yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 General] kuraiholy:
Awesome, that's what I needed. Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] u1988:
Ya my bad...I fix it in my post...thanks!

Anyway I will keep watch on this Thread after 4.4.4/5.0 will come...:good:

I hope you/someone can add Q&A at the #1 or #2 post to Prevent repeated questions?
[Galaxy S 5 General] CafresFirm:
Hi all,

First of all I would like to indroduce myself to all of you as I am new at the forum.

I just got an samsung S5 with following firmware:

Android: 4.4.2

Baseband: G900FXXU1ANG8

Build: KOT49H.G900FXXU1ANI3

Kernel: 3.4.0-2089850

12 Sep.

Is there anyway to get my device rooted without tripping the knox? This is my first Android phone and I am afraid I can brick something and my warranty will be avoided.

thank you very much in advance for your help.
[Galaxy S 5 General] DoRiLoN:
5. DISABLE REACTIVATION LOCK

How can I do that?
[Galaxy S 5 General] *elmo*:
Go to Settings -> General -> Security
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
just follow the instructions on the first page, if you are not clear on anything, post it here and me or someone else will guide you
[Galaxy S 5 General] CafresFirm:
Hi,

Please let me know if I am correct:

- I should download PC Odin 3.09.....DONE

- Download Kernal for NE2....DONE

- Download my current kernel from the link provided. Here is where I am not clear. As my build is G900FXXU1ANI3 and I can't find in that link, which Kernel should I download?

- Disable Reactivation lock...DONE

-Decrypt my phone in case it's encrypted... ¿How to check this?

- towelroot and SU already installed.

I just need to know which kernel should I download prior to start rooting it.

Thanks for your cooperation.
[Galaxy S 5 General] faraaz:
Thanks, just downloaded the ROM. Going to find out how I can extract the kernel and then I will root my phone again [emoji2]

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] Troooop:
Error

I get this error every time I try to reflash the ROM:

<ID:0/005> Can't open the specified file. (Line: 1992)

Does anybody know why I'm getting this? I'm not exactly sure if my device is unsupported, so here's a picture of my about stuff on the phone:

I really don't know what I'm doing, so please help a poor soul in need.

EDIT: just realized my critical mistake. The beginning said that this should work for all versions that support towel root. Wait...It used to support towel root. Now I'm confused again. Halp
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Read my first post to see on how to extract and pack kernel file

Can you please describe what type of file are you trying to flash, it's complete name including its extention name and your method of flashing? Also let me know the PC Odin version you are using

By supporting towelroot i meant that it will only work on mobiles on which towelroot used to work as towelroot only supports a bunch of devices and will work only on them.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Troooop:
I am trying to flash KERNEL_G900FXXU1ANE2.tar.md5 onto my galaxy phone. Towelroot used to work on my phone till the update. I'm using Odin 3.09 set to ap. The options selected were "Auto Reboot" "Re-Partition" and "F. Reset Time". Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Did you boot into download mode? And also run odin as administrator
[Galaxy S 5 General] Troooop:
I did not run odin as administrator. This may turn out to be a DOH moment... Never mind tried it, it didn't work again.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
strange [emoji54]. Download the file again. Don't extract it. Run odin as administrator and then flash again
[Galaxy S 5 General] Troooop:
Well turns out that error is because I don't have a re-partition loaded. I disabled that option and tried it. I waited like 5 minutes and it said something like "Write failed." Any ideas?

EDIT: I found another thread with my model number and the process is working!

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
do you have verizon-galaxy-s5?
[Galaxy S 5 General] orbit3r:
problem

what do i do if my phone came with NE2 ? :eek:

i need to flash ANG2 then back to NE2 then ANG2 again?

im confused sorry for being noob its my first android phone XD
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Yes but you will ONLY FLASH kernel files not the whole firmwares for both NE2 and ANG2.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Julkillu:
Thanks it's work fine.

