yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] solarwater:
I had no issue flashing with the .zip files. I flashed from the previous buggy OC5 using flashfire.

Everything does seem to be working properly, and all the issues I had from the early implementation are gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Yes, it works most of the time but I have so many of these threads going the few times it does not work I hear about it. Don't need the drama :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
yup the drama lol maybe i should try reversing the order of the flashing process like on page 23 lol it didnt work the first time. i got the same the old firmware bootloop. said everything went ok till reboot. mayb try it again tomorrow. just sucks haven to odin back and all lol and reroot.

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so i could flash this thru odin as long as i got the repartion zip in the right box? if so which one would it be?

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or maybe i should just try it from the internal sd i used the external sd card
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
How did you install xposed? Safestrap or Flashfire?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
It doesn't work with touchwiz lollipop. You'll know when it does because it will be talked about everywhere
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] rocsrock:
Again phone bricked, when i flash the stock ROM on it screen goes black with blue notification light, any ideas on how to fix it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
Finally got it lol had to use the tar and unzip it on my phone. With the fx file explorer . Thumbs up like you said the zips didn't work just transferring them. Third time was the charm!

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Thanks muniz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] akilleze:
Thank you muniz

Flashed it over the weekend, but my first time I had problems with reboots hanging on the AT&T screen until time-out popped up.

On second flash, the AT&T screen time-out popped up on the initial reboot. Did a battery-pull, and the rom has been nearly perfect since.

(I wonder if my initial problems with rebooting were actually from the "Quick Boot" app I was using. It's very possible the rom was perfect the first time but my third party app didn't play well.

I've had a few problems with Nova Launcher freezing up - had to battery pull. No problems so far on TouchWiz)

Anyway, thank you for providing an excellent stock, rooted rom, and especially for your continued patience with all of us telling you what didn't work right.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Is there any way you can say what apps you froze. That you feel are safe to freeze.

Best regards,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
Thank's muniz

Outstanding work, all this and can revert back without bricking +100000….

Going to give it a go, soon as I do more reading as usual, and time allows. Can’t wait to open it up and poke around.

Thanks muniz_ri, nutt_case, and berniesteven for unknowingly putting me on to this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] GeneClwtr:
My upgrade went well

SM-G870A

started w/ 4.4.2 (don't ask me what kernel I don't remember. it was downgraded after rooting though)

flashed from on board storage. Also did my SGH-i337 but flashed from ext SD both worked fine.

only a few days so far w/ no ill effects aside from some security issues apparently inherent to lolli. (I say this because I didn't have this issue prior.)

My S5 active is used for work running Office635 so our corporate policy I guess forces a lock screen (the default android one) which I hate because of the "emergency call" as I always pocket dial 911 so much so that they now ignore calls from my #. Seriously...

Did notice that the build versions are different between the S4 and S5 active. 5.0.1 vs 5.0 was hoping that the S5 image would be at-least 5.0.1 due to all the reported bugs w/ 5.0, but as I stated no real issues so far.

Either way I applaud muniz_ri, chainfire and all the other unnamed devs.

:good::good::good::good::good::good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PinEpi:
dead phone....

I followed the instructions to the letter. Everything seemed to be working, the system went to terminal installing the G870A_OC5_Stock_Partitions.zip and then installed the G870A_OC5_Stock_Rooted_Firmware. Last time I checked the phone it was installing the system. Then I took my eyes away from the phone and after a couple of minutes the phone had a black screen. That is it... my phone is not booting up, I plug in the power cable and nothing. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] GeneClwtr:
You were rooted to start with correct? As I understand it that is mandatory.

Power it back up and wait, patiently.... mine took almost 30 min before I got to the desktop, or phonetop, whatever...

:silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
OK muniz

I don’t know what everyone else is doing but I’m having no problems. I also wiped internal SD, only change i made to the OP. I can hit Reboot and be back up in 7 Sec. DE-bloated the hell out of it, it did not take Busybox 1.20.2, 1.20.1 DID take1.20,, Xposed won’t work yet. Otherwise very responsive. Nova Launcher working well. Want to poke around some more but ready to nod. Anyone that follows the OP shouldn’t have any problems. Going to look around for some modded apps that will work, Team Blackout has some LP apps and try it out on Tickle My Android 10.3… :good::good::good:

Thanks Again muniz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PinEpi:
Yep, I had safestrap and I was running 4.4.4. I'm worried that my phone is hard bricked and I'm not sure if USB JIG can save it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Did you try to use pc odin to see if it sees your phone and maybe use it to put a base back on the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PinEpi:
The phone was hard bricked, no power and black screen. I used this thread http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/request-create-g900a-debricking-image-t3085344 and got a debrick image. I wrote the image in the SD card and I was able to boot to Odin through the SD card!!!!!

