[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] wantpizza:
I am certain I missed something stupid...

But it is late and I am going to bed and starting tomorrow.

Okay through the amazing skills of the Devs and jkruse et al I have unlocked my bootloader and escaped the VZW bloat...

so I have CID 15 and did the unlock bootloader.

I was running CM13 - more exactly...

Kernal 3.4.0-g46d41dd

Build: cm_kltevzw-userdebug 6.0.1 MOB30Z…

Android 6.0.1

CyanogenMod 13.0-20161013 snapshot..

BUT - I was on TWRP 3.0.2.2​

Kept watching the Phoenix thread for a while and just decided to do it!!

So here is what I did to start with

Made Nandroid backups in TWRP and moved them to my PC. (Numerous tries and lots of trouble - but I am thinking it is unrelated... just no memory left on my phone)

I odin'd TWRP 3.0

Boot to Twrp

In TWRP Flash EMMC_15_TWRP_Prepare_For_Dev_Booloader_Update.zip

Reboot to Download Mode

In Odin Under AP slot load PB1_Firmware_Only_NK2_Kernel.tar.md5

While in Odin Under PIT I loaded S5_KLTE_USA_VZW.pit

Click Start

Things looked good...

reboot and saw Safestrap Splash Screen and tapped to enter Safestrap

Now this is where it gets fuzzy... because it never really goes to Safestrap. I mean I get the red droid guy and hit recovery but it doesn't really go to SS. I think it went to TWRP.... It might have been TWRP 3.0.0.2....

But I carried on...

In Odin I flashed the two files again.

Reboot

It went to SS and the red droid guy but .... when I pressed recovery - it went to TWRP

I installed SafeStrap_QA1_Bootloader_Unlock_AIO_V2.zip

Phone powered off as expected

Booted to SS and I pressed recovery and got to TWRP

Installed PhoeniX.ROM_V15_G900VZW_V2.zip

rebooted.... boot loop...​

Currently when I go to download mode - Current Binary is Samsung Official. But Status is Custom. Reactivation lock is off.

When I try to load anything in TWRP I get

Failed to mount /data (Device or resource busy)

Failed to mount /ss

I followed the brick ideas and wrote the .img to my sd card but that doesn't seem to have done anything.

Now if I try to Odin PB1_Firmware_Only_NK2_Kernel.tar.md5 it just fails. If I try to do it with PIT:S5_KLTE_USA_VZW.pit

It spits this out:

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> PB1_Firmware_Only_NK2_Kernel.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/006> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> FAIL!

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1​

Okay - I tried restoring my nandroid backup but can't seem to get it from my PC back to my sd card or ??

I really want to get over the hump and get this working.

OHH... One last thing - I am no longer with VZW. I am traveling in central america and using Movistar GSM. Last visit to the US I bought a H2O wireless SIM for $20 for a month.... I don't see a future need for any VZW stuff if it matters in the answer (probably not - but worth mentioning).

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,

Pizza