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[Galaxy S 5 General] FR Ray:
6.0.1 root problems!

Hi everyone, I'd just like to say a huge thanks to all the developers and users of this site! It is the best resource for anything to do with phones. I have tried searching for an answer to my problem, but nothing came up as yet.

So I just got this phone today (SM-G906S), it worked well from the start. It updated itself to 5.0.1 then 6.0.1. I then tried to root it

using the method at the start of this tutorial. It all seemed to go well, Odin said pass and it took a little over 2 minutes. But it got

stuck in bootloop. I pulled the battery a few times, still in BL. I could still access download mode, it would be nice if it wasn't in Korean ha.. I redownloaded the file, and flashed it again, but now it's stuck partway through the process. Odin is stuck at <ID:0/004> cache.img.ext4 and the blue loading bar on my phone is stuck about 1/3 of the way. After some research, it seems the MD5 root file is purposed for Android 5.0.. D'oh!

I've found the firmware file from sammobile, and am downloading that right now. So a few questions, can I just pull the usb cord out now? There doesn't seem to be much else to do, I can't press anything in Odin. After I do this, can I flash the stock firmware and try again? And does anyone know what I need to try again so I can get root access with 6.0.1?

Please help!

EDITPhew, fixed it. I flashed the firmware from Sammobile and it was all good. Now, I'm really keen to try the root again, but would also love to stay with 6.0.1 rather than back track to 5.0.1 for the root. Has anyone got some tips on how to do this? Should I be patient and wait until a root for 6 pops up? Thanks for reading!

EDIT 2 Haha, I do feel a little silly. Working back a few pages, I found an awesome post from Dawid, which explains how to root with 6.0. All good, it works great! Thanks so much Dawid!
[Galaxy S 5 General] DawidWarsaw:
[MENTION=7687714]FR Ray[/MENTION]: That's what was making me angry. That few posts before you have detailed explanation, yet you asked. Thats why I had read your question, but didn't answer. But now I'm glad you discovered solution. ;) Good luck bro!

[MENTION=1332871]prodigiez[/MENTION] Maybe you should edit your first post in this thread to include root method for Android 6.0.1 and for Xposed, because lot of users are confused when they have to digg 274 pages to find solution for root from MM.
[Galaxy S 5 General] FR Ray:
So instead of asking around for advice (which had already been given) like last time, I decided to try the hard stuff out myself. I have gotten Xposed installer to work on stock 6.0.1 rom! I'd like to share what I did, and hopefully others can find this and do it. But please tell me if there's a better way to do this, and hopefully we can get it put on the main page, so it's easier to find for everyone.

To install Xposed installer on G906S running Android 6.0.1 (rooted), go to this link

EDIT It seems I can't post links cause I'm a noob :( So google 'highonandroid 6.0.1 xposed' and click the first link that comes up. This will be the page you need.

First, click on the Download Xposed Installer APK link, and download that. Then scroll down to the Framework Download for Samsung Touchwiz ROMs section. Now we don't want the standard ARM version (I got bootloop a few times trying to run this, doesn't seem to be compatiable with the phone's system), but you want the Download for ARM Alternative link. It says it is for Note 4 or Edge, but seeing as these phones have the same CPU as ours, I tried it and it worked great! So download that. Also, don't forget to download the Download ARM/ARM64 Uninstaller just in case things go pear shaped.

Now you should have three files. Copy them onto your phone. Unplug from PC. Find the Xposed Installer APK file, and install that on your phone. Once it's done, boot into TWRP, tap install, and find the ARM file. It should be a compressed file, saying something like 'xposed-v86.0-alt-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160710'. Install that. Reboot your phone. Now if you get a bootloop, pull the battery out, reboot to TWRP, and 'install' the uninstaller, the third file you downloaded. Hopefully it worked well though!

Note, if this method does or does not work for you, please comment in this thread. But it has worked great for me, I've already got 10 or so of my favorite Xposed modules running fine.
[Galaxy S 5 General] KatakunaZU:
Updating G906 S/K on Australian Network

Hi there, I just recently bought a G906 S/K model from eBay to use on the Australian telco Telstra. However, I'm not sure on the OS it will come on. I would like to update this it the latest, or even to an official 6.0.x - 7.0 rom without the Samsung software installed. However I am not sure on whether the device will still be usable on the telco after the update. Should I proceed with this? Is it safe to update, even if it's stock? Thanks for your response! :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] giehei:
SM-G906K problems since Marshmallow-update

Hello everybody,

I am Andre and using an unrooted 906K successfully since July 2015 in Germany (Provider/ carrier E-Plus, which now belongs to O2).

