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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Buskithead:
Hi, I'm trying this root process on my sm-g900v. On step 6 it always gets stuck at the samsung screen and I have to reflash the kernel as stated. But it will never reboot into safestrap. Any idea what I've done wrong?

Today

I went into safestrap and uninstalled the recovery. Now it won't let me reinstall it.

redid everything today and got it working. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ThumbDriveCorps:
I didn't install safestrap. It never installs no matter how many times I click the install button in the LP Safestrap Installer app that is put on the phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ophiuchu:
I got this to work earlier today on my SM-G900V with OG5 and confirming it works. It didn't go without hitches and the main problem I've found is with my main desktop's USB ports being picky on reconnecting the phone during the process between ODIN flashes. This is how I got it to work after a bunch of hangs/failed attempts using my desktop instead using my laptop instead which didn't have the USB reconnect issue:

-WARNING FOLLOW AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION-

1.)Install the USB drivers provided in the rooting package

2.)Plug phone into USB port and wait for it to connect

3.)Go into your Developer Options -> Revoke USB Auth -> Recheck USB debugging and make sure to check the always allow computer box

4.)Start the Root.bat not Root2.bat (I tried from Root2 a couple times it didn't root afterwards every time)

5.)Wait for it to do its thing then when ODIN pops up flash NK2

6.)It will do a bunch of stuff then eventually reboot back into ODIN which you'll flash BOK3

7.)After it reboots normally into the OS run root check and see if it is rooted

If you hang at the Samsung screen which is something I encountered at first pull your battery and then hold the PWR+Vol-UP+Home to reboot into recovery, clear the cache and reboot normally back into Android and rinse and repeat. It took me a couple tries because of I'm sure error on my part and the problem with my desktop's USB bus causing problems. Kind of sad too since it's actually an expensive Asus sabertooth 990fx r2.0 gen3 board and I've had problems with USB ports before. Just putting my 2 cents here on my experience and chances are most people have having the same problem with hanging due to USB bus problems. So if you're having problems with the hanging try a different computer if available and see whether or not it works.

Thanks to everyone who made this root possible. I'll support SuperSU after I finish cleaning out of Verizon's junk. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] flash629:
Screen Flash

I've had root on my SG5 for the past 6-8 months using the op's process. I've noticed from the beginning that when I turn off the phone and charge it, it will start the normal procedure by showing the battery then flash a white screen then show the battery with the percentage. I've also noticed that when I select certain apps it will do the same thing, flash then maybe the app will open.

My question, is there a way of fixing this so it doesn't flash? Has anyone had this problem and fixed it? And how can I fix this? Do I have to re-root or re-flash something? Other than the flashing "thing" root works fine.

Thanks for your help
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zounduser:
I finally got it working too
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kuledawg:
(fixed)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
I don't think I've ever seen this
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] spikes2020:
This worked Thank you~!

Thank you to all that made this stuff work, i got SuperSU pro, i hope that goes to support this stuff~!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zounduser:
How the hell do I install safestrap?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
The batch file should Install the safestrap apk.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zounduser:
I got it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] byzking:
Wow really? a trojan virus. lame
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
Most Rooting tools will be flagged as viruses, they flag the kingroot apk as a Trojan.

View attachment 3822647

Don't worry this won't affect your computer.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] byzking:
I find that odd. I've rooted every galaxy I've ever had and i went through all 7 plus. Never had this happen before.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kmron773:
I'm lost

Hey Guys, I normally do this for my own phones but I've always had T-Mobile and have never had an issue. I see that this will only work for certain Firmware versions OE1, OG5, ETC. But I am not sure which firmware version I have. I promise I have researched and researched.

I have 6.0.1 and I am trying to root it. 6 hours later I have made no process giving me a straight answer and this is the best thread I could find.

Model SM-G900V

Sec Patch Level June 1, 2016

Baseband Version: G900VVRU2DPF4 - I assume that my Firmware version is PF4 and none of these described. Can I root...?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
You will need to downgrade to PB1 (Lollipop) and then root.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kmron773:
Hell yeah, So to do that I would just find the firmware Tar and install through Odin.

I read this somewhere, Is this true or relevant?

The 11 series bootloader is not able to be unlocked. 15' Samsung eMMC is unlockable

You can check this by reading the file /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/cid

Just the first 2 15xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 11xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(my number of x's are random, just read the first 2) if it is 15 you can unlock if not you cant.

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Thank you,

And excuse my last response, I went bank and reread the op and with this new information I got my answer. The instructions contain the firmware needed and follow the instructions accordingly and continue.

I will go for it and thank you so much for responding.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
No, the zip file only contains the kernels that you are gonna need.

