yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I asked him the same on the last page...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Rapunzl:
Sorry for not looking Kevin, but I expanded on that with a different question. I've had the auto cap mess me up when it came to passwords before, and that could be what's happening. Otherwise, I'm thinking something's wrong with the install or download itself.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Irish Whiskey:
Auto cap is not screwing it up, i make the first letter caps anyway. I think that it might be adding a space behind the password.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] das0527:
Do you mind please providing some detail exactly how the fix for not specifying a partition in Safestrap is fixed? I'm following the OP to the letter and keep getting that error that no partitions were specified. I can't figure out how to fix it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] v1ncent:
Is there a way to root Lollipop if you took the Lollipop OTA without doing this method? Also, is there a way to NOT use Safestrap? I'm currently on Lollipop, want to root it and don't mind having to do the methodology listed here - but prefer not to have any software like Safestrap on my device if I can avoid it. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
What's wrong with ss? Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SoccerRef12:
You need ss to flash the lp ROM and keep root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] knowcontrol:
When you are done flashing a ROM in Safestrap you can then uninstall it (the recovery) and your phone will appear as though SS was never on there. The boot process will be transparent.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SoccerRef12:
SS won't appear once you flash LP. It will boot normally without the SS splash screen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jwhite2005:
flashed a second time and it worked
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Odin-less Update and KeepRoot Process

Moved to OP.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DroidinAndStuff:
Did the files and procedure just recently change on this?

In preparation, I downloaded all the files a few days ago and was getting ready to flash a couple phones.

Now it seems I have the wrong files and the instructions have changed.

No stock rooted back up OA8 and nothing about the partitions.

So is this a new method that means I don't have to deal with the partition stuff?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Correct, I posted a new completely self contained ROM. All you need is that one file, no Odin, and can be used from any build as the starting point.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DroidinAndStuff:
Is there any other place to downlod them faster? Takes quite a while at about 250 Kbps. Seems like the 2 big ones I already got down took about 6 hours.

This one is going a little faster with 20% complete in 30 minutes. My connection tests 5-20Mbps.

Thanks for the clarification. For a minute I thought I had gotten feeble until I realized I had bookmarked all the tabs on 2 devices and even emailed them to myself so I didnt lose the checksums. Had me "wtf'ing" for a few minutes!

Is there an app you reccomend to perform the md5 checksum on the device's sd card?

I havent dug to see if there are any download apps that check them automatically like my pc's firefox browser will.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
You may want to cancel your download and hold off. I am uploading a new ROM for today's OC4 update. It should be up in less than an hour.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DroidinAndStuff:
Ok, cancelled. I'm looking forward to native tethering with the s5 and wish I could be rooting my note 4. Thanks for the heads up.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Closing Thread.

I am closing this thread in light of the new 5.0 update released today. Find the latest update and KeepRoot guide here: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy...0-keeproot-t3068546/post59791648#post59791648
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chaoticaffinity:
After removing the Aboot.mph and recovery.img from the ZIP in the original post and then flashing on my DEV phone following the instructions but using twirp , I am now running rooted Lolipop . Note : It ended up acting as a semi wipe ( setupwizard and redownloading apps) but I was using twirp to backup/restore so that may be at fault. Use these instructions at own risk. Also don't forget to make sure you have a solid aboot backup so you don't accidentally lock your wonderful dev phone .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DopeShow:
i finally got everything installed and working properly i guess my only Big question is Does wanam xposed work on 5.0? cause when i open xposed installer it says thats its not compatible and if that's true then that really sucks because i used wanam to make that custom lock on the boot screen to be gone plus about 80 other things i used it for so is there some way to get it working or updated asap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Is there any way to update from rooted NK2 to rooted Lollipop without having to wipe the data?

I'm always nervous about wiping data. I'm worried that there is some app I use regularly that isn't going to get backed up properly, and I'll lose that data. I've done it before, and I'd rather not repeat the experience.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
G900V_OA8_TetherAddOn

Can a brave soul that has already flashed the ROM try this out, worst case you will have to Odin back to NK2 and start over. However it should enable native tethering:

Instructions:

1. Place the G900V_OA8_TetherAddOn.zip onto your external sd-card.

2. As per the Notes in the OP flash back the G900V_NK2_Stock_Kernel in order to access the Safestrap recovery splashscreen.

3. Flash the file using "Stock" Slot but

do not wipe!

