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[Q] S5 Active Advice required please

Hi Folks
My partner has just got the S5 Active and she loves it..
But now she would like to update from 4.4.2.. Phone says she has latest rom so my questions are this
1)What is the latest official rom for the Active?
2)Whats the BEST root method?
3)What Custom roms are suitable?
3)Finally what is the best route to take to flash a CUSTOM rom?
looking forward to your responses
regards
Lohtse

1) Here you can find the latest TW stock rom:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Android Lollipop is available for the S5 Active. You can download the latest Firmware and flash it via Odin. You don't need root for that.
2) My preferred root method is flashing CF auto root via Odin. After that I install another recovery like TWRP
3) Nobody can answer that. Try and find it out (perform a full wipe incl cache before you install a custom rom)
4) This steps: root, recovery, full wipe, custom rom, and at least if you want and need that: custom kernel

Solvin said:
1) Here you can find the latest TW stock rom:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Android Lollipop is available for the S5 Active. You can download the latest Firmware and flash it via Odin. You don't need root for that.
2) My preferred root method is flashing CF auto root via Odin. After that I install another recovery like TWRP
3) Nobody can answer that. Try and find it out (perform a full wipe incl cache before you install a custom rom)
4) This steps: root, recovery, full wipe, custom rom, and at least if you want and need that: custom kernel
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cheers for that but which LP for UK????? its the G870A

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Damn. The UK/US Version from the Active is the only model without Android 5

Solvin said:
Damn. The UK/US Version from the Active is the only model without Android 5
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lol yep.... had looked before opening a thread!!!! so no go for LP????

Please read this: http://www.droidviews.com/update-att-galaxy-s5-active-to-lollipop-root-it-and-enable-wifi-tethering/

Solvin said:
Please read this: http://www.droidviews.com/update-att-galaxy-s5-active-to-lollipop-root-it-and-enable-wifi-tethering/
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again thank you....
seems there is an issue with my partners active as will not flash the update file and flashfire just closes LOL

I realize it is very difficult to find something for your G870A.[emoji53]

Solvin said:
I realize it is very difficult to find something for your G870A.[emoji53]
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Thank you for the help...
finally got it sorted after reading around 9-10 different guides... all of which had little bits missing
now she's a happy bunny with LP on her Active and I'm a tired old fart with droopy eyes!!!!!
Just need a custom recovery now!!

Congratulations! How you solved it?
Yeah recovery is the same problem. It exists no recovery for the G870A

Two things that I found that allowed me to sort the Active which was mentioned
firstly to allow Flashfire to work you had too set clock back past 1/15/15
and you had to also set flashfire to boot into download to allow you to flash the G870A_OC5_Bootloader.tar.md5 file via Odin on the pc.. once I did these it worked...
Just depends which guide you read to find a COMPLETE one....

Damn that sounds very tricky

Solvin said:
Damn that sounds very tricky
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Not really just no two guides the same.... soon as I noticed the minor differences it was easy.
1) root with towel root copy stock LP(rooted version)
2) Install and set date to 1/1/15 then open Flashfire
3)Flash Stock rooted LP using flashfire making sure you have flashfire set to boot to download when finished
4) open Odin PC and connect S5Active
5)Point Opins AP slot to location of the G870A_OC5_Bootloader.tar.md5 file
6) Flash and reboot and your done...
MAJOR issue was the flashfire issue once found issue and set it as stated above I was Up and running after 10minutes Just had spent 4 hours failing before I notice and figured out what the issues was...
Simple really.... Well it was in the end lol

help, flash samsung grand prime SM-G530H

Help
why always blackscreen when flash samsung grand prime kitkat to lolipop, my firmware xxu, i have download firmware lollipop xxu,
flash form odin succesed, but when restart after logo samsung grand prime there is only blackscreen that appear and line on screen, it couldnt go to recovery mode, but can still to download mode, has been try flash again and again but still cant :crying:
thank you

Septian14 said:
Help
why always blackscreen when flash samsung grand prime kitkat to lolipop, my firmware xxu, i have download firmware lollipop xxu,
flash form odin succesed, but when restart after logo samsung grand prime there is only blackscreen that appear and line on screen, it couldnt go to recovery mode, but can still to download mode, has been try flash again and again but still cant :crying:
thank you
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Hi and thanks for using XDA Assist.Your thread will be moved to Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting.You can seek help from there
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Have you made sure the ROM is compatible? Have you tried reflashing kitkat first and then lollipop?

