnt have said it better myself this guy gets it, I would hit thanks button but for some reason its missing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
yes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jlmnote:
I followed your instructions and all went as you noted however in the "call settings" I do not see the VoLTE settings?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
When you flashed the firmware file using pc Odin , did you use the cp slot? Is your baseband nf6?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jlmnote:
I am using Odin version 3.09 which only gives access to AP slot? Baseband, bootloader, PDA, build number/fingerprint/description all show NF6.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Dial *#12580*369# to check, ap should be g900tuvu1bnf6 cp should be g900tuvu1bnf6 and csc should be g900ttmb1bnf6

I USE ODIN 3.09 AND THE CP SLOT WORKS FINE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jlmnote:
I reflashed the md5 file with mobile odin pro without changing anything and checking the 3 boxes for root...all seems well now. thanks for your help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
hey ashraf sharif can you add this to your op this is from geohot=every android phone with a kernel date up to june 3=the key word up to june 3

so to me this mean that when we get another update we might have to re flash to n6 then do the same steps as we did with nf6. that's just my 2cents way of thinking i could be wrong but time will tell
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
We only know mobile odin pro works without tripping knox . From ne6 to nf6.we have not tested anything else. Personally i would avoid going backwards as that usually is not a good move . In this case we got away with it because the android version is the same. I would not recommend going fron 4.4.3 to 4.4.2. Besides we have root so there is no reason to downgrade. The safest thing to do is upgrade bootloader from pc and then flash full tar in mobile odin pro. Just my opinion.but i will add the quote from geohot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mffu:
Downgrade from NF6 to NE6?

Would you be so kind and write the steps you took to downgrade firmware from NF6 to NE6.

I tried the whole .tar.md5 via Odin and it fails at the end. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Maybe it's a bad file? You might be able to downgrade the firmware only new as that would flash the old bootloader . Then try to flash system .root with towel upgrade with mobile Odin pro. But maybe you just have a bad download . Does the MD pass the check?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] erraggy:
Is PC ODIN Required?

[MENTION=4410998]ashraf sharif[/MENTION] / [MENTION=4223938]1iwilly[/MENTION] ,

Is it possible to upgrade to NF6 with Mobile ODIN PRO alone, or is it required to first use a PC with ODIN 3.09 to first flash modem and firmware?

Ignore my signature (haven't updated it since I got the s5), My current system:

Device: T-MOBILE S5(G900T)

AP: G900TUVU1ANE6

CP: G900TUVU1ANE6

CSC: G900TTMB1ANE6

RF cal: 2014.04.05

HW Rev: REV1.0

I have access to a PC, but it is in poor shape and would rather avoid including it in the process if possible.

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] erraggy:
You CAN SUCCESSFULLY Upgrade w/Mobile ODIN PRO alone!

I can now answer this for both myself and anyone else. :D

SUCCESS! I successfully upgraded my NE6 to NF6 using only Mobile ODIN PRO and the following TAR:

NF6 Full Stock Tar: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358550135

Here are my exact steps:

Download the NF6 Full Stock TAR (linked just above this list)

Extract the single *.tar.md5 file from the downloaded ZIP in step 1

Copy this extracted file (G900TUVU1BNF6_G900TTMB1BNF6_G900TUVU1BNF6_HOME.tar.md5) to your sdcard (I used my external sdcard)

Throw down the $4.99 and purchase Chainfire's Mobile ODIN Pro from Play Store (link)

Open Mobile ODIN PRO and click 'OK' to the warning about bootloaders and grant it root access when prompted

Scroll down to 'Open file ...' and click it.

Here I was prompted for either 'Internal SD-card' or 'External SD-card'. Select which ever location you copied the TAR to in step 3

Now select the actual folder and file for the location of the TAR you copiend in step 3

You'll be presented with the list of partitions your TAR contains. Click 'OK'

Leave all partitions as-is and be sure to check/tick both 'Enable EverRoot' and 'Inject Superuser (SuperSU)'

Optionally, you may also check to wipe Dalvik and/or data & cache. <-- Not required, but I checked 'Wipe Dalvik cache' because it's harmless.

Click 'Flash firmware'

There may be additional prompts/warnings after the last step above (#12), but if so, just 'OK' or continue. I cannot remember exactly, and do not wish to reflash just to make these instructions absolute. ;)

Once it completed, I was rebooted into a still rooted stock ROM (like I had previous to flashing), but I was now on NF6 official with nothing tripped as custom. I later confirmed that KNOX was still at 0x0 by booting into download mode and seeing for myself. :D

For an easy guide to booting to download mode without PC ODIN or anything even connected to your phone, see this YouTube video here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Sure , we know that mobile Odin can upgrade , keep root and does not trip knox, at least when upgrading from NE6 to nf6.

But what mobile Odin can't do is upgrade the bootloader. That you will need to do with pc odin. This is not a big issue now since NE6 and nf6 are both android 4.4.2 .

