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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1storm976:
If it says root strategy unavailable. . That means ur not rooted.. from what I have ran into... flash the ni2 kernel and try again. . When u open the batch file to root make sure it says you are rooted. It don't work on the first time some times it takes many trust. Wifi is fine I use it to update busy box and apps.... is the phone AT&T?

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Dont forget Backup ur stuff .good luck ..wish I knew more about OptimalROM but it is a little confusing.

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The firmware in this thread is for Verizon not AT&T. . So you probably don't want to flash Verizon firmware on your AT&T phone .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] acheung:
Sorry to mislead you 1storm976, the phone was from Verizon. I used AT&T sim card out of convenience.

Since I have successfully rooted the phone now and put on VZW_BOK3_STOCK_ROM_DEODEXED.zip, can i still flash a custom rom and which one you recommend?

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Thank you Adrian Dennis for the confirmation. I was also stuck at that screen many, many times before it finally rooted. Persistent! Persistent! Persistent! Good luck to those who need it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrzeus7:
This is great, thanks! I was so pissed when I found I had updated to an unrootable version last year, and this worked great!

I haven't used this before, do you mean it must be flashed each time I boot into the safestrap recovery? If I forget to, will it screw anything up or will it just reboot into safestrap recovery?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1storm976:
Before u exit safestrap u need to flash bok3 kernel .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sean19661:
I used this method on BOC4 works because i guess once you go to BOK3 you cannot downgrade your bootloader so this is why i went with boc4

so i could return to kitkat if i want to. the boc4 i used was the full retail.tar
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrzeus7:
I have another question. I'm trying to use the Layers Manager (here) and it says it works on AOSP ROMs with "all Layers commits". Does the stock or deodexed version have "all layers commits"?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] WKurt:
If i flash something with flashfire (xposed) do I need to add the firmware and kernel to the list like I would in safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sean19661:
I thought this thread was to gain root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
No. Stock is TouchWiz, not AOSP-based. A Verizon S5 will not boot an AOSP-based ROM because the bootloader is locked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrzeus7:
Damn, that's too bad. Is there a way to theme an S5 w/ root? I've tried the way of enabling a Samsung theme engine (instructions were copying some files into system/app & another system folder, then editing an xml file if that makes sense) but when I actually hit the "Theme" button after holding down an empty area on the launcher, something crashes (Touchwiz I think) and doesn't end up doing anything.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mms2020:
I just want to have a rooted phone so that I can remove all the extra apps. I have completed up to the steps 22 and i have confirmed that I Have the root. Do I need to go further and safe strap Kernel and firmware as well as the custom ROM? What is the downside if I don't do it. Thank you for your help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
SafeStrap is optional, but it is your safety net. It allows you to do a full system backup, and restore things later. This is especially useful if you screw anything up by uninstalling a system app that you shouldn't have.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] e.o.norris:
i was stuck precisely where you are

On the wipe data step, near the end of step 2; try also wiping the cache partition. I got the same result as you uncounted times... and on the second or third try after wiping the data and cache partition. bingo. rooted

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ok soi'm in stock roted verizon s5... safestrap is ionstalled.. i use lollipop safestrap reboot to get into safe strap... then ii creat ea rom slot and put cm1`1 for the verizons5.zip in it.... do i also include the bok3 safestrap flashable keernal zip in the flash with cm 11.zip ? Once in cm 11 i'll need to install safestrap, lollipop safestrap reboot and safestrap reboot in order to get back into safestrap to return to stock... right?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnyrichter:
I read somewhere that you can't do CM on bootlocked phones like ours. I was wanting to do CM earlier today when I rooted my S5. :\
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
No.

You cannot use the SafeStrap ROM slots because they don't work. You flash to the "stock" slot.

You cannot flash Cyanogenmod because it's not a TouchWiz-based ROM. Do not attempt it, the locked bootloader will not allow it to boot. You can only use ROMs from the "Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development" section of the forum.

jrkruse, any interest in adding or paraphrasing these answers into your first or second post in this thread, as FAQ-style questions? That would also be an excellent place to add a link to your guide on "Installing Custom Roms On Newly Rooted Phones". A lot of people new to rooting this phone are finding this thread, and it otherwise takes a lot of searching and reading elsewhere in the forum to get up to speed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
This tread is for rooting the phone guys. The whole last couple of pages are mostly questions about custom roms. Take your rom discussions over to the Q&A thread I started. The people with actual root questions are getting overlooked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lilrob29:
So I finally was able to obtain a root access, yes! But the problem now is that when I run super-sume it gets stuck on "processing please wait". Did I do something wrong or how can I fix this problem?

