yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Hmm.. That's a good idea, I'll see about that, should be easy enough with an Aroma installer.

If anyone wants to chat with me today during the 8 hour long dev marathon for this thing, I'm on IRC @ irc.snoonet.org/galaxys5

UPDATE: The DevDB thread for the X port is up now... THIS DOES NOT MEAN IT HAS BEEN RELEASED!!! I just wanted to get the thread ready for the release tomorrow! Go check it out at http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/development/rom-xtrestolite-g900a-edition-extras-t3525205

haha I just made the world's stupidest mistake: forgetting to hit save in Notepad++, nearly softbricked my phone again xD
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Thanks for all of this. Someone told me about this thread. I am going to try it soon and am sure it will work. Have my G900A since 06/2014 and rooted in 10/2014. On TMS5 3.0 for a long time and love it. Lazy here...LOL. Really, I would just love to see wifi calling/sms working on my phone. Probably only for a short time. Unfortunately I guess the only way that works is if you are on Stock MM, right? I will be looking forward to trying a 5.1.1 custom rooted rom if one comes along.

I just have a few questions. To get back to my TMS5, can I restore my FF backup after going back to OF3?

If so, do I need to odin the OC4 kernel after restore?

Thanks again for all this. Are you taking donations [MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION]?

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Yes I am taking donations :p Amazon.com gift cards are appreciated as I haven't gotten around to getting PayPal up and I'm far too busy doing last-minute bugfixes on the XtreStoLite port and work on the new AptOS (oh wait was I supposed to reveal that? Oh well lol)

If you want to get back to TMS5 after doing [insert thing here], simply flash down to pre-rooted OF3 and restore your FF backup. You don't need to ODIN the OC4 kernel after the restore because the Kernel builds of OC4 and OF3 are the exact same
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 719c6:
I can confirm Hotspot works on OF3. Downgraded using tarball set to OF3. Kingrooted then Super Su-Me to install SupersSU (and get rid of kingroot). Installed Flashfire and flashed OF3 tether mod zip package. Rebooted and works great. No other tweaks yet. Rooted and Hotspot working without get mamma AT&T permission. :highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Alright! I'll probably be adding the tether mod to either the XtreSto build or to the AptOS build (upon its release) in the form of an OTA update, same goes for the Active key fix (if I don't add it to the Aroma installer).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
The XtreStoLite download is now up! Find it at http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/development/rom-xtrestolite-g900a-edition-extras-t3525205

AptOS | Coming Early 2017
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
MERRY XMAS FOR THOSE OUT THERE.

Well I had a heck of a time with this this morning and I do know my way around my G900A after 2.5 years...LOL. All good now though.

May I suggest a slight addition in the rooting instructions in Post #1 when you get a chance? I think you should add that when installing SuperSu-Me that you should NOT reboot after the SU Binaries are updated and go right to flashing OF3. This is because I found that FF will not load it's program if this is done, at least in my situation. When rebooting after binaries are updated and the flash starts, it would just sit there and do nothing.

KingRoot worked, but I might add that also in the KingRoot section, that you say it will reboot around 16-20 seconds in. It did not bother me since it just finished up after coming back up. Maybe some would get freaked...LOL. I consider that one run so I only had to do it once...the many times I did it...LOL.

This was a fearful experiment for me even though I can follow instructions well and know my phone. I HATE STOCK! I was/am on TMS5 3.0 and I decided before trying MM that I wanted to see if I could just Odin the special 5.1.1 and then come back to my beloved TMS5. I am glad it worked. What does not work and I never tried before, was to restore Internal Storage using FF...LOL. But of course I have everything backed up on my PC and just copied from my backup, handling the Android folder specially as usual.

So now that I know exactly how to do it, I guess I will see what this NON-ROOTED MM is all about and see if the wifi calling/sms works. I bought that Package Disabler (now $1.49) to really see how the battery life is. I AM SURE IT NEEDS A GOOD DEBLOATING...Hope it works on all apps including system apps, like the ATT Updater especially.

I will be looking forward for some news on any 5.1.1 rooted custom roms, but I guess there are non around yet. If they would just get root on MM, then no one would have to do a 5.1.1 one. Also I read here that a N ATT firmware would be needed to do something with N. I think it is highly doubtful that ATT will release N for our phone since this phone is out of cycle now, but who knows. I think it still is a great phone. Of course I want a bigger screen and faster processor though. OH WELL.

Again thanks for this and hopefully [MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION] will be able to setup a PayPal account because I have no idea how to send him an Amazon Gift card!!! :laugh::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
All ya have to do is PM the claim code for the card lol

Thing is we COULD do a debloated or deodexed MM ROM given that we have a stock firmware to base from.. Only problem is you'll have no root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Funny phone info

OH...LOL. What do I know about those things? I still will have to look it up even from what you said (yes I shop on Amazon sometimes...LOL).