But when you need to upgrade to 4.4.3 or 5.0 this may be a problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] pottyvick:
Did this update the modem so you can use VoLTE?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] geedos:
File is Corrupt!

...tried all mirrors and all are corrupt, please help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
try this one=https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxbvy4pwtplvdq4/TMB-G900TUVU1BNF6-20140621013943.zip

i had uploaded it the day it was out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] erraggy:
Yup!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] pottyvick:
The file worked for me... now im rooted on nf6...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ctaranto:
How is this root method different than the one posted here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2723994

It looks like the other one disables knox. Isn't that a good thing?

I have a bunch of T-Mobile S5's arriving today (for me and family) and going to root and custom firmware all of them. We're migrating for Verizon S3s (rooted and custom firmware).

TIA...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] pottyvick:
well the one from your link trips knox and voids your warranty... this one doesnt...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
hey ashraf sharif or anybody else that has done the towel root method even though knox=0x0 and status is official can you check your my t-mobile account app that is on your phone when i went to check on my data use and i check the device health then history this is what mine say=ROOTED look at the screen shot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
i have had that app disabled since before i even rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 1iwilly:
just weird that that app can check for that. i hope there no surprise on the next OTA.LOL and yes i also turn every thing off on it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] tkeung:
thanks for the tips
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] MadRocker:
If you turn off tmobile app then check if your wifi calling also goes off / stop working.

You would think by now that someone would have used the NF6 SM-G900T source code to build a replacement rom and copy the knox key / somehow cheat / fake it.

Would like to know the difference between the SM-G900T and SM-G900T1 as the source code for this and and other SM-G900* looks the same.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
SM-G900T1 is metro pcs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seanvree:
Will this method factory reset my current ROM ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] erraggy:
Only if you choose to wipe data & cache in my step 11.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] seanvree:
I noticed after flashing the NF5 baseband that my bluetooth audio will cut out for a split second. Almost like a CD skipping. VERY annoying. Anyone else have this issue? Not sure if it's the kernel or the baseband since I flashed them at the same time, but I'm pretty sure it's the baseband.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ctaranto:
I had to flash the NE6 full stock tar, root, and then flash the NF6 full stock tar for things to work right. Flashing just the NE6 or NF6 firmware resulted in a busted finger print scanner (and who knows what else).

Note that flashing the full stock tar does

not

reset the data/apps already installed.

Hope this helps...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Downgrade firmware for towel root

I am a little confused. Have been trying to figure out how I can downgrade my firmware and kernal at the same time. My kernal is the latest for T-MOBILE (S5) - 3.4.0-1966588..... When you downgrade to NE6 firmware, will it downgrade the kernal as well? Will it trip knox? Do you use KIES or ODIN to downgrade. Please help..... I have been reading thread after thread and lost and confused.

edit..... Also never rooted before. Trying to do so.... So I do know that I can not ue Mobile ODIN........
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
downgrade to ne6 with odin ,root with towel root. then upgrade to nf6 with mobile odin pro.

dont forget to inject supersu and make sure everoot is ticked.

kies will not let you downgrade.

knox will not be tripped
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Another Question

Do I downgrade with the complete file or just a tar.md5 file..... How do you inject superuser ? Just want to make sure that I dont screw it up>>>

EDIT: I figured it out!!!!!! Thanks for the help!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Chuki82:
A little late to the game may help some others out. If you downloaded Odin 3.09 from Beanstown thread, he has all button options disabled except for AP. Open up the .ini and change Phone=0 to Phone=1. You will now have the CP option under AP available.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] karikian:
Sorry for asking but I could not find it... where can I download the NE6 to downgrade?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2761412
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] karikian:
Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] BROKEN1981:
I'm on NG3, can I use a tar NF6 to downgrade with out losing apps/data while keeping my android id the same? I'm looking for a root method with out resetting my phone if possible. It took me an hour to arrange my apps on 3 screen in app draw the way I like them.

Never mind. Got the full stock file, downgraded, no data loss. At ng3 rooted due to mobile Odin pro. Question, what's the difference with chosing ota/update and the other option md5, tar ect?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
ota will always unroot your device. using the md5 tar file in conjunction with mobile odin pro usually allows you to retain root and not trip knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] BROKEN1981:
Ok thank you very much. I never had a phone with an unlocked bootloader. So first time mobile odin user. Short story, wanted to try that alliance rom, used a custom recovery, tripped knox. Did not know I could just use odin to flash every custom mod and keep 0x0. Now 0x1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
downgrade using pc odin use the full tar file . root with towelroot. upgrade with mobile odin pro to retain root without tripping knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Just wanted to confirm that this method works perfectly when you're rooted on NE6 and flashing NG3. No tripped Knox counter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] scorpio_bpl86:
sorry to post if this has already been answered

i am new here ... just got my gs5 its on baseband NE6

what is the best root method for rooting the ne6 baseband ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ahfu25:
Use towel root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Just used the method and the steps in post 58 to downgrade from NG3 to NE6, root using towel root, added Chainfire's SuperSU, installed Mobile Odin Pro, and then upgraded back to NG3.

