yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] gerland:
Thanks for giving us another ROM too play with!! If I read right this can be flashed either ss or ff?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blair.sadewitz:
Ok, cool. Just wanted to make sure before I spent hours trying to get something to work without really knowing what was going on. BTW, I've often had issues not being able to make calls. Any obvious remedies in those cases?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
That is correct. I do recommend being on the the latest BOD5 firmware
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrv331:
Sorry, I phrased the question wrong, I was wondering what Verzion base we should be on. I see from your other post its OD5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] crevis24:
Couple of questions.....

I flashed this earlier and the notifications were unreadable in the drop down before and after flashing a theme. Is there a certain way to fix that?

Also, since this is a port,I didn't notice when I had it installed, but does the advanced calling and verizon visual voicemail work?

Thanks for any help in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] jrkruse:
you just have to mess around with themes and text colors, etc. in the alliance control app

no advanced calling and visual voice mail do not work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] crevis24:
Awesome. Thank you for the quick response. You always do solid work!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
So I have used the link quoted above to download the file multiple times to both my internal and external storage and cant seem to get FlashFire to recognize the file. Any tips? Flash fire is seeing other files and I successfully used it to do a wipe, but for some reason I just dont see the zip file when I try to install .... I am on the 8.1 build of this rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Well, just for the hell of it, see what happens when you try with SafeStrap. These days its easy to use both Flash Tools.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
I wiped my phone to do the GPS fix, loaded into OC4 stock rom, did a GPS lock, and then did the safestrap install (flash NK2) of alliance rom v9. After it installed (and i did a full wipe before install) I re-flashed the OC4 Kernel. Should I have flashed the BOD5 Firmware instead (or the Kernel)? Should I just go into Odin and flash the firmware to ensure I am up to date?

Thanks for any help, and I really appreciate release.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Maphack:
IMHO the rom currently has a lot of problems. I managed to get my notifications to be readable.. My GPS lock was already done before I flashed 8.1 and it still works after dirty flashing... Probably should flash the rom then flash the firmware, not just the kernel.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Nicktendo13:
Oh alright awesome. I just finished getting the rom installed and found a way to get my notifications readable again (why the hell it wasn't default I will never know). My GPS appears to be working at the moment, I will have to keep an eye on it. However I think I will go back and flash the BOD5 Firmware like you suggested, since I am probably running OC4. Thanks for the help, really appreciate it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] :
Is there a reason why i am not able to change my wallpaper? No matter what I do, I am not able to change the wall paper. I've cleared caches, fix permissions and even re-installed the rom. For some reason it lets me change it right after the install. but then reverts back to the stock background after about 10 minutes and does not let me change it back to anything else. That is the only issue I have with this rom.

Anyone else?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] mjameszt:
Can't flash Alliance-Zip files
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] knidsrok:
From the FAQ in the S5 Alliance Rom main thread:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blueyes:
Just download wallpaper changer app and cm lockscreen wallpaper changer app from play store. Put this ROM on my daughters S5 and ran into that. Easy fix.. Glad I've got a N6...

---------- Post added 09-07-2015 at 12:14 AM ---------- Previous post was 08-07-2015 at 11:26 PM ----------

I knew vvm was a "no-go", before I flashed it on my dtrs s5. Its missing a couple key system apps and build.prop " to.HorizontalVVM=false" line gives it away. Should be true. vzwapnlib and vzwapnservice are missing. I fought this on aosp ROMs on my nexus 6. Finally most devs now include these necessities. So if I can get it on aosp and cm, surely it can work here. I'm gonna try to modify it to see. For fun
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] thetillmiester:
Super Newb

Okay so this is my first time doing any of this root and flashing stuff, I may have some of my terms messed up please bare with me. I have bricked my phone a few times before finding out that the custom rom I wanted to use wouldn't work with the verizon gs5. This whole adventure has been a pain for the past 3 days, Thanks a lot verizon!

I am currently running kitkat 4.4.2 the NCG version. If what I have found is right I need to be on 4.4.2 to root right? I mean I am already rooted and have safestrap installed, but do I need to figure out how to upgrade to 4.4.4 and keep my root in order to install this rom or can I just install it from where I am? If I can do it from where I am I plan on following this that was in the forum from a few months ago.

1) boot into SS and B-Up everything

2) Do a full wipe

3) flash the this ROM

4) boot into DL Mode and flash the BOA8 full firmware via Odin.

5) reboot and profit

Are these the correct steps? or do i need to flash stock rooted 5.0 first?

