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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jmwend:
My question is: If I flashed an NI2 Based rom (and NI2 firmware using odin obviously) on the stock rom slot. For rom slot 2, can I just clean wipe and flash NI2 based rom without reflashing NI2 firmware in odin again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hollywood67:
Flash the NI2 firmware in your ROM slot unless you already have do so. In other words, what are you come from? Did you just create the slot or are you already using it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jmwend:
Correct, new rom slot. So looks like firmware is unique to rom slot. Need to flash after clean wiped new rom slot. Thanks

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Also is there any other way beside using odin program on laptop to flash firmware?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RKramden:
Thorkc, sounds like you didn't flash the new kernel. What rom were you flashing?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
No need to downgrade
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] descriminator:
Towelroot was failing :(

Started with step2 again (downgrade+down on kernel), regained root, updated kernel back to NI2. I guess downgrade wasn't really needed, but wanted to clear ota NI2 things.

root is back. Still getting nag about NI2 update available though. is there a way to clear it somehow?

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Okay, are you on NI2 when you downgrade the kernel? On step 3 you should be on NI2 then flash old kernel then root then go back to NI2. And yes I'm on my phone but just lookup disable OTA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] descriminator:
Essentially thats what i did but also had an extra step of re-flashing the NHA just in case.

Seems to work great. now i just need to dig up all my apps and settings :D

Thanks OP!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Sam Spade1:
Good Work

Just finished everything went smooth still have root

4.4.4 build an12 thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chachh:
Super easy guide to follow. Thanks OP
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
X tether for xposed activates the native hotspot nicely.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bluroff:
anyone else get custom status?

This one made my device status go custom, anyone else? Not that I'm surprised, I'm shocked it didn't for previous versions of this trick.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ebenz21:
Hi im on Build number K0T49H.G900VVRU1ANCG and have not upgraded to 4.4.4 can i just use the images you have listed here and skip that update?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
Yes. That's what I did. I'm now successfully updated to NI2 and have root and native hotspot working (unlimited data). I tested volte and video calls. Works really well. Audio is crisp.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ebenz21:
so i left the OTA update service frozen while flashing 4.4.4 can this service be defrosted without root? if not how do i start this all over again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BDragonD24:
If you are OTA is indeed still frozen somehow, you will likely have to go back to one of the stock versions through ODIN. I might be wrong but I believe that's your situation.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jiggad369:
Awesome. Worked great!

Is it safe to install Safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] c4manceph:
Preformed as described. Much appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Absolution75:
just a heads up, if you have encrypted your android, i wasn't able to get past the encryption password login screen with this method

i just went into recovery and reset my phone though to get it working (pain but works)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bigbarrel:
I've been reading all of these posts but I'm a little confused.

I'm currently rooted with SS and Xposed installed and I'm on NCG 4.4.2. I also have the bloatware either frozen or uninstalled. I have the OTA updater frozen. What steps do I need to do before following the steps in the first post?

Does installing the NHA firmware wipe all of my data? Do I need to reinstall all of my apps and set up my homescreens again?

I have towelroot on my phone currently. After installing the new firmware, do I need to install towelroot again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] T1geR086:
Worked like a charm on my Verizon SM-G900V that had taken the N12 OTA update.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jejb:
I understand the method, and appreciate the how-to. Will be rooting soon, once my 14 day waiting period is done. I'm un-rooted and on NI2, so will ODIN the kernal back to NC2, towel root and then ODIN the NI2 kernal back over.

My only question is, will this trip the Knox bit? Assuming not, but want to be sure.

Is the easiest way to unroot either to take an OTA or ODIN a previous stock rom on?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
I was in the same position as you. I ODIN to NHA then got the NI2 ota. ODIN did not wipe anything from my phone. I then used ODIN to install the NCG kernel, ran towelroot and then used ODIN to install the NI2 kernel again. I lost no custom settings during this. I just had to reinstall busybox and open supersu to get all of my xposed modules to work (including mobile hotspot for unlimited data users). you do not have to run towelroot after the final step of reinstalling the NI2 kernel.