I know there is no root for MM yet. I hope someone attains root for MM on our phone. I do not light Material Design at all...TOO MUCH WHITE. I got no white on my phone.

This screenshot is very amusing to me. It is a wonder how long it took development to get here on this phone, when they rooted the S6 real fast and even the S7.

AND COAL FOR XMAS FOR YOU ATT FOR YOUR LOCKED BOOTLOADERS!!! :laugh::laugh::laugh::D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Its_Tim:
A debloated mm rom without root sounds like it would be nice though, but that's just me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
I'll look into it at some point. Again, I want to get XtreStoLite and AptOS stable first and then look into new stuffs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] skyrocketeer:
it's me too. haha the only reason I wanted root on M was to debloat, but if it was already debloat I'd be a happy camper ðŸ™‚

merry holidays and happy almost new year all!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pinheaD420:
I spent all day getting phone back after installing the new xtrestolite you posted ... It would install fine but after boot went south quick . Fc for sysui every 2 second every 5 min reboots no keyboard .... Had to odin and basically start from scratch. Not sure if i got a bad download or if i failed at life and didn't follow directions but that was supppppper lame sauce ! Any luck or even any news on bootloader subject ? Was being discussed with few ideas tossed about....still have 100 bux on it ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] renatortb:
This topic became what I'm looking for when I started messing around with root: a top very good guide. [MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION] and others, thank you very much for all your effort.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Well that was a terrifying experiment with MM. At least I got to see the wifi calling/sms work on the phone. The battery seemed to be better, but I hardly used it. It's Stock, what did I expect? LOL.

Let me count the ways that it sucked:

No Root (of course and I knew it)

I use MyBackup Pro and since no root, data could not be restored, only app...BAD

No Viper and Front Speaker No worky

All stupid system messages pop up again

I use an old version of GoSms Pro...no worky for some reason

AND WHITE EVERYWHERE AND ON AND ON AND ON...LOL

DID I SAY NO ROOT AND COULD NOT RESTORE APP DATA WITH AN APP??? LOL

So I really do not see the point of Android without root. I know that Google/Samsung has made it hard for developers and I am very surprised of the last months that many have settled for no root. Well not me! Also I do not know if there will be any port of something using 5.1.1 as a base. Isn't that version a battery killer? IDK. What to do? I guess we just wait.

NOW HAPPILY BACK ON TMS5 3.0. Anyway, who would want SS #1 when you can have SS #2 thru #4???...:rolleyes::laugh::D

But I do thank you for this work. I am sure it will be a stepping stone to something better...I HOPE.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Yeah sorry about the ROM.....it is incredibly unstable and I actually started working on a major patch yesterday (I was up till 1 am doing it). I don't recommend you install it at this point, wait for me to release an OTA and hopefully fix this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
OK...I am ready to donate my life saving to whomever managed to make this happen but first....just to be PERFECTLY clear:

Is it now possible to gain root on an AT&T Galaxy S5 (G900AUCS4DPH4) running Android6.0.1? I have been through rooting and installing ROMs many times back when the boot loaders were not locked down so I am not worried about following instrustions. I just want to make sure that it is OK for me to even attempt this with my device. Thank you so very much in advance for any replies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
You can't root on PH4, you have to downgrade to OI5 using the instructions in post 2, root, and then flash the pre-rooted OF3 to make the root permanent. We can't root 5.1.1 and up permanently quite yet, but we're working on it.

You can find me at https://webchat.snoonet.com/galaxys5 if you need anything else ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Thank you!

That is all I needed to know! Attempting now. Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
No problem! Happy to help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
I think maybe you should put in GIGANTIC letters that MM cannot be rooted...only for now hopefully. It does say it pretty much in the FIRST post. I read every post. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
No joy

King root (4.8 or 5.0) does not grant root on my AT&T Galaxy S5 900A. I tried 10 times with both. Oh well. I've waited this long so I will wait longer. :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Did you downgrade to OI5 first? I know I've been experiencing a couple problems with KingRoot today.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Kingroot not working

I did. I followed the instructions perfectly. See attached screenshot for my devices current state.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Ugh this isn't too good... I had just flashed back to OI5 to test another ROM build...

I'll try it and report back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
question on flashfire

I have followed all the steps and haven't had a single snag, THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS WITH WORKING LINKS!!

All was well until I opened FlashFire ... I get a big red exclaimation point and the error reads

"Root access could not be aquired, or you are not running SuperSU or (CM SU with SELinux set to permissive) Are you rooted?"

