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[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
I would be REALLY surprised. But to be honest, as long as it is coming, I don't mind that much being 2 months behind. It would be worse if they decide that that update will never come (maybe because we don't have samsung pay, so no need for it?)
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
The X signifies it's a demo device and I believe it also lacks cellular functionality. It's probably why you never seen these demo devices on sale once the device is discontinued as they are essentially useless.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Just rooted, use the chainfire method , I used the SM-G920F tar file and it worked flawlessly. I haven`t had a Sammy in awhile, love this phone. Question, rooted only will still give me the OTA`s? I think I read it as yes, can anybody clarify?
[Galaxy S6 General] jproy12:
Nope, once rooted you won't get OTA updates... As your device status is now "custom" and won't get the OTA updates. You can download them from various sites and load it via Odin though.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
All rooted, I am going to odin TWRP, as far as flashing roms, can I flash a 5.1.1 rom or do I have to have the matching firmware? I have a Bell variant with Android 5.0.2. I would like some guidance on this. Also any recommended touch wiz roms? Been awhile since I have had a Samsung. Thanks
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Unfortunately, canadian variant is the only one that haven't got a 5.1.1 update yet, which is suppose to come soon in september. If you flash a 5.1.1 rom. you will lose fingerprint scanner.

To me it wasn't a big deal. I recommend you back-to-n0t3 rom, with arter97's kernel. Right now he durped his kernel release so i would wait until tomorrow to flash his new rom/kernel. v3/v3.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/sams...development/arter97-kernel-galaxy-s6-t3171246

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/development/to-n0t3-bring-larger-fun-to-flagship-t3179857
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Thanks, will give it a try, I find the fingerprint scanner is so so, so I`am like you do not find it a big deal...I also need to have minimal security for my bluetooth in the car to work properly with s-voice. I appreciate the guidance!!!
[Galaxy S6 General] theaenimal:
Hey guys, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to rooting (this is my first android). I'm on Rogers with SM-920W8 with the latest update from that stagefright fix.

Where do I go to learn how to root, and how do I find which versions work with my variant? I checked out sammobile but it didn't seem to have anything besides stock firmware.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Okay go here a watch this...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzeu9G5K-DQ,

TWRP is here...https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys6.html

A nice tutorial to use Odin is here...http://webtrickz.com/how-to-install-twrp-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s6/

There are other ways, depends if you took the small update or not Ping Pong root might work or not.

FYI on the Chainfire`s cf autoroot method the Canadian variant is not listed, but I used and others have used the .tar file for the SM-G920F and it works fine for root. And after root you might as well flash TWRP recovery as Knox has been tripped...

Good luck!!
[Galaxy S6 General] theaenimal:
Thanks, I'll check that stuff out when I get a chance.

Does tripping knox do anything besides void the warranty? IIRC I heard Samsung pay won't work if it's tripped.
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Kernel 3.1 released. Go on his website to download it!
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Not sure on what you mean? It definitely voids the warranty.... IIRC I heard Samsung pay won't work if it's tripped?? Not sure what that means?
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
I have returned at least 3 devices with knox tripped under warranty fine. I was even told directly from Telus support they don't care if knox is tripped.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Yes I agree that the providers do not care or really know how to check it. After a certain time if you send it into Samsung they may care, but I put it out there that it

might

be an issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] theaenimal:
3 devices? Did they all get bricked or something?

I'm assuming I'm out of my warranty (had the S6 since launch) and I didn't buy insurance. That's not going to be an issue is it?
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
People reported the Sprint Update also greatly improved and RAM management and memory. Apps do not close and there is more RAM free.
[Galaxy S6 General] WingMan2010:
which version of TWRP do I install, because it is not working for me, whenever i reboot into TWRP i get black white screen.
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
I used pingpong root for my S6 and work good. Installed after twrp and tried different Roms. I tried the note 5 rom but my phone speaker didn't work. Changed back to the xsterolite rom and just works so good for me.
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
No none were bricks, one was a s4 with a weird home button issue, s5 that wouldnt charge consistently and another s5 that would not receive sms when wifi was on and they couldnt figure out why. it was efs corruption but they took them all, and all had knox tripped.
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Good to hear! Anyways, Samsung pay won't be available in Canada soon enough. Desjardins and CIBC already have their own mobile payment app, and they work pretty well. :) What rom are you running Mr. X?
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
Wanamlite right now, as I'm testing Xposed and wanted to be on the same test bed as Wanam so if there are issues bug reports would be as useful as possible for him.
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
Will Samsung Pay ever actually be available in Canada ?

