[Q] Update to LP no AT&T sim - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

Hey guys I bought a S5 for a good price for someone as gift just opened it not to long ago and can't update to Lolipop without AT&T sim I was looking for odin files to update it but I can't.
Phone came with 4.4.2 but it's not root-able.
Can anyone point me in right direction where to find odin lp files? SM-G900A

patt2k said:
Hey guys I bought a S5 for a good price for someone as gift just opened it not to long ago and can't update to Lolipop without AT&T sim I was looking for odin files to update it but I can't.
Phone came with 4.4.2 but it's not root-able.
Can anyone point me in right direction where to find odin lp files? SM-G900A
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Not sure why is not root able if it has 4.4.2. Read the entire OP and you should be able to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803

dirtydodge said:
Not sure why is not root able if it has 4.4.2. Read the entire OP and you should be able to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
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It's with newer kernel that's why it's for someone who really does not need root just working fine,would you happen to know where I can find 4.4.4 files and then to 5.0 LP files for odin? thanks for quick response.

patt2k said:
It's with newer kernel that's why it's for someone who really does not need root just working fine,would you happen to know where I can find 4.4.4 files and then to 5.0 LP files for odin? thanks for quick response.
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I don't know where the files are. If you read that OP in the link i have you it will tell you that you need to download the nce file then use towel root to root. It will work. Then in that same thread you will be able to upgrade to LP.

dirtydodge said:
I don't know where the files are. If you read that OP in the link i have you it will tell you that you need to download the nce file then use towel root to root. It will work. Then in that same thread you will be able to upgrade to LP.
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I've seen it but I don't see stock NCE version can you show me where you see it? that would mean I can safely downgrade w/odin to older firmware "NCE" ?

patt2k said:
I've seen it but I don't see stock NCE version can you show me where you see it? that would mean I can safely downgrade w/odin to older firmware "NCE" ?
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It's in the notes section at the bottom of the OP. Step number 5.

dirtydodge said:
It's in the notes section at the bottom of the OP. Step number 5.
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Ahh i see it now second step 5 lol. In odin that would be under ap pda right ?
Another question is SD card needed for this? I don't see them saying anything about it in this thread hopefully.. the device won't be mine so I wanna keep it as stock and usable as possible but root will come in handy to remove bloat
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Yes. Use the ap slot to downgrade. You do not need sd to do it. After you are rooted read the top of the op about how to get Flashfire. You'll also need busy box i think.

dirtydodge said:
Yes. Use the ap slot to downgrade. You do not need sd to do it. After you are rooted read the top of the op about how to get Flashfire. You'll also need busy box i think.
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It's flashing in ODIN hopefully goes.. well will keep you updated thanks for your time at this hour! at least in EST timezone lol
what's funny is I tried to root with towel then kingroot now on boot shows custom when it's really not lol at least not yet or even root shouldn't show custom.
EDIT: rom loaded fine. I hope somehow it did not get re-locked to AT&T sim only though will have test my foreign sim to test
EDIT2: sim unlock seems to be fine my Polish (Play Sim) roamed on AT&T

No problem. It's barley 9:30 here in Texas. When you get ready to go up to 5.0 using the method in that thread make sure to set your screen timeout to 10 min. After flashing 5.0 with flashfire it took about 10-15 min for mine to boot back up.

dirtydodge said:
No problem. It's barley 9:30 here in Texas. When you get ready to go up to 5.0 using the method in that thread make sure to set your screen timeout to 10 min. After flashing 5.0 with flashfire it took about 10-15 min for mine to boot back up.
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Now that I am rooted and pretty much ready I can go straight from 4.4.2 NCE to LP rooted just making sure right?

patt2k said:
Now that I am rooted and pretty much ready I can go straight from 4.4.2 NCE to LP rooted just making sure right?
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Yes as long as you use the method in the thread that i posted to you.

dirtydodge said:
Yes as long as you use the method in the thread that i posted to you.
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Flashing! bunch of weird code on phones screen lol.
Kinda funny had the phone for few hours and already playing with it to make it better lol. Would you happen to know if there is any easy way to get extra languages? I will need polish if possible (more locale2) can do it but I think it only changes like half of locale so not everything is translated.

