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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muttfy21:
Question..

Hi muniz.. i have got a rooted unlocked ATT S5 on official NG3 4.4.2 questions are:

1. Do i have to update to 4.4.4 before following your instructions to update to 5.0?

2. What Rom will i download?.. What's the difference between odexed and deodexed?

3. Will this have any effect on signal strength? I'm in the philippines and i use it here.

4. Is there a way to revert back to my current NG3 4.4.2 Rom after updating to your 5.0?

That's all for now.. I'm really wanting to update to lollipop but i'm just worried that it will make my phone useless here in the philippines. THANK YOU.. I have rooted this NG3 by also using your method.. Thanks again for continous support for us att s5 users... Godbless..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pradeepunair:
De-Odexed Stock ROM

I did flash the De-odexed stock ROM over the previous release of the Stock ROM by Muniz. After using it for almost 5 days now on my normal routine, I do see an increase in the battery life and performance of my Rooted Unlocked S5 - 900A. I am not aware if there is a way to make the results tangible or if this can be measured at all. The Battery percentage measure on the device shows longer life on usage.

Thanks again Muniz for all your work to get the De-odexed Stock ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] chillin123:
Xposed Framework

Was anyone able to get xposed working using Flashfire on the Galaxy S5 AT&T Stock rooted TW ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
I saw someone mention a couple of pages back that they used the 5.0, and upgraded perfectly while they were using 4.4.2. My question is does the Flashfire actually restore the programs, and data after the upgrade when you've checked the backup? Hopefully we might see an installable OTA version eventually, so everything doesn't get wiped.... and you end up back at square one.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rpaulin:
I'm confused. There are the instructions on page 1 in the opening post. Then on page 4 there are a different set of instructions. Which are the proper ones to use to go to rooted 5.0? Please help. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Page 4 is a quote from an earlier method...their have been several revisions...OP has the most up to date information.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rpaulin:
If the OP is the most current method, then we don't have to use Odin and flash the kernels anymore? I just want to make certain I am going to do this the right way. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Not if your already rooted. Only time you need to downgrade kernel is for towelroot to work.

Rom in OP is pre rooted and wipes automatically, all you have to do is flash....you'll be on a fresh install of rooted 5.0 :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rpaulin:
Thank you so much for your help. I would like to ask 1 more question. Is the rooted rom better or the deodexed rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
They're both rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
If you installed the deodexed rom over muniz_ri's OC4 stock rooted.... does it still do a wipe even if it's the same version?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
The deodexed is mainly for xposed compatibility...not really sure if there are any performance benifits to it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
This rom is truly amazing. My Kit Kat was so sluggish after a year. Lollipop is totally flying, and battery usage is ridiculous. I used 10% after 5 hours of heavy use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Jsorren:
Can you leave a link to the md5 file for it for unbricking purposes?..I dont want to downgrade and do the process over again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] InViSiB0B:
I'm having an issue getting my Bluetooth to work. Followed the directions to a T and everything is working great, EXCEPT the Bluetooth. Whenever I try to turn it on, it acts like it's going to turn on, then turns itself off. I tried rebooting, airplane moding, turning off wifi, and even safe mode and NOTHING has worked.

I don't know if I should attempt a reflash or what.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rpaulin:
I did this and it worked. But the problem I have now is When I finished it looked different. Then I restored from tibu and some apps quit workinh. So I Uninstalled the apps and reinstalled and they were working. But something happened and my phone is slow and uses battery bad! And I don't see the apps mentioned in this thread like the battery program or nothing? What should I do? Since restore it looks more like my old kit kat and not like people describe on here?? Please advise. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jimwick:
Using TiBu can cause many problems going from KitKat to Lollipop because they change the folder structure. Also you cannot restore any system apps when upgrading.

I would do another flash and just redownload ypur apps, thats what I had to do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Waiting4MyAndroid:
Totally agree. I never restore backups after a flash. I start over fresh and never had any problems.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
Question.... I just received this update prompt on the OC4 rom. I thought there's no updates when you have root. Has anyone else received this? Has anyone excepted it? Does it take root away if it updates?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Waiting4MyAndroid:
This just a security policy update. You can decline it. It does not break root if you decide to accept. Go to Security>Security Policy Update>Uncheck Automatic Updates.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
I froze SPD in TiBu.... I didn't want to update because I did not want to lose root....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Waiting4MyAndroid:
I am currently on rooted L and thinking about flashing the new deodexed ROM. My question is how are apps installed on a deodexed ROM? Must apps be deodexed first? Or is it the same as an Odexed ROM? Please advise. Thanks.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
I have a strange question, been reading and never heard/read anyone mention it.. So I followed the op when it was first posted way back when and I worked fine one thing I noticed is that I can't no longer make backups with either tibu or mybackup pro says I don't have sufficient space.. I've deleted soo many things from the phone storage and same crap I try saving to sdcard cause I have like 5 gigs and still won't allow me to.. Any suggestions?? ** I'm on an S6 now but trying to backup apps so I can transfer to s6
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UnixSlayer:
Go to the Play Store, and install SDFix... then you'll be able to access the SD card....

