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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Trak-X:
Hey guys,

I updated, placed the NCG kernel, used towel and then tried the shell:

D:\adb>adb shell

shell@kltevzw:/ $ su

su

DIE: credentials different than expected

1|shell@kltevzw:/ $ daemonsu

daemonsu

DIE: credentials different than expected

Anyone got this until now? I had to reboot after using towelroot so i can get root and get SuperSU to see the su binary and daemonsu binary :)

Just in case anyone has issues with SuperSU after using TowelRoot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jiggad369:
Then is there any way I can update the firmware to NHA without losing SS?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] berfles:
I'm on the NCG build and have never updated. I initially used towelroot to root and it worked fine, but that's all I did. What should I do to update to the latest build and keep root/add any kind of restore method?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
Just reinstall SS after you're done with the update (and rooted).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] THA-REAPER:
I had a problem before with the NE9 update failing via OTA previously.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/help/verizon-ota-update-fail-t2846766

It seems like when you try to update from Verizon upgrade assistant it doesn't fail at all when you have a currently rooted GS5 Verizon Phone. That solved it for NE9.

This time for the NHA update...I backed up using Kies3 and updated the firmware via Kies3 also. It gave me no fails despite it being rooted.

I also followed the Kernal switchings via odin accordingly to get root access.

One question though. Does the haptic feedback feel less intense when typing in text fields for anyone else? For me it does. Ive checked the vibration intensity and the slider was at max.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] asta152:
What about NCG?

So, if I am still way back on NCG, rooted, no SS, and I unfreeze SDM (I've been holding out) it says it's going to take me straight to NI2. Can I take this OTA, then use the kernel swap method to regain root?

Please let me know, thanks...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] open1your1eyes0:
Yes, long-story short, the idea is you do whatever you need to do to take the OTA (unroot, unfreeze, flash firmware, etc...) and then do the kernel swap to root and restore back. Quite simple really, just might be time consuming depending on how much you have to do to restore to stock before getting the OTAs to accept. Firmware flash is the quickest most guaranteed way however which is why I included it in my steps if you're not sure.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] goinovr:
FYI...Ended up doing the update through Kies and it worked without issue. :eek:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lancem71:
So if im rooted ne9 currently... is is just a matter of Odin new tar?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] asta152:
Ok, but

I'm just double checking that there shouldn't be any complications jumping that many versions via OTA. Also, would being rooted cause the OTA to fail? Please advise. Thanks again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] THA-REAPER:
Im assuming NI2 is only OTA at the moment? I have a Verizon GS5, but I don't use a Verizon Sim. I'm not sure that has anything to do with it, but I keep getting this message "Service unavailable. Software update is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." When I check for updates via settings.

I flashed stock NHA before trying to get the OTA. Is there a tar of the of the update and not just the NI2 kernal floating around anywhere? Or is it only OTA at the moment as I mentioned earlier?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
Since last night I been trying to download the NHA tar but it never matches the MD5. I even tried to download it on my phone the MD5 matches but when I transfer the file to my pc it doesn't. I finally was able to match it today but after trying to unzip the folder with winrar and 7zip I get this message. I tried to download the tar from Misterxtc and beans
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] THA-REAPER:
Have you tried from here?

(G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_VZW.zip)

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712472389

Worked for me anyway.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
Yes I did I'll try again later thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
I give up I been downloading the same file from both misterxtc and beans with the same results all day. When I download it to my phone the MD5 matches as soon I move it to my pc it gives me a different number or I get an error message when I try to unzip the file. Same thing happens when I download it from my pc
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] atown706:
Has anybody installed the update and have the problem of every call coming in either as restricted or unavailable? It's driving me crazy. It didn't do this until I updated. I went to call Verizon but I was 1 min late from getting connected to a rep.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigBot96:
Have you tried an alternate browser or even a download manager?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
I use Chrome I don't know it might be my pc any Downloader that you recommend
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigBot96:
I use flashget on one of my machines. Also, give firefox a try.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gabowler300:
PIT File

First off, if someone else sends me a copy of their PIT file for the Verizon S5, can I use that copy? I'm having a hard time getting the application to fetch the PIT file. If this is possible, could someone send me a copy of their PIT file or upload it here in the forums? Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I'm uploading the NHA tar to mediafire for you to try it from there. I've noticed for whatever reason a few people have the same problem you have when they download it from AFH but don't have a problem with Mediafire. I'll let you know when it's ready but Mediafire is slow with uploading so it will be about an hour.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
Thanks man
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Trak-X:
Does anyone have the NI2 full update non wipe?

Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
No problem, it was slow but it's ready now. I made a 2nd link in my other thread but here it is...

NHA Tar

MD5: 872BAB7B6FF3DC5B03C0444C675A08A8

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It's not available yet. Just the OTA is.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
I really appreciate it I'll give it a try after work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GhostTrunks:
Life saver

Dude save my life thanks for the NI2 file!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hobson318:
S Health

Not sure why but after i flash the NI2 kernel, my heartrate monitor will not work. the rest of the s-health app works. but heartrate light doesnt even come on. i do have wanam installed and i did make the edit to the build.prop file like you are supposed to. the app doesnt crash, the sensor just doesnt turn on.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RyanThaDude:
I'm having the same issue. Otherwise NI2 working so far without any other known issues yet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pacoz:
off topic

Matthew 5:11 MSG

The Message

"Not only that - count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I'll make a full firmware file when the offical tar comes out. Right now a few needed files are just patches and I would rather wait for the offical release to do that properly. I went back to NHA earlier today because NI2 was acting a little flaky when the screen times out and I'm listening to something off the internet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hobson318:
well i just got it working. even though i went through all the steps before for s-health and xposed to get them to play nice. i disabled wanam in xposed, rebooted, cleared cache and data in both health services and s-health, started s-health and set it up and made sure hear rate monitor worked, turned wanam back on in xposed, rebooted phone. heart rate monitor works now.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] berfles:
Any update on the NCG upgrade? I'm worried about borking my S5 without being able to totally back it up, and I don't want to lose the ability to root if I screen something else up. Maybe the only thing I'm not sure about is exactly what a kernel swap is, I don't think I'd heard that term before, is that when Odin is used?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
If the bootloader is still able to downgrade what are they patching.. I'm still on NE9 from what I read sound like the ota is a little buggy.... Maybe they plan on giving us an unlocked device HAA!! ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
NI2 enables VoLTE and some other stuff. I'm on NI2 and love it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CyberpodS2:
Feeling stupid, do I just download this and rename the NI2 .zip with .tar.md5 ? Or is there an md5 file also posted here somewhere? I have the NCG kernel and Towelroot downloaded. I just got my wife a s5. Looks like a new learning curve since the s4 LOL

EDIT: Found it here for anyone sporting the same brain cloud as me... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784880
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
No, unzip it and flash the tar.md5 in Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mosfet356:
Is is safe to upgrade to and root NI2?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
I had a strange thing happen after I rooted did all steps as guided as I was disabling Knox device froze an went into a bootloop so I did a battery pull powered back on everything fine went to app settings wiped supersu opened up the app disabled knox everything is good ? anybody had that happen? P.S No SS
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] asta152:
Please tell me

If I'm on NCG right now, can I Odin straight to the NHA file with no complications, then OTA to NI2 and perform the kernel swap to regain root? Or do I need to upgrade one update at a time?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Yes you can I used kies
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] briantacker:
I've seen people say safestrap is working on NI2 but I can't get it to work. I'm rooted and have busybox installed, it just doesn't work. It gives me a toast saying installation completed but it doesn't actually install. Anyone else have this issue and any known way to fix it?

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
Make sure you open the busybox app and install from there. Reboot and try to install safestrap again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
how do you install SS from busybox? I'm also on NI2 (just got from Verizon) I have Root and Busybox installed and Safestrap says it installed but just boots to a black screen
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
I meant install busybox from the busybox app, then reboot. That's what I had to do to get ss installed and working.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
that's what I did, unininstalled everything. installed busybox. rebooted. installed safestrap and just get a black screen
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mosfet356:
safestrap

I keep seeing safestrap. What is it and what benefits does it have for me? And where are the install steps?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
What version of ss are you installing?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
Safestrap-KLTEVZW-NCG-3.75-B03.apk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cr4ck3r4lif3:
Same here. Do you have xposed framework installed? That could be the problem. Also check SuperSU and make sure ss has root privileges.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
do not have xposed, and SS has root privleges
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
Did you make sure Supersu binaries are updated? if so, open your busybox and let it load all the programs and stuff in the bottom window where it says "smart install" and try to push it through that way. A few flashes ago I couldn't for the life of me get Busybox to work, and letting the programs load up and using smart install instead of just installing, for whatever reason, worked for me.

