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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Have you tried using flashfire

Did you check the md5?

Does it do it on every zip? Try flashing the updated safestrap zip I posted a few post back

If it fails you may need to boot to stock recovery and wipe data. Doing this you won't loose root but you will have to download latest super su from play store and then reinstall all 3 safestrap apks then open lollipop safestrap and click on install safestrap click on uninstall the reinstall it and try again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Ok, not obtaining root after multiple tries at step 16. Do I try reinstalling the NI2 Kernel again before trying to access root? (Yes the root bat is seeing my phone.)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mgraham80823:
I would really like to test this but my back up phone would be a really old Motorola droid if I make a mistake ( which I generally do do the first flash of a new flash method). Some people said this would happen when h - e double hockey sticks froze over and I started to lose hope but I would check back every month or so. A little while back I checked in and found a proof of concept video which I am not even a little ashamed to say it was "the Holy Grail of Grey Hat work," if indeed he's not a white hat by now, selling his work or is a White Hat trying to give future White Hats some hope. I'm super excited to see where this thread goes. I would be soft bricking my phone all day long if I didn't have my child to support. I am so glad I follow this community, all of you developers are such an inspiration. I feel like I would be like one of the first few hundred to have a locked down OG5 S5 capable of root after the 900v got hit so hard by the patching of "security concerns," back in June. Dude, I am so proud of you OP and peace be with you, and may you and your family be blessed. I would love to see more tests and the growth of this thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Have you installed the latest Samsung drivers
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] equisbox:
I'm having the same issue as Aireos. Did you get it working yet? I'm either at "ROOT INSTALLING NOW.." or it makes it a little further to "KRSLOG: [+] This device: Verizon samsung SM-G900V Linux version 3.4.0-252...." and it hangs there.. I'm not sure how long I should wait. When you say few minutes, do you mean 10+ minutes? Maybe it's because I am using Windows 10 64 bit? I guess I will try another computer.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Same question as above. Do you have the latest Samsung drivers installed
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] equisbox:
Hey, I actually came on here to edit my post, but I see you already responded. I was able to get root. Just attempted to run "ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat" a few more times on my windows 10 computer..it eventually worked. I have version OK3 by the way.

I'm not sure which samsung drivers I have...Whichever ones windows 10 installed when I first plugged my phone in..if it even installed samsung drivers lol...

Thank's a lot. I almost thought there was no hope for the s5 since I accidentally accepted the OTA update.

Edit: for anyone wondering..when the ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat finally worked, it didn't take more then a minute or two before "done rooted" message appears.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] anonimoyque:
dammmitttt!! i have done everything I was able to find, I am pretty sure I have the samsung drivers but still the bat file cant find my phone!! HELP!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnycooper:
Confirmed working root for BOE1.

Thanks alot bro.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] vlcmfreak7:
Thank you for this. I'm having an issue with a step.

I flashed phone with the OK3 .tar provided. USB debugging is on. Have drivers set up.

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

It prompts the phone to reboot but gives an error device not found

[*] WAITING FOR APPEAR YOUR DIVECE N900V

[*] ROOT INSTALLING NOW ...

uname

linux_ver

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off_set

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KRSLOG: prepare done.

system part @ /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system

KRSLOG: /data/local/tmp

KRSLOG: [+] This device: Verizon samsung SM-G900V Linux version 3.4.0-4782027 (dpi@SWDD6518) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 17 20:06:51 KST 2015

error: device not found

error: device not found

Done Rooted

Press any key to continue . . .

Followed everything exactly and even tried the same on Windows 7 and Windows 10 computer. Not sure where I'm going wrong with this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
People if your getting this screen you have the wrong kernel installed. To root your phone you must flash the 01_G900V_NI2_Kernel.tar. After this is flashed the phone will goto the samsung screen and stay no you are ready to root!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Here is the latest samsung drivers

Install these before trying root. If during root process the device is not found. Close the ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat window and reopen it. If this doesnt work unplug and replug the phone, if still doesnt work unplug and restart phone replug in the phone. When the root process starts if it hangs up or gets stuck close the ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat unplug phone and restart phone, open ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat and plug in phone and try again!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] G-Money23:
please help, so im running bok3, and ive followed the process a couple times, but kinguser always gives me the root strategy unavailable error after installed and opened, anyway around this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I updated the Op with new instructions and a new root zip. The Root bat file will now what for you to select to root. I think this will help I think the program was starting to fast in some cases. Please make sure to Update samsung drivers before trying thr root process. I also included a flashable BOK3 firmware zip that can be flashed in safestrap if your coming from BOG5 or BOE1 rom and want to upgrade to my BOK3 Rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] equisbox:
I was stuck on the same screen..sometimes it wouldn't even make it that far and it would just get stuck at "ROOT INSTALLING NOW..".

