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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] guitar1238751:
Your right the phone is 11 not 15. Tried the emmc 11 method. Everything has been successful so far. I flashed lollipop pbl and the lollipop rom. It is booting up now.

EDIT: It was a success. Boot up with no issues. Rooted and running lollipop
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] guitar1238751:
[MENTION=7597286]AptLogic[/MENTION] [MENTION=1168000]jkru[/MENTION]se Question: Now that it is rooted, with recovery am I able to flash custom roms such as Lineage OS 14.1?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
You can't flash any of that on an 11. TW based ROMs and SS only
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] guitar1238751:
Ahh okay thanks. What's SS? Samsung?

Okay so to keep root I just have to keep it on lollipop. Even though I can't flash any non tw rom it's so awesome having root. Thank you all your help and support. I really appreciate it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
I can see this was a mistake putting the bootloader unlock in with the root. From my past experiences you would think that I would have learned that people cannot freeking read Instructions. How hard is it to download the freeking app I suggested and test your phone to see if it is 15 or 11 cid before you just start flashing away!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
SS is Safestrap lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Hey if someone borks something because they didn't read, it's not your problem.. Something tells me this'll happen many more times before they get it lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
The problem is most people coming here know there phones are emmc 11 they have tried and failed over in the bootloader unlocking thread and they are just hoping for a miracle in that their bootloaders just magically unlock by doing this process
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Well maybe if we can get kexec to work we can finally give these people some hope....

Speaking of, I think if we can get kexec-hardboot to work we can fix most of the bugs... I was thinking if we can save the kernel in the device internal storage, hardboot, and then force the system to execute the kernel directly after we could get something.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] afaneh92:
Init script run at system boot time, I can run the hijack script at this time but as I said its unstable and may lead to soft brick! Until I figure early boot stage to run it there.

At least you can flash kk boot.img and run safestrap unlike vzw s4, so give up on this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
I mean the init hijack is definitely worth a try... I'd be happy to test it! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Oh also does anyone know why, if I put the Nexus ported SystemUI in the ROM zip and then flash, it goes into an FC loop? I've been trying all day to figure this one out... If I replace it over the stock SystemUI AFTER installing the ROM it works fine..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RetroRider:
This was a great guide and worked on my 2nd attempt on a Verizion SM-G099v (CID15, OE1). I would have been done on the first try, but I didn't know I needed to first go in and uncheck the reactivation lock (humbly suggest adding that to the instructions, otherwise they are flawless). Thanks again
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] snappyapple632:
I'm stuck at step 12 (CID 11), I get a "Secure Fail: Kernel" error trying to boot into SafeStrap. Any help still here?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ibuprophen:
I don't believe that all went well on Step 10. This has thrown some off a bit...

Make sure that you have BusyBox & it's Binaries installed. Once your done with BusyBox, be sure to just reboot your device.

Once your booted up again, open SafeStrap again and select the "install recovery" option.

Once SafeStrap is done installing, don't close the SafeStrap app. You will then have to Select the "reboot to SafeStrap Recovery" option.

Now you proceed to Step 12...

Good Luck!

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] snappyapple632:
No Dice

Just tried rebooting after installing BusyBox and then following the instructions as normal, no dice.

Edit: Tried the same thing on a CID 15 phone, same exact problem. Perhaps they patched this method in the July 2017 update?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ibuprophen:
It looks like something didn't take/go right in one of the earlier steps.

You may need to scrub through it from the beginning and double check everything as you progress.

The method shouldn't have been affected since I was successful about 8 +/- months ago.

I always go slowly regarding these types of things personally...

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] snappyapple632:
A few questions.

In step 8, it describes a setting called "New User". There were no options containing this in the APK or in the app itself. Is this important?

There are two versions of SafeStrap in the S5RootFile. I'm assuming I need to use the LL/MM version since my devices have Marshmallow installed on them?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ibuprophen:
When the SuperSU apk file is Freshly installed, there's an immediate "one time only" Popup that asks this question.

If you don't get this initial question, then I wouldn't worry about it as long as your able to follow along with the rest of the instructions.

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Yes. MM is just an Abbreviation typically used for Android Marshmallow.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
If your search this thread for "secure fail" it show multiple people have had this issue. I found one that aptlogic responded to. You very likely flashed the wrong file somewhere along the way. Its probably best to flash back to stock with Odin and start from scratch. It would be helpful to tell us exactly what you have already flashed.

Edit: I think that you need to start with the kk safestrap. If you read further in the op it talks about when you need to use the other safestrap. I suspect that this is probably the issue here.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] snappyapple632:
It works now.

Sorry to keep you all waiting. I followed the instructions to the point using the KK SafeStrap version and I got it to work this time. Amazing!

