yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
I know it's not the correct thread, but since there aren't many On5 threads, maybe someone here can help.

The On5, like the new S7 do not have the option for "adaptive storage". I read many postings on the web about a solution to format the sdcard via ADB Shell for either "private or mixed", and these solutions may work on the S7, but they don't work on the On5......

I did try two different sdcards and I do have all the correct drivers and ADB installed and ADB is working fine, except for the two following commands :

sm partition disk:179:160 private

sm partition disk:179:160 mixed 50

They do nothing, not even an error come up. I mean, why would a ADB command work on the S7 and not on the On5 ?

Anyone has any ideas ? Thx....

And again, sorry for "misusing" this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
I'm hoping someone can help. I've had some serious bad luck with this stupid little phones.

Long story short, I've switched from Verizon. We had two Verizon LG G3s, a Moto X Pure, and a Verizon Galaxy S3. All worked fine on T-Mobile except for the S3. It would only 2G/Edge, if it even got a signal at all. When I switched to T-Mobile, I got the four "free" Samsung On5 phones. I figured I would just use one of those replace the S3.

With a lot of stuff to backup/restore, I nearly always use Titanium Backup. The S3 was already rooted and had all my dad's apps backed up. Rooting/installing TWRP on the On5 was a breeze. I restored everything I *thought* he needed, and froze all the bloatware. Everything was going fine until he said "can you restore my text messages". It seemed to work at first, but after a reboot, I started getting a "com.android.phone" error, and since I didn't have a full backup (kicking myself), I couldn't fix it.

Luckily, I have three more On5 phones left.

The next one took TRWP and root exactly the same. I tried to connect to the Play store and installed TB, but it would just stall. So I rebooted, hoping that would help. As soon as the power cycled, I got a "custom binary blocked by frp lock". I didn't do anything different on this phone than the last! Why would I suddenly have this issue?

I tried flashing the various tar.md5 files from page 2, but each one gives an error about a custom binary. I'm stuck, and I don't want to do anything to the two remaining phones, for fear I'll screw that up, too... lol.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] cooltranier13px:
I do. Just pmed you.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] furbee86:
Not to sound like a newbie. I be read thru this thread . Is there a safe way to root to remove the bloatware from the on5? Sounds intricate and easy to f up. My last root was step but it sounds like those methods don't work for this. I keep putting off update t mobile has been pushing. Here is current status... any help is appreciated
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] bandtab:
Stock firmware for the SM-G550T1 provided by JUSMEJOSE over at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68005984&postcount=32

It fixed my phone. It is a good day.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
Now it would be great, if someone could figure out how to make "adoptable storage" possible on the On5....... Then the On5 would be almost perfect, considering the low price....... ;)

Hope some dev's can look into that....... Currently all the suggestions on the web pointing to the S7, but these solutions don't work on the On5........
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ozonethegreat:
How did you get this to work? I tried flashing with ODIN v3.11.1 and kept getting fail at the flashing of the recovery.img. I know it not available, but how I can bypass it? Would merging the Indian recovery.img help?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Jphyma1:
Same here it always fails at the recovery.img. I think it may need the boot file
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] not4bot:
So does that mean you can't force adoptable storage even _after_ rooting?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] cooltranier13px:
Not as of yet.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] not4bot:
So should I wait for someone to figure this out or just trade my free signup phone from T-Mobile back in? It couldn't even finish loading all my apps the first time I turned it on, and was thinking a root and adoptable storage would make it all better.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] cooltranier13px:
You can look at it two ways.

1. If you need more internal storage, go with a different phone. If you need those apps, get one that better suits your needs (if possible).

2. This phone is fairly new. Give it some time to get into the hands of people. The more people with the phone, the more likely we will get things like adoptable storage. This is no guarantee though. You can also wait for Xposed and use XInternalSD. It will use your SD card as internal storage.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Jphyma1:
Yeah the Sboot.bin is certainly a file that I need at the moment. At the moment odin won't recover the software without the program. If I can have the stock as a whole without odin I can manage to make some necessary file for odin even though I'm still a newbie at it.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ophiuchu:
He said it wasn't possible to get sboot when we were dumping the files. I still have the phone in limbo since last time keeping it charged in TWRP this whole time with no modification. If there's still something that can be done let me know. Just know I'm not someone whose going to know how to execute advanced command lines in ADB shell and pull anything for people myself. :p
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
Have none of you read the thread? The flashable odin files are in this post. The only downside (which may be a plus side for some) is that it's a MetroPCS. But it fixed my bricked phone after getting the bootloader security error. Funny thing was, one phone flashed TWRP fine, the other went right to that error:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68007480&postcount=30

Now, I'm trying to find an original T-Mobile ROM. If anyone has one, please hook a brother up.

