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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rahow:
Galaxy S5 stuck on Verizon boot screen

Hello! I am new to rooting and my research found this post to be the manual for rooting my Verizon s5 running marshmallow 6.0.1

I downloaded all the files and followed jrkruse's instructions up through Installing PB1, Step #8. Everything in ODIN (Odin3 v3.10) appeared well. I loaded G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar.md5 though AP and pressed START with only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time boxes checked. I got the green PASS and my phone began to reboot. However, it seemed to be stuck on the Verizon boot screen. The animation in the Verizon checkmark logo continued, but for a very long time. I pulled the battery, reentered Download Mode and ran Odin the same way with the same result.

Does this usually take a very long time? I let it sit for a minimum of 10 minutes, but it was likely longer. This was the the output of Odin:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_G900VVRU2BPB1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> aboot.mbn
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> sbl1.mbn
<ID:0/003> rpm.mbn
<ID:0/003> tz.mbn
<ID:0/003> sdi.mbn
<ID:0/003> NON-HLOS.bin
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> cache.img.ext4
<ID:0/003> modem.bin
<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/003> RES OK !!
<ID:0/003> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/003> Removed!!

Here is some information on my phone:

MODEL NUMER

: SM-G900V

ANDRIOD VERSION

: 6.0.1

ANDROID SECURITY PATCH LEVEL

: 1 DEC 2016

BASEBAND VERSION

: G900VVRSDPL1

KERNEL VERSION

:

3.4.0

DPI@SWDD5712 #1

FRI 2 DEC 16:26:26 KST 2016

BUILD NUMBER

: MMB29M.G900VVRS2DPL1

Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to provide
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
It looks like you had a successful flash. Just give it more time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rahow:
OK, after previous posting I started again and timed it. I am sitting at 30 minutes as of this posting. At what point do I give up? Is this what a soft brick is?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
You did wipe data before flashing right? After that try powering down, pull battery, boot into download and then flash PB1 in Odin
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rahow:
Yes.

Yes, I'm on my fourth attempt of doing this with the same results. I'm looking at some other threads and seeing some places that Marshmallow 6.0.1 cannot be rooted. Is this true? This thread here would make it seem that it is possible. Everything seems to be going so well until it tries to boot.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You need to wipe cache/dalvik.

Boot will take a while

Verify your baseband
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rahow:
Thank you GeTex! I redid the factory reset (eg wipe cache dalvik?) but this time i removed my micro sd card and sim card and it started right up after odin! I don't know if that is the problem or if it is obvious, but it wasnt on the instructions here or in the more noob friendly instructions for this same thread i found http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/611383-how-can-i-root-my-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900v.html
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
factory reset doesn't wipe cache, just /data
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rahow:
Fixed, I wiped in System Recovery. After this, I have reinstalled the Samsung Drivers and restarted my computer, and have restarted the process from PB1 Odin a few times and have successfully made it halfway through BAT1 of BLACKCAT. The snag I keep hitting now is that after flashing NK2_kernel.tar, I am stuck on the SAMSUNG screen waiting for my phone to be recognized. It is recognized but as a CD DRIVE.

I don't understand because before running bat1, I connect phone and it has drivers installed and is recognized properly. At this point I think Windows 7 has some AUTOPLAY functionality that is my turd in the punchbowl, but I don't know how to get around it. I use Ubuntu primarily, I almost never use Windows anymore so I don't know whats up with this system.