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
Hey guys - i'm coming from OG5 and I feel like I'm practically 99% there.

I was successful with using ROOT_G900V_5.0 after several tries, then I successfully got Kingroot to identify that the phone is rooted.

I'm now stuck trying to download the new super user app as for some reason my WiFi never turns on??? The toggle itself is disabled most of the time, then sometimes it'll register with my wifi then just immediately turn off after that. Has anyone had that kind of issue before?

I was sure to flash the BOK3 kernel before booting the devices back up too. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

edit: just to add - i do NOT have a sim-card installed in this device. would that be a source of the wifi problem?

edit #2: okay - so for some reason even though that in 'About phone' the 'Build Number' is reported as BOK3, my 'Baseband version' is 'Unknown' - sounds like maybe i need to start over from scratch?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
SuperSU Me V6.7 works email the Dev and see if he will send you that one or google it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
If you can get SuperSu Me installed you can the get busybox and the lollipop safestrap apk's installed then when you can b oot to safestrap just flash the BOK3 firmware zip and that should fix your modem wifi issue
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] re11ek:
Ok, so i have a bok3 phone right now.. this will make it where it will be rooted? I've been searching everywhere
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] e.o.norris:
i used my external sd card to transfer the apk for supersume from my pc to the phone.. being new at this, i probably overlooked a simpler way o get the apk; but for the record, i used andy the android emulator on my pc to log in to play store and pay the developer for the pro version.. then dl'd ''apk extractor'' to get the apk.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] re11ek:
Ok failed attempt 1.. trying again..

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If this fails do I need to do the restore one, then start all over how would I go about doing this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnyrichter:
How did it fail? Are you following the steps exactly as they are laid out?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
That's why I suggested adding the info to the first couple posts, to head off the inevitable questions that come after learning one can have root, and to direct people to the proper threads.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Ok, I've got the new S5. Build BOG5. No sim card. I have no accounts set up on it yet.

I want to update the Samsung USB drivers on my XP computer (making sure XP will run this...) and

I have Root_OG5_V9.zip downloaded on the XP computer

I need to download BOK3_VZW.zip? (not a BOG5 version of the file) to my XP computer.

Also need the BOG5 kernel downloaded to the XP computer at this point (Not BOK3)

Sounds like I should download Super SU Me, Busybox and Safestrap and install to the phone BEFORE starting this whole process.

Flash ROM. Do I have to use the ROM in the first post FIRST before switching? ie does that become the default ROM if something doesn't run right? It sounds like the ROM slots aren't working, only the "Stock ROM slot" True?

There's a few more steps now since the last time I did this (on a Droid2Global).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Adrian Dennis:
Once rooted...no you dont need to install safestrap, i removed all the bloatware apps with titanium backup and did a factory reset and all is well.

N.B. i would recommend everyone to remove "setup 1.0" this removes the "Sim Card not from Verizon" notification and also when you do a factory reset you only need to select your default home launcher and your done instead of the long steps with the previous setup.

Apps i removed:

Accessories

Amazon

Amzon app suite

Amazon Kindle

Amazon MP3

Appstore release

Audible

Caller Name ID

Cloud

Message+

My Verizon Mobile

NFL Mobile

POLARIS Office 5

Slacker

Verizon Tones

Verizon Support & Protection

Voicemail

VZ Navigator

Setup 1.0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
Download the BOK3 image file as specified in the first post.

You won't need BOG5 kernel, because when you flash the BOK3 file, your kernel and everything else will be updated to BOK3. There's really no reason not to update it to BOK3.

You don't need to download them, they're in the zip file in the first post (with the exception of SuperSUme, which you will have to get later). Copy them to your SD card. Don't bother installing them before flashing, because flashing the factory BOK3 image will delete everything you had previously installed.

Use the BOK3 image in the first post to maximize your chance of success. It will replace the version of Android that is currently installed on your phone.

ROM slots are only a SafeStrap thing. You won't be using SafeStrap for rooting. You need to be rooted first to install SafeStrap. But when you do start using SafeStrap later, use only the "stock" slot.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
Okay I was forced to put in my sim card and used cellular data to install supersu-me. I've now installed safestrap and installed the no_bs version of BOK3. So thank you so much for this thread!!!