I understand that after this, whenever i want to flash something, I will have to:

1) boot into DL Mode and use Odin to flash the NI2 kernel

2) boot into SS and do whatever flashing I'd like

3) boot into DL Mode and use Odin to flash back to the BOA8 kernel (or full firmware)

Is this correct?​

Although I just realized this guy is already on a version of alliance.. I'm also confused about flashing the BOA8 stuff. Some places it says to flash the firmware others say just the kernal, am I supposed to do both???

also if it matters I want to flash Alliance V9. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
The steps you have listed look good, but here are some things that will save you from some headaches.

1. You should be able to just use the Flashfire app to flash everything and do backups

2. If you haven't been on a LP (5.0) rom yet, there are some known issues with jumping straight to a ported rom (like this one). So to make sure WiFi and GPS work for you, flash a stock version of LP first and use the GPS and WiFi using maps and other apps for a few minutes, THEN flash this rom.

3. For any future flashing and backing up, you should only have to use Flashfire. No more needing to ODIN and use SS!
​

Here is a link that should help with Flashfire and going stock rooted first :)

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] thetillmiester:
I've been looking over the Flashfire stuff, Thank you! I'm gonna flash to LP tonight. Just to confirm Once I flash to Alliance I will still need to use Odin to flash the BOA8 kernal NOT the firmware right? And I do this right after flashing Alliance?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] T3NSU:
If you download Flashfire you DONT need to use odin. Flashfire can do it all in a chain of commands therefore what I did was:

Created Alliance Rom folder in external SD and place the downloaded "VZW_BOD5_RETAIL_FIRMWARE_ONLY" OD5 firmware and Alliance Rom V9 inside.

1)Backup

Flashfire*

2)Wipe everything except external sd

3) Install the firmware package OD5

4)Install the Alliance Rom ZIP

5) Profit

That was the order that you should use for Flashfire and it worked for me. Truly amazing rom v9 is! Now I can't be certain that this is truly the best method but so far everything is working grand.

Flashed from Nk2 btw...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] nujackk:
Nevermind, I know better then to use ports
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] micfogas:
Easy Update

I didn't even need Flashfire or Odin.. i was running Alliance v7.12 with OC4 firmware and OA8 kernel... I downloaded Alliance v9 to my ExtSDCard, along with NI2Kernel.apk, and the OA8, OC4, and OE1 safestrappable kernels..

I installed NI2Kernel.apk inside Alliance 7.12/OA8 kernel, tap to reboot which boots into safestrap. From within SafeStrap, i:

- made a NANDroid backup of system and data onto my ExtSDCard

- wiped dalvik and cache

- installed Alliance ROM v9 port from this thread

- installed OE1 safestrappable kernel

- reboot to system

Then the wait of about 5-10 minutes for cache to be built, and I was on my way. I had to redo most of my Alliance settings, but everything has worked so far without a hitch.

Diggin the update so far. I love the new boot logo replacement.

NI2Kernel.apk and the safestrappable kernels have made things like this extremely easy while on the road. Simply run NI2Kernel and tap the flash button whenever I need SafeStrap, reboots into SafeStrap, I do what I need, and finish with re-flashing the kernel I'm on.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blair.sadewitz:
I've flashed it with safestrap. For laziness connoisseurs, you can first do a full wipe, then flash muniz_ri's BOD5 stock rooted ROM, then do a full wipe, then flash the BOD5 kernel for safestrap. Et viola, no odin! haha
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] rnh:
I was just thinking - if we wanted to go back to kit kat and start over could we unzip the G900V Downgrade to NCG tar.rar and flash it in flashfire ? https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347769858
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] stajam:
Do you have links you could possibly post to these. I travel all the time as well & I think these would be handy to have. I would appreciate it very much thank you in advance.

Sent from my GS5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] sean19661:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3126686
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] blair.sadewitz:
Here are the safestrap-flashable kernels:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/guide-safestrap-access-odin-t3126686
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] careingemt:
......

why dont i have the alliance zips folder in internal storage folder after flashing
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
Is anyone else having problems with group messages?

I am receiving them all separately instead of together in a group. They are listed as an MMS from each person, but not in a combined conversation....Is there an option I'm forgetting about??

I just reflashed after a complete wipe in attempt to fix this, but its happening all over again. I DID try to restore my messages using the "SMS Backup and Restore" app. Could that be causing it?