Edit: AutoPlay is inviting me to run VRZ_software_upgrade_assistant.exe for CD DRIVE(E: ) when I plug in my phone. Is this advisable? I skipped it before because The instructions didn't mention it and I assumed any Verizon software would be an impediment to root

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More information: Pre-Blackcat my phone is recognized under COMPUTER as:

PORTABLE DEVICE: SM-G900V Portable Media Player

Devices and Printers: Devices: SM-G900V: Properties:

GENERAL: Device Information:

Manufacturer: Unavailable​

Model: MTP​

Model Number: Unavailable​

Categories: Portable Media Player, Modem​

Description: Unavailable​

HARDWARE: Device Functions

SAMSUNG Mobile USB Composite Device | Universal Serial Bus controllers

SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem | Modems

SM-G900V | Portable Devices
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kizzelwhix:
I followed the instructions precisely. I got zero output from adb running the batch, so I entered the shell to run them manually to see if there was an error not getting through. There was. That is it. Thanks for the help though, I'll figure it out.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you cannot run the commands by hand, it will NOT work

you probably tried running the bat as admin or didn't extract
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
well it finally worked for me but for some very strange reason my s5 now says 3g insted of 4g and ive tryed changing sim cards no luck even went back to stock to see if that was the issue and no avail idk why im only getting 3g now but i took my phone to verizon after i went back to stock b4 rooting it again they found nouthing wrong with the phone and they don't know why its only doing 3g if someone has an answer to this id sure like to know how to fix it because its on 3g now it eats up battery a lot faster
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sheltojeff:
???

does the pb1 flash work on 6.0.1 with emmc 11
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
i don't think it will there is no marshmellow root for verizon s5 yet plus marshmellow sucks it slows the s5 down sense the s5 was not desgined for the new versions of andriod verizon keeps trying to forch us to download
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
because reading is too hard

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yes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zounduser:
Speak for yourself bro. I'm on Marshmallow firmware running a Note 7 international port, with all my apps, and this thing has never been faster. For real, no hiccups for me at all.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lesdense:
I recently picked up a used S5 (SM-G900V). It was running 6.0.1 as a recall. I read everything I could find on this forum to determine how much I could do to "free" the phone (rooted and bootloader unlocked ideally). I determined that I have Toshiba chip and so can't unlock my bootloader (would love to find a work-around but that's my working assumption). On rooting, I've been to the thread that everyone references and I'm pretty sure I've followed every step exactly. I flashed back to Lollipop PB1, went into the phone (careful to not add accounts or do anything extraneous), triggered Developer Options, made the suggested changes in Developer Options and in Security and then proceeded to run the BAT files in the GS5_LOLLIROOT_BLACKCAT folder. Bat file #1 works fine. Bat file #2 seems to work fine too (carefully following instructions in the BAT file each time) but my phone hangs at the Samsung boot screen.

I've let it wait for an HOUR just in case it took extra long to complete. No dice. Then I've started over, rewiping the phone (factory + cache), reinstalling 5.x PB1, restarting the Bat files. I get stuck at the same place every time.

I read the part about having a "driver problem". I installed the Samsung driver files before beginning and had no trouble. I think I've done everything right and I've gotten as far as I can in the process SEVERAL times only to get hung up at the same place. Help?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
This statement is SOOOOO inaccurate

you CAN root 6.0+ on the galaxy S5, it runs FINE on the galaxy S5

Please LEAVE THESE THREADS ALONE, you CONSTANTLY are spreading misinformation
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thoughto:
(bat1) error:more than one...

Hello, thanks a lot for this. I have followed up to bat1. Then I get this

error:more than one device/emulator (repeated over and over)

I read through the first 36 pages, where this error was raised once but I couldn't find a reply. I also read back from the end to page 315 but didn't find the answer.

I am using windows 10, I used the op to flash back from PL1 to PB1 and got that to work.

I uninstalled Kies and Kies 3, there should be just the 1 recommended Samsung USB driver on my (laptop) system.

Please help me if there is a fix. I'm sorry if I've missed something obvious. Tom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
What does your computer show as connected under device manager? It sounds like there is still a driver issue.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thoughto:
Thanks for your quick reply. Under device manager there are 2 devices:

Android Device SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface

Portable Devices SAMSUNG-SM-G900V

In Windows Explorer I see SAMSUNG-SM-G900V as a drive

When I connect the USB cable to the laptop I can see that Bullguard (virus scan) is treating it as drive E: and scanning it. Then Windows 10 installs it as a device and asks what I want to do with it. I choose take no action.

