yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Those additional binaries don't take up any extra space since they exist on the device regardless of what ROM you flash, the only reason they're in the zip is to upgrade them from the KitKat binaries so that the phone boots. Otherwise there's no difference between the stock rooted ROM and the from-noship zip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
probably a daft question

I got this att s5 the other day but didn't know it was att but anyways it doesn't matter. surely there is a way to use g900f roms as the only difference in the phones is carrier branding. i get that the bootloader is severely locked down, but isn't lollipops bootloader similar to marshmallow? if we can root and use smg900f lollipop roms, why cant we use the marshmallow roms using the same way.. ie swapping the kernels.. i only want a stock European rom on marshmallow as i hate all the att apps, especially with me living in the uk, would it work with att marshmallow kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mr_horsepower:
Do i understand it correctly that if i do a factory reset I'll never get my early (4/14) bootloader back that i had the other day? Even though i never took an OTA and only used the 5.0 rooted ROM from the first page of this post?

I ask because, if i understand things correctly, i would've had access to a good deal more ROM's with the earlier bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
i take back what i said

wow, i really do take back what i said. i spent all night last night going through this thread. its a shame king root shut out our device. but that being said im not really bothered about rooting this phone now, android 5 doesnt appeal to me anymore, would it be at all possible to get a G900F stock 6.0.1 and use at&ts stock kernel up and running. if so where would i get the stock at&t kernel from? or if you want a tester for anything, i would be more than happy to help.. sibozzy1811@gmail.com
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
tried but failed

i pulled the system.img.ext4 from a 6.0.1 G900F, extracted the AP file from the G900A 6.0.1 firmware and replaced the system with the one i pulled from the F variant, recompiled it all back together but odin fails at writing the system.. i didnt think it would fail but it did. havent a clue really but im going to keep messing about as i want rid of the at&t bloatware asap
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] MDM3D:
Just want to confirm that this root method works

Hello XDA ,

I have a SM G900A with 6.0.1 android with a Baseband of G900AUCS4DQD1. Can I follow the instructions that are posted on the very first post to root my phone using the "new" method?

Is anyone aware of any gotcha's?

Thank you for your time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
There is a package disabler app made for Samsung devices that works amazingly, aptly named Package Disabler Pro+. It's a paid app but damn impossible to find on the app store, although I can find the PDP Engine app needed for the permissions just fine. Took me days of searching to find the right apk, so I wasted my money buying it officially as it never installed from the app store. If anyone needs I can try to upload a zip of both apks I found
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
no its fine, but thank you. ive managed to get a 6.0.1 touchwiz rom from the G900F to boot, no root of course but that isnt an issue. im testing now a s8/s9 remix rom for the G900F using the same method as i did with the other, except i have deleted root packages from the archive, see what happens
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
no luck so far, i removed the necessary root files from there locations but the phone only boots up to the samsung screen.. do these 6.0.1 roms need to be stock based to match with the PH4 kernel? as the 1st 6.0.1 rom i got to boot up was indeed stock based. the rom im currently trying now is the A7 port, and it says marshmallow bootloader and modem required, but i flashed those through odin anyway, and this boots to the white samsung screen.. anyone with more experience got any ideas please?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
I also found a thread with links to the official firmwares for the G900A up to QD1 6.0.1. But if yours is working I assume you don't need it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
thanks but its the official 6.0.1 for the g900A im trying to avoid because of all the crap at&t bloatware, the roms i tested just hung at the glowing samsung logo so im going to try something else and hope it works
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
Just FYI, I got 6.0.1 QD1 to run smoothly on my G900A, installed Package Disabler Pro+ along with the engine and disabled all system apps that weren't necessary for me. After some tweaking and using the original Good Lock app released by Samsung in 2016, MM on the G900A was a pretty nice experience. There were a few small bugs that I can't even remember, but having Doze negated most of my need for rooting and battery life was great. I only went back to X ROM on 5.0 Lollipop because I love having root capabilities, and I'm trying my hand at developing little by little so I need to peek around my system time to time. Anyways good luck on your quest to be rid of carrier bloat!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Darinrayd@gmail.com:
i have

ive just hard bricked sm g870a for the first time after dozens of softies. please help captain

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can you share the files via darinrayd@gmail.com please
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] TommyBrokaw:
Help to unroot after following rooting process.