Thanks to everyone who helped or tried to help!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SuperUser1010:
Hey so, I'll try posting here since I'm not getting a response on the Q&A board. But I used this method on my bootloader locked g900v. I use ting as my provider and have had constant issues with the service. Calls are constantly dropped, when they go through the other person most likely can't hear me, sometimes I can't hear them and many times I have no service despite being in a large urban center. Any idea if I should flash back to stock 6.0 and just forgo the "rooting" in an attempt to fix this? I'm not sure what is causing these issues. The previous owner stated they haven't had these problems, Ting stated it could be incompatibility with the verizon phone or the sim card is malfunctioning.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mattaerospace:
Still Working! (Additional Info)

This is great! I recently picked up a CID 15 S5 for cheap (compared to a new flagshop phone), followed the instructions, and am able to use the phone the way I want to! Many thanks to the folks who put this together. :highfive: I did have to add a step after #10 for it to work for me. If it's helpful for other non-saavy people like me :o , it could be added to the OP.

Directions For Users With CID 15' Samsung eMMC

1. Download EMMC_15_Root_Booloader_Unlock S5_QB2_PB1.zip

2. Unzip Copy RootS5 Folder To Your External SD Card and EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QB2_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip

EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip

3. Reboot Phone to Download Mode (Pwr +Vol Dwn+Home)

4. Use Odin 3.12 and load the COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 in the AP Slot

5. Flash let phone reboot. It will reboot to recovery and finish install then it will reboot and take a few minutes to get booted up.

6. Once computer recognizes the phone If you didnt have an ExtSDCard copy the Internal Storage

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QB2_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip

EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip

7. Use the File Manager in the Apps drawer of the phone and install Apex_Lancher.apk press home button set Apex as default launcher continue to install Superuser.apk and the Busybox.apk and the SafeStrapKK.apk do not open any of those yet

8. Now Install tr_v2.apk open and CLICK MAKE IT RAIN . It should tell you you have succeeded.

9. Now Open Superuser app and click install binary, normally. Once done it will tell you need to reboot. You can skip doing this. (If the Superuser install hangs for more than 5 minutes reboot phone and try to install it again.)

10. Now Open BusyBox app, grant SuperSU access, and install BusyBox.

10a. Copy the EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip file to system storage as the system may not read the external storage after wiping in step 15.

11. Now Open Safestrap grant SuperSu access and click install recovery. If the SafeStrap recovery fails to install make sure BusyBox is installed by rerunning the BusyBox app it will tell you if BusyBox is installed if not click install again reboot phone and open Safestrap and try to install recovery again

12. Once Safestrap recovery is installed click reboot to safestrap recovery

13. Once in Safestrap recovery, choose Read Only on the first screen, then Choose Install and Select

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QB2_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip[/COLOR]

14. Install Zip phone will Power Off Reboot Phone to Recovery. (Pwr+Vol Up+Home)

15. You will now have Unlocked Bootloader and TWRP recovery Installed. Now Choose Wipe. Choose Advanced Wipe. Select Dalvik Cache; Data; System; Cache Click Swipe to wipe bar when don click back button Click Install and Choose

EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip

Your done you will have stock rooted Marshmallow QB2 Build installed with unlocked bootloader and custom recovery!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wxhunter:
Thanks to all who put this together! Just thought I would share my experience installing lineageOS instead of MM on my Galaxy S5 (Verizon)- CID 15.

At first I tried to install lineageOS at step 14 but it failed due to older version of TWRP. To fix this problem I found a way to install the newest version of TWRP before installing lineageOS. I copied the most recent TWRP image (recover.img) to my phones internal storage at step 5. Then after rebooting to recovery in step 13, I installed the TWRP image to the recovery partition and rebooted back to recovery. I was then able to install lineageOS and Google apps mini (9.0) with no problems.

Everything worked great after the install, however, I ran into a problem when I rebooted my phone. I had no service! My SIM card status said "unknown". I tried reinstalling a few times to no avail. After a few hours of searching I found the solution. I had to backup the EFS partition before installing lineageOS and restore the EFS partition after lineageOS installation. To do this in recovery TWRP, choose Backup then select EFS only, then after lineageOS installation power off the phone and boot to recovery (Pwr+VolUp+Home), choose Restore and select EFS and choose the backup file.

So far so good, everything is working with the latest version of android Pie (9.0) on my Galaxy S5. Cheers!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ehuang3190:
Many of these necessary files have since been taken down. Is there somewhere where I can download them? Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I just checked the OP, there isn't a direct link to super SU, but the thread with active links is still up. The "VZW_QB2_STOCK_SAFESTRAP_ONLY_V1.zip" is the only nuked link, but the thread linked with it has alternatives. All of the other links are up and active. Which files specifically are you needing?

