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[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Cooljb:
CF Auto Root on PE1

FWIW - I just flashed the autoroot MD5 that I downloaded from chainfire's autoroot website using Odin and I have root on PE1:

https://download.chainfire.eu/408/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltespr-kltespr-smg900p.zip

I didn't have to flash TWRP. The SuperSU is version 2.74. It's based on PCA, so recovery gets flashed back to stock PCA version. No biggie there. Everything seems to be fine after doing this. I can edit the APN settings directly using SQLite Editor. I can't however find Settings.db to add hotspot toggle to the notification panel. Apparently from what I've found researching this, in MM those settings have been moved to an xml file. I have not been able to find where that xml file is to modify it.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] jt323bd:
If I follow this to get root, whats the best way to get hotspot? (##data# grays out the easy hack for me)
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Cooljb:
Get SQLite Editor (not sure if there's a free version or not) but if not it's only $2.99 I think. Or you could also use any sql editor if already have one - just find the directory listed below and edit telephony.db.

These instructions are just for SQLite Editor:

Open the app, select the "Files" tab on the top, navigate to /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/ - in this directory there will be a file named telephony.db, select it, then select "carriers". Down near the bottom of the list of records you will see a row named "APN2 LTE internet". Select that row and hit the edit button (little pencil icon at the top right), then scroll down to the the field named "type". It will probably have the value "default,mms" already in it. Simply add ",dun" following the mms portion, then hit save. When you save it, the value of "type" should be default,mms,dun. You should be able to use the built-in hotspot after making this edit. Just for good measure, you may want to restart the phone after making this edit.

Good luck.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Everrick158:
Trouble rooting

EDIT: NEVER MIND!

Oh man, I finally figured it out! I was downloading the wrong piece of TWRP, it was only a piece of the file instead of the real thing. It worked like a charm now that I did it right!

Thanks for the guide Razz!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
On my Sprint Galaxy S5, Hotspot has always been available in the settings menu whether on stock Android 5.1 or stock Android 6.0.1.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] rcatank:
will this trip knox?

I am on OA6 on G900P, I have TWRP , root and 0x0 for knox..... would like to keep my knox virginity if possible:fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] zocidj:
Hy, I am root my phone with this step by step, and with root checker it say rooted but when I try uninstal preinstalled apps, or enable root explorer in es file explorer I cant. Can you help me ?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
I'm not sure. I could have sworn that my Knox counter was 0x0 after rooting, but now it's 0x1-- though I think that may have happened when I flashed Xposed. I'm not sure. Sorry.

Just out of curiosity... why do you care if Knox is tripped? I would have expected all GS5s to be out of warranty by now. Personally I'd rather have root than a warranty.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
Restart the phone. Does root checker still say it's rooted? If so, install Titanium Backup and uninstall any unwanted pre-installed apps.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] zocidj:
Root checker say that is rooted. I find the way to uninstall apps, but I cant enable Root Explorer in ES File Explorer. Any solution ?

Regards
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
If you go into the SuperSU app, is ES File Explorer listed as one of the apps that has been granted root access? If not, you'll have to figure out some way to grant it root access.

I stopped using ES File Explorer long before I rooted my GS5 because of its privacy/security risks, so I can't help much with ES, but just in case it helps...

