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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cyberdeath73:
FlashFire for Developer Edition Unlocked Bootloader Phone

I own a developer edition of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Verizon (SM-G900V) phone and I want to be sure that I do not lock my bootloader as a result of installing FlashFire or these ROMs using FlashFire. I have previously read that updating the stock ROM will lock the bootloader even on the developer edition phone, which is the merit for the concern.

tl;dr: Will FlashFire or the G900V_OC4_ROOT ROM lock my unlocked bootloader?

Edit: Looks like I may have found the answer on this forum page that discusses the developer edition. Looks like I need to simply open the .zip, remove the recovery.img and the aboot.mdn then edit the script file underneath the META-INF directories by removing the two lines related to the aforementioned files. Also looks like I could just use TWRP. Hope this may help someone else.

However, I am curious to know what FlashFire does differently than the recovery partition such as TWRP?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] freak69ize:
Just installing Flashfire won't lock your bootloader. You'll have to use a custom kernel that is compatible with the rom you want to install
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] PhillyFlyer:
Keep losing root w/out reboot.

*remove, thanks/sorry
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] CrazyCram:
Absolutely amazing, great work!

Hi chainfire. Such impressive work! Do you know if there will a version compatible with my Verizon note 2 - i605? Thank you very much!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] djide:
Finally rooted my tab s on lollipop without tripping Knox. The problem was after injecting su I kept flashing the original recovery which I bundled into the tar for Odin to start the tab. I forgot that would undo root.

Thanks for the flashfire app.

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Apparently it is possible. When you hit the open firmware button, a window opens; the arrow pointing down on the upper right hand corner of the window extracts and bundles part of the firmware such as the bootloader and recovery which you select into a tar file for odin. Neat feature.

This is so powerful I really don't need a custom recovery to flash stuff. Flashhfire does it perfectly. Definitely going pro.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ionutmaruta:
Yes. I have knox 0x0 and FlashFire is the best application ever for Samsung knox devices. I don't need custom recovery to backup my phone ;) [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] is the best in the world !!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daddy2be2015:
Flashfire s6 g920f

hi im currently having problems with flash fire i cant seem to wipe my phone or install custom roms for some reason as when i try this it goes to the loading screen then says installing for a second an screen goes black for ages please help thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hitaxas:
Is there any chance of getting Kinguser support for Flashfire? I have a tablet that is rooted but can't use supersu, kinguser acts the same but flashfire doesn't detect it. If we can get support for this, maybe this tablet can finally have a custom ron made. It's the Verizon Ellipsis 8, got it for next to nothing and would be fun to mess with.﻿
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chesterx1:
Anyone have any luck flashing twrp recovery img using FlashFire? Or is the Samsung wrie protection screw it up?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] muniz_ri:
FF should work on the I605 running 4.4.2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rogio2:
Chainfire thanks a lot, you are the master, the program works great on SGS4 I9505 LTE

1.Flash Firmware package works

2.Backup - Full all partitions running

3.Restore work

For me the best software for a long time.

good luck bro
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AbiDez:
Hello Chainfire, is FF compatible with S6 edge International? PingPong ROOT works with SuperSu it's compatible? I would check it is possible When I flash a rom and replace the custom kernel with stock kernel will Knox triggered.

And can I flash Aroma Theme for Design over FF or is it a future thing? Thank for your hard work.

S4 - Echoe V.49 - CarHDRom V.43.1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ionutmaruta:
Yes. The same good news on G900F, Knox 0x0 ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] CrazyCram:
Thank you muniz_ri. I'm using your oc1 files on my vzw s4, the phone has never worked better. Are there similar files available somewhere for my vzw note 2? Please excuse my lack of knowledge - thanks again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rslu2:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] After several failed attempts at normal backup to my external sd. I completed the backup to my internal sd. Is there some reason the backup is limited to the internal card or am I missing something?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] frettfreak:
Bootloop at samsung logo help...

this is ridulously awesome. backing up my pingpong rooted s6 now and gonna flash something. this is truly exciting. Paid for the pro version cause you deserve some cash man. thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pilotferdi:
SuerSU installed into /system despite EverRoot being disabled

@Chainfire, I used [root]FlashFire (FF) to flash OC6 (Lollipop) on my Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T). After the successful installation of OC6, I noticed that SuperSU was installed as a system app, even though EverRoot was disabled (all checkboxes were un-checked). In SuperSU -> Settings -> System:

"Install SuperSU into /system

SuperSU is already a system app"

Is this normal behavior, or is a fluke/bug?