patt2k said:
Flashing! bunch of weird code on phones screen lol.
Kinda funny had the phone for few hours and already playing with it to make it better lol. Would you happen to know if there is any easy way to get extra languages? I will need polish if possible (more locale2) can do it but I think it only changes like half of locale so not everything is translated.
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I don't know how to add extra languages. Can't help ya there. Sorry

dirtydodge said:
I don't know how to add extra languages. Can't help ya there. Sorry
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ok it appears now to be loading the rom stuck on AT&T logo like you said for you it took 10 min .I flashed the stock not deodexed and lolipop is here LOL that was easy process.
Last question and I will stop bothering you hopefully which root apps you use to make it faster? xposed is not that great yet on LP so I am not sure if it's worth using it for now.

patt2k said:
ok it appears now to be loading the rom stuck on AT&T logo like you said for you it took 10 min .I flashed the stock not deodexed and lolipop is here LOL that was easy process.
Last question and I will stop bothering you hopefully which root apps you use to make it faster? xposed is not that great yet on LP so I am not sure if it's worth using it for now.
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I would stay away from xposed for now like you said. It's not fully compatible. I don't use any apps to make it faster. I just use titanium backup to remove bloat. But right now I'm running TMS 2.0 for my rom and it's blazing fast. And i don't have any problems with it. At first you would get media fc but he has a fix for it now.

dirtydodge said:
I would stay away from xposed for now like you said. It's not fully compatible. I don't use any apps to make it faster. I just use titanium backup to remove bloat. But right now I'm running TMS 2.0 for my rom and it's blazing fast. And i don't have any problems with it. At first you would get media fc but he has a fix for it now.
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Yepp that's what I am doing now removing bloat starting with AT&T apps lol.
Once again thanks for your time and help process went well.

I'd load the TMS 2.0 on it before you give it to whoever your giving it to. Lol. I don't think they would be able to tell a difference other than its faster. Just hide or remove apps that you don't think they should me with so they can't me anything up ya know.

dirtydodge said:
I'd load the TMS 2.0 on it before you give it to whoever your giving it to. Lol. I don't think they would be able to tell a difference other than its faster. Just hide or remove apps that you don't think they should me with so they can't me anything up ya know.
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Yea if it was for any of my friends I would prob flash that rom but I don't want to be bothered by her to often if anything happens lol. Btw I have Verizon Note4 and wow AT&T puts so much more bloat then Verizon who would have thought lol.

patt2k said:
Yea if it was for any of my friends I would prob flash that rom but I don't want to be bothered by her to often if anything happens lol. Btw I have Verizon Note4 and wow AT&T puts so much more bloat then Verizon who would have thought lol.
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Ha. I have a Verizon note 2 also. I got from a friend. I just got it rooted today but it's on 4.4.2 so it has a locked bootloader.

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[ROM][9/21] - Verizon Stock Rooted ROM - VS98011A