It took me awhile to get back to NCE version but I still have issues. For example, my phone will not boot if I do not have the SD card with the debrick image in, not sure why to be honest. I'm in the process of re-rooting the phone and trying to get my safestrap back-up. But one thing is for sure no OC5 for me.... Do not want to do this again...

UPDATE: I have issues with re-booting. If I hit reboot the phone refuses to power on. I have to get to ODIN and from there continue booting. Any suggestions???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I am glad to hear that there seems to be a reliable method to undo a hardbrick w/out jtag.

In regard to why the brick happened in the first place.....I cannot make it any clearer than I already have at the top of the OP that this process is only for the G870A AT&T Active variant.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PinEpi:
I did not see that, and I realize it now. Just hope to fix my re-boot issue. Thanks all for your help!!!!

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YUPPI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm back to normal after a hard brick!!! I fixed all the issues!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
So you can reboot successfully after removing the debrick sd card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PinEpi:
Yep, I went back to the basics and installed NCE with the .pit file. The re-partition fixed the problem (with out re-partition no rebooting w/out the debrick sd card). Then, I took the OTA updates up to OC1 and now I will root the phone again and restore my back-up. I think I will make a guide for newbies like me.

I want to thank [MENTION=2348906]designgears[/MENTION] for providing instructions of how to make a debrick image and [MENTION=6472127]Nyxerosoir[/MENTION] for making the image and [MENTION=5086062]shazzl[/MENTION] for providing instructions of how to write the image to a SD card. Also, I want to thank [MENTION=4975115]samersh72[/MENTION] for having a thread with the .pit files of G900 variants and [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] for his softbrick guides.

Thank you all for saving my hard bricked device!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Sgt.CM:
This is why we need our own forum..... We are not the same as an S5.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Does Safestrap work with this rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
No
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
Yes actually. I don't know about the g870a but it can very easily. I actually prefer it over flashfire on the g900a. With safestrap if I get stuck in a bootloop I can go in download mode and simply flash the 4.4.2 kernel and wait for it to bring up that safestrap splash screen then restore my backup just as I would of. It just adds a few more steps using odin. It just keeps me near my pc when I flash anything just in case. SS can't flash the kernel and I'm not sure it ever will be able to.

The below guide will soon be its own thread. As well as one for the g900a.

Be on 5.0 with root (stock, anything else). Guide here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-update-to-g870aoc5-5-0-keeproot-t3083841

Download busybox from the playstore.

Install it then safestrap. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473398954

Next load up Odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712465432

Flash the G870A NG3 Kernel in odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712466972

Boot after odin finishes and look for the SS splash screen

Flash what you want or restore your backup that you made before things went bad.

Reboot into download mode and flash the 5.0 G870A OC5 kernel in odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934556234

Reboot and you're back at it.

Now if you find yourself in a bootloop for any reason you can odin the NG3 kernel and restore your backup from safestrap. Until we have something better this is safer than flashfire. Sure flashfire is useful but having this extra safety in case you need it is a lot better and quicker to recover from.

Thanks to muniz_ri for all the links, hes done a lot for this device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Consolidated both the firmware and the partitions file into one. Follow the updated instructions in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
FYI muniz

I was Just able to down grade to 4.4.2 with Odin no problems.

I did some installing of Team blackout apps, working but had to install with root-explorer, extracted app from zip installed by hand to the folder it came from, Delete Data files in arm lib folders looked in Data Data & Data Dalvik and delete residual Data, rebooted. Worked for me.

Liking Layers Manage, http://goo.gl/0hsK7k tried out Tangerine RRO Layer http://goo.gl/Ck1SyO, something different.

Screwed up try to play with Xeposed, Soft Bricked no biggie back already.

Saw talkingmonkeys Post, thanks bro, I was wondering how we could that, read the other SS workaround post the other day for Note 3 http://goo.gl/jur3FA nice to see you figured it. The missing piece was that G870A_NG3_Stock_Kernel.tar thanks…

Hay muniz_ri since you Consolidated both the firmware and the partitions files into one, is there any reason why we can’t just Odin it in now.

PS You guys are all that, I’ve never seen it all come together so quickly and so correctly the root, recovery option now, well time to get back to LP. :D Thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtpmd:
I'd have that same question - and, if one could now just flash it directly via Odin, is there any longer a need for the longer procedure? Does that mean anyone in any circumstance (e.g. unrooted folks with less than 5.0, or folks who took the OTA and are now unrooted, or future folks who might get their new S5 active with 5 already on it) could now just root directly using the rooted ROM (since, I thought, the whole point of having to first revert back to 4.2 was to be able to get rooted so as to be able to run Flashfire so as to be able to flash the rooted ROM)?

