yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
I'm happy with it, for sure. There's plenty of options to choose from during flash, and all the Samsung Apps you like can be thrown in from the Aroma Add-On pack that edgarf28 has shared in the XtreStoLite thread, link below...

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/development/rom-xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-0-t3094423

Only way you'll find out if you're happy with it is to test it yourself, but that's what makes us all such happy fandroids - knowing we have the simple ability to choose how the devices we've shelled out lots of money for operate...:D
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
Good news for those on the Indian 5.1.1. The 2nd update has just rolled out.
[Galaxy S6 General] kmiloxdxd:
What's New?
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
Bug fixes mainly. Nothing "new" in terms of functionality. RAM issues that were faced in previous versions seem to have been fixed. Will monitor battery performance over the next few days.
[Galaxy S6 General] cheetah2k:
Time for me to ODIN flash the Indian Rom. Can't wait any longer for the XSA Rom to come :(
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
From a quick check of sammobile, it looks like the Trinidad & Tobago release has been updated too. Sadly, we don't expect Samsung to deploy the latest version of Android for its flagship phone in one of the highest per-capita smartphone-using markets in the world anytime soon...
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
Optus has the new 5.1.1 update from Samsung and are currently re-testing it. ETA for completion of testing is end of August. We should see the unbranded AUS (XSA) release before that I presume.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Fingers crossed that's with the latest bugfixes included. Then I'd root the stock, backup the CSC and IMEI and restore them to an updated custom ROM. Thing is, the deployment date for a region-specific variant of a device's operating system has nothing to do with the carriers beyond them 'testing' to see if their bloatware and logos work on the new OS. Samsung would have handed over the stock unbranded ROM to the carriers a fair while ago, and I can't see a valid reason why we're still waiting...
[Galaxy S6 General] Obagleyfreer:
Why would you restore your IMEI after flashing a custom ROM?
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
First rule of updating a ROM is back up your IMEI. It's certainly a good thing to do, just in case the flashing process goes south...
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Exactly! If u lose ur IMEI ur up s#it Creek without even a boat lol ?
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
Still don't understand why we can't have the Samsung XSA ROM for those of us that have untied phones.... ?
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
How are backing up your IMEI on an unrooted phone? I've used Titanium before but not realised i could selectively copy back the IMEI and CSC (i used it restore my apps and their data). Could you elaborate please?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Just filter by "system apps" and you'll find them both there.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Thanks for your help with this one, boxa, cos I myself have only ever done that CSC backup while I've had root access. From a quick check of the options list, Titanium Pro does not do IMEI backups. It will however grab the data from the CSC and restore it. When I said 'backup my IMEI', I pretty much meant a full nandroid. As much as I've heard of a few app. tools that do EFS/IMEI backup+restore on their own - without having to 'image' the entire ROM - I've never tried any of them myself so I can't tell you if they're any good, sorry...

Just follow the Golden Rules of Firmware Flashing, where Rule #1 is 'Back everything up first!' :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] kmiloxdxd:
What about the new firmware G920IDVU2COGA.

- does it fix the ram and battery bugs?

- is faster?

- battery life?

tnx answer me
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
- does it fix the ram and battery bugs?

RAM issues fixed; battery doesn't seem to drain as badly during sleep.​

- is faster?

May be placebo but I don't see any more stuttering/freezing/lag.​

- battery life?

a bit too soon to tell, but as mentioned, battery doesn't drain as bad during sleep. SoT ranges from 4-5 hours depending on usage.​
[Galaxy S6 General] zakarados:
Regarding G920IDVU2COGA:

Did you guys get the update via OTA or did you download the image and flash with Odin?