This is just that... A Verizon Stock Rooted ROM based on Build VS98011A (OTA Build)!
A stock rooted ROM
Pre-rooted
Busybox
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Odex. De-Odex later!
Must be on latest OTA!
Includes boot.img that is pre-lokied.
You dont not need to worry about loki or OTA's.
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It takes a LONG TIME to flash this ROM. Accept it. ITS HUGE! Biggest stock ROM I have ever seen!
Wiping in recovery can take near 3 to 5 minutes... Let it go. Dont stop it!
You Sir are my hero. Nuff said.
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Thanks for all your hard work on this!
just wondering, what is the difference between flashing this, and rooting after the OTA update? i assume you bypass any pushed OTA's and thats all
nice, scott! thanks for getting to work on the verizon version
Viper76269 said:
just wondering, what is the difference between flashing this, and rooting after the OTA update? i assume you bypass any pushed OTA's and thats all
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This may not be for you...
This ROM is for someone...
Who wants to tinker and build there own personal ROM from the stock base.
Another developer that may not have the ability to get a stock base (Like me, I only have the AT&T phone)
When you hose your phone trying to "modify" things because you "read it on the internet" somewhere you can then use this ROM to get your anus out of trouble.
You flash someone else ROM and realize its not what you were expecting, you didn't make nandroid back up, and your rebooting every time you try to make a phone call. This ROM would come in real handy
You see where I am going with this?
tombepa said:
You Sir are my hero. Nuff said.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk 4
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inkdrink said:
Thanks for all your hard work on this!
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jayochs said:
nice, scott! thanks for getting to work on the verizon version
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You are all welcome!
Glad I could help get it started off for Verizon!
scrosler said:
You are all welcome!
Glad I could help get it started off for Verizon!
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haha i always downloaded cleanrom, or your stock rooted roms, on every phone i had that you dev'ed for..which was every phone i had lol..and they're all under each phones specific folder on my hard drive as my just-in-case i mess something up and need a fresh clean flash back to stock. it's helped numerous times lol so i've got this bad boy downloading right now..
2 gigs, that's crazy. i can't believe the roms are bigger than samsungs!
scrosler said:
This may not be for you...
This ROM is for someone...
Who wants to tinker and build there own personal ROM from the stock base.
Another developer that may not have the ability to get a stock base (Like me, I only have the AT&T phone)
When you hose your phone trying to "modify" things because you "read it on the internet" somewhere you can then use this ROM to get your anus out of trouble.
You flash someone else ROM and realize its not what you were expecting, you didn't make nandroid back up, and your rebooting every time you try to make a phone call. This ROM would come in real handy
You see where I am going with this?
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gotcha. just making sure. wouldn't be bad to have it on the computer just in case. i was just curious. i'm personally waiting for a deodexed AOSP ROM, but i can keep this in case i screw anything up. thanks for the info!
jayochs said:
haha i always downloaded cleanrom, or your stock rooted roms, on every phone i had that you dev'ed for..which was every phone i had lol..and they're all under each phones specific folder on my hard drive as my just-in-case i mess something up and need a fresh clean flash back to stock. it's helped numerous times lol so i've got this bad boy downloading right now..
2 gigs, that's crazy. i can't believe the roms are bigger than samsungs!
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Dude, tell me about it!
Do you know how long it takes to upload this isht?
I had to TeamView into jparista's PC, dump his phone, build the ROM, then upload it all using his internet connection because he has twice the upload speed I did.
I would still be uploading now!
you say must be on latest OTA, what happens if we flash this on non OTA?
Scott,
In the OP you say we need to be on the latest OTA?
I had flashed TWRP and have not been able to get the OTA.
I was surprised when I read we needed to be on the latest OTA to flash your ROM.
I have been holding off getting the OTA because I figured I would just flash a ROM to get the on the latest OTA is there a reason we need to be on it to flash your ROM?
Do you happen to have a Stock Recovery IMG and I get in order to get the OTA if I am going to need the OTA I will have to get it through stock recovery
neckbonest said:
you say must be on latest OTA, what happens if we flash this on non OTA?
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I would like to know this as well.
Walter21026 said:
I would like to know this as well.
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Because its built from the OTA and I didn't include a boot image. I don't have the phone so I didn't want to risk bricking someone else's trying to flash a boot image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure... Havent tried it.
So nandroid, flash and report results and all questions will be answered.
scrosler said:
Because its built from the OTA and I didnt include a but image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure...
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looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
scrosler said:
Because its built from the OTA and I didn't include a boot image. I don't have the phone so I didn't want to risk bricking someone else's trying to flash a boot image.
In all reality it will prolly be 100% fine on the non OTA but I cannot say for sure... Havent tried it.
So nandroid, flash and report results and all questions will be answered.
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Thanks for chiming in on this Scott, however I won't test this till someone else has. Already went through hell yesterday with TWRP loops
neckbonest said:
looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
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Sounds good!
Let us know!
Good luck!
neckbonest said:
looks like im going to be your beta tester on this. will report back after flashing
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Let us know how it goes. Thanks
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NCE flasher. No need for Odin to get into Safestrap.