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rbf351:
i don't see anyone else having this issue, but when i go to flash G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_ROM_wOA1_BL.zip through flashfire the phone starts to display the system contents, then seems to crash, and goes back into 4.4.2 but takes away my app store and a few other google apps. i then have to use odin to flash G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.

*edit*

finally got it to work by flashing G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel in odin after going to NCE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Vitlive:
language

Please tell me how this firmware to add the Russian language?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] br1anhuynh:
Flashing this from another lollipop rom

I have an AT&T Galaxy S5 and I'm currently running TMS5. I want to go back to this rom though(for VoLTE), so can I flash this from TMS5, which is another lollipop-based rom? I used this guide to upgrade from kitkat rooted to lollipop rooted, back when the instructions still said to use ODIN.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] skorpios1027:
I've had my SGS5 for a little over 3 months now and have found miniz_ri to be invaulable! Thank you so much for all the awesome work you do! Got this ROM rocking with no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
Have a question, I used this method back when it 1st came out and it worked perfectly.. Now I'm selling the phone on swappa since I got an s6 so I used flashfire to factory reset but now the phone stay on the start up screen that reads "just a sec" it's been like that for like 30 mins.. Do I really have to odin??...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] woodyear99:
Can't install busybox

Tried this on my rooted S5. I was able to install rom just fine.

I am having issues installing Busy box. Root checker says it is rooted however when I go to install Busybox it just hangs and says cannot be installed.

Any ideas on what I can do? I installed flashfire and it just hangs when checking for root...

Screenshots below.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] brihuy:
I have almost the same problem as woodyear. I installed this as per the instructions, but I forgot to uncheck the Everroot option in FlashFire. Now root checker just continually scans for root access, with no results. Root apps don't load either. I tried to flash this again through FlashFire, but FlashFire cannot acquire root access either. Any advice?

Thanks for reading.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] woodyear99:
I followed the instructions correctly, no luck installing busybox and flashfire just hangs looking for root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
Try updating superSU.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mossburg44:
Followed all directions Root Checker is saying "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] woodyear99:
I'm not seeing an option on play store to update. I tried uninstalling supersu but it was unsuccessful. Also tried disabling supersu and re enabling it in the supersu settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Looks like I forgot to set permissions on the root files. I will upload new files. In the meantime check inject supersu under everroot option when flashing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mossburg44:
SO how do I go about reflashing to fix, thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Use the downgrade file in the OP. Also, the everoot/inject supersu option should be placed after the ROM flash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] woodyear99:
^(If you do not already have root access or to unbrick you must flash the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar)

Are you referring to this? Also how to flash this if I cannot install Flashfire?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] brihuy:
There is no option for me to update supersu in the play store...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mossburg44:
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Just to make sure, i was rooted, then followed the directions, now my root checker says "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device"...SuperSU isnt working, Flashfire isnt working, busybox is also a no-go..

Im going to follow this??

Quote:

Originally Posted by muniz_ri

**You can begin the following process from any previous Build/ROM but you must already have root and Safestrap installed. Make certain Reactivation lock is unchecked!**

Instructions:

1. Extract the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Backup from the .rar archive and place it into the following folder: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx, fyi...the name of this folder will vary. If the folder does not already exist you must first use Safestrap to create a nandroid backup and Safestrap will create the folder for you.

2. From Safestrap recovery press "Wipe" then "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.

3. From the main menu press "Restore," then select and restore the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Backup.

4. Once complete from the main menu press "Reboot," then reboot into "Download" mode.

5. Last, flash the G900A_OC4_Stock_Partitions_wOA1_BL using Odin's PDA slot (AP in Odin v3.09+) and reboot. Done!

After completing the above process your device will pause on the AT&T splash screen for 5 - 10 minutes before completely rebooting.

Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!

Notes:

1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.

2. This process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, and Stock Recovery to OC4 and your Bootloader to OA1 (BusyBox is also pre-installed).