The full tar file to downgrade is in the OP (or the second post)

After you downgrade you will need to wipe the device in recovery.

It doesn't matter what's your CID, only if you want to unlock the bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bigorangekitty:
I have a VZW (on page plus) sm-g900v on build and baseband BPB1 and 5.0. I tried the root in this thread and it said it was successful in rooting using the first root.bat file, but on reboot went into a soft bootloop at the samsung galaxy s5 logo screen. I flashed a restore with odin to the firmware it was at before my attempt (BPB1). Any ideas? Can I root this build? I thought i read that this build was able to be rooted now with the update to OK3?

Any advice or thoughts? I wanna give it another go if it is possible to root it :D

thanks guys!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
You didn't read the instructions. Period.

Try again & it'll work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Bad Bimr:
Just rooted and bootloader unlocked my brother phone and after playing with it his wife wants hers done as well. The only problem is his was on PB1 and she has since upgraded to PF4.

Can PF4 be downgraded to PB1? If so, I assume using Odin with the file "G900VVRU2BPB1_G900VVZW2BPB1_VZW.zip" located in post #2?

Thanks

BB
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
Exactly!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nsol1:
can anyone help me? im a noob.

i broke my old gs5 and got a new one, updated it to android 6.0.1 and have been trying to root it since, nothing works, can anyone help? im a noob so i dont know much about this and idk about bootloaders n stuff but can anyone just guide me through how to get any root to work, whether it required downgrading or anything.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
See one post before yours

Once rooted on lollipop you might be able to unlock bootloader& update to mm rooted depending on your emmc
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Vanboozin:
Thanks much for this tutorial :good:

I have an Unlocked PB1 I use here in Canada with another network sim.

But i'm worried this will this Lock my phone ?

I just want root to run titanium and get rid of bloat....

Cheers
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
On a side note I went and asked the developer of Supersu-me for the right to host an older working version in this thread since his newest version DOES NOT WORK and well... He wasn't all that nice, just kinda rudely responds with a short message and no understanding that his newest version doesn't work.

Sad but oh well, I guess anyone rooting here has to pay the 3.99(and not get it to work), sorry guys I indeed tried. Maybe I'll write an app to do it for free just for you guys

I can't say anything else without violating a TOS
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BlueLaguna88:
ok ill be honest these new instructions are confusing... im on BPB1 and im trying to follow the directions but i cant seem to understand them. i had root before but i messed up and had to reflash PB1. idk if im missing a step or doing something wrong, but i click on kingroot to try and get my phone to root but it says root fails around 28%. not sure what im doing wrong
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
Could you try the kingroot pc program instead? Does that work on this device?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BlueLaguna88:
I'm gonna try and start fresh again, reflash BP1 through Odin and place all the apps to install on a fresh memory card. Will post my results. What happened was u was on an unlocked bootloader and I was looking for a deodexed MM ROm, found one followed the instructions and got stuck on the Verizon boot loop
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Duke3d:
so I tried prepping the phone with ODIN so it could be rooted but Odin gave me a fail.

Unfortunately my Verizon S5 now instantly boots into the 'software updated failed' screen when I tried to flash the image with the Odin in the first post, or the BOK3. It doesn't even want to goto the recovery screen (tried taking battery out, same combination of keys, etc).

Any suggestions? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
Try Odin again. Should work
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Duke3d:
Try with BP1 but it fails with stock settings.

Anything I should tinker with?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
Did you put phone in download mode ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
Phone must be in download mode, reactivation lock must be off, you must have the PB1 full ship tar in the AP box, if it fails, search for the KLTEVZW 16gb pit file, add it to the pit box and select repartition

This will wipe internal storage

And XDA broke and quoted like 5 people... Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Duke3d:
Unfortunately did not work either :crying:

Here are the steps I followed from the beginning:

1. Put the phone in download mode, tried to flash PBP1 using Odin (reac lock was off)

2. Odin said "FAIL!"

3. Phone is now stuck at the "Software Update Failed" screen, at the top left of which it says ODIN MODE. I can't get into the regular recovery.

4. Retried Odin with PBP1 and BOK3 both with and without the .pit file, and the end result is unfortunately another ODIN failure. It takes about 10 seconds and then fails - is this thing basically toast?

Thanks

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FIXED

Thanks, without the .pit file suggestion it would never have worked.

The key was to *only* use the .pit file in ODIN and skip the AP. It then hung at the Samsung screen, at which point I pulled the battery, rebooted into recovery, cache wipe and factory reset later, a long staring at the verizon screen and voila in business.

Thanks guys (I may just hold off on the root until later lol).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Duke3d:
So the next part is again proving painful. Can't seem to root using root or root2. Tried Kingroot as a direct install, no-go.

