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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bmxr3b3l:
Hello!

New to the forum. Can someone help me out here? So I have the CID 11. I went through all the steps flawlessly. However, I did have to reboot the phone to get SU to work (black screen).

So after I updated binaries, installed BB, and SS, I rebooted to recovery partition via SS app.

Well, I am now presented with this message:

"SYSTEM SOFTWARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY VERIZON.. .. "

Can someone please help me figure out what the hell is going on here.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DangerRussLee:
If you scroll up a few posts you will see I had the same exact problem. I gave up on this method and used the old one.

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/root-method-og5-ok3-t3290370

I was able to get root, although now my mobile data doesn't work. I will see how it does on stock, maybe we do have bad modems. (I assume you just got a phone replaced from verizon like me?)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] scottroll:
Thanks for the reply. I was going to try that old method, but I saw that it says it requires the app Supersu-me, that apparently has to be paid for. Did you buy the app, or did you get it to work without it?

I didn't just a replacement phone from Verizon, a friend of mine has several S5s laying around that were given to him at work. He gave me one to play around with and try to root. He tried and couldn't get it to work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DangerRussLee:
I had some trouble with with the old root method with my old phone, but eventually got it to work. I had 0 trouble with this phone using that method, it just worked the first time. I did make sure to follow directions (even though some were a little confusing).

I do own supersume. I had some play credits and decided to support the developer. I believe it was under $5.

I also don't think you necessarily need it. I believe kingroot will work just fine to let you install SS and at that point you are flashing a new ROM. I believe all of kingroots remains will get wiped at that point. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DangerRussLee:
I was able to get this method working again after returning it to stock PB1 and letting it upgrade to MM. I guess you need to be on MM to use this method.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] scottroll:
If I can get this method to work for me, can I then install a custom Nougat ROM like Lineage? Getting Nougat was my ultimate goal in rooting my S5. I have CID 11.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RedWhiteBlue7:
MMS download doesn't work after root..

I rooted and unlocked my Verizon Galaxy S5 using EMMC 15... I have since added my Tmobile SIM card, and all is good but I cannot download any MMS text (picture text, group messages, etc) after the root. I had to update the APN settings in order to get mobile data to work at all, but MMS still doesn't work.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zfk110:
You could but then you will lose root and recovery mode, you have to have cid15 to keep both which you dont
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] braungre:
kernel panic?

Hello all,

I followed these instructions and got to Step 5. The phone never re-booted, but instead gave me a message: "Kernel Panic Upload Mode."

Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zfk110:
which one are you trying to use for cm11 or cm15 those two different
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] braungre:
I'm trying to use the 15 version. I tried posting a pic but not allowed yet, so here's what appears on the the screen:

Kernel Panic!

KRAIT INFO

Panic caller : mdss_dsi_dump_power_clk+0x138/0x17c

Panic Msg : LDI doesn't generate TE/ manufacture ID = 0x0

Thread lpm:301

: 0x0

Wait...

Done!

UDC START

KERNEL PANIC UPLOAD MODE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zfk110:
Download this file and odin it

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911970571

it will put you back on stock with stock kernel then try it again

KERNEL PANIC UPLOAD MODE[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] braungre:
Thanks zfk110, I got back to stock (which is a relief). Since then I've tried and failed to flash the new kernel several times, reverting to stock after each attempt. I've gone through painiac's guide and have tried changing cables, running odin as admin, etc. with no success.

Each time, my phone (G900V, CID15, PB1) reboots after flashing this: COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_2572656_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

The Samnsung splash screen appears, and then goes blank. After thirty minutes, nothing When I press the home/back keys I can hear the sounds through the speaker, and can adjust the volume using the up/down volume keys. The phone even seems to receive texts...It seems as though the phone is active but the screen is blank. After several minutes of hitting the keys and making the sound go up and down, the "Kernel Panic Upload Mode" screen appears...

If anyone has an idea of where I'm going wrong, please let me know - it will be much appreciated!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] natanrosenfeld:
Thank you for this! Downloading the zip as I type. Going to be trying this out later -- hope there are no issues. Been waiting for a root method for quite some time now! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] natanrosenfeld:
Can I perform this method from a Marshmallow ROM? Please answer
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
"...and whatever TW rom you want to install."

Does this mean a stock TW rom like QA1 downloaded from, say, SamMobile?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
If that's what you want to flash then yeah.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
Thanks. Does that need to be a zip file or the tar?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Use a zip my dude
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
If you flash factory tar images you will loose root and have to start all over. Once you root you flash custom roms in flashable zip form that are flashed in flashfire safestrap or twrp recover just depending on what you have
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
Problem:

"12. Once Safestrap recovery is installed, click reboot to Safestrap recovery."