Thank you for all the steps and files to root my Samsumg S5. I'm able to get everything done I need to while rooting, however, once I'm done, I need to unroot my phone for certain applications to work. When I use the Unroot options in SuperSU, the phone only works until I reboot it, then it just hangs at the ATT logo forever. I've started from scratch and tried it 3 tries with no luck. Then I saw a suggestion to use the file manager and manually delete all the SuperSU files. But the applications still know my phone has been rooted and will not work. Any suggestions on how I can unroot my phone since the option in SuperSU doesn't work. Otherwise, All I really need to do is get one file into my System\priv-app folder. Is there any way to do that on this phone without rooting? Thank you for any help you can provide.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
Try the unSu script attached to bottom of this post, courtesy of the great brain of [MENTION=4544860]osm0sis[/MENTION]. Flash with FlashFire or Safestrap, whatever your preference, and that will properly unroot your phone of any root solution.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2239421&p=40409356

Edit: The root on the S5 isn't like typical root, you need to flash a prerooted rom if I recall correctly. So your best bet may be to flash back to stock unrooted, login to all your apps you need to get into, and try backing them up using ADB or the Helium app, if you have a PC. Otherwise you may be outta luck, sorry to say
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
And just for anyone interested, I'm putting the apks I found while searching for PDP on this post. They really make MM on the G900A so worth giving up root. Cheers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] RebelLion_:
++ here's the thread where I found all the OTAs for the G900A up to 6.0.1 QD1 :D

https://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900aucs4dqd1-odin-update-v6-0-1-t3603897
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bedtimehero:
I have a SM-G900A that's back in my possession and its on android version 5.1.1

the baseband is G900AUCU4CPA1 and I remember previously that I couldn't get it rooted or add a custom recovery like twrp on it, is that still the case?

Kernel version - 3.4.0-5869384

dpi@swhc3812 # 1

Wed Jan 27 20:59:00 KST 2016

KNOX Version - 2.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] DGKG:
[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION] i've managed to extract QD1 G900A Kernel 6.0.1 from stock ROM and i tried this MM Rom https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-skiesrom-ux-v1-1-note7-t3519130 it didn't worked but it started booting :D (but it never ended the boot process :crying:) but the kernel worked cause i didn't get the kernel panic error, as i previously seen you got that error while flashing a MM rom, with OC4 kernel, maybe you could manage this rom to work or to make a pre-rooted MM stock rom and see if the rom works if flashed from a MM Rom here's a link to QD1 kernel https://mega.nz/#!ElgRFQLT!LTx_291vXcss5-8qZS8cwXwqYB_Q7dkaxFqrNf6-Viw (Sorry for my bad English i'm still learning) :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
With Samsung ROMs on Marshmallow things are a little complicated. I can create non-rooted ROMs to an extent, which is why the X ROM will be out soon. The problem comes with custom stuff like AptOS' SystemUI, which I've had quite a job trying to make work.

With pre-rooted ROMs I'd need to use a custom or patched kernel, which presently we cannot do.

