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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
He was asking if towelroot works on 4.4.4 the one member said no when it does using muniz_ri thread. He wasn't asking if one could flash Verizon Roms. Of course muniz_ri method doesn't work on 5.0 I never said it did

I'm not understanding what you're trying to say.

I just answered his post with the correct information that towelroot will work on rooting G900A with muniz_ri method.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dgross1123:
My fault on that one I forgot about root method for 4.4.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] elliwigy:
the post i quoted was in reference to the one he replied that was specifically asking about vzw roms on att..

also, muniz thread to root 4.4.4 you clearly have to odin an 4.4.2 kernel to root the device then odin the 4.4.4 kernel back.. so clearly in order to root it has to be on a 4.4.2 kernel so you cannot root on stock 4.4.4

You guys are in the same exact boat as us verizon users so all the rooting process is exactly the same. You cant root a stock 4.4.4 rom without going back to a 4.4.2 kernel at the least.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ml42:
i think i saw a cm11 for g900f would this work for the att s5 g900A?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
No. Only a Touchwiz ROM will work on the G900A. It has a locked bootloader which means that you cannot flash a different kernel or bootloader. So you can only flash a rom that will work with your stock kernel. Therefore, only Samsung Based touchwiz ROMs.

Good Luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ml42:
I've seen cm11 I think for the G900F do you think this would be compatible with the ATT G900A?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Sorry, No. See the post above.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] m4tchb0x87:
No, because G900A has a locked bootloader. You can only flash stock based roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ml42:
Thank you for the information. Sorry for the double post. I will look for Touchwiz G900F roms.

I'm assuming the roms listed here are the most stable atm for the ATT G900A so is it worth tracking down a more stable rom for the G900F that is touchqiz based? Anyone know of any good contenders? Thanks again.

I found the dynamic rom that appears to have good reviews. Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tgobr2005:
need some help guys

So I flashed the international rom on my att s5..everything seems good except Google play store...I still have root and disabled Knox but whenever I try and open play store it keeps saying server error and won't open....any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Nucleartx:
No, the boot loader is locked and can't accept a non Samsung kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Try going into your apps settings and clearing data for the Play Store. If that doesn't work, clear data for the Play Store, delete the Play Store app and reinstall it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
Delete your Google account then re add it that'll fix it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] TehDashie:
So wait.. If you can flash the international rom on the at&t s5, would you be able to flash the international lollipop version to it (not saying if it would be worth your time, but just more of a possibility sort of thing) and not have to put up with at&t's slow updating?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jkchr1s:
Lollipop uses a newer kernel than we have available for our AT&T phone. :( Screw you, AT&T.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] TehDashie:
Ooohh.. So the kernel still has to be the same.

So it wouldn't be possible to flash the kernel then? I'm guessing you can only use the ones for the at&t phones (I know you can flash a kernel because that's how you root 4.4.4, you basically downgrade the kernel temporarily).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
You seem to be under a misconception. The AT&T G900A has a locked bootloader which means you CANNOT change the kernel or bootloader. You are stuck with whatever kernel and bootloader AT&T gives you. So whatever you flash has to be compatible with that kernel and bootloader.

Therefore you can flash an international rom as long as it is compatible with your bootloader and kernel. And it doesn't use the Aroma installer. It's been a while since I've flashed a G900A so they might have fixed the Aroma Installer issue. Somebody please let me know if that's been fixed or not. And if you can now use ROM Slots or not.

Good Luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ml42:
So this thread seems to be the authority on the subject for the ATT S5 and for that I thank the participators.

Coming from a rooted Cyanogen totally tricked out ATT S4 I am shocked at the lack of development governed by the locked ATT bootloader - a travesty.

I recently flashed the Alliance rom and it is so customizable that I almost do not miss Cyanogen. Shoutout to the devs. For some reason, the camera app is the only thing wrong I can find. The camera is slow and "wonky" with strange color artifacts in the pictures taken. I installed other cameras to the same effect. Has anyone else had this problem from ATT? Can anyone recommend a fix or should I just reflash or possibly track down the native camera app from the stock ATT rom? Much appreciated.

If it isn't too much to ask, can anyone with experience provide a short synopsis of your take on each of the roms posted in the OP with regard to the ATT S5. This would be helpful for the poor souls stuck on the ATT no funzone island. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
Aroma installers cannot be utilized

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My advice would be to flash them and see for yourself
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] C0derbear:
My question is whether the locked bootloader would allow the required kernel update to be utilized.

