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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PartyDroid:
Good Day family & Friends of XDA. I hope we all have fun here today learning new things together:angel:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
I can't seem to get either ROM to flash.. No matter what I do, it gets to "Flashing System" in FF and then the phone just turns off. I've tried factory reset, going back to NCG, trying to flash from your other ROMs, etc and no matter what, the phone just turns off at "Flashing System" and then it will only boot into download mode.

I can't tell if it's a FF or a ROM problem. Maybe you could make a version that can flash in Safestrap like your OA8 ROM.

I'm gonna keep trying tho.

EDIT: Okay so I finally got it to finish the flash process and then it hung on the "Samsung Galaxy S5" splash screen for like 10min before finally going to the Verizon boot animation. I'll edit this with an update if/when it gets past the boot animation.

EDIT 2: 30min and counting at the boot animation. lol. Has anyone gotten the ROM to flash and load up successfully?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Screen timeout set at 10mins?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
Yep.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
I am seeing this symptom across many devices but fortunately not often. It's definately a problem with FF.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
What's weird is I've never had this problem with FF and I've flashed your ROMs multiple times in the past on multiple devices. It's just odd that it started happening with this new update.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
I see we have several dozen downloads and only one reported failure. I would be interested to hear if others are having the same issue.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
That's why I asked earlier in the thread if anyone had successfully installed and had it load up all the way.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wccann:
I too have had the same issues as Dudash. I tried 3 times last night using FF and every time, ended up stuck on the Samsung screen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
Whew. Glad I'm not the only one..

And thank you for using your first post to let me know I'm not losing my mind. lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wccann:
ive been lurking around these forums for years, and it took me this long to post! i usually wait until i see confirmation of new updates properly working prior to updating my device, but was feeling adventurous last night.. didnt work out so well for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Stand by everyone....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lightn1ng:
What's new in OD5? (Assuming it just came out.)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MuminMohamed:
Actually even if you use safestrap youll get stuck on the samsung logo despite me coming from NCG. Also i did flash 0C4 firmware and i was still unable to move forward, maybe you compiled the rom badly
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
I believe its the updater script and should be a quick fix. Will upload new versions later tonight.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] packetjunkie:
is there a method of flashing this over oc4 without having to do a full flash and factory wipe?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
I'd recommend waiting until he uploads new versions of the ROMs later tonight and as far as the factory wipe goes, the ROM does it for you but you can back up your data with FF before doing the flash and then restore it afterwards.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Er... these aren't linked to anything. At least that's what happens to me. YMMV.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
That's because something was wrong with them and they wouldn't install correctly.

I was hoping he would remove the links so people wouldn't download and try to use them and end up like those of us that tried. lol.

He said he'll be uploading new ones later tonight.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
OK, if you try again try tapping the volume key every few seconds during the flash.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
You're quite right. After the update(s), things work as they should. Gmail is another app that tends to be whiny for updates, come to think of it.

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Or use NextApp SDFix and then

have the good sense to follow item 7) above

. SDFix does all of the stuff in the procedure, and does it automagically. Better still, it won't let you try to do it again, after the patch is in place.

(Honest, folks, I'm not always this thick-headed. Really, Truely. Well, OK, much of the time, maybe, but not all of the time. Usually... [/walks off mumbling])
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] edjanx:
I just flashed the deodexed version of OD5 successfully in FF 19, and used this to immediately grant permissions to my external SD. Thanks!

Ed Janx

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Per OP, ported from odexed rooted OD5 to deodexed OD5 via FF .19 (tapping the volume button method) and phone successfully backed up quickly. Thanks again Muniz!

Ed Janx
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hakoreh:
Whomever is using the Deodexed version successfully - can you verify if Verizon Wireless Mobile app works on 4G without any force closes or errors?

Thx in advance
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aaron1017:
On the most recent deodexed version in this thread. Everything went smoothly.

How is everyone's bluetooth functioning? Still NO metadata (artists, album, song names and length) being transmitted to my 2012 Mazda3.

Also, WIFI does not work properly after a client connects to hotspot then hotspot disabled. I have to disable wifi to get data again and reboot phone to fix wifi.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
No problems here with stock ROM via FF 21. Battery temps are back to expected levels, BTW.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] XeCuTioN:
I had the bluetooth problem previously where it wouldn't send the information regarding the song it was playing.....It wasn't an issue with the ROM for me. It was an issue with the music app itself being updated.

I had to change the app playing the music. The standard Samsung Music app for me sends the data....PowerAmp, Google Music, and other apps refused to do it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
FWIW, try PlayerPro.

