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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rnh:
Yes it works. However my unknown mistake after achieving root with my bok phone was that I immediately installed titanium backup and a message came up saying something about an unauthorized action. My phone rebooted and now says start up failed . Use the verizon softwair repair assistant on a computer to repair your device. Of course this is impossible. I suppose if I had installed busybox and safestap first and placed a rom on the phone I would have been ok. Fortunately the phone was a spare but I'm still not happy.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Flash the BOK3 kernel it should boot

If it doesnt, Here is the Odin Factory tar image just flash in odin G900VVRU2BOK3_G900VVZW2BOK3_VZW.zip. This does not have the BOD5 bootloaders so it will flash fine for you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rnh:
Thank you JK. How you stay up with all of these threads impresses me. Flashing the bok3 kernel worked. Now to continue I should install the bb and ss because apparently using the phone just rooted with rooted apps won't work?

Also, in the process of rooting as advice to anyone who wants to do it; when using the bat program, I found if it doesn't work right away close it then reopen it and it starts right away.

With titanium backup still installed the unauthorized app messge remained so I uninstalled tb and rebooted the phone with no problem
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I added the apk above that will work with lollipop
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
So it seems this works!. The only thing you will want to do is make sure the kernel you flash after you root matches your firmware so you dont get the unauthorized actions message!. And I would get a custom rom flash asap because the stock verizon rom still has knox. I posted in the OP the files you should need to get busybox and lollipop safestrap installed

Edit Root_OG5_V2.zip contained a folder called SafeStrap Flashable Firmwares please dont use these as they contain older bootloaders and may brick your phone. So if you downloaded Root_OG5_V2.zip before i pulled it please dont use those zips

Edit Root_OG5_V3.zip Contains all the files you will need
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrcodee:
Tried it, and got stuck after the NI2 kernel update. The batch file would never recognize the device again... ended up having to wipe and recover... more than happy to try again though

***my bad, tried the old method... didn't realize it was updated.

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confirmed working! You guys rock!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] puterdoc:
We have a winner! I followed the steps exactly and poof ROOT!

[IMG="Screen Shot"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Na-eVDmDqrU3l3XzRvUk9oWEE/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

Thanks millions
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aireos:
Mine does not reboot after the .bat file fails the first time. I continue on, and when I get to the samsung screen, and I run the .bat once more it gets stuck at 'installing root now' and does not proceed. Help would be appreciated!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
Awesome job [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION].

I don't personally need this because I never updated my bootloader but for all of the people out there who updated via OTA or bought a phone that was already updated, you are a life saver.

As always, great work.

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Actually, I'm quite curious if I may just want to do a full stock Odin flash of OK3 (bootloader and all) since I never plan on going back to kitkat and I can just gain root and deodex the ROM myself for Xposed afterwards.

I've noticed that using the old bootloader with new updates causes my phone's screen to do weird things when I try to charge it while it's off. Using the correct bootloader may fix that.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aireos:
so once more, I have installed every package for the SDK. Modded my paths correctly so that adb is usable.

flashed phone back to the OK3 .tar provided.

I run the .bat, it sees the phone and attempts to install root.

I now get 1 of two results.

first, it will hang at 'installing root now' and never proceed, or it will error out "error; device not found" and fail. Neither of these options promp a reboot.

as I mentioned earlier, if I proceed to install the kernal provided, the screen gets stuck at samsung, and the .bat once again hangs at 'installing root now'
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Maybe try using a different port on your computer. Did you goto developer options and enable usb debugging? After that did you accept the Allow USB debugging dialog

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aireos:
I have enabled debugging, and have tried different ports. Must've gone over every detail about 6 times total. For now, I just flashed back to factory. Will try again in a few hours if I get some decent replies..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rnh:
Juust brought my spare to work. Seeems I was on boe1. Is there a kernel for that? I don't think it will do a software update to bok while rooted.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KFM:
Thank you very much for the detailed instructions. I tried flashing the custom ROM in the first post, but now it won't boot at all. I tried going back and flashing the stock ROM in ODIN, but ODIN freezes every time I try to do it. Is there something else I need to do? I've never rooted an Android device before.

[edit] Okay, so after it waited another six or seven minutes, it allowed me to flash the stock ROM again. Is the process for flashing the custom ROM just putting it on the phone and selecting it from within the Safestrap menu?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DarkMidnight:
I'm using "xposed-v75-sdk21-arm-arter97-snapdragon.zip" w/o any issues. Just make sure that you are on the DEODEXED ROM provided via OP's post.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Jlimtom:
I can't get pass the second root screen. Stuck on samsung screen. Help please!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
If root process is completed you have to flash the bok3 kernel. Read the directions.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kevdel:
will a nightly Cyanogen mod build work once it is rooted?

https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=kltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
When I start the .bat file, it recognizes my phone but it will not complete the root process. It says root installing now, but it has been stuck there for almost 30 minutes. Please help!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Read the instructions
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xWAKESx:
After I passed this part I didn't have to go through set-up. What should I do?