I loaded G920IDVU2COF8 around a month ago (did not factory reset), should I expect the OTA or did I need to flash the latest image?
[Galaxy S6 General] Billchen0014:
I haven't got the OTA either on the Indian 5.1.1 right now
[Galaxy S6 General] sw25:
You won't get OTA if you did not factory reset. I just loaded the new COGA with odin.
[Galaxy S6 General] kmiloxdxd:
Thanx man i will install it NOW! :p
[Galaxy S6 General] zakarados:
Thanks for the reply. I will download it now and install via Odin.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
For those of you wishing to grab the latest 5.1.1 DVU2COGA stock firmwares at faster speeds than what our slowpoke mates at sammobile hand out, visit Samsung-Firmware.org at:

http://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G920I/

Hopefully that info helps someone...
[Galaxy S6 General] zakarados:
Thanks for the link, will be useful for future updates. I just finished getting the file from sammobile and loaded fine. I hope this update fixes the ram/killing apps issues.
[Galaxy S6 General] dlotters:
How's the latest 5.1.1 (COGA) build on Australian 4G networks? last I read on the Indian builds was that some people were having issues with 4g speeds on Australian networks but that was with the original 5.1.1 build from a while back (COF8)

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
That's one I can only answer with respect to the Stock 5.1.1 COF8 INU ROM my friend is running on his G925i (S6 Edge) through Optus here in Newcastle.

The other night we were all together showing off phones (as you do) and my mate said, "Okay, Ookla speedtest!" Imagine his surprise when I was getting mid 20's (megabits per second) for downloads, and he wasn't doing any better! Very next day he called Optus tech. support, and got the shock of his life when they told him he wasn't even on a 4G plan as he'd thought. Best thing, though, they switched his account over to the LTE network stream straight away, and later that night he did another speedtest within 500m of an Optus tower. You could imagine what we were carrying on like when he was getting over 110 megabits per second down! Talk about 4G goodness!

With that, I advise anyone on Optus Australia that's Not getting speeds around 100 megabit to contact Optus tech support immediately, and ensure your SIM plan is actually connecting you to their LTE network and not just their HSDPA.

Me, myself and I? I'm on a Boost mobile $40/mth Unltd prepaid service - which is actually wholesale'd Telstra Next-G (HSDPA) - and based on a number of speedtests since jumping to 5.1.1 I've been averaging above 20mbit/s down almost everywhere I go around metro areas of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

Hope that little story gets you flying! :D
[Galaxy S6 General] sw25:
But if says 4G in the stats bar that should mean you are on 4G? Don't think you would get 100 mbs all the time depending on time of day with congestion etc. I'm on Optus rarely see over 60 mbs.
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
As I've said, my provider doesn't have 4G so I'm unable to comment with any honest personal experience beyond what I saw with my own eyes on my mate's S6 Edge...
[Galaxy S6 General] jigna:
I've just run a speed test on the new Indian 5.1.1 rom and seems ok.

Caroline Springs in Vic 32mbps down on 4g vodafone. I've seen it go up to 47mbps previously though, so will try again tomorrow and see if there's a difference
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
For anyone wanting instructions on how to do this, here's a link may prove useful. ...

http://androidromupdate.com/2015/08...g920i-official-5-1-1-lollipop-stock-firmware/

For those that have already done so, did you update your CSC and phone files through Odin or just the PSA file?

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Once you have updated your SM920I to 5.1.1, is this the method that those of you who have rooted your phone used?

http://galaxys6root.highonandroid.com/galaxy-s6-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s6s6-edge-on-android-5-1-1/
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Hey in doing that now! Did u use the Odexed or Deodexed? I'm a dev so u don't have to simplify **** for me lol the only benefit I can see in Odexed is that it's closer to stock and pre-compiled
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
I can't remember where, but I read something recently that said the odexed ROMs work better than de-odexed. In saying that, the XtreStoLite is pretty snappy, for sure! Add to that the dev's always mixing in the latest updates to Lollipop, and all is good, but I'm crossing my fingers M comes out for us pretty early on...

