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[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] GuestK0037:
I can comment. Fuschia OS is a toy and not a fully baked OS.

it would be rather useless on your phone. it's pretty much a demo, with no real applications that only recently could even run on bare metal / real hardware... it can run on the pixelbook (which is an x86 intel cpu laptop) and a few other devices...

it doesn't tun on our phone and you wouldn't want to run it, even if it did - unless you aren't interested in being able to make phone calls, browse the internet or do just about anything that you would normally need or want to do. lol

go watch some YouTube videos on it. you'll see for yourself that it's currently pretty useless...

I hope it fails hard, personally. I believe Google's biggest motivation for developing fuschia OS has more to do with licensing and wanting more control than anything else...

it's still an interesting project, but I can guarantee you, if it ever replaces android or chromeOS - your google device is going to be locked down compared to what it is now.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] NoobInToto:
I agree with you, but since pixel, google has been moving more and more towards locking more things up. At some point it will be like iOS I guess.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] GuestK0037:
how so? what is more locked up since the Pixel?

google has always had their closed source apps and services, but beyond that the pixel is far more open than most android phones I've owned... there are security enhancements, but i don't see that as being locked up... so i'm not sure what ur talking about, in this regard.

the source code for the pixel is included in AOSP, google and the vast majority of retailers sell pixels with OEM unlocking, etc... it's just crappy carriers like Verizon that don't...

I think fuschia OS could be a sign of them going more in the direction of a permissive or more contolled and closed platform, but i'm not sure they'll be able to get it off the ground (many google projects fail or they drop them)...

I don't think the pixel is very closed or locked down though.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] NoobInToto:
I'm no expert in this ,but I believe with pixel, google moved away a bit from aosp. It introduced more proprietary elements?

Usage wise I am not bothered with it. I'm happy with stock roms, I quit customizing.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] GuestK0037:
well, they may have added in their typical proprietary soup, plus introduced some new bits, but I don't think they've moved away from aosp, anymore than would be typical... aosp is just the base system, after all... I've built aosp for the pixel in the past and added gapps.... sure, there are differences vs. stock, but not overly drastic...

the pixel 2 likely has more of a gap, but at the same time, once u drop gapps intoplace; i'm sure it's far less noticeable on aosp...

ya, i'm mostly happy with stock too. but I still use magisk, my own kernel, I tweak android a bit... and have been tinkering with xposed, since it was recently released for Oreo (although, it's currently a bit lack-luster due to lack of Oreo plugins).
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] uodii:
Has there been any progress with xposed being compatible with safetynet? I loved using gravitybox with stock rom since it always seemed to be the most stable, feature-rich, customizable option of the custom roms, but xposed trips safetynet (last I checked) and imo that makes it unusable.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] piperx:
That will probably never happen, as far as I know, there is no "progress"
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Leon Lambra:
Which one is it? Most of the ROMs which have been posted here haven't got an Update for ages now, the only one which seems up to date is the Oreo one, however I am afraid that this ROM will be dead too soon (hopefully not) :/ I just hope that this ROM will be our savior and get us out of this misery aka EMUI.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Haroun16:
I'm in the same situation. Most of the roms have some bugs and never get updated and others are just not stable enough to be used daily. I hope there will be at least one rom that is stable and that gets updated from time to time. Especially since Honor 8 won't get Android Oreo anymore.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] hackslash:
crDroid is under testing for latest B401 blobs and the GPS reboot fix. I'll update it as soon as possible.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Leon Lambra:
Never heard of crDroid before, can you tell what it is like? Is it a rom based on the B401 firmware? Whats the difference between the other ones? And in what kind is this firmware/rom better than teh other ones?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] anoukaimee:
I'm new to the Honor 8 (and coming from the Nexus 6: ease of modding/availability of custom firmware etc., this totally sucks). But I'll tell you that generally the only "better" custom ROM is a more stable ROM: otherwise, it depends on user preference. Do you want a lot of customization options, or are you preferring a pared-down, bare-bones experience? That's what makes the difference.

The trouble with the H8 appears to be that 1) EMUI for the H8 just doesn't play very nicely with custom ROMs (and possibly even just rooting?); and 2) because of that, not many people who are interested in developing ROMs are taking on the task.

So I'd just get used to EMUI or take whatever ROM is most stable according to most--I have no idea personally what that is, but your options are going to probably be pretty limited (especially now that it looks like Huawei is shafting H8 owners by not releasing Oreo). I doubt you've got any room to be picky here: just shoot for stability.