Download Mode still says official and KNOX is NOT tripped.

Now to load philz and Omega ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
philz recovery and omega rom will most certainly trip knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheArtiszan:
Second that.

My friend tried.

Anyway you flash the recovery it will trip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
flashing custom roms,recoveries, kernels will always trip knox. if you flash anything that is not signed by samsung, knox will be tripped
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] CybrJ:
I'm about to say the @$% with Samsung because of Knox! I still have time to exchange out my SM-G900T for another T-mobile phone and I'm strongly considering it now after reading all of this. I thought by going from an SM-G900A to an SM-G900T would be a little less of a headache but I guess I trade one evil for another. I'll gladly eat the restock fee to get out of all of this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Thank you and I do understand this. As soon as I installed Philz the knox was tripped. But I bought the phone off ebay so I'm not worried about it. It had no warranty. I bought it specifically to be able to set it up the way I liked.

Now I'm on Omega at last. Life is good again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Coderedpl:
Received the phone with NE6 on it. I used towelroot to root it. Updated using Mobile Odin pro using the full tar file. All went well and I still have root.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Featherbeard:
Howdy! I used the method in post 58 and it worked perfectly, though I'm still getting update notifications from Tmobile. Is this normal? How do I get rid of it?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
i am also getting a notification to update ota . This must be a new update. I would postpone it and wait for sammobile to post the firmware. Probably later today. Then flash the new firmware with mobile odin pro to retain root.

If you install the ota you will probably lose root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Featherbeard:
Thanks so much for your help! I hope that's what it is, that icon and nagging is really annoying. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
Yeah its an 86 mb update NG4 I managed to shut off the update notification by turning off software update in app manager. Had to turn it off in all apps and running apps and then reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] cyaclone:
If I understand this correctly, I can use mobile odin to update and maintain root? Is that correct? I am currently towel rooted on NE6 with Philz Recovery.

Have not used mobile odin before.

Or am I better to stick with PC odin, flash stock, root, and reload apps because of all of these restrictions through Samsung?

Do I use the Stock firmware to do this and what happens to data and apps during this process, will they be wiped?

How do I check Knox, where do I find it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
[MENTION=4265063]cyaclone[/MENTION] you most likely already tripped knox when you installed philz recovery. to check put your phone in download mode if knox is 0x1 it is already tripped. you can use mobile odin pro to retain root and update to ng4. or you can use ota,kies or pc odin to upgrade to ng4 then root again with cf autoroot if you already tripped knox then it really doesn't make any difference how you flash or root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] cyaclone:
Thanks for the reply and just checked and knox is 0x1 with Philz Recovery. So I do not need mobile odin and just do the stock upgrade, root w/CF Root, and gone on from there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] eugenile:
I'm still on NE6, i got an OTA update, I'm thinking its the NF6 upgrade, but then you are all saying there is yet ANOTHER OTA update after that?

I dont plan to install custom etc, and will stick to touchwiz. I simply want a simple root with updated everything, but not trip knox and still be official,

root simply so I can uninstall the damn bloatware. i dont just want to "freeze" items. i want to free up space as well. damn samsung.

i might just wait it out, or just say the hell with it and trip knox
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ashraf sharif:
If you have not tripped knox yet you can still update your phone without tripping knox. Download the latest firmware from sammobile and install it with mobile Odin pro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] meir87:
In case anyone is wondering if this still works with NH5, I just tried it and all is well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] GastonC:
Just updated my T-Mobile S5 to CNK2 and still rooted via TOWELROOT!!!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] yash989:
5)Easter theme

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzOOJYPQkmXiaVNqb0MyT3NWZmc/edit?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,4187736796
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] alinolaw71:
hey bro your not noob user.

pls work vocation.

write install method and another info

.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] yash989:
it's normal man its cm theme so just install and apply

this thing everyone knows
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] GameGuru41:
Wrong section, won't let me delete sorry.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unseenfury:
Hi,

Recently, compagny for the one i work bought around 100 Galaxy S3 for the technician on the road and for everyone else. Most of us found that the battery doesnt last the full day. Around 3-4 hours and we all work mostly 8-10 hours per day.

We installed Airwatch to prevent users of installing apps in the phone butwe still have problem with the battery... Phone cant be root / custom roms.

Is there another way to removed nearly all applications that we dont want and that can drain battery. We only need like bluettoth, phone email and calendar. All the rest can be removed to save battery.

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tallman43:
No not without root... Most system apps are bloatware and can be removed to improve performance and battery life but like i said you need root to do this.

You can do things to save battery life like turn screen display down turn off gps etc also you can also download apps from play store to help save battery (but these are not as effective as uninstalling system apps) and since you have barred the download of apps this obviously is not possible.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unseenfury:
thanks a lot for the answer
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
Do u mean 3-4 screen on time or standby time?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Karanaldo:
has cm11 been stable for this phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] ahmetakin:
yes this version is stable

you can download from here http://download.androidarmv6.org/_builds/beni/stable/