Sent from my Deco stop
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
No clue man, but my Visa Desjardins is working perfectly everywhere.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
Does the fingerprint scanner work with 5.1.1. yet in terms of custom ROMS? I am getting tired of waiting for Telus to push out 5.1.1., I just wanted the RAM fixed
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
Nope. That's what we need 5.1.1 for. It won't work without the bootloader

Sent from my Deco stop
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
No it doesn't. I'm running back-to-n0t3 + arter97's kernel. Ram is fixed, everything is butter smooth. Only issue is the fingerprint scanner. I can live without it until the 5.1.1 update.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
The newest Sprint OTA update fixed the RAM issue and made the phone much smoother, bringing the new Note 5 astetic to the S6? What are the chances that are 5.1.1 will also bring that?
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
It will bring that. Next 5.1.1 update is the note5 firmware. Thats the rom im actually running, a note 5 firmware ported to the s6.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
What are the thoughts on the fingerprint scanner, I found it to be less than 50% effective for the couple of days I tried it...Any tips to make it more effective?
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
When you are first setting up your finger there is a number of things you can do to increase accuracy.

- Register the same finger multiple times.

- Place your finger in a variety of positions, sideways, upside down, at an angle. The more the better really.

This is about all you can do to increase accuracy, I use the fingerprint scanner daily and experience over a 90% success rate for unlocks.
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
I hope so, but I hope its not the 5.1.1. tmobile got months ago, that was a disaster
[Galaxy S6 General] matus201:
Do you know that (as in do you have some insider source), or are you just speculating?

If the latter, I really hope you are right, but I doubt it.

\\edit: I hope this is true: https://twitter.com/RogersMichaelT/status/634363233176911872
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
They didnt release the other 5.1.1 update because it was too buggy. Im almost 100% sure
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Thanks that make so much sense...I did it not that way......maybe back to stock to try it......Having trouble going back to stock with Odin, I have flashed XtreStoLite rom. As it is a 5.1.1 will odin fail going back to 5.0.2? I want to play with the fingerprint scanner again. Any ideas on what I am messing up to have it fail?
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You can Odin back to 5.0.2 no problem. Just not flash a 5.0.2 rom or nandroid from a 5.1.1 rom.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
Anyone using a Galaxy S6 and a Mac computer? Is there a way to get Odin to work on OSX?
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=834195
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You can use Smart Switch to return to stock.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
LOL thanks, found out the hard way. Tried to nandroid back to stock and the UI failed. They Odined back to 5.0.2 and it failed after 30 seconds after writing a few process . Ended up using smart switch to do an emergency restore using the model number and serial number. So to fully understand, If I flash a 5.1.1 rom while on 5.0.2 firmware I can`t nandroid back to 5.0.2 stock? Do it I get that correct? Or just wait till Bell releases the 5.1.1 Canadian firmware and odin it? Any rule clarification will help. Presently I`am rooted with TWRP only.
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
AFAIK you should be able to restore back to 5.0.2 system/boot from 5.1.1 rom. Once you update to a 5.1.1 bootloader, you will be unable to restore back to a 5.0.2 rom.

Since we are still on a 5.0.2 bootloader, there shouldn't be any issues rolling back.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Thanks, just trying to make sense on what happened last night and today. Not wanting to do an emergency restore through smart switch a lot. That makes sense. Will Odin not work at a low battery %? If yes at what number? Then I got the failure at the tar file from SamMobile website...very puzzling on what happened. Makes me shy of Odin, when I had a S2,S3 and S4 had no issues with it what so ever.....
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Could be some issue with system data being inconsistent between the 5.1.1 and 5.0.2 rom.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You would think so but you can't even with the 5.0.2 bootloader. Nandroid of a 5.0.2 won't work either. Odin or Smart Switch is the only way.

