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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghujii:
There should not be anything attempting to download when you boot into ''download mode'' if there is, its highly likely there are still particulates of the last bad flash. I would as he said above, enable USB debugging and the like, and install safe strap to be safe. After safe strap is done and youve followed the tutorial which you can find in another thread on this site, boot your phone down and then power it back on, safe strap should come up first, when it does so push the ''recovery'' option to enter safe strap( someone correct me if thats wrong, my phone is currently dead/charging so i cant check) From there you can back up to an SD card, make sure you enable compression when you do.

Once thats done, WIPE YOUR PHONE, and Cache,( maybe dalvik as well if you cant find it dont worry.)and its all on SD CARD, then attempt to dirty flash( I dont recommend), or clean flash your device WITH safe strap. This typically entails downloading a .zip file and opening it THROUGH safestrap, which is done the same way as backing up your data, only via another option in the menu. Simply put; Back up data with safe strap, after thats done push back and choose FLASH, it should show you all available items it can flash from/to, pick and pray. I didnt go this route when I tried, I attempted to brute force the Bootlocked S5A, and it caused some errors that I now have reversed after much pain. If I HAD safe strapped, It may have went smoother for me, and may for you. Safestrap for us Samsung users is the same as Clockwork Mod for the rest if you weren't aware.

I'll edit this when my phone charges and I can walk you through appropriately, if need be MSG me and Ill do it as soon as I receive the message via this thread if I have not already.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
hi guys! good day! i have tried the new method twice! and odin fails everytime! the problem is with the modem.bin! is there any way to fix this?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Make sure you're running lollipop and not Kit Kat and make sure you have the correct phone model. If you don't meet both those requirements then it won't work.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
it has on lollipop recoverymode comes up with LRX21T.G870AUCU1B0C5. ISNT that lollipop? download mode also says ;A2, P1
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Yeah that information is correct. You might want to download the latest version of ODIN and try again. (Make sure you're putting the modem.bin file in the correct spot in Odin.)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
I think I have the latest odin.. And modem can only fit in the cp field I think. Its just not working for me. I tried doing each part separately. And the modem flash always fail.

---------- Post added at 06:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 AM ----------

I used odin 3.10 and also tried with odin 3.7
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
Hey irontac. Since you came up with this fix. Are you able to tell me why those s5 go into bootloop like that? By the way mine is not in bootloop. It hangs on the AT&T logo (the glob) . I was thinking maybe I need to flash the system.img , but where can I find that. And how can I flash it by itself? Actually the phone belongs to a friend. He seems to have rooted it. But I don't know what else he messed with.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
You might want to boot into recovery mode and try to factory reset it normally. If his phone is rooted you could also flash a custom rom to it and get it out of Bootloop.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
I also forgot to mention you can't get ahold of the system.img because it's not released to the public.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
Yeah. I wanted it back to stock. I downloaded the 5.0 cfg file. Opened it up and I realized that there is no system.img in there. Oh Well. You think it would boot if I used kitKat system.img?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
If you flash the Kit Kat system.img you might have to downgrade the kernel also. I would give it a try and see if it works.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
Ok. Thanks.I checked again in the 5.0 cfg file and I saw that instead of a system.img it has a system folder and the normal folders and apps are included. Do you know how to convert it(system folder ) into a flashable workerable system.img? If it can be converted to a system.img then flashing with odin would be easy
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firareza:
Hello, completely android noob here.

The 1st method stopped my device from bootlooping. But it stuck on Samsung Galaxy S5 Powered By Android screen with Set warranty bit : kernel text on the top. So, what now? Should i flash my phone using odin?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
I would try the second method.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firareza:
whoops, wrong room. my model number is G900F. no wonder it keep saying fail.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Well mistakes happen. Good luck finding the right way to fix it!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronbinokc:
No avail!

I have tried your first and second methods. This phone is about to push me over the edge! It belongs to a friend, and I wish I could tell you everything I've tried to get this thing off the "Samsung, Powered by android" screen, but I can't. Please let me know what information you need from this thing to help...I greatly appreciate it, in advance!!

I can already tell you I'm on LRX21T.G870AUCU1B0C5. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Sorry I couldn't get to your message sooner. If the first and second method didn't work, would you mind telling me what it said when you flashed the files? From the looks of the fingerprint you are on Android Lollipop so I don't know what the problem could be.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phi303:
My little cousin said he went into SU and did "full unroot" and after the reboot got stuck on the AT&T logo, the kid brought the phone to me in search of help.