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Closest thing to a custom recovery we have on Verizon and AT&T retail variants of the S5, as TWRP and CWM do not work on them due to locked bootloaders. Safestrap allows you to install Touchwiz-based ROMs and leaves your system untouhed, thus it does not conflict with the locked bootloader. It has the benefit of allowing you to flash custom roms, create/restore backups, flashing files, and not tripping your Knox flag, the S5's version of a flash counter, per se. All the information on how to install and much more are in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2793891
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dafrag:
I am going to be upgrading, but I was wondering if you could confirm the OTA upgrade version as of today.

Do you know if it will be NHA, or will I be upgraded to NI2 if I do OTA?

Thank you very much for the help!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Yes NHA. You can always connect it to you're pc And just run the installer It will download NI2. It's more time consuming to take all the OTA'S
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dafrag:
Thank you for the confirmation!

I really appreciate it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rkerrddd:
Never taken update and I'm rooted where do I start

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Can I Ota too current odin root then odin back
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wrongway213:
take ota, flash NCG firmware only file in Odin, root, install Supersu, flash current NI2 firmware only file in Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
I did this, Installed SuperSU it updated Binaries, Disabled Knox. I Installed Busybox Installed. Installed SafeStrap and still get black screen

running NHA and NHA Kernel
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spark_man:
I've been struggling with this and I can confirm that the latest OTA is NI2 NOT NHA. Not sure where to go from here. Installing the NCG kernel after the NI2 update killed the phone and I ended up going back to stock to get it back up and running. Again, not sure where to go now...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radpp16:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2879348
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
can I revert back to NCG, Root, setup Safestrap and then install a ROM with 4.4.4 with a NI2 Kernel?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mmw68666:
Yes you can
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
If by revert back to NCG you mean just the kernel, then yes. I believe in order for you to be able to run a 4.4.4 ROM through safestrap, your phone would have to be on NI2. If you mean flash the full stock NCG tar in ODIN, then root, Safestrap, then run a 4.4.4. ROM with the NI2 kernel, I don't think that would work. But I don't use safestrap, so my understanding could be a little off.

I believe you need to follow the guide found in the OP of this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/safely-upgrade-root-4-4-4-nha-volte-t2879348
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
I did all the steps in link above when I first got phone and SafeStrap just give be a black screen, then I have to pull battery and reboot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mike2246:
Can I replace the Dialer.apk with the one from my HTC M8?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] XNO:
I'm having a issue. I did the ODIN NE9 then updated to NHA, after that I flashed NCG, when the phone loaded up the health and service app keeps crashing and lagging my phone out. I was able to download SS and update binary but the health and services keep stopping me every few seconds. Now my phone is rooted on 4.4.4 but runs like crap. Anyone else have this issue or am I missing a step.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BadKarma81:
You need to flash the nl kernel again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] XNO:
Sorry I forgot to add I did but running like crap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] J Ellis:
delete post please.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
negative.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] white00gt:
Had anyone tried this on an at&t S5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
Why would they? It wouldn't work since it's for the Verizon model.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tygib:
I miss 1-click rooting. :(:crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
After pretty much every device out there I'm back on the S5 - still don't know why it gets the hate it does in the community...

Anyway, just to triple check on this... if we're on NI2, this will work to get us rooted so we can safestrap, etc. - correct? TIA!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigBot96:
Yes.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattking45:
im on NI2. I just got the phone today and Towel root said my device isnt supported
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
Really? Thats odd.. Maybe you have to odin back to ncg, root and install SS and then flash ni2 rom and ni2 firmware in odin?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattking45:
im new to Samsung phones but wont it trip knox? Alright I'll try it out and I assume SS is SuperSu?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
I think SS is safestrap. That's what we have to use to flash roms.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2879348

Use this thread. Download and install towelroot to your phone with the link in that thread and the ncg kernel and ni2 kernel to your pc. Then start at step 3 since you're already on ni2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] droidstyle:
NI2 can not be rooted however you can downgrade to the NCG kernel.

1) download towel root

2) from download mode odin NCG kernel in AP/PDA slot

3) once booted up, you will get force closes. Quickly open Towel Root and install ..apk

4) power off and go back to download mode...Odin the NI2 kernel and reboot.

5) go to playstore and install SuperSU.

Enjoy your rooted NI2. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigSam_iam012:
I need help with Odin and my Galaxy S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wanab3:
First, thanks for the guide.

Sorry If this is redundant. I read through the thread and couldn't discern an answer I was satisfied with.

I'm stock-rooted on NI2. I have my phone debloted perfectly for my purposes. I have a lot of apps (sms and games mostly) with data and settings that I would rather not redo. I have not had good experiences with backups in the past so I'm leery about them actually working for me.