In general, if you can get a working Bluetoth connection (e.g., headset for phone comms), as XeCuToN said, I'd look at the app, not the ROM. Keep in mind that the change in ROM's is going to mean wholesale updating. I try to get automatic update turned off ASAP, and WiFI turned on, to handle the roughly 1Gb of data (according to my VZW "usage meter) that moves around after a ROM change. Turning off automatic updates allows at least reviewing what an update do, as well deciding to defer some updates. For example, why update bloatware that I'll freeze with Titanium? Or, why take an update known to cause problems with a specific app?

What is possibly a ROM issue is your WiFi problem. Although if it's only the hotspot function that causes problems, that might also be an app issue. However...

When I first started blundering around, trying to move on from 4.4.2 to at least 4.4.4, if not 5.n, I had some installs / upgrades that gave me a phone that worked as expected. Except WiFi refused to turn on, period. Sorta. Although connecting to my AP's would not happen (slide the on/off control, it reverted to off, or never moved to on), FoxFi ran the WiFi radio just fine. Connecting to AP's was NFW, being a hotspot was "yes way". Using the FF process, I haven't had a problem with WiFi, phone comms, or BT.

Bottom line: try other apps before concluding the ROM('s) are the problem.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] edjanx:
No problems here at all. Bluetooth connected fine to my boat Kenwood stereo, with meta data using Google Play Music.

No hot battery, and very good battery life on day one. Zero lag. No WiFi or tethering issues (even Bluetooth and USB tethering). I have Bluetooth in the car, Jabra supreme, and LG stereo Bluetooth all coexisting better than ever before.

In short, I am running deodexed, debloated, and delighted. ;)

Regards,

Ed Janx
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I *think* I followed this thread, but I'm not sure I understand it all. I'm currently on rooted OC4, otherwise stock (except I'm pretty sure I froze SDM using Titanium).

It's been a few months, but I remember using ODIN and SafeStrap before, and I think I was even able to take one of the last updates as OTA without losing root (was I dreaming that part)? Is there any chance that we could take the OTA (on a stock, rooted device) without losing root?

I want to avoid wiping and having to restore everything if I can, that process usually takes me a few hours to do. Is there a way to apply OD5 as an "update" without having to do a wipe/restore?

If not, is the procedure outlined here similar to the "Odin the kernel back / boot to SafeStrap / backup / install update using SafeStrap / Restore / ODIN new kernel" process? Is that older process (which I'm pretty sure I've used before) still possible with this update?

Thanks.

--Noam
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
In my not so expert opinion, any of this work means that your should be ready to recover from a full-on factory reset. You may not have to do, or encounter, a complete wipe, but plan for one. Certainly moving to OD5 will force you to re-sign in, etc. as if you have a new phone. Count on that part. Backups will save you a lot of pain, but this [is] not be a simple OTA update. And it can't be, because an OTA will look at the rooted phone and refuse to work because files and data the OTA expects to find won't be as expected. BTDT - the OTA failed. In short, I very much doubt you did an OTA on a rooted phone.

This process depends on FlashFire. No FlashFire, you're on your own. That's just the way of things. [/smile]

ADDED: I want to be 100% clear on this: without Muniz_ri's work, we'd all be sitting back at 4.4.4, wishing for a good way to 5.n. Great thanks, Muniz_ri, for all you do. [/two thumbs up]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I probably would do a backup anyway, but I was wondering if it was required. It looks from the OP like it can be avoided, but the results *might* have some problems afterward.

With regard to the OTA, check out this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59849022&postcount=50 , and the ones before and after it in the thread.

I *knew* was able to go from OA8 to OC4 using the OTA, and without losing root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
I tried the OTA after installing rooted OA8 and went down in flames. The OTA refused to install; the OTA process found something it didn't like / expect. The OTA update refused to go further (which is the safe / good way to go). The good news is that the failed update didn't brick the phone. Since you got away with it, congratulations. [/smile]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
Are you saying that the OC4 updated failed on you, or the OD5 one? I know that the OC4 (and I guess any other OTA updates) only worked over a stock install (nothing frozen or removed), but that one did work over the rooted stock ROM.

I'm wondering if anyone else tried to update to the OD5 using the OTA, from stock, rooted OC4.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
OC4 tanked when I tried the OTA. Anyway, IMHO, trying to apply an OTA direct from VZW over any rooted device is more likely to fail than not,. If it does install, assume the device will no longer be rooted. As we've seen in the past, VZW & Co. aren't shy about closing previously used doors to root. If an OTA update takes and the phone is still rooted, think about buying lottery tickets. It's your lucky day. [/wink]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
That's *exactly* what happened for me (and a number of others on that thread) going from OA8 to OC4.

I forgot to get the lottery ticket, though.

