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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] anticloud:
Be careful

I too have the utmost confidence in EFS Pro, and I have recovered using it, successfully. But, I will add that the day the first edition of lollipop came out, as an OTA, I did in fact lock my bootloader. However, I did have an aboot.mbn backup from kitkat 4.4.4 yet had to send it to one of the developers so they could trim it and make it flashable again, and thus within a day or so of lollipop hitting the streets I had a dev edition of lollipop. Be aware, from kitkat 4.4.4 to the first edition of lollipop there was no incremented bootloader, so my aboot.mbn did in fact work, take my word for it (and hsbadr's) I was dead lucky.

But, and a big BUTT, hsbadr is correct, you have to be careful not to take on an OTA which increments the bootloader thus there is a high risk of not being able to flash your existing aboot.mbn - and because I was so confident that EFS Pro and my newly flashable aboot.mbn would save me, I was dead wrong when the first update to lollipop came down the pipe - the bootloader was in fact incremented, stuck in retail, and had to send my phone into samsung to get reflashed. and yes, they reflashed it to an incremented bootloader with developer mode, and I had to go through the exercise of using EFS Pro to backup my new aboot.mbn, and have a developer, once again, trim it out and make it reflashable for odin.

See, using EFS Pro's backup copy, with EFS Pro, not a problem, you can reflash using that all day long, yet the backups made by EFS Pro (in my experience) are not odin flashable. the aboot.mbn binary had to be trimmed - the extra fat in the file had to be removed. then I could reflash using odin, and have done so with the updated aboot.mbn already...

Samsung - will be more than happy to bring your phone back to developer edition should you lock it accidentally, it'd be advised that you have a spare phone around so you can use it while the note 4 is repaired - as neither Verizon or Samsung will supply you with one, and it can be very costly if you have to buy one. I was lucky.

just sharing.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] stueycaster:
Agreed. It's wicked important to get the developer to convert the EFS Pro back-up of the aboot partition to an aboot.tar.md5 image. But it's also wicked important to follow only the "Safe Upgrade" procedures. Never take an OTA update or flash a retail bootloader on a Dev. Ed. phone. Be careful. Read all the information available and ask whatever question you need to so you'll fully understand the proper procedures. People in this forum will gladly answer questions because we all hate to see someone screw up their crazy expensive developer device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ajh16:
Wish I could give you more thanks for confirming that Samsung will indeed unlock if you send it in. I wondered about that. And yes, I'm very, very aware of aboot and bootloader incrementing. I understand that safe builds don't flash the incremented bootloader, but I wasn't sure if they included older SBL versions that might not be compatible with portions of my newer ABOOT. I was worried about incompatibility on the other side. Not that I couldn't recover by reflashing a newer version, but identifying the proper new version would be risky as I also would need to avoid incrementing too far. (Which is where the EFS backup comes in with cloning the images of those partitions, and yes, I was aware they aren't directly odinable.)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] oneandroidnut:
If I am on N910VVRU1BOAF all i need to do is flash N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5.7z to get to the latest?? and i can still roll back to kitkat if i want??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jam2315:
*followed everything flawlessly all the way until I installed new twrp and it didn't replace my factory android recovery. I tried to flash it again thru android recovery and it says complete by still every time I reboot it comes up the regular android recovery not twrp. I installed root check again just to check and now it's saying I don't have root access anymore. I did everything step by step and had zero problems. Please tell me you can help me here. Please get back to me as soon as possible. I am sending donation ur way ASAP too and will post my results in the thread to maybe get additional help. Also tried to flash jasmine rom thru the factory android recovery from SD card and it will not do that either by I'm assuming now that's bc I do not have root anymore or twrp. Surely I'm not screwed here. Do I have to roll back to KK to get root back and try all over again??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jam2315:
I managed to get root back and and new twrp loaded. Flashed Jasmine ROM and everything is working now. My only question now is (and I might need to ask in the specific roms thread) WiFi tether is still asking for subscription and fails. Guess it needs the xposed module probably.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jpcalhoun:
Losing Data

Has anyone experienced losing data after upgrading to BOG5?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] xamius:
So I have the developer edition, I flashed girmware via Odin and rebotted, fctory reset etc. Now I am trying to flash the twrp recovery via recovery mode and when I try to flash via external storage I get dm-verify failed, and it is not letting me look inside sd card to flash recovery. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] cam1pbell:
Download TWRP tar and flash using ODIN.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] psone:
Please forgive the somewhat n00b question. But, once I have applied both to a retail unit, can I now take OTA updates or still no? I went from KK. I just don't want to lose the ability to root should that ever become an option.