I now use Xplore as my file manager (which I like better than ES). When I used Xplore for the first time after rooting, Xplore made me authorize access to my SD-card. ES may have some similar requirement to access to your phone's root directory. You'd probably do better asking this question on an ES File Explorer forum, or on an Android App Forum, like this one.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] zocidj:
When I start es file explorer after rooting, superSU didnt ask permission, and when I open super su es explorer didnt on a list.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
Somehow you've got to get ES to ask for root access and then grant it through SuperSU. If you can't find any way to do that, then maybe reload ES. Or dump ES for something like Xplore.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Ridgeburner:
Is there any way to take the latest OTA after using this method? My Galaxy S5 is telling me there's a 187MB software update and before I try it I wanted to know if it should work...I went through a lot to get my phone the way I want and I don't wanna ruin it lol
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] jt323bd:
I screwed up. I tried to flash a fixhotspot.zip and now phone is stuck on the sprint logo. removed battery. what are my options? I assume I need to find a stock TAR and flash it... or can I just flash a ROM? since I was fully OTA updated I probably can't flash MOAR though can I?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
From what I've read, you can't install the post-6.0.1 OTA update with a custom recovery. You'd have to reinstall the stock recovery. I don't know if the OTA kills root or prevent attaining root.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Xanoas:
Does this work on SM-G860P?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Kokopuffs10:
I was having the same issue with es file explorer. I followed the instructions here and it works.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64225102&postcount=3424
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] ELA.T:
Does the super su file work on any galaxy s5 model!?am using g900h
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] brandonsisco:
I used the latest 3.0.2-2 twrp recovery installed SuperSU and now stuck on boot screen... Please advise
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] ArtGravity:
Have you tried 3.0.2-0 TWRP? This thread advised against 3.0.2-1, and 3.0.2-2 may have the same problem. I had no difficulty using 3.0.2-0.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] HellNell:
Glad I came back.

I am rooted but my play store and google has no connection, any tips for that? thanks in advance.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] wilywizzzz:
The link to SuperSu2.71 is broken.

Does any one have it or linked
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] tgkobaljr:
when i click on the link the one shows up twrp-3.0.2-2-klte.img.tar
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] bobjjones:
Try this link:

https://dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.0.2-0-klte.img.tar.html
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] tgkobaljr:
works perfectly
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] slickdealers:
For anyone else who is curious, this guide will work on the G900PVPS3CPE2 update!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] NewShockerGuy:
What's up all, new here on this thread (coming from a Samsung Galaxy s2).

Just picked up a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 for a decent price brand new and I just turned it on and activated it today. Surprisingly REALLY like the stock Marshmallow 6.0.1... it's quick, and nice to look at. My ONLY gripe is all the sprint crap... though I've removed MOST of it, I really want to stop the camera shutter noise, and remove just a few more things, but would be OK with keeping Marshmallow on there really.

This thread has confused me just a tad.

All I simply want to do is make the phone root. Have a customer recovery so I can do backups incase I (uninstall an app that shouldn't be) so I can restore it back to the previous point. By doing what is in this thread will enable me to do so right?

I'm not concerned with flashing roms or different kernels on this yet, as it's too new to me and a huge upgrade from my older gingerbread s2...

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] NewShockerGuy:
Ok so I am going to do this when I get home today.

I just want to ask a few questions so I know I don't f it up. I've used Odin before on my Epic Touch 4g YEARS ago. No issues using it. I noticed that most people now use twrp instead of CWM?... Instead of using TWRP for the recovery can one use CWM or is it NOT recommended on this phone?

I only ask because I am super used to using CWM and it's on all of my android devices/tablets... I have no issues using TWRP if that is the preferred method moving forward.

I mainly want to do what RazzMcTazz did and use the "installed Xposed and the excellent Xposed module XtouchWiz "

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] NewShockerGuy:
[Quote:]

Originally Posted by nrmav

The link to SuperSu2.71 is broken. Could you please check it again??[/]

Seeing the same thing..

Thanks,

-Nigel

---------- Post added at 12:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 AM ----------

w00t w00t! We have ROOT!

Very happy and now to install some goodies and remove the bloatware!

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] NewShockerGuy:
So I just installed these and it appears that things that are checked still don't work as far as what the options were.

Such as boot sound, camera shutter noise...etc. These are checked in the box to not run yet they are still making the noises?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
you can just renane the files that the system uses for camera shutter sound and boot animation sounds to something other than what they currently are and the system wont be able to find what its looking for and they wont work. theyre in the root at system/media/audio/ui and the filename is shutter.ogg in some filesystems, but might be different in yours. just be careful not to mess with anything else in those folders
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] PosingOwl:
Hey everyone,

I am having a small problem. Went through all the steps, everything worked. When I went to reboot it, I am stuck at the logo screen. It reads "Set Warranty Bit : Kernel"

Can someone please help?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] syco123:
BETA-SuperSU-v2.71-20160331103524.zip

https://download.chainfire.eu/932
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] i7vSa7vi7y:
Has anyone tried this with G900PVPU3CPCPH3 firmware? If so post your results.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Youdoofus:
btw, THE best place for GSM on a G900P tweaking info is idoneapps.com. Their forums are specifically built for this exact purpose. Getting GSM carriers working on phones not originally built for GSM usage.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Beeko:
Anyone have success with doing this on PH3 update?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] rayveneye:
I'd love to know if it works on the PH3 version as well!

