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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fleakm:
Anyone know what the latest baseband is for our phones?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blusir:
S902lUDU3AOG2 I believe.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoMoxie:
Bluetooth on my Galaxy S5 (SM-S902L) is suddenly "unable to communicate with" ANY Bluetooth device. That's the message i get when i try. Bluetooth can scan, can find a Bluetooth device, but cannot connect to it, giving me that message. it's happened on 4 different devices, 3 of which were previously paired and working. I've tried unpairing and re-pairing. Didn't work. I tried restarting the phone. Didn't fix it. I tried removing the sim card and reinserting. No help there. Running out of ideas. Solutions, anyone? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hthomas49:
too bad none of this is understandable by a human. Even though my 4.4.2 version works fin, I'd like to be able to update. Is this a Straight Talk issue or Samsung issue?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BearTrapRuss:
SM-S902L Updated to Android 7.1.2

I was able to update (thanks to all the wonderful XDA contributors) my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-S902L on the TracFone network. It wasn't the easiest or least intimidating thing I have done but was successful after a few hours of hard work. Starting Android Version 4.4.2

Here are the steps I used

1. Go to settings -> about -> tap on build number 7 times to unlock developer mode

2. Download Odin on PC and install and run.

3. Boot phone in Download mode and connect USB to PC & Phone, allow USB Debugging.

4. Download TWRP to PC and install on phone via Odin.

5. Complete full (and I mean everything) system backup to SD card in Phone.

6. Download LineageOS build for klte and move to SD card as .zip file using adb

7. Download LineageOS Google Apps and move to SD card as .zip file using adb

8. Take a very deep breath and unplug USB from phone and reboot into recovery mode.

9. Take another very deep breath and Select wipe/advanced wipe to wipe out "data, cache, and system"

10. Go back to recovery main menu and select LineageOS klte zip file and install, follow any prompts offered.

11. Repeat install for the LineageOS google apps file, follow any prompts offered.

If at any time you get a fail message (I did the first two attempts and almost had a heart attack the first time) use the recovery file created in step 5 to restore "data, cache, and system"

When successful in all messages for install, reboot and be patient. I plugged my phone in for charging, but not to the computer just a charging plug. It took almost 35 minutes for the reboot to complete so don't hold your breath.

I hope this is helpful and I used enough of the correct terminology that others can find their way through the process. When I started the middle of January I was overwhelmed. Three weeks of study and I have a phone that is now running Android Version 7.1.2 (15 Feb 2018 build) without any problems. Calling, WiFi, Blutooth and messaging all works. The funny thing I have is that all the TracFone garbage apps are gone, but I didn't root the phone to do it. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amrinder2000:
I Need the Files please
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cherranbo:
Mega thanks for this guide, both for the instructions and multiple reassurances. By combining it with LineageOS's klte install guide, I was able to install the latest LineageOS 16/Android Pie nightly build onto my Tracfone Galaxy S5. I'm extra thankful for your recommendation do a full backup with TWRP before upgrading-- I didn't need it during the installation process, but it saved my butt because I needed it to get calls/SMS working after installation (it wasn't a baseband/modem issue, see below for details).

A few notes I would like to add from my experience:

You may be tempted to enable zip verification in TWRP's options, but it will always fail because TWRP doesn't realize LineageOS is legit. If you want TWRP to verify your zips before installing, use TWRP's MD5 file integrity checker instead.

MAKE A FULL BACKUP IN TWRP like BearTrapRuss said to, because after upgrading you may be unable to use calls/SMS/data, and it may give you a "Mobile network not available" error. If this happens, go into TWRP and restore only the EFS option. LineageOS developer haggertk seems to know about this issue. For step-by-step instructions, or if you do not have an EFS partition backup, see this post.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
Well I'll give it a try! Fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bumpum:
Well i have another development, i made a debrick.img for the sm-s902l that can be downloaded here:

http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/512090/debrick.img

Also have a zip file that can be used to make your own debrick.img that can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45725480&postcount=45

Its for a different device but it works and is really easy to use, just install in recovery and it will pump out a debrick.img of your phone.