Since my device automatically updated to marshmallow (android 6.0.1) in June 2016, I'm not able to receive LTE anymore, as well I cannot enable 'Data Roaming' and the button/ field 'Mobile network' doesn't exist anymore, therefore I cannot choose out any frequencies.

First done a completely reset and downgrade to Lollipop didnt help, even the following reset and downloading the special Firmware file (marshmallow) for the 906K from the korean Samsung Server gave no better results.

Perhaps sombody has an Idea ...

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S 5 General] kardinal969:
Try dialing

319712358

code: 774623

Go to Network Settings

Network mode

Automatic

OR

Dial *#0011#

and follow this guide

http://bbs.sonyue.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=109551&highlight=%E8%81%94%E9%80%9A4G
[Galaxy S 5 General] kardinal969:
Sammy abandons its G906 babies

I regret buying G906 but not regret knowing G906 users and friends.

Unfortunately this G906 beast is not feed well.

G900F got July and August security patch.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
150 USD for a used one here in Korea; the internet is littered with them now, as the standard 24-month telecom contracts have expired. We barely got the MM upgrade, and I was surprised there have been two updates since. Nonetheless, official firmware for the g906 is basically EOL. Overall, I've been disappointed in the lack of decent custom rom options for this variant beyond TW-base. I won't be overpaying to the tune of a grand (or more) for a sammy device ever again either :mad:.
[Galaxy S 5 General] weedy789:
Yo, this is a call to any past and present ROM devs for this phone. I have realised that the nexus 6 has much the same hardware as the g906 models. Any chance we can port aosp to this phone? Any links on porting would be very helpful, or just any advice would be greatly appreciated. Personally, I am taking on the task to bring aosp to our phone in my spare time and (hopefully) in doing so, bring nougat to our phones. I have only compiled tw roms in a kitchen, so any tips or advice, no matter how basic, is welcomed. Thanks ????
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Hi. I'm new to here and to playing around with my settings but I was wondering what would happen if I flashed the modem file from the g900I to my 906s or if that is no go due to different chipsets maybe the 906k or 901f?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jaeyholic:
Help me out

Im receiving g906s and i want know if its already factory unlocked or i need to unlock it myself. And also i have downloaded marshmallow rom from sam mobile i will want to flash that on the phone but i want to know if the language is only korean or its multi-language. Help me with this, because i want to make sure before i flash the rom. I dont want to flash and after i get korean language or my sim gets locked. Thank you
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Mine was already all korean. Are you getting yours from eBay? Mine was from there and already unlocked althoughit doesn't seem hard to unlock the Sim. I got 6.0.1 from wifi update and it seems to work with kykint? Twrp and supersu v2.74 I also tried installing the add on files for stock rooted roms but it sorta unrooted it so reinstalled supersu and think it was the xposed framework not liking marshmallow. Only thing I've noticed from the add on zip is the international boot up but bootloader is still korean and same with download mode...... (anyone know how to change language? Edit customer.xml or language.xml?)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jaeyholic:
Is the language still in korean? Or you have other option of changing the language?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Dashkaa:
Is there any Note 7 ported rom bootable kernel for s5 906? Anyone successfully booted full note 7 based rom for 906?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kardinal969:
unfortunately there isnt any.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pr0je3ct:
Could someone please post a link where I can download stock recovery LP for sm-g906s , I had a incident , my friend wanted me to install cm13 on his gs5 , when I checked model name in the 'about' section it sayed its sm-g900f (klte) when I booted to download mod I flashed CF's auto root (Odin confirmed it passed) but I noticed it didn't reboot like it would usually do when rooting) thinking it rooted alright I then flashed twrp , the phone rebooted normal back to system but I noticed root didn't worked... I booted back to DLM (DownLoad Mod) and what do I see... Sm-g905s !?!? I was surprised and I really hope I didn't bricked the phone ( system boots alright , but unable to boot to recovery) so I figure flashing stock recovery could save me my ass and root it then for good.... So anyone who could send me the recovery I'll really appreciate it