"When Finished You Will Get A Green Box That Says PASS!

**Now go through setup and do not add any google accounts or samsung accounts or anything**
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
I have read the instructions. I followed them perfectly until this step freaked out. I successfully completed the process yesterday, but I accidentally flashed the wrong kernel so I had to factory reset. Since then, I installed the BOK3 tar.md5 you gave and now I have the issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Reboot to recovery and wipe data
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Why would you start over if you flashed the wrong kernel why didn't you just use odin and flash the correct kernel. Reboot to recovery wipe data and start over
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
I wiped the data and started over from the beginning, but it still gets stuck on the samsung screen. The .bat file says that the root is installing but it never does. I followed your steps PERFECTLY.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
After the root . bat is complete you pulled the battery rebooted to download mode and used odin to reinstall bok3 kernel?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
.bat file never completes. It gets stuck with the last line

"KRSLOG [+] This device: Verizon samsung SM-G900V Linux version 3.4.0-2525521 etc..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Did you follow the instructions about what to do when it gets stuck?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
I stopped the bat file, pulled the battery, restarted the phone, and started the bat file again. It is still doing the same thing. I have the updated samsung drivers as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Try doing that several times. Make sure odin is closed
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ExtremityzZ:
I will do that. How long should the bat file to complete the root so I don't prematurely take out the battery.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Wait a couple of minutes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Wait a couple of minutes and make sure odin is closed and any other dialogs accessing the phone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BP0321:
Would this work for the ATT S5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
No
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nadude00:
Rooting Only

Hello,

I have never rooted my phone before, but I'm trying to use diskdigger app to recover deleted pictures from the internal memory of my phone.

In order to run a full recovery scan, I must root my phone. So, I'm not really interested in flashing ROM or using supersu.

My questions are:

1) Do I only need to complete step 1 to root my phone? (1. Open KingRoot.apk Click The Up Arrows a couple of time until you get to Try It and click Try It and that's it don click nothing else just close Kingroot. You should now have root. If It says Root not available and the bat said your were rooted Reboot Phone and open KingRoot You should now be rooted(otherwise reboot phone and check again))

2) I heard rooting will require bootloader to be unlocked and this process will erase everything in my phone and set to factory default. Is that true? If so, I won't be able to recover my pictures.... :[

I have Galaxy S5 5.0 900V BPB1. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
You need to follow all instructions in OP till step 2

Pls read it carefully

If you don't understand. Read it again:laugh:

You don't need to unlock bootloader & it won't wipe your device
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xxkillakevxx:
Root.bat

Why is it that the root.bat files are not recognizing my phone?

it says "adb server is out of date"

"cannot connect to daemon"

"error could not install *smartsocket* listener:"

is there something i need to update to fix this issue??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SpanKyM3:
I'm new to this.i followed instructions. I have og5. I then installed with Odin under ap bok3 kernel only. It said checking md5 finished successful.ao now what?my phone says Android system recoverys. Lrx21t.g900vvru2bog5

Do I install king root next?i didn't find that except I found kroot.apk in folder OK3 Root v5.if it's kroot next then I don't know how to install since I can't reboot phone.if I reboot it goes back to android system recovery.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] halsee:
Would this work on S5 with Android 6.0?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SpanKyM3:
Anyone?Help me with post #1986
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SpanKyM3:
this is what it says,for me its not clear how to procede next.Can anyone help me,kinda stuck and dont want to messup my phone.It went through process but didnt say rooted?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SpanKyM3:
Looks like i got it to root.now when i use LP safestrap installed Knox_Removal_SU_BB_INIT.D.zip from front page,it says successful,but when i check my phone its still there?i tried it 3 times.Is that normal?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dasrd00d:
Gentlemen,

Pardon my "noobness." I have successfully rooted my PB1 S5 with this thread. Then removed KNOX, deodexed, and added toggles. I understand with my CID 11 Toshiba I cannot unlock the bootloader for custom ROMs. However, besides what modified stock VZW TouchWiz ROM I have now, is that about all I can do until the CID 11 BL is unlocked?

Just curious. I checked threads upon threads in the Android Development section but titling and descriptions don't give me warm fuzzies to try.