but after restarting the phone and running the ROOT_G900V_5.0.bat again, it eventually worked...I think i attempted it maybe 6-7 times total? ..so keep trying

I actually took that screenshot because I was getting ready to post that I couldn't get it to work...but then I tried one more time and it worked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sm0k3y-TB:
I will be testing tomorrow! So psyched to see this thread!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I updated the Root_OG5 to V4 and udated the instructions. Maybe try again!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] puterdoc:
Ok now I have to be honest. After having my phone for a year and a half and never expecting to root it, I have fallen behind. My Galaxy S (S1) thanks to you guy lasted me 4 years and flashed it about every 3 days and had it all the way through JB. . Loved that phone. Anyway, I have tried to crash course since testing and succeeding with the root last night. I was going to flash the suggested VZW_BOK3_STOCK_ROM_DEODEXED.zip over my BOG5, which you said was ok, great. Before doing so I read up on SS: run program, reboot, pick rom, then make sure I flash matching safestrap flashable kernel to rom (ie: og5=og5) then reboot. Now I see the firmware addon as well and a little lost. When I got this phone there was concern about killing knox too. I see nothing about that or do we not care anymore? I didn't find the option in SU and that's all I found about it.

Any help would be great. Just didn't want to start throwing randoms at the phone.

Thanks for the great job. Even if I didn't change roms, root has given me more options alone that I have missed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] vlcmfreak7:
Got it thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aireos:
Link for download is down.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 808FLiP:
OP link is 404 for me. Please check upload?

Mahalo
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I fixed it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Okay, it fails in flashfire and fails safestrap. Both zips with the same exact error. Other zips run but seem to have no effect. To confirm if I flash via safestrap or flashfire, these zips should effect my current system right? I tried my Knox removal script for the s3 and it completes but Knox is still here. I'm still trying to figure this new stuff out
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
So I tried re-installing the NI2 Kernel and I still don't get successful root. How far back do I go and retry this process?

So I don't know what I did differently, but 3rd try after re-installing NI2 Kernel and it successfully rooted.

Woot. Thanks JRKruse!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Sunhawk01:
I may be able to test this on S5 Verizon, OG5 soon.

I'll post updates too...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Well there has been about a thousand downloads so I think its been tested!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
It says in the instruction to skip step 15 which is installing NI2 kernel because its already installed so why install it again. Reboot to recovery wipe cache only and try again and again and again till it works maybe try not wiping the cache one time and see if that works just keep trying . If you wiped data on accident you would need to flash b0k3 kernel and start from begging
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Well its obvious those 2 zips are no good. Thats why you need to check the md5 of the zips you download. You would have known there is a problem before you even started. Dont use old zips that worked on older phones especially ones that delete stuff unless you know that the update-script is correct for mounting system and such. An old knox removal script is going to do nothing for removing knox on this phone. If the safestrap zip i told you to flash flashed without any errors then your fine. Here flash this https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934545417 and you will know if it flashed correctly as you wont have hardly any apps left
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
After 10 or 12 failed attempts, I went ahead and tried reinstalling NI2 Kernel. Three more attempts and it processed through. I can't tell you why or what I did differently (nothing as far as I can tell) but it doesn't really matter now.

Thanks for working out this method. Everything else ran perfectly.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Again the md5's both check out fine. I'll try later, I'm out right now and can't touch it. Thanks for being patient with my crap. I'll give it a shot tonight :) I'd like to customize the crap out of this device
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Oh you were thinking outside of the box. I like that. Glad it finally worked
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
One other thing do you have enough free space to install those zips if your space is running short on your internal storage they may not install. You may still have to wipe data like I mentioned before

Edit: Before you try wiping data try this. Sometimes partition headers get corrupted try flashing this using odin this will repair them Header_Partion_Fix_BOK3.tar.md5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Your zip worked, gonna retry with the header fix flashing no BS

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Flashed the Header fix, redownloaded the rom, checked the md5, moved to the phone's internal, checked the md5, still good, tried to flash, still got the same exact error with no bs rom. I can try ur deox but the md5's also matched so i figure no change. :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
I don't know if this applies to you, however, on MY XP machine, when I unzipped the large files, they failed MD5, repeatedly. Then I noticed file sizes were variable after unzipping. I switched to a 3rd party program (7 zip I think?) and no longer had the problem. On MY XP machine (maybe it's just mine), the XP extraction tool does not seem to reliably extract large files.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you do not unzip roms, you flash the zips. md5 on device matches md5's on android file host. Not sure anymore what the issue is :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Then wipe data in stock recovery like I told you a few post back
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] painiac:
An unzipped file's md5 will NEVER match the md5 of that file's zip archive. It's a hash of the precise bit contents of a given file, and that changes when a compressed archive file is made.