I click on "reboot to recovery" and it reboots into TWRP. Never reboots to SafeStrap recovery. So in TWRP I flash the SafeStrap_QA1_Bootloader_Unlock. It then reboots to TWRP. Then when I try to install the QA1 rom zip in TWRP I get an error:

Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip file. Error installing zip file 'QA1..." When it tries to reboot it hangs on first Samsung custom screen and intermittently vibrates 4 times.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Assuming you have a 15' Samsung eMMC...

Safestrap is basically just a ported version of TWRP, so you're fine.

The META-INF error is most likely because you compiled the zip wrong, did you actually put an update-binary in there?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
I have eMMC 15. The zip file of QA1 is just one file, G900VVRS2DQA1_G900VVZW2DQA1_G900VVRS2DQA1_HOME.tar.md5 in a zip. That's how they come from SamMobile.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Hate to tell ya, that's not how TWRP/SS/FlashFire zips work...

You need to use a specialized zip file to flash the system, maybe [MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION] can help ya out.

Recoveries can't just flash any old zip because they won't know what to do with the files. That's where update-binary and updater-script come in. They tell the recovery what to do, what to flash, delete, etc.

You should go read up about it, search "edify updater-script" in Google and see what turns up

Any other questions feel free to ask.

:)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
If you have samsung 15 chip the only time you'll every use safestrap is the first zip you flash which is your marshmallow or lollipop firmware and bootloader unlock. At this point that zip installs twrp recovery which replaces your phones stock recovery. You use this to flash custom roms which are located in the android developement section in the verizon s5 thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
Does that mean extract the tar into a directory and then zip up the contents?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
Anything from sammobile needs to be flashed with odin and will put your phone back to totally stock. Once rooted you dont use these unless its a special case
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
I asked earlier about using the stock QA1 zip and got an okay.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
ZIP is different from TAR. I thought you meant an edify installer (the zip with the updater-script), which would install the QA1 system but preserve the current recovery and bootloader state.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
Again, can I extract the tar into a directory and then zip up the contents and flash that in TWRP?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
No because A. You can't flash a zip without an edify script. and B. You will lose your unlocked bootloader state.

If I have time later today I'll make ya a flashable QA1 zip if you want.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Megado:
I can probably find a custom rom to try later in the dev section but someone else may also be interested in a stock rooted QA1 if you want to put that together when you get time. Thank you both! :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Happy to help! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jrkruse:
https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-verizon-stock-rooted-odexed-t3551404 here is my stock rooted qa1 rom that can be flashed with twrp recovery
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Cool one less thing I have to do XD
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FMinMI:
Successfully did my wife's S5 to MM with the 15' eMMC chip (after doing my 11' chip S5 to KK). Followed the steps in MESSAGE #3, not the very first one. All went well but want to mention a few things.

In step 10, BusyBox never asked for SuperSU access, and it hung after I tried to install it. I backed out, stopped the app, then started it. It showed it was installed. It also shows it scanning files. You do not have to wait to install it...

In step 15, once you install the ROM, the Verizon screen stayed on for at least 10 minutes. Don't panic, just wait.

Good luck!

Frank in Michigan
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RedTiger2407:
My Phone was g500f.

Now i have the first Post Made.

Now The Phone ist g500v verizon.

I will now The Phone with g500f Rom.

Can help anyone?

The Stockrom was

G900FXXU1BOC7.

Thanks

Gesendet von meinem SM-G800F mit Tapatalk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] HLLedford:
Xposed Help

I successfully followed the instructions for getting LL on my S5 with CID 11, thanks jkruse. How do I go about getting the Xposed framework?

Any help or pointing me in the right direction would be awesome as I'm new to all this!

Thanks,

Harrison
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] robn30:
I have a device with CID 11 and have a few questions about the instructions. During step 2 it has you copy the RootS5 Folder and two bootloader.zip files, what are the bootloader.zip files for, the later steps don't refer to them being used? Am I missing something? If I get the steps correctly, it appears you Odin flash the md5 file, then it has you install all the apk's, then finally you SS install PB1 in step 15. If someone can help me understand these steps a little better it would be much appreciated. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dukeboyty:
OS

Hello i would first like to thank you for this very excellent forum as it is the only one that i have found in about 5 months of searching that has worked. I am new to everything to do wit rooting so any help would be much appreciated like what a unlocked boot loader is... i do have experience in apple jail breaking so i do sorta know what i am doing when it comes to this i think. I would like to install stock android 6 on my s5 (g900v) same as in forum, i did what it said to do and got to the right point and what not but didn't like the launcher, i want the stock Samsung s5 launcher (touchwiz) but i want it to be rooted. i mainly would like root to remove all the garbage bloatware that version and google puts on my device (all that i never use at least) i don't even have version and just want to get rid of it all. also any suggestions of the first things to do once i have rooted would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dudash:
[MENTION=1949695]jrkruse[/MENTION]

I noticed that the latest AIO bootloader unlocker that you have made is for QC2. Is there any chance that we'll get one for QD1?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AlaskaLinuxUser:
This thread is awesome! Thanks for the write up and the info.