(Pls don't make me download the firmware , I'm currently not having WiFi here:( )
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Other than the bootloader and download mode it was English. Still has korean symbols on the dialer too...
[Galaxy S 5 General] samanrm:
for G906S you can download

G906S
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jaeyholic:
Okay I'm also having the same issue with mine but then its lollipop and i want to update it to marshmallow. The software versionis sm-g900f but bootloader says model is sm-g906s, so i want to download 906s and flash but all i want to know is, will it lock my sim or after I'll still be unlocked and also will i have an option to change the language to English or its only going to be korean language? Please just help me with this.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Pr0je3ct:
I'm not at home currently , anybody already having the firmware pls extract recovery for me and post it(MEGA etc)

I'm low on mobile data
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Just wondering if any of this can be changed? Maybe someone knows what to type in the skt menu.....?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jaeyholic:
Are you using sm-g906s marshmallow?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Would a snapdragon note 4 modem be flashable on my g906s?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Yeah g906s on marshmallow rooted and kykint twrp installed
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
Just noticed hidden menu says band 5 on/off when it's supposed to have it....so I clicked on it and it says band 8.....? Weird hey. It's supposed to do band 8 too
[Galaxy S 5 General] Maverick923:
I just got the SM-G906S, and yes I have read that LTE does not work for T-mobile. I also have read that you can enable LTE bands. I seen that someone was able to enable LTE Band 4 on another version of the G906. I am wondering if someone has been able to unlock or enable LTE Band 4 on the SM-G906S?

I was able to use EFS pro to read to make an NV backup, but I cant find any more info on what to do in EFS pro. I tried to use the info for QPST, but it wont even talk to the phone. Not even in QDXM. Has anyone had any luck?
[Galaxy S 5 General] eenkiinkeenk:
is there any tutorial so i can add the system language?? om on G906s
[Galaxy S 5 General] CreamerS5:
Is there a way to debloat or remove these korean apps and fix the limit on sms?

Oh and im using stock 6.0 os
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Soft bricked or hard bricked? Can anyone help me tell what's wrong with my phone? :D

Hello. Would just like to ask for anyone's help. My phone (SM-G906K) suddenly stopped working after I rebooted it yesterday. Basically when I try to boot the phone i still get those LED light things but the screen won't turn on at all. I think my phone is still working except that it is stuck on a black screen. Can't enter recovery or download mode (or at least my screen won't show that I am in download mode) but computer recognizes my phone and the phone still charges just fine. At first I thought I got a soft bricked phone so I tried entering download mode then just "blindly" pressed the volume up key and connected it to my computer and Odin actually recognized my device...so i tried flashing a stock rom. The thing is, flashing was successful but I still get a dead screen with signs of life (LED lights). Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my phone? It was working fine....phone has never been dropped too. Thank you in advanced
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
hi you must put the boot.img in to the odin put the cable in to the phone and PC **then click power puttom rapidly at 0.5s seccend and put tn battery back to the phone & rapidly rapidly click power butoom and start flashing**

and you must to see flash is starting to flash boot image

**only flash boot img**
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
appreciate the reply. but would like to ask a few more things....where can I get a boot.img file? I only have tar.md5 from the stock ROM zip files. and where should I put it in Odin? (i.e. BL, AP, CP, CSC or UMS? Thanks in advanced
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
flash this file in whith Odine at this part (BL)

Boot mm G906KKTU1CPG2

unpack zip file

odin/options/phone boot loader update must be ticked
[Galaxy S 5 General] yamzkiex44:
My phone wont continue it is just stucked here

I'm Using KOREAN VARIANT so also shows korean odin so basically im ****ed up please help me
[Galaxy S 5 General] Platypus123:
[MENTION=7758543]yamzkiex44[/MENTION] Instead of pressing volume up to boot recovery, press down to get to Odin mode (hold volume down + power, then press and hold the home button). At the Korean prompt page, press volume up and that will take you to the English Odin Mode page where you can push files to the device via Odin.

I have the same model (SM-G906S; codename 'lentislteskt') so let me know if you need any help.
[Galaxy S 5 General] yamzkiex44:
Odin mode is in korea too well the image is i think.

