yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S4 noob:
Hey guys so recently my data cycle has went to the year 2083 and I have no idea how to change it. My time is set correct I am on android5.0 rooted for the s4. No kernels and have no idea what happened . Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalysay:
Hey Guys -

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about stable ROM's for the Verizon Samsung S5? I'm going to downgrade my 5.0 to 4.4.4 (using this guide - http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-downgrade-lollipop-5-0-to-kitkat-t3088571) and do all that stuff, but I wasn't sure if there are any restraints on the type of ROM's you can flash. It's my understanding that Cyanogen doesn't have anything besides nightlies right now for the Verizon S5?

Thanks in advance!

K
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjiggywiggy:
You need to use one of the roms from the development forum for the verizon s5. It doesn't have an unlocked bootloader, so Cyanogen won't even run. Most roms on the forums are generally stable, but the most stable are either stock rooted or extremely debloated ones.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ragnar:
What is best is always subjective. What may be best for one person is not best for someone else.

We recommend you take a look read all the available ROMs decide which one you want to try out and determine for yourself.

Always give the rom at least 1 week to settle in and use before making a decision.

Thread is being moved to Q&A section as you are asking a question and looking for guidance.

Edfunkycold

Have a great day!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] stanfna:
I have not seen a thread for this yet, so I figured I would get it started!! This will be my first attempt at a thread of this type...so please forgive me if I don't follow the standard operating procedures. I am starting us off with $30 for root and $40 for an unlocked bootloader & root.

please keep comments short and on topic. I will try to keep up with the totals for the following:

- Root:

$30

- Unlocked bootloader + Root:

$40

EDIT

well...it looks like there is already a list going Here.

Please hit the link and help out!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] stanfna:
Reserved
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] brholt6:
It's kind of in a weider spot, but there's already one here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3082549
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] stanfna:
Thanks...I didn't see that. I updated the OP and will add myself to that list!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Ragnar:
Thread closed
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] edgley:
Hi,

I was syncing okay with my pc, I need to use USBswitch to put it into serial mode but it works.

I then need to sync it to my mac for my contacts. The sync prog installs a little programme the first time.

I did this fine, the problem is when I put it back on the PC.

I have uninstalled the programme, rebooted, put into serial mode but I cannot get it to work.

Any ideas please?

Thanks.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] samzurai:
Hard Reset
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
<GUIDE><TOOLS> Verizon S6 Stock Restore Files<ODIN><SmartSwitch>

I will not be updating this thread any further. I no longer own the device.

Here is a link to the stock Verizon tar file to flash in download mode via Odin. I will add more files as they become available. Use this to return to factory stock if a factory reset dose not solve any problems you may have with your retail Verizon S6. If you find these files useful and download them please hit the thanks button. Do not copy these files and repost them, make a link to this thread instead. If I missed anything in the instructions please let me know and I will update the OP. Thanks and enjoy.​

Install Instructions​

1: Download Odin and Verizon S6 Retail Tar from the links below. Then extract the Odin.zip file ..

2: Run Odin and pick the AP button then navigate to where you saved the file you want to flash and chose that file. Let Odin verify the file.

3: Turn off your phone and enter download mode by holding the home, volume down and the power buttons until the enter download mode screen appears. Then enter download mode by letting go of the buttons and then press the volume up key.

4: Now you should be in download mode, connect your phone to your PC now. Odin should say connected in the message box, if not you need to install your Samsung phone drivers.

5: After connecting your phone and loading the tar file select the Start button and let Odin do it's job. This will take about 5 to to 10 minutes to complete. Please be patient and do not disconnect your phone until the phone reboots and the word Pass appears in the upper left corner of Odin.

6: That's it, you should now be in the phone setup screen with the words Pass in Odin if all went well.

If you get stuck in a bootloop after flashing a tar file don't panic. Enter the maintenance menu by holding the volume down, home and power keys for about 10 seconds. Then clear cache and factory data reset.

Firmware Flashing

1: Using flashfire wipe and then flash the ROM you are switching to that is of a different build. OE2 to OC3 for an example. You wikll most likely get stuck at the Samsung lockscreen when the phone reboots.

2: Don't panic :eek: just reboot into download mode and flash the proper firmware with Odin by holding down the home, volume down and power buttons for about 10 seconds. Select reboot and use the same button combo to enter download mode.​
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
OF1 Files

DO NOT FLASH THE STOCK OF1 Tar If You Want To Keep ROOT, It CAN NOT be Rooted and Flashed Back

Stock OF1 Tar Thanks [MENTION=426561]scrosler[/MENTION]

MD5: cb352665331d3dda27276e811ecb1de2

Of1 Modem Flash with FlashFire Thanks [MENTION=5279568]DeathAngel66669[/MENTION] This too can NOT be flashed back.