4. Last , press "Home", then reboot into Download Mode and re-flash the G900V_OA8_Stock_KernelDone!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Titanium backup should do everything for you, I wiped not long ago and things turned out fine. Also a nandroid backup should secure everything for you too
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zimgir124:
Wanam needs xposed if i remember right, and xposed doesnt work on lollipop
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
When does the Dev expect to support 5.0? And its just that xposed doesn't work on all lollipop right? Or is it only our device having this problem?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chetqwerty:
To scared lol

Did want to say followed your instructions exactly from OP coming from Misterx NI2 with complete success!!!! Was skeptical about restoring Safestrap data backup (always use TB) but i did and everything works perfect. Actually was really nervous because I remembered that I didn't uninstall Xposed and that it was part of my backup but it didn't cause any problems at all. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Having never done this before, will I need to re-download all of my apps, or are they part of the backed-up data? Is the answer different for apps installed from Google Play vs from Amazon, or direct downloads?

What location(s) is/are included (and/or not included) in the SafeStrap data backup? I have a few apps that I suspect store their data in "non-standard" locations, and I want to be sure to back that data up manually before I take the plunge.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yu42hit:
Thanks! that worked
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zimgir124:
xposed doesnt work with the new runtime (ART) , ETA is unkown last time i checked
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chetqwerty:
No need to re-download, re-install, its all part of the backed up data. All my widgets were even where they were supposed to be. Amazon apps are all intact, side-loaded all intact. Just do it, time to let all those Angry Birds scores go anyway! lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
Am now on Lollipop. Cheers, man!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
What about the "built-in" apps? I know that previous updates have removed/renamed some of those. Will those be properly removed/renamed with this update process?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nmarietta:
What is the issue with google play services notification? I have a triangle with a exclamation mark on the status bar.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Try wiping GPS (google play services) data and cache, and see if that fixes it. I have seen some come back saying it does.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kushpancake:
Im at the step to restore user data in safestrap. I want to restore system and data or just data??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I do not believe that anything has been removed from it yet, as this is an early release/build by Muniz. It will probably require you getting Titanium Backup and manually removing what you don't want, at this point.

Good luck.

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It says user data, is there no option for that?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Out of curiosity, if we don't need to go up to NK7 before going to OA8 using this route, why does Verizon make that the required OTA path?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
They were dragging their feet releasing it and figured they should put it out anyway? :p:p
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gerland:
Ok folks! I'm rooted on 5.0 su is fine however when I press go to recovery in SS it just reboots the phone nothing else, any ideas??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Sorry - I meant the Verizon and Samsung apps that come as part of the base of the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Are you trying to do the Kernel? If so, you have to flash that via Odin..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chetqwerty:
Noooo! Never restore system data after OS updates
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Metroba:
OP, outstanding work! Rom is running as smooth as eggs with a coating of butter.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gerland:
No kernel is done, just want SS to work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
If this works the way you expect it to, would we use this ROM instead of the original one you posted - or would we do the other one first, then this one?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kushpancake:
what should i do? currently at black custom lock screen after flashing tar in odin...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nmarietta:
Thanks for the suggestion... However I still get the notification for google play services
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Wynnded:
I went into App Manager > Google Play Services > Manage Storage > and Clear All Data. I haven't had it come back since. Give that a try I guess...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Metroba:
Edit: figured it out
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] con100:
Hoping someone can help me here. I'm trying to follow the instructions but I'm having a big problem getting Busybox installed so I can install Safestrap. When I open Busybox it tells me that "The su binary was not found on your phone." Ok so I figured there was an issue with SuperSu so I uninstalled it and redownloaded it from the Play store. When I open it the first time it prompts me to update the Binary which it does successfully and I restart my phone. So I go back to BusyBox and press accept on the prompt from SuperSu and then I get the same message as before. Anyone know what's up and how to fix it? I'm on 4.4.4 if anyone needs to know.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
This worked for me. After a reboot it asked to update GPS and haven't had an issue since.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yu42hit:
I restarted my phone and now it says system wont respond. i don't know what i did.

EDIT: nvm, did a battery pull and it worked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
try busybox installer.. for some reason i have issues with the actual busynox apk as you are but the busybox installer has worked for me every time
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] con100:
Thanks a ton that worked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
Anyone else having issues with Wear?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JTCGiants56:
Ah damn, I'm already on 5.0. What are my options?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nitroglycerine33:
Odin back to kitkat and follow the guide.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I'm on NK2 (stock, rooted) right now. Unless I see something in the next few hours to hold me back, I'll probably go ahead and follow the directions to go up to 5.0.