Much appreciated, in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Yeah that's about all you can do

NO, you cannot root a VZW S5 on 6.0, confirmed for now
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
newest Samsung USB Drivers....... if that fails, try a different cable or another USB port.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thaijunk:
Hi. I'm super excited to see that there's still development going on for this phone. I stopped doing anything ever since I got my phone working on the Kitkat 4.4.2 KOT49H.G9000VVRU1ANCG build/Kernal 3.4.0/Safestrap 3.75 (when Hashcode left)

Sorry if this has been asked before but searching the 2000 posts didn't seem to turn up anything regarding my question (or i suck at searching the correct string).

I was wondering if this will work coming from my current ROM if I just proceed to prepare my phone using Odin to flash BPB1. I'm assuming I don't have to revert anything back or take the Lollipop update before attempting this. If so, then I think I'm ready to begin with Odin since I've been reading the instructions over and over again to make sure it's correct.

Also once I take this update, there's no going back to where I am even if I make a Safestrap backup right?

Thanks in advance for any help and appreciate the dev
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You could use the bootloaderless upgrade method
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thaijunk:
Thanks GeTex. Looks like I still have some homework to do on that method before trying anything. Is this the version you are talking about?

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/pb1-odin-tar-t3373912

using this method?

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I believe so
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thaijunk:
cool. thanks man. hopefully this goes well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
No, not man, it's woman (Lady/female)....lol:)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thaijunk:
oops. My bad. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
trying to do my first root and im having problems, can someone help me? I have a BPB1 build

so i update the drivers, then I run root.bat it installs a couple of apps, boot my phone in odin mode, then go to odin, load up NK2_kernel.tar in the AP slot and hit start. a progress bar appears on my phone and then procedes to freeze. idk what im doing wrong
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
It's supposed to freeze....

Did the root.bat reconnect to your device?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
no, it doesn't reconnect. I left it for a while and nothing happens. how long is it supposed to be frozen for?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
Reboot &Try root2.bat on the Samsung screen.

Did you set USB debugging to always ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
i did set it to always. doesnt root2 skip flashing NK2 kernel? which is where my phone freezes. so i need to use root.bat

i tried using root2 but nothing happens
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
once again

flash NK2

disconnect phone

disconnect battery

reconnect battery

run root2.bat

hold power button

THE SECODN YOU FEEL THE VIBRATION PLUG THE PHONE BACK IN

and it should work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
i did exactly what you said and it didnt work. do i need hold the power button + home+vol? or just power?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
No, if it's not working you either have bugged drivers, incorrectly installed drivers, or something else done wrong
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
i installed the drivers twice just in case. idk what else i could be doing wrong, im just following instructions
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidSparty:
I'm having issues too. I initially got Windows to recognize the phone with all drivers installed properly. I ran root.bat, it did it's thing and opened up Odin and selected the NK2_kernel.tar file.

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

<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> boot.img

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

<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/005> RES OK !!

<ID:0/005> Removed!!

<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0

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

Odin does it's thing, phone reboots to Samsung flash screen, and nodda. Unplugged phone, pulled battery, put battery in, started root2.bat, once it said "Waiting for the phone to be reconnect ..." I turned on the phone, plugged it in once it vibrated, and it's stuck at the Samsung flash screen. I even booted the phone into recovery and then into bootloader and followed the instructions again with NK2_kernel.tar. Same thing. Command prompt still says waiting. Windows beeped indicating that a device was connected, but the phone doesn't show up in Explorer or in Device Manager. Argh! I feel like it's an easy fix, but I just can't figure out what it is.

:(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xeneize368:
my Odin stops as soon as it gets to boot.img :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mystique:
[MENTION=4619284]AndroidSparty[/MENTION]

Are you leaving the cmd prompt open?

It exploits the phone when the NK kernel is loaded.. But you have to leave the cmd open..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidSparty:
Yes. I keep it open, hoping that it'll recognize the phone. When I disconnect the usb cable, device manager recognizes that something is disconnected, and the same for reconnecting. When it's reconnected, device manager isn't showing the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidSparty:
Here's a picture.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Don't run as admin?

Idk why, try another computer
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AndroidSparty:
Check. Didn't run as admin. I'm going to try again today. It was soft bricked but was able to use Odin to go back to stock. Loving Odin! I've never used it before. I've always ran Ubuntu laptops and used that to root my old Android phones. Odin is pretty sweet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Turbo///M:
Question,

After rooting and planning to flash vzw_bpb1_odex_deodex_v9.zip with safestrap,it wasn't clear to me,do I flash the firmware zip and kernel bpb1 zip first or do I just flash the vzw_bpb1_odex_deodex_v9.zip first then the kernel and firmware with safestrap?from what I red was to put kernel and firmware on both sd card and phone before using safestrap,it didn't say what steps to do,I want to make sure I do it correctly.thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Eleusis:
Jeeezus H Christ!!!

