update without root - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i was thinking about rooting my sm-g900v but the whole bootloader situation has me wondering if i want to mess with it. i cant afford to mess up the phone. can i download a ota update and flash it through the stock recovery. im on 4.4.4 now and i want 5.0 or better

Visit sammobile .com and enter your S5 model number into the firmware section, choose your region from the dropdown, then flash it using ODIN - that will not trip KNOX and does not require root
Instructions under the download of the ROM

*Detection* said:
Visit sammobile .com and enter your S5 model number into the firmware section, choose your region from the dropdown, then flash it using ODIN - that will not trip KNOX and does not require root
Instructions under the download of the ROM
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thank you. appreciate it

appealingrelic said:
thank you. appreciate it
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[Q] Questions from newbie, how to update note 3 after rooted

Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?
juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after
polish_pat said:
Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after
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If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.
Pierre118 said:
If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.
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i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband
Pierre118 said:
I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?
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Nope,it is 0x1
juanpsegurar said:
Nope,it is 0x1
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In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.
polish_pat said:
i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband
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It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again
juanpsegurar said:
It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again
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The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards
polish_pat said:
The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards
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Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM
juanpsegurar said:
Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM
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KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom
polish_pat said:
KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom
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You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different
xclub_101 said:
You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different
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It's the same phone! The bootloader has nothing to do with anything, its only relevant when we talk about upgrading and downgrading. The guy just wants to upgrade to KK, he can go in xnote thread and there are instructions for the upgrade, and in case you didnt know, xnote is designed for 9005 and W8 is not officially supported, so next time you try to open your little piehole, do your research first
Need help
Pierre118 said:
In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.
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I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
Current in ODIN 3.9
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
HELP
juanpsegurar said:
I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
HELP
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What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working
hhai2pth said:
What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working
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Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
juanpsegurar said:
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
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U should reflash new KK rom with Odin and make sure Kies not running background

[share] about knox , root and odin firmware [please read before posting]

Hey friends:
im a normal member and everything above is only sharing
So you may get upset because of this thread
but i'll make things clear, everytime i open Q&A forum i see repeated questions everywhere
so here ill put some repeated answers about those stuff above
1. knox: well when you buy a new galaxy s5 the knox state will be 0*0 , but when you root your phone, flash custom recovery,custom kernel or custom rom this will trip knox and the knox state will be 0*1 and your warrenty will be void.
P.S: flashing firmware via odin will not trip knox
- so if you want to root without tripping knox you can go to this website : http://www.towelroot.com install apk by pressing the sign.
you will be able to root your phone quick from the phone itself but only if your phone on firmware from 3rd june or less
or your phone will not be rooted, but you can also root it by chainfire method from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537
you can also use mobile odin to flash firmwares but be carefull to be sure about your phone model.
you can install the app from playstore or from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
P.S: firmwares can be downloaded from here : http://www.sammobile.com
i hope you Moderators understand me and dont get angry or close this thread because im only sharing and thought it will help my friends and the new forum members.
and at last im a member and i have the right to post what it usefull to xda community
hope that i helped.
Is is possible to use any Odin (I have 3 or 4 on my downloads) to flash stock over unlocked O2?
swipermusic said:
Is is possible to use any Odin (I have 3 or 4 on my downloads) to flash stock over unlocked O2?
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to flash firmware you can use computer odin v3.09 and then extract the md5 file from the firmware zip and put it in AP in odin (and maybe different version of odin says PDA)
?
What about "System Status", in recovery I have a "System Status: Custom", knox 0x0 though, I'm rooted and use Xposed, what does this mean? how can I reverse it to "OFFICIAL", is this important when it comes to warranty?
THANKS! :highfive: :good: :fingers-crossed:
aguarello said:
What about "System Status", in recovery I have a "System Status: Custom", knox 0x0 though, I'm rooted and use Xposed, what does this mean? how can I reverse it to "OFFICIAL", is this important when it comes to warranty?
THANKS! :highfive: :good: :fingers-crossed:
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well i think its not so important.
and look in settings>>about>>states
is it official or custom?
Galaxy_Guy said:
well i think its not so important.
and look in settings>>about>>states
is it official or custom?
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Custom
aguarello said:
Custom
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means your system has been modified and no OTA's will be available
?
wajiman said:
means your system has been modified and no OTA's will be available
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I don't care about OTA's, but how does this impacts warranty? Can be reversed to "Official?
Thanks man I really appreciate your help.
aguarello said:
What about "System Status", in recovery I have a "System Status: Custom", knox 0x0 though, I'm rooted and use Xposed, what does this mean? how can I reverse it to "OFFICIAL", is this important when it comes to warranty?
THANKS! :highfive: :good: :fingers-crossed:
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Use Triangle Away by chainfire, the system status will be reverted to Official.
This Thread - Fully redundant
pda4g said:
This Thread - Fully redundant
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but its usefull for some new S5 users, its not necessary to be usefull for you.
?
Luckzao said:
Use Triangle Away by chainfire, the system status will be reverted to Official.
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Will this be permanent or the status will be just "faked"?
thanks! :victory:
aguarello said:
Will this be permanent or the status will be just "faked"?
thanks! :victory:
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AFAIK it will be fake, the only way to officially convert it to original is, uninstall root reboot and then reinstall root and SuperSU to user directory, not to system. This method worked for Roms prior to 3rd June.
wajiman said:
AFAIK it will be fake, the only way to officially convert it to original is, uninstall root reboot and then reinstall root and SuperSU to user directory, not to system. This method worked for Roms prior to 3rd June.
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Ughhhh should have know that before updating and installing SuperSU to system... So no way to revert it if ROM is posterior to 3rd June? Even flashing official ROM again without root? :crying:
THANKS!
aguarello said:
Ughhhh should have know that before updating and installing SuperSU to system... So no way to revert it if ROM is posterior to 3rd June? Even flashing official ROM again without root? :crying:
THANKS!
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Yes you can downgrade, i downgraded from NG2 to NE2 myself without problems. Just flash the NE2 rom with Odin and data factory reset afterwards. Then use TR to root again.
gee2012 said:
Yes you can downgrade, i downgraded from NG2 to NE2 myself without problems. Just flash the NE2 rom with Odin and data factory reset afterwards. Then use TR to root again.
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Downgrade is possible without tripp knox,without problems?
AEkiz said:
Downgrade is possible without tripp knox,without problems?
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Yes, KNOX is still 0x0 for me after the downgrade and the bootloader is downgraded to the NE2 one.
gee2012 said:
Yes, KNOX is still 0x0 for me after the downgrade and the bootloader is downgraded to the NE2 one.
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Thanks for your reply
maybe I'll try tomorrow
gee2012 said:
Yes you can downgrade, i downgraded from NG2 to NE2 myself without problems. Just flash the NE2 rom with Odin and data factory reset afterwards. Then use TR to root again.
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THANKS! To downgrade you just have to flash the NE2 rom? No more files? Sorry I'm kind of a noob
aguarello said:
THANKS! To downgrade you just have to flash the NE2 rom? No more files? Sorry I'm kind of a noob
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Yes, i only flashed the older firmware without a extra PIT file or bootloader file. Make sure to untick Auto Reboot first in Odin, after the flash pull the battery, wait for 10-20 seconds, boot into recovery and do a data factory reset and then the phone should boot normal and both the firmware and bootloader are downgraded to NE2 and KNOX remains 0x0. At least it worked for me this way and i expect it to work for others the same way