Thanks,

pilotferdi

P.S. Needless to say, you have my many, many thanks for creating this (FF) tool, thus allowing users to keep their root rights after installing Lollipop. Yes, RIGHTS, not privileges - hear this, Samsung and AT&T?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] muniz_ri:
You are likely referring to my pre rooted ROM or the deodexed version based on my rom. Both ROMs include supersu as a system app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stickman1981:
I'm on 4.4.4 and have ss and ff can I use this rom on a slot this is the only phone I have and use it alot
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pilotferdi:
Yep, that was what I was referring to: the ROM found in your post: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-active/general/how-to-update-to-i537oc6-5-0-1-t3089355.

Well, that explains it! While this is not the proper forum to discuss it, I was wondering if including supersu as a system app was the reason to have

a) the "SYSTEM STATUS" set to "Custom" (instead of "Official") in Odin Mode, and

b) the ugly logo (the unlocked padlock) instead of the nice "Galaxy S4 Active" logo at start-up

after flashing OC6. The phone works flawlessly in OC6, it's just the cosmetic factor at boot. As a side note, the native tethering worked, too! (happy dance)

(By-the-way, many, many thanks to you, too, for putting these ROMs up for people who like their devices rooted, free of corporate control. :))

pilotferdi
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grimjeeper:
So I had to odin my s4 back to nc5 after a failed flash over oc1, after everything is back up, the app will not open. Any clues? phone is rooted and su installed. Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] I have root on my ATT G925A and SuperSu installed I've used Flashfire many times already but today after having to Odin back to stock I rooted again using PingPong apk reinstalled Flash Fire but every time I select it the app just closes immediately have you heard of this or anyone else have??
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MaverickCoast:
Major problems!

Followed the instructions EXACTLY, loaded the program, but couldn't find the ZIP file on my phone in the FlashFire program, for the ROM I wanted to install. Backed out of the program to double check that the zip file was on my phone. Went back to load the program, but couldn't find it. Went back to Playstore to find list of my installed apps. Found it there and reinstalled it. When I tried to open it, it started to open, but then IMMEDIATELY closed. Went into Applications, cleared Data and Cache and uninstalled. Reinstalled all over again from Play Store and STILL having the same problem. Try to open the program and as soon as it looks like it is opening, it closes!

VERY frustrating!!!

Samsung S6 Edge

### UPDATE ###

Changing the date does work. Don't know if that has any adverse effect on any of the apps, though.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kizilat:
+1
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kajet915:
This just started happening to me just now.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beiker44:
It does the same thing to me also...I have an s6 ATT and it will not let me open it at all. Wonder what is up
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] timdsmith72:
Huh. Me too. Starts to open and immediately closes. Worked earlier today.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] -Apollo-:
Same here. We are beta-testers, I wonder if it was set to expire perhaps.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] br3w3r:
Worked earlier, knox keeps popping up telling me unwanted changes have been made and then makes me restart.. Flashfire no longer opens, S6 Edge.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] duckfart:
Same as others. worked fine this morning and now closes as soon as I open.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
Holy smokes I hope I haven't started something sheesh
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] duckfart:
yea its exactly whats happening.

If you change the time and day to previous working day it loads up.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] twobats1:
Getting the same on SGS3

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3LQzdl6dMFcd28yeFNvUFV5U2s/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] grimjeeper:
Any body try it by changing the date?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beiker44:
knox doesn't pop up on me, Flashfire just closes right away which is really annoying lol. Maybe it expired or something
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] asferican20:
Yeah, two posts above you.

Looks like it was set to expire at 00:00:01 UTC 01 Jun 2015. Changing to anything before then works.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beiker44:
changing the date to the 30th works like a champ!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lancem71:
How do you change the date?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] beiker44:
go to settings system and date and time click Auto date and time to off and set date.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
[MENTION=437999]duckfart[/MENTION] you're a fricken genius I changed the date and BOOM FF loads thanks my friend
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darmax96:
[MENTION=437999]duckfart[/MENTION] - Thank you. Did exactly what you said and it worked on my Verizon S6 Edge
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] iamthedj:
i had to do a restore back to nce stock on my g900a and rerooted ect ect then now installed flashfire but it opens to a white screen the closes and keeps doing that so now im stuck this was happening also on lollipop to hence why i restored to nce any help is much appreciated
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jkeuclid:
Confirm FC here also all of a sudden, was working earlier today...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] riker147:
Read a few posts back. Set the date back a few days.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Sanukk:
Hi,

Does this work with the SM-G901F? I seem to recall a while ago somebody saying it didn't, but as that was a while ago hopefully it's been fixed now, anybody know?

~Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Supercutetom:
Any idea why Flashfire just closes immediately after opening the app? I'm on an S6 edge and if this app doesn't function I'm boned. It was working fine a few days ago....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] _Dennis_:
I am on AT&T S6 flat, same thing. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, manually deleting apk and /data files, no change.

See here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61088340 looks like date expire issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jkeuclid:
deleted...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BACARDILIMON:
Ok I was using flashfire all day. Not it closes as soon as I open it. I have tried a wipe and everything. I need my backups lol. Any help note 4 using 5.0.1

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Journyman16:
Have installed Temasek's new version, v12.1 which has some Android M features. Flash Fire now gives brief glimpse of a white screen the closes - no error given.

Logcat attached

EDIT: Aah... I see it is general and related to dates.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] _Dennis_:
Suggest reading last 2 pages. It has to do with the date.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kotaxor:
Changing date works, but this is not the permanent solution.

Until it's fix.

Sent from my GT-I9506
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jhr5474:
Glad I read two pages back so I didnt need to post!!!!

Wait I just did post.

ANyone know if Aroma works with S5 yet on flashfire?

Wait, it just shuts down when I open it?

Oh, set the date back?

OK THANKS FOR POSTING!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BACARDILIMON:
Definitely not a fix. Breaks a bunch of the other stuff

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Looki75:
Hello people!

I was happily using FlashFire 0.18 until today I noticed a strange issue for the first time.

I cannot open the app anymore.

When I try to open it, the status bar turns red (expected behavior) but the display remains plain white.

And then after 500ms-1s it throws me back to homescreen.

It doesn't show any FC dialog - just throws me back...

Did anyone notice such issue? How to solve it?

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
Read two pages back
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stiv2206:
error starting FlashFire

phone Samsung SM-G900FD Galaxy S5 Duos error starting FlashFire startup screen blinks and all.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elliwigy:
reading does wonders, you should try it.. seriously...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stiv2206:
youtube.com/watch?v=Ztg55LqwHF8
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FtaWolf:
U would thought if one had support version there be no time limit..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rlmiller:
Guys... There is no time limit...FF updates automatically every time there is a new version obviously [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] made a new version and our phone updated and now we have immediate closing upon opening so please be patient as he works it out thank you and if everybody can quit posting the same thing over and over and cluttering up the thread we already know there's a problem.

[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] is one of if not the best developers here. He will correct it soon.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] BACARDILIMON:
Question. This may sound dumb but if I didn't update the app how did the app update without my permission?

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jkeuclid:
Sorry but you're wrong, it's the same version that's been out for some time now v 0.18. I do concur wholeheartedly on Chainfire and his support.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rlmiller:
Sorry that you think I'm wrong... I could be....

Anyway... When accepting and installing the beta it stated it would update automatically. ..... But guess I could be wrong on this also.... Sure I'll be told in a few if I am.... after all...what do I know...I learn something new every day.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] FtaWolf:
U have option to set play store to not update.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jkeuclid:
No worries, just confirming what was and still is the version and as you said I'm sure Chainfire will chime in soon hopefully. I do though think it's odd why no lead up mention of this apparent time restriction.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kilokk:
So I paid for the pro version and now the app don't work. I uninstalled to reinstall and now there is no where to find the app???
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ciscokidd:
i have the same issue as bigtexan99, worked fine, using the latest version, now it wont start anymore. uninstalled and reinstalled, no luck....

EDIT: Sorry, just read back and noticed everyone is having this issue. Don't see the delete option here, oh well.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elliwigy:
really? its only talked about on last few pages.. it works just fine but the beta expired so chainfire needs to update the app..

temp fix is to change date on phone to before the 30th of may and it will work again

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so you read one post about the issue and skipped the many posts that say what the issue is and how to temporarily fix it?