03916 said:
Have you made sure the ROM is compatible? Have you tried reflashing kitkat first and then lollipop?
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ya, my baseband version HXXU2AOD1, buildnumber HDXU2AOE2, i ve flashed from odin xxu lollipop, was successed but only blackscreen that appears, and i ve reflashed kitkat and then flash lollipop, same, no result, just blackscreen, ive done factory reset and wipe partision,
i ve tried to update from OTA, dan download firmware lollipop form OTA 500mb, when restart required, the result still the same, blackscreen only,
help

Need to find a flashable recovery and work our way up,
I don't have the same model (G531H) but find the original kitkat recovery or TWRP/CWM to flash with Odin and see if you can get back into recovery atleast
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ya, my baseband version HXXU2AOD1, buildnumber HDXU2AOE2, i ve flashed from odin xxu lollipop, was successed but only blackscreen that appears, and i ve reflashed kitkat and then flash lollipop, same, no result, just blackscreen, ive done factory reset and wipe partision,
i ve tried to update from OTA, dan download firmware lollipop form OTA 500mb, when restart required, the result still the same, blackscreen only,
help
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03916 said:
Need to find a flashable recovery and work our way up,
I don't have the same model (G531H) but find the original kitkat recovery or TWRP/CWM to flash with Odin and see if you can get back into recovery atleast
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i ve so many times flash stock firmware kitkat always be succes and no problem, only flash to lollipop that always failed, i got 3 version firmware xxu lolipop, the result was the same, got nothing, what is exactly the problem?

Septian14 said:
i ve so many times flash stock firmware kitkat always be succes and no problem, only flash to lollipop that always failed, i got 3 version firmware xxu lolipop, the result was the same, got nothing, what is exactly the problem?
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Try firmware of some other region i am from pak and using firmware of Kazakhstan coz there was no update for Pakistan yet on official Samsung firmware page but for some other countries so i tried Kazakhstan and it is working fine for me
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[guide] root last official 6.0.1 XEF or Vodafone FW g920f

hi guys. just wanna give some help to the community. if its already posted, sorry. tested by me on the last VOD 6.0.1 FW.
this will give you twrp and root in 6.0.1
first download this superSU and put it in root of phone - https://mega.nz/#!pNYjEbwZ!HgzSA0eUMCUM-3UUzOObk5QjU_oav9fH7u-0QeR0mMU
second download the hacker kernel build for MM and put it in root of phone - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...nt/kernel-hacker-kernel-s6-universal-t3254487
1-after being on the 6.0.1 fw released today, in download mode flash under AP this OLD BL - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24369303960686806. make sure to untick auto reboot always
2-reboot again in download mode and flash this under BL in odin - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24369303960686807 . unitck auto reboot
3-again in download mode, flash this under AP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65112786&postcount=795 . again, make sure auto reboot isnt ticked.
4-no reboot into recovery. you will now be in twrp. flash hacker kernel and then the super SU. reboot system. done
thanks to @AlexMailOne. i pushed the links from is ROM THREAD
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Knox tripped to do this?

IstBarP said:
Knox tripped to do this?
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Definitely..

Wifi forget fix ?
Vibration fix ?

Thos is what i did but its something like a temporary solution.Essentially you are downgrading your bootloader and installing a beta/non complete kernel.We must wait for a custom recovery to work with rhe new bootloader

Hello, I followed the steps and everything was fine, I just noticed that I no longer have the feedback of the vibration on the soft keys and you can not enable them !!

I think thats an issue related to hacker kernel. Try the spaceX kernel

nighthawk696969 said:
Thos is what i did but its something like a temporary solution.Essentially you are downgrading your bootloader and installing a beta/non complete kernel.We must wait for a custom recovery to work with rhe new bootloader
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This should be in the OP.
Thanks.