Merci merci merci ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kriomag:
Custom

big thx for simpler rooting method, but could someone tell me please how to reset status to Normal? :/
[Galaxy S 5 General] faraaz:
Feedback: I have succesfully rooted the ANG9 firmware using this method! Knox is still 0x0 [emoji2]. I extracted the ANG9 kernel from the original ROM.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] karaya:
Great! I have ANG9 too. Can you upload the extracted kernel?
[Galaxy S 5 General] manysto:
Great iam root again thanks and knox still 0x0
[Galaxy S 5 General] grumly_37:
Great, can you please upload the ANG9 kernel you used to root ?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 General] faraaz:
I am currently at work. I'll upload the ANG9 kernel tonight!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G900F met Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] grumly_37:
Great, thanks in advance faraaz ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] manysto:
kernel G900FXXU1ANG9 (CSC ORX)

kernel G900FXXU1ANG9 (CSC ORX)
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
You will need to follow steps on the first post on how to create your kernel.tar.md5. First goto sammobile and download your firmware ANI3 and then follow the guide to create that kernel as it is not there in the link

settings>security> if it says encrypt device then your device is not encrypted
[Galaxy S 5 General] CafresFirm:
Thanks! I am just downloading firmware. It will take 1 hour aproximately. Will let you know!

After my phone is rooted, could I install Adblocker and remove all vodafone aplications from my phone?

thx
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Yes. You will be able to do pretty much anything after root

delivered via DHL from S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] CafresFirm:
Hi again,

I have one more question,it says:

"how to create .tar.md5 for your firmware kernel if its not there in the KERNEL downloads?

Download your firmware from SamMobile for NE2 and latest Rom, extract the boot.img file from both and use this script(kudos to [MENTION=5440075]mkh.mourad[/MENTION]) to create a .tar.md5 file. Use them in Step 3 and 7 respectively. "

That means I should download as well firmware for modem G900FXXU1ANE2 ?? in that case the link from sammobile is not longer working ;(. sorry for bother you again but this last point i don't have too clear.

EDIT: Finally I got it!!! I am root and my knox counter is 0x0 :).

Thank you very much for your help. I've installed Adaway and removed some applications. Is there any "must have" i should know?

Regards!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Theshawty:
Are you guys afraid of Knox or what...? I plan on rooting soon enough and I just say "F*** you" to Knox.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Tuffy180:
Thanks to the OP. This is confirmed working on my Australian SM-G900I. Also S-Health is working aswell.

Here is the method I used and a link to the kernels.

1) Download the G900IDVU1ANG3_G900IXSA1ANG2_XSA firmware from SamMobile and install it using odin 3.09. Let it reboot. (skip this step if you already have this firmware installed)

2) Install towelroot and superuser but do not run them yet.

3) Download the attachment below and extract it to your PC.

4) Put your phone into download mode and flash boot.tar.md5 from the G900IDVU1ANE1_BOOT folder using odin 3.09. Let it reboot.

5) Your phone will now be running slow but dont worry, this is normal. Now run towelroot and superuser.

6) Repeat step 4 but this time flash boot.tar.md5 from the G900IDVU1ANG3_BOOT folder.

7) To finish off I recommend a full factory wipe and a re-install of superuser for that new phone feeling but its not necessary.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
can you please upload to google drive or dropbox?? the link is not working fine
[Galaxy S 5 General] gee2012:
Most want root and some even expect OTA`s can be installed without a problem ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] isillo:
Hi. Im successfully rooted with method from post #1. Now I messed up too much with the system (cant start bluetooth) and want to refresh the whole android. What is the fastest way to do that (and regain root, all apps and settings)? I was thinking doing it that way: factory reset (from menu settings, "backup and reset", option factory data reset) -> method from post #1 -> titanium backup. Will it work? And will Titanium restore all my apps AND settings like google account login etc?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Tuffy180:
I just realized the file size is small enough to upload as an attachment so ive updated my original post with the attached file.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Saltao:
Hi,

I was reading threads all day cant figure it out, sorry if it was answered before, but i cant find it.

I currently have (the attached image) think its ANE2 on a G900F, already have towelroot, Su, all working.

Today i downloaded G900FXXU1ANJ1_G900FOXX1ANJ1_TPH from sammobile, how can i flash without loosing root?

Do I have to flash NE2 kernel all the same? Do I have to extract the ANJ1 kernel?

Sorry i'm confused and dont want to get it wrong. I have mobile odin pro, is it enough to just flash the new rom with it, keeping root?

Thanks in advance.

Greetings from Portugal.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
you just need to extract and create ANJ1 kernel (Instructions on how to create kernel.tar.md5 are in first post). Flash the new firmware using PC odin, then flash back NE2 kernel, then root using towelroot. now flash ANJ1 kernel you created using PC Odin. Done!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Saltao:
Great wajiman, thats what i was looking for, thank you.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Thiib:
Hello

I would like to "unroot" my GS5 ... I would like to get my GS5 as a "fresh package" do you know how should I do?