I guess it depends on who it is locked relative to (google, samsung, or AT&T).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
I'm not sure I can be much clearer. The rom you flash HAS to be compatible with the kernel on your phone. Lollipop is NOT compatible with any 4.x.x kernel. So if you don't have lollipop on your phone, you do not have a lollipop kernel on your phone. If you want lollipop, you have to be able to put a lollipop kernel on your phone. Since the G900A's bootloader is locked. You cannot change that kernel that is on your phone so you cannot run lollipop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] C0derbear:
This is also my understanding.

I am marginally surprised that the int'l GS5 ROM would be compatible with the AT&T S5 kernel, according to TehDashie they flashed the intl'l GS5 ROM on the G900A. I would have expected some hardware difference to be profound enough to prevent complete compatibility.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
I had a G900A and now have a G900T and have worked on many G900Fs (the international version) and they all have pretty much the same hardware except the Radio for LTE uses different frequencies. So since all that is controlled by the modem, the kernels are pretty much the same and will support most any rom that's built for the same version (4.x.x).

Even though I have a G900T that can flash any rom bootloader and modem, I still flash the bootloader and modem built for the G900T after flashing an international rom (normally Omega rom.) So I flash Omega, then flash the G900T modem and bootloader that matches the version that Omega was built around. Indie is just now building a lollipop version of Omega for the S5 so it will be interesting to see how that goes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dorqus:
You have to use a ROM that's based on the same kernel you have on your phone. I.e. a 4.4.2 based ROM won't work if you're phone is running 4.4.4. I had the same issue with the camera. If I want to use those ROMs I need to downgrade to 4.4.2 and then flash them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tgobr2005:
Need help once again :(

whats up guys so im having another issue with my s5 with the international rom flashed on it....everything is perfect now except i plugged it into my laptop today to add some movies onto my phone all the drivers install my phone is charging but no folders pop up on my computer...ive tried putting it on mtp ptp and usb 3.0 all drivrs install and nothing...ive tried on two different pc laptops..any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
You might try reinstalling the Samsung drivers on your computer or a different cable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tgobr2005:
Ive tried that also :/ could it be the rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Doubtful, but you can ask that is the thread that is for your rom. If that was a bug in the rom everyone would be yelling. Go to your rom thread and ask about it to see if others are having that issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
Greetings everyone! I have at&t version of the s5 , I want to install x note rom , I edited update script to remove aroma and then put updater binary from dk rom in the zip .... system is flashing successfully but updater binary fails. .. can anyone provide me worth the info where I am doing wrong ?

Any help would be highly appreciated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
Update SuperSu to 2.46
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
ok now rom is working perfect but when i connect my phone to pc it does nt show up ? i cant transfer any data .. fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
Edit: [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] do you still have the MTP fix still???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
thats a problem ragarding the kernel.. you would have to flash mtp fix.... once provided by [MENTION=5072378]OPOfreak[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tgobr2005:
So at the moment theres no fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
There is a fix thats why I'm tagging [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] he has it I'm sure [MENTION=2284570]ted77usa[/MENTION] you still have the MTP fix right???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dave812:
Here it is from xchrome thread: http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=8842
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tgobr2005:
THANK YOU [MENTION=2636068]dave812[/MENTION] it worked!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Relative_Wind:
After successful flash, boot animation freezes

Does anyone know what might be indicated by this symptom? I've done a ton of reading and I have rooted from 4.4.4 G900A_OA1 via the thread in this forum (Odin/towelroot). I have installed safestrap.

Every time I flash a ROM (and I have flashed many, many ROMs) I see the appropriate boot animation for a few seconds. The boot animation then freezes and the screen turns black. I can supply any information as necessary. Searching around, this doesn't seem to be a common problem, does anyone have any idea what is up with this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dgross1123:
did you reflash the 4.4.4 kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Relative_Wind:
I tried reflashing the 4.4.4 kernal. It booted when I flashed VisionX. Honestly, I owe you my soul.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
Has anyone tried this with cyanogenmod?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
A little research would've answered your question since it's been discussed since the S5 came out last year.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
Yes I know. My apologies. I don't normally post before I read. It seems like there are several good ROMs to choose from. Just have to find the best one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
Does anyone know of any ROMs for the G900A that have been updated to 4.4.4 or will I need to downgrade back to 4.4.2? So far it looks like this one and this one are based on 4.4.2.

I'm just looking for opinions here, but does anyone know of any ROMs that are comparable to Cyanogenmod? I'm not talking about the UI or look, but features. I want something that is fast, lightweight, and stable (I know, isn't everyone?). I tried the one at the first link above but it was literally BARE BONES. Just the OS, a dialer, a browser, a tethering app and a few google apps. But it gives you the option of adding back stock apps before you flash. Plus I didn't realize that I needed to downgrade back to 4.4.2 before hand so I ended up going back to stock. I also want to install the ROM that has a solid team behind it and would therefore have the best chance of being updated to KK. I know it's a long shot but I'm hoping that someone will find a way to let us G900A users enjoy slim and custom KK!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] freeschwag:
same results here too, looking for solution

I have tried half a dozen of the "working on ATT S5" roms with same results, gets half way thru the logo animation then locks and goes black. sometimes with blue light at top, sometimes without, depends on rom I guess.