I did have a problem with the busybox, that I will mention here if anyone else has an issue.

On step 10, you should open the busybox app and grant root permission and install busybox.

My phone hung on "removing old busybox" and would not continue. So, I downloaded another busybox, put it on my sdcard, and installed that instead. Worked great.

Excellent instructions! Thanks again!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Margulan8:
xzvf
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FMinMI:
I believe you will need to downgrade to PB1 for the above instructions to work. Make sure you know with eMMC chip you have and follow the steps in Message #3.

Frank
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Margulan8:
zxc
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FMinMI:
I cannot answer you first question. The instructions gave a link to two Roms and I used them. Both are working fine. I don't know about any other Roms that can be used however someone mentioned using a 'wrong' rom could brick your phone.

As for the second question, it says what to do in Step 6 if you don't have an micro SD card. I used one on both phones. What I did notice is that when my phone did boot up for that step, I couldn't see anything files on the card or phone but I could continue with the subsequent steps as the program found them there. I would use the card just to be save. They are pretty cheap - you only need 16GB one.

Good luck.

Frank
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ADHD-slow:
Looking for a mentor in not so many words
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Welcome to XDA Developers!

I'd be happy to help try and simplify the process for you, but to do that I'll need you to do just one small thing first to make sure we get you going with the right method...

Download and install this eMMC checker APK: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298935345

And then tell us what the first two digits of the "CID" field are, it will either be 11 or 15.

After I've got that info, the rest will be pretty easy, I'll walk you through it :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ADHD-slow:
Thank you for the reply....

Thank you for taking the time to help really appreciate it....

And what would be better for root staying on 5.0 or updating to 6.0.1 marshmallow....

Ok CID 15 I see how to install

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QA1_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip For one do I need this bootloader and if so where to find....

For this zip EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip...

I know to go into the magisk and Check the options I want and I find it a little hard to delete the option file out of the zip or is there a way to unzip it and zip it back up so it loads right I tried copying the file back in there but that didn't work and rewrite over the old one...or is there a newer update

I do have COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Installed....

And after holding volume down power button and home button for the Samsung official after I load it up being magisk root should both of them be official... and once again I appreciate the help cuz it's so confusing and I've tried so many times to understand it and it seems like I'm just rooting and unrooting and rooting and unrooting

---------- Post added at 09:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:45 PM ----------

And wood there be a rom that's better to use like for instance I would be rooting my phone 4 games..:angel:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Okay so you've got a CID 15 device which makes both our lives easier... All you've really gotta do is root with towelroot, install FlashFire, and flash that EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QA1_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_AIO.zip... then you'll be on Marshmallow with an unlocked bootloader, so you can install other AOSP-based ROMs.

If you need any more help, feel free to ask :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LiteSG:
root

I have a Verizon galaxy s5 with firmware 6.0.1 with CID 11. can I still root with this method and can I unlock bootloader.Where can i find a touhwiz rom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ADHD-slow:
Help where to download

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QA1_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock

Pack is QB2 and it said to use AQ1- 6.0.1...

And for being root and in download mode on 6.0.1 and where it says Samsung official one below it says official will it change because of root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Haven't personally used the CID 15 unlock, so I'm going to say yes.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Margulan8:
Thanks again Frank, in my country those are expensive. OK that's not a problem. Can you please suggest me ROMs with Fingerprint working, with note 7 theme?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FMinMI:
OK on the SDcard. It says you should be able to do it without the card; just follow the step to copy those two files and the Root folder to your phone in Step 6. Maybe you will need to restart the phone so that your computer can see the phone's memory, or maybe you need to make a change to the phone's USB function to transfer files. Like I said, when I got to that step and tried to look at both the internal and external memory on the phone, I did not see either, but the phone did have the files on the SDcard when I moved to Step 7.

And as for the ROM, I am not an expert on what you can and cannot use. All I did was download the ones the were in the instructions. Both the PB1 and MM ROMS work with the fingerprint unlocking. As for the Note 7 theme, since you will now have an unlocked phone you should be able to copy and use different wallpapers but I don't know how to add new themes. My main reason for the rooting is to tether and freeze programs with Titanium Pro, not to change how the main screen looks.