3. Safestrap will no longer function after updating to 5.0.

4. The most common cause of an Odin flash failure is a bad usb port or cable. Please check before reporting a failure!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Before you go to all that trouble first try going into the supesu app settings and change from "prompt" to "grant"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mossburg44:
If i was a woman I would kiss you!!!! THANKS!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I take it that worked?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] woodyear99:
Wow that worked perfectly. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Now that you have root access you can make supersu work normally by flashing the following .zip with FF: https://download.chainfire.eu/740/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
Can someone please point me in the right direction.. I want to avoid having to odin.. I used flashfire to factory reset now the phone doesn't get passed the just a sec screen from start up
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
This is what I am referring to.. The phone boots but won't get passed this screen..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
Did you input a Google account or connect to the Internet in the previous steps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] br1anhuynh:
You sir are a genius! Thank you!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
It doesn't allow me to input account it doesn't get passed that screen.. When I rebooted the phone it went to the WiFi menu so I enabled my tmo hotspot to use the Internet then the next screen reads searching for updates, gets passed that screen and on to just a sec and just sits there..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Moral of the story dont factory reset from FF. Yes, you will need to use the NCE downgrade file in Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
Damn I was afraid of that.. So with lollipop being rooted through ping pong app could I downgrade to nce take the Ota and root it that way or is your method still the best method??..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
After downgrading you might want to check out this thread so that the phone don't have a horrible lag. I know when i downgraded the lag was unbearable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3065973
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
LG G4 looks pretty nice. The HTC M9 doesn't look as good as the M8 did sadly. Anyway I'll be sticking to this device until 2016 also when theres something innovative hopefully.

Looking forward to working with this. Its going to be tougher to make a rom until we have safestrap. Testing is just going to be miserable and I wouldn't even want to attempt it. I probably could at least get to work on deodexing muniz's backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
I'm thinking of making a new thread on the whole process of downgrading from OA1,rerooting,installing SS,upgrading to 4.4.4,then to 5.0 and maintaining root. I will use others work but will give credit where it's due. I just want to understand and have all the steps in order to help myself and others completely understand the whole process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
This would be useful. Asking permission from these people in the forum or via pm would be the proper thing to do too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
I'll send them a PM. If the OP is on,would that be cool with you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sman789:
I would appreciate that a ton. I had a custom rom with 4.4.2 and got antsy when 5.0 came out. I tried to follow the root/update procedure but got tripped up somewhere and just wiped it to stock and did an OTA update. Even though root/safestrap isn't necessary right now, I know I'll want it for the future when/if roms come out and xposed works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Dakmagnum:
So basically if u took the update to 5.0 like an idiot like myself we are out of luck until new root method discovered more than likely after the s6 comes out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cu071362:
Thanks Muniz.

You have done this and done it correctly in an amazingly short time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Maybe clarify what you have in mind. I would hate to see duplicate info creating confusion. Also, I just created a new unbrick thread since that question continues to crop up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] willillam:
Thanks for the root

THIS is the best I wanted to have root with lollipop.

Thanks:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):highfive::good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
SO THAT IS THAT...FOR NOW.

FREAKING UGLY AND YUCK ARE THE WORDS THAT COME TO MIND....LOL...BUT I KNEW ALL THIS

setup went flawlessly as instructions were perfect, as usual. it is really useless without Xposed and Wanam and the GPE theme....AND ALL THAT UGLY WHITE!!! as we knew. VIPER did not work AND THAT WAS IT FOR ME....LOL. i downgraded the kernal to OA1 and it booted to SS and am now making a copy of this mess (why i do not know, maybe a flash can fix some of this if it becomes available, but i doubt it). then i will upgrade the kernal back to OC4 and then reboot and leave it in airplane mode all nite doing nothing to see how much battery will be sucked out (oh i must recharge it, i lost 9% just doing that SS backup...OY!). then in the morning i will go to NCE, etc and will be back on my beloved XDK. so most of my apps worked. i really use the phone mostly for email, texting, office apps, music, emergencies and not much else. more or less a toy. another toy...LOL.

so i will report back in the morning when i get it back to its normal state. not anticipating any problems. restores fine and fast if you have all the files. i guess i will put a post in the VIPER thread and ask why that did not work. they said it works for 5, but it does not seem to. i did not try Xposed because someone said bootloops and i ainta gonna go there!

so i am going to ask once more and i might get an answer by the morning, maybe muniz_ri? can i just Odin the NG3 kernal.tar and then restore my XDK. yes i do know how to do it all from the beginning. oh i just thought, maybe not. i thought i read you said the bootloader was changed to OA1. oh hell, let me know if u can, no problem if u cant. thanks for getting everything started. it will all work out sooner or later. maybe by next month sometime.

[MENTION=5266065]talkingmonkeys[/MENTION], i would love to test when something is ready, that is when xposed and wanam and viper work!!!