As for crDroid specifically, it is one of many lines of ROMs (like Resurrection Remix) and is released in different variants for different phones. This one is based on Cyagenmod (and my guess is the Honor 8 one isn't official, but rather an unofficial variant, "based on" crDroid)--but you could've found that out by using Google (see here for starters).

The Honor 8 appears to be an especially difficult device to successfully mod, so if you're a beginner, I'd really think twice before taking on the task unless you can get some help. I'm fairly well-versed with modding, but I'm either going to return this phone or limit my tinkering to rooting.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fahadroid:
Hi Guys,

Does any body know any stable 8.0 rom without any bug (Specially Camera) ?

to use as daily driver for moto x play ?
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nainesh.vanza:
U can try AEX 5.0
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aksclusive:
AEX 5.0 by [MENTION=7444358]Innfinite4evr[/MENTION]

link its support VOLTE also
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fahadroid:
is this a daily driver ?

is camera working fine ? video recording ?
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
No there is not a stable rom. Probably never will be. If you want stable stick with 7.1.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fahadroid:
why are you see depressed .. may be 1 day we will have stable rom .. already lots of dev are working on it .. but yes nothing is stable now
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swift2603:
Let's be honest, the lifecycle of our beloved Moto X Play is over. I myself bought a new battery to keep it alive another 2 years, but I don't expect anything new on the software side. Now that Android P developer preview was already released, and the gold build will be available in a few months, what should we expect? Lineage 16 around Christmas for a 3+ years old device...I don't see that coming.
[X Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fahadroid:
hmm may be you are right
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
I'm reviving an old VZW S5 that's rooted on 5.0. Can it be updated to 6.0 without losing root? Or, being greedy, 7.0?

If I need to wipe the phone, that's OK.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
Your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2700073

Good Luck!

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I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
Not a problem at all! :)

Just keep in mind that, even though the following area of the forum is specific to the Verizon GS5 (kltevzw)...

https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5

... the following area of the forum is specific to the Galaxy S5 (klte...) variants because of the "Unified Developments" that also include the Verizon GS5 (kltevzw) device.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5

Also (in case you may have wondered about it) the Verizon GS5 (kltevzw) device has the "Snapdragon" processor. Be sure NOT to use anything that falls under the "Exynos" category or similar.

I wish you the best of luck!

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PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Quick question before I follow your suggested links - is there a quick way to determine what processor is in the phone? I distinctly remember the issue of the processors when rooting. AFAIK the only hardware info is G900V.05. When I booted into recovery with TI, no TWRP, etc., just the stock recovery screen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
1. It's impossible to update from 5.0 to 6.0 witout losing root. You will have to gain it again if possible.

2. Root is possible on 6.0 for G900V with Samsung EMMC chips.

3. You can check which chip your phone has with EMMC Brickbug Test app from the Market. Just run it and look at the first two figures in CID line on the info screen.

They will be 15 or 11.

15 - Samsung memory, root is possible on 6.0.

11 - Toshiba memory, root is impossible on 6.0.

For both variants root is possible on 5.0.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibuprophen:
I had stated on the last statement that the G900V has a Snapdragon Processor.

I can't state that what your looking to do is possible since I've never performed this but, the threads i had provided are where you can, at least, get some additional member guidance.

Good Luck!

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PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
I think bbsc pretty much nailed down the go-nogo for me. Thanks again, guys. Good on ya!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
CID begins 15... woohoo!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
Glad to see it makes you happy.

Now you have to look around and decide what ROM you want.

Should it be a stock ROM or something other?

There're several good guides on flashing and rooting in Verizon Galaxy S 5 General section.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
A) where is a good place to continue this discussion? I don't want to be OT B) I've managed to screw myself into the ground and somehow lost the basic ability to load anything via Odin. The problem's in the phone. I somehow landed in what seems to be an engineering version of 4.4.2. Which would be annoying but OK IF... Power/Home/Vol Down brought me to push Vol Up letting Odin do the rest. Instead, all I get is "Power Reset or Unknown Upload Mode". The only way out is the same three buttons (Pwr is ignored). Booting up, I get a generic Samsung background, across the bottom, four Andy's with 15 on one, possibly numeric keypad on the next, app drawer, HW on the next Andy, and FAIL on the last (oh how so true!).

Apps on the screen include CPUStress, Waterproof, SEMI, Factory IME, RX_AGC_LE and MIC2 Echo.

Where am I? How do I get back normal uploading? Odin has utterly no idea about how to do anything useful with the phone, although it acknowledges it's there. Ditto for file explorer on Win10.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Oh yeah, and I have a black window filled with yellow info describing the phone, memory, cameras, etc. The first two lines might help (or not):

PDA: FA44_G900VVRU2APA1

Phone: G900VVRU2AOI1

The window doesn't appear to close, move, or go away. Attempts to open the app drawer are covered by a not totally opaque black foreground.