Any input would be great!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
I don't see it in the default "messages" app.....but there is and should be a "thread group conversations" option. That is what you make to make sure is checked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
Thanks for the reply! But I don't see this option anywhere. Is the default for the Rom for them not to be in the same thread? Is this the case for everyone? How are other people getting group texting to work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] xjames7:
i need help, no matter what i do, i just cant boot any custom rom, 1- get black screen after first samsung splash, 2- get frozen on the first samsung splash, 3- get frozen on the second samsung animation, what am i doing wrong? i tryed 4.4.4 and 4.4.2, rooted with towel root, installed busybox, then safestrap 375 ncg b03, i after install going to download mode and install VZW_BOA8_RETAIL_FIRMWARE_ONLY.tar ... whats wrong?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
I just use a 3rd party SMS app (Handcent or Textra or whatever).....all the 3rd party apps have greater customization and always offer the "thread group conversations" option. I actually never even looked in this ROMs stock "messages" app until you asked about it. But honestly, that stock "messages" app should have that option...I remember it on virtually all ROMs I've ever used in the past 4 years.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] KjK89:
I've usually stuck with stock messaging just because some 3rd party apps seemed slower the first time I tried them. I am using HangOuts now and it is grouping messages fine, but i never did get the stock one to work. Seems like thats not normal.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] eantaylor:
Music app

Does anyone know a fix to the music app forced closed error on alliance rom v9?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] kjfan985:
so this is now running 5.0? can I flash this over mine to update it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] bmilcsx:
What version of Alliance are you guys using? I'm thinking about going back to 4.4.4 and trying to decide on a ROM for it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Using the very latest Lollipop version of Alliance here....love it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] bmilcsx:
did you debloat after installing it? how is battery life and speed?

I think I'm going to try a 4.4.4 version this weekend if I can find it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] bmilcsx:
I tried flashing the latest Alliance in SafeStrap and it didn't go anywhere. 2 Hours and stuck. I had to pull the battery, revert to stock ROM and reroot / supersu / safestrap.

I saw earlier in this thread someone successfully flashed it using flashfire? In the OP's instructions, it says that you need to choose which version before flashing it but SafeStrap did not give an option.

Will flashify clear this up?

Edit: MD5 didn't match -_-
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] internationalistic:
I'm currently on build number AllianceROM_v3_G900V and I want to stay on a KitKat Rom. I could not find a download link to the most recent Alliance KitKat Rom for Verizon. If someone has that information and could point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful and they would receive many "Thanks" from me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
I used the extreme debloat after flashing.. And yes, speed and battery life are great! Plus, it is lollipop.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] bmilcsx:
Excellent. Well, I didn't get a chance to flash it this weekend. Very busy. I tried on Friday, but the md5 didn't check out so something went wrong.

Can you flash it like normal in Safestrap or FlashFire on the G900V?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Nothing special about the install of this ROM. Just remember to look in the alliance folder in your internal base directory...That is where the debloat stuff is. After that, do what you want... This has been my daily for a while now
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] iakovl:
was on BOC4 downgraded to NCG and then used SS to flash this rom

one major problem... he doesn't connect to the network (sometime doesn't recognize sim is inside)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Started on NCG, rooted with towelroot, installed supersu, busybox, and then safestrap. Installed alliance 7.12 in rom slot 1, rebooted to download mode from safestrap, and installed VZW_BOA8_RETAIL_FIRMWARE_ONLY.tar.md5 through odin with a PASS. Now i'm stuck at the samsung splash screen, won't boot into anything. Any ideas as to what went wrong? Hoping I don't have to odin back to stock and start all over
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
1. You are not using the latest version. See http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61598230&postcount=705

2. You installed the ROM into slot 1.....not sure if you mean Stock Slot. But these days, any ROM should be installed in STOCK slot only....not rom slot 1 or anything else.

3. Unless you can get back to SafeStrap, I would say you need restart back to stock and start all over.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Ahh sweetness. Thank you. Starting fresh.

What firmware is that based on?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
As far as Firmware goes....I'd say as long as you are using a S5 Verizon Lollipop firmware...it doesn't matter. Use the latest.....or 2nd latest to be safe.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Awesome. Worked great. I only have one problem so far. Once I set a new theme, that wallpaper is stuck. I can't change it through the launcher, from the gallery, or from settings. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
No idea....I don't use the default launcher and changing System Wallpaper works fine for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] :
Quote:

Help! I can't change my wallpaper?

In Data/System/Users/0 you will need to delete the file "wallpaper". you can then set your wallpaper as usual. You need a file explorer with root to do this!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
You're a life saver.