Hi all,
This is an app (that would make your life easier) by which you can flash the NCE stock KK kernel(while on lollipop OC4) that is Safestrap friendly. Then you can enter to SS recovery and flash whatever you need onto your LP ROM. As we all know that SS won't work after flashing a lollipop ROM using muniz_ri method, unless you Odin a KK kernel. All you have to do is:
1. If you are not already on LP then update to it using muniz_ri method. After Muniz_ri method you won't have busybox, so download this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en from the playstore, open it up and install busybox from within the app (note: this is the only busybox app that has actually worked for me).
2. Install SS, open it up ( it will say recovery "not installed"), install recovery and it will say "installed", then exit out of it.
3. Download the NCE_Flasher.apk then install it, and open it up then hit " flash", wait for it to finish then hit "tap to reboot" and it will take you directly to SS recovery. Then you can flash whatever MODs or addons you wish or even ANOTHER ROM, just make sure you wipe everything but the external SD card if you are flashing a new ROM and you should be good.
4. MAKE SURE TO FLASH THE G900A_OC4_Stock_KERNEL_Recovery-Flashable before you reboot in order for your phone to boot up.
That is what I did and it worked perfectly for me and now I am running TMS5 with no issues at all.
FOLLOW THE ABOVE STEPS AND YOU WILL BE FINE.
-I did NOT make this app and I take absolutely no credit for it. All thanks go to @benwaffle the original creator of this app for our AT&T Note 3 and @carl1961 for remaking it for the S4 & S5.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
-Please note that the purpose of this thread is only to help users. No donations needed. A "thank you" is more than enough
Hope this will help.
WARNING: it may or may not work for some of you. It DID work for me and others with no problem on the S4 side and it is a very similar process, so use it at your own risk.
- Do NOT try this app on the S5 active. They have different kernels (I think) and it won't work for you.
If you run into an issue with the G900A_OC4_Stock_KERNEL_Recovery-Flashable zip, like it didn't work for you or didn't actually flash just boot into download mode after done flashing your files in SS and odin thisOC4 tar file in Odin in order for your phone to boot up into your rom.
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from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
Lucky! You only have 10 days left with insights. I'm on month 3 still. Can't WAIT to go back to my Note 3. I miss it!
pre4speed said:
Lucky! You only have 10 days left with insights. I'm on month 3 still. Can't WAIT to go back to my Note 3. I miss it!
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Lol. Sorry dude. Can't wait to get away from Samsung for good.
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
K-alz said:
Lol. Sorry dude. Can't wait to get away from Samsung for good.
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
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Off subject but what is mobile insights? ?
Joehen873 said:
Off subject but what is mobile insights? ?
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You'll find your answer here
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
it works
thank you for making this flasher app.i was able to flash roms again on my s5....thank you
ryan0720 said:
thank you for making this flasher app.i was able to flash roms again on my s5....thank you
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You're very welcome. I didn't make the app, I've just brought it over here to the S5.
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
ryan0720 said:
thank you for making this flasher app.i was able to flash roms again on my s5....thank you
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I'd like you to confirm that it's actually worked for you, please. So I can edit OP.
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
sure thing...
ryan0720 said:
sure thing...
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So, it worked for you, right?
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
K-alz said:
So, it worked for you, right?
from my lollipoped Alianced N3!
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According to his thread here, it works. However I'm going to try it out myself and flash a rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/flashed-twisted-lollipop-4-g9ooa-5-o-t3088757
I'll report back soon.
skyrocketeer said:
According to his thread here, it works. However I'm going to try it out myself and flash a rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/flashed-twisted-lollipop-4-g9ooa-5-o-t3088757
I'll report back soon.
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Thank you, sir. I really want to know if it works or not. Even though I'm almost 100% sure it's going to work.
From my Allianced S5!
K-alz said:
Thank you, sir. I really want to know if it works or not. Even though I'm almost 100% sure it's going to work.
From my Allianced S5!
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Any ROM you want me to test? Or any recommendations of good lollipop ROM's?
skyrocketeer said:
Any ROM you want me to test? Or any recommendations of good lollipop ROM's?
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Any lollipop rom that is made for our phone or any other ROM that you know would work for our phone.
From my Allianced S5!
K-alz said:
Any lollipop rom that is made for our phone or any other ROM that you know would work for our phone.
From my Allianced S5!
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I downloaded the flasher, installed on phone but I get error saying Safestrap or busybox could not be found on this device both are needed to flash nc2
Im on lollipop 5.0 rooted rom from munci,
Source code: https://github.com/benwaffle/AT-T-Note-3-Kernel-Flasher
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killatoyota4569 said:
I downloaded the flasher, installed on phone but I get error saying Safestrap or busybox could not be found on this device both are needed to flash nc2
Im on lollipop 5.0 rooted rom from munci,
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You need to install Safestrap and busybox
killatoyota4569 said:
I downloaded the flasher, installed on phone but I get error saying Safestrap or busybox could not be found on this device both are needed to flash nc2
Im on lollipop 5.0 rooted rom from munci,
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Did you actually use muniz_ri's method to upgrade to lollipop?
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Did you actually use muniz_ri's method to upgrade to lollipop?
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Yes I think so. Using Odin to flash the files and such?
You have to use an older version of busy box to get it to install . I am about to try this with twisted v4 I post the results as soon as I finish.