I've tried every which way I could think of using odin, the first method and the second method and also tired to try and reflash everything under the sun and cannot find a solution. I can get into download and recovery fine but I cannot flash anything: odin flashes fail except when I when I use odin to flash boot.tar (AP), modem.bin (CP), recovery.tar (BL), it's one of the few times the flash is a pass instead of a fail; recovery won't authenticate any roms.

stumbled on this thread and downloaded an official rom but flashing fails after authentication:

[IMG="official rom"]http://i.imgur.com/1mPpRls.jpg[/IMG]

He said he was on 5.0, stock rooted stock rom - he told me he was sick and tired of the 5.1 update notification and tried to unroot to update and now it's soft-bricked.

here's a screen of all the firmwares and softwares and roms I've tried flashing every which way possible

[IMG="everything i've tried"]http://i.imgur.com/NqZeQlL.png[/IMG]

Smart Switch and Kies3 asks for a recovery code (no idea where to get that); Sammobile only has FW for 4.3, this phone was at 5.0 - my understanding is that it's very difficult to go back from 5.0. I was thinking I could root again and then install custom recovery but can I even do that with no rom installed? any help would be much appreciated!

method two ss

[IMG="pass!"]http://i.imgur.com/y6W9vPk.png[/IMG]

i don't tick "reboot", i pull the battery, boot into recovery, wipe, then reboot - it still just sits on the ATT logo screen.

one more pic for good measure:

[IMG="boot, recovery and download"]http://i.imgur.com/ygHqDWn.jpg[/IMG]
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Procell:
can you share the new method

mine is also stock on the samsung s5 active logo
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
I actually have the odin file for G870AUCU2BOF3, BUT never used it, I no longer have that phone
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stlcard:
[MENTION=6967323]irontaco1[/MENTION] thanks for this. like many of us, i have been scouring the ends of the internet to try and get my sm-g870a back to something "normal".

I am by all accounts a noob so you will need to spell it out as simply as possible for me. However, I can google things so no need for a "war and peace" response. I attempted to root my phone and must have had the wrong file. This was a failed attempt at reverting back via a "kernal" file. Long story short i got stuck in a boot loop. I got out via your directions above. (I tried method 1 & method 2, see below for "why")

Device: ATT SM-G870A

What i want: I just want to go back to some kind of "normal" i dont want a root anymore. I just need to get back to something use-able.

Odin Version: 3.09

Odin completes the download and gets me out of "bootloop". -> I launch recovery mode and did a "wipe data/factory reset". -> then "reboot sys now" via recovery mode. Screen goes black and launches me and freezes to "Samsung Galaxy S5 Active ... powered by Android" (nothing else on the screen). It'll sit like that for hours id bet. So i just power it down and now i am here.

Whats next? Find a valid Stock ROM file to flash over? Do i use Odin 3.09 again? What odin options do i tick mark? I flash the file with the "AP" section?

Where can I get a valid Stock ROM DL link, or Operating system to get me back to something normal? Thanks for your help.

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[MENTION=6967323]irontaco1[/MENTION] is referring the "new method" aka "method 2" from the original post. You can note that it was edited. Ergo, he must have posted method 1 and then went back to edit and include "new method" aka "method 2".

I am also stuck on the "Galaxy S5 Active, Powered by Andorid" screen... I think, we need to flash a stock ROM to the phone. Awaiting a response, hopefully something soon :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abatoir:
Hey stlcard you can download the stock firmware from clangsm , but you are gonna need a vip account to get it downloaded, you can pm me for the folder link.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
From the looks of what you said it appears you still have a soft brick and I'll explain why. If you boot up your phone and it says Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Power by Android." then that means you have a soft brick still if it doesn't boot into an OS. The only way to fix this is to flash the stock firmware to the phone...but it's not that easy. Samsung has not released an official lolipop update, the only available stock firmware is the kikat update. The kikkat update can only be flashed to your phone if you didn't update to lolipop, but if you updated to lolipop I'm sorry to tell you it's just not possible to flash and kind of OS at the moment as far as I know.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ampsoccer17:
Does it work for G900T?