Asking because I just got a new S5 that came with 4.4.4 on it, and if I’m going to mess with it, it would be a lot more straightforward to just download Odin and the zip and go directly to 5, than to have to first revert to something even older than what the phone came with, and step backwards an go around, instead of just stepping forward..... (and I don't really want to just try it and see, since it's a brand new phone and I don't want to do something I might not be able to undo, especially since it loos like it wouldn't be easy to revert to stock 4.4.4).

My very-much-thanks also, to all of you who figure this stuff out and share your hard work with rest of us....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Odin will only flash stock, signed firmware on locked bootloader devices. This firmware will not work with Odin since it has been modified, i.e. rooted. FF does not check for a sig which is why it works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtpmd:
Great, tyvm for a quick and clear answer. I'll be flashing shortly. :)

(I actually went through all this less than a week ago, before you combined the 2 files, right after you tried the rooted file as a zip but had then gone back to a tar, but, my device hard-bricked yesterday - for what I hope are unrelated reasons, but part of the reason I was looking for an easier path - it had been working flashed to your rooted 5, and I dunno what I might've subsequently done, in restoring all my stuff from another phone - shouldn't've done anything so far as I can tell - but, after running for a few days on rooted 5 with seemingly no problem, I turned it off to restart it, and it wouldn't turn back on or respond to any combination of keypresses, or even charging (e.g. led coming on), and plugging it into a PC got no response except the bu-bu-bump sound of a failed USB device. Nothing to do but take it back and tell them it died [I'd not heard of "USB jigs" at that time, this is my first Samsung, and dunno if I'd've tried that anyway, since the phone was only a few days old. They had no joy getting it going at the store either, and it didn't seem to be a failed battery - I just hope they don't take the old one back at wherever they send them to and do something arcane get it re-started, and then come back to me and say to me, hey you owe us $500, it broke because you f*'d with it].).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I have seen at least two people report a hardbrick after using this process. It turned out they owned a G900A and not a G870A and did not read the warning at the top of the OP (obviously I don't know your circumstances).

I could make the bootloader flashable in Odin to avoid these issues but it would sacrifice the convenience of not requiring a PC for this process. Plus people should read and understand thoroughly before jumping in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtpmd:
I have the S5 Active (Samsung-SM-G870A). And as I say, the hardbrick only occurred a few days after flashing, and seemingly out of nowhere - since the last powerdown or restart (don't recall which I'd done last), I'd not done anything, that I'm aware of, that would have messed with the system, and in particular hadn't been messing around with flashing or otherwise tinkering with the system. Everything seemed normal, phone had seemingly been working fine, turned it off, wouldn't turn back on, also wouldn't make any connection to PC, and that was all, seemed like out of the blue and for no reason. So, whatever it was, I'm not sure it's related to flashing your 5 (and hoping not); and if it is, there's no direct correlation to the process, it's something that's lying in wait for some idiosyncratic combination of things to happen (and could be completely unrelated, e.g. just bad hardware).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
From what your describing it does sound like a posible hardware failure. Have you tried swapping batteries for a known good one? Just to rule out a bad battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
fyi....just pm'd a mod asking for a seperate forum in light of the additional difference created between the S5 and S5 Active models after the release of 5.0. Fingers crossed!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
Thank you talkingmonkeys

Finally got SS going.

Had to Enabled initd support with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androguide.universal.init.d Took 99SuperSUDaemon out of the Common folder- UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip and put it in init.d And uninstalled BusyBox Installer JRummy Pro witch only ley me install to version 1.20 and went to BusyBox Stephen pro and versiov 1.23.1 installed. After that reinstalled SS, and it finally let me reboot from the SS screen, before full reboot did a battery pull went into download mode, and flashed G870A_NG3_Stock_Kernel.tar like you said. It rebooted hung for about 1 & ½ min. then went into SS, made a backup, rebooted to download mode, and flashed G870A_OC5_Stock_Kernel.tar per your instructions, and all is good, nice big recovery on my external SD.

Thanks again :D

Seams will not mount system, so flashing update packages ie mod apps zip's wont install, also not sure now if system was included in TWRP backup or just Data, & Cash, backup was 2.4GB so not sure. Going to test it out after making another backup. In mount's wont let you tick system, but in backup it is ticked so??????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtpmd:
They tried that when I took it back in to exchange, but it made no difference..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
mtpmd if you want try this

[FONT=&quot]If anyone was aware of this post, and needs the de_brick .img PM me and I’ll pass off[/FONT]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mtpmd:
Well, tyvm, but, the phone gone brick part was actually already all solved - I'll save this for future reference (and hope also someone else validates it, since you say you're not sure), and hope something parallel an be done on the 870A - I'm sure it might be useful at some point - but, since the phone was only a few days old, and I couldn't wait for the outcome of messing around more and didn't think I'd done something to fu-bar it, I just exchanged it for a new one - they couldn't start it at all either, and didn't give me any hassle. about the exchange, or even ask me if identify been messing with it, even though they were surprised to see a brand new phone fail, so it was all good, except it was a PITA having to re-set everything up though....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
Good for you bro

+1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] do you know if anyone is working to get Safestrap to work with this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] boyhonda5:
benefits/bug fixes?

