yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
So, now that you are rooted and on the stock touchwiz, the first thing you'll want to do is create back up (some will call this a "nandroid" back up). This is how you make a back up:

1. Power off your phone. Once it is completely shut down

2. Press and hold the Volume up + home + power at the same time until you feel that little wake vibrate. You

should now be in Recovery mode.

3. Select the option that says "back up". Make sure that Dalvik, Boot, System and efs are all checked, at least for

this first back up.

4. Swipe across the bottom to start the back up.

*****This may take 5 minutes or so, so don't get to antsy and try to restart or do anything else with your phone while *****it is backing up. That would be bad.*****

5. Once it is done, press the back button again until you are at the recovery home screen.

6. Select "reboot"

7. Select "reboot system"

Boom! You just created your stock rooted back up. Always back up before you flash a mod or a new rom!

Now if you ever get in trouble, like a bootloop or system crashes, you can always boot into recovery and restore your stock rooted back up. Here's how:

1. Power down your phone. Once it is completely shut down.

2. Volume up + Home + power to boot into recovery

3. Select restore

4. Select storage at the top and make sure you select "ext sd" then go back.

5. Select the twrp folder, then select the back ups folder.

*****Your back up name will start with the date you made the back up.*******

6. Select your back up

7. Swipe across the bottom to restore your back up.

******Here again this could take 5 to 10 minutes. So sit still and have a drink or a smoke and LET IT DO IT'S THING. do ******not stop it, shut it off or interrupt it for any reason.******************************************* ************

8. Once it is done push the back button untill you are at the recovery home page.

9. Select "reboot"

10. Select "reboot system"

If all went well, you should be back on a freshly rooted stock system. Enjoy

I always back up any rom I flash that is working well, that way I can restore it at a later time if need be.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
Here is a quick rom install tutorial and review:

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[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Great thread! Keep posting

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Any chance of getting marshmallow for us?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
Cm13 will work. And that is based on Android 6.0. You will probably need Jrkruse patch for it to work.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
But cm13 Is gsm- is that what jrkruse' patch does?

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And where can I get it?
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
You can get it here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-android-6-0-t3237502

You will want the one that says G900* Unified-GSM*

Make a back up first.

Then flash the rom. !! do not reboot when it is done!!

Once the rom is finished flashing go back and flash jrkruse patch.

Once jrkruse patch is done flashing then reboot
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Ok so grab the cm13 rom entitled g900* unified gsm... got it. but where is the jrkruse patch? That thread is 594 pages long!
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
This is jrkruse patch. Download from here:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24421527759882706

But if you are patient I will cook one up specifically for straight talk.

Remember to back up your stuff first
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I will wait as patiently as possible and look forward to it! Thank you!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
well I waited about 10 minutes before I got so antsy that I backed up, wiped and installed c13 and patch. didn't work, had no cellular data or connection. also, he phone recognized itself as a g900f.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
The g900f part is normal. Thats what my phone says as well. Did you reboot before flashing the patch?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
No. Should I?

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I wonder why I had no cell service
[Galaxy S 5 General] bnitty:
i rooted with Odin fine, but when I try to use Odin for the twrp recovery I can't find the file that is saved on my desktop. do I need to change the name of the image?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I see there are a few different patches related to certain baseband versions. I wonder if I need a different one. I've flashed so many roms at this point I'm not sure what I have for a modem, baseband, or anything important!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I've installed maverick rom with the patch... wow I love it!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
It looks like Wanam doesn't work with this roms firmware. But so what, maverick rocks! I would like to see 4g or lte up in the top bar though. That is my only complaint.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Kxhan15, where are you? Are international Roms that will work for our phone with the patch any g903f rom?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
So at this point, I can make phone calls and send text messages but no pictures and no online. The phone tells me my data is turned off. I know it is turned on there's just something not right
[Galaxy S 5 General] mudzter:
Is there any firmware out there for OG2? All I can find on samsungmoblie and other sites is OD3. My bootloader is OG2 and Modem is OD3. I'm trying to get my modem back up to OG2. I thought I could just use the TWRP recovery where I backed up the modem but when I do it, the modem stays the 0D3.