I've read many many pages of the threads here looking for help. I accidently screwed the pooch and put my first try in the stock rom slot vice Rom slot 1 2 3 or 4. So I can't revert to stock (argh) and can't find a stock stock rom anywhere either. Sammobile claims to have every rom ever released....none avail for ATT S5....

I can get to Safestrap, recovery, and Odin / ADB still work, so it's not totally bricked, but I'm stuck at the moment despite my best efforts. I'm not an expert but far from noob. Any tip and tricks appreciated. I'd be happy just to get it back to super stock despite ATT lockdown on bootloader and tethering.

update - found a real 4.4.2 base "SM-G900A 4.4.2 G900AUCU1ANCE Firmware.rar" was hoping this would be my saving grace. Nope Odin status says: Firmware update start : SingleDownload : boot.img ..... then nothing , the status bar on the phone starts but only one lil bit shows up and nothing more. stuck on something I guess.

Anyone have a /nandroid backup they would be willing to share? Please Please Please.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] superp32:
wouldn't just using oden with this work ?http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120

Did you make sure USB debugging is on when you tried Oden ? The other thing to do is after you hit USB debugging and plug into your computer the first time is wait for the phone to ask if it's OK to connect to your computer b4 you hit yes check the always connect to this computer . Good luck I used the Odin method a few days ago root .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
You have to make sure that you either downgrade back to, or stay on 4.4.2 if you plan on installing a custom ROM. This is because about 95% of the available ROMs that will work for the G900A are based on 4.4.2 and NOT 4.4.4. So they won't work if you are on 4.4.4. I learned this the hard way like you guys have. But I just downgraded and can now install any ROM that I want and it should work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
Exactly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
I wish we had more people to port from other roms... it's so empty on the AT&T forums.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
You should try to learn how to port them. I've tried looking into it but have been busy with work lately. I've read a little about it and it don't seem hard. Just gotta know which files to replace.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
I am not smart enough lol I'd mess up my phone more than make it cooler :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
Ha. I hear ya. Just gotta do a lot of reading. I'd start off trying to port like the international s5 TW based roms first since those are actually for an s5. I Bellerive you just have to make sure it don't have aroma and then just change the kernel and boot image. But I'm not 100 percent. Just make sure to have all files needed to recover your phone prior to trying if you to. Lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
I'm more of a hands on show me once video or type kind of guy lol.. I'm not that bright i can read all i want but i wouldn't understand it most likely.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
As to my knowledge on the subject anytime I have flashed anything on a locked boot loader it has to be pure stock kernal or boot loader, with the only exception being roms 4.4 from flashed thru safestrap and 5.0 and above flashed thru flashfire. And never had a problem with Odin as long as you we're on the right boot loader and kernal for the from ur flashing it's all in the att galaxy s5 forums.

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And by the way from slots don't work. Have to use the stock only slot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] l0gandroid:
Are you telling me that you have flashed these roms on an AT&T S5 G900A with locked bootloader?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joshua14:
The op is from 2014. Before 5.0 ota killed the downgrade option. I was on rooted 4.4.2 with ota frozen and am capable of flashing custom themed roms for this phone. I am currently on tms5 3.0. Which is based on g900f international 5.0 ROM.

~TMS5-3.0-TMBUILD on G900A with Blue Ice Theme
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Yes it can be done . Through flashfire and safestrap with a kernal flasher (nce kernal flasher ) all threads in att galaxy s5 forums
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Holy moly i cant believe the clarity and sound quality i have thru my bluetooth car stereo and headphones it is like night and day ! Im using the dolby atmos app along side viper . Its like no other. Just download and flansh thru flashfire. If soundalive stops just use titanium backup and freeze it. Try it i am 100 percent sure everyone will love it . Just so everybody knows im on pheonix rom. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3109446
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Helgen:
Hey guys, I updated my 900A to 6.0.1 PH2. Can I use another 6.0.1 rom from like Metro or T Mobile? I have a metro sim and I cant get wifi calling...

Or can I use some custom rom and get wifi calling?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] letsflyak:
When I followed the instructions, I got a message about contacting att because it wasn't the correct rom etc.. any l workaround? Or did I do something wrong
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
were you able to root again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] androidofduty:
i dont know what i did wrong, i stuck on a black screen with blue indicator light on after i flashed internation stock rom. pulled battery and reset to stock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sravanz:
flashed alliance rom.. seems to work fine but not smooth.. seems same like stock rom to me.. No performance improvements.. didnt like it at all..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] klmsu19:
Alliance seems to be all about customization + stock ROM. It wont offer much in the way of performance increases.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dc047:
help

can someone walk me through the xnote editing and istallation
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] LuckyColdJohnson:
Battery life was not all that great as well. X-Note always had great battery life for me and performance/speed.