I installed lollipop via the original method (extracting tar from rar before flashing) and have had no functionality concerns at all, but was wondering if there would there be any benefit to reflashing with the most current method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
No, the new method only simplifies the process reducing the chances of user error. But there is zero performance advantage over the previous process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
No, in my opinion safestrap is now obsolete. FF is now my recovery solution of choice.

Also, I will be testing MultiSystem by hasbdr for the S5 once it is ready. It will allow you to create rom slots very similar to safestrap. Should be available soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StephenSpig:
Do we know if Xposed Framework is available for the Active?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
No.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Ok well I need some advice. Say I flash a framework-res and I reboot. And it bootloops. Is the only way to get out of it is to Odin back and start all over again? With Safestrap I would go into recovery and put the original framework back in place and would be good to go. Am I missing something, can you do that with the new FF.

Am I reading right that Multisystem will be a recovery to replace Safestrap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StephenSpig:
No...

As in we don't know?

Or no it's not supported?

I fit's not supported is there work being done to bring it back?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
At this point it's early alpha...and that's on AOSP...no time frame for Samsung devices...

I'd say it's going to be awhile yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
Sorry for the brief answer. This question is asked so often. It's not supported and with a new update to xposed in the last few days it was in the posts that there is no progress on it and no eta.

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You can't with flashfire which is why from a developing point of view safestrap is still needed for now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
If developing for kitkat yes, you cant get in to safestrap from L unless you can fully boot so you are in the same boat as using FF.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
You can get into safestrap from L without booting. You just need to be at a pc and use odin. A small roadblock but if you're developing you should be near a pc anyway
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Rakuu:
I was unaware of that, i'll keep that in mind next time i screw something up haha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] larryg4438:
About Safe Strap

[FONT=&quot]Now Safe Strap is letting me mount the System partition, and it is letting me flash the team blackout Mod app zip’s. They have a download app if anyone is interested 5.0.x, [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Did a fresh install, and form the door, Updated Superuser, and installed BusyBox Stephen (Stericson) Version 1.23.1, don’t think it made a difference but also installed Chainfire’s [root] adbd insecure, then installed safestrap Safestrap-KLTEATT-ND3-3.75-B03.apk.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] After test flashing, I found I did still need to go into System/priv-app/Velvet(in this case for the BlackGoogleApp]/ arm Folder and delete the .odxe.art.xz & .odex.xz files first. Tried wipe of Dalvik-cache 1st time tried to flash and it won’t delete them 2 files. I’m thinking it the way the updater-script or update-binary is written??? After deletion installed no problem. Didn’t wipe Dalvik-cache 2nd time.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Went into safestrap via ([/FONT]talkingmonkeys[FONT=&quot] ) method, went to mounts ticked system, went back to install, and flashed the BlackGoogleApp-4.2.16.87075793-LP.zip. Went back into Download mode via SS, and flashed back to G870A_OC5_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5, and done.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]This app was a problem trying to install with root explorer. (Fyi) just for the hell of it turn off auto updates in playstore also if you do this…[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] Soon as I can, going to do another backup, see if it isn’t bigger than the last one of 2.4GB, then I’ll know if it mounted system last time or not, the last time think it only did backup of Data & Cash.[/FONT]

New backup did 3 Partitions this time backup size 4.5 So looking good.

Thanks talkingmonkeys[FONT=&quot] :good:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]And [/FONT] muniz_ri for getting this started. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Infuser86:
I have been on 5.0 for about a week now. It ass great until today. Numerous app crashes. Can't write to sd. Phone says I don't have enough storage to save an image when I'm face I do. Has anyone else had this issue? If so please help. I can't even reliably use my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] captivated1971:
nope not here but i also have about 6 g of storage left
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Bingo! Thanks [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]and [MENTION=2292778]nuttcase[/MENTION]

SM-G870 Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Just sayin'

SM-G870 Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
Is this running muniz's rooted stock or mine?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Muniz. I haven't gotten to yours yet. Hopefully tonight.

SM-G870 Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
I was planning on giving [MENTION=5266065]talkingmonkeys[/MENTION] rom a shot this weekend too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] parkerj7uc:
Is it still in development or available to the public?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Yeah, I finally got root last night. Can't wait to start flashing roms again!

SM-G870 Peace