I will continue to experiment.

Please tell me if you can figure it out, I will post if I solve it.

Thanks, Tom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
You have a driver issue because windows is trying to install it when you plug it in. The driver should already be installed. Also, disable your antivirus.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thoughto:
Thanks. Update: King Root says Rooted!

I disabled the portable device entry in device manager and removed the driver (while already connected). Then I did bat1. I had to then revoke usb debugging (my device unauthorised) then tell the phone to always allow this computer. etc etc. But it did work. I hope this helps someone else.

So now I have King Root but it sounds like best idea to switch to SuperSu or whatever op says and then kill the bootloader lock and install a custom rom or latest from EE or Virgin? I live in the UK so I need one that will work here and not expect me to have a Verizon SIM (I have Virgin, who use EE).

Thanks a lot for the method!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zounduser:
You'll be fine with non Verizon sim. I've been running a lot of Roms from the international snapdragon threads and I've had no problem getting data. Most the time I didn't even have to update the APN settings. I'm on the Note 7 port NEMESIS Rom and everything works. MMS and everything.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KazuDante:
[MENTION=5414005]GeTex[/MENTION] [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] heres my question , if the s5 that i have is unlocked and i flash a rom that is pre-rooted using odin but looking inside the zip i see a modem file....will i loose my unlocked s5 ? or should i remove the modem file from the zip (after extracted) then rezip it. refrence link ( http://www.samsungsfour.com/tutoria...0v-verizon-on-marshmallow-6-0-1-firmware.html ) its on 6.0.1 not rooted and i have not unlock bootloader since its not rooted yet. also i used the eMMC Brickbug Check app and under the emmc i saw that mine started with number 15.....so im guessing that my bootloader can be unlocked as well. All i would like to do is to get it to either cm13.1 or cm14.1/LineageOS and possibly a MIUI8 but i dont think i saw one for this device.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
Modem file is OK, aboot is the file not to have. It's usually in a stock md5 file.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KazuDante:
I was able to downgrade it to 5.0 and will try to unlock bootloader , but the can this device run 7.1.1 that i see in the unified section and also how do i install twrp or do i use the one that safestrap installed? Thank You.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
If TWRP 3.0.2.2 gets installed then flash 3.0.2.0 in Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KazuDante:
For the 7.1.1 roms?

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also after getting twrp 3.0.2-2 installed my ext-sdcard was formated into 4 partitions , i see that they have files in them , do i need to keep them or can i just reformat the ext-sdcard to put back my stuff and make a backup with the twrp 3.0.2 to the ext-sdcard?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
If upgrading to PL1 firmware then there will be issues with TWRP 3022. If on PB1, TWRP 3.0.2.2. is fine. You can reformat the SD card afterwards. I do.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KazuDante:
Thank You so much so the help i am now on RR 7.1.1 and its running suppersmooth.....my last question is about the low signal problem im facing , is there a way to get better signal. ps it was already like this on the 6.0.1 stock but at least my 4glte was always there now im getting kicked down to H+ more then being on LTE.

And forgot to ask if there is a custom kernel that is usable on 7.1.1 that provides a few more control over the cpu,gpu ect...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
Double check APN settings, what firmware are you on, PL1? What method did you use to get on your current firmware?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KazuDante:
Apn ia correct , the method i used was downgrade to 5.0 to get root and unlock bootloader , the one that worked for me was the one that push samsung_unlock to data/local/tmp

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I guess i should update it to the latest one that refered to pl1 update
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Legitsu:
I assume PL1 be downgraded to PB1 ?

I have a confirmed CID11 S5 thats been sitting but one of the guys at the shop decided to appropriate it while his phone was getting a new lcd and it OTA'd to PL1 from OK3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Clear Sky Clan:
Didn't entirely work for me....