Also as a heads up for those flashing v9, I don't have 4G at all after the install. Stuck on 1x. I flashed the oe1 firmware after the rom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Try a different firmware. Experiment.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Can I just boot to safestrap and flash a firmware? I don't have to flash the rom again do I?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
You do not have to flash the ROM again. If you choose to use SafeStrap to flash your firmware, be sure to use SAFESTRAP COMPATIBLE zip files.....NOT the ODIN ones. There is a difference. Look around the forums.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Oh yeah. That I knew. I tried oe1, od5, and oc4 with no luck. I'll keep doing some research and report back
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
No idea why you have the issue. No issues for me and I've been using latest ROM version for a while now. Fiddle around in the mobile networks settings just to make sure it isn't just some setting that needs to be checked.......
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
Did you flash only the firmware after the rom install? Or did you flash the OE1 (or whichever you used) kernel as well?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
I am currently using the following (both independently flashed). OC4 Kernel. OE1 Modem. I'm using an older kernel for issues I've personally noticed with later Kernels (very specific to me and likely unrelated to your issues).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] vdub2pt0:
I went to a Verizon store to try and get it figure out, and the 4G lte kicked in as soon as I walked into the building. Very strange.

Another issue, when I get a text message, it always shows up like it came in an hour later than it really did. For example I sent a text at 4:02 pm. He responded within a minute, but it shows that his text came in an 5:03 when it actually came in at 4:03. I've looked through every setting I could imagine, and checked my time zones and all of that is correct. Even on this fresh install, it's happening
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
No idea. You have got some weird issues man. I've never had anything like that ever.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] brando5055:
Ok so this is going to sound silly, i know but this is only my second ROM i've ever installed really. My first was the original Alliancerom for gs5, if i download the rom, put it on my sd card... then format the phone/wipe it like normal and just hit install.. will it work? I dont know what the .md5 files (VZW_BOA8_RETAIL_KERNEL_ONLY.tar.md5) are that it says to flash? or what odin.. really is/does or what i need it for or dont any help would be super helpful
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Sorry, but you're going to have to do some serious reading in the general S5 forum to familiarize yourself more with basic terms/procedures. Nobody really has the time around here to walk you through it....but there are plenty of excellent tutorials/guide/tips around the General S5 forum.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] brando5055:
All honesty, all i was wanting was a "it'll work just straight installing" or a "no" lol but that's fine.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] brando5055:
Alright so after reading a bunch, i've taken the following steps and i'm not sure if this is going how it's supposed to.. or not. Booted to safestrap, backed up my old ne9 alliancerom, then did a wipe, installed the new alliancerom, rebooted.. then rebooted to download mode. It's now sitting at the ODIN mode with the android icon saying "downloading... do not turn off target!!" and it's been there for about 10 minutes.. is this normal or did i totally miss a step
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Stupifier:
Did you read up on how to use Odin or what it is? You need to connect your phone to your computer, run Odin on your computer, make sure you have whatever you want to flash on your computer, and put it in the AP slot in Odin, then flash from that "downloading" screen you are mentioning. I'd recommend you read up on how to setup/use Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] caveritt:
Has anyone found any way to get the hands free activation screen to go away?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Freeze System update 1.9.24
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yu42hit:
Will the one hand swipe on the fingerprint sensor feature to unlock your phone be in this rom?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] kemerystudios:
Yes. Read the description of the ROM. BTW Goldie GREAT WORK! Love what you've done with the ROM and keeping it alive. I love this XDA support! G900V ftw! It sucks that we have all of these problems to work through and that so many people have all of these questions. But its devs like you guys that help us and keep us going. Also Elligily, I probably spelt your name wrong again, and you're right. People just need to read the full description before asking questions, and also ask questions specific to the ROM itself.

As always,

Happy Modding :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Very quiet here today lol. Either everyone's phone blew up or nobody's having problems. Just have to say Alliance is without a doubt TOP DOG thanks to the Alliance crew and every one else responsible for bringing this to us. This rom is the total package and put together extremely well with excellent battery life as icing on the cake. Running trouble free...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] xtokex:
can anyone help, im stuck on "welcome preparing your device for first time use" for the last 10 mins
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] CyberpodS2:
Personally I would start by rebooting into recovery and clearing dalvic, cache and data under advanced. Just make sure you check off sd card. If that fails then try re-flashing after verifying checksum.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] ktracho13:
you're probably still on Nl2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] gerland:
Won't download?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
Use the bottom download tab. You may have to use a different browser. Try chrome or cm browser definitely will work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] gerland:
Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] yu42hit:
Flash

Whenever i try to flash this rom it keeps booting into system recovery not SafeStrap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] Savagerun:
When it boots in factory recovery just press your power button to select reboot system then it should reboot in safestrap where you'll select recovery when it shows up. From there the rom should be already installing. When it's done you'll boot in download mode and flash the NE9 firmware unless you're already on NE9.