[MOD][6/7/15][VZW-E] - Tether hack - OC3 / OE2 build

This allows those on the old plan to still utilize tether for free.
For custom TW or stock TW roms.
Flash with latest flash fire.
Make sure you are rooted with PinPong Root 6 or higher.
Also make sure you pick the right one. The last 3 digits of the zip file are the firmware version. Flashing wrong one will boot loop you.
Oh and hit thanks!
Reserved!
scrosler said:
This allows those on the old plan to still utilize tether for free.
For custom TW or stock TW roms.
Flash with latest flash fire.
Make sure you are rooted with PinPong Root 5.1 or higher.
Oh and hit thanks!
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You're the best man. Thanks a lot.
Hi guys,
sorry for my eng
but can you please tell me what is this zip file do?
shlomko said:
Hi guys,
sorry for my eng
but can you please tell me what is this zip file do?
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It modifies the carrier check for Tether provisioning. If you have tether on your plan then you dont need it. If you dont have Tether then this will get you tether.
I dont know what carrier you have so flashing it, at a minimum will NOT hurt ANYTHING (that I know of).
So to see if you need it, just turn on Tether, if it works, then you dont need patch. If it doesnt work, then use patch.
Hope that helps.
Hit thanks!
Hi thx it did help
but now im having "sim card is not from Verizon" permenent message in task bar
do you know how to remove it ?
shlomko said:
Hi thx it did help
but now im having "sim card is not from Verizon" permenent message in task bar
do you know how to remove it ?
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Yes, but this is not for this thread. Please go to proper thread and I will answer there.
Just installed on rooted stock and it works like a champ. Phone was rooted with beta6. Thanks once again haha!
Cool beans! Did you hit Thanks
Thanks again scott for all that you do
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Cool beans! Did you hit Thanks
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Of course I did! Now using it on CleanROM. Works perfect and much needed with vacation coming up. Keeping the little guy's YouTube working on a 5hr trip is mandatory haha!
Updated to the latest OTA.
OE2 version works great too
crazy weird issue! the freaking tethering shortcut from the quicksettings just randomly disappeared for some reason and no way to get it back...anyone seen this weirdness before?
Oe2 is corrupt. Flashfire says it is.
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Oe2 is corrupt. Flashfire says it is.
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I had no problem with oe2, it was probably your download. I would try it again and check md5 after.
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shlomko said:
Hi thx it did help
but now im having "sim card is not from Verizon" permenent message in task bar
do you know how to remove it ?
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1. Download Titanium Backup and install it
2. Open Titanium Backup and go to backups
3. Select Activation Agent and Click Uninstall
4. Restart the phone, you SIM card not from Verizon Wireless message is gone forever.
Will this work even if I am not on a unlimited data plan?
Is a hack available for OF1 yet?
mngdew said:
Is a hack available for OF1 yet?
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of1 isnt rootable?
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5.1.1 is out for our phones!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...om-android-5-0-to-5-1-1-in-latest-ota-update/
Now we just need to wait for someone to deodex, root it, and get xposed working!
Now we wait for the active.
SM-G870A Peace
...... If its not Marshmallow than whats the use? Another update that does nothing for our phones like 0F3? ........
QUOTE - But right now owners on AT&T's network aren't getting Marshmallow. They're getting Android 5.1.1 as part of build number G900AUCU4COI5.
- This OTA also brings Android for Work, and an Ultra Power Saver mode fix for encrypted devices.
Why are us Philadelphians always so cynical!?
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Why are us Philadelphians always so cynical!?
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...... Your right...... Why? we attacked Santa Clause with snowballs, its in our blood ..............
........... thks for the info slicetwo, can't wait to see all the hopefully amazing fixes in it........ I'll try harder for now on :good: ..........
Haha. Wasn't it batteries???
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Haha. Wasn't it batteries???
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..........Shhhhhh, the news only reported the snowballs......
lol. I ****in hate Samsung and AT&T. I got the OTA notice and waited hours for it to download from their dialup-ass server, only to have the damned install fail to install because it ran out of space. On my 16GB ****ing phone that I can't stand because it can't even fit apps on it. And, now it says to wait a ****ing day to try the download again.
Can anyone please upload the OTA file please. I can't get FOTA as I'm out of US now aND not on at&t network.
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lol. I ****in hate Samsung and AT&T. I got the OTA notice and waited hours for it to download from their dialup-ass server, only to have the damned install fail to install because it ran out of space. On my 16GB ****ing phone that I can't stand because it can't even fit apps on it. And, now it says to wait a ****ing day to try the download again.
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Just set your clock forward a day and try again.
Thanks for this thread. I'm hoping that the 5.1.1 build is as stable and efficient as I've had on 5.0. I'll be posting my observations.
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I can't get it to install. I'm fully stock on my phone. I've changed the date a few times to force the download but it stops then I get an error message.
May try the Samsung store in my local Best Buy.
MonarchX said:
Just make sure to use optimized ODEXED ROM's, which you can also root. DEODEXED is useful only if you are big on theming. ODEXED is considerably faster.
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I'm interested in Deodexed so that I can run Xposed with all the tweaks on it. Mostly Amplify and App Ops to kill useless processes.
Also, do we have root for 5.1.1?
Install process went smoothly. Download/install/first boot took about 40 minutes.
Gonna have to wait a week to be sure that call reception/quality/mobile data reception is the same compared to 5.0
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smbell said:
Just set your clock forward a day and try again.
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I've tried several times and it keeps failing. I've made sure there is at least 3GB free. Now, I am removing my SD card to see if that helps.
gokartracer5 said:
I've tried several times and it keeps failing. I've made sure there is at least 3GB free. Now, I am removing my SD card to see if that helps.
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Let me know what you find. I've had 3 or 4 fails, fully stock and didn't have any issues with the Stage Freight OTA. I thought i cleared 3GB of space, but that failed.
The only other thing I've done is used the debloater app to hide some of the stock apps (Calendar, email, etc.), but I even unhid those to no avail.
Frustrating!
Axela23 said:
Let me know what you find. I've had 3 or 4 fails, fully stock and didn't have any issues with the Stage Freight OTA. I thought i cleared 3GB of space, but that failed.
The only other thing I've done is used the debloater app to hide some of the stock apps (Calendar, email, etc.), but I even unhid those to no avail.
Frustrating!
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I am trying clearing the RAM by taking out the battery and holding the power button for a minute. Let's see how that goes.
Can anyone please upload the OTA file please. I can't get FOTA as I'm out of US now and not on at&t network. Thanking in advance
Same here, not on At&t.
Pardeepkalkandha said:
Can anyone please upload the OTA file please. I can't get FOTA as I'm out of US now and not on at&t network. Thanking in advance
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slicetwo said:
I'm interested in Deodexed so that I can run Xposed with all the tweaks on it. Mostly Amplify and App Ops to kill useless processes.
Also, do we have root for 5.1.1?
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....... it was just released so give muniz sometime to do his magic, we lose a ton of guys with every update because they can't wait and end up losing root or bricking there phones. Don't be one of those stupid end users........... Go EAGLES ...........