Root checker verifies I am rooted, when I open SuperUserSU I am told the binary needs updated, if I select 'continue', then 'normal' it goes thru a couple different processes and then stops with an error "SamsungKnox has been detected....Try to disable?' I select 'OK'and it comes back 'failed to disable KNOX' at which point I am given 1 choice, 'ok' when i hit 'OK' the app closes and I am left with the same problem..

Any suggestions how to fix this? Thanks again!!!

Molly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Which Android firmware are you on? Send a screenshot of your About Device screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
[IMG="screenshot"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_TAiwoFGOOkTk1RZHhVQ0tFRmM/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

[IMG="screenshot settings"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_TAiwoFGOOkYkI2VWtkRk9jU1E/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

http://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=13848&pictureid=54848

Still unsure if I am adding a screenshot correctly?

android version: 5.1.1

baseband: g900acu4c015

kernel: 3.4.0-5869384

dpi@swhd4323 #1

tues sep 22 21:22:27 kst 2015

build number: lmy47x.g900aucu4015

sec. enhancements: enforcing

enterprise policy

sec. software: mdf v1.1 release 4

vpn v1.4 release 5.3

knox version

knox 2.4

standard sdk 5.4.0

premium sdk : 2.4.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Did you gain root by using the device .APK or the Kingroot PC app?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
How I finally got it to work was Odin OI5, setup, run KingRoot 4.81. It will reboot the phone at around 20 seconds (you will see it on the screen) and then when the phone comes all the way up it will start over and finish and be rooted. Do not Optimize at the end, just install SuperSu-Me. 2 step process, you will see. THEN SU will ask to update the binaries and say OK. When it comes back do NOT reboot. Just run FF and away you go! I did this once to see if I could go back to TMS5, then I went to MM, and then back to OI5. Do it the way I described and it will work every time.

BELIEVE ME, I DID THIS MANY TIMES UNTIL I GOT IT RIGHT...LOLOLOL

Actually, now that I think about it, I never wanted to be on OI5. I guess some might want to be on it to get rooted OI5 (why I do not know). The times I tried wrong is when I rebooted after the binaries were updated AND THEN I was not rooted when I came back up. I read in the thread about that happening, but I wanted to go back to OF3 as a baseband, so that is why it worked for my purposes.

[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION], I got a question. So I guess it seems that the OI5 BL allows any kernel below it to run or is there something special about this version of the BL? I am just curious. Did the Kingroot people just recently root OI5? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
So you used Odin 5 instead of 3? Where did you get Odin 5? Link please? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
There is no Odin 5 lol. He said he used ODIN to FLASH OI5, which is short for the baseband version G900AUCU4COI5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
I don't really know what the OI5 BL is doing lol.. I don't think you'd be able to flash a 1, 2, or 3 binary with it (fused 4 > binary 3), but I think that as long as the kernel is a binary 4 and unmodified you can flash it.

In other news if anyone has the ODIN files for G900AUCU3BOC4 please speak up now, I have an idea :3 nevermind it didnt work
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
hhuuuuhhhh????

---------- Post added at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:28 PM ----------

Ah I see LOL. Any luck with rooting with Kingroot? I still cannot get it to work. I am confused how others on the same exact device and firmware have success but not me. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Runicglobe:
I'm having the same issue with kingroot. Yesterday it was working great. Today I've tried well over 20 times and it won't root IO5. Is there another way to root it besides kingroot??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Well if someone running a rooted OI5 could get me the kernel offsets we could try to do iovyroot but there's no absolute guarantee.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
you probably cant read it but it says SYS REV CHECK FAIL: REFER 3 BINARY 2

three?!?!?

HOW did i get three it should be four, and the binary was three
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
flashfire

I gained root by following the exact directions at the start of the thread. I had to downgrade and then use kingroot 5 which I then uninstalled and installed 4.8. After that I installed superSU as instructed. I have had no issues until the flashfire.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Runicglobe:
Is that why king root isn't working? Or maybe you flashed something that changed it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
No it should still work because I flashed stock OI5 like I always do but now it looks like they're using a different root method(?)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
do I need a custom recovery to update the binary for superSU? The snag seems to be KNOX. I have a system app remover that was supposed to uninstall KNOX but it is still stopping superSU from updates?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Well, in the meantime how do I get back to 6.0? I noticed the OTA says I am up to date at 5.1.1 LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
kingroot 5

I used the apk that I downloaded on my PC and then copied to my phones storage.

Sorry I didnt understand the question at first...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
flash using odin. the full instructions are in the G900AUCS4DPH4 thread in General
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
I am so close.. just running into the KNOX issue and flashfire not recognizing root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Did you run supersume and if so did you restart after?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
what is the exact name of the app?

Is it SuperSU, SuperUser, SuperSume? Is that my problem? Do I have the wrong app?