However - For some really weird unknown reason - I *STILL* cannot get wifi to work at all. I'm not sure why it worked fine in OG5, but wifi just went crazy after this upgrade to BOK3. I've wiped all data/cache numerous times - I've even started back out from scratch using the G900VVRU2BOK3_G900VVZW2BOK3_G900VVRU2BOK3_HOME.tar.md5 file. I have also tried installing the BOK3 firmware like you had suggested. Not sure what else to try now, besides maybe try it all over again?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Try flashing the safestrap flashable bok3 firmware zip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
No dice - the specific steps I took are:

1) reboot into safestrap recovery

2) flash bok3 firmware (from 2nd post)

3) flash bok3 kernel (again from 2nd post)

4) wipe cache

5) reboot

6) waited as android optimized apps and such, but wifi still isn't working.

A couple of observations from the past though:

1) wifi never shows up - the on button kind of slides back to off all by itself

2) cellular radio itself takes about 5 min to connect to Verizon service

3) I've flashed the bok3 tar file and used that without root all last night and I couldn't get wifi to work with that either.

So i'm honestly not sure if this is a root problem anymore, or even a software problem at this point. Any advice you could possibly give would be incredibly helpful, but I also understand that it might be a bit out of scope of the thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Does it show bok3 baseband in about phone settings
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1storm976:
Yes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I got everything working till i Did the Recovery Reboot for Safestrap, stuck on the S5 Splash screen >.> Gonna probably have to square one again

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Resolved the issue, Flashed OK3 again and then granted Flashfire root, reinstalled safestrap and is working :D, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
Starts off as unknown after a reboot. After about 10 minutes the baseband shows bok3 and I get cellular.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1storm976:
First I'm glad you got it to work for you but you cannot use a slot on safestrap it works best when you use the stock partition..

Secondly I don't believe cm11 will work with a lollipop firmware since you're in that thread I'm assuming you're on lollipop . But u can use Alliance rom

enclosing remember any time you leave safestrap you must flash the BOK 3 kernel

I hope this helps you out

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Ok have you tried reflashing the NI2 kernel and then running the batch file to root it does work be patient... sometimes you just have to reboot the phone then plug it back into the computer... make sure you hit 05 to connect the program to your phone on the top you will see if its connected or not.... I like to open up the root batch file full screen so I can actually see everything once you see it connected then hit 02 to root , leave it up to 2 minutes then reboot the phone if it does not and try again

Hope this helps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Okay, the dumb Blonde over here Had everything working and then I tried to flash the deoxed with safestrap.... instead, I managed to get it to sto booting so i started over from scratch but now I cannot for the life of me get the root.bat to work, everytime i connect the phone, it says offline in adb :( what is with my life... it worked once, and i found that if i reinstall the drivers while it's connected it shows up as device but then when i hit root, it hangs....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ace576831:
so I have a Verizon galaxy s5 on BOK3, this method would give me root if I follow the instructions.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Yes, I had root till i fudged it up bad
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
Everything went smoothly, now when I try to get to safestrap to flash a rom it just hangs at the black Samsung screen. I've tried reinstalling safesstrap. Also, I have to flash bok3 kernel in odin once it gets hung up. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Anyone able to Help over here too. I've been trying now for almost 14 hours to get root again and after the first time, i can't get it to work and I think I'm gonna cry. I was so close.... then broke it with safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
What stage are you at?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1storm976:
Ok it happens it not a exact science yes reboot phone sometimes open and close the bat file ,,, sometimes if all else fails clear cache in recovery reboot ... and try again wait up to 2 min. . Mine took at least a min then I got a page of ####### on left side of screen. Then rooted. If nothing still try flashing ni2 kernel from Odin and remember the debug check. .. hope it help man .

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Yes very easy.. just follow directions... just read the thread some issues may pop up but if you read the thread you won't have any issues .. and we are he to help

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Ok first relax.... just start from the beginning. .. the hardest part is rooting but it's not even that hard ... lots of issues he been answer through this thread if you have issues ..search or just post them on here .. hope it helps.. if u had root and u were in safestrap... don't forget to flash the bok3 kernel... in safestrap or in Odin if u can't get safestrap to pop up..