How To Root & install custom roms for Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A AT&T Lolipop

I want to learn how to root my phone than install customs roms, but im just scared because my phone almost got bricked, so can someone give me a full tutorial and download links thank you
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
berniesteven said:
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
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what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
Mikekm69 said:
what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
SM-G870A Peace
berniesteven said:
You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
SM-G870A Peace
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Okayyy thank you, theres a forum on rooting s5 att on XDA rite?
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what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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mwrobe1 said:
He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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yea its 5.0, is it possible to downgrade it? if it is, what version do you think is good enough to root?
You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
Let me know if you have any luck
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You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
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Thank you for posting this question because I am in the exact same situation. I have an AT&T Galaxy S 5 Android 5.1.1. I was never interesting in rooting my phone until just recently and have been doing some light reading on Life Hacker to learn more and it brought me here. I just wanted to clarify your comment above. Are you saying that having the phone that I/we have we are completely out of luck if we wanted to root/modify our phones? Forever or just until something changes down the road?
Well I sold my at&t s5 and ordered a unlocked tmobile s5 to use on at&t with my sim card because you can root the tmobile version. I hope one day soon someone will figure out how to root it I believe it will be done soon just keep checking back on here.
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Having no luck rooting my AT&T G900A
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
ultracoolguy said:
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
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Does this work on 6.0.1?
joesteve1914 said:
Does this work on 6.0.1?
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Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
ultracoolguy said:
Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
ultracoolguy said:
Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
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For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
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For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
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OK, thanks for explaining and sorry for making these unsure posts.
I actually doesn't have the s5 att(except for a family member). I really just wanna help a little.

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