SM-G900F

4.4.2

G900FXXU1ANG2

Regards
[Galaxy S 5 General] rederik75:
It's not so clear if your device is already rooted or not...

if it's rooted you don't have to do all that work extracting the kernel. You should have just to flash the rom using mobile Odin and keeping the check on everroot, to let root survive through the flash process

Inviato dal mio SM-G900F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Open SuperSU>settings>scroll down and select full unroot
[Galaxy S 5 General] Saltao:
Hi rederik75,

Yes i have root access.

Well, as the method you say is faster, i'll try it. Allways can just do it all again if it fails :)

Grazie
[Galaxy S 5 General] KenHua:
I'm on NI3. To root it and upgrade it to NJ1 can I flash back to NE2 kernel, then root it using towelroot + supersu and then flash the NJ1 ROM using mobile Odin (or PC Odin?) and keeping the check on everroot? That way I can skip extracting the NJ1 kernel. Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] rederik75:
I'm not sure... With NE3 the system is pretty unstable, I don't know how MOP could react to that...
[Galaxy S 5 General] gee2012:
MOP will work fine just flashing, but don`t choose to wipe anything in MOP.
[Galaxy S 5 General] thunderage87:
Hello guys

I have successfully rooted my S5 yesterday, but since then I noticed a decrease in battery performance.

I wanted to post some screenshots to give a better idea but I am still not allowed to do that...

Anyways I am currently on 35% of battery power and I reached 15 hours of total time since I unplugged it, along with 2 hours of actual usage with screen turned on. Also I switched it off for approximately 7 hours.

I used to have better performance and especially more hours of turned on screen.

Now I know that depends on what apps I am using, signal strength etc etc, but could it be that root actually does lower battery performance? I also freezed many apps using titanium backup, most of which are samsung bloatware, perhaps I freezed something that I should have kept active? Or is it just normal?

Help please :(:crying:
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Look here :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] thunderage87:
Well those are totally better stats than mine... I am starting to think that I have messed up something while freezing bloatwares and apps... could it be? I wish I could post those screenshots I took, but looks like I have to reach 10 messages at least... well I will try to make it up now :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] ionutmaruta:
Yes of course. Freeze unwanted applications and install all you want. I always use root cleaner application ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] yake:
Hi Saltao!

Have you succeded in keeping root from ANE3 to ANJ1?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] rederik75:
Yes, tell us!

Inviato dal mio SM-G900F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] caicom98:
will the method in OP work on G900AUCU2ANG3?
[Galaxy S 5 General] qsmyle:
Custom ROM with KNOX 0x0?

Hi! I have read arround but doesn't found the answer.

Ok, i can root my S5 without loosing KNOX, its cool but ...

Can I install custom firmwares without loosing KNOX? Like CyanogenMOD, OMNI etc...?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Tuffy180:
No. Custom firmware requires a custom recovery which will trigger KNOX.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
you can install only some ROMS without TRIGGERING KNOX but they are stock like alexndr's rom
[Galaxy S 5 General] ciribicorbo:
root cleaner app

Thanks for the tutorial op, it worked flawlessly!!

What root cleaner app did u use?
[Galaxy S 5 General] tangotonyb:
Slightly confused

I'm slightly confused by this line in the original instructions:

I understood the basic principle here is that we're flashing an older kernel, rooting, and then replacing the original kernel.

I have a SM-G900F phone, Build KOT49H.G900FXXU1ANG2, Kernel 3.4.0-2089850 (July 3rd)

My understanding is I need to flash KERNEL_G900FXXU1ANE2.tar from the link in Requirements 3, do the rooting process and then flash KERNEL_G900FXXU1ANG2.tar from the link in Requirements 4? Is this correct? (The H900F only comment is what's confusing me.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 5 General] geldorf:
i have samsung galaxy S5 SM-G900F and build KOT49H.G900FXXU1ANG8 kernel 3.4.0-2089850

i can't find ANG8 phone, how can i root without triggering KNOX?
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
please search this thread with "ANG8" tag
[Galaxy S 5 General] mirizlivpor:
Custom Status

Worked fine for me after latest OTA update (I think from Nov 17th).