What can i do to make my device usable again?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Platypus123:
There are some patches to change some of the Korean back to English (Splash page, phone dialer, etc.), but I still haven't found one to change the pre-Odin page. (That's the one with the exclamation mark in the yellow triangle). If you press 'volume up' at that screen, you get to the Odin Mode page with the green Android mascot. The writing underneath of him is Korean, but it simply translates to "Downloading...Do Not Turn Off Target!"

Are you able to confirm that you can get to this page? If so, you can probably still push an image via Odin on your PC.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Heretix650:
I think that's the bootloaders fault it's in Korean at the start.
[Galaxy S 5 General] yamzkiex44:
I flashed stock Recovery.img and everything is back to normal but i really want to root my phone

i tried doing the one in the thread but as i said it stucks up on seandriod
[Galaxy S 5 General] Platypus123:
Which stock version are you running, 5.0.1 or 6.0.1? Do you plan on running a custom rom or staying stock?

If staying stock 6.0.1, flash Kykint's TWRP 3.0.2-2. If staying 5.0.1 stock or want to run a custom rom, then flash Philz's CWM for the G906S. The CWM recovery MUST be flashed on top of stock 5.0.1 as it will not work on top of stock 6.0.1.

(Thanks to [MENTION=5441270]kykint[/MENTION] for telling me that in another thread)
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] has released CF-Auto-Root for the latest 6.0.1 CPF3 firmware: https://download.chainfire.eu/541/C...to-Root-lentislteskt-lentislteskt-smg906s.zip

Just extract the zip and flash through Odin (AP).
[Galaxy S 5 General] weedy789:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-wolf-rom-v0-1-t3464061

All new ROM, heaps of features, check it out. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Hey thanks man. Still no luck though. It won't boot into recovery mode or....won't get past the samsung S5 LTE-A logo. "Olleh" logo won't show up....however I have the blue LED notification ON.
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
plz send screen shot on odin at the flashing time

---------- Post added at 08:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:58 PM ----------

this is the last firmware try to flash it

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/97926/G906KKTU1CPI2_G906KKTC1CPI2_KTC/
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Thanks man. Just tried flashing the latest Firmware. Still no luck :( In any case I appreciate the assistance
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
now what happend to your phone?

is booting now normally or not?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Not booting sir. :( Back to square one...Samsung logo doesn't show up...but LED light indicates it powers on.
[Galaxy S 5 General] shinasurada:
Tests the phone with another Sim from the same company. It seems to work now. Wtf, who would have thought one card would have issues and not the other with particular sites! How bizarre. This is CSL HONG KONG. For those curious.

BTW modified, do you get the t-roaming logo that shows current service provider on your notification bar?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
Jaja at least you know that wasn't the phone.

There is no t-roaming in the status bar, but some people say it will appear.

I wonder if someone can help me to set 2G only ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] paulkhim:
hi guys,

just got my phone today and i wanna root it using CF-Auto-Root http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51421228&postcount=3 , do i use the SM-G900S ?

sorry im new to samsung

thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] Deezy88:
the camera change ppi

What number is good to put on app settings to get back to a full screen AS,YOU SEE in the pic u see black bar,seem the camera ppi isnt set correct something give problem tab on the icon you want
[Galaxy S 5 General] miscom:
That won't work. Use the one in the OP of this thread. (Post #1).
[Galaxy S 5 General] paulkhim:
Thanks mate

I tried to google the procedure and i actually have to flash it in PDA as a .tar file :confused:

Now i have root and flashed the recovery to :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] kelddaug:
Is there Danish language in the custom rom.? Sys on stock won't chance to Danish.

It's not possible to change it, on stock Korean rom.

Sendt fra min LG-V500
[Galaxy S 5 General] Holer90:
G906 in DK

Hi!

I live in Denmark, but am currently traveling in Korea. I'm thinking of picking up an G906. Would I want the S or the K version? Also, if I buy it here, will it be region locked?
[Galaxy S 5 General] chungdae:
Strange. Works np for me but I use Lightning Browser
[Galaxy S 5 General] kelddaug:
I think both works.. on 1800 and 2600Mhz.

Mine is a K and it works fine.