Oh, and the reason I simplify things? There's an awful lot more n00bs on here than us guys that have been doing it for a few years...:eek:
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
lol yeah he's probably working on M as we speak. I had a look at it the other day in Android Studio and there's a lot of interesting stuff in there. M really does look the goods!
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
I'm keen for its apparent ability to control how apps run at startup, and whether they self-start in background. It's certainly something that's peeved me off about Android builds over the years - programs, games and other services that run in background without us needing them to, chewing up battery life, RAM bandwidth and network connectivity. Hopefully we end up with something like what you can do with Windows services. The opportunity to switch off things like iPod services, Google Updater, Adobe services, Media Center Extender service, Windows updates etc. that all want to keep awake (and chew up CPU+RAM bandwidth) even when you've got no desire to use them is invaluable...
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
W10 takes it even further but that's irrelevant here lol but I know what ur saying, like the Startup tab in Task Manager on Windows where u can stop basically anything running in the background

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Just downloaded all the files including modem and bootloader so wish me luck ?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
[MENTION=1263460]djshotty[/MENTION] what is ur Baseband number?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
I'm sitting here with both the modem and bootloader tars ready to go in Odin but I'm hesitating coz I still have questions lol how does the Aroma package work? Do u go thru it and select what u do and don't want?
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
I used on for Echo ROM on my S4 and it was pretty neat and straight ft irward. Pretty much as you say, just choose what you want the program takes from beginning to end. I obviously can't say with regards to the package you're using but suspect it will be similar.
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
hats ok I've just bricked my phone by the looks of it lol I'll check back in if I manage to fix it. The stupid Samsung recovery thing thinks I'm using a different computer and is asking for a recovery code
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
All there in the Sig, bro...

What have you done to 'brick' it? Have you tried getting it back to Download mode? If you can, then just throw a stock 5.1.1 on it with Odin. Your bootloader will upgrade automatically...
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Yeah I ended up throwing on an Indian ROM n i'm at the app optimization part atm so we'll see how that goes. Thx for ur help bro and throwing up ur sig n **** lol I'm just hoping it doesn't end up in Sanskrit or something
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Bite the bullet and 0x1 it!
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Did that ages ago bro lol
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Who are you with, Telstra Craptus or Vodafail?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
I'm with Optus on unlimited data so I'm pretty happy with it. The phone seems fine. I didn't lose anything except root but that's easy enough to get back
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
Bugger! Sorry to hear that but confident you'll sort it out :(
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
All sorted ? Now I'm on 5.1.1 I'll have a crack at Edgars XstreStoLite i.e, after I get root back lol
[Galaxy S6 General] timrichardson:
Can you get root on a stock rom flashed with odin? I flashed the Indian rom and then twrp via odin but got a boot loop. I reinstalled the Indian rom image. So that attempt to get root failed.
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Yes u can. You were just unlucky or you didn't follow the instructions to the letter. I've left out things heaps of times but you really do have to follow things to the letter!

Actually the info I gave you is incorrect (sorry I'm a bit tired). You can't get root JUST thru flashing TWRP. After flashing TWRP you can install a pre-rooted ROM and then you'll be rooted or by using CF-Auto Root for your make and model

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@timrichardson if you do decide to get root thru CF-Auto make sure you use the file for the "F" variant of the S6 because the "I" file is corrupt and will just put you back in a boot-loop
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
Are there any pre-rooted 5.1.1 ROM out there for the S6 yet? If I'm correct, XstreStolite isn't rooted and as [MENTION=5680745]boxa72[/MENTION] says, you have to root after the ROMs installation. Flashing a pre-rooted, slimmed down ROM just makes it easier for those of us less confident in this space...
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
I Actually thought the Deodexed version of XstreStoLite was pre-rooted because of the modding but yeah I've been wrong before (plenty of times lol)
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
I think you're right. It adds Unikernal and SuperSU so that seems it should be rooted. Strange it doesn't say it explicitly (at least in my quick look on the XDA Shire. Isn't that the ROM you have installed?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
No I haven't got there yet. I tried and ran into the problem mixing 5.0.2 drivers with 5.1.1 but I'll flash it sometime today

