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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Enokrad:
As an owner of a g900v with a Toshiba 11 chip. This method works great for me. My only issue was that there was a bug in the pb1 firmware. I downloaded it multiple times from samobile website as well as the link provided in the first post. Certain apps like chrome would force close back to the home screen without any error warning whatsoever. I finally gave up and installed marshmallow but I'm now without root. I can deal with the few bloatware that I can't remove. All else have been stripped from permissions or disabled. But that force close bug on pb1 was driving me crazy for months. Not a single force close since marshmallow.

Many thanks to the dev for this tutorial regardless.

Just hoping now that someone out there manages to root marshmallow for us not so few unlucky people with a Toshiba chip.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
There is an easier method...

Also there's is no force close bug you skipped something

It's impossible to root on marshmallow with a locked bootloader

You can still keep safestrap so that you can remove bloat ware and edit system files fyi
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Enokrad:
Pretty sure I didn't skip anything.

The force close wasn't that prevalent, but it occurred enough for it to drive me crazy.

Also partially there would be a popup that stated "......unable to download....." and then disappear. I could never find which program was the culprit.

I kept a whole bunch of log files from every time it force closed using syslog if anyone wants to take a look.

Am I able to install a stock Rom using safestrap?

My s5 is used for work and due to sensitive info I can't really risk using custom roms.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Locked bootloaders can only use stock based Roms. I'd trust customs over stock since you can see the source of custosms
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Enokrad:
Thanks for all the info. I'll take a look in the future when I decide to update it again. For the time being I'm pretty happy with stock marshmallow. Titanium backup is the only app that I really wish I could still use.

S5 is great but I'm figuring it has about another year left as my primary device.

Wish there was a phone out there with the versatility the HTC HD2 has. Best phone I've ever owned.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mikerooter89:
Does this method work still and is it the only working method?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Please read the OP
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jeremyricci:
Does anyone know where the OP is

I keep seeing references to the OP but I can't seem to find it. Several posts in this thread talk about updated files like the root batch file (mine is just called "rootprocess.bat") and whenever I try to install the NK2 kernel I cannot get past the samsung screen so I can't proceed.

I'm on PB1 firmware so I don't believe I can downgrade further, but I see this is supposed to work with PB1 firmware.

If anyone has a link for the OP so I can get the correct Blackcat files I would be very appreciative.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you shouldn't be rooting your phone if you don't know where the OP is... thats scary
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FMinMI:
It is the first post (original post). But with that said, you will find it says the procedure is Outdated. Just click on the "HERE" link in that first post and you will get to the newer posts and procedures. There are 2 options, depending on your hardware...

Cheers.

Frank
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
one question how do you stop notifications when i go in to settings i have unchecked the green box thats under force stop there is the show notifications box i uncheck it but when i turn my phone off and thin back on again and go back in to settings and app manager its reticked some apps will even actvate notifications while the phone is still on i really don't want them on im trying to stop battery drain and seeing the blue light on my phone everytime i get a new notification from my apps if someone could help me with this i would greatly appericate it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
That doesn't belong in this thread, make a new one
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
something has gone complety wrong with my phone i truned it on today and safestrap super su where completly gone from my phone root checker says my phone no longer has root so ive tryed going back to stock so i can reroot it and i can't even get that to work now when in oden my phone starts the download of the stock pbp1.ter file but gets stuck and does not complete the install of the stock pbp1 firmware how do i get it to complete the install of the stock pbp1 firmware in oden?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You could have just flashed the NK2 kernel and used safestrap to flash a supersu zip and everything would have been fine. There's no explanation for why, repartition and load the pit file?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
your not answering my question this is no help and i allready tryed doing that does not work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I did give you an answer, you give us nothing to work with
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
um yes i am i explained what is going on
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] halojunky:
Where do I find the OE1 Stock Kernel?

When I complete the step after flashing the NK2 Kernel everything goes fine. I take out my battery and replug phone, the instruction file closes and odin opens. I believe I am supposed to flash a stock kernel but I haven't been able to find the stock kernel, other than the ones provided inside the blackcat folder, but those say PB1ONLY and OK3ONLY. Can I flash one of those onto the phone? I would appreciate the help finding the stock kernel for OE1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
Yes and no.....you "explained" what happened to your device BUT you didn't "EXPLAIN" or tell us what you were you were running before this isssue....such as Build, ROM, etc...and just to ask, isn't/wasn't your device the Samsung eMMC 15 chip and that you unlocked your BL..? If so and you were unlocked, you could've gone into recovery(TWRP) and have done a Nandroid.....not busting your B!@*s here, just trying to see where you were at before the issue at hand....