Download the zip, check the md5 of that zip and compare it to the md5 hash provided, and then flash that zip on the phone.

Only extract a flashable file if the contents of the archive are "FILENAME.tar.md5", because that itself is the Odin-flashable archive. But do not attempt to extract the contents of the tar.md5, just flash it with Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Sunhawk01:
Confirmed. Thanks for this excellent Fix tip!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] blair.sadewitz:
I've had problems (on linux, but it's the same idea) like that with 64-bit/32-bit data type issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Something weird is going on.

The first time the ROM loaded the splash screen showed unlock symbol. Next time, it's not there. I try to start SuperSUMe and it says I'm not rooted HOWEVER:

When I start SafeStrap it loads the kitkat kernel and I am able to grant root access.

Oh yea, Kingroot isn't in the apps now either.

I assume Ihave stuff that needs to be redone, but what?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Hi, wiped data, same exact failure every time. I literally don't get it, I've even started from scratch. I have root. I successfully flashed extra toggles and viper4android, and your extreme debloat, but no matter what I do, wiping data and such like the original guide suggests, the rom still fails to flash... With the same error every time. This is any rom listed.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] theqj@netscape.net:
Root Yes! LTE No!

Hi,

Well the good news is that the instructions worked to a TEE. The bad news is that now my phone (StraightTalk - Verizon flavor) won't connect LTE. No internet at all :( . If you're thinking: use the debloated rom, I tried that several times but it always failed. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
It appears that the phone is still rooted (root explorer opens root), but Super SU me doesn't recognize it unless I run Kingroot and then go to Super SU me. After reboot it doesn't recognize root.

I get into Safestrap but ROM's don't seem to load (like they did the first time).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Mine works fine, chances are it locked to Verizon now instead of straight talk? Idk, assuming you flashed Verizon Roms, all I can think of, don't take my word for it, look at your about phone and status :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] theqj@netscape.net:
Reply

I used the ROMS listed at the top of the thread. Those are likely the only ones available since I doubt there'be a specific StraightTalk ROM. Keep in mind, that outta the box, with the original Verizon stock ROM, it connected fine to LTE with the same StraightTalk sim installed. Bad thing is I am locked out of the APN settings so I could not add one manually even if to just test. Bummer as I do not want to go back to no root stock ROM.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
call straightalk and have them reprovision your phone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Are you sure you didnt enable encryption on the phone?

Have you tried Re-Partitioning of the phone?

Download the S5 PitFile Assuming you have a 16gb phone

Open Odin load the downloaded PitFile in the PIT section Load the Factory Tar Image from The first Page In The AP Section. Under Options check Re-Partion and check Nand Erase All.

Flash. When phone reboots if it gets stuck on samsung screen boot to recovery and wipe data.

Reroot and try again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Not tried a re-partition but I'm afraid to lose everything and have to start from scratch again. Currently dealing with i tried to wipe cache and dalvik cache because it was crashing and my tombstone logs kept pointing to service manager and the dalvik cache so i assumed it was from me dicking around earlier, well now it won't boot, stuck on the verizon screen so I'm trying a restore from my old backup. I may start over but i hate, and i mean HATE having to root it, I could try rooting it on my dell which may not give me the same offline bug but it's usb 1.1 not 2.0 >.>

I'm just confused because it keeps referencing a meta data issue, followed by binary execution failure. So I could try this but I'd rather not have to suffer the horror of rerooting my phone. it takes hours on end

Edit: Restored, md5ed the rom you posted and going to try flashing, if it fails, I'm going to likely scrap this and start over again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Let me try this question:

How can I see what ROM is running?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Tried to flash your deoxded rom again, failed, same error as always. Other small zips work like viper4android, extra toggles, and also am capable of backing up and restoring granted it says while restoring /system it "fails" but when i reboot, everything is still there, as if nothing is missing, so I cannot tell if somethings up with safestrap or what. I could try from scratch with a pit file but the error has to do with setting metadata which wouldn't that be another seperate issue? x.x maybe someone should flash the stock odex for me and then produce me a copy of their system partition in a backup and I'll flash that as a restore :P, god only knows whats wrong. I just feel like logically re partitioning will have no effect unless you can explain it to me. I'm rather technical but I'm just like why my phone x.x. Sorry for the long post
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Under Build, I show LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOK3.