Normally I'd jump in and try it myself (I know you fabulous folks are here to help after all) but it's my mom's phone and she's heading back home in a couple of days. Which means little time to unbrick it if I screw things up!

Anyone try this out on the new security update yet?

Thanks in advance!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] thunder2132:
I did it on PH3. Same steps, but I used the TWRP image for 3.0.2-2 rather than 0.

OK, maybe I should actually read the OP all the way before saying that.

I downloaded CF-Auto-Root for the g900p, then flashed that with the bundled version of Odin. Then I downloaded the latest twrp .tar from twrp's website and flashed that with ODIN. I have the working twrp and working root. Sidenote though, I have not flashed anything yet, waiting for a backup to go through.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] doctorman:
On Nov 2nd PK1 was released lol

did anyone try that?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] PartimusPrime:
Just tried it... Worked perfectly with no issues.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
I can also confirm that this method works on G900PVPU3CPL2.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] tom6102:
Thanks for the instruction. Succeeded w/ G900PVPS3CPK1.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Joe the Stack:
Thanks! I just successfully rooted my SM-900P by following your instructions. I ended up using Odin 3.10.7, SuperSU 2.78, twrp-3.0.2-2-klte, and also RootCheck and the BusyBox it installs. When twrp launched it asked if I wanted to keep the system area read-only and I wasn't sure how to answer, so I just swiped right, and blundered onward. In twrp's log there were several "failed to mount /data" messages, but this did not appear to be a hindrance. When twrp started installing supersu, I wondered if having encryption on would be a factor, but nothing asked me to enter my PIN until the second-to-last reboot. I know nothing about how encryption is implemented on this phone, but it made me wonder if one can use twrp to bypass the encryption. Anyhow it all worked and I never had to do any step twice or start over, as can often happen. Thanks for the excellent instructions!

phone info:

Credo (Sprint) Samsung Galaxy S 5 model SM-900P

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow, via OTA update) sw ver G900PVPU3CPL2 hw ver G900P.04

baseband ver G900PVPU3CPL2
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] LEN671:
Has anybody tried this method with the newest update?

Software Version: G900PVPS3CQA2

Hardware Version: G900P.04

Thank you in advance for help and support.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] dohko007:
thanks.

Works in my S5 s5-sm-g900p android 6.0.1 G900PVPU3CPL2
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] vgchat:
I have the exact same hardware/software. Still waiting on a answer before I try.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] abbiedoobie:
Just did it today. Works just like the guide describes. Sprint G900PVPS3CQA2 GS5 hardware version: G900P.04 , Thanks, XDA!!!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] massia:
I have Sprint G900PVPS3CQA2 GS5 hardware version: G900P.04

I have been trying over and over and never work , would you please let me know what is wrong?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] abbiedoobie:
Did you turn off the "Reactivation Lock" under settings/security? That tripped me up at first, especially because I couldn't remember my Samsung password. It stopped Odin from working until I unchecked in settings. Sprint Galaxy S5 G900PVPS3CQA2 hw: G900P.04
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] massia:
It worked thanks Millions!!!!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] FurrBear:
Questions before I begin....

I let the new old stock S5 I just bought do all the OTA updates, and wound up with software version G900PVPS3CQB3; has anyone tried this with this version? [The phone is hardware version G900P.04, if that matters.]

I've seen a number of remarks about/problems with the Samsung account; I didn't set one up when going through the initial phone setup routine. (Honestly, didn't see the point.) Is this going to be an issue for rooting the phone?

For me, this is an upgrade from an S4; after I get the S5 established as my stable, boring, (but rooted) "regular" phone, the S4 will be used to explore LineageOS.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
I haven't seen anybody report whether BQ3 affects the ability to root. I highly doubt it. If rooting works, please let us know.