Key part here I"m noticing is that while in download mode (indicated as Odin mode on the phone), the phone doesn't show up in Windows Explorer (Odin sees it in COM4 though). Is this a driver issue - there are no other driver issues, only happens when the phone is in Odin mode. Driver debugging is enabled and the PC is allowed as well.

Thanks again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
No idea why you are in download mode... Odin is a bootstrap, why in the world would it show up in windows explorer??? All you need to do is boot the device after flashing the NK2 kernel, this allows the device to be rooted, then you flash back the PB1 kernel

XDA keeps quoting posts I didn't quote... What the ****
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Duke3d:
Only asking as I took the root.bat file at face value, as it gets stuck at the step where the phone boots into Odin mode and Odin opens up on the PC (it just waits and waits and waits, nothing happens).

Just to clarify, the steps are (if I was to do manually):

1. have BP1 installed

2. Flash NK2

3: Flash PB1 (root2.bat says this step flashes OK3 but I"m assuming this is PB1?)

Can the flashing of NK2 and PB1 be done via Odin manually, or do I have to follow the shell commands outlined in the .bat files?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
You are supposed to do it yourself. This isn't a one click automated
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
Took a couple of months off, and came back to check on the status of things. Have rooted 37 of these phones for various peoples with absolutely ZERO issues or problems. As far as the hosting the SuperSU, if Im not mistaken, when you flash the "Knox removal tool" it automatically installs SuperSU. The version I have from here did (does). Name is: "Knox_Removal_SU_BB_INIT.D.zip" Everytime I installed it, it replaced kingroot with the older SuperSU Binary. The zip file has a zip inside it of the supersu package, since the knox removal tool is approved (i assume) to be here, why not just use the older SU file and flash it via safestrap/unlocked bootloader? Would that still be considered misuse of intellectual properties?

Good to see people are still reading the instructions thoroughly :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Radalyser:
Hey,I'm trying to follow these instructions..I would be really grateful if someone could help me. These are my specs..and my phone is flashed to pageplus (if that matters). I've asked dozens of places with no help. You guys are my last hope.

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I don't know why it double post. Sorry
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
Have you tried following the instructions yet? Many people have done this successfully. You have to follow ALL instructions closely though, even if you don't think you need to do a step or don't know why..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Radalyser:
I'm just curious if me being flashed to pageplus makes my steps different

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Also,the steps in the guide seem slightly confusing. I was just trying to get a little help since I don't have any room for error
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dsk96m:
this worked great. I got it rooted. Didnt install a rom though. What I want to do is install the xposed framework. Does anyone know how to do that from the point of getting root from this post.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
Being on pageplus makes no difference. Im also on pageplus. All you have to do for pageplus is remove verizon sim, and insert pageplus sim. ANY 4g verizon phone works on page plus since pageplus uses verizon towers. Since you are already on PB1, just start at the beginning of the guide and go from there. If you do it exactly as written, in 30min you will be rooted :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BlueLaguna88:
i keep trying to root and im in odin and im downloading the factory pb1 factory image via odin but every time my phone boots i have the custum unlock and im stuck in the verizon boot loop. how long is that supposed to take? ive waited 10 minutes, is it 10, 15, 20 minutes??
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bad bone:
Try flashing it twice then go into recovery and wipe
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrubeer:
I know it was stupid, but I went into stock recovery to clear cache, and now it obviously won't boot. I thought I would only need to flash kernel only in odin to fix it, but no kernel seems to work. Is that not the solution? Do I need to just start over from the beginning?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
Is my firmware status supposed to be "custom" after this procedure?

so I got my G900V rooted using the procedure here. Thanks a lot. The only problem I see right now is that after this procedure my phone's status changed to "custom" from "official". Is there a way to keep the status as "official"? (Wanted to use Android Pay)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
No. Only way to get back the official status is by odining back to stock.

You can also unroot via supersu to be able to use Android pay, the official status isn't necessary.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
Awesome! I've been reading about root cloak so will try that for Android Pay. Is there a way to get rooted marshmallow now that I have su on 5.0 version of android?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ldeveraux:
No go on android pay. It used to work with systemless root/xposed, but broken again I think. Root cloak hasn't worked with ap for ages.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Howell05:
KNOX won't go away.

I am having a little trouble with step #7. the zip Knox_Removal_SU_BB_INIT.D. i installed via safestrap but it after loading the BPB1_Odex-Deodex_v8 rom the knox stuff is still there. When i check the "about phone" section is the knox info still supposed to be listed or should it completely disappear?