Good luck!

Frank
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AptLogic:
Okay so most of your questions seem to be directed towards how the zips work and which ones to use.

You should use the QA1 zip for the full bootloader unlock, and immediately after flashing it, boot into TWRP (Vol UP + Home + Power) and install the QB2 zip to get on Stock Rooted Marshmallow.

I'm not sure if QB2 is the latest version but its recent enough, and after this point it would be a good idea to install something AOSP-based anyway so its not really necessary to get something newer.

Happy to help :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AlaskaLinuxUser:
Adhd-slow,

I also followed this guide by AptLogic, and ended up on QB2 (I had the 15 model like you). Then I made my own Verizon ROM with AOKP nougat 7.1.2, you can see it here:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3608890

I don't want to make things more complicated for you, but:

The only problem I had following these instructions was that busybox did not work after installing it in the step 10. The phone would sit forever. So I downloaded a different busybox and used that, and it worked great, then I could do the rest of the steps.

Hope that helps.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ADHD-slow:
thank you everybody's been so helpful
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ADHD-slow:
Help 3 thing

Question 1

Ok can I USE this bootloader here

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909

SafeStrap_QA1_Bootloader_Unlock_AIO.zip

There is no EMMC_15 to the name listed in the directions

Or do I got to find

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_AQ1_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_AIO.zip.... <---- if I need this one a link to it would be helpful.....

or can I use

EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QB2_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip

With

EMMC_15_VZW_QB2_STOCK_MAGISK_ROOT.zip

Same post two different ways

Question 2

I rooted my phone on PB1 and UNLOCKED the bootloader with

VZW_BPB1_ODEX_DEODEX_V9.zip

And

SafeStrap_PB1_Bootloader_Unlock_AIO.zip

Do I have to undo it with

BPB1_Firmware_No_Bootloaders.zip

And

G900V_PB1_Stock_KERNEL_SafeStrap-Flashable.zip

Before i root to 6.0.1 MM....

Question 3

Do I need any of these file we'll installing or rebooting 6_0_1 from...COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

-TWRP_Prepare.zip

-PB1_Firmware_Only_NK2_Kernel.tar.md5

-S5_KLTE_USA_VZW.pit

-G900V_Fix Safestrap.zip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jaykoerner:
anyone have luck unlocking the bands on this phone? tried following this this using the exparemently firmware got most of the way through but it kept crashing(the program) thinking its because of windows 10, just wondering if anyone else had luck
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] robn30:
I have used this method to flash the included LL Safestrap ROM, but I now want to try the MM Safestrap ROM. Can I reuse this procedure to do that by repeating the steps and when I get to the step to flash the ROM in SS, just flash the MM instead of the LL ROM. Or do I even need to do any of that? Can I just go into SS on the LL ROM and wipe system, data, dalvik, and cache and then flash the MM Safestrap ROM? Lastly, once I'm on the MM ROM and want to enter SS, do I need to use the KK Kernel from post #1, or can I use any KK kernel. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] safdarhp:
I am having the same problem. No data or MMS on Tmobile SIM. How did you get your data to work? I have tried adding an APN, but no luck. Please let me know. Thanks :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] orion2323:
Hello guys!

I've been reading too much... have downloaded a few roms and memorized these instructions :)

Just bought a verizon s5, with MM 6.0.1 (update QD1 installed)

My CID is 15 :)

1: Can I used this method (1st page) directly on my phone since it is a CID "15" ? or do I have to downgrade to another firmware / update

2: If OK to continue, can I simply on step 15, choose another ROM ?

Like this one, what I think is the latest deodexed rom here:

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-verizon-stock-rooted-odexed-t3551404

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

Thank you all!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] orion2323:
Can someone please answer this if possible

Is this guide to be followed regardless of installed version of Android ? (I didn't see any restrictions or prerequisites listed)

I am on official 6.0.1 QD1 Firmware and just need confirmation that it will be OK to use this tutorial which will bring me back to QB2

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AlaskaLinuxUser:
Yes, you can install any rom at that point. However, it is advisable to follow the instructions verbatim, and know that your end result works per the guide. If you install something else, and it does not work, you will not know if it was due to an error in following the instructions, or from a bad rom.

---------- Post added at 19:57 ---------- Previous post was at 19:52 ----------

I was on qd1 and followed the guide. It worked fine.

The only issue I had was that the included busy box version did not work for me. I downloaded a different busy box and installed that instead, which worked great.