Ok so I followed the instructions down to the letter, downdgraded to your G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW, but I just wasn't getting root at all. I ended up downloading Wondershare Mobilego ( out of desperation) and used the free trial to root my phone, it worked however the SuperSU that it installed kept saying that it needed to update went thru the motions and everytime I rebooted my phone it'll popup again saying the same thing, so ended up purchasing it from playstore and again went thru the motions and it worked, I downloaded Safestrap myself but after it installed and I tried to reboot it only rebooted to stock recovery uninstalled it and installed yours and BAM!! Worked like a charm, now my only issue is how to I upgrade back to MM without losing root because when I try to play injustice: Gods among us it keeps force closing after 5-10 mins which is really frustrating, can anyone help me with this?

P.s I'm currently running G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
you need to unlock your bootloader to be rooted on mm
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jbellot:
Root checker confirms root. busybox installed. safestrap.apk will install and clean up but no matter how many times I have removed and re-installed it I cannot get it to allow me to reboot to recovery..... State: Not installed Version 5.02 I am really hoping to make my way to get to the Nougat versions 7.X.X any suggestions from here?

SM G900V android version 5.0 baseband G900VVRU2BPB1 Security patch 20160201 Kernel version 3.4.0 Build number LRX21TG900VVRU2BPB1 Hardware Version G900V.05 Knox 2.3 Security Software MDF v1.1 Release 4 VPN v1.4 release 4.1 Configuration J13.SAM.SMG900V.1

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ender1387:
So I seem to be stuck after flashing NK2_kernel. Never fully reconnects. Any thoughts?

I'm starting from G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW and everything works until I get to the 3rd .bat file because it seems like it can't remount beyond the CD-drive/driver installer.

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Yep, this is exactly where I'm getting stuck. Have you made any progress?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] al50:
Don'tknow if you guy's aren't reading the OP thoroughly or not understanding it.....anyways, try Bat4, reboot into DL mode and Odin the PB1 kernal that's in the Blackcat folder. Then manually root using Kingroot and then purchase SuperSuMe from the Playstore and you now should be rooted....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] crazycranagelo:
or maybe pepole are reading it and haveing trubble because of how confuseing it is

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look it up on youtube thats what i did the video is better then this guide because the video is not confuseing and is much easyier to understand
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] oleszka:
Hi,

thank you very much for posting the instruction how to root Verizon Galaxy S5 phone. I am really new at android, rooting and everything what connected to it.

First I was stuck at NK2 Kernel step... then somehow everything worked and now my phone is rooted. But now I don't understand this step:

So I rebooted phone to Recovery via Safestrap, now I see menu like Install, Wipe, Back and etc... what should I do now?

I tried to install BPB1_Firmware_No_Bootloaders.zip and G900V_PB1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip (just clicked Install and loaded these zip files) but it said FAILED:

... maybe am I doing something wrong? I appreciate for any help...

My phone is Samsung Galaxy s5 Verizon sm-g900v lollipop 5.0 running PB1

UPDATE: PROBLEM IS SOLVED, just had to open different location of those files...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
your attitude is whats confusing
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Swollennad:
hello any one here
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Tromatic:
Man, why does this stuff never work for me. I too get stuck after flashing the NK2 kernel. Batch file 3 (3 - Root Process.bat) never completes because the phone never reconnects. Flashing PB1 allows the phone to reboot, but KingRoot fails at rooting the phone.

If the Root Process.bat fails and you flash back the PB1 kernel installing KingRoot manually should work, correct? The failure of Root Process,bat is not the problem, correct?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
Clear cache, shut down phone, pull battery 10 seconds and load up bat 3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] aaronbreakphone:
Hey what's going on western slope guy! I'm having similar issues as the guy you replied to. The phone just hangs on the splash screen. I was able to revert back to the pb1 build. I'll try bat 3. This is a bigger pain in the butt than the old nexus phones I tell you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You don't say... :/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] aaronbreakphone:
Well yeah. I'm aware the instructions say that, but from what I gather, the phone is supposed to reboot back into the bootloader on it's own. I can manually do this but I can't get into android. I guess I'll try bat 4? Not sure if I should wipe the cache, but I will anyway I suppose.