Also, I applied the bootloader from the op but when I view "about phone" the baseband still ends with BOG5. Is that normal? I tried applying it a second time, no change.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] stueycaster:
No you can't. If you ever take an OTA update it will change your bootloader to one that can't be changed.

The Baseband is your radios. The bootloader doesn't show in "About Phone".

Sent from my SM-N910V DE w/MoRom
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] doubleplay648:
Help Please

I'm having some trouble upgrading my note 4 developer edition to lollipop 5.0.1, I reset my firmware to a clean version of N910VVRU1ANJ5_StockRestore via Odin. Then I attempted to flash the N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar via odin. I came up with a firmware error and had to revert back to N910VVRU1ANJ5. I was worried i turned it into a retail model but was able to flash TWRP via odin again. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong or post a small step-by-step guide so i can update to lollipop and root my Developer Edition.

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jcip17:
I would go through the BOF1 Lollipop upgrade first. Just follow the directions on the safe upgrade thread. Then do BOG5 upgrade if you want. Just go slow and take your time. Read twice flash once lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] hsbadr:
Make sure that "REACTIVATION LOCK" is OFF in the Download Mode, or uncheck it in Settings/Scurity. Then, directly flash N910VVRU2BOG5_StockRestore.tar.md5.7z via Odin!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jcip17:
I have a couple of questions. Does the stock lollipop BOG5 kernel work correctly? I am a little confused because it seems we must rely on the multisystem kernel. I remember there being a brightness issue in BOF1. I am just wondering if they fixed the issue on the newest version of Lollipop. How are the retail users dealing with this brightness issue? There is some audio problems I am having with either the multisystem kernel or the Lollipop OS. If I play music then turn it off. Then when I put my phone on silent mode and mute the media volume and play an instagram video without sound it plays less than a second outloud of the music I was listening to earlier. This should not happen when I am in silent mode. Is somebody able to make a flashable stock lollipop BOG5 kernel so I can test it ? Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Zueski:
There is a patched kernel in the 1st post of this thread. Right after the multisystem kernel.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jcip17:
I tried flashing that and wiping the caches but it wouldnt get past the first splash screen. Is the most recent version for BOG? Because I'm on BOF right now. I had nothing but problems with BOG, it seems like BOF is more stable on my device at least.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Zueski:
I'm on OG5 right now and using that patched kernel. That setup works pretty well for me. Multisystem doesn't work for me at all. I would wake up in the middle of the night and my phone would be on the splash screen and would never start up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] jcip17:
Nice I'm gonna try that setup later
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Gravemoss42:
is this what i should see in odin as i flash? i have let it sit for approx 40 min at this stage....

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..

<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> boot.img
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] gcounts:
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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dwillian:
Will a safe upgrade to N910VVRU2BOK3 be available at some point? I'm not requesting an ETA, but would like to know if a safe upgrade is a possibility and if it is in work. Thanks for all your good work [MENTION=5868929]hsbadr[/MENTION].
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] hsbadr:
Maybe, but you need to ask for Samsung official firmware 1st. I can't see the Odin tar available on Kies or any website.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] mlips821:
hello, thanks for all your work in making these updates safe for all. in regards to getting official stock BOK3 firmware from Verizon just was reading that Verizon's Software Update for N910VVRU2BOK3 is CORRUPTED! check out https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/901904.

you can see for yourself if you haven't heard about it already. just thought would post this so people know it might be a little bit until an official stock comes around for you to mess with.

thanks again for all your hard work. much appreciated
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dwillian:
I checked Samsung.com and no firmware downloads for the Verizon Galaxy Note 4 are listed. I sent an e-mail to their technical support to try and find out if a downloadable copy is available. Fingers crossed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] mlips821:
if you read the post right above yours I told you why there is no downloadable copy yet. all you had to do was look at my post. No reason to contact samsung tech
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dwillian:
It never hurts to ask IMHO. I read the post you mention and it looks like only about 4 people are claiming the firmware is corrupted. There is no confirmation from Verizon that the firmware is corrupted. BTW: I've seen way more posts from people that accepted the OTA update and are experiencing improved performance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dwillian:
I heard back from Samsung and here is what they said:

"...I would like to inform you that we do not store any update online and updates were only available via OTA via Wi-Fi network. We do not recommend customer to flash the device by their own as it will void the warranty of the device and might bring many issues..."