One thing I didn't see (either way) in the instructions: Do I need to unfreeze any apps I froze (in Titanium) before I go through the upgrade?

If I don't like 5.0 (for whatever reason), and decide to go back to KitKat, do I have to wipe my data again - or will my data survive the downgrade?

Will NK2 be rooted if I downgrade (or will I have to use the flash/root/flash method again?

Would there be any reason to go to NK7 instead of NK2?

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From what I read, the developer is no longer working on SafeStrap. Is there any chance the code was/will be made available for others to continue developing it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
You guys think that any devs/ROM creators will be able to add features like the new google notification panels and stuff and get rid of the TW stuff? Nitro has already created an older AOSP ROM that is brilliant so I'm curious if devs will try to emulate a ROM based off of the newest 5.0 Google
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dragoonfire0628:
NCG

Ive read through all the posts but haven't found anyone in my situation.

I'm currently on NCG rooted no Safestrap.

From what I understand. Install Safestrap and then follow Muniz's instructions?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrjiggywiggy:
Correct, just a reminder Safestrap will uninstall when you flash the new kernel.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dragoonfire0628:
cool. thanks a bunch man. about to attempt it. here we gooo..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] isaacfinnegan:
I did this, but during the original flash process. So I flashed the ROM, then flashed this zip file on top of it. Rebooted into download, applied the OA8 kernel and everything worked as expected. The hotspot stuff worked just fine. Now there's a caveat that my account may have had tethering enabled, I'm not sure, as I have a business account with no access to the details. But I had used the hack before moving to Lollipop the same way. Either way, there was no harm done, and I'm using tethering. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] israphial:
I'm not new to rooting but I am new to flashing ROMs and such, however I really want to get into it now that I have 5.0. Anyway, I have a few noob questions.

I OTA'd 5.0. How will this change the method in which I root?

What version of ODIN do I use?

I don't understand what I'm supposed to do with Safestrap and where do I even get it? Is it a computer program or an app? Are steps 2 thru 5 done within safestrap or odin? Or something else?

What is this Boombox thing I keep hearing about? Is it necessary for rooting? I've never heard of it before and I'd like to know what part it plays in this.

Also, at which step in this process do I actually root? Or will I just be auto rooted when I flash the 5.0 ROM?

Does Supersu have a part to play in this?

I'm sorry if I'm asking really dumb questions but this is my first time delving this deep - I used towelroot to previously root, back in like October. Everyone's gotta start somewhere. Thanks in advance if someone takes the time to respond - I really appreciate it!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Thanks for testing. I will add the AddOn to the OP.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
Just an FYI to those running Wear - you need to uninstall the app and wipe the data or your watch won't sync.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] syu78:
Data not restored

For some reason none of my data was restored. I am pretty sure I followed the instructions correctly. Is there any was to restore the data now that Safestrap doesn't work?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
Any reason why flashing back from unrooted stock OA8 to stock NI2 would cause a hangup at the Verizon red screen? Last time this happened, I just did a factory reset from recovery mode, but I'd prefer to not do that, if possible... Odin said PASS btw.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I think I'm missing something. Doesn't the "100%" ROM not have the "native tethering" (hotspot) function built-in? Or is this to enable it (without a subscription) for those lucky Verzion customers who still have unlimited data (and therefore no hotspot subscription)?

If I have Hotspot enabled on NK2 (I'm on a shared data plan), do I need this when I upgrade to Lollipop?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
It's for unlimited subscribers only.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Got it, thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrjiggywiggy:
This happened to me this morning, and the answer isn't pleasing lol. You do have to reset from recovery mode. Idk why, but I assume it's incompatible apps. Once you do that it should all be fine, but if not just reflash NI2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gedavis:
He said it may have been enabled on his account if it's enabled won't Verizon charge unlimited people to use it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrjiggywiggy:
Hotspot works for me on the 100% rom without this, so idk what it's for, but you're probably right about the enabling for unlimited.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
*sigh* The **** I put up with to get root... Lol, thanks for the confirmation.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JTCGiants56:
I'm currently on g900vvru1ank7. This is the first out of two updates for 5.0. I try to do the second 5.0 update and it reboots immediately without updating..

If I wan't to use this method to install 5.0 and root, what's the best way to go about it?