Also, does anyone know if we can flash firmware from the 900V (Verizon)?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
No idea
[Galaxy S 5 General] brekstar:
YOU ARE THE MAN!! Thanks my friend...
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
So my data has been fixed. I called Straight Talk and they reset something on their end and when I turned my phone back on, LTE!
[Galaxy S 5 General] kxhan15:
Yes I flash vzw rims all the time
[Galaxy S 5 General] mudzter:
Does it update your baseband when you do? When I flash a 900V rom, it doesn't update the modem.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Hey kxhan15, glad to see youre ba k! Other than g903f roms, can we also install g925t Roms using the patch? What other rom types can now be flashed using this patch, miui 7? Is any s5 rom able to be flashed now? (Using jrkruses patch)
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Does anyone know of a definitive list of devices we can flash roms from besides the g900v and the g903f? I think it would open a lot of doors for us.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Not sure why my questions aren't being answered, but I wanted to let everyone know I'm going to try to flash miui 7 to our phone using jrkruses patch. If it works I'll let you know. Unless anyone has any reason why I should not try this, I'm going for it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Ok, that didn't work. Good backup though, I'm back up and running
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I have run into a snag- every so often the home button doesn't wake up the phone. It lights up at the bottom left and bottom right of the screen, but no screen. Anyone have any insight on this? I would still like to know all of the rom variants we can flash on this phone.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Wow. No one? Maybe my posts just aren't going through or something.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Well, I got a couple of different marshmallow ROMs to work. resurrection, and CyanogenMod 13. I didn't like them at all. So I came back to maverick rom!
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I've had to stop using maverick rom. No matter what I do, after a while the home button doesn't wake up the phone. If anyone knows of a fix or something I'd love to hear it. I wonder if anyone else is having this issue.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bnitty:
I was able to root, but not flash a ROM. says my phone is kg3 and the ROMs aren't
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Bitty, do you have a sm-s902l? Which rom did you flash? I've found that all kltevzw roms work without the jrkruse patch. Isn't kg3 a phone case brand?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
It seems the home button failure on maverick rom is related to the night clock. No night clock, no home button failure.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Wow! I think I'll change my username to threadkiller.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Kxhan15, where did you go? You started this thread then dissapeared. I have questions!
[Galaxy S 5 General] bnitty:
I have SM-G900H. and I tried the CM ROM that was suggested in here and got that "KG3" error when flashing. Which ROM where you able to flash?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Maverick rom. It's great, and has the best boot up I've ever seen. Everything works. Read the wheel thread, there's a fix that you flash 2nd, and the patch 3rd. My favorite rom of 4 years worth of flashing. Vr toxin (marshmallow) works, but I don't like marshmallow.
[Galaxy S 5 General] lilspike5g:
Could you share the link to the maverick rom?

NVM, I've found it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] lilspike5g:
I've installed the Maverick ROM too, but I keep getting No SIM and No Service. :(

Flashed the patch, but still, nothing.

PS: I'm trying to use a GSM SIM since I don't have CDMA where I am.

Any help would be really appreciated.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Have you gone Into settings and set it to CDMA or gsm? Under more networks
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
[MENTION=6710276]ddjr[/MENTION] what CM13 did you install? And did you have to patch it? And were there any issues with it that you noticed? I'm a bit of a Cynogen fan and I've been trying to find one that works with the SM-S902L.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Look under the Verizon Galaxy S5 heading and you'll find a CyanogenMod 13 specifically for our phones. You don't have to flash a patch or anything, and yes everything works. Everything

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Here it is

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-mm-t3348205
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
MMS too? Cause that was the one thing that didn't work when I was on CM11 with my S3.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
No man everything works! You might have to dial in a few things like in setting choose lte/4g instead of global, but if you're this far in I'm betting you know where and what to set things to!
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
Sweet, I'll try flashing the latest nightly in a little bit.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Steve Geemaggio:
Hello,

Any cool AOSP based custom ROMs people can recommend for this device?