Oh, and as GeTex was mentioning and helping out with, did you flash the NK2 kernel via ODIN...? Because if you did and SS didn't show upon reboot to recovery. I can't say but it seems like something else may have happened before turning the device on....why would you turn it off in the first place...? Just asking....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
no my bootloader has not been unlocked yet however i do have the propper emmc chip a 15 rom in on the rooted pbp1 rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
found out with kingroot some system files have been deleted knox ,knox setupwizardclint,rcpcomponents,securitylogagent it says rcpcomponents is a manufactures tool could this be what keeping me from reinstalling the oringal pbp1 stock rom to do the root again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
link to all verizon s5 stock firmware from QD1 to NCG

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G900V
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
You need to Odin the OFFICIAL Samsung PB1 tar not from some 3rd party link......there's plenty of links to the official PB1 tar through their thread and other threads that Dev's have linked us to....one question, did you happen to update SuperSU? From V2.79 to V2.80...? That may have been why you lost root....not saying it did but other users from other Samsung Galaxy S devices have lost root with the update....so you and everyone else needs to stay on V2.79 until Chainfire figures out the issue and releases an update that doesn't break our devices....

Oh, and please stop flashing tar files that you're unsure of....lol....you need to flash the STOCK(Official) PB1 tar, then proceed to root the PB1 with what's instructed in the OP's....again, not busting your chops....just trying to help you out with the information given....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
omg your still not answersing my question

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omg i tryed a different usb cable and now oden is loading the stock pbp1 back on my s5 its wired the other oringal s5 usb 3.0 cable still charges my phone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dZakatak:
A year and a half ago I used this method to root my Verizon S5. About 6 months later, I used SuperSU to unroot the phone. Recently, I did a factory wipe on it. Once I did, my phone started to try to update to Marshmallow. It failed time and again. I verified the phone itself had more than 7gb available, and it continued to fail. I tried both flashing the same firmware and marshmallow with ODIN and it failed. I get this info using ODIN:

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

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

I have downloaded and run root checker, and it says I am not rooted. I guess I grew complacent and didn't recall, but every time I restarted my phone since the initial root, I have the custom label on my boot screen. After I tried this, I also attempted to flash my firmware using KIES. None of these methods have worked. I don't know what else to try. Any insights?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Your supposed to flash the full stock tar in the op.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] manupp:
Hello, I have a G900V pB1 with locked bootlader, I would like to install a rom running in france, no matter the version, I was sent from china like that and impossible to answer sms! This tutorial looks good, but since it is one year old I no longer access the instructions when I click!

Thank you for your help

manu
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
This is out of date, go to the new thread
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] manupp:
ok

vous auriez une page à m' indiquer pour g900V pb1 ?

merci
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] boblpn:
Stuck?...

Referring to the OP, when the install of KR, SS, and such, gets stuck (like it says it may / will), due to a driver problem, where / what drivers is it referring to? I was able to connect the phone, and install the main .tar, so if Odin was able to connect using the Samsung drivers, then why would there be a driver issue, and I not be able to get past the second BAT file?

I had this rooted a long time ago, had a recent issue, so now and trying to root again, but with these instructions, and getting stuck. The phone is running, but unable to use these in the OP to get thru / past BAT 2 to complete the root process.:(

Any help?

Thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MacDroidNoob:
does t work

doesnt wotk on verizon sm900v on 5:(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
yes it does

it's also been replaced with a new method

don't perform necromancy on xda
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MacDroidNoob:
sorry been trying with this method.

Dont really undertsand the other one. will try. im trying to downgrade to kit kat and odin is failing. sorry again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you cannot downgrade to kitkat exactly
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MacDroidNoob:
New method does not work for me either