NITE ALL....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
Hey Muniz,so my plan is to create a thread with the links to EVERYTHING on how to downgrade from OA1 to NCE or NG3,flashing kernels,root the device again,install updated SS,update to 4.4.4 while staying rooted,then use your information to update to 5.0 while staying rooted. Kinda like an all in on method to downgrade and then upgrade all the way to 5.0 while successfully keeping root along the way. Without having to skip around to different links about downgrading,upgrading,etc. What do ya think. I think it would be a hefty first post but I'm willing to do it for everybody here if the Mods and you concur with me. It just bugs me having to skip around to find everything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] manny05:
so i was on 4.4.2 using a custom rom

i followed the instructions

it worked exactly like it said. nice job guys!!!!

loving this update!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samsingla:
This is great. Thank you so much!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gallupcomputers:
awesome.

Works like a champ! No issues. Had to downgrade to get safestrap installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] :
Thank you sooo much!!!!!!! It worked!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Sounds like it could be very useful to the forum! Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] digitalreflex:
An amazingly easy to use guide, thanks for the easy path to upgrade to 5 while keeping my root!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lurk3r2013:
I followed the OP to the T and I am stuck at S5 boot screen.

I've tried factory rest via stock recovery and still at S5 screen.

EDIT.

I was able to downgrade using the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar. via Odin,but I am un able to flash 5.0 and I have lost root and safestrap?

Any help appreciated!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
So I did NOT wipe data and it has been sitting on the AT&T screen for almost 20 min now. I don't know if that means there is a problem or its just taking longer than average to boot. Hoping that my experiment didn't fail. :fingers-crossed:

...It failed. So I flashed G900A_OA1_Stock_Kernel and loaded SS. Then I wiped everything like the op says to do and everything works great!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gus2144:
Are there any xposed framework substitutes that do work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cakletzing:
SuperSU Promt and 5.0 Rooted Update

I don't know if others have had this issue, but after I FlashFire'd

the 5.0 stock version, SuperSU (v2.46) would generate a prompt

when in "prompt" mode, but worked fine in "grant" mode.

However, installing the beta SuperSU v 2.49:

http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133

fixed the problem and all was fine.

This might be a good thing to add to the install instructions

on the OP.

CraigK
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
There was a problem with a recent upload of the ROM's. When did you download the ROM that you flashed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cakletzing:
Two days ago and today. I flashed two phones a couple of days apart.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Uploaded new rom's today with supersu v2.49 beta built in. That should solve the problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] br1anhuynh:
Lollipop woes

I've noticed this ever since updating to lollipop, on each rom I've tried. Battery life on lollipop, standby-wise, is always worse than it was on kitkat. Go to settings, battery, and click on the top offender. Look at the "total connection time." This will always be an exorbitant amount of time, much longer than the actual "keep awake" time of the app. I was wondering if anyone on here knows how to fix this, short of turning mobile data off completely. There is a post about this on the android issue tracker, but the priority is only "small." I can't post any links, but the issue number on the android issue tracker is 165558. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
I'm running TMS5 2.0 + the 2.1 mini update. My battery is not doing to bad.

I've been camping since Sunday and haven't plugged it in any. I unplugged it around 1:30 on Sunday.

Very little screen on time. Maybe 2 hours worth.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] brihuy:
Click on the top two, that email app and "exchange services." What are their "total connection times?" That figure is how long the app has kept the radio awake, not the processor. From what I've read, it's a system-wide lollipop bug affecting any phone running lollipop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
Here an updated one with multiple screen shots. [MENTION=5266065]talkingmonkeys[/MENTION] has a nice smooth running rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] brihuy:
Do you see what I mean? For example, Instagram has a "keep awake" time of only a few seconds, yet it kept the mobile radio active for much, much longer than a few seconds, as shown in the "total connection time" figure(7h 21m). So Instagram kept the processor running for a few seconds, that's no problem. But it appears that it never closed the radio connection, instead, the radio connection was kept alive for much longer than necessary. That's gotta be bad for the standby time. TM has made an excellent rom, of that I have no doubts, I'm just bringing this major bug to people's attention. Everything I've researched on this points the blame on Google for releasing lollipop with such a blatant bug. Every lollipop-based rom has this bug, from the OnePlus One running CyanogenOS, to our very own Galaxy S5's running TMS5, to the Nexus 6 running 100% stock 5.1.1

I'm really at a loss of what to do right now, I can get almost as good screen on time with lollipop as I could on kitkat, it's just the standby that turned awful. Everything else about lollipop is great though, material design and system-wide ART.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skv012a:
So I've been playing with the OP pre-rooted 5.0, and on charge, its heating up like crazy unless I put it into power-saver mode. Almost makes me want to roll back to kitkat and wait til a decent custom 5.x comes out....