It's irrelevant to rooting. I've rooted 8 Galaxy S5's that didn't have Samsung accounts.

I think you'll find that a rooted GS5 with the Xposed framework, and some great Xposed apps (like XTouchWiz) installed is about as good as any custom-ROM, and really just a great phone.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] FurrBear:
It went great; I went with the latest TWRP - 3.1.0.0 - but other than that followed the instructions exactly. The only issue was that on the VolUp-Home-Power restart, I let go too early and had to re-Odin TWRP, but that was on me. (You did warn that was easy to mess up. ;)
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Zer0efforts:
Hi, I've got a Sprint gs5 sport (G860). Does anyone know if I can follow the same instructions to root for the regular gs5 (G900)?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] textbox1.text:
Hi, I have Sprint G900PVPS3CQD1 GS5 hardware version: G900P.04. I have tried this over and over, but the process doesn't start on Odin. I have also unchecked 'Reactivation Lock' under Security Settings. Any suggestions?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
I don't know what you mean by "the process doesn't start in Odin".

In step #10, does Odin's "ID:COM" box get a pale blue highlight? Does it show something like "#:[COM#]" (where "#" is some number)?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] textbox1.text:
Thanks for the response. I got it done, I'm actually not new in rooting but i guess the version of twrp i was trying to flash wasn't compatible with my device. I tried an earlier version and all went ok.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] TeamAndroid14:
I have a sprint, and rooted my device with CF auto root. How to do I install TWRP ?. Can I use Odin and TWRP ?. Im not new to Rooting but I dont want anything happening to my device..
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] droidzer1:
Very Easy root - thanks for the directions. G900PVPU3CPH3. OP works 100%
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] jescocom:
locked SIM card

I bought my S5 from freedompop and the phone is locked to their sim card. I want to switch to sprint service but they won't release it for 6 months. Will rooting the phone unlock the sim card?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
Rooting the phone will not unlock the SIM card. And I don't really think the issue is whether or not the SIM card is locked. I think the issue is whether or not the service provider (FreedomPop) has released the phone for activation by another service provider (like Sprint or Ting) in a common database of valid/invalid phones that the service providers share. Check with Sprint to see if they can give you a Sprint SIM card and activate the phone. At different times, I bought four S5s from eBay that I had trouble activating.

One S5 had been on Ting and hadn't been released by Ting (though no money was owed on a contract). I had to have the eBay seller call Ting and release it. Then I was able to activate it on Sprint.

One S5 had been on Sprint but was under contract for one more month. After coming to a financial agreement with the seller, I waited one month before activating it.

One came without a SIM card. I got a SIM card for free from my local Sprint store. Because it didn't have its original SIM card, I couldn't activate it online, but I called Sprint and they were able to activate it.

One came with a SIM card but was under contract or had breached a contract or something. Sprint wouldn't activate it so I returned it.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] dmolavi:
Hate to dredge up a dead thread, buuuut...

My now old S5 is no longer my daily driver. I had previously rooted with your method, but decided to try LineageOS for a bit - until I couldn't download anything from the Play store.

So, I followed your instructions again, however, the phone seems stuck on the "Samsung" screen after flashing the ROM from Sammobile. Any idea how long it should be there? I haven't yet gotten around to reflashing TWRP and re-rooting.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] RazzMcTazz:
I don't remember how long it hangs at the Samsung screen but probably not more than a few minutes. I'd re-check my download and try again if it took longer than that.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] Phantom Thief:
you're a life saver!
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 General] m3vuv:
Hi all,i have a galaxy s5 its the SM-G901F model running android 6.0.1,i tried flashing twrp via odin,it said sucsess but the phone wont boot into recovery,only odin mode,its the same with volume held up or down,i assume its the wrong twrp i flashed,can anyone point me in the direction where to get /download the correct version for this model and how too root it?,cheers Paul m3vuv.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anicet4Droid:
[Port request]