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I don't think it will. I have all of the knox stuff disabled after I updated anyway and I don't get "custom" on boot.

OTA would probably be easiest but ODIN will work too. If your OTA installs fail, then use ODIN.

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Yes, I was able to do so without issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jejb:
Thanks. Can you point me to a thread on how to disable the Knox stuff?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hollywood67:
You would need to have a custom recovery
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jmwend:
One more question. If I have an NI2 rom flashed on a rom slot. Can I clean wipe and flash new NI2 rom without reflashing firmware again after rom flash?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jayjr1105:
Hey all, I'm on G900VVRU1ANK2. Am I patched too far for this method to work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
I don't think so. You are essentially at step 2.5 in the OP. Start with step 3, and you should be good to go.

swyped on my GS5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jayjr1105:
Step 2.5 says "Take OTA to NI2". not NK2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RKramden:
Just Odin the c kernel root then Odin the NK2 kernel
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
That's because that was the latest version when it was written. Start with step 3, and you'll be fine. It's exactly what I did.

swyped on my GS5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Grex25:
Where did you get the NK2 kernel?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ymDroid:
Right here in this thread. About a few pages back. Just did a search.

Edit.. Here you go

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57921540&postcount=355
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tkometz:
Will this work after NK2 update?

I accidentally allowed an OTA update this morning which actually went through, now I am not rooted anymore and am on version G900VVRU1ANK2 (which I hadn't even heard of). Previous to this OTA update I had used the above method to re-root my s5 after a factory reset. I am wondering if I can safely do it again, or if after the update I took it won't work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DDman81:
Build version?

How do I tell what build (NHA, NI2) is currently on my phone?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mafidufa:
ota not taking

I odined to nha as instructed then when I check system update it says software update is temporarily unavailable. I think because I am not in USA/do not have a verizon simcard. As far I can tell this is what I should do next:

Odin to NI2 (full update)

Odin to NCG

Run towelroot

Odin to NI2 (stock kernel only)

towelroot is installed

current build: KTU84P.G900VVRU1ANHA

Android 4.4.4

Is that all correct?

Edit: DDMan go to Settings - About phone - Build version - look at the last three letters
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] IWellHeThanks:
Go to settings > about phone

Under "Build Number" look at the last 3 characters; for instance mine says "KTU84P.G900VVRU1ANI2" which means I have the NI2 build.

This method worked great for me, started on NI2 and after following steps 3-6 I'm back there and rooted. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpmcnown:
Just so I am clear, I just got a new Verizon S5, and it's already on 4.4.4 NI2. In this case, should I ....

1>Install TowelRoot

2>Reboot into download mode, and flash the NCG kernel via ODIN (AP)

3>Run TowelRoot (after skipping by a bunch of force closes), reboot

4>Download and run RootChecker, just to verify that we have root

5>Install SuperSu, updated binaries, disabled Knox

6>Install BusyBox

7>Reboot into download mode, and flash the NI2 Kernel via ODIN (AP)

8>Install Safestrap 3.75

-Thanks

EDIT: I went ahead and took the plunge. The above worked fine.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pcss911:
Do I understand correctly that a newly acquired new Verizon S5 unit, already on 4.4.4 NI2, can follow these steps and end up with root and Safestrap? Did your new unit have a Kernel dated prior to June 2014 ( I thought I understood that to be a prerequisite of Towelroot working at all in this case).

Thank you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpmcnown:
-Yes, the idea is to have TowelRoot downloaded first, knowing it's not going to work, but when you use ODIN to flash the NCG kernel and reboot, you'll have TowelRoot installed and ready to go.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RIVANH:
should i perform the op instruction?

this is what my phone is running. i only care about gain root access no recovery

Thanks i hope someone guide me in the right direction.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I'm on 4.4.4 NI2K unrooted Mac Hemidall

So do I follow steps 3 and so fourth? I'm using a Mac with Hemidall 1.4.0 installed. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] loonix:
There are at least 2-3 really good threads that are helpful for new S5 users, but this is a nice concise step by step that has been the most useful, at least for me. Thanks!