Hope it helps
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Idk, i just kept removing and re add the device, killing adb, removing and reinstalling drivers and suddenly it just worked. Now I want to use safestrap with the NO BS rom here, what am i supposed to do so i don't brick AGAIN

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/bsfreelollipop5-0rombok3based-t3292572
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
New Directions In The OP!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sean19661:
There is a flashable bok3 zip for ss did you try wipping cache in ss ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
I can't even get into safestrap.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Aaaaaaaand I've bricked my phone a second time. I dont get how to use safestrap and I can't find a single clear answer. Half the options everyone says I can't find and every time I try and flash it fails and I have a brick
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
Are you flashing the Rom then the kernel before you try to boot.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I try flashing the rom first, fails every single time with a permissions metadata error

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BTW, my problems with adb going offline appear to be an issue with the phone and my usb chipset inside my laptop

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Sorry to be annoying but I have root again, and am now at the part to install safestrap. THIS PART I can do BUT when I install safe strap and then reboot to safestrap, I need help figuring that out
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
So you can get into safestrap recovery? If you do then you can flash a new rom. But after you do, make sure to also flash the flashable bok3 kernel (assuming you flashed a bok3 rom)

If you do not flash then bok3 kernel before exiting safestrap, your phone will hang at the black Samsung logo screen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
my problem is if i flash any rom such as the No BS or the current deoxed, it fails in the flash process rendering the phone useless :(

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"set_Metadata_Recursive: Some Changes Failed"

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Currently stuck in safe strap because system is missing due to bad flash because of my same issue, help?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Back to sqaure one with it saying device offline while trying to root, and I can't stand this anymore, it makes no sense
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I just updated the Root_OG5 to V10 it has an updated safestrap app in it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
For those of you who already have safestrap installed. Here is and update zip to update safestrap. I removed the rom slots since you cannot use them. also added a reminder to flash lollipop kernel. Removed the Format data option as it did not work and caused bootloop. Removed Fix Permissions as they did not work either

Here are the directions

Download Lollipop_Safestrap_Reboot_Extended_PM_V5.zip

reboot to safestrap and flash zip. When you leave safestrap make sure and flash the BOK3 kernel which was place in a folder for easy finding. When you flashed the zip it placed the bok3 kernel in a folder on your internal and external sd card called .1OK3_Stock_KERNEL folder. Make sure you do not delete these folders

return to rom go back to the lollipop safestrap app click on the install safestrap icon from the lollipop safestrap app if screen is blank it takes a long time to grant super user access. Make sure you wait and do this. Then when you click uninstall and State shows Uninstalled If State Doesnt Change to Uninstalled Reboot and try again Once State Say Uninstalled you can then click Install. The State may not change to Installed and even if it does reboot phone and come back and it will probably show installed now, even if it didn't when you rebooted. Now Install it again without uninstalling it like you did earlier. Reboot phone. It should work. If for some reason when you click recovery reboot and it doesn't boot to safestrap and goes into recovery reboot just use Odin and flash bok3 kernel go back and install it again as mentioned above.

It may take a bit longer for recovery to pop up after screen goes black. As long as screen goes black the recovery will start

Now you will have updated safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Try the new lollipop safestrap after you root again then if you still have trouble try putting your zips on internal storage
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Ok! :) Gonna have to go through hell first with trying to root because what happens is when it connects it goes from device to offline within like 10 seconds and idk why but nothing helps, sometimes i get lucky and root finishes.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
OMG I can't root. It keeps going from device to offline so fast and idk why. gonna see if my S3 does that too
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Did you revoke usb debugging authorizations then accept the allow dialog ag as in
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
been there done that. This has been an issue the last 24 hours. at random i get it to work long enough to root

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Like literally, as i was typing this, i just succeeded. I'm scared to lose root again in fear of another 2-3 hour adventure to reroot :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Everytime :'(

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Your not using file encrytion are you? And did you try placing the zip on internal storage? And did you check the MD5 of the zips?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] switch81:
I was going to mention the same thing. Check the MD5, maybe the file is corrupt?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tr4nqui1i7y:
I managed to get flashfire to install alliance. Safestrap is still hit or miss
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Fritoeata:
Odin N00b question...

Could I get a n00b point of clarification on Odin @ step 15?

OP says, "... 15. Use Odin_3.10.0 located in the Root_OG5 Folder and install 01_G900V_NI2_Kernel.tar."

Question: Are you saying to click "AP" and install through there? I really don't want a brick here.

I really appreciate your time in this! This is my first root, and I've had a smart phone for 3 weeks... old flip phone finally gave up the ghost.

I'm a total Android n00b, and almost a *nix n00b too.

Thanks alot.

Fritoeata
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Everything for our phones Is flashed in the AP box In odin
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Fritoeata:
You rock jk.

... I literally posted <20mins ago. Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Have not tried internal storage, I can give it a shot, lemme backup everything in safestrap first. Encryption is off, md5s verified, transfered to the ad card externally, using a card reader.

Tried internal, same failure. Doesn't work with your deoxed nor the no BS rom :( is my device broken?