Getting Verizon unauthorized software warning
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Go-to the new thread, post there
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I still get stuck on the samsung boot logo after flashing the NK2 kernel. Is that the part you were at? I wiped cache in recovery and rebooted phone never would reconnect to finish the rooting process and stayed on the samsung boot screen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
other than you doing stuff wrong, this method is outdated, you shouldn't be using it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I read thru many of the pages on this thread and I'm having the same issues as others have had. I did follow the instructions the best I could so I apologize don't mean to upset you. I used the newest method to upgrade from kitkat to marshmellow and i'm currently running Magisk. I can't find where it says how to downgrade to kitkat. I have emmc15 with an unlocked bootloader. Are you refering to the last part using SafeStrap for users with emmc15?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
if you have an unlocked bootloader, why in the world are you using this!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
The bootloader is unlocked under the Magisk 6.0.1 rom with the DQB2. I read I have to downgrade to 5.0 firmware in order to downgrade to kitkat. So when I flash PB1 it locks my bootloader. It's been awhile since i've had to flash anything.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
follow the new guide
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
The new guide to install the custom firmware is for ATT. I clicked the first link to the thread the OP posted and read it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
other than being unsure why you want to go back to kitkat, it's supposed to freeze on the samsung screen
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
The reason being is it's more stable and I had everything working perfectly. I've found numerous things wrong with Magisk. Once it does freeze on the samsung screen after flashing the NK2 kernel the phone never reconnects it just sits on the boot screen. Therefore it never gets rooted on 5.0. I read someone asking how long it takes to process etc. Someone else mentioned being on the boot screen for half an hour. Many people got stuck and the only way they were able to boot fully was to flash the PB1 kernel. I have the correct samsung driver installed. When installing the apk bat the process sgtarts fine and reboots the phone as it should I follow the prompts in bat.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
It's supposed to sit on boot, but not never reconnect. odd. reliability i cannot comment on, I have no issues with Android N. you may have done something wrong or you need a different PC.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Barabba11:
check the guide I wrote on my signature, it is based from this topic, explained the process in detail.

Chech your CID, you would be sure you're dealing with a CID11 phone if you're posting in this topic. If yes, I would recomend to flash Phoenix 15 for locked bootloaders, it is stable. No reasons to install a very old Android, lack of compatibility with new apps, less services, more battery drain.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You likely need to start over
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
My CID is 15 and i'm unlocked running Magisk 6.0.1

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So regarding the root process in bat after flashing NK2 what are you suggestions? I dont have access to another computer. I run Windows 10 in Virtual box on my Macbook. I'm able to flash with Odin just fine.

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Also I have the storage issue on my phone. I'm not able to combine the storage therefore i'm running low on internal. For whatever reason Verizon samsung S5's dont allow you to format the storage as one. Theres only 1-2 apps that are not compatible with kitkat 4.4.2 that I want to use.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Barabba11:
I don't have a cid15 and I'm not sure, but seems you have few reasons to procced in what you asked. You have already an unlocked bootloader, so put on it the proper TWRP, wipe and flash with confidence any ROM.. I suggest you Resurrection Remix 5.5.8 (or latest), at Nougat 7.1.2. Be sure you have a MM bootloader installed before.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Magisk is not an OS, it's a root manager, and it's still to infantile for my use, and glitchy.

I would avoid ressurection remix, seems to have halted development and is glitchy, you should run lineageOS, probably with supersu(or latest magisk, v14 or something) and make sure to flash open gapps, you should be able to use adopted storage in LinOS, you just format sdcard, in android and select use as internal.

Beyond that I can tell you a VM will NOT WORK and explains alot of the issue.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
So if I were to get a cheap Windows computer could I run the process for root on 5.0 after flashing NK2 and it would succeed? Why is the VM an issue exactly? I am able to use odin to flash firmware and kernels. If i'm able to do this then will I be able to flash the original firmware NCG and kernel to get back to 4.4.2?

I'll look into lineageOS i've considered it and saw forums about it. If I format my sd card to internal how am I supposed to backup my photos video and music? I usually backup my external sd card regularly. Does everything work now that didnt such as 4k recording, slow mo and HDR in camera?

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@GeTex Also does Xposed work on lineageOS? All versions of Xposed on Magisk make my phone bootloop so I dont have xposed installed. My battery life is 4 hours or less on screen time. I had far more with kitkat 4.4.2.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
4K recording always worked, it's not reported to the OS, using OpenCamera there's an option to force 4k, it does work. If it's formatted to internal no you cannot make backups on it. You cannot flash NCG firmware, only system, it has a qfuse to prevent this. HDR works in open camera s well, I cannot comment on slowmo.

VM's normally do NOT have direct access to the device, only the host system does, some of this exploit is timing based and requires properly mounting a adb shell in the boot time in a very small window, unless you have a very well setup VM, i cannot recommend it. I did this all on a 2003 Dell Latitude C840 and it worked fine, trying on my D901C didn't work however.