Does method one work for G900T by any chance? Or do you have a comparable solution for that model? Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planbrandom:
same boat

So i too am stuck on the samsung s active screen but was wondering if there was a way to pull the files i need to fix the phone from my wifes g870a so i just need to know what files i would need and how to go about putting them on my brick.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
I thought I had replied to this message but I guess I was wrong, sorry about that! If you followed my instructions correctly you should've gained access to the operating system without any problems. The files I provided in method 2 contain a clean install of the boot.img, modem, and recovery. If the phone fails to boot into the operating system then you might want to make sure you have the correct phone model number and you're running the correct version of lolipop.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Unfortunately no. This method is only good for the G870A variant of the Samsung galaxy S5 Active. If you would like me to provide a fix for your phone (Samsung Galaxy S5 T-Mobile) just contact me through a private message.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planbrandom:
got it figured out

so i just made my own boot.img, modem, and recovery i just used 7zip to pull them out and properly name them from G870A_NE4_to_NG3_OTA.zip i think that was the update may have been one of the other 5 i have but whatever it works.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torcida1950usa:
does anyone have new marshmallow kernel?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
I'm currently developing a custom kernel for the marshmallow update. Not sure what versions will be supported yet. I will create a root method when I'm finished.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torcida1950usa:
I have upgraded phone to 6.0.1 and stupid me wanted to downgrade to KitKat.

now the phone is going to recovery boot when turned on.

I can put the phone to download mode.

How can I fix it?

I tried Kies and Smart Switch but they won't initialize firmware upgrade.

Thank you.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
To fix the problem you'll need the official firmware from AT&T. Unfortunately AT&T is terrible when it comes to releasing official firmwares to public because if you break your device they want you to pay money to fix it. My suggestion is to find a new device and make a back up on keys before you try anything silly ;)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torcida1950usa:
how to backup?

don't i need root?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmbeaa:
:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

Hi, will this method work on a TMobile GS5 5.1.1.

I am stuck in bootloop, it boots to the TMobile logo screen and gets stuck there. I flashed the wrong rom when trying to install xposed. I have cleared cache/dalvik and everything several times. I need to know if your steps with work for my version, 5.1.1. if not please help me out as to how i can fix ths!!!!!!!! i am desperate. thnx.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oszitrek:
Worked!

Thanks! :highfive:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nissan11:
I've attempted both methods described by the OP and neither work. The first will pass in Odin but still bootloops. The second method fails in Odin. Does anyone have any other ideas to fix my soft bricked s5 active?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Nope

This method only works for the AT&T version of the S5 active series. You might be able to find the firmware for your T-mobile phone here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ If you find the firmware on that website then find a tutorial how to flash the firmware in odin.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Lets see...

This method shouldn't fail if you're running the correct version of 5.0. Unfortunately I don't remember what the PDA or CSC was sorry about that.

Update: This method works for the OC5 version of lolipop.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nissan11:
Thanks for the reply.

I do not know what version of firmware I had when the phone started bootlooping. I just let it update whenever prompted by AT&T. I have been trying to recover my phone for days and have just about given up on it.

I deleted the files in method 2 and downloaded them again. Now, method 2 completes successfully in Odin but the phone freezes when trying to boot afterwards so it did not help.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Still might be able to help.

Do you remember how long ago your phone got stuck in a bootloop? If I have the general time and you always preformed an OTA then I should be able to narrow down what firmware your phone is on.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nissan11:
It started bootloop on 10-20-16. I tried flashing lollipop 5.0 last night and it failed multiple times in every version of Odin. I filed an insurance claim this morning.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
I see...

Did you always preform OTAs? If you did then you should've been on marshmallow and not lollipop.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nissan11:
Yes, I did OTA's whenever prompted. So you think I have been attempting to flash the wrong software the whole time?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Yeah it's likely you've been flashing the wrong firmware. No marshmallow firmwares are out so that insurance claim is your best bet.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nissan11:
Gotcha. Thanks again for the replies!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banks860:
help

is there any way to get rid of the " unauthorized actions pop up?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Nope

Like I mentioned on the first page that message is there permanently.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tssmith11:
First of all, thank you very much! Method 1 worked for me after many failed attempts using othe solutions.

There are a couple issues though..

Now I'm getting the security warnings (not a big deal ). What's a bigger deal is that I cannot make calls and when I answer an incoming call it ends immediately and goes to voice mail for the caller. Any idea how to fix this?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Great News!

***Ignore this
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Great News!

I'm glad everything worked for you. As far as the error message I already stated in the instructions that you'll receive that message permanently because the kernel has been modified. You might be able to fix the call thing by preforming a factory reset or re-flashing the firmware in samsung kies.

If it's not too much to ask please give me a thank you!

Message back and tell me how everything goes ~
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tssmith11:
I don't see a thank you option, do I need a minimum number of posts before I can give you one?

Factory reboot doesn't fix the call issues. I tried plugging into kies and downloading drivers but my computer and kies are both not recognizing my phone as being plugged in. I've tried mac and windows os and nothing is coming up when my phone is plugged in.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tssmith11:
Okay I got the call issue fixed by re-flashing everything using method 2. I'm still having issues with USB connectivity, however. If I plug my phone into my computer (windows or mac), there are no usb connection options showing up on my phone (USB debugging is on) and my computer does not act like anything has been connected. Any ideas what could be going on?