So it appears that we may not be able to get a copy of the firmware in flashable form. Hmm...I'm now wondering if it may be possible to capture an OTA update file and then make it flashable. I would be willing to try, but I have no idea if it is possible, or how to proceed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] mlips821:
was NOT my intention to sound rude. apologies if I did. but that is reason why it is not out anywhere on internet yet. Verizon is checking into issues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] bowman1966:
Hey Guys, I folloed the instructions and use correct file and when Odin gets ready to complete it fails and my phone says Update didnt install need to use verizon software assistant and a pc to fix the problem. I already had the VZW tar5 file and used Odin to fix the phone but wanted to ask what could cause the problem with it failing? I have retail 5.0.1 SM910V 910VVRU2B0G5. Odin says incorrect software or something to that effect. Any help is greatly appreciated.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] anrichardson:
We're you already on a safe upgrade version that you can roll back to or upgrade to? Or did you ever take an OTA?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] bowman1966:
No update at the time. The phone came with the 5.0.1 I ended up taking the OTA now I'm 5.1.1 .I'm just going to have to wait for an exploit if there ever be one.. I'm sure now that I took the Verizon update I'm pretty much stuck with it like it is. Thanks for the reply.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] synmlb:
@jam2315

I'm in a similar situation. I followed the instructions carefully and installed the Safe Upgrade to BOG5, installed TWRP again, but don't know how to install SuperSU. It keeps saying I'm not rooted. I checked with Root Check and sure enough I'm not rooted now even though I was when I started the process.

How did you get root back? What specifically in the process actually does the root?

Could [MENTION=5868929]hsbadr[/MENTION] or [MENTION=1282170]jam2315[/MENTION] or someone help me get rooted and install SuperSU again?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] hsbadr:
1st: You may want to safely upgrade to LP 5.1.1 N910VVRU2BPA1 from here.

2nd: You may flash the latest BETA-SuperSU-v2.67-20160203160253-TruncatedBoot-Fix.zip or the stable version from here via TWRP 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] anrichardson:
Will the BOG5 safe upgrade work going back from BPA1? I have a friend that isn't likeing the BPA1 at the moment but we are locked in lollipop land, will this work if we are on the latest BPA1?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] anrichardson:
Edit: You can not use Safe Upgrade BOG5 from BPA1 official. It failed right at the end. It looked like it was all going to work, but nope. I tested, if anybody was wondering.

But you can go back to official BOG5 from official BPA1.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] neva4self:
I'm watching the Root Junky video and when he partitioned the SD card he only left 5GB of his memory to the left side partion (FAT32) which he said is the partition that becomes the actual SD card. He used the rest of the SD card space for the right side partition (EXT4) which I belive is for the ROMS correct? I was watching another video where the guy did the exact opposite and only left about 8GB on the EXT4 partition because he said that 8GB is more that enough space for about two ROMS. Which video is correct? I have a 128GB card and I don't want to shrink it down any smaller than it actually has to be. What is an accurate amount of space to leave for the EXT4 partition? I am planing on installing the Jasmine ROM.

*SORRY PLEASE DISREGARD THIS POST, I ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION BY READING THE Q&A FOR MULTISYSTEM THREAD* After all, reading is fundamental lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] neva4self:
If I'm going to flash Jasmine Rom v3.1 WITHOUT MultiSytem do I still need to flash the MutiSystem kernel from the link provided in the instructions?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Ethan9987:
I need some help! I tried to flash this to restore my phone and "safely" upgrade to 5.0.1, it gets to this step and fails.

<ID:0/011> tz.mbn

<ID:0/011> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/011>

<ID:0/011> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fillion_f:
I accidentally hardbricked my Moto G. I had official OTA 5.0.1 soft, and i decided to flash a custom ROM. I had to flash stock 4.4.2 to rescue my device after softbrick, and everything went well. Then i updated it to 4.4.4 via official OTA and my phone wont turn on now and is only visible as qhsusb_bulk in device manager. I guess i should followthis guide to revive my phone, but which firmware do I chode now? 4.4.2, 4.4.4 or 5.0.1? I bought my phone on Amazon UK. Thanks for help.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxious651:
I got a white S5 from a friend, but I really prefer the black version instead.