Modem: NK1

Baseband: NH6

Kernel: 3.4.0-2089850

Knox is 0x0, but Device Status is no longer "Official", it's "Custom" now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Thanks for pointing out, i have rectified the original statement
[Galaxy S 5 General] say942:
Hi. I am on firmware ANG2 rooted without triggering knox via towel root. I want to know if i upgrade firmware via OTA update, what will happen?
[Galaxy S 5 General] 89Laredo:
I havent read the whole thread yet, so sorry if it has been covered already. Will this work on a US Cellular SM-G900R4?
[Galaxy S 5 General] tangotonyb:
OK - the OP worked perfectly - I got Knox 0x0 and root.

Then I altered platform.xml to give Titanium Backup access to ext SD Card, and everything went wrong.

If I now reflash the complete package: G900FXXU1ANG2_G900FOXA1ANG3_BTU obtained from Sammobile using Pc Odin, will that screw up Knox?

Can I just reflash the complete package, and then start the OP process again to get back to root?
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
If you read the OP carefully then you wont be asking this question, pls go back to OP and read the last line plus this question has been answered multiple times hence you can also use search
[Galaxy S 5 General] tangotonyb:
Yes - it says Knox is only tripped by flashing custom packages, but I wanted confirmation here as it's pretty important - the OP insisted on extracting only the boot.img and flashing that back.

The other question still stands though - will flashing that package take me back to where I started - or to some other point in the process?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] leocy:
big Thanks !!!

big Thanks to all of you my G900F its on root . so far so goog :laugh: :laugh::laugh:

Hence credits go out to:

[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3313404]open1your1eyes0[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5601139]Misterxtc[/MENTION]

[MENTION=2733297]FlairDevil[/MENTION]

[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5150393]_alexndr[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5885704]aguarello[/MENTION]

[MENTION=1209936]lufeig[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5440075]mkh.mourad[/MENTION]

[MENTION=1210122]faraaz[/MENTION] [MENTION=3358638]Lonski[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S 5 General] kovacsakos14:
Question

I have a Galaxy S5 G900F G900FXXU1ANG8 with android 4.4.2. Will it works with my phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
did you even bother searching this thread???

Answer to your question: sǝʎ
[Galaxy S 5 General] dorkydood:
Fail

device says:

sys rev check fail : no version

secure magiccode check fail : boot

Odin fails at NAND Write

Verizon SG5

SM-G900V

G900VVRU1ANI2

Kernel dated Sep 14

Am I missing something, or just stuck with this shtty stock device?

Thank You in advance, I hope.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
First of all which kernel did you use??
[Galaxy S 5 General] dorkydood:
I used the NE2 kernel in your OP. Let me guess, that's only for the G900F? I need an early kernel for the G900V? Im sorry, these naming conventions are new to me.
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
yes, thats for sure you need 900V kernel
[Galaxy S 5 General] dorkydood:
That did it. Thank You very much.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Takilian Rueshin:
All right for me.

I tried with heimdall for Ubuntu, but It seems to not work with s5. Then i tried with Odin on Windows and it is all ok for now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kev24uk:
I couldn't find any reference to it in this thread so I'll ask the question:

Is it possible to set SELinux to permissive without tripping Knox also?
[Galaxy S 5 General] hawst:
Works like a charm for my G900FD !
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Can any1 check this method on Android 5.0 and let me know?

EDIT: Does not work
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sincci:
I wonder if you could still flash the Android 5.0 with the Mobile Odin Pro's everroot option enabled (to keep the Knox status as 0x0 AND still be rooted) if your phone has already been rooted with the method described in this thread's OP?
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
yes that might be possible but i have not tested it as of yet. I do think that we may require to flash the modem and the bootloader using PC Odin after flashing through MObile ODIN Pro
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
:)

I think it would work too, but there's a big warning in Odin Mobile Pro in playstore saying:

So yeah I think we just have to wait...

I wonder if it will keep knox 0x0....
[Galaxy S 5 General] Rusl1TA:
Can we keep root (gained with this way) after flashing 5.0 Lollipop update?
[Galaxy S 5 General] yodabacsi:
Unfortunatelly not :(
[Galaxy S 5 General] liranz:
Hello

Is there a way to downgrade back to kitkat 4.4.2 from this 5.0 lollipop ?

Facebook is crashing in this virsion and the battery life is very bad

My konx is no 0x1 galaxsy s5 G900F

Please tell me that there is a answer for this problem...