Hello guys, :D

That it's possible to create MIUI ROM for Moto E 2015 ? :o

Thanks, and excuse me for my bad english, I'm french.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Filz0r:
i'm no dev, but i know on MIUI forums there are the sources to build a MIUI rom, so theoretically it is, however someone needs to build it. It would probably work because there are xiaomi devices with the same SoC.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kesavvel:
but they kitkat and not lollipop even rite ??
[HTC Butterfly] cyberblakk:
There is a cyanogenmod rom that is for the droid dna but none for the butterfly... can i flash the droid dna rom on my phone? and how should i do it?
[HTC Butterfly] rajkatiyar07:
No you can not, never do that.
[HTC Butterfly] cyberblakk:
ok thanks for the response :)
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
I use yutokt's converter to convert the latest cyanogenmod nightlies to use on my HTL21 (dlxj).

(Try googling "github yutokt dlxj rom converter" to find it. I'm a new user and can't post links.)

Works brilliantly for me. I'm running the latest CM12.1 nightly from 2016-05-08 on my HTL21 right now.

Runs buttery smooth with very few bugs. Works even better for me than the unofficial CM11 rom by Tako0910 I used to run.
[HTC Butterfly] Fanzoldyck:
HELP

Could you help me for convert it? i am not understand the languange of convert's app. thanks
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
This converter is made for the HTL21, so it may or may not work for the X920D.

Anyway, here's how to use the converter:

Unzip the downloaded converter and run convert.bat on a Windows PC.

Select the Android version of the ROM you want to convert. (Enter 50 for CM12.1 and press enter)

Drag and drop the zip file of the rom you want to convert into the black command window and press enter.

Select whether you want to enable lights/sensors on the converted rom. (Y/N, I always choose Y.)

Select whether you want to enable SD card support. (I always choose Y.)

Select whether you want to add APN's for au-net. (Only necessary if you have an AU sim and want to use au-net. I always choose N.)

Select whether you want to change the device name to HTL21. (This works fine either way. Personally, I usually choose N and leave the device name as Droid DNA.)

Select whether you want to disable the Cyanogenmod Updater. (Definitely choose Y here. If you don't, your phone will try to download and install unconverted Droid DNA roms. Always update by using this converter.)

It will give a final confirmation screen showing the options you chose. Type n if you wish to abort, otherwise press any other key to continue.

The outputted converted rom will have a "c" added to the file name. Try flashing this rom. Clear the dalvik cache, and also flash gapps if you want them.

Though the converter is in Japanese, you will be able to choose English as the system language when you boot the rom, obviously.

Let me know if this works. I'm curious.
[HTC Butterfly] Fanzoldyck:
OK thanks bro, any bug or not on cyanogen 12.1?

if no any bug i will try it.
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
The Cyanogenmod 12.1 dailies have been working pretty much perfectly for me after using this coverter. No major bugs I was able to find.

EDIT: I should probably also add that it is normal to get a few errors during the convert process. It will say something like "No default translation for x". It's not an issue. The converted rom will still work fine.
[HTC Butterfly] Fanzoldyck:
Filed

Thanks you very much gays, really run smootly... thanks..
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
Did it work? Are you using an X920D or HTL21?
[HTC Butterfly] Fanzoldyck:
reply

i am using HTL21 bro, its running smoothly..
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
Great. Then it should work fine.

I find that the converted Droid DNA CM 12.1 roms run the smoothest on this phone.

However, if you're interested in going to Marshmallow, you could also try tako0910's Resurrection Remix and CM13.0 roms.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=4622&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC

I had just one minor problems when I installed his roms. Wi-Fi kept disconnecting on sleep, no matter how I changed the settings.

But, again, I found that the converted Droid DNA CM12.1 roms ran the smoothest on this phone.
[HTC Butterfly] ArturOWarE:
Any experience flashing this on a X920D? Kinda nervious to try.
[HTC Butterfly] kazekiri:
Probably not a good idea, then. This converter is intended for HTL21. If someone wants to be the guinea pig, then it should probably be someone who doesn't use this phone as a daily driver.

I don't know much about rom compatibility between the HTL21 and X920D. All I know is that people used to flash the X920D rom to the HTL21 in order to do the sim free hack back when that was the only known way to do it. Supposedly it would boot.