Not sure what it is that blocks going back!

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] theaenimal:
So my odin keeps getting stuck, I'm running windows 10 and I don't have Samsung Kies.

Here's my log:

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/005> recovery.img

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/005> RES OK !!

<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

I'm on G920W8____AOG2 and using TWRP 2.8.7.1. I've disabled auto-reboot and everytime I hit start it runs the above, says PASS! and then my phone just sits there in odin mode. Help?

EDIT: So using the CF 920F instead of TWRP worked! All rooted! Any point in flashing TWRP now?
[Galaxy S6 General] evonc:
Were you trying to root? If you have twrp installed, simply boot into it and flash the latest beta SuperSU.zip from the official thread.
[Galaxy S6 General] theaenimal:
Honestly not sure what any of that means, still new to this (had iOS for years), but I got it working with chainfire in case that's what you were referring to.
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
Yes you're going to want to have twrp, also you're going to want to have a kernel installed thats not for the 920f or you wont have call audio.
[Galaxy S6 General] wutangforever:
I'm messing around with some ROMs, anyone have any suggestions? Currently looking at Xstreo. Do I really need to factory reset my phone before flashing it though? And if I don't like it can I revert back to TWRP root on stock 5.0.2?
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Apologies if this has already been posted- https://twitter.com/RogersMichaelT/status/634363233176911872

First week of September it seems! (hopefully)
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
There used to be Jodin, but I could never get it to work. Then again I'm on the El Capitan beta. I use parallels to get odin

Sent from my Deco stop
[Galaxy S6 General] oxxshadow:
What is parallels my friend?
[Galaxy S6 General] BrendenDonaher:
Virtualization software. Let's you run Windows without having to bootcamp

Sent from my Deco stop
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
Hey guys, I am downloading a Bell firmware from SamMobile, it has no MD5 checksum for it. Will it get verified in Odin?
[Galaxy S6 General] ktbee:
Hey guys, I flashed the back to not3 rom and every time I try to go back to stock in Odin I keep getting system ui errors. I am on Rogers running 5.0.2 bootloader. Do I have to do a full wipe of the internal storage to be able to go back to stock? Just wanted the fingerprint lock to work again.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Yeah Odin doesn't do a data wipe. So do a factory reset in recovery first and then Odin.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
Come on Rogers, total fail that it's going to be September and we've got no news.... At least Android M brings native fingerprint support so we can all flash that when it's out soon.
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Some one at rogers tweeted within two week, a week ago. Guess they are still in time.
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
They tweeted me, but given the fact it's been 8 days and they haven't updated their update schedule, I'm calling BS on the two week timeframe.

Schedule is still, "coming soon"... SMH
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
They could surprise us and get an upgrade Friday.....
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Haha that's as likely as them competing with each other (not creating an oligopoly and pricefixing).
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Telus have September on their site. So should be hands in hands as usual
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
The firmware for every Canadian carrier is EXACTLY the same. So they will all drop the same day. literally the only difference is the build prop for device id, the CSC cache partition includes bloat for all canadian variants you can actually unzip it and look for your self. and the csc reads your carrier from your EFS.

I have no proof because no one will say it, but the whole basis of the delay is the fact Rogers acquired Wind mobile, and as soon as rogers acquired them 3 days later a 5.0.2 build for the s6 variants with the WIND csc bits surfaced. Then samsung had to cater to a whole new carrier in the next build. ergo it gets pushed.

So thank Rogers.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
I never heard of Rogers acquiring Wind. They only acquired Mobilicity, didn't they?
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
Sorry correct. I derped, this is what i meant.
[Galaxy S6 General] gp-se:
I'm hoping the update gets pushed out by the end of the week, this is ridiculous.
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
Here's hoping they just skip right to Android M. M is the update we really need, I'm joking about them skipping to it, but they best not repeat this fiasco when M rolls around.