--Noam
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MuminMohamed:
quick question, who else is having problems with the album art showing in the lockscreen( both music and google play music)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] timeToy:
Same issue here too with Player Pro
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MuminMohamed:
closest thing i have come across is musixmatch it adds another layer of "protection" which takes you to the actual lockscreen when you swiperight
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
I just checked PlayerPro and the lock screen. It all worked as it has for a while = no worries.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I just followed the directions, and I used FF to make / restore the backup of the data partition.

Everything seems fine, so far.

I went from rooted OC4 to rooted OD5. It took about an hour (give or take), most of that was the backup/restore portion with Flashfire.

My first attempt at backup up failed - I didn't have enough space on the phone for the backup. Once I figured out how use FlashFire properly, I changed the backup location to the SD card, and it worked fine from that point.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] A San:
Superb....

I am from OC4 Rooted, and using Flashfire to upgrade to OD5 as mentioned on page 1.

All not more than 1 hour work, from backup with Flashfire, Flash the ROM, Install Flashfire again, Restore the apps with Flash fire, setting again the Recording Call + Writable to External SD in the Plafform.xml.

Good work and Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jpcdeux:
Worked great with newer version of FF than in OP. Back on 444 from terrible hot battery life but smooth, easy process
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] aurfawce:
Before trying this again, can anyone confirm this works with a rooted phone with a ROM already on it? IE: Having OptimalROM on the phone on 5.0 rooted and then using flashfire to run this update? I want to confirm this method works before going ahead and trying again.

As opposed to NCG -> NE9 and keeping it bare and updating with this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] noamparn:
I upgraded my wife's phone last nigh from rooted OC4 to rooted OD5. The steps in the original post worked perfectly (I used FF v19), and everything seems fine afterward.

It took quite a while to copy the update to the phone, and perform the backup and restore steps. There was a lot of data, and I think her SD card is one of the slower ones (I can buy a Class 10 cheaply enough this weekend if it is).

the update itself didn't take all that long to perform.

It would be nice if I could do it all in one shot automatically (backup, update, restore) - can FF do that?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] flamadiddle:
I tried downloading Odin from the link at the bottom of the OP: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934550149

The md5 checksum doesn't match. I've tried three times and picked a different mirror each time. Wrong checksum or wrong file?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hollywood67:
Updated from OC4 to OD5 and lost root. Hope I don't have to go all the way back to KK.

I can not connect to the mobile network

Can anyone help? (I was rooted , used latest FF version)

Edit; Odin back to NCG re-rooted back to FF process hung up on Samsung boot screen for 10+ minutes, battery pull. Now starting over

Edit: Hung up on Samsung boot screen 45 minutes, battery pull. Re-starting process with FF v19 instead of v21 (as OP states:))

Edit: DL fresh copies of all files and PROFIT!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Crescentius:
So I did this successfully a while back and I'm on 5.0, but I removed an app with titanium backup that broke screen rotation. Can I flash again over my current rooted 5.0? Or do I need to downgrade/upgrade again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] androidblaster:
I went from stock all the way back to 4.4.2 then oc4 rooted flashed od5 rooted just flashed freedom 4.0 and I'm still rooted
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
You can flash this ROM over any other ROM/Firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Glad to hear it and I have now added the write to sdcard fix to the OP.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tenye2003:
very nice

Thank you for this great job. Even the tether addon works great . I hope you will keep updating when available. I just have a question. what about adding new system language support . I have only english spanish and some chinese... i need more language europe ones.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] blair.sadewitz:
Just as another data point, I got frustrated with Flashfire (myriad versions) bailing on me, so I reverted to using Safestrap. I did the standard wipes for non-stock recovery, flashed the deodexed ROM, then flashed the safestrap-flashable OD5 kernel (I don't know if that was necessary, but I was weary of it not working so I did it, heh). Everything seems OK.

Am I correct to infer from my skimming the thread that you uploaded another version of the deodexed ROM?

Thanks for your efforts.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] A San:
Why not make the Call Recording also added?

<CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>RecordingAllowed</CscFeature_VoiceCall_ConfigRecording>

Except for easier editing for deodexed ROM, what is the Pro's and Cons for Deodexed ROM. Is it faster, saver battery?

Thx
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lavacano:
I can't get Google play services to stop crashing.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quarky42:
The farthest I can get is hung at the white Samsung Galaxy S5 screen and the phone is slightly warm to the touch while sitting there. (not uncomfortably so, but just warm)

Starting from OC4, mostly stock (only modifications were the removal of the boot sound file, the platform.xml change to enable external storage RW and hand full of Verizon Apps that were frozen with TiBU). Before OC4 was installed, I had Safestrap installed and working. I upgraded to OC4 using the pre-rooted safestrap method and of course lost safestrap access.