Depending on the ROM you tested it either didn't work because it was pre-rooted and Knox was throwing a fit or because the customizations went too far and broke something kernel-wise.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mr_horsepower:
I've asked this twice, didn't seem to get a response, so this is a bump -

Do i understand it correctly that if i do a factory reset I'll never get my early (4/14) bootloader back that i had the other day? Even though i never took an OTA and only used the 5.0 rooted ROM from the first page of this post?

if someone knows the answer to this off the top of their head I'd certainly appreciate them sharing the answer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Your understanding is correct. I apologise for not answering the question earlier, I have been receiving a lot more emails than usual lately and sometimes things just get lost in my inbox :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mr_horsepower:
"Your understanding is correct. I apologise for not answering the question earlier, I have been receiving a lot more emails than usual lately and sometimes things just get lost in my inbox"

you owe me or no one here an explanation for anything like that.

i appreciate you and others like you here putting up with idiots like me and taking the time to respond at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION]

I have been doing alot of messing around with MM and only managed to get a handful of stock based roms to boot using PH4 bootloader, modem and kernel or the QD1. But those work OK except they all freeze for literally a second or 2 every few minutes or so.

I have seen a rom which is on 5.1.1 for G900F, its telstra 5.1 and tbh it looks good.. But 5.1.1 isn't rootable anymore is it, but with CO15 being previously rooted with kingo root, would it work injecting SuperSu from flashfire? Or would it be better to delete root from telstra, flash it through flashfire then flash CO15 bootloader, modem and kernel like I did with MM.. I did manage to get I think 2 roms working from MM that I had to delete the root files from the archive first. I'm only asking this as I don't like MM, seems abit buggy (official) and I like my S5 haha, and telstra seems like a good rom and I've tried most of the others.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] sibozzy29:
[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION]

I have just realised COI5 is odin Flashable and not flashfire. What if, because COI5 was rootable, if I replaced the boot.img from telstra with the boot.img from COI5 and flash telstra in flashfire, telstra will install and flash the root.. Would that work? I'm only able to try later on as pc is occupied and I'm not at home until tomorrow night. I just thought as COI5 was rootable and kingoroot stopped supporting it, but that doesn't mean it still can't be rooted does it, obviously not with King or towelroot but maybe with a Rom that's pre rooted and let the Rom root it as its being flashed.. Worth a try I think, as there's better roms on 5.1.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Tried that already, the SuperSU installer tries to install systemlessly on 5.1.1+ Samsung devices, which will prevent the device from booting because then the kernel's signature would be invalidated. Even if you can get SuperSU to flash in system-only mode, the way that Knox works will prevent the phone from booting regardless of where or when the root came from.

I've tried all this extensively over a year ago on 5.1.1, root and knox just don't mix unless you have a full engineering/developer firmware (which I know exists for this device and I'm trying to get my hands on, which is the main reason why the release of X ROM was pushed back a month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] petarpera:
I did everything like suggested in first post, and successfully tested few ROMs. I am now on OF3 bootloader and would like to install some KitKat ROMs. Is that possible?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mmth:
download error

I can download 2 of the three files in the first post. After downloading this: The SuperSU APK, Towelroot, and FlashFire, all available from this zip: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298935990 Mirror

I get error Failed - Insufficient permissions

Chrome on Windows 7

Also using Internet Explorer, same error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
I thought rooting the gs5 was impossible due to locked bootloader?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] leviathan1392:
i did everything but it boots with a yellow triangle saying att software not allowed, go to att store
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
What Android version is this experimental firmware? 5.0?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
You'd have to reflash a KitKat bootloader

Antivirus might be catching it

Rooting is possible but you're stuck on Lollipop.

Reflash the kernel with ODIN.

Experimental is 4.4.2, prerooted firmware is 5.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
What if I am on 6.0? Is this root method possible?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] slamsteel:
I'm getting SECURE FAIL: KERNEL after flashing FreedomRom.

Got the root using PA2

Downgraded to OF3 (The stock pre-rooted rom using flashfire)

Tried to flash FreedomRom two times. (Both flash and wipe are arranged by the way)

And i'm still getting that.

Am I missing something?

UPDATE:

Nvm I figured that I need to flash OC4 Kernel to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 719c6:
Any luck on getting a package for the G870A?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] IJoxer:
Nope, and as with every case, the Active will likely be left behind. I'd say give the 900 files a shot, I don't think it'll do much harm, my guess is Odin will reject the flash, otherwise, it should work. However, I have to say, if it's your daily driver, you're taking a risk so do a backup, kies can likely get you back up and running if it softbricks though.