---------- Post added 10th August 2016 at 12:17 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th August 2016 at 11:50 PM ----------

So... the stock firmware from bandtab was able to get me back up and running. I was able to reset the phone using the google account I first set it up with, then go into developer options and enable "OEM unlock". Now, it will let me flash again without tripping FRP.

My problem is that I'm not on the SM-G550T1 (MetroPCS) ROM. I'd really like to go back to the original T-Mobile ROM. Here's what I've tried:

- Tried flashing "clean factory.zip", but I'm not sure what format that is. When I tried to flash it in TWRP, I got an error... something about missing a META-INF, which I would expect, since ROMs are usually in a .tar file with an "install" and "META-INF" folder nested within.

- Tried flashing AP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5 in Odin, but got a failed write because it was missing something (system.img? recovery.img?)

- Obviously, flashing bandtab's file (thank you again), but I need the the T-Mobile firmware.

Help?

**EDIT**

When flashing the following files in Odin, here is the error I get (see attached): AP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5 and CP_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5 (not sure what OPT_G550TUVU1APF1.tar.md5 is).
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] yurais:
Am having a similar issue, cant flash the g550t file with Odin, it always get aborted in the System img.

I need to get back to g550t because phone is locked and it cant be unlocked withe android device unlock application if it is running on a metropcs firmware.

this file must have something wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
I'm not even sure why I bothered with these pieces of crap. Other than them being free (if I stay the full 24 months), they are pretty crappy phones. So far, of the two I've opened, the center buttons are complete junk, and stick/creak when you press them, the screen feels rough, and there is not notification LED or active display. Now two are junked up, and I'm scared to touch the other two. Both that I've been working with refuse to read my SIM for some reason. It's a T-Mobile SIM that works in every other phone I've put it in. I don't get it.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ozonethegreat:
I have read the thread. Problem is, I'm getting the above error as well

:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
Bummer. With T-Mobile giving these things out like candy, you'd think there'd be 10 ROMs by now...
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ProOneZ:
I use the Link2SD method for more app space on the On5 SM-G550T and my S2. There are a few guides online to help you out ~
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
A little off-topic, maybe..... but why in the world would Samsung *not* allow adaptive storage? I didn't even realize there was a choice to exclude that capability in MM, nor can I see what they'd have to gain by disabling it.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
I read about it but could not get it to work. Do you have a link to the working guide and what else I need to make Link2SD work ?

Would be great. Thx
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Flapjack:
Link2SD has been around for ages. You should be able to make your own deductions and figure out how to use it. Just keep in mind "odexed" apps can't be moved.

Here's what seems to be a fairly relevant guide:

http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-lg-l70-link2sd.853462/
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ProOneZ:
All you would need is full root. Sent the link in a pm since I can't post links yet. Feel free to post it if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
Well, thanks for the link, I tried the link you've sent to me, but it didn't work.......Link2SD cannot create the mount script and the partition cannot be mounted either....... :( Guess I have bad luck on this one...... I searched and saw many, many "solutions" on how to make Link2SD work, but so far non of these solutions worked.........

Any other ideas ?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] JeepinxJosh:
Please post the link
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
http://www.noypigeeks.com/android/tutorial-a-guide-to-link2sd/
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
UPDATE : Well, the answer to my "Link2SD issue" is : Apps2SD Pro ( note the "s" after App, there are many App2SD apps out there....... so it's " Apps2SD Pro"

With this app I could partition and format my sdcard, create the mount script and move most system and user apps to the sdcard. However, the developer does not recommend moving any "Google apps" to the sdcard ( I moved Google Drive before I read this and it works fine. Just be careful ! Also, the Pro version does not have ad's and has many, many additional features and this app is updated frequently.

Now I am happy !

Thanks to anyone who tried to help.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kolorado848:
SM-G550T TWRP backups gone AWOL

Long story short, I have 3 TWRP backups for the SM-G550T: 1 Stock, 1 freshly rooted, 1 with root & Xposed Framework.

I kept all my firmware files for different phones, TWRP backups, apks, etc.. on my SD Card. Yesterday it ran low on space so I transferred everything to my laptop to make room. Earlier I wanted to restore one of my backups so in transferred it back on my SD Card, booted into TWRP, navigated to my backups path, & it wasn't there.

Dumbfounded, I checked it on my laptop along with the others & all were there. Proceeded to restore the other 2, one at a time, & neither were there.

None of my backups will appear in Recovery but will appear in all other file managers/explorers, both on my laptop & phone.

Can someone care to tell me why I'm unable to see, let alone restore, any of my 3 TWRP backups in Recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GalaxyFrame:
Having trouble here. I bricked my G550T trying to root it (idk what went wrong). So I attempted to reinstall the G550T stock ROMs provided here by jcadduono. Unfortunately it's not working. I'm not sure if I missed something or what... I seem to have the same problem Flapjack is having.