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I just tried rooting via the CF-Auto root way with no success, I got that Phone is not seandroid enforcing (ended up having to re-flash) , so I'm gonna try the other way, flashing TWRP and then flashing the Deodexed XstreStoLite. That's right. I'm playing Guinea Pig coz I'm getting a Note 5 n don't really care if I break this one (well I'd be dirty but meh what can u do lol)
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
A Note 5 hey! That should be good. Did you have a Note 4?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
No I haven't had a Note yet so I'm actually looking forward to it
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
just a heads up that Vodafone has just started rolling out their 5.1.1 update (COGA). XSA shouldn't be too far away.
[Galaxy S6 General] skinza:
Any idea when the voda update will be available on sammobile?
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
Nope - you can grab it now using SamFirm - http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
[Galaxy S6 General] skinza:
Sweet thanks bro
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
I just downloaded and installed it
[Galaxy S6 General] skinza:
Aus or nz?

I was on there just before and only saw nz
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
Australian vodafone
[Galaxy S6 General] cheetah2k:
I get this error

Checking firmware for SM-G920I/VAU/G920IDVU2COGA/G920IVAU2COGA/G920IDVU2COGA

Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/400

Request was invalid. Are you sure the input data is correct? :confused:
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
On the vodafone software weekly forum online a vodafone rep said that the update should not be pushed out yet and they have only approved it. He said that they will soak to samsung tomorrow. He did ask for those that did receive it to post a screen shot which someone already had. They was no reply grin the vodafone rep after that.
[Galaxy S6 General] cheetah2k:
Can anyone who got the update, post up the Odin flashable update file for VAU 5.1.1???

Cheers :)
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Demands Not Acceptable!

There's only two places worth looking at to grab the Odin flashable ROM - by the way, that's the full ROM package and not just an 'update' - sammobile.com and samsung-firmware.org. Check these two sites for what stock ROM you need before coming here and crying that you can't find what you're looking for. They are the top two hosting sites on the internet for Samsung device firmwares. The latter is your best option, as their downloads are served faster than the other guys (unless you're a SamMobile Premium Member).

SamMobile for SM-G920i

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920I/

SamMobile for SM-G925i

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G925I/

Samsung-Firmware.org for SM-G920i

http://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G920I/

Samsung-Firmware.org for SM-G925i

http://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G925I/

XDA is here to promote development, sharing of information, discussions, debates and plausible solutions on a common subject. If you can't get what you want after having a couple of hours surfing the world, then by all means swing by here and demand something not actually available just yet. Problem is, we're all a pretty cool bunch, so that sort of request is bound to be ignored.
[Galaxy S6 General] cheetah2k:
?? this request isn't posted in the Development Section. You can go here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/development if you need to vent your frustrations on some one else.

So the guys (Huey85 + bazznator) on the page before who downloaded from Samfirm have the VAU file before it was pulled from samfirm. I'm pretty sure they would be able to share that yeah? Of course this place has a lot of cool people, I should know, I've been here a while.

So, tell me why should I be surfing the world elsewhere when guys here already have the VAU file ready to go?.

Its people like you who make life difficult for others, and for sure you are bound to be ignored.

mmmokk :good:

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Hi mate are you able to make the downloaded file available for us on a google drive, etc, it seems it has been pulled from samfirm :good:

Would be much appreciated :D
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Because I have enough respect for other members here at XDA that I don't come flying in demanding they hand over files. If you're so smart, you'll also know that the 'update' handed out over-the-air in the last 24 hours IS NOT the latest Android version, merely a small number of changes to 5.0.2. Considering the fact I've personally been checking sammobile five times a day every day since I got my 920i two months ago - without noticing their upload of ANY Australian 5.1.1 stock ROM (carrier-branded or otherwise) - I'd say the guys that actually have it are legends...

Here's what is available on sammobile right now, today, for Australian models of both the SM-G920i and SM-G925i...

SM-G920i[IMG="SamMobile SM-G920i Australian Firmware List 190815"]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd40/djshotty/920i.jpg[/IMG]

SM-G925i[IMG="SamMobile SM-G925i Australian Firmware List 190815"]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd40/djshotty/925i.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S6 General] cheetah2k:
One thing I've found with Sammobile is that they are really slow to update their available ROMS.. Its a shame, I'm a premium member but usually get the updates well before they appear on their page.