Then you would have to follow one of the many sdcard debrick guides, but sometimes you need the stock firmware if things really get bad. Ill keep looking for that but i doubt we will ever get it. Good luck flashing roms if you have any sucess please post it here:)

Thanks to [MENTION=4081205]DocHoliday77[/MENTION] for the .zip file

P.s [MENTION=3355956]apsavarese[/MENTION] we already rooted this phone a few posts back

Edit almost forgot PIT file for odin flashing stock firmware if we ever get it : http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/512092/out.pit
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Bumpum, I flashed blisspop 5.1.1

I'm not sure I have data though, it asked me to insert a sim , which is already in there... Everything seems to be working other than that. I lost your # when I flashed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bumpum:
I pm'd ya no u wont have data thats all the sims for id return to stock for now i had the same problem with rez remix after i edited the script so itd flash. Im done screwin with it today. Id like to get a test phone off ebay maybe just dont feel like riskin mine atm
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Hey what kind of Sim card do we need? I have a 4g/lteVerizon Sim but that doesn't work. It worked for my s3...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
Wondering if this phone is Sim Unlocked like the iPhone 5 Straighttalk had. Due to FCC terms that Verizon cannot lock LTE phones, wouldn't this apply to any LTE phone under a Verizon MVNO? They are using the same 700Mhz band right? For LTE that is.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
I don't know. I've never come across anything saying as much yet.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Well I've managed to delete my stock rom. By accident. I'm on acheron, wich I like. But I want to have stock to be able to fall back on in case anything starts not working. Any advice?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
Still kinda confused

First off, thanks for everyone's involvement in this issue. I was starting to think I was the only one having problems getting Lollipop on this device!

I'm still having problems getting a root. I successfully flashed twrp klte using Odin, but it says I still don't have a root. Am I missing a step?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bumpum:
[MENTION=3355956]apsavarese[/MENTION] Ya when in twrp click reboot, then system, it will ask if you want supersu, click yes.

If not download super su place zip on sdcard then flash it with twrp.

Btw MOAR rom for the verizon s5 is sweet works great on this phone thanks to [MENTION=6710276]ddjr[/MENTION] for finding it. Hes found many others 2 but has bricked his s5. Dunno if anyone can help him out with that
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
[MENTION=6927266]Bumpum[/MENTION] I think the issue I'm having is that twrp isn't flashing correctly. Shouldn't I be able to get into it using the Power+Volume Up+Home combo? Right now that's just taking me to the stock recovery.

I'm a closeted n00b. :eek:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
Sweet baby Jeebus, I got it working! Saw somewhere on the interwebs that if Odin doesn't work properly, unckeck Auto Reboot, then do a battery pull after flashing TWRP. Worked like a charm.

I'm probably the dumbest person on this thread, so I have to give a HUGE thanks to everyone who has posted! :victory:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
That's awesome! Now flash moar rom and stop there. Don't Bork your phone!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
That was gonna be my next question. Are there any ROMs that will bork it? CM12 or something? I'll check out moar rom.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
I like m.o.a.r. rom the most. Phoenix rom works quite well. Alliance rom. Any rom that will run on a g900v phone will work on ours. But my favorite so far that I've come across is m.o.a.r
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
I finally got moar loaded up, and fell into the bootloop vortex when changing the ringtone/system volume link. Apparently this is a common issue. Sheesh. Am going to try reflashing the rom as well as a couple fixes.

CM12 kills the cellular connection. Bummer.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
First boot up takes forever. Try again and give it 15 minutes or so. It's worth the wait!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
Can anyone make calls using MOAR rom? When I try to make one, it immediately ends the call. Can't receive calls either. In Settings, it shows that I have a voice connection, PRL code, and whatnot.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
I would try a dirty reinstall. Right over top of moar, install moar. With no wiping. Sometimes, as with any rom, you just don't get a good flash. I had no problems with moar, everything worked
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
I've tried installing it a handful of times and still can't get calling feature to work. I guess I'll be trying another rom for the time being...

It's SO weird though, everywhere I look in my system settings, it shows that I'm connected to Verizon and have voice connection.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
That is weird. I would suggest alliance ROM. Very customizable. Anyone have any idea why he can't make calls? Hey, can you send/receive texts?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
I can make and receive text messages, which makes it even weirder. However, I flashed Phoenix rom, which is almost identical to moar, and calls work perfectly. I wonder if I needed to flash a modem? I'm curious if that's what broke CM12 for us too. I absolutely love cyanogenmod, so fixing the calling issue on cm12 would be a hella win for me!

Also, I couldn't figure out for the life of me where to find an s900v link for Alliance rom. Think you drop me a link?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Let me just say this: make good stock backups, and save them on your computer, your harddrive, your SD card... etc.... once you screw up your modem you're done (unless you have stock backups WITH modem). Alliance rom has more/better features than phoenix did.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apsavarese:
I made a backup with TWRP before I flashed anything, but I'm not sure if even that will get me back to square one. Looks like I'm all-in with these roms!

Here's my current sitch:

Moar rom won't make calls (presumably no modem). I'm too chicken to go flashing modems willy-nilly.