HO-LEEEE Hell!

Guess I have to go back to college and get a PHD to root this crap 16gb S5?

I miss towel-root :(

Cripes - anybody in New Orleans knows how to do this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
A 19 year old blonde girl figured it out... I believe in u
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
You are free to develop an easier rooting method.

Sent from the Shark Tank using XDA Premium 5 mobile app
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Subhumanprimate:
Root Won't Stick??? Can't Safe Strap??? Here's a Fix

Sooooooo............... Fixing your security issues that block you from doing anything useful once you have completed the installation through the bat file. If you are experiencing Installing Busybox, then LP Safestrap, but safestrap does not reboot its self, allowing you to click the Reboot To Recovery Option.

Then... :

1. plug your phone back into your computer and re-run the .bat file.

It will see everything is installed so will fail a few times on installations, that is fine. Let it run and do what you normally did.

2. Once it has re-loaded into your normal android system, rooted again, quickly go to your google play store, download the super-sume app for 3.99 (yes it will cost you money, because verizon sucks)

3. Run Super-Sume. WARNING!!! ( DO NOT REBOOT LIKE IT SUGGESTS... just wanted to make that clear. )

4. Install BusyBox

5. Install LP Safestrap

6. Click on Install/Update Recovery

At this point Safestrap should reboot itself and you'll now see the ability to click on Reboot to Recover.

7. Click on Reboot to Recover :)

8. Click on [Install] in the menu screen.

9. Go up in your directory listings and go to your SD card find your Knox_Removal_SU_BB_INIT.D.zip install it.

(NOTE: Do not click Verify Zip... unless you want to have a headache. Mind you I worked with 3 non-computer literate people to find what would be troublesome... they all check marked this... DO NOT)

10. Reboot your device, selecting System.

(IF when installing super-sume from the google app store it freezes, click your lower left button and end google play task. Then restart google play, it will install properly.)

Have a great day. :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] krummm:
I'm Probably Stupid

No matter which methods that I read in this thread or which bat I use It always tells me no devices found after it downloads and reboots.

I got a new cable with a stable connection, I've tried different ports and computers, I uninstalled my drivers via device manager and usbdeview and reinstalled them.

I have debugging on and always set for my computer(s), verify apps is unchecked. I've done multiple computer reboots and i've wiped only the cache on my android via recovery.

This does appear to be a driver issue, and I'm not sure how else to conquer the issue. I'm using the driver download provided here. I tried getting it directly from the samsung website but I don't see my device model on the list (SM-G900V | SMG900VZKV ).

EDIT: I managed to solve the issue, and I will now see If I can move forward to apply the root now.

Edit2: According to the root2.bat the root has been applied, and kingroot confirms this.

I will say the guide is not 100% clear for someone new to this process, but it still does wonders. With a little persistence along with reading and searching anyone should be able to do this if I can. So I want to greatly appreciate the devs for this opportunity.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Subhumanprimate:
If you have an old samsung galaxy s3 cord use that instead of the s5 cord. If that doesn't work. Try the following:

Take a hammer and... Wait nm.... Try this instead :

1. Turn off Debug for your phone.

2. Plug in your phone to your computer.

3. Wait until its recognized.

4. Turn on Debugging mode

5. Your phone won't show up, but your com4 accessability to Odin will.

6. Launch the .bat file not the .bat2

7. Odin will not restart your phone after n2k, so now you pull your battery and hold volume-down+power+homescreen-button at the same time so that it restarts in download mode. Once download mode is up plug back in your phone. Start Odin manually and install the VZW_BOK3_KERNEL_ONLY.tar.md5. This time Odin will reset your phone properly.

8. Follow my instructions using the Super-sume in my post above yours.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] krummm:
Read my edits! I got it to work, I believe it was the combination of a physical layer issue( I went and purchased a new cord today, as my other one was very sensitive and easily disconnected) and that fact I am a total noob and a fool misused odin originally.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You have left out the step in which root.bat roots the phone after flashing the nk2 kernel
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 4cid:
Okay maybe i'm just noob as f*ck but im getting pissed.

Tried running root.bat and it says adb isnt an internal or external command.

Then it says it can't find Odin.exe

I downloaded Odin even though its included in the files, still adb isn't a command and it cant find Odin.exe.

Cleared cache and booted to bootloader, ran root2.bat, same errors.

I've installed the drivers twice and read the instructions every time i've attempted.

ANY ideas?? Am i missing something? Im downloading the Android SDK now. Let me know...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Subhumanprimate:
Right Click and Run as administrator.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 4cid:
Same errors.