To upgrade to OD5, I tried:

I tried v21 to install the deodex version. It stuck at the white Samsung Galaxy S5 logo screen for 45 minutes before I gave up on it. I realized the instructions called for v19 so I setup to try again.

I flashed back to NCG, installed towel root, installed super su, updated the super su binary, disabled knox (hung/froze) rebooted, disabled knox in super su successfully and installed v19 this time.

The first time I tried using v19, during the flashing process the screen went black. The phone appeared to be off and did not respond to any buttons. I held the power button down for about 5 to 10 seconds and it turned on and I was able to get back to download mode and go back to NCG. I tried v19 again and the second time with v19 it looks like it is hung at the white Samsung Galaxy S5 screen. Before it rebooted, I saw that it said the script completed successfully with a return of [ ], this time. Is that expected?

Do I understand correctly that it shouldn't sit at the white galaxy s5 screen for very long? (I understood the deodex version was going to take 20 minutes at the red verizon screen.)

I'm not sure what to try next. I'll flash back to NCG, get it rooted, update supersu and disable knox. Should I try flashing the full firmware OD5 file? Do you think safestrap did something before OC4 that needs to be undone? I'm open to suggestions and I'll do my best to answer any questions I can. Thanks.

After it fails, if I boot to recovery it tells me that it can't mount /system (invalid argument). I can reflash NCG with Odin and the phone boots up normally. I'm trying a reflash right now with the PIT file loaded and re-partition checkmarked.

Edit: I've tried flashing NCG with the PIT file in Odin. I've tried loading the Safestrap and uninstalling the safestrap. Where is the FF log kept? I'll try to look it up and pull it. I flashed the OD5 stock image in Odin and that loads fine. No matter what I get stuck at a white logo screen and in recovery some sort of error about the system partition.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] flamadiddle:
Bump. Does anyone know what happened to this file, and does anyone have a good link for an Odin download?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quarky42:
I did find out that the logs are supposed to be stored under /sdcard/FlashFire/lastlog This is sort of a chicken and the egg problem. I can't flash OD5, the logs are stored on the SDCARD partition but when I flash back to a working stock system I don't see that folder there under /sdcard. Right at the moment I'm at stock OD5. If there is a way I can get the logs next time this operation fails, let me know. I'm willing to try it again and try to necessary information.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] karana:
I was pushed OE5 this afternoon on my standby phone. Anyways I can help dump that out for DEVs on here?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Is that 5.1? Yes, please post link.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] karana:
Nope, still 5.0. For some reason my phone refuses to take a screenshot but here are specifics

Baseband version: G900VVRU2BOE1

Build number: LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOE1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Likely a minor update. How big was the file? Also, did you keep root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] spapesh:
Here are the details on the BOE1 update from Verizon....

http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/benefits-galaxy-s5-6-29-15.pdf
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quarky42:
Is there something I can try or something that I missed? I tried to provide as much info as I could. I'm sorry if it wasn't real clear. I've tried many times to flash OD5 and each time I get stuck on the reboot after the flash on the white Samsung Galaxy S5 logo. Earlier, I forgot to add that I did verify the MD5 of the zip file. That was one of the first things I checked the first time it failed. Something is screwing up the system partition when trying to flash that. When I use Odin, I can load NCG or OD5 and both work well. The first time it failed, I was coming from a stock ROM that was only very lightly modified after the fact. Every time it failed after that I was coming from NCG. I have OD5 stock loaded right now from Odin, so of course I'll have to flash back to NCG or something else to try again. Is there a different ROM that I should try as a "base"?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
The problem is you are posting too much. I will not read a post longer than a couple sentences. The OP provides guidance on what is required when asking for help. Please stick to that.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] quarky42:
People get criticized for not posting enough information. I'm getting criticized for giving you too much information because you don't have time to read. Educate me and tell me how I make it clear that I've tried to do everything I can to figure this out myself before bugging you?

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Finally got to the red verizon logo after flashing rooted OD5. I redownloaded everything fresh at home and set FF v19 to boot to recovery after loading instead of booting default/normal. The end of the flash process showed the same status from before, recovery loaded without issues and I rebooted from there and got past the white Samsung Galaxy S5 logo after a few seconds. Work network might have interfered somehow but I did verify the checksum using Hashcalc, so I don't see how.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] androidblaster:
Does xposed work the the deodexed version
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] androidblaster:
Awesome thanks

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Could you point me to the correct one wanam is not supported yet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
if you can't find the correct alpha version to use, then maybe alpha software isn't for you...

And there is a modified Wanam version that works with lollipop
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MWFD:
Is there anyway to flash this without wiping data?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Moved here: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/g900vod5batchdebloater-windows-t3148980
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lavacano:
I got Google play working, just cleared data and reinstalled