The phone is rooted, since it always says "superuser granted" whenever I start SS reboot. (It never asks to grant it btw). Also, I downloaded Titanium BU and it was granted SU status too. Why are custom ROM's not loading?

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I'm assuming the bootloader somehow is locked still. What's the procedure to unlock it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
The bootloader for this device, G900V, is still locked. This method that JRKruse has greatly made for our devices is a workaround for us to be able to have root. As for yourother questions, i wouldn't have an answer for those. Maybe someone else can offer you help with those. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
That's what I finally came to as well. SS is supposed to work around the locked bootloader, but even though it says it's successfully installing the ROM, on reboot, it's not loading it. Not sure why. I'm trying to figure out where in the process I start this over or if I need to start at the very beginning (although the phone is currently rooted)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] swoley:
Everything worked! Thanks a lot.

Can you make a tutorial on how to install xposed after rooting? I've tried several SDK packs and all of them have soft bricked my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
Did you flash the correct kernel that your ROM is using? That's probably why your bootlooping or not getting to your Home screen. Try flashing the kernel and see what happens

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Go to this link and read,read and read some more....j/k. But you do need to read it thoroughly though.

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3113463
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
I've been using the BOK3 kernel that comes in the Root Folder.

I'm definitely rooted. How do I know? I downloaded Titanium BU during this and I granted it SU access, so the root is there.

Do I need to wipe the system data in SS before installing a custom RAM?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
Usually that's the 'rule of thumb' so that you'll have a "clean" flash. Unless the Jrkruse has it set different with the new OK3 root method. But you may want to read the OP because he's updated the root method, so you may have done something to what you're getting now. I don't want to mislead you and have you dork your phone on my suggestion....sorry for not much help...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
Yea, it's been a long time since I've done this (Droid2Global). No Safestrap back then. Actually, the root seems to be good, I just can't get custom ROMs loaded. I'm going to try the wipe before load thing tonight. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Obviously something is wrong with your phone thousands of other people have flashed the rom so that's not the problem.Repartitiong erases and sets everything back to factory allocated sizes. Flashing a tar image without repartitioning only flash over the top of what's there. When you have redownloaded the roms.Have you tried flashfire on a clean install without installing safestrap? I would like to rule out safestrap as an issue. So maybe if you reroot don't install the safestrap apks only flashfire and try
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] swoley:
Yeah, I've read it over and over, but to no avail. I probably had to repeat this guide about 5 times trying to flash xposed lol

tried it with safestrap recovery and flashfire, both have bootlooped my s5

any idea, jrkruse?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dartz28:
Weird.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Does it fail to flash with the same message I get?

I'm likely gonna poke around later tonight. I found the issue with the android adb dropping, it drops everytime that damn Verizon cd installer BS connects, so is there a way to stop that, its my problem with adb and why root was a pain, and why it goes offline so fast
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Robborboy:
Works fantastic. However when I tried to flash CM11 it failed. The deodexed ROM in the OP worked great though.

Only other issue I am having is I am using this Verizon S5 on cricket. I have the APN set, but I cannot receive any MMS. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Mr. Whippy:
In my case, I tried the full wipe in SS and then installed the deodexed ROM in the first post. I lost root after it installed.

I re-rooted and tried again with the EXACT same result. I lost root again. There is something not right in the deodexed ROM.

I am re-rooted again with SS installed. I booted to SS recovery, flashed the BOK3 kernel and rebooted successfully.

I may try to flashfire a ROM this time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Did you flash the deodexed rom first before you flashed xposed. In the future take these questions about roms and mods to the appropriate threads. Lets try to keep this about root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
You can't flash CM or any other AOSP based ROM, the bootloader on the phone is locked. You are restricted to flashing only touchwiz based ROMs.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Robborboy:
Ah I see. I've been out of the flashing game since 2.xx. I was under the impression this unlocked the boot loader. That answers that atleast. You wouldn't happen to have any idea as to what is going on with MMS do you?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
No, sorry.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Well, I'm gonna go for it and hope that I can get this to work, so Making a backup and once again, going back to scratch :'(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Someone slap me, please! So I tried rooting the phone on my old Dell C840, and it worked first time. I decided to clear and test again, worked second time, third time, 4th time.... Tried my Clevo D901C again(my main laptop) and fail, fail fail fail.... I think it dislikes my laptop >.> Wish I'd done that sooner :'(

EDIT And It worked, I flashed your Deoxed rom! Now Gonna enjoy life :)