smh
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kilokk:
Thanks guy, you're a gem. Just made a quick post because I was about to do a back up before I went into the meeting and didn't have time to read, thanks for the update. :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stiv2206:
Why delete posts I wrote in Russian through an interpreter
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dadof10:
This tool is awesome. I've been waiting for something like this for years. It works great, even flashing ROMs that don't have Flashfire instructions. Thanks, Chainfire. :good:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kilokk:
Thanks again [MENTION=3812611]elliwigy[/MENTION]... I was in a hurry this morning and wanted to get that post up because I thought maybe when I purchased the pro key, there was something else I was supposed to do and missed it. This was the first time that I had used FlashFire since I made the purchase and it wouldn't open, so I made the post in haste. The date change worked of course and I really appreciate the help.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] twobats1:
Blah, blah, blah, how many pages of the same thing....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joker87:
How do you backup? Titanium? Or can you use nandroid with flashfire?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lonewolf083:
i have installed flashfire on my pingpong rooted galaxy S6 920F

superSu is also installed

when i launch the app , it close imediatly after without any error message
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] exzacklyright:
Not sure if it's the ROM i'm on or what but I can't open flash fire. I used it to flash the ROM i'm on (sgs6 verizon clean rom) but now when I try to open flash fire, it just opens/closes instantly. Not sure where I can view the log since it won't even open.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] brocksdad:
Pretty simple. Open Flashfire, push the (+) button, push the Backup button, select what you want to backup, click the checkmark, push the Flash button.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joker87:
Me too, can't find it anymore from the playstore
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] brocksdad:
There's about 50 posts before yours explaining how to fix the problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elliwigy:
and in multiple threads across xda lol
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rslu2:
There are also about 50 posts telling people about the 50 posts before them
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elliwigy:
including yours lol
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joker87:
Seems that settings the date back a few days works

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Does the backup saves files in private mode, too?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] chazr:
I'm glad I finally located this thread. I had a strange hiccup that required me to use FlashFire to restore a rooted stock ROM. Then I planned to use FF to reinstall my favorite ROM, since I unfortunately hadn't gotten around to backing it up yet.

It appears that FlashFire expired between the time I restored the rooted stock ROM and the time I tried to use it reflash my preferred ROM. I thought something in the restore had good wrong so I ODINed back to stock and rerooted. Then when I tried to use FlashFire to install my preferred ROM, FlashFire was still a no-go. I've been beating myself up for the last 24 hours trying to get FF to work!

Since I sprung for the Pro version I hope a non-expiring version appears soon. Until then, at least there is the date change workaround.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Sorry about that. Slipped my agenda. New version has already been published to Play, but it'll likely be a couple more hours before it updates. The beta timeout will be gone a few versions from now (for now it's updated to sep 1).

Side note: I was working on the MD5 code, which has made a lot of things much faster, I suspect this causes some issues on 64-bit devices, but I have not been able to confirm yet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rlmiller:
You have answered many questions and made everyone happy...Thanks [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s8freak:
[MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] thank you sir your work is infinitely appreciated across XDA

Edit: FlashFire has updated on my device many thanks again

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Ok problem FlashFire installs but now when I select what I want to backup my Rom app shows the popup about taking a few minutes to load I select Ok then it goes to black screen and does nothing I then hit the power button and it'll immediately go to my lockscreen. Anyone else have this scenario?

Maybe the 64-bit issues??

Sorry forgot G925A S6 Edge
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robikonobi:
Does flashfire support the builtin android device encryption?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] cambunch:
I can confirm issues on 64-bit. When I choose to flash a ZIP file, it FCs. Let me know if there is anything you would like me to send you.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joker87:
The file you want to flash should be on an unencrypted drive

There should be no problem in flashing cause system partition is not encrypted.

I had no problem dirty flashing firmwares with my encrypted microsd, after flash it was recognised, but the firmware file was stored on the unencrypted internal storage
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Himmad:
Anyone figure out the issue with the force closing? I have tried everything:

-uninstalled app

-cleared cache and data

-rebooted phone

-re permissions on supers u

Any help would be appreciated
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joker87:
Change system date prior to 1/6/2015, a fix should be available very soon
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] balla48801:
I have the pro version but still get the nagging disclaimer every time I open the app. Awesome app by the way! Thanks for the hard work on this.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Himmad:
No resolve there. Changed system date to 1/5/2015 and still force closing. Changed to 2/4/14 and same issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] B1aze:
Not the issue. In the updated app the beta expiration date has been changed to Sept 1st, but now selecting any zip or folder with a zip in it causes the app to force close. Can't flash anything on 64-bit (i.e. Galaxy S6).

Sent from Galaxy S6 using Tapatalk.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] :
Thank you for your work but Flashfire force closes on my VZW S6 when I try to flash a zip now. The MD5 code is definitely causing issues because it was working fine on V18.