OE2 Files

Stock OE2 Tar

MD5: 1adf7275add06468866ed0ef0b74aad9

OE2 Retail Firmware

MD5: cf512cd298ddd364d349e4507174bdae

OC3 Files

Stock OC3 Tar

MD5: 7cff184e30b1e8f40e1f5b03326b1680

OC3 Retail Firmware

MD5: b038a821549430d7e43f18ab3d5cdc12

Tools

Odin 3.10.6

Odin 3.9

Samsung SmartSwitch

MD5 Check
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Another just in case....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] S1L3nTShaDoWz:
Is it possible to remove bloatware via this? May be a stupid question but I recall in the past of people having modded restore files such as this which did not contain bloatware or for instance even contained root. Possibilities of this? Also thanks for the thread!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No, we can not do that without root. If the stock image is modified in any way it breaks the signature and fails to boot. Thank the locked bootloader and Verizon for that but we can disable the apps witch is nearly as good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] lizaSB:
Just curious... Would it be possible to grab only the csc folder from this? Interested in making some comparisons versus other variants.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Yes, you just need to build a ROM with Kitchen and you will have the csc folder after you do that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
If you haven't grabbed the CSC folder I can get it for you. I have my Linux drive set back up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] lizaSB:
If it's not too much trouble that would be great. I haven't downloaded it yet -- we have data caps up here and I've used quite a bit this month. Hesitant to download a couple gigs just for a few kb!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No problem at all... here you go.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
what devices you running now [MENTION=5601139]Misterxtc[/MENTION] ?? I have the g925v now. Maybe we will work together again (i mean you can help me all the time haha.) Glad to see youre still around!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Good to see you around too. I got the g920v. I ditched my DevEd Note 4 for the rootless S6 because I like it that much. The hardware is pretty amazing. Plus I wanted to step away from ROM building for a while with all that has been going on with life. It's way too time consuming. I will probably get back into it some day but for now these tar threads are a good way for me to give back to the community.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
Nice.. it looks like ground is being made already to root the s6 wwith the newest exploit out lol. hopefully it wont be long! The break has been nice however so i agree.

hard to believe my s5 rom thread now has 150k views! I hope the gs6 edge isnt as demanding as that thread was.. then again i want to remove all this crap and im sure anything will only make the device better!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] droidiac13:
I know this may be a stupid suggestion, but you might want to add press "start" in your instructions instead of saying "press the AP button" on step 5.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Good catch, I fixed the OP. After 83,882 views in my S5 tar thread that have the same directions no one noticed :rolleyes:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] droidiac13:
That's too funny. Thank you for this though. It will definitely come in handy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Gunthermic:
Am I blind this am.. But all I am seeing is the Mobile version of Smart Switch, not a PC version as you state...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No it's pretty hidden. Go three sections down and it's in step 2.

View attachment 3304343
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
I updated the OP with a direct link to SmartSwitch from my AFH account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] sorevilo:
Is there any way to do this on a macbook?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
No the firmware is just the modem and bootloader. This can be flashed when switching to a different baseband ROM instead of flashing the full tar. The retail stock tar is Verizon branded.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=e8b6cfc0e02460ea025b3dc494680e65&oe=55FCA578

why do i get this error?

thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
You already tried OE2 and it failed. You could try it again a few times. Give OC3 a shot. Make sure you are using the original data cable, try another usb port. Chances are you are on the latest build and can't Odin backwards. Try SmartSwitch emergency repair too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
how do i check what build im on if it wont boot?

ill try the oem cable, its being shipped 1 day prime from amazon tomorrow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
I don't know that you can. Try booting into maintenence mode. Hold your volume down key, home key, and power on key at the same time. Hold it for ten seconds or until your screen goes black. Let go of the keys right away when it does. Choose factory reset. If it gets caught on the blue screen again you can still get back to download mode.

The cable from Amazon might work but just because it says OEM doesn't mean it is as good as the original that comes with the phones. If you know someone who has one, borrow it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
daamn when i go into maintenance mode and select an option it just reboots and shows back to the blue screen

im going to try to flash OF1 (is that 5.1.1) and see if that works.

if not, im going to wait for the cable from amazon then flash of1 oe2 and oc3. hopefully one of them frickin works

IF NOT, what should i do with the phone?!?!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
Don't flash OF1 if you want to root. Only as a last resort.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
OF1 failed too!!! wtF?!?!