Sendt fra min SM-G906K
[Galaxy S 5 General] MCube74:
I need to root my Galaxy S 5 G906S

Now I have downloaded the 2 files from the first page of this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/sm-g906s-k-l-owner-thread-t2807639

The CH Auto Root file is a .tar file

http://d-h.st/pLY

Do I need to uncompress it or just load the file with Odin?

The Philz recovery file is also a .tar file so do I have to uncompress it or just load it with odin?

http://d-h.st/uTG

Can you please guide me on this so that I can root the phone and load your custom rom too?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
You don't need to do anything to the .tar files. With Odin connect your phone in donwload mode ( with the phone turned off, press volumen donw + home button + power button, then press volumen up ) to the computer and flash the files in the PDA section.
[Galaxy S 5 General] maximus967:
hello. i have s5 sm g906k, and hd option is available on call settings menu, but not active...pls.can somebody tell me how to activate. also hd voice dont work.. wbr amr on, umts wb is on. ty
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
Just active it, but only works under LTE.
[Galaxy S 5 General] maximus67:
i have lte enabled all the time and still not working
[Galaxy S 5 General] MCube74:
Thanks a lot.

I have successfully rooted my phone and installed the custom rom.

The only problem is that I keep getting a popup message that Shealth stoped working.

How to fix this?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
Maybe your company doesn't support it (?) Or you have to call them to enable it.

Your are wellcome ;)

It seems to be not working with root, if you don't use it just disable it in settings or if you want to use shealth flash the custom rom that they are doing for this device.
[Galaxy S 5 General] MCube74:
I did flash the custom rom and SHealth still doesn't work.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Lodix:
Mmmm... I have just installed Shealth in my phone ( rooted stock rom ) and worked fine.

Try uninstalling and installing, I have no idea.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ijotech:
You need to edit the build prop the secure.storage support to false and delet app data of s health and health services
[Galaxy S 5 General] ikzouhetnietweten:
I got 900F so I should be good right
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
hi

what was your phone problem at first?

so

i think you have a chance

retry flashing phone with the last firmware but this way you have checked this box in odins options

nand erase all must be ticked

auto reboot ticked

phone bootloader update ticked

f.reset time ticked

after flash take screen shot and tell me

What happened

Good luck
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Hello sir. Really appreciate the help you are giving me. I am trying right now and will post the screenie after.

My Original Problem:

After I rebooted my phone it just got stuck in a boot loop without the Samsung logo appearing. But LED lights indicate that it actually boots...and Odin can detect if I "blind" press/boot to download mode :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] kardinal969:
New update cpi2 for l and k. Enjoy guys
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Still no luck :D but i appreciate the assistance a lot
[Galaxy S 5 General] saman_rm:
oh plz flash one file in (AP) and not use (BL)

you can only flash (AP) with this options and last firmware

plz use Odin3_v3.11.1
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Flashed the latest software/AP file via Odin v13.11.1. Still no luck my friend :( Once again, I appreciate the assistance
[Galaxy S 5 General] bud7dha:
Other possibilities include: 1) a loose connection between the ribbon and where it connects to the LCD (upper right corner of the screen) or 2) a dead LCD. Your problem seems to be hardware related.

Here's a video on how to remove the LCD without damaging it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJp_Of5bcC8

If you're not comfortable with tear downs, then take it in to be repaired. If the repair proves too costly, perhaps it's time for an upgrade. ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sdei:
Thanks man. I will try it once I get the necessary tools. Appreciate it :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] juck401:
any latest custom rom for g906s , MM 6.0.1 custom rom?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Jaeyholic:
Who's gotten the OTA update on the their Samsung G906s? If you have installed, what's it about?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kardinal969:
<MM>_{N7--->N4}_<Auto-Porter&Kernel.Patch>_{For}_<G906x&G901F>

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/n7-n4for-t3474890
[Galaxy S 5 General] Platypus123:
Check out this thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-mokee-marshmallow-s5-lte-plus-t3303486

The OP has links to the Mokee ROM website for the SM-G906S (lentislte) model which includes stable releases as well as nightlies for 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
[Galaxy S 5 General] have0:
Need Help g906s 6.0.1

I flashed file on my galaxy s5 prime aka g906s

which is on android 6.0.1

but it stuck on this error

"

RECOVERY BOOTING ...

RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING

Set Warranty Bit: recovery

"

no matter what i do i am unable to root my mobile

please help