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LinOS has xposed support, I cannot comment if magisk does, my immediate answer is no, since it bootlooped my moto and hasn't worked since. My battery life on my phone with a brand new battery is 23 hours standby(sometimes a tad longer) and 6 hours screen on time. If yours is less 100% likely you need a new battery, mine lasted 3 years on both S5's and both required replacement recently.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
Later this week or next weekend i'll try LinOS. I just dont have the time to be flashing due to a busy schedule this week. I will not be formating my storage as one due to the inability to backup the sd card and make regular backups. So are you saying I have to go out and get a PC from the store? My batteries are all newer bought within the last 6 months from Overstock. I still want to get back to KK and be on NCG. I have a backup saved from Novemeber that I can restore. My phone was stable and working fine.

I have stock firmware ANCG and all the files to flash in Odin. I do not know what qfuse means honestly. According to the following fourm its possible to get back to KK https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galax...-kk-nk2-ncg-mm-lp-t3686858/page2#post74879736
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
it's possible to go back but you cannot flash a KK bootloader because of the qfuse is 1 and it expects 0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
Do I need a KK bootloader? I used Safestrap 3.75 on KK to do my backups and restore system. So how do I get back to KK if it is possible?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you don't need one, technically you can use a new bootloader and go back, when you had your unlocked bootloader you could have flashed it and been done
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
Well i'm back on Magisk 6.0.1 with an unlocked bootloader. Baseband QB2. I've been switching between 5.0 and 6.0. On 6.0.1 I can unlock the bootloader. I looked for my KK backup on sd card in twrp for MM and it was not there all that comes up is my backup for 6.0.1 to restore. Am I able to install stock KK NCG in twrp? I have twrp 3.0.2-2 for MM.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I'm worried about you modding your phone with little knowladge of whats going on.

Twrp is not specific at all to version of android, recovery is it's own OS and run's in it's own kernel.

Safestrap is twrp, you need to put the safestrap backups in the twrp/backups folder

Do NOT restore the bootloader partition
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I understand your concern with me having little knowledge of what i'm doing. I should have stayed on KK. Well I found out if I go back on 5.0 PB1 I can unlock the bootloader. So with that said do I restore my KK backup thru safestrap?

I have all my safestrap backups under the TWRP folder and I know it's TWRP it works the same.

In my KK system backup it doesn't have the bootloader backed up. Only system and data no boot.

Thank you for the info on TWRP I didnt know it wasnt android specific and has its own kernel.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
no, just restore it in TWRP on the unlocked device, flash NK2 kernel and your done
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
So I restored KK 4.4.2 twrp backup (system/data) then flashed NK2. Phone booted up just fine.Everything was fine except my captive buttons didnt not work, camera immediately failed and I wasnt able to use hotspot. I knew I had a hardware issue so I flashed over NCG kernel. After flashing the NCG I had to flash the modem because it wouldn't boot completely. Now I was thinking that would fix the problem but it didn't. I tried to clear the cache davik and that didnt work. I then tried to do a factory reset and that made things worse the phone wasnt useable.

I have managed to get back to 6.0.1 and install Magisks root but it took me 1-2 hours because I was on the verizon screen and phone wouldn't boot. I nearly had a heart attack trying to get my phone back in working condition. I thought it was bricked.

I tried to install LingeageOS but it failed giving an error 7 code in twrp (see attached photo).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Says right on it you need to factory reset, it's dirty flash protection
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I will factory reset and try to install LineageOS later.

As far as KK 4.4.2 how do I get on it in working condition? Do I try to restore backup flash NK2 or NCG then do another factory reset in recovery then boot?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Pretty sure you need to flash a PB1 Baseband(modem + nonhlos)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
I can flash back to PB1 baseband. I think it includes the modem. What is nonhlos?

After flashing PB1 baseband and PB1 kernel and unlocking the bootloader again then do I restore my KK 4.4.2 NCG backup and NK2 or NCG kernel? I then wipe cache and davik and reboot correct? All hardware should be working right I hope!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Droid9684:
UPDATE

Well I tried again to return to KK 4.4.2 and didn't have success. I was not able to unlock the bootloader on 5.0 PB1 because I was not rooted on it.

I had LineageOS installed but had to return to Magisk root 6.0.1 due to not being able to find a way to root LineageOS. I've noticed with Xposed that none of the modules I have installed works. I still get the annoying audio sound check notification along with low battery etc.

I guess i'm stuck on 6.0.1 permeantly. I wish I never got off KK 4.4.2!!! Curiosity got the best of me!! :mad:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Barabba11:
why you don't try to install from zero? Install stock PB1, root it with the method described, unlock you phone, install MM bootloader (you need MM bootloader for Nougat) and TWRP, then flash lineage and SU..

I don't have a CID15 but I would try to proceed like this.