---------- Post added at 08:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:35 PM ----------

if of1 failed, maybe its cable? i legit tried 5 cables. all of them are old moto and lg cables.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
Try to get to stock recovery. Go back to maintenance mode and power down your phone. Push the volume up, power, home button and hold. You will go back to the blue screen. Wait for a while and see if it will go to recovery (you'll be able to see your firmware if it does).

---------- Post added at 02:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 PM ----------

Very well could be.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
this is interesting, i cant power the phone on at all when its not plugged in

however when i plug it into the computer and go into maintenance mode by holding down home and power and then UNPLUG the cable, it turns off. does this mean the battery is dead?

how do i even charge the phone. whenever i plug it into the charger it just goes to the blue screen and reboots....

also in maintenance mode, do i hit power or home button to select an option? when i hit power down, it reboots since it can only turn on when its plugged in!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
In maintenance mode, you select what you want with your volume button, then use your home button as "enter". In recovery, your power button is your "enter" button.

---------- Post added at 03:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:03 PM ----------

In maintenance mode, you select what you want with your volume button, then use your home button as "enter". In recovery, your power button is your "enter" button.

We have cluttered up this thread. Go to troubleshooting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mepo12:
can we continue here? http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/help/s6-verizon-wont-boot-t3203348

im curious about the charging issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tulsadiver:
Yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mexiken:
So if my phone is already on OF1 (not allowing me to root) I guess I should just do an OTA to the latest build right????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
depends.. you cant root either way now but what a new method is available for of1 in the futre but not og5?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] skeemin:
Verizon is shipping replacement phones with OF1 on them now.

I had an S6 with a bad modem and got a warranty replacement. It came shipped with OF1 on it, so no more root for me. :mad:

I'm greatly debating on just biting the bullet and going to OG5 now that it is available. From what I've read, and think I understand, the two can't be rooted for the same reason. Can anyone speak to that? If so then I don't see any reason why not to go to OG5.

On the 5.1.1 note, has anyone gone to that release and is it a good idea or not? Any improvement and/or new functionality? Any problems to note with 5.1.1?

Useful responses greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mexiken:
That's not true. I just got a warranty replacement that had OC3 on it!!! I can haz root!!!! ?

Only problem is I think I deleted one too many things, and it's all janky now. I'm going to ODIN in a bit.

2 questions: there is no recovery yet for us, right??

Als . What is the difference between OC3 and OE3???? Which should I ODIN to????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
you can use ff to flash roms.. look in the dev thread.. theres not many but thetes a few ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mexiken:
NICE!!!! Thanks. Since I was on OC3, I should just ODIN to that, right????
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
rom threads will have instructions in the OP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mexiken:
I meant before I start flashing ROMs. Needed to get a tar flashed to start over since I deleted too much stuff
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
typically roms have whats needed but theyre essentially debloated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] aj1x:
Can't perform system update (OTA-style) after flash to OF1

Hi everyone,

Some short background regarding my issue, I did previously freeze the system updater with Titanium Backup and forgot to unfreeze before the Odin upgrade to OF1. After the upgrade, it did not wipe the phone clean like I expected and I instead have all apps, texts, etc, but my phone does show OF1 and "official" phone status.

I performed the upgrade via Odin to OF1 (pulled from Post #2, this thread) and now when I try to open System Update I get a dialogue box saying that settings has stopped working (just like I noticed after I had frozen it when I still had root).

Is there any way to fix this behavior? I'd prefer to upgrade to 5.1.1 and cannot do so with the system updater frozen (or apparently frozen).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Try a factory data reset from the recovery menu. Shut off the phone and then hold down the home, volume up and power buttons until it boots to recovery mode.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mikey2487:
Does anyone know if just doing a factory reset from the settings will wipe the phone and unroot it? Don't really want to odin because I've only used it like twice lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] aj1x:
That worked! Thanks for your help!

---------- Post added at 08:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:13 AM ----------

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Odin is pretty easy to use and very much like a 3-step process. I had not used it at all except to root, and then upgrade to OF1 to unroot. I don't think the reset from settings will properly unroot it, I think I tried that before I Odin'd to OF1. The recovery wipe from Misterxtc below might work though, I'm not 100% sure though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] pcwizkid1994:
I have a quick question . all i will have to do to unroot my oe2 is download the of1 and flash using odin and download mode? I am just making sure bc i have never had to use odin before. Thanks for the help. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] :
Only flash OF1 if you never want to root to phone again. OF1 will remove root and stop you from rooting again. If you want to root it again sometime flash OC3 or OE2. Either way you might have to do a factory data reset to clear your apps and data after Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mcmi11ions:
Thanks for all of this misterxtc. I had been using root just for the sake of having multiple app profiles on my phone for games I was playing, but now I think with Samsung pay hopefully coming out soon I'd rather have that. I have gone through all the pages of this thread, but just to be sure, I can flash OF1 with Odin and kiss root goodbye, but this will not necessarily wipe my phone of data? I need to use Odin then do factory reset, or should I factory reset then Odin?