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Well hell. I honestly don't know what's going wrong here. I'm pretty sure I'm following the instructions verbatim. If anyone has had luck with this, and recognizes something I"m missing here please let me know.

1. Phone is data wiped in the bootloader, and the samsung drivers have been both removed, and reinstalled. Computer restarted etc.

2. Phone in bootloader, open odin and flash PB1. Passes. All is well.

3. Phone is restarted, no accounts or sim card in place. ADB activated. Always trusts my computer. Samsung reactivation lock is not enabled. I clicked on allow applications from unknown sources to be allowed in security.

4. Bat 1: apks are installed. Goes to bat 2

5. Bat 2: restarts to bootloader/odin and prompts for install of NK2 kernel. Goes to samsung galaxy s5 splash screen. Hangs. I think this was expected. I've heard from others in the thread that the phone should take you back to the bootloader after 1-3 minutes. I can do this manually but it won't do this on it's own.

I'm unable to get back into android at this point. I've tried just wiping the cache, pulling the battery and restarting. I've tried manually restarting, and through the bootloader. I've data reset, reinstalled PB1 and tried flashing NK2 again. I still get stuck in the same place. I've tried proceeding to step 3 (device manager recognizes the phone plugged in as Android ADB Interface) but sits in place after reading uname, kernel version, etc. I'm wondering if there's a driver issue? I've removed the samsung drivers that were linked, and reinstalled. Restarted PC. Antivirus is disabled.

Am I just not able to read? If anyone knows what I'm missing, and could let me know that'd be awesome. It seems that lots of others have pulled this off just fine, but I'm discouraged that this isn't going well for me.

Thanks in advance

Aaron
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
you aren't supposed to get into android, bat 3 is supposed to do it's thing

you can try hitting ctrl+C and then respond with N and it SHOULD do something, let me know
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Legitsu:
after flashing NK2 the root process bat should be executed

it might be as simple as if you defocused the batch window it will pause if you do that just hit space to resume

do re-flash PB1 kernel boot it,then re wipe cache and start over from step 2, clear the cache again and then move to step 3 don't click out or defocus the window > pull battery boot into download and reflash PB1 kernel

then you should be on rooted pb1 if not re-try wipe cache
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattnin:
Hey, are Western slope too? Yea, you're almost there. After bat 2 and the phone restarts and hangs, shut it down and get into download and wipe cache. Shut down, pull battery, then reboot and run bat 3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] aaronbreakphone:
Thanks for the help guys. i ended up running bat 3 while the phone was stuck on the splash screen, and for some reason that worked. I didn't think the phone would be identified at that point. The bat file said I was missing a toolbox while it was running the root exploit, but it seems like everything's ok. Busybox safestrap, and supersu-me all in working order. Again, thanks guys.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
...thats exactly what you are supposed to do, no one listens....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
THIS IS AN OUT DATED METHOD. A MUCH EASIER METHOD CAN BE FOUND

HERE

Scroll Down To This Post#3 For Instructions​
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
o.o oh?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Well you wanted it simplified. I was testing this out but the guy beat me to it and posted it first. No more adb and king root and SuperSUMe. Back to the Updated towel root method.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Whard42:
Having problem with my phone reconnecting to run the 3rd batch file.

When run it says waiting for phone to connect.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
It says outdated method with links to new method and your still here complaining come on man get with the times
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Whard42:
I know, I know finally saw that. Everything went well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
NOT to fan the flames, but you could make a 1-click root/bootloader unlock and I guarantee you would STILL get the "I dont understand" comments :)