In addition to these , I did a Step 9

9> Install latest and greatest OC4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Sai_koh_path:
time frame?

how long does the initial process take? I did the power+home+vloume down. And it started downloading imediatly without me doing anything and It's been about 1.5 hours. is this normal?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Bakerboy448:
1.5 hours?

That definitely doesn't seem right...

What EXACTLY did you do so far?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Rapunzl:
It says "Downloading" but you actually have to use Odin to start it. It doesn't start by itself.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KevinDel:
Stupid question. Do we download these files to laptop or right to the phone? I was able to root easier stuff like my Kindle Paperwhite, and other iphone, never tried an android
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 150kwh:
OK ... sounds like this could also work for a new s5 with OTA Lollipop? (Build VVRU1BOC4) ... I need a dark theme, Lollipop is screen burning my retinas
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rrtid54:
ODIN is on the laptop; the referenced NCG kernel is on the laptop; TowelRoot, RootChecker, SuperSu, BusyBox and SafeStrap are on the phone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] labrea:
I have G900VVRU1ANK2 installed on my phone, I have followed the instructions and rooted the phone successfully then flashed NI2 kernel, should I leave NI2 kernel or NK2? which one is newer or would work better with G900VVRU1ANK2 ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Bo Barry:
Fantastic! Worked easily, thanks. Question: I've turned off future OTAs with Titanium, but wonder if there are any other updates PRIOR to Lollipop that I should get? I plan to avoid it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
I tried downgrading to 4.4.4 from 5.0 and soft-bricked the phone. Booting gave me the Samsung splash animation, the VZW splash in red, and... that's it. The phone was soft-bricked. I flashed back to 5.0 and almost everything is OK. Except the WiFi option in Settings is dead. Trying to go from OFF to ON simply doesn't work. But... FoxFi does work.

At this point, I can't go backwards, to 4.4.4 to re-root, and 5.n seems clueless about rooting. Now what?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Maybe I've done something to improve my karma, maybe I just plain got lucky, who knows? At any rate, my S5 is now running rooted 4.4.4.

Great thanks for your guide!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1454:
I'm on NI2. Everything here seems to be horribly laid out anymore. I want to be on NK2 everything (firmware, modem, etc), not lollipop, and rooted. Can I just Odin all of these items, flash the NCG kernal, make it rain (like I did for the NHA/NI2 updates) and then reflash the NK2 kernal? Then everything be good to go?

Last, I don't want safestrap, don't care for it. But I do want native tethering for use with a tablet in my car. A) is this possible on NK2 without safestrap.

I don't really care about upgrading, I just really want my rebooting and SD card problems to disappear. I was hoping that NK2 my fix those issues. My NI2 reboots at least once a day, and I have already had like 4 issues with my SD cards becoming "unreadable" and having to "reformat". I know this is a slight issue with KK, but I really don't want all the issues that come with LP. Maybe M will fix those issues for me. But Samsung seems to be losing much good will with me lately
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] labrea:
I have rooted my 900V using this method and I believe flashing NI2 has caused some issues, can I flash NK2 back and still have root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alshaikh711:
unable to change prl after rooting my g900v

thank you for your easy steps

but after successfully root of my device i unable to change my prl to my new network prl (yemen mobile prl ) neither by dfs cdma tool nor by device from prl updating menu (by dialing ##3282#) even when i change data profiles by dfs tool it changed successfully except prl , also when i try to update it from device the device restarted but the prl still same as original one which is (((65535)))).