Thanks again!

Edit - I just re-read your post above this one... and you are saying to flash with Odin, then factory reset. I'm dumb, but i'm also nervous as I don't want to brick this as I can't replace it if something happens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mcmi11ions:
I went ahead and odin'd and flashed OF1, however when I boot up I still have the "custom" with the unlocked padlock image showing in my boot screen. What do I need to do to get rid of this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] rbeavers:
"Badge of Honor"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] Tuch24:
Odin Failing

I hate ask for help on this post but I have been researching this site to try and figure this out but haven't had success and I really need my phone. I tried doing this to restore my sm-g920v to stock because it won't boot after stupidly flashing twrp on there. I tried one OE2 file from another site and now instead of saying startup failed it says software update failed and I cannot go into the recovery, only download mode. When I follow the directions on this post, usually it fails at nandwrite, once in awhile at Get Pit. I have tried everything that I have found through research and I cannot get it to work. Any help is greatly appreciated. I used to flash droid incredible back in the day and figured it would've been just as simple. Not so much.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] ckarnie:
Have you tried a factory reset yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] mcmi11ions:
I did a factory reset and that resolved my problem. I'm sorry for the late reply. I don't get back to these boards as often as I should.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] chinkster:
Can't believe I'm about to give up root tomorrow and upgrade :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
upgrade to what?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] riker147:
Think he means unroot and take the latest update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] NumberTwoinQQ:
what's the difference between the tar and the retail firmware? My Baseband version is G920VVRU1AOE2. I'm on Android 5.0.2 and want to go to stock and update to 5.1.1. If I'm correct, I have to Odin back to stock then I can take an OTA update?

EDIT:

so I went ahead and installed the retail firmware and ran odin. This is what I get:

<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/009> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/009> boot.img

<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/009> modem.bin

<ID:0/009> cm.bin

<ID:0/009> recovery.img

<ID:0/009> sboot.bin

<ID:0/009> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/009> RES OK !!

<ID:0/009> Removed!!

<ID:0/009> Remain Port .... 0

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

I get PASS! in the top left corner, except my phone just reboots regularly like before. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Is there a way I can check if I installed all the drivers?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
you flashed oe2 tar?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] NumberTwoinQQ:
I flashed the "retail firmware" for oe2. Was I supposed to do the tar?

---------- Post added at 10:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 AM ----------

I flashed the "retail firmware" for oe2. Was I supposed to do the tar?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
link to what you flashed? it should be in .tar format and i believe around 1.8gb in size
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] NumberTwoinQQ:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347758751

This link. It's the secone post of this thread under "OE2 Retail Firmware".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
you want the full tar to go to full stock oe2 if you plan on upgrading and losing root:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952613680

the one you flashed was only ~50mb and most likely was just the kernel/modem for oe2..

so download the 1.8gb tar.zip, extract the zip to get the tar file and pop that in the AP slot in odin and flash away..

keep in mind it might wipe your phone so anything you need be sure to backup as well as upgrading beyond oe2 will essentially prevent you from downgrading and prevent you from rooting your device altogether at this time...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] NumberTwoinQQ:
Thanks! It worked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
np.. glad i could be of assistance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] PhantomBrave:
Hey guys, for some reason this morning my phone wouldn't boot up past the "Samsung Galaxy S6" screen at the beginning, I haven't tried doing anything to it so I'm pretty frustrated. I've been keeping up to date on the updates since the boot loader is locked anyway. I tried flashing the OF1 file, and it fails every time, I've done a factory reset prior to flashing, installed the drivers and everything, and this is what I receive:

<OSM> G920VVRU2AOF1_G920VVZW2AOF1_G920VVRU2AOF1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/005> Added!!

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

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

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

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

<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/005> sboot.bin

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

<ID:0/005> FAIL!

<ID:0/005>

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] dj_blueshift:
What build are you trying to flash over?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] PhantomBrave:
I know this is a crappy answer, but, whatever the latest update is. I can't tell because the phone won't boot up. :/

Update came out probably.... 3 weeks to a month ago maybe? Not sure.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6] dj_blueshift:
Ah yeh, someone correct me if I'm wrong but everything after and including OF1 won't let you downgrade. You're probably on OG9.

If it still won't budge from the Samsung screen after a while (let it sit for 15 minutes), you'll have to find and flash the OG9 firmware.