Cheers,

Steve
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
I just tried to flash it and I got an error saying "This package is for device: kltevzw, klte; this device is kltexx. E: Error executing updater binary in zip".
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Maybe, I set my twrp to not check md5
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
It's not an MD5 issue, I tried again with the MD5 file and got the same results.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
Looked into the issue I'm having. Seems that there's a mismatch with TWRP and the rom. TWRP has a safeguard to only let you install things made specifically for you device, but it gets the device model from the version of TWRP. I installed the klte version of TWRP, but the rom is kltevzw. So I either need to find a different recovery that will work or I need to modify TWRP or the rom so the models match up.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
Some good news for CM fans:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=66221630
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
[MENTION=6710276]ddjr[/MENTION] Okay, I got that CM13 running. I had to update to the latest TWRP and it worked. I wasn't getting service on it though. I tried changing the settings but nothing was working.

I just now tried going back to rooted stock with my nandroid backup, but my backup doesn't seem to be loading. There's no errors during the installation, but it gets stuck at the Tracfone Wireless screen when booting. I went into TWRPs file manager and it appears that /system is empty, like it didn't install my backup. I've installed the same backup before with no problems, not sure why I'm getting problems now.

EDIT: After trying pretty much everything, I went through this whole thread and saw others can't get back to stock either. ddjr's ODIN file doesn't seem to be working for people so I'm not even gonna bother. I reactivated my old S3 so I could still use the service I'm paying for, but I'm probably gonna exchange this S5 for a new one at Walmart tomorrow. I'll just stick to rooted stock until I get a 100% confirmed working CM. I don't know how you got it to work, ddjr :/

EDIT: Well since I couldn't go back to stock, I tried to get data to work on CM13. I found that if I activate it on straight talks website while the phone is on, I can get 3G and everything works. After a reboot, it won't connect anymore even though the settings are the same. So if I want service on it to work, I have to deactivate and reactivate my S5 online after every reboot.. I'm just gonna exchange it at walmart and deal with stock.
[Galaxy S 5 General] br@inmatr:
Thanks to you and this post, I have now successfully rooted the device.

One question.

Should I make my 1st backup w/modem and EFS included OR should I make a normal backup instead (boot, system and data only)?
[Galaxy S 5 General] bnitty:
anyone have a link to fix my date? flashed a ROM and now my data says insert an SD card, even tho it is in already.
[Galaxy S 5 General] UNseanser:
this bricked my phone wtf dude
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Not sure where original poster went, I hope everything is OK for him. At this point the rooting process is good (install twrp for klte via Odin in ap slot), and we have a handful of marshmallow ROMs (aicp, mokee, cm13, resurrection remix). But still cannot upgrade firmware to dpd1.
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I guess no one has been able to upgrade firmware on this phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
Kxhan15... come in kxhan15
[Galaxy S 5 General] xaombie:
I tried the snapshot today and everything worked but the GPS. Anyone tried the new nightly that came out today to see if it's fixed?
[Galaxy S 5 General] lotto44:
I flashed Cm 13. No Gps? On sm902L

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Same with me.... No gps? Tried all types of fixes to no avail? Anyone get cm13 to work w/gps? I'm on a Sm-g902L
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
there is no official firmware upgrade from samsung past 4.4.4 so, no. That being said, just root it, flash TWRP (i recommend 3.0.2-1) and flash ROMs. I just flashed the VZW version of MOAR for a friend so they could use the android auto app to connect with their car. I know why this version doesnt have a new firmware, but it doesnt make sense why the G900V tar.md5s dont work on it, esp seeing as how the model G900V shows under the battery right below the ST model #
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I had troubles with twrp 3..02.2 so I use 3.0.2.1 also. Yeah, I can't wrap my head around it either.maybe it has to be renamed? I got tired of trying.
[Galaxy S 5 General] lotto44:
You... Is the Moar rom 6.0? Where did you find the download? ddjr, have you tried this rom yet?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
I believe so. It's here http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-v6-0-touchwiz-modness-lollipop-4-t3035513