Is it possible to get a black screen/front glass face for my white S5? then get a black home button and back cover to fully transform it? Or is there more to it than that?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxious651:
Anyone? Well this is disappointing.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxious651:
Thanks a lot guys, really.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean89us:
You could, but honestly it would be a large expense and a lot of work for no functional benefit. You would be better off selling yours and purchasing another one (used or refurb) in black.
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo S5310] David Masa:
FULL LIST OF ALL RECOVERIES

CWM-6.0.4.X

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2728655​

PhilZ Touch 6

http://xdaforums.com/pocket-neo/orig-development/recovery-cwm-philz-touch-t2937983

PhilZ Touch recovery with Odin

http://mundopocketneo.blogspot.com.br/2015/02/recovery-philz-touch-recovery-6.html

TWRP custom recovery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2745744

CWM-recovery v6.0.5.1

https://mega.nz/#!IwgVzZab!bVuHPHoaBIr4XOmt6KAIXI7LRs-INJuXd-NBHcWLXUU​
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo S5310] Lennoard:
Where is the Stock ? :3

And CWM v6.0.5.1 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo S5310] David Masa:
I don't got the stock but I can post the download link of cwm v6.0.5.1
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo S5310] Nickblorck:
are all this stable ???
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo S5310] educorand:
How i can apply the file .img for the phone ? Flash by Odin ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apurva.giri:
After the Samsung event today, when the pre-order went live, I got crazy over which one to buy. Even on samsung website, they have put a teaser to select the one I like. For being a note fan, I was inclined towards Note although I loved the edge display of S6 (never liked the 'S' series though). But finally, I took the big step. Ordered one S6 Edge+. Thought why not give a try, I can always change it after a year or two if its not that good, but I gotta try the edge for once.

So, which one did you buy ? :D (if you thought its worth the upgrade ofcourse). Or do you think I made a mistake ?
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HMpenguinify:
Yeah who know's if it's a good choice or not - tell us what it's like when you get it

Note 5 pretty much killed the Note series
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apurva.giri:
I'll get it on 28th. I expected a delivery with the release date, however, I booked mine from BestBuy since they were giving away a free wireless charger (please note that this is not the fast wireless charging pad). I'll post some reviews once I use it for considerable time.:cyclops:
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nookcoloruser:
If you're one of 750 million people in Europe Samsung made the decision for you ...

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[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetbeen:
I'm still on my note 2 here. I was waiting for the announcement to decide if I wanted to go to note 4 or note 5.

The lack of SD card and no removable battery killed it for me.

Then I saw the new keyboard case!!

Omg be still my heart! It's been 4 years since my beloved HTC G2 and it's physical keyboard.

I might jump ship from the note and go for the s6 edge +!

I don't use my spen very often...
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebecca616:
I like the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge plus, but the battery maybe the big problem which is bother me. Do I need to carry a power bank with it all day lone?:eek::eek::eek:
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GlumRipper:
I wonder if existing S6 Edge owners will be pissed since they just bought a spanking new phone only a few months back, and now so soon an upgrade has been released.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madgalaxy:
Edge+ for me. I rarely used the S-Pen and just bought the Note line due to the large screen. Battery is a concern, but we will see.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Motorpsycho:
Note 4. Samsung makes decision easy.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lembo:
Being in the UK it would have to be the S6 Edge+. The only issue is that currently my provider (O2) has announced There will be 1 capacity available - 32GB but it hasn't even been 24 hours so I'm hoping it's incorrect.

Currently running 96GB on my Note
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
Exactly. The only thing good about the Note 5 or S6 Edge+ is the looks, mostly everything else is a downgrade over the Note 4.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SousukeUK:
Hey fellow loyal Samsung user who don't exist according to Samsung!

Even though I would have managed to get over the fact that for what ever reason the Samsung god decided we are not worthy of Note 5, when I went to O2 website and saw the only option of 32 GB.... I simply just close the tab and went to look at XiaoMi Redmi Note 2!
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cafi96:
Right, Note 5 would have been my best choice for an high-end device to buy.

So... I'll buy a Nexus 5 2015.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmesCell:
I got a ship notification for the GS6E+ for a Monday delivery. I guess AT&T had them ready. I just ordered a few hours ago.
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XXX01:
Im soo hyped i just got both the S6 Edge+ and the Note 5 pre ordered and im going forum post trigger happy lol I hope they mod, custom rom etc the works on these devices cuz i cant wait to see what these magicians can do with these devices!
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MANswers:
which color are u getting, looks like US is getting only the black and the gold version, i was keen on the silver titanium version.

The verizon store owner who is also a friend told me that the gold version looks very classy, as a samsung rep brought it over to the store to show it to him.

I am kinda finding it hard figure out, if i should get the gold or the black
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juggalosupastar:
Decided on the edge+ cause i never use the s-pen
[Galaxy S6 Edge+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyclingDev:
[YOUTUBE]t99B6IPATCg[/YOUTUBE] first guy in UK to get one ! maybe in the world