WHy don't you make a flashable rom on our rooted 5.1.1

Had everything worked out perfectly.:good:
Only here what's wrong
3 again in download mode, flash this under AP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=795. again, make sure the auto reboot isnt ticked.

nosidefcp said:
I think thats an issue related to hacker kernel. Try the spaceX kernel
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where I find the latest version ?

bininga59 said:
Had everything worked out perfectly.:good:
Only here what's wrong
3 again in download mode, flash this under AP - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=795. again, make sure the auto reboot isnt ticked.
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link not working

arsenalfreak said:
link not working
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link working fine for me m8 but here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65112786&postcount=795

without the custom kernel it does not work.

Can i flash Spacex kernel instead of hacker kernel in recovery?

msohail_7 said:
Can i flash Spacex kernel instead of hacker kernel in recovery?
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as far as i know spacex can flashed via odin and has autoroot ....

Xposed for marshmallow not working.

Marcozizou said:
where I find the latest version ?
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*THIS STEPS MUST BE DONE AFTER YOU FLASH ALL THINGS IN THE OP*
for G920F/G925F
https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00#list
for G920/S/L/K/- G925/S/K/L
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00&usp=sharing#list
SuperSU
https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00#list
you can find the latest version in the link above.
1. uninstall the current superSU app.
2.flash the SpaceX kernel in AP via odin and reboot.
3. install SuperSU app from the link and reboot.
the vibration issue will be solved.

msohail_7 said:
Xposed for marshmallow not working.
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I have xposed and all working fine here. Just use the hacker kernel from the guide. The spacex kernel gave me bootlops in european firmware in g920f. I think ots only working for the 3dpad korean version

technogirl95 said:
for G920F/G925F
https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00#list
for G920/S/L/K/- G925/S/K/L
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00&usp=sharing#list
SuperSU
https://drive.google.com/folderview...sharing&tid=0B40ItdHKfkyQOWRXazlJU1ZoV00#list
you can find the latest version in the link above.
1. uninstall the current superSU app.
2.flash the SpaceX kernel in AP via odin and reboot.
3. install SuperSU app from the link and reboot.
the vibration issue will be solved.
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OK! So, i flash SpaceX kernel and then install SuperSu v2.65 and i checked and i got root! After that, I install TWRP Recovery from Google Play, download t.w.r.p.3.0.0.0 through this app and install it! "Proceed to atemp to recovery" > "Yes" and now i'm in SG S6 logo and... a big bull****!!!
What can do in this phase? Re-flash the ROM VOD for 920F version or what...?
Thanks,

completely lost in the sea of threads > I need directions

Ok, I have got G900F and I know EXACTLY what I want, but cant find the threads of reference cause this has become ridiculous, so many versions of the phone, so many topics, so many threads that are basically the same ..
I have G900F with android 5.0, baseband version G900FXXU1BOJ3
1. I want to root it, is this thread ok ? >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699648
2. I want to ask if there is stock rooted marshmallow ? and if there is, should I OTA and then root, or some other way ?
question number 2 is unanswerable using search. both XDA search and google. You only get tangled in unneeded information and chaos. Please help me as I have lost 2 hours clicking links that I dont need ..

1.) Recommended way to root is to flash TWRP 3.0.2.0 (Custom recovery), then flash SuperSU from TWRP
You can also try flashing CF Auto Root with ODIN 3.10.7
http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip
But that doesn't always work and can cause a soft brick, needing the stock ROM flashed again to fix
Or if you don't want to trip KNOX, downgrade to KitKat, root with an app called TowelRoot, then upgrade using an app called FlashFire iirc
2.) No, you need to root Marshmallow yourself, using the TWRP & SuperSU method
You can OTA upgrade to Marshmallow, Flash TWRP 3.0.2.0, then Flash SuperSU Systemless 2.72 beta (Or whichever beta is the latest atm)
If you're not bothered about KNOX, just flash TWRP and SuperSU
You can download the latest MarshMallow stock ROM for the G900F using a tool called SamFirm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647
Flash with ODIN

Ok, found out some other stuff in the meantime
1. I obviously dont have OTA option, and now I see that the version people flash via odin is not official, but Shri Lanka .. ? is there an actual oficial international version of 6.0 ?
2. I started following mega-thread for S5 and downloaded ODIN and started downloading CWM but I guess I should listen to you - I would root it with TWRP, I mean the version I am on now
I will wait for better reactions for 6.0 as I have read a lot of 6.0 feedback thread and people are complaining .. maybe noobs, but still.
thanks again man, you simplified it for me
will report once I root current version