I know odin will be involved but can someone please tell me exactly what to flash and it what order.

Sorry, kind of new at this.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
Follow the instructions in this thread to flash back to NK2, then use the method given there to flash the NCG kernel, root, install BusyBox and Safestrap, reflash the NK2 kernel, then follow the instructions in the OP of this thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ebenz21:
heartbeat sensor flashing red.

flash worked great! only issue I have is when my phone is on and laying down... The light on the heart beat sensor goes off when anything is in proximity?? very strange.. anyone else getting this issue ? light goes off and doesn't light up when phone is off though
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RyanS107:
I hope someone can help me up....I mis-read the directions and accidentally restored system and data (not just data). I have not installed the new kernel yet. I then wiped again and installed the 5.0 ROM but says Unable to mount /data and /ss. When i go into Mount, i cannot check the Data box. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boothroyd917:
This is a glitch that some people are experiencing on both rooted and non-rooted S5's running Lollipop. Not just on Verizon either, people on the European carriers are experiencing it as well. I haven't seen a fix for it yet, but I'd just keep an eye on here if I were you (here meaning the whole Verizon Galaxy S5 page, not just this thread).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spectrum184:
I am having issues with air wake working...in that it doesn't work at all. It is turned on under accessibility -> dexterity and interaction -> air wake up. Is this a known issue? Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mkitchin:
http://xdaforums.com/xposed/framewo...-modifying-t1574401/post49979752#post49979752
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
muniz, no offense, but with the poster not being 100% of their eligibility for use of tether beforehand, I don't see this to be a definitive enough answer to add it in...

This is the one thing I am waiting on to find out what happens with tether/wifi before I upgrade.. I still have GUD, and I want to exploit this function.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dragoonfire0628:
on lollipop with root .. thank muniz!

working well as of now .. i did a fresh install .. no user data

lets see how this fairs out over the next couple days
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
I have used this hack for a long time and on several devices and builds and based on the code that I saw in 5.0. I'm confident the hack continues to work. My goal for testing was to make certain that it recompiled correctly and would not cause a brick. Since that is confirmed I feel confident placing it in the OP.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Fair enough. I just wanted to make sure. As I said, this is what I am waiting on finding out with certainty before upgrading!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] toddmp:
I had the same issue. I restarted my phone, notification came back up and I clicked it then turned my phone in landscape mode and the play store then had an update for play services (previously it just showed (deactivate/open). Updated and no more error notification.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mkitchin:
Can the hotspot fix be done at the same time somehow, or do you have to go through the kernel downgrade, hotspot fix, kernel upgrade?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuronosan:
You have to Odin NK2 kernel or earlier in order to get to safe strap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
You can flash the Tether Addon between steps 4 and 5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mkitchin:
Awesome. I'm looking forward to doing this tomorrow.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] davidhacks:
deodexed

When do you think we can have a deodexed verizon so we can start mods
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
I am not planning on doing anything more with this. However anyone is free to use it as a base for their custom ROM's.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chetqwerty:
i just did it post ROM install by flashing back to NK2, piece of cake. The beauty of doing a data restore is that it puts Safestrap back on the new ROM install so when you reboot from flashing NK2 in Odin you simply just hit recovery real quick in the Safestrap boot screen, install the tether mod, boot to download mode and Odin the Lollipop kernel, couldn't be easier.

Thanks for your easy instructions muniz
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FLY_EAGLES_FLY:
Came from Nitro's NI2 Eclipse rom. Followed the instructions in the OP and it worked flawlessly. :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Tomsgt:
Just finished the video I made on this process please ad it to the OP if you like it.

http://youtu.be/WUDIOVas81U
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Well, I jumped in and did the upgrade.

I've been having some issues, and I haven't found any answers yet.

1. I get an error along the lines of "Process has stopped" (not the exact quote), offering to wait or OK to close it. However, neither of those did anything. A battery pull fixed it. It has come back a few times, same solution.

2. Every time I reboot, my phone shows "Android is Updating. Optimizing app 1 of 1". It goes through, but I have no idea why that keeps happening. I did boot to recovery and wipe the cache partition, but that didn't help.

3. The autho-brightness level is much dimmer than it was on KitKat.

Any ideas (please don't tell me to do a wipe/reset - I really want to avoid that)? Are there any logs that might tell me what app it is trying to optimize? Can I just uninstall that app and re-install it?

Thanks.