Edited to add-the links I mentioned are for CID 11. If you have CID 15 everything is still up.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ehuang3190:
Are the red text in the OP supposed to mean that they are included in the EMMC_15_Root_Bootloader_Unlock S5_QB2_PB1.zip file?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
Yes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Updated Instructions and Methods For Unlocking EMMC 15 Chipset Found At

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzw-emmc-15-chipset-onlyroot-bootloader-t4009089
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] shanefox 61:
For more recent TouchWiz Custom ROMS

Is it possible to install/ flash more recent TouchWiz based ROMs- nougat or oreo- on a CID 11 devise? I'm looking at the Zaprianovv nougat ROM. I don't care about losing root, especially if I can keep SafeStrap for flashing.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] googlephoneFKLenAsh:
How do I update the bootloader and rom to newer QL1 if I had already unlocked the bootloader and installed twrp with much older stock rom and bootloader?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzwemmc15chipset-dev-bl-unlocked-t4010757

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jerryspring:
is there a method to unlock cid 11 bootloader yet(verizon variant)? i didnt see anything posted anywhere. thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jerryspring:
work for ya?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] TechX1991:
You realize I posted that 3 YEARS ago. I haven't touched a Galaxy S5 probably since early 2018. Don't remember at all
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
No, cid 11 is not unlockable, and to my knowledge no one is working on it. This method still works for the cid 15 devices. I have not checked the links lately but they were still up last year.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jerryspring:
Just wondering. Wow
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
This device is tricky to find current info on, however you could read the last couple of pages on a post to find out the current stare of things.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jerryspring:
after root, keep getting media and play store has stopped. how can this be fixed?

edit. reinstalled busy box, reinstalled ss with mm version. accessed safestrap, factory reset, then flashed ll kernel
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] oxygenwater1988@yahoo.com:
I have Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 G900v and followed the steps for CID 11 devices. It was originally on Android v6.0.1 but I was able to install the listed Android v4.4 OS using Odin (COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5). However I'm stuck on the Towelroot step. I'm getting the error message "Please make sure you are connected to the internet." I am connected to my home wifi but it still won't work. I'm using v3 because it's the only one I can find, I can't find v2 anywhere. Anyone have any idea on what I can do?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I don't know how savvy you are. But I'll share this because I don't have time to actually get you the apks.

In this thread https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzw-emmc-15-chipset-onlyroot-bootloader-t4009089

You will find an archive linked in the OP. Somewhere in that archive you will find apks for 2 versions of towelroot and a kingroot apk. You should be able to pull the apks from that archive and install them on your device. If you are unable to do this let me know and I'll do it when I have time. You could also PM the OP of the thread I linked. They will have the apks as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I wish I could help you, but I've only ever played with the cid 15 devices. Can you still access safestrap?

---------- Post added at 05:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:17 AM ----------

I did just reread the op, I think you missed step 12. You have to flash the appropriate zip here before flashing your ROM. I'd stay away from that other thread other than for obtaining root. Everything is different for the cid 11 devices after that point, and that thread is only for cid 15 devices. Stick with this thread for cid 11.

"12. Once in SafeStrap Recovery, choose what firmware you want to be on:

Lollipop 5.0 Firmware=EMMC_11_PB1_5_0_1_LL_Firmware_Bootloader.zip

Marsmhallow 6.0 Firmware=EMMC_11_QA1_6_0_1_MM_Firmware_Bootloaders.zip"
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Im actually going to upload some stuff EMMC 11 locked bootloader this weekend. For one the ability to enter safestrap on Lollipop and MM without using computer. I put up a whole thread with newer stuff so check back end of weekend or next week

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jerryspring:
Ur awesome!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ceenee:
odin

cid 11 samsung s5 active this did not work for my phone ... after attempting to download ap from odin i only got PIT
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ]>oPeR83:
Need help,

Flashed with odin, reboot ok. installed apex, su, busybox, and tr. open tr and says unfortunaly towel root has stopped.

what can i do? phone cid 15.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ceenee:
same

same thing for my att s5 active if failed the odin flash for pit.... any help on safestrapping for sm-g870a?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] equinecpa:
I successfully unlocked the bootloader on my 900SV with the dreaded CID 11 and am running on marshmallow. Question: Now that I have removed all the bloatware, can I update the Android O/s ? I have a program that won't run on my phone now. If I can is there a thread you can point me to?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] J-Lindo:
Question: however the bootloader unlock method was achieved, was anything relating to the EFS partition involved?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pacard17:
Need a little help. I don't have a problem installing TWRP, installing LineageOS or rooting it. But I always seem to incur problems moving a ROM from one phone to another (exact same phone/model/carrier. So just to be sure, can someone let me know if I'm doing it right:

To Backup ROM:

1. Boot to recovery

2. Select BACKUP

3. Select BOOT, SYSTEM & DATA

4. I use compression to reduce the file size

5. I enter a custom file name after the data: S5T1-LOS-STOCK-BOOT-SYSTEM.

6. Initiate the backup

On the new phone

7. Boot to Recovery

8. Attach a USB drive containing the above file

9. Select INSTALL

10. Select WIPE/ADVANCED WIPE.

11. Select DALVIK/CACHE, SYSTEM, DATA, INTERNAL STORAGE, CACHE and then Swipe to Wipe.

12. Select FORMAT DATA. Type YES & select OK

13. Return to home screen & select INSTALL

14. Select my backup file. (this is where i sometimes have problems. it doesn't allow me to go any further than this. when i have gotten past this I get a 255 error)

In trying to figure out the problem, I found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPeKu--_myc

This got me past the 255 error.

But I feel like i'm doing something wrong here. All I want to do is take my complete ROM (LOS 17.1) and move it to an identical phone. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reverse-anastomosis:
Try restore instead of install...what you are doing only works if all conditions are the exact same on both devices. I've done it with two g900v devices so I know it is possible, just can be flaky.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
Looking for answers...

I've been scouring the forum for any answers on directly how to and IF i can even flash a lineage flavor maybe 16+ on my CID15 device after i've gone through the unlock and root process. Error 7 is what i'm getting on an official flavor. I haven't been on the forums in years, but i'm sick of not having the old rooted galaxy's of old. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

-Retired Dev-
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] googlephoneFKLenAsh:
In twrp settings, uncheck zip checking.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
While I appreciate the effort. The zip sig verification is already unchecked. Was kind of looking for someone who's been through this process a few times. Maybe an OP. We'll see... Thanks though.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
First thing you need to do is check and make sure you have proper bootloader version as lineage checks this. Then you need to post the the twrp recovery log. Complaining about errors does no good if you don’t post the log or read through the log. It usually tells you why it failed to flash

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
Not really complaining... Just getting a bit fed. Anyhow Here's the log

E: unknown command [log]

Updater process ended with ERROR: 7

Error installing zip file '/sdcard/lineage-16.0-20200419-nightly-klte-signed.zip'

Again, I'm not complaining. But what I found here was "If the first two digits are "15," your bootloader is unlockable and you can install TWRP/AOSP ROMs."

I'm just trying to make that possible. Because I used to own an S5. So I'm pretty sure that's still possible. But I'm just not up to speed on the how-to's these days. Like I said. I'm a retired Dev, but I didn't think I would have to Dev my way back into an older model phone. Would still appreciate the guidance. Thanks guys.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Thats the twrp recovery log from the twrp folder? That looks like you copied what the screen said

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
Roger that...

Installing zip file '/sdcard/lineage-16.0-20200419-nightly-klte-signed.zip'
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found
I:Zip does not contain SELinux file_contexts file in its root.
I:Legacy property environment initialized.
No path given to file labeling backend
selinux_android_file_context: Error getting file context handle (No such file or directory)
Warning: No file_contextsscript aborted: E3004: This package is for device: klte,klteacg,klteatt,kltecan,kltelra,kltetmo,klteub,klteusc,kltevzw,kltexx; this device is .
E3004: This package is for device: klte,klteacg,klteatt,kltecan,kltelra,kltetmo,klteub,klteusc,kltevzw,kltexx; this device is .E:unknown command [log]
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
Error installing zip file '/sdcard/lineage-16.0-20200419-nightly-klte-signed.zip'

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I was really just hoping that the OP that wrote this tut (or the content creator) could give me a little instruction on taking a CID15 phone from this thread to an AOSP of lineage above Android 6. Call me lazy, but I've been out of the game for a WHILE. But i did follow instruction to a T. So where to go from here with a g900V on a VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT??????
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
The zip is not reading your phone as one of the allowed models. What rom are you currently on and what firmware?

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
I followed this thread to a T with a CID15. So there's where i'm at. I'm honestly not sure what else I can flash after this thread?!?!?!?!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Make sure you on latest firmware. Here is my link to update firmware and unlock bootloader after doing so

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzwemmc15chipset-dev-bl-unlocked-t4010757

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
So if i follow those steps... I'll be running android 6+ afterwords? I worked on the original S (epic) and 3 sprint variants. I'm new to the verizon game. Not looking for a complete handout. But an answer as to if this is possible and if "that'll do" would be awesome.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jbbeach710:
Can't install Towelroot on SM-G900V CID 11

When I follow the CID 11 instructions that are provided at the beginning of this thread I get the "App not installed" error message when trying to install tr_v2.apk. Can someone please help?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hoffman1984:
Did you follow all of this?

Sounds like you either didn't Odin the Combination .tar or you opened some apps after install. Try loading to internal storage if you've done everything properly, and try again.