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] musterion1973:
Hi. I am wondering, what phone this is for? or what ever info needed? I found this post linked from another site. for the version of what ever I have (posted below) . I do not know what your post above is for. you didn't mention that. I don't know what Nl2 ,VoLTE is? that does not tell what phone this for. (I don't know the terminology to be used) .. there is a serious LACK on XDA of usable info, I know not one thing about this stuff, getting any help, is darn near impossible.

there is a ton I don't know. and cannot find any info about my phone. from Step one to finish..it is all confusing and to someone that knows nothing, about the phones or even the terminology used, I am sure you can see how one would find it hard to understand.

Samsung SM-G900V

Android Version= 5.0

Baseband Version =G900VVRU2BOG5

Kernel Version = 3.4.0 DPI@SWHD7513 #1

Build number = LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOG5

SE for Android Status = Enforcing SEPF _SMG900V _5.0_0011

is the above post for the specs above?

Happy New Year lets make 2016 the best year of our life's.

and I am NOT A ROBOT.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
my first suggestion is to not mess with anything if you are not knowledgable as you can brick your phone.

this thread is in the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 forum which is the same model as the SM-G900V.

You are on OG5 which is a more recent firmware than NI2.

XDA is amazing and a treasure trove of information. Im sorry however if you do not understand anything on this site.

You also did not say exactly what youre trying to do or accomplish?

Every forum on here is separated by device and all pertinient info/roms/files for that device would be in that forum.. its actually really easy to find stuff as well as there is a search option.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CHug84:
Hello all. I followed this guide about a year ago with my device and got it working fine after having to fix a small issue. Now, I'm looking to upgrade to the latest version of android for the S5 which I believe is 5.0? Is it worth the upgrade or should I leave as is? If it's worth it, can anyone point me in the right direction, possible to a custom rom so I don't have to deal with bloatware? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
Ironically, I have been wondering the same thing. I need to keep root, but wondered if the move to 5.0 was worth it...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] broper:
Files are down
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JoyoSahab:
brother ni2 file link is not working
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RipRap:
From the lack of use of this forum thread, I can't help but come to the conclusion that any S5 with a version newer than Android 4.xx is UNROOTABLE. Is this correct?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
I just used appquarantine from the appstore and froze it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chillexistence:
Is there a fix for this? If I revert everything back to stock will it go back to official so i can get support from Verizon/Samsung?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] OpAckTool:
Anyone experiencing HD voice issues? I took the NI2 update, installed the NCG kernel via odin, rooted, then re-installed the NI2 kernel and have had no issues whatsoever...until I turned the HD voice feature on this morning.

My wife (who has HD voice enabled on her LG G2) called me and she could hear me crystal clear but I can't hear her. I then tried to call her a few minutes later and when her voicemail picked up, it was just dead air for 5 seconds, then it hung up. Once I turn the HD voice feature off in my settings, I have no problems making and receiving calls.

It almost sounds like a kernel-related issue...I downloaded the NI2 kernel from this post...http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55494617&postcount=207 Not sure what the problem is...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] firestorm126:
Did anyone else loose VoLTE after going from NHA to NI2? It's not showing up in my settings as an option anymore. I checked my account and it's still enabled there. Everything else seems fine.

To upgrade I disabled SuperSU, took the OTA, flashed back to NCG kernel, ran Towelroot, enabled SuperSU, and then flashed NI2 kernel. I did not disable VoTLE in settings before updating.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Make a call to your own number over 4G and look again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Flash Kernel to NHA and test, I work at Verizon and we have had problems like no other with AC1.0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] firestorm126:
I ended up just starting over from scratch and it seems to be working fine. Go figure...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] descriminator:
Confirming with my own testing: If you accept the OTA NI2 after going though the steps, you will lose root. SO go through the steps, disable OTA notification by freezing ota service.