I want to upgrade to NK2 to avoid bugs I may encounter, even though I haven't thus far.

If I use this guide will my precious app settings and data get wiped? I would like to hear that they will not. From the video it seems like apps stay, but the data is what I'm mostly concerned with.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JasonJoel:
Thanks for testing! I was in the process of installing the OTA when you posted that - not I can root with peace of mind. :)

Update: Following the steps listed, worked perfectly. Now on 4.4.4 and rooted. No issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I was in the process of testing but you went ahead anyways. I'm still having problems booting after the NHA flash. I took the OTA and rerooted but after the NHA firmware flash it won't boot. I think the NHA tar needs the modem and the rest of the normal added files.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Did you follow the process open1your1eyes just posted, i.e. the kernel swap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Thanks, I see the problem now. The NCG firmware I flashed was the full firmware that had the modem ans such in it where yours is just the bootloader. My bad.

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However I think SOAgent.apk and odex need to be removed after the update. I was getting unauthorized changed detected after I flashed NHA. I'll be able to confirm in a few.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
You mean the kernel not bootloader. Also, make certain reactivation lock is turned off in security settings.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yes... kernel.

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I have posted a little treat for the new update.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BigBot96:
So, Im assuming CZW didn't increment the bootloader then? Great to know. All we need is the official TAR for us to get our ROMs updated.

I'm kind of impressed Samsung/VZW is being proactive with updates.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
FYI.....I just checked out the aboot in the new OTA and the qfuse counter is still at 1. This means full Odin downgrades to NCG or NE9 are still possible.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] trikotret:
Everything went smooth :highfive:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Correct. And someone rooted on the new firmware can pull a system dump while we wait for the official .tar.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
Just click on it and start the process. You can opt to cancel it part of the way through, and the notification will go away.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tformed:
Thank you, in my case it kept insisting. I ended up going fully through with it. Then made sure to end the premium voice mail upgrade, even though I selected the basic plan.

I resetup Google Voice to override the settings.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] prenedo:
Wow! Quickest VZW update ever. I was just reading that Samsung just started rolling this update out. Figured we'd be a few months still.

So, coming from NCG custom ROM, I can just Odin to NE9, take the update, flash the old kernel and root, then flash the new kernel?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
Yeah, looks like you're right. When I cancelled it, it went away and didn't come back...until I restarted my phone. I went ahead and set it up and then made sure Google Voice was setup.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] demarco5:
all i did was buy the phone and root it with towel root.... i dont know what odin etc is or have i touched anything else....am i able to do this update without breaking root through OTA? or can i just reroot after with towel root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tformed:
Make sure you ended the Voicemail Premium trial (inside the voicemail app, menu, should give option), else they might charge you after the 30 days.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bsweetness:
One of the first things I did after getting it setup. Thanks for the heads up though.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] skullvet:
If we are rooted on NE9, can we just unroot, then accept Ota, then flash back to reboot etc without having to replace with a non-rooted stock NE9?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] skiddingus:
You can try but it will probably fail during the update. If you made any changes to the system while rooted it will likely fail. If it fails, just flash the full NE9 stock file and then follow the procedure on page 2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] skullvet:
Thanks. I just used exposed mod. Maybe I can roll that back, unroot and then i will see of it works.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
I updated the debloat file I uploaded because I missed a Knox app. Everything is running great on my end. Thanks for the work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fillyo:
I am rooted on NCG, debloated and have Xposed for wifi tethering since I am unlimited data. What is the easiest way to upgrade to this and still have root? I don't want to use Safestrap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Unfortunatley to upgrade to KK 4.4.4 NHA you will need to Odin back to stock NE9 and take the OTA update... here are the directions. You don't have to install SS but I highly recommend to so you can update SU and flash files if you want to... but that discussion should be taken to the SS thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] fillyo:
Thanks, I figured I could just ODIN to NE9 and follow that thread, wanted to make sure. The only requirements I have are debloat and tether these days, but I am confused what you mean by update SU, can you not update SuperSU just rooted?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Boom:
I could not get the OTA to stick, so i Odin back to NCG, accepted the OTA to NE9, then accepted OTA to NHA, then flashed NCG kernel in Odin, did towelroot, then flashed NHA kernel. Worked like a charm! Now rooted on NHA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jetjaguar:
First NHA Rom

Ok. So who is going to be the first to post a NHA Rom? ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] slvrbul:
I followed all the steps then the phone froze and now the verizon logo screen just flashes light to dark continuously, now what !!!

Chief