Good luck!

Edit

Report back if you try it, I would but this is my daily driver atm, working on repairing my oneplus, but funds are limited right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UsandThem:
Were you able to flash the OC4 Kernel after trying Freedom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] renatortb:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934552704
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UsandThem:
Thanks! I have this already. Are we able to flash this anymore?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] renatortb:
I don't know, but the G900AUCU4BOF3 (last 5.0) uses the 3.4.0-4432708 (same as OC4) kernel and the G900AUCU4COI5 (the first 5.1.1) uses the 3.4.0-586384 kernel. Maybe it is compatible... Let's wait the master guys to help more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] slamsteel:
I need to flash the OC4 Kernel everytime I change the rom. I don't know why but If I don't,

The phone wouldn't boot (SECURE KERNEL FAIL).

What I did was flash the rom through flashfire (reboot to download) then flash the kernel via Odin.

I've flashed about 4 roms now they all require to flash the kernel via Odin.

So, yes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 719c6:
No package available to roll back to obtain root and then flash a package with a tether fix? I'm not interested in custom roms, just hotspot option. ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
What Android are you running?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UsandThem:
FreedomROM v0.5

I can also comfirm that FreedomROM v0.5 works in Flashfire. You HAVE to reboot into download mode to flash the OC4 Kernel using ODIN.

EDIT: I can't seem to get Play Services to work. Any suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 719c6:
PH4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Have you tried downgrading to rooted OF3 and then using flashfire to install it over OF3? Then you won't have to flash the OC4 kernel because it's the same as the OF3 kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UsandThem:
I just tried what you said and it works. I still can't get Play Services on FreedomROM to stop FC'ing on me. I'm trying other ROMS from this list to see if some will work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Just update Google Play services and you should be good to go.
[MENTION=6354322]719c6[/MENTION] you should be able to just ODIN down to OI5 and root there and then install a tethering fix. Unless of course you're using a G870.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UsandThem:
How would I be able to update Play Services if I can't get into the Play Store without my Google account?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 719c6:
Yup, G870A.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
You could try sideloading opengapps thru flashfire

[MENTION=6354322]719c6[/MENTION] you're out of luck for now then :( I'll see what I can do about a flashable binary for ya after I get the rooted MM working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] JagXK8:
Apkmirror. Download latest Google play services for S5 starts with 238.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] boyhonda5:
I downloaded Google Play Services 10.0.84 (030-137749526) from this link: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-10-0-84-release/ and it fixed my FC Issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] a-key:
Hello. I have G900A got root as indicated in 1 post. Tell me what firmware can be stitched in it and how? Need multilingual does not matter which android. The main thing that worked well LTE, WiFi and GPS. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
I think u can only go up to lollipop firmware
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] a-key:
Please help me and I do not understand. What kind of firmware can I flash into this phone? and in what way? As already said, you need a multilingual firmware - you need Ukrainian and Romanian languages. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
Languages should be included during set up

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??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
We need your advice and input. Couple of us users need ya! Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Read the whole reply, I was using multiquote so it looks confusing if you're not looking at the original reply.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
Thanks...but I was also referring to the others on here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mmth:
Install

" go to the file manager and install"

Do you mean use the "my files" app in the experimental OS to install?

The experimental OS has a black page with data floating on top of the screen. Can I hide this page to get access to all the screen?

How would you transfer the apps from the pc to the phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Jrifigueredo:
ayuda para root mi samsung g900a

hola que tal, tengo un samsung g900a de at&t no he podido hacer root.

Quien podria ayduarme?

Hi, I have a samsung g900a from AT & T I could not root.