We should start seeing ROMs ported over soon. THen a lot of these issues will go away.

If we could get Bri over here, he has talent !!!!

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I think so. We have extra buttons and no finger scanning. The model number is different too.

I'm trying to get an s 5 Active forum started.....But we can flash regular s 5 Roms, just cant use our Active special stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jondoe585:
The Kool kit rom is running great....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kmthomas2009:
I was looking to flash the vision-x rom to my phone that was posted in the T-Mobile forum but it says the tmobile kernel is included in the rom. Does that matter to me or do I need to take it out and if so how.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
it wont do anything, the script will try to install the kernel but it will fail. Also keep in mind, I have not been able to install any ROM without losing root. Towelroot will not work on any of those ROMs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
doesnt matter, the boot.img (kernel) just wont flash as all and youll have that rom and the stock kernel. (all because AT&T locked our BL:(:()
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kmthomas2009:
Why would towelroot not work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
I have no idea. Just know that it does not work, it will say is rooted but I was not able to get root access, SuperSu would not update the binary and xposed will fail to install.

The same thing happened on both International Roms I tried.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
TowelRoot should work on any KK rom with a kernel before June 16th (i believe thats the date) I honestly can say I haven't had a single issue with flashing and loosing root (and trust me imust have flashed and reflashed at least 20 times before i posted the KoolKit link)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
I tried the stock rom in the international forum and X-Note from the international forum, both time I will lose root. I even Odin back to stock, rooted with towelroot installed saftestrap and flashed those roms one more time and sure enough root was gone again. No issues with KoolKit or TMO Roms though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
I just installed it, all need to be done is the APN settings, root still working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pingfl00d:
Can you flash su after romantic install in safest rap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kmthomas2009:
So I have tried to install Vision-X from the t-mobile galaxy s5 thread and I have waited over 30 minutes and nothing pops up but a black screen. tried it twice. I just odin back to stock. Am I doing something wrong? I just get a black screen on Vision-X.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eortizr:
Are you wiping data system cache and dalvik before installing?. I'm currently running Vision X without issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] David111jr:
Quick question? ,

On these customers Roms such as alliance or x-note.

Does download booster work and privileged mode as well ?

Or do we have to the same mod
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bri315317:
If you guys get a base to work with let me know. I have a TMO S5 that I *may* be able to test with.

Brian
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kmthomas2009:
Yes I wipe everything twice before installing. I don't get a splash screen or nothing. Maybe I downloaded a bad file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxy s4 nutjob:
So I can flash alliance tmo rom using SS?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Longcat14:
Does anyone have problems with WiFi not working on the TMo alliance ROM? Nothing I do makes it work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cerobles1:
I downloaded both the tmobile version and the international version. When running the tmo version there were some tmo stuff running that kept popping up, so I flahed the international version instead. SS will install some tmo and some international ROMs. My AT&T GS5 has never ran any better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] galaxy s4 nutjob:
Would you mind posting a link to the one that works best and can be flashed using SS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harlenm:
I Googled the alliance rom and the directions for the international version are strange, required an app from play store. Did you follow those directions or do it straight through recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MicrosoftBug:
Can someone please link me to X-Note for the S5? I want to test it on my girlfriend's phone. Does it have aroma stuff? If so, how do I remove it?

Sent from my SM-N900A using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jondoe585:
[MENTION=1345535]halen[/MENTION]m download rom customizer from the play store download alliance from the International thread when it's done go into rom customizer and hit install from SD pick alliance make your choices on what u want... it will tell you to reboot into recovery when u hit yes it takes u to stock recovery I just hit reboot from there and hit recovery on reboot from the safe strap menu and soon as twrp loads it goes by itself.. I'm running this rom now it's very nice and works great... you don't have to worry about any of the kernel stuff it's all good hope this helped you if so hit thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cerobles1:
So the only thing I did was go to this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2716535 and downloaded the ROM, booted into SS, wiped sytem, data and cache. Then flashed the ROM. That's it. Nothing out of the ordinary. Just give it a shot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] tp2215:
Hey, if any body is interested you can try and see if my project infinity rom works on your device. I was told it did. I will be willing to create an official port except I will need help testing it since I own the T-Mobile variant. Check out the link in my sig for the ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] WizeGuyDezignz:
I don't think we can flash your rom because it uses aroma. Or am I wrong?