For how I use my phone, M will extend my battery by 2 days!

Perhaps Rogers will make it right with M. I doubt it though....
[Galaxy S6 General] jaysim:
while I'd advise not to get your hopes up... sounds like its soon
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
Y'all forgot last time Rogers said "Soon" lol
[Galaxy S6 General] gp-se:
tomorrow:

https://twitter.com/TheSwagKoopa/status/638088962809004032
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Who's that guy anyway? He's just operating on what he's heard!

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] gp-se:
He works for rogers, so I trust him.
[Galaxy S6 General] caanda45:
I am having the same issues with Odin, stalls and fails. So Smart Switch and emergency recovery gets me back. Any issues with this that anybody knows about as per using Smart Switch?

Tried the official Samsung cable, failed in Odin and Smart Switch...odin stops at "get pit for mapping" UGH>>>>>

Ok guys even now in Smart Switch can`t get back to stock, any thoughts???
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
IT'S HERE.
[Galaxy S6 General] flexfulton:
More info.
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Pic broken.... But 5.1.1 here ?
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Haha jhabite a blainville aussi, criss moi jsuis avec bell et jai toujours pas recu d'update...

"Haha i live in blainville too, damn i'm with bell and i haven't received an OTA yet..."

**EDIT** forgot about the rule about all in english, so i translated my message
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
How to capture the OTA url, so it can be posted for others ;) http://xdaforums.com/note-4-att/help/lollipop-ota-pull-identifier-help-t3079281
[Galaxy S6 General] risx:
Finally! Can anyone confirm if it comes with edge+ features?
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Mr. X, would that link be a flashable package for Odin? if so, could someone post it ASAP ?? :D
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
no, it's a simple guide on how to use adb to capture the ota URL in your logs when you clock download. then you can post the link so others can grab the ota. I dont want to install the ota i just want the bl and radio from it lol
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
Yeah same... but i'm tired of using firmware from other devices. I feel like my battery drains a lot because of that. Do you think BL and Radio would solve that?
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
it's possible i suppose. It will fix the finger print on 5.1.1 though.

Ive been using an exposed module to fix the radio stand by bug in lollipop and that has been doing wonders for battery for me though.
[Galaxy S6 General] virulentt:
The Xposed version of back-to-n0t3 wont allow me to rename the device model back to G920W8, and i need that because of my Visa Desjardins Mobile Payment :D
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
this is what i can get the update server to respod to me with but then it refuses to hand any files "G920W8VLU2BOH8"
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
Why would you use Odin?
[Galaxy S6 General] pilotgav:
Had anyone seen an official change log?
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Haha, le monde est petit? we live in a small world. Now should I root or not.... Maybe wait that all good with 5.1.1. Battery life inconsistent. 4h SoT one day and 1.5h the next day..... Under 5.0.2....
[Galaxy S6 General] gp-se:
5.1.1 with the note 5 firmware, so new icons, uhd audio, everything running smoothly on my phone. Thank you Samsung!
[Galaxy S6 General] itzik_man:
From which carrier is the 5.1.1 OTA update?
[Galaxy S6 General] Xaroxantu Zero:
Has anyone updated their rooted 5.0.2 to 5.1.1 via Smart Switch? It warns you that updating a rooted device may cause it to be unstable, so I'm not sure if I should try it out.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
It's gonna overwrite your system partition anyway. Just make a backup first.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] ere1nion:
Rogers
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
Telus is still nada.
[Galaxy S6 General] NexusDro:
Nothing from Bell...
[Galaxy S6 General] G-Bus:
Cant wait to grab firmware so I can have fingerprint scanner!
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Currently downloading on Fido S6. Hopefully no glaring bugs are present in this, they had more than enough time to perfect this update.
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
I could pack the boot loader if any one here actually cared enough to capture the ota zip or at least the link. i posted instructions....
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Can you get the OTA for us before flashing it? Look a few posts up by Mr. X!