Any suggestions?

Here's what Odin3 says when I try to flash the ROMs.

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1101)..
<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> boot.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4
<ID:0/003>
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] cbeatz:
bump
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] asianrocker:
Hey guys maybe you can make us of this:

http://opensource.samsung.com/recept...alue=Sm-g550t1

I was able to flash my frp lock phone now my head is gonna blow up trying to bypass google verify even though I KNOW my password, I don't know why it won;t work.

maybe that source file you can buiild a firmware to bypass frp lock and google verify? I will wait in the meantime any suggestion how I can bypass google verify?

I tried all the youtube videos I can find. The share bypass won't work! it says the feature is lock they lock EVERYTHING! wow.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] kikitu:
samsung sm-g550t oshibka "custom binary blocked by fap lock" vylezla posle ustanovki TWRP,cherez odin ne proshivaetsya vydaet "faled" pomogite sovetom chto delat'?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
Hi Everyone,

I am encountering a very strange problem. The problem is :

I CAN'T install any .apk file, I CAN'T restore any app from Titanium Backup, I CAN'T restore any app or apk file from another Backup app, I CAN'T install any downloaded Xposed modules....... However, I can perfectly fine install programs from PlayStore and also update them.

And yes, I know, "Install from unknown sources" must be checked which it is and I also have USB Debugging enabled.

It's like that the switch from the "unknown sources" isn't working....... Problem stared suddenly, did not make any changes.

BTW, my On5 is rooted with custom TWRP installed.

Any ideas or fix I can try ????

Thx.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LighthammerX:
Hey guys,

I appreciate the efforts a lot of you are putting into this thread, especially the efforts of jcadduono.

So, in an effort to get my phone rooted, the rom exploded on me while trying to get the phone to root. In full disclosure, I accidentally updated the phone when I first got it while clicking through dialog boxes. I think the v6.0.1 update tripped up things quiet a bit.

I've been able to root the phone and get TRWP on the phone, but I seem to keep getting stuck on throwing on any custom rom.

The only luck I've had from getting this phone back from the "soft brick" has been running the MetroPCS complete BL, AP, CP and CSC from Odin. Problem is, my phone is on TMO and it complains it cant use my SIM without unlocking it.

I tried unlocking the phone from my old Galaxy S3, S4 and S5 guides, but none of these guides give me enough hints what I need to do in Debug mode to get it unlocked. I actually don't see anything that looks familiar enough to unlock network prompts.

The TUVU1APF1 patches that jcadduono posted seem like they'll get me back up and running 100%, except, I'm missing the Bootloader (BL) as he noted earlier in the thread.

I've also tried using the MetroPCS recoveries with the TMO CP Modem Driver and that didn't take either.

At this point, to get back up and running, one of the following would really help (in order from easiest to hardest):

#1.) A guide to unlock the phone (Similar to Guide)

#2.) The BL for the TUVU1APF1 MD5 Recovery.

#3.) A rom that's flashable from TWRP based on TUVU1APF1.

Any help you guys can provide would be awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] chrisdog84:
So use root explorer make a copy of your efs folder to be safe. Then delete the efs folder n restart. There are further steps i found somewhere but this worked
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Justrollen:
Thank You Sir,

Unfortunately I am in a FRP lock.

I have every odin and another phone.

And it's rooted.

SM-G550T1 (BOTH)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LighthammerX:
I spent the day tinkering with EFS tools and I can't seem to make any headway.

I tried straight deleting the EFS folder and while that stopped the error, it also messed up all the bands.

The best tool I could find for this was "EFS Professional v2.1.80b", but it doesn't seem designed to work with this model.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] furbee86:
I could really use help with getting my sd card formatted for apps 2 sd or link2sd. The first card u bought i managed to corrupt and had to return. First it would only show up the fat32 portion and then i reformatted and only the ext portion worked properly. Then went completely corryped5 So with this second card id really like to get it right. Do i format the 2nd partition as ext4 or another type of ext?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jce2005:
I use ext4 with Apps2SD....... Never got Link2SD working...... 64GB Sandisk Ultra ( 48GB FAT32 / little less than 16GB for ext4 / rest Linux Swap about 200MB
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] furbee86:
I dont know what i did different this time. But using minitool it worked. After i had already tried so many times. What does pro version of apps2sd get u vs the free version?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Ozonethegreat:
Anyone having issues with Apps2SD method not allowing the phone to read the 1st partition? I was able to partition the sdcard for apps, but couldn't get a pc or TWRP to recognize the 1st. I setup it up to be:

1st: fat32

2nd: ext4

Swap: none

Any luck with anyone using the Apps2SD partition tool getting both partitions to work on the phone and PC?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] n00653361:
sm-g550t