I'm on Phoenix rom now, and liking it quite a bit, but GPS is broken. I've been posting on their threads and get the idea that I need to flash a rom with a working gps, get locked on a satellite with High Accuracy mode, then flash Phoenix rom again, and all should work as it should.

Am I the only person who just canNOT get a rom to work?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
Sammobile has posted the Android 4.4.2 firmware, get them while they are hot. :)

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/59939/S902LUDUAOD3_S902LTFNAOD3_TFN/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
I have S902LUDU3AOG2 this is 4.4.2 version. Not sure if OD3 is before or after the one on my device.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
What is the build date? More details.. The one posted is 4/15/2015
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
6/13/2015

So a little newer version, also it is unlocked and still able to be rooted as I have already done.

When you guys put Verizon Roms on this phone does it also unlock the GSM side like the Verizon version has? I tried a GSM sim and it said invalid sim card.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
When you say unlocked and be able to be rooted.. are you stating or asking.. i dnt have the phone yet.. hopefully i get one soon to experiment on.. but seema that tracfone has this one locked out.

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Also can you send me the tracfone device manager apk? You can back up with es file explorer.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
I rooted it and put twrp on it with no issues, so it is unlocked.

Why would you want the tracfone device manager app by the way?

I actually deleted it but I can get it from backup with a little work.

Viper
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
I got a hunch that controls or maybe related to have the phone sim unlocked.. and i do hope that if am able to get the unlock code it will be a permanent unlock.. unlike the S4 that we only found a temp unlock solution. O yeah the bootloader should be unlocked.. so any verizon roms should work. Try flashing a verizon stock rom via flashfire app. It should allow you to flash a the system image and kernel ONLY.

Also since the bootloader is unlocked if with the verizon kernel the wifi stops working then i believe it should allow you to flash a custom kernel from an international variant. Damn wish i had a test device for all this.

Sorry to ask to do all this man, but if you are ok to do so then go ahead if not then that is also ok.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
Message me I will send you a dropbox link.

I do not think it will matter if you unlock the sim card, Samsung states this to be only the following bands

Frequencies And Data Type Main 4G LTE FDD : B4(AWS),B13(700)

Main 3G CDMA : BC0(800),BC1(1900)

Main 2G CDMA : CDMA800,USPCS1900

Compared to Verizon S5 below:

Frequencies And Data Type LTE: Bands 4/13; CDMA 1x/EVDO Rev.A: 800/1900MHz;

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
It does say that but since the bootloader is unlocked i can have a look at unlocking other frequencies. Since am outside of the USA then for me it works.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
When you open that app.. does is ask you for anything?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
Yeah it just says

Welcome:

Please insert a content card.

The application is now active.

Thats it nothing else.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
Hmm.. could be what tracfone uses to flash aome sort of thing to the phone.. will check for more details on this.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
It does not appear top do anything, and I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with unlocking other frequencies.

I think you are barking up the wrong tree with the apk.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aromerblz:
No not for unlocking the frequency.. but sim unlock.. checked the app but nothing.. will see when i get the phone and unlock code.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper32:
Unlock Code will do you no good. The phone never ask for one with foreign sim in it.

Only Says Invalid Sim card, with Verizon Rom it does not say that but it also does not read the sim card either.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerokenshinxx00:
Tried rooting my phone when i get to Odin step its saying failed after i checked start

Ok i found out when i unchecked reactivation lock it was able to pass on Odin. But when i tried to boot into recovery it says unable to boot into normal recovery. Do i need to uncheck Auto Reboot and do battery pull method the recent poster suggested? if so how is this method performed?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
issue using Odin also

I have been trying to use Odin (v3.09) to flash twrp-2.8.7.0-klte

Everytime I try, it fails. Here is the info that it gives me...

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<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> recovery.img

<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)

I have a straightalk phone

MODEL SM-S902L

VERSION 4.4.2

BASEBAND VERSION S902LUDU3AOG2

I have tried to flash with the "Auto Reboot" checked AND unchecked in Odin, but still get the same error.

Do I need to flash to a stockfirmware before trying to flash the TWRP one?

Sorry for the Newb question(s).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwotkwot:
did you get this figured out?

describe what you did in odin, what which recovery did you use?

is the recovery in the right format? was it a .tar.md5 file?

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after you tried to flash TWRP and it said "failed!" does your phone boot normally? when you boot into recovery, (hold home, volume up, power) does it power up with normal recovery mode? if so, no you don't need to flash stock firmware. The stock firmware would need to be flashed via odin if you bricked, bootlooped, or messed up your phone when trying to flash it.

if you need the stock firmware here is a link for your phone- GALAXY S5- SM-S902L

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-S902L/

just sign up and you should be good to go. I would download that and save it somewhere safe before proceeding any further.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
Yes, it boots to normal recovery mode.