Please let me know. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sydater:
I made a video not that long ago showing how to root on Verizon 5.0. If anyone needs a reference or needs some help with rooting. Here's the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjQ6LvDBWis
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
No, to use xposed you must flash a de-odexed rom

To root MM, you must have a CID 15 device and unlock the bootloader
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
I am following this on how to root marshmallow. Seems like there is a procedure for a locked boot loader also. The site is being updated:

http://www.droidviews.com/update-ve...allow-6-0-1-pf4-keep-root/#comment-2814420669
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PalmCentro:
These sites are copy pastes of XDA developers, so if there's any methods available you'll find it here.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
(1) Do you know where I might be able to find the same rooting information on XDA as the guy is posting on his website that I mentioned above? Would be great to root marshmallow.

(2) And also, if you temporarily unroot using SuperSu does android think the rom became "official" instead of "custom"? I was thinking I could go the typical Linux admin route and keep Su off when I am rooted unless I need it and then turn it on and off again using SuperSu. That way I have an official rom and root if I need it and still make full use of lollipop.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
once you UNROOT you have to go back through the process again to get it rooted again. The only way to unroot and make the phone "non-custom" is to flash the OEM Stock Firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
What I said stands. YOU MUST UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER OR YOU CAN NOT ROOT MM. Its that simple. If you don't have a CID 15 device, then you can't do it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
Thank you guys for the helpful answers! Does anyone know if disabling root using SuperSu makes the phone think the Rom is official? I always thought that if you unroot using SuperSu it leaves a hole for itself so it can root back again when it needs to without using an exploit. Is that not true?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
READ 2 posts up...... Once you UNROOT, the ONLY way to get root back is to redo the ROOTING process. You cant simply flash the "WHATEVERROOT.ZIP" via safestrap to get root back, since safestrap requires root to even work, SO, If you want an "OFFICIAL" phone you must flash via ODIN the STOCK OEM FIRMWARE. If you want ROOT again, begin on PAGE 1 of this thread and your phone will again boot up with a "CUSTOM" label.

Dumb question...... if you're worried about having a "CUSTOM" label, then why even bother rooting? Just use one of the web based or app based "de-bloaters" and be happy with it. The majority of us are aware that once we start tinkering with our phones that the warranty is GONE most likely anyway, and the S5 is loooooong out of warranty, being a now about to be 3rd generation behind the newest upcoming model. If you should need a replacement, you can pick up a used one on amazon for under $100 nowadays.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sparky2708:
If I unlock the bootloader on the phone as Geotex suggests, I would imagine that I am going to trip the Knox Warranty Bit. I don't have any warranty on the phone to worry about. What do I lose by tripping that flag?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
Nothing
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] alaneddy:
You lose nothing, and if you unlock the bootloader (requires CID beginning with 15) you open yourself up to ability to install custom ROMS like CM12/13 and many others.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
And get the ability to Root Stock MM

Knox flags are warranty only
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rawrshek:
Can't find any network... Wifi working.

Total newb here. Modem question

Recently got the galaxy s5 sm-g900v (PB1) version on Lollipop 5.0. Was able to root using the method here with great success (many thanks!).

Unfortunately I didn't realize this phone doesn't have the bands I need for use with my current canadian carrier. When I first put in my SIM card, I saw the network carriers nearby, but not mine. Currently trying to add the AWS band (1700/2100 MHz) onto it.

Oddly enough, when I checked in QPST, all bands were already checked off, yet I was never able to find any signal from my carrier around here. I was able to connect, see and update my NV values. So I just updated the NV values to the ones I needed using a mix of mzTool.exe, RF_NV_Manager.exe, QXDM, according to <http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059>. All the new values seem to stick, yet still no network signal from any carrier. Weird. Not even the ones I saw previously. I'm starting to think I need a different modem? I did a full factory restore/reset first using SafeStrap and then Odin just to check that the no signal from any carrier symptom persisted. They did in both cases... Now I'm back to stock (with root still) and still can't find any networks.

Any ideas on a) how to fix this with the stock modem on PB1, and if not, b) whether I can safely flash another compatible image or modem onto the handset?

AP&CP: G900VRU2BPB1

CSC: G900VVZW2BPB1

BUILD: LRX21T.G900VVRU2BPB1

Kernel: 3.4.0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] yossijoe:
This thread is only for rooting. Not network. Sorry
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
I'm in a good mood

The Verizon GS5 is factory unlocked on all bands, so if you cannot use it, it either isn't supported or your network has refused to provision it. Likely the latter
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rawrshek:
Sorry I had no idea that these threads are only for rooting issues.

I guess I should try flashing a different (T-mobile) ROM & Modem onto it and pray for the best....

Appreciate the input. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GeTex:
FYI, my galaxy S5 VZW is stock working on all the T-Mobile services, just popped a simcard in and it worked. Not sure what is up with yours