Full official five firmware file link for sm-g550t (t-mobile version)

AP_G550TUVU1APF1_CL8180604_QB9902386_REV00_user_low_ship

BL_G550TUVU1APF1_CL8180604_QB9902386_REV00_user_low_ship

CP_G550TUVU1APF1_CL8180604_QB9902386_REV00_user_low_ship

CSC_TMB_G550TTMB1APF1_CL8180604_QB9902386_REV00_user_low_ship

HOME_CSC_TMB_G550TTMB1APF1_CL8180604_QB9902386_REV00_user_low_ship

send me an email and i will send the link email at erdoganbilmez1055@gmail.com
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] GalaxyFrame:
n00653361 helped me get everything working, got back to the stock firmware for TMobile and deleted the EFS folder to get my SIM working! However, I'm also having trouble with getting Apps2SD to work now. I've tried using the built-in partition tool, managed to corrupt one sd card and it's completely unusable now. Tried Minitool with my new card and now it's not reading/mounting the second partition.

Partition 1 is fat32. Partition 2 is ext4.

Any help is appreciated cause this phone has a serious storage space issue and I'd love to get an SD card working.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] Rufus67:
Stuck in a rut

So I get to this point in the process:

Once the flash is complete (Odin should tell you in the log, and

progress bar on phone should stop

), you can pull the battery then place the battery back in. Now hold [Volume Up] + [Home] + [Power] buttons until you reach recovery mode. If you end up in stock recovery, start again from download mode step.

My problem is Odin says it's loaded the TWRP and everything passed, but my phone's still showing that it's Downloading, do not turn off target (i.e., there is no progress bar on the phone when Odin was installing TWRP). Is the TWRP loaded or not? When I disconnect, pull the battery, resinstall, then reboot it comes up to the stock recovery. Done this several times so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] biwo:
can i get that link for the sm-g550t?

i really need it, been all over these posts to find the firmware for my tmobile on5 and i cant find one that works besides the metropcs which doesnt work with tmobile
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LighthammerX:
Everything is in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/android/development/samsung-galaxy-on5-ultimate-files-dump-t3462103
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] biwo:
thats what i was doing but when it comes to the last step to restore with the TWRP nothing is showing. and when i choose install to install the zip it gives error. can you help plz?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] LighthammerX:
I just edited the second post in the other thread with clear steps.

See if that helps. Please respond over there so we have quotes for which steps you had/have problems with.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] jwalen55063:
did you figure out a fix for this?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] czarsuperstar@gmail.com:
Adding TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT := ABGR_8888 fixes the yellowish orange hue of twrp to the blue it's supposed to be. [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] suggested that I add that in to fix the color. Letting you know so you can add the fix to your sources.
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] ashyx:
As you may all know Samsung disabled the Adoptable storage function. Even the well known S7 hack doesn't work on some Samsung devices.

Well now it's back...

Thanks to some legwork (no pun intended) by [MENTION=7724915]longshanks197[/MENTION] we now have a workable solution.

I have created this patch to fix the issue by patching the boot image and replacing sm.jar in system.

This will enable the adoptable storage feature in Settings>Storage

This should work for pretty much any Samsung device running Marshmallow

I advise making a backup with TWRP before proceeding.

NOTE: Due to Samsung's modifications the combined storage capacity may show as incorrect, ignore this and pay attention to the separate internal and external capacity which is correct.

INSTALL:

Copy the zip below to your device then install with TWRP.

adoptable_storage_enabler_ashyx

For information how to enable adoptable storage see the guide below:

how-to-use-adoptable-storage-on-android-6-0-marshmallow

This may also be worth a read for more info:

guidelines_for_marshmallow_users_formatting/

CREDITS:longshanks197, jcadduono

DONATE ME HERE IF YOU WANT TO BUY ME A BEER OR HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF I HELPED YOU

.

---------- Post added at 07:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:23 PM ----------

I think you'd better make that ABGR_8888 ;)
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] czarsuperstar@gmail.com:
Slightly off thank you ?
[Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot] savagesse:
Step 1... back up your phone with basic Samsung back up..

Step 2... enable dev settings in about phone section..

Step 3... "MAKE SURE YOU ABSOLUTELY CHECK OEM UNLOCKING" ( I have been reading this post and noticed nobody said they checked that...you have to ABSOLUTELY CHECK the OEM UNLOCKING...THIS Is the most important step to avoid install errors..not being able to load recovery..boot loops...having to install stock Rom because of issues...etc...PLEASE DON'T FORGET)

Step 4... check us debugging...THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT...

Step 5... power down phone normally

Step 6... press home+volume down+power for Samsung blue download screen..hit volume up

(If this doesn't work try pressing home button first and then press volume down +power while holding home button)

Step 7...open latest Odin..hit AP tab install twrp..

BOOM SUCCESS