Great guide, Thanks OP
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
You take ota at step 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] descriminator:
Will it then not ask for OTA without freezing service?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Yout chould be on the latest firmware.. There should be no OTA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twolostminds:
I remember seeing VoLTE under "Moble Networks" when I OTA's to NHA, just checked and it is not there with NI2. Flashed NHA Kernel as you suggested and no joy. :( Could it be detecting our root like Isis/SoftCard and other programs do and disabling itself?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
No it should not , did you try calling your own number, on 4G then look in settings->more->Mobile Networks it should appear. Try flashing back to NI2 since it is not a kernel problem also if you wish DM me your number and I will make sure it is working right on your account.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] skullvet:
Mine doesn't show up either.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] twolostminds:
Just figured out my problem....

Somehow in all my flashing I lost my subscription to Basic Visual Voicemail. Just redid the subscription and unsubscribed the Premium and swtiched back to Google Voice and the VoLTE option is back.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Glad you got it. Sorry I was on my lunch break. But that's a good note
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lancem71:
Will exposed mods work on stock 4.4.4 after I update to ni2?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
Yes. I had to reinstall though.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jegavelan:
I forget to unfreez the OTA, but i flashed G900VVRU1ANHA_G900VVZW1ANHA_VZW.zip what is the around to get it updated without going back to stock ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] smashedpumpkins:
So I froze the OTA while on NCG to keep root right after Towel came out. Per your instructions, I start from step 1 right? I've only used root for tethering. I heard one of these OTA fixes an issue where my camera cannot focus up close. The issue is driving me nuts! ;) I can't scan barcodes.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RiggsDaRuler:
Just updated successfully. I have only one issue. I lost the ability to use my hotspot. (Hack) Can anyone point me in the right direction
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
Xposed xtether. Works well
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
Xposed x tether works to activate native hotspot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] skullvet:
Anyone having any battery drain?

My Samsung Push service was using tons of battery. I turned it off in app manager, but it still seems like my battery is draining quickly.

The phone feels a bit hotter also. I will give it a full charge and restart it and see how it is tomorrow.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RiggsDaRuler:
I tried xposed before and the phone got really hot... and I wasn't able to send any mms out after I used the hotspot. I will give xposed another try. But is there any other way to get it on the latest 4.4.4 update?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] djsnake210:
Worked like a champ.... great job. Thank you for the easy instructions! I was coming from stock NE9.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GREGHARKINS:
I have the same custom icon on the shoulder startup screen but all worked just as described except that
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bluroff:
Thanks, at least I'm not the only one, though is really like to know what we did to get it when others didn't.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MultiDev:
Encrypted Phone anyone?

Anybody try this on an encrypted phone?

I'm having trouble getting this to work with an encrypted phone.

I updated to NHA via ODIN and took the NI2 OTA. Everything worked perfectly. Lost root, but that was expected.

Rebooted and flash NCG kernel. Now, I'm stuck on the please input password to unlock encrypted device.

However, no matter what password I put it, it keeps telling me to try again. I cannot get past the unlock device screen.

When I flash it back to NI2 kernel, my unlock password works just fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

BTW, I cannot turn off device encryption and then root because once you have root, the encryption process fails.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AZK520:
This is very unique, let me look into this
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Boarder277:
I just bought my Verizon Galaxy S5, the guy who was helping us must have taken it upon himself to take the OTA update to 4.4.4 NHA...

so my device is completely stock, never rooted on 4.4.4 NHA...is it possible to root, install a custom recovery and run a custom ROM?

Sorry for what seems like a NOOB question, I'm actually fairly experienced and have been rooting ROMING and sick since the original DROID...however this is my first Samsung device, so it's a little bit different animal.

Thanks for any help guys!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
Yes. Read op. Follow that and you can install safe strap and get root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GREGHARKINS:
I had reception issues also and turned off volte and all is fine now
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Boarder277:
Great! Thank you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] whtciv2k:
Do you have a low LTE reception area? that's the only reason why I would think you have reception issues. I've been using mine with no issues and volte calls inbound/outbound audio is crisp.