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] tatoone:
Yes, I have downgraded from lollipop to kitkat without knox modify 0x0.
[Galaxy S 5 General] liranz:
How how please tell me please

Agian my knox is 0x1 from what i know it can't be done
[Galaxy S 5 General] Sincci:
You can always downgrade your firmware with Odin. The Knox status has nothing to do with that.

However, if your Knox status is already 0x1, then you can't reset it back to 0x0, no matter what you try to do.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kev24uk:
Worked great, thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoRaS:
How did you do that? By simply flashing via Odin?

--------------------

Wysłane z mojego SGS5 przy użyciu TapaTalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
Any method to do this with L?

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
for now use alexndr rom of Android 5. its completely stock but rooted. There are some issues with SuperSU and sometimes you might not have root. but if you restart and after 1.5 min or so open root checker(download from play store and install) click verify root. then root will work. and if you do this late then the root might not work. Note that it does not mean the phone is not rooted. There is an issue with SuperSU which Chainfire is aware of and is working on the fix as we speak.

You will need Mobile Odin Pro version to flash it and rooted 4.4.2. Instructions are available on his thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57263161&postcount=261
[Galaxy S 5 General] JohnnyGT:
Thanks to the OP. This is confirmed working on my Australian SM-G900I. Also S-Health is working aswell.

Here is the method I used and a link to the kernels.

1) Download the G900IDVU1ANG3_G900IXSA1ANG2_XSA firmware from SamMobile and install it using odin 3.09. Let it reboot. (skip this step if you already have this firmware installed)

2) Install towelroot and superuser but do not run them yet.

3) Download the attachment below and extract it to your PC.

4) Put your phone into download mode and flash boot.tar.md5 from the G900IDVU1ANE1_BOOT folder using odin 3.09. Let it reboot.

5) Your phone will now be running slow but dont worry, this is normal. Now run towelroot and superuser.

6) Repeat step 4 but this time flash boot.tar.md5 from the G900IDVU1ANG3_BOOT folder.

7) To finish off I recommend a full factory wipe and a re-install of superuser for that new phone feeling but its not necessary.

Thanks I will try this method after loosing towelroot when phone updated to build ANK1 with kernel from 6 Nov 2014
[Galaxy S 5 General] khongtae:
I am going to root my device now

SM-G900FD

Baseband Ver: ANH2

Bootloader & PDA Ver: ANJ2

CSC Ver: ANK1

CSC code : XSG

CSC Country UAE

Lastest KERNEL(ANJ2) and old KERNEL(ANF6) are ready..

What version of towelroot do I have to use ?

There are 3 versions towelroot.. v1, v2, v3.

Any version of towelroot is ok ?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
Last one (v3)

Regards

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] dgcruzing:
New S5 on Vodaphone.. worked a treat,,
[Galaxy S 5 General] jopsiawe:
This worked on my sm-g900f.

Many THANKS!!

It got stuck on su disabling knox, but a quick reboot and reopened su fixed that.:good::good::good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] younis12c:
Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
That's pretty normal. I'm glad you made it.

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] u1988:
[MENTION=3535808]wajiman[/MENTION]

Please add this info in OP (Post #1)

How to root 5.0 before flash 5.0 and keep KNOX 0x0 for Lollipop users.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57369534&postcount=368

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57263161&postcount=261
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
This is not official 5.0 is it?

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
It is official build from Samsung for Polland, i have added the required info in my OP. you can flash using that
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
I don't understand it says "BNL2 DevBase", is this the original firmware?

Thanks for your time.

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Yup, its just he made some changes to it that is why he calls it Developer Base
[Galaxy S 5 General] u1988:
Thanks man!

i think you need to add the other link too of post # 386 LINK

the links too in case of somting worng or any update will confirm otherwise... :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
Soo is not the original untouched firmware is it? Sorry for noob question... What are the changes? I like to keep my rom as stock as possible.

Thanks man

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
Its mentioned in the OP under "Other minor Changes", rest the firmware is complete stock
[Galaxy S 5 General] aguarello:
Ohh I see, thanks man! Really appreciate it.

Sent from my SM-G900F

---------- Post added at 03:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------

Soo no way of doing this with the stock image? I mean the stock stock original image, I have a low speed Internet and I'm lazy to download the DevBase Hehe sorry

Sent from my SM-G900F
[Galaxy S 5 General] wajiman:
it is complete stock, only special coded CSC feature has been activated. So it basically is STOCK and further, if you dont like it you can downgrade via PC odin to 4.4.2 without triggering KNOX.