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] G-Bus:
Thanks a ton in advance for anyone that'll capture the OTA!
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
omg. please post the bootloader and modem... i would love to have my fingerprint scanner back
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
I haven't installed it yet but logcat only finds one android.clients.google upon searching. I'm doubting it is this?

Link: https://android.clients.google.com/fdfe/
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
try searching just for http
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Do you have any new folders in your storage drive? A Cache folder maybe?

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] Tltxx:
No update on wind yet :(
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
Memory issue still exists... Also, no data on 4G for me, LTE only works.... FML, time to root.
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Still nothing found,

No new folders found, I'm not rooted though.
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
its probably in the cache partition
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
It's in the general storage so no root needed. Weird!

Check the /cache partition like suggested above!

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] anuben:
It's Hidden so make Hidden folders to show.
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Yeah I have hidden folders shown but nothing besides this shows up.
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Heres the logcat I pulled, unfortunately i have class in 10 minutes and laptops wont be able to stay on my computer.
[Galaxy S6 General] evilive27:
Can someone post the bootloader and modem :)
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Since I still haven't installed the update, would wiping the cache partition in recovery trigger a new download which might show up in logcat? I won't be done class for an hour or more though.
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
possibly, but now i dont know if its in the log any more i found this

aparently opening "data/dbdata/databases/com.wssyncmldm/wssdmdatabase.db in a sql database reader/editor you can find the ota link in there

or atleast this guys says so.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24618321

---------- Post added at 02:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------

I converted my device to RWC to see if i can figure this out.
[Galaxy S6 General] anuben:
How did you do that??
[Galaxy S6 General] jaysim:
[MENTION=431408]Dro[/MENTION]_W You should get an update soon. We're hoping it will be available by early October. Stay tuned! ^MA

This is what the bell rep is saying on twitter in regards to the update 5.1.1 Rogers got today

Un fricking believable
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
Ive got the update

its locaked in /data/fota

update.zip

I cant upload it now i am going to redownloadi t and compare the zips since there is not crc for me robbing and extracting

then ill make a boot loader tar, the modem is a patch file not a image so you will ahve to do the full ota to get the new modem. i suppose i could flash it and then dd it
[Galaxy S6 General] autom8r:
WTF...
[Galaxy S6 General] c_86:
Does that surprise you
[Galaxy S6 General] -Mr. X-:
This has all the csc stuff in it for every carrier as well lol
[Galaxy S6 General] nicemsp:
Rogers 5.1.1 earlier today and I have been missing calls (people say it goes straight to voicemail), having trouble sending and receiving texts. Anyone else experience this?
[Galaxy S6 General] baconman4321:
Why everyone wants that update so bad? Have a good custom Rom and change it when ever you want
[Galaxy S6 General] Rakcoon:
5.1.1 custom roms and older bootloaders/basebands don't work well with each other, and it causes some functions to not work (ie fingerprint sensor).
[Galaxy S6 General] gp-se:
Rogers pulled the update "due to bugs" perhaps this is one of the bugs, hopefully they fix it and put a new update out soon!

http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/09/03/c...ut-android-5-1-1-update-to-samsung-galaxy-s6/
[Galaxy S6 General] nicemsp:
yup, my phone is bricked. doesn't receive calls, texts or whatsapp messages.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
Ooh VoLTE support. Nice!

Sent from my SM-G925F

---------- Post added at 05:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------

Check settings in the dialer and see if you have new options.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 General] nicemsp:
I do, what's the significance?
[Galaxy S6 General] msavic6:
Not quite sure what went wrong with your update, I'm able to receive calls and whatsapp is working fine on cellular network and WiFi.

VoLTE is also present on my Fido S6 although I don't believe Fido has VOLTE activated.
[Galaxy S6 General] LNJ:
You know how LTE becomes H+ or something else other than LTE when you get a call? Well now it will maintain LTE even on calls cause your voice will be over LTE instead of 3g. So technically your download speed while on call won't drop down to 3g speeds!

It probably drains more battery though.

Can you give us a screenshot of what's new under dialer?

Sent from my SM-G925F