"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
The ugly wreckage:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
What do you want to achieve?

Just practice in flashing or something else?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
I want to be back to a sane loader and 6.0.1. The instructions I followed clearly were brainless in recommending, after, G900VVRU2DQF2_G900VVZW2DQF2_G900VVRU2DQF2_HOME.tar.md5, using COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_2572656_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5. If I can flash the first file, I'll be back to 6.0.1 and then I can spend a lot more time planning rooting that.

As a side question, I assume that VZW's seriously locked code is still present on my S5, right?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
Yes, "VZW's seriously locked code" is there forever.

But we're trained to live with it at present time.

Try to take the battery off for 10-20 sec, insert it back and boot to Odin mode.

But don't flash anything more, just tell me if there is any success.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
No change. BTW, there's some text in the UL corner:

Wait...

Done

UDC Start

And then a standing Andy with a little speech balloon and then "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" as before. IIRC there may have been an error code in the UL but that's not there. Maybe the battery pull changed that, maybe not. Meanwhile, I'm going to try some other button "gestures" to see if the produce something else. Probably not... "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - - ≠ Einstein
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
The situation is definitely abnormal. This shouldn't happen.

A USB jig can help to get to Odin mode but I don't think you have one.

I'd try these variants:

1. Boot the phone into this abnormal boot mode, run Odin and connect the phone to the PC. Then press and hold Power, Vol- and Home till the phone reboots (more than 10 sec) and see if it reboots to Odin mode.

The second variant will be later.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
No change. BTW, there's some text in the UL corner:

Wait...

Done

UDC Start

And then a standing Andy with a little speech balloon and then "POWER RESET or UNKNOWN UPLOAD MODE" as before. IIRC there may have been an error code in the UL but that's not there. Maybe the battery pull changed that, maybe not. Meanwhile, I'm going to try some other button "gestures" to see if the produce something else. Probably not... "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - - ≠ Einstein

And this is about the only result:

Vol Up + Pwr

[IMG="Vol Up & Pwr"]https://photos.smugmug.com/General/n-DMz9Qq/New-folder/i-bW5KMKC/1/bc8b1901/X3/IMG_20180122_091122%5B1%5D-X3.jpg[/IMG]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
Ok, here's the second variant:

- Boot to system.

- Press "Andy" with black dialpad and dial *#9900#

- You should see a menu. Press "Debub Level ..." button and select High.

- Power off the phone and try to boot to Odin mode.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Odin brought me back to 6.0.1, patched to 1 July 17.

I plugged the phone in, opened Odin, did a PWR-VolUp-Home and dropped into the usual "push Up to continue" screen. I flashed G900VVRU2DQF2_G900VVZW2DQF2_G900VVRU2DQF2_HOME.tar .md5 and all is good. The phone's not rooted - so what.

I singularly dislike "magically it's all better" changes or improvements. NTL magic happened. The only explanation I can think of is connecting the phone before pushing buttons. Why this is a good magic spell escapes me. I'll file it away as a possibly useful bit of juju.

One last question and we can stamp this one DONE. To avoid what is clearly a trash how-to, what is your suggestion on how to root this S5 running 6.0.1? Or, more accurately, where do you suggest I look for that how-to?

Great thanks for your patience and help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
Don't understand.

What has brought you back to Odin mode?

This may be important for others.

The first variant?

This is a guide on the latest modern method of rooting G900V

You began from the right thing but something went wrong then... :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Sorry - from the top.

Attach USB cable from phone to PC

Do Power+Home+VolDown

Marvel at seeing the right download screen

Push VolUp

Launch Odin and flash G900VVRU2DQF2_G900VVZW2DQF2_G900VVRU2DQF2_HOME.tar .md5

Reboot to 6.0.1 which is now at "fresh out of the box" 6.0.1 state with two curious exceptions

Developer Mode is present

Connecting to my WiFi very secured AP works w/o entering pwd

The bad news is Google Play Store continually stops over and over and... clearing cache for Play Svcs and Play Store doesn't fix it. I'm waiting to see what an FDR does.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
FDR brought everything back to sanity. No Developer Mode or WiFi, and Play svcs and Store work. I assume whatever I flashed was in some intermediate state between "restart after FDR" and "fully up and running". The FDR I did cleaned up the chaos. I'm just waiting to restore apps - the usual startup bumf.