I am using SuperSU its a light green square icon with a # sign in white... from the google play store.

I do not see a SuperSume except a paid PRO version. Is that what I need?

I have restarted my device, yes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] shawn2323:
So I was able to root on my first try the other day but i didnt have the 3.99 to download the super-sume so I decided to delete king root and did a factory reset. Every was fine I did notice the the unlock icon was still on the start up screen and so I figured I give it another go with the kingroot which is why im here every attempt I make at re root has failed. what am I doing wrong here? Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Okay..

1. You can't get a custom recovery even if you wanted to (believe me we all want it lol)

2. KNOX shouldn't be a problem since it looks like Kingroot disables it when its doing its thing.

At this point you could try flashing OI5 again and see if that reset helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
OK I just googled supersume apk and I did find an app with that name. I installed and ran it and it is telling me binary needs updates and I should use custom recovery, but if I dont have one to run it 'normal' I do that and it WORKED!! YAYAY
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
oh you installed SuperSU XD okay great glad to see your problem is solved.

Meanwhile I'm over here and KINGROOT STILL WON'T WORK (the day after Christmas no less)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
No, haven't had that issue... try rooting again with 4.81 an run supersume again. It says you need to reboot but you don't really HAVE to
[MENTION=4463064]brezulja[/MENTION] you won't brick if you try to root. King root should work fine on PA2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Mavy1000:
I tried it one more time this time without kingroot 5.0 and it installed root properly. I could restart and still have access to root. As soon as I run Super-Sume it asks me to hit the blue button 2 times and then it says I still have root with SuperSU. This time I didn't update the SU binary and restarted and my root was gone. Not sure what to do at this point. Is it because I downgraded from PH4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] NavSad:
I'm having the same problem too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
This may sound really dumb, but try using ODIN to reinstall OI5. I'm on mobile right now but I'll be posting the ODIN files for OI5 within the next two hours.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 123omari123:
how to root from PH4 ? is any chance?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Mavy1000:
Ok thanks, I'll try that after and has anyone tried installing twrp or a custom recovery on this by chance?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Due to the locked bootloader on the G900A, the answer to that question is a firm NO.

However, I'm looking into options for ROMing the S5, expect more info on this in due time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] NavSad:
[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION] does your root go away when you reboot?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] davidalindsey:
Any word for root on the last update (6.0)

Or is there a possibility that we could get a 6.0 rom flashed with root if we are already rooted
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
No.. my root stuck. [MENTION=3965781]davidalindsey[/MENTION] we're still working on seeing exactly what basebands are rootable. We might be able to get a pre-rooted 6.0 ROM in the future, but first we need to figure out how to flash it.

Update: COI5 rollback zip (ODIN-flashable) has now been posted in reply #2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lingo2012:
I did get the S6 keyboard on my S5, I also flashed volume mod, and viper4android, im still messing around lol see what else i can do before I have to use odin to restore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Try flashing an earlier Android version from AT&T. I want to see if we can somehow flash down to NCE and use the kernel on it to ROM up to something like Alliance or TMS5

UPDATE: Persuing a new strategy, looks promising, will update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lingo2012:
Ok ill let you know
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lingo2012:
You still want me try this rom? Ill wait and see what you come up with
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
At this point I think we should hold off on trying NCE. Something tells me that the bootloader on the phone will throw an aboot error when it starts (fused 4 > binary 1), I'll see about what I'm working on and if that fails then we'll see about NCE.

UPDATE: The experiment is coming along very well. If it is a complete success then we won't have to try the NCE flash at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lingo2012:
Ok sounds good
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] anomalya:
Can this be used to downgrade directly from Marshmallow (PH2) without KNOX/brick issues?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
It should be, considering both are on qfuse 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lingo2012:
Yes you can no issues

---------- Post added at 03:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:52 AM ----------

I think im gonna try flashing this NCE rom I have to know if it will work or not lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] anomalya:
Good to know. I was a bit unsure what with the firmware difference, the shift from Marshmallow to Lollipop, and all the discussion in this thread.

Now it's off to play me with some #.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mollymmcdonel:
Just rebooted, going to try flashfire again... and it works!!

YAYAY!

my problem was with the superuser I was using. I was going thru play store and it isn't there, you have to google it... and viola! success!

Thanks for your help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Happy to help :)

If anyone needs the Supersume APK just PM me and I'll hook ya up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] eviljonny1:
Cant you use her kernel offsets (since she is rooted) to attempt what you had mentioned earlier?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] AptLogic:
Yes! Good thinking.

[MENTION=7864523]mollymmcdonel[/MENTION]

So, using adb shell, enter these commands:

su

cat /proc/kallsyms

and then copy/paste the output into a text file and give us a link.