I have that file downloading, just to have it, Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerokenshinxx00:
No im still stuck. this was the format recovery.tar.md5. I think i may have used the wrong recovery file. I used the one from the twrp from the 900h thread. Is this the wrong recovery.........?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
You def. Downloaded the wrong file. I pm'ed you, but you want the s5 qualcomm klte version
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerokenshinxx00:
Woohoo thanks DDjr It WORKED!! Over 12 hours trying to figure dis out. So glad to be done. Thanks again man!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwotkwot:
awesome man. I just got this phone yesterday, what roms are you thinking about? and for everyone else here, what roms have you used? any suggestions? 24 hours of stock is too long for me i want to unleash this beast.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
anything new I should try?

I have tried using:

Odin 3.07 and 3.09

twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.tar

I've tried leaving the autoreboot option checked and unchecked while flashing the twrp file.

I keep getting "failed" in Odin.

It will boot normally after "failed"

it will boot into normal recovery (volume up, home, pwr)

I've done a factory wipe and tried again with the same result.

Maybe I am using the wrong file? idk.

TIA for any help/suggestions.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Are you putting your phone into Odin mode? Developer options, USB debugging?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
Odin mode - Yes, when the phone is off I am pressing volume DOWN, Power, and the Home button. then I hit the volume up to go into download mode (Odin mode)

yes, USB debugging is checked
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
You have to turn your phone off, then put it into download mode. Hold the home button, the power button, and the volume DOWN button. Then install with odin. With your tar in the ap slot
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
yes, I have done all that. I rooted my Verizon S5 with no problems. I'm not sure why I can't root this one (straight talk variant)

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I had my reactivation lock turned on for some stupid reason. UGH!!!!!!

Thanks for the replies!!!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerokenshinxx00:
DDjr suggested Romantic. Gonna try and put it on later.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
"Romantic" is what my spellchecker did with "rom". Don't go looking for romantic. Try m.o.a.r. rom. Or alliance. Sorry about that!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwotkwot:
lol

thanks [MENTION=6710276]ddjr[/MENTION] I took your advice and flashed alliance rom to my new s5. a lot of customization features.. love it Everythings working great on my straight talk sm-902L XD
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larnaen:
Just a quick warning that the currently available firmware file for this device on SamMobile, with baseband identifier S902LUDUAOD3, is *older* than the version which is currently available on phones being sold in stores.

I have just somehow managed to soft brick my brand new S5 after using the "FlashFire" tool to try to load the "G900V stock rooted ROM" image. The phone no longer boots up (it just repeatedly gets to the Samsung logo then stops booting and restarts).

When I attempt to recover the device using Odin v3.10.6 to push the SamMobile firmware file with baseband id OD3, it fails with "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot] Fused 3 > Binary 2".

(My device's firmware's baseband identifier was S902LUDU3AOG2 ... although I can't see that any more since I have no screen on the phone that I can access that knows that id#).

I took a complete Nandflash backup of the phone with TWRP, and my attempts to wipe the device then restore from that backup also fail -- they leave the phone soft-bricked (in a "reboot loop").

Is this fixable? I find this outcome really surprising because the Nandflash backup seems really complete -- it has the factory-default working boot, modem, system partition info okay. Not sure why the phone would fail to start up with all this backed-up data restored.

I'd be interested to hear anyone's suggestions about how to get this new S902L working again. I guess, worst case, I could always just return it to the retail store where I bought it yesterday?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddjr:
Return it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrMindbender:
When you installed the Alliance rom, did you update the bootloader and modem from here in TWRP before installing the rom?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwotkwot:
No

all i did was wipe, install alliance.zip via twrp and added supersu in the zip.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy...iancerom-build-3-rom-control-t2818632/page153

i used [MENTION=5531063]snoman63[/MENTION] 's link he provided for build 2.

let me know if you need any help as i am assuming we have the same device.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrMindbender:
Thanks, I might take you up on that. Ive been through hell with this phone. I soft bricked it and had to use Larnaen' suggestion above to restore, thank god i made backups. and I guess I'm fortunate, I don't have the triangle problem.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumtingwong1381:
I am having troubles with my notifications ONLY showing up once I connect to wifi... (such as Snapchat, facebook, etc.) I'm not sure if its a modem issue or not.

I rooted my s5 (SM-S902L) and installed MOAR on it (G900V Version). My current baseband is OG2. Should I use the modem link (above) and flash it?