My next step is to root this rascal. Suggestions for a how-to that doesn't ...um... step on its necktie?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
The FDR worked as expected. Now to root to get ride of the bloatware.

Is there a simple way to switch SELinux to Permissive or do I need the SELinux app (I use it on my S7)? I want to use V4A which needs permissive. I wish it didn't, but then I wish daily for $1M, too. ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Uh... this uses the same file that put me neck deep in ...uh... dark, smelly stuff. COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Sigh... the S5 was just a paperweight a few days ago. What can possibly go wronger?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
The file is Ok, belive me :lol:

I've used it a hundred times, probably and never seen anything abnormal.

Looks like you're a lucky man :lol:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Remind me to buy a Power Ball ticket.

---

I was just about to post:

Uh, on a Verizon S5?

I'm pretty sure I've tried to make TWRP happen before and VZW's Forces of Darkness blocked that. Or am I acting sleep-deprived?

Also, the how-to refers to SafeStrapKK - I can find a number of different SS versions but nothing answers to "SafeStrapKK". How much room for error is there at this point in the rooting process?

ADDED: RTFM... SafeStrapKK is in there. [/bang head on wall]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
It's a good question and I'll need to explain a lot of things to answer.

Please, read this my post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73959919&postcount=17

If you want root on 6.0.1 you need to modify the kernel.

Kernel is booted by bootloader.

Verizon's bootloader is locked by default and won't boot a modified kernel, but your phone has CID15 so the bootloader may be unlocked.

So, the plan is:

1. Flash that engineering ROM COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

2. Root this ROM.

3. Install BusyBox and Safestrap recovery.

4. Reboot to Safestrap recovery, flash the latest bootloader and unlock it (bootloader unlocking is currently possible from SS only or from a rooted environment, but it's more complicated)

5. Reboot to Odin mode, check if unlock was successful and flash the latest stock firmware without bootloader.

After this you'll have the latest stock firmware and unlocked bootloader.

It's an official state of the phone, btw.

But this state will allow you to flash TWRP and then install SU, Magisk or wtatever you want.

?

---------- Post added at 09:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:22 PM ----------

The latest stock full wipe firmware without bootloader is here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962187416754454697

The latest bootloader to flash and unlock from SS is here: https://mega.nz/#!qtckwJib!d1aRUzwZ-T23xm338tgk4SrkjeYAGTmmTtBCKTSHl5U

The needed apks is here: https://mega.nz/#!e913WaTA!5zk-sDP7TTttz6VSyQxDogVTWEUTE9b99prR8Cn5reI

You already have Odin and COMBINATION_VZW_FA44_G900VVRU2APA1_VZW2APA1_257265 6_REV00_user_mid_noship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
I'll pick up on the above in a bit, but first...

I followed this:

Directions For Users With CID 15 Samsung eMMC
1. Download EMMC_15_Root_Bootloader_Unlock S5_QB2_PB1.zip

2. Unzip
Copy the following to your External SD card:
RootS5 Folder,
EMMC_15_SafeStrap_QA1_6_0_1_MM_Bootloader_Unlock_A IO.zip,
and 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 firmware in the AP Slot

5. Flash and let the phone reboot. It will reboot to recovery and finish install then it will reboot and take about 20 seconds to boot.

I'm back to the screen from hell. OK, I open My Files and, there's storage/emulated/0 - meh. But there is no way to SD (which, knowing Google's paranoia about SD's, isn't a surprise]. Which means I can't move forward.

Well, gee, maybe Win10 sees the phone. It's in MTP so it should be visible in WinExp. Maybe I can copy everything needed that way... Nope. "You lose. Thanks for playing. Try again later." See above re: Tony Stark.

OK, back to your suggestions...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbsc:
What's the problem with MTP?

It should work fine with Win10.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Did your d/l's and hoping I can get back to a state that lets me use Odin... I so wish I was billing T&M for this job...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Beats me. AFAIK, the phone thinks it sees the PC. Being Win10, it's got a case of attitude. I'll keep trying to sneak through to the phone, but your Plan B is looking more and more attractive.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Sigh... I so hate magic. Anyway, I found the internal storage in the phone. I'll continue with Plan A. ( [GUIDE] Root, Bootloader Unlocks, and More! by AptLogic )
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
Waitone, waitone, waitone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBEmerson:
It's booted to "after the FDR" state. Yowsah!

It's a guess but I think the wheels fell off after the initial how-to simply got it wrong after installing Combination... The screen/launcher from hell is... just that. I'd add a heads-up about that and that it doesn't seem to know how to find the SD. There may well be a way to it that I missed. It's happened before. Oh my yes it has...