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3.0.2-2 is just a bit buggy. All the 3.0.2 versions have a bug or 2, but 3.0.2-1 is pretty stable
[Galaxy S 5 General] lotto44:
I have seen this one.. Have stayed away because of the bootloader warnings. Never really understood what they were warning about. Any insite Youdo?

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My bootloader ends in OG2.....? Will the rom work for me, Yodoo?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
Are you using the g900v or the 602L?
[Galaxy S 5 General] ddjr:
I liked moar ROM. First boot up takes quite a while
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
Yep. It's a great rom, but first boot does take a grip
[Galaxy S 5 General] lotto44:
Sm-s902L acutely but it is similar to g900v. I think mine came with a unlocked bootloader the g900v might be locked?

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Sm-s902L acutely but it is similar to g900v. I think mine came with a unlocked bootloader the g900v might be locked?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
The 902L is unlocked. Just flash twrp 3.0.2-1 and swipe to enable su access from within twrp and you're good to go

also, there isnt an official firmware for it past 4.4.4, so if you want new features, you need to flash something in recovery. I just flashed MOAR for a friend on hers, and its working fine so far
[Galaxy S 5 General] lotto44:
Thanks, Youdoo I'll check it out, i have tried multiple other custom roms but shied away from this one due to the bootloader warning. Do you have the link to the official firmware you mentioned? Thanks again

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Sorry.. You said no firmware. Gotcha.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
I keep getting failed on odin with the twrp install
[Galaxy S 5 General] Slim2none4u:
Make sure you have the right drivers installed.

Try a different usb port.

Make sure you have the correct recovery for your device (KLTE)

Make sure to place the file in the AP slot of ODIN.

Also make sure you have the correct version of ODIN. (v3.10.6)

Also delete the .md5 from the end of the filename.

(Example - kltetwrp.img.tar.

md5

= kltetwrp.img.tar)
[Galaxy S 5 General] tazman171:
Thanks for this info. I just got a S5 from Straight Talk and I was able to root it using your info. Mine is a different model though, SM-S902L(GP) but everything worked just fine. :good:
[Galaxy S 5 General] mortj19:
Please Help

Can you make a version to support the Straight Talk S5 model S903VL running 6.0.1 Marshmallow?
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
Ok my phone is exactly as desribed in the video so I dled the twrp ktle for the Us 900v not the korean 902L, other than that ive followed all the directions and it fails to install the ktle
[Galaxy S 5 General] Asshole Roughneck:
Aicp rom is okay.

Currently I have the stang5.0litre edition rom with open gapps aroma installer and I like it so far. Everything working as well.

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I am only asking because I haven't seemed to have any issues going back to stock.
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
I've been living with root stock for a few months. It was fine after I used xposed to theme touchwiz a bit better. But I just got an S7 on straight talk so I'm done with my run on S5. See ya fam ✌
[Galaxy S 5 General] mario24601:
How been liking the s7 over s5? Still happy running stock on s7? Looking to make same move. Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 General] PSG4m3r:
I love it. I'm not bothering with root on the S7 cause the only root method seems to cause overheating problems and there's no released Odin files for the straight talk variant of it. The quality of the phone is sooo much better than the S5. I feel like I actually have a high end phone now. Super fast too and the screen looks really nice, and it has Android marshmallow. My only complaints are that I'm stuck with Samsung's emoji and that the camera still doesn't compete with Apple's, unless maybe with 4k recording, but I haven't tried that yet. If you're willing to shell out the cash to buy it, definitely go for it. Even unrooted it's much better than the S5. And the straight talk variant of S7 uses Verizon towers, just fyi.
[Galaxy S 5 General] mr_reaper:
GREAT !
[Galaxy S 5 General] Fleakm:
anyone find a fix for the cm 13 snapshot build gps issue
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
I cant flash twrp I keep getting secure check failed on download screen on device, and failed in odin, ive double and triple checked I have right version of odin, twrp, drivers, and tried every usb port.
[Galaxy S 5 General] roadrunner4spd:
I have unofficial lineage OS 14.1 running on a SM-902L - gps is working (kltevz build).