As a side note, the OTA update keeps quitting around 30%
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Try using skipsoft tool kit to fix the connection between your phone and computer. I remember recovering the connection to my computer using that program. You can find the program here: https://skipsoft.net/download/uat-v156/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cathie66:
THANK YOU

I tried for months to fix my S5 active, even took it to a repair store and was told it could not be fixed. You rock!!!!! :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Glad it worked :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Fixing your problem would require me to know exactly what version of Android he was running before the brick (example: OC5). Sorry for the really late response by the way hopefully you found a solution.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phi303:
A little while ago someone pointed me in this direction and I flashed files found here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862693949 via odin, worked like a charm! phone is back up and running but still sits in a drawer as so much time had passed.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irontaco1:
Ahh so that's why my method didn't work for you. You were on the of3 version.

Anyway glad it's working now!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oleyvagarcia:
Hello, i need the file for android 6, can you hel me, sorry for my english, i speak spanish.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stirlitz99:
There is no Android 6 (Marshmallow) for the S5 Active. The latest firmware is 5.0.1 with a 2017 security update.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 General] GuestK0087:
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[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
I don't have my Gear S2 Classic yet, so I can't search through the Gear app, but I was wondering if there were any glowing Gear S2 watch faces available yet?

Something like Lum-Tec or Bell & Ross or Omega Seamaster type looks.

Examples attached below:
[Samsung Gear S2] riz_zo:
there are, however, they're not free. expect to pay 1-2$
[Samsung Gear S2] Cozzeck:
Not free? I don't see anything that cost money on the gear s2 app store
[Samsung Gear S2] riz_zo:
are you in the "free" tab? i only seen a couple glow ones that are paid.
[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
You guys have any screen shots of what they look like? Just curious to see how they are...
[Samsung Gear S2] riz_zo:
they're paid watch faces. i need to setup samsung billing to purchase. but i would guess its similar to that of the op posted. lol
[Samsung Gear S2] Cryps:
I'm interested in this too if anybody would be so kind to post some shots?
[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
Thanks to this video, looks like there are two glowing ones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mutba_drVg

Also liking the analog one as well. :good:
[Samsung Gear S2] Cryps:
Great, nice find! Thanks :good:

Is there a developer kit so we can make our own perhaps?
[Samsung Gear S2] Cryps:
I made one based on your image above. (EDIT: Now many)

First attempt and I haven't been able to test it any yet! Can be found on mrtimemaker.com (see sig).

(28/10 Seamaster has been updated to higher quality and daylight version added)
[Samsung Gear S2] sefrcoko:
Wow, very nice! Great work :) [emoji106]
[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
Awesome work! :good:

Going to save that one.
[Samsung Gear S2] Cryps:
Thanks! Just added some more, hoping they look good on watch :fingers-crossed:

Thanks too!! Just seen the other's you have made..!
[Samsung Gear S2] steph13012:
Hello Cryps . Could you please , put again mrtimemaker the bellrossdaydark and bellrossnightdrak2 , with bell & ross brands . I lost a model that I had downloaded.

Thank you in advance
[Samsung Gear S2] rogerperk:
Cryps, do the day/night models change automatically and, if so, how? Very nice work!
[Samsung Gear S2] Cryps:
Hey! I'm not able to due to copyright. As soon as I have the chance I'll upload minus the logos :good: That should be ok as far as I can guess from which have been marked as private on my account.

Hey also! Thanks so much. Unfortunately not. The app is very simple and won't allow such. You have to do it manually.

When I have time I'll put them on the gear store (with day/night) but I'm just a hobbyist so don't hold me to it please :(
[XDA Assist] Ahmedmukhtar1133:
HY! Is there any method to root huawei mate2-l05 lollipop? Don't tell me about trying eRoot, kingoRoot, TowelRoot, King root, Oneclick root, Genius Root. Because I've tried them all, none of them is wroking after upgrading to lollipop. King root was working fine at android 4.4.2 But after upgrading none of method is working. SO is there any?:laugh:
[XDA Assist] Primokorn:
Hi there,

Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist :)

Please check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/ascend-mate2/general/how-one-root-upgraded-to-5-1-t3148167

Hope it will work for your firmware.

Good luck!
[XDA Assist] Ahmedmukhtar1133:
Not working. Because that twrp recovery is for mate2-l03 & mine is mt2-l05... Untill now i've not find any method to root mt2-l05 lollipop.
[XDA Assist] Primokorn:
Thread closed / User has posted in the right forum: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63423870&postcount=28