If you are stock (Not rooted or custom recovery) you have OTA option
Otherwise set SamFirm tool up like this, and you'll get the United Kingdom Unbranded 6.0.1 (Change the region to whichever one you want)
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I've been running 6.0.1 for a while now on my G900F, and I get better battery life (6-8 hours SoT) and much better performance
Easy enough to flash back to whichever ROM you want, the G900F is unlocked
Make a nandroid backup in TWRP, then you can restore that to exactly the way the phone was when you created the backup

sorry for double posting -
there is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it << I get this
what now .. downgrade only solution .. ?
EDIT: scratch that, Im going to install MM then and try your method of rooting it
EDIT2: laptop im using now is XP and samfirm wont start .. My luck today.
EDIT3: downloading stock 6.0.1 via sammobile douchebags. 50kb/s ...

Igoritza said:
sorry for double posting -
there is no SU binary installed and SuperSU cannot install it << I get this
what now .. downgrade only solution .. ?
EDIT: scratch that, Im going to install MM then and try your method of rooting it
EDIT2: laptop im using now is XP and samfirm wont start .. My luck today.
EDIT3: downloading stock 6.0.1 via sammobile douchebags. 50kb/s ...
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I've posted twice how to get the ROM faster using that SamFirm tool
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Galaxy S8 Fails to Flash Firmware In Odin 3.13

I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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I'm trying to downgrade the software in the S8 to android 7 so that I can root it (root methods that I tried for android 9 haven't worked) and when in Odin, the original software fails to flash, I've tried a couple different AP files for my model and they all fail. Any suggestions?
Any help is appreciated.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?

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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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I have and it also fails.

Bump

Same problem here!

What is your S8 model?

S8 plus, actually today i toom the courage to nand erase it, everything went pretty but nothing changes. I thought I'll brick it.
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It fails because you cannot downgrade bootloader, hence the Odin fail at boot.img. you must flash the current or newer BL unfortunately. Have you tried to flash twrp + magisk for root?
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About that, my s8+ keeps booting, I been trying to install TWRP but odin fails with sha256 error. Try again with the patched version, no sha error this time, but fails at recovery.img. Soo no twrp, any idea how to get rid of the fail?

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What is your S8 model?
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My model is SM-G950W.

Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701

puxo said:
Man, just today got s8+ (sm-g955u) totally working! Check this link!
forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-t4060701
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The effort put forth by Extreme Syndicate is great except some of the disclaimers aren't promising.
This method will work if you are on Android 9 Pie but will put you on Android 7 nougat. There is no root for Android 9 Pie
You will not be able to use normal magisk
You will not be able to flash custom rom like Lineage or any other AOSP roms
You cannot flash custom boot images or recovery images such as TWRP
The whole reason to root, in my case - any way, is to put a custom recovery on such as TWRP and then flash a custom ROM to get rid of the **** Samsung provides.

In my case, I just downgrade to 7 nougat rom, then couldn't do much, so I got to think. I just wanted to revived this sucker!
Plug it back to odin and reinstall the lastest firmware from sammobile.
I'm not an expert on any of this, but like a said just bringing back this sucker, im in peace.

I can't stand Samsung's software so I'm "glad" in the sense that I bought the phone for experimenting and not to use on a daily basis because if I had to use One UI daily I'd descend into madness over how much I can't stand it.
Having said that, attempting to root it, put a custom recovery and rom on it are very frustrating tasks when Samsung's Knox and other code gets in the way to the point of everything in Odin failing.
"Food for thought" - How can your device be "your" device when it clearly and evidently locks you out of doing whatever you want on it?
I'm not sure if there is a community for anti-bloatware but if there is I'm just as much a part of it as I am with right to repair.

Hi
I have a s8 sn-g50f on pie.
I want downgrade to stock rom 8.0
I try with latest odin 3.141 but is fail after 1 sec.
Wich excat fw i must dowload?
Reason for down is my mcdonalds app tell me that phone is rooted.But my phone not rooted,i was flashed with latest pie from sammobile.

???
On Samsung devices you can't downgrade firmware versions.

Ok.how i can remove root?i flashed clean stock fw but still is rooted.

Please help.i flashed a new stock rom,phone is stil rooted..google pay says thats phone rooted and more apps such as mcdonalds..what i must to do?