I'll keep trying the samfirm tool. Maybe a google search is required to see if any other users have posted the "unreleased official" VAU 5.1.1 :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Agreed. Add to that, you can only grab files from them at a snail's pace if you don't fork over cash. It's the reason why I only use sammobile as a reference, then I go to samsung-firmware.org to see if they've got it knowing full well that if it's there, I can grab it at full speed...
[Galaxy S6 General] Huey85:
Using the SamFirm tool seems to be the quickest way to grab the firmware files.
[Galaxy S6 General] skinza:
Spewing it's not on sammobile yet
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Yeah SamFirm is great! I been using that for the last few weeks and have had no drama whatsoever ?

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I regret going to 5.1.1 now lol ? I'm having a horrible time trying to root this thing. If I see another bootloop I'll f#ckin crack! Should have stayed rooted on 5.0.2. I only went with 5.1.1 to flash XstreStoLite. Anyway that's my rant for the day, as you were ?
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
Hey mate, be happy to help if you can just direct me to the place to pull the file from my phone? Is there a software tool somewhere?
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Check the software version in Settings->About first, cos if its not G920IDVU2COGA, or G925IDVU2COGA, then its not the latest Android version...
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
This alright?
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
That's her, right there...
[Galaxy S6 General] bazzanator:
There is a huge improvement with overall sluggishness and phone is much more reponsive than before! Seems as RAM doesnt sit constantly at 93% before closing everything
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
[MENTION=1263460]djshotty[/MENTION] I forgot that I made a Nandroid with the Android SDK and ADB early last month. My question is, if I wipe the system as well, wouldn't I be able to just restore that backup and be back on 5.0.2 everything including modem, bootloader, etc? It would be like re-imaging a hard drive on ur computer wouldn't it?
[Galaxy S6 General] wintermute000:
I'm confused. If you've already tripped Knox why not just flash custom? Why bother rooting
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Everytime I flash TWRP it bootloops. I've never used CWM or Phil bcoz I've always liked TWRP and I'm a stubborn cnt!
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Dunno, you can always try it and report back...
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Think I'll wait til I get the Note b4 trying bcoz I really don't wanna go back to using one of my Windows phones as I have updated them all to W10 and its buggy AF. Like [MENTION=2741216]wintermute000[/MENTION] said I may as well just flash a custom Rom using CWM seeing I'm having drama with TWRP. I'm one of these people who get bored with their phone really quickly I'm like swapping daily between Nova launcher and Solo launcher lol:p
[Galaxy S6 General] djshotty:
Go with that XtreStoLite ROM, it's mad...
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
I'm confused too. Firstly, I thought XstreStolite was pre-rooted? As i understand it (from reading; not doing) if however you want to use a new stock version of 5.1.1 ROM, you load it with Odin and root by flashing Unikernal (http://androiding.how/how-to-root-galaxy-s6-on-android-5-1-1-all-variants/). You can add custom recovery (TWRP, Philz, etc) using Flashify as shown here (http://galaxys6root.highonandroid.com/cwmtwrp-recovery/). Could you explain what method(s) you have tried?
[Galaxy S6 General] boxa72:
Yeah that's what I wanna go with a Edgar seems to really look after it as far as updating goes. He's updated that numerous times while other devs just post their link n leave it at that unfortunately ?

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Who is this question aimed at?
[Galaxy S6 General] jcodde:
Lol, you. I don't want to go down this path until i know why you have had problems. On paper it seems fairly straight forward and yet from your experience, clearly it isn't.

Here's a link to some discussion on whether you use a Nadroid backup to go back to an older version of ROM. It seems as though you can but i comes to not being totally convinced until someone tries it using the same ROM versions as you have tried...?

https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg2/comments/2pothd/if_i_would_like_to_try_a_lollipop_rom_is_it_easy/