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i used the dd command to install personally... I am not sure if this is an option for you (i run fedora and opensuse linux computers).... you probably know this already..... twrp.me has a few ways to install.... (sorry if you already know this - which I am betting you do)
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
Problem fixed

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Does the unofficial lineage os mobile data work on straight talk phone
[Galaxy S 5 General] roadrunner4spd:
works on my wifes. had to use "global", on the tracphone Verizon network settings. the camera only has auto, i am still searching for a good flash. i use a oneplus one and spoiled with options.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
I just flashed to this and loving it, I flashed the resurrection remix mod 14.1 last night and thought it was great until I went to work and realized no mobile data, but on the up side my battery lasted long lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Corypeach:
I've done a lot of research and nobody has been able to update the firmware on this device. I read that for a similar phone they had to have the stock system and recovery image installed before they could flash firmware. I've not been able to find a stock recovery image to try this.. Have any of you tried it or does someone have a stock recovery for me to try with?
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
I have a saved stock recovery
[Galaxy S 5 General] Corypeach:
Could you upload that for me?
[Galaxy S 5 General] WilliamBK:
Give me a couple days let me re store do factory reset to wipe personal data and I'll backup the clean version to upload
[Galaxy S 5 General] codmo1990:
So I got cm14 on my 902L, it's working fine and everything. I was receiving signal, had bars, texting and calling. I started messing with APN settings and nothing. No bars. Tried to go to default, nothing no bars.

Tried restoring a previous backup, said my modem was read only.

Dafuqq does I do now?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Corypeach:
When you restore the backup just uncheck modem...
[Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
i rooted one of these for a friend, then flashed TWRP, then the vzw MOAR on it. Worked like a charm.
[Galaxy S 5 General] taymo:
When I attempt to flash TWRP with Odin it fails each time... The phone is connected and recognized but I just cant get it rooted.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bjf189:
I cannot get this to work with the straight talk s5 model sm-903vl. The recovery fails at install in Odin. Any advice?

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Can you tell us what you did to get it installed? I also get the secure check fail in Odin trying to install
[Galaxy S 5 General] taymo:
His model number.

His model number is SM-902VL. I wonder if this was an earlier release of the StaightTalk S5, or if ours is a different version ans that is why this method will not work for us?
[Galaxy S 5 General] charliepop:
The S902L came with kitkat and from what I have read was basically a dev edition phone. Us with the S903VL are locked down on marshmallow.
[Galaxy S 5 General] taymo:
Do you know of any way to downgrade?
[Galaxy S 5 General] briandelafresh:
Any idea on will this work with a Samsung s5 sm-s902l tracfone
[Galaxy S 5 General] bunger9215:
I need a 4.4.4 OS source for this

I am needing an OS for sm-s903vl for this phone so I can flash back to kitkat. I have odin and know how to go through and flash it to the older os but I can't find a source for our model anywhere and the sm-g9oov does not work for mine. It says error auth failed. I spent about 5 hours on the internet yesterday and couldn't find anything any where. Help please lol :eek:
[Galaxy S 5 General] Slim2none4u:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900V/VZW/

Or

https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G900V/
[Galaxy S 5 General] u.s.marine:
So after the sd exploit was patched can you swap_root old/new -f edit pivot_root flash back on the 11xxxxx from cat -v string is it stating root=%s

Only editabLe by "nice" command? Also *#0011# image attached would select row 15 enter value leftrightupdownNG be similar to NV Rebuild or whatever