Who could help me?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] TheStonedApe:
Thank you very much for a great guide. I had SGS4, which was stolen 3 years ago, so I bought a used SGS5 and there was no root for it back then so I just gave up. I just randomly decided to see what was up with this phone and I discovered this thread.

I was able to follow the guide correctly and now I have Alliance v8 on my G900A(W) SGS5. Thank you!

I would like to know whether this ROM would work for this device without problems, and if so, do I need to downgrade to the pre-rooted OF3 as linked in this guide, or can I just flash over Alliance v8 after a wipe? https://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/development/rom-xtrestolite-g900a-edition-extras-t3525205

My goal is to have root on SGS5, with the most lightweight non-bloated minimal ROM possible. I only use a certain few apps and my needs are particular, so I don't need all the bells and whistles.

Please advise.

Thank you! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StoneyJSG:
I'm wondering the samething. I just got an s5 for my mom and she was asking about root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
We need some help o.p. Can u answer last post? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Should work, I'm the one that made it lmao

I'm not sure of the effects of flashing over Alliance so I'd err on the side of caution and downgrade to pre-rooted OF3 first.

You can't root 6.0, but you can downgrade to 4.4.4 and get rooted 5.0 with the guide in post 1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerryspring:
So, we can downgrade firmware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StoneyJSG:
It seems like you can, though I haven't tried.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] invert_nexus:
If you follow the guidelines at the beginning of this thread, then yes. You can downgrade firmware. But only as specified in the op.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] IllIllIllIIIl:
Currently attempting to root a referb using this guide. All download links in the first post are dead can anyone provide functional mirrors?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
I didn't realize the links went dead. I'll make sure to update the links later today. Sorry about that!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] NexusOhFour:
S5(G900A) Tried forcing update from 5.0

Hi Guys,

Yesterday I rooted my G900A using the method listed at the top of this post.

Today, It tried automatically updating but I took out the battery so it said unable to install update.

I wasn't sure if updating would remove the root.

Is there any way I can update to 6.0 and keep root?

Or:

Do I have to install something to keep it from auto-updating.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Alfonico:
Links not working

Hello

Thanks for the hard work!

Today February 4th 2019, none of the links in the first page of the thread work.

Any updated links ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Alfonico:
Fantastic: worked from Android 6.01, many thanks

All links worked today. I followed the very clear instructions of the first page of this post and was able to root my 900A that had Android 6.01.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dkwemn:
I thought this S5 900A ATT phone was limited to a Lollipop downgrade & root, I've yet to see a post here since 2018 with links to files for a successful Marshmallow downgrade in addition to a successful root, if there is, please point it out to me but ONLY in THIS forum site, thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] h3rnand3zz:
Hey All,

Having a problem with step 2. I flash the experimental build and have it loaded. but when trying to install the apps they fail. It worked for me a few months ago ... but then i messed up a flash i was trying to do so i went back to the begging and tried these steps again. When i try to install the apps i get "unfortunately, the package installer has stopped"

Can someone please help and shed some light on what i will need to do to install the apps.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ramiv:
Hello,

First, I want to thank you for all your work.

I rooted other unlocked Samsung devices using custom recovery (which was easy enough). Now I want to clean up my aging G900A and I read this guide.

Before starting the proccess I would like to clear up some of the steps.

1. In the "Rooting the G900A" post step 3 it is required to use FlashFire in order to flash the

modified OF3

onto the phone.

2. In "Part 1: Going back to good ol' 5.0" it is required to download

G900A_OF3 pre-rooted stock ROM

3. In "Part 2: Custom ROM time!" It is required to download 3rd ROM (this time Custom Room).

4. For backup it is required to download

ODIN-flashable zip for G900AUCU4BOF3

I'm confused, there are 3-4 ROMs, all with similar names. Are they redundent? can I use the ROM from 2 for backup? can I jump from the ROM in step 1 to custom ROM? Why do I need the ROM in step 1 in the first place?

If all I want is a clean Android and not custom ROM, where should I stop?

Thank you