Downgrade lollipop

Hi, question. If I want to downgrade lollipop back to kitkat, do I keep my files and apps just like I did with upgrading to lollipop?
And how do I do this?
I guess just download kitkat stock rom and flash it with Odin correct me if im wrong
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go to sammobile and download the firmware you want and flash via odin. Instructions are on sammobile.
themate1987 said:
go to sammobile and download the firmware you want and flash via odin. Instructions are on sammobile.
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is Sammobile a section in the forum?
themate1987 said:
go to sammobile and download the firmware you want and flash via odin. Instructions are on sammobile.
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Yeah i know this, but i mean.. do i get to keep all my apps and settings if i flash it via Odin, or do i have to perform a factory reset before doing this ?

Temp root can achieved now

Google kingroot and download latest apk you'll get temporary root, it get lost once you restart.
Go to note 4 forums for further info.
Link please , cant find it
siriom said:
Link please , cant find it
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http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application
siriom said:
Link please , cant find it
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Also here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3073034
motumbo said:
Also here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3073034
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Tried with lolipop on a 915fy and didnt work.
Anyone manage to get this done?
Perm root from temp root is not so hard.
siriom said:
Tried with lolipop on a 915fy and didnt work.
Anyone manage to get this done?
Perm root from temp root is not so hard.
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It does not work with LP. Please read AT&T note 4 forum in general section look for root threads. If you want root, you have to downgrade to kk.
Im on stock lolipop , if i downgrade to stock 4.4.4 it shouldnt trip knox right ?
I don't really know if there is any AT&T note edge odin package to take it back to kk. Why don't you open a new thread in q&a asking about this. Note 4 owners have taken device back to kk from LP with no issues, but they do have odin package.
siriom said:
Im on stock lolipop , if i downgrade to stock 4.4.4 it shouldnt trip knox right ?
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motumbo said:
I don't really know if there is any AT&T note edge odin package to take it back to kk. Why don't you open a new thread in q&a asking about this. Note 4 owners have taken device back to kk from LP with no issues, but they do have odin package.
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I already created one and got no response at all. I think there is a Dev working on it, however.
raynan said:
I already created one and got no response at all. I think there is a Dev working on it, however.
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There is a link for note edge odin package? I really like to have it, just in case.
motumbo said:
There is a link for note edge odin package? I really like to have it, just in case.
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Not quite yet... We are waiting for someone to either get a persistent root or maybe find a way to get it directly from Samsung.
siriom said:
Im on stock lolipop , if i downgrade to stock 4.4.4 it shouldnt trip knox right ?
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You can use odin to flash official firmware and it doesn't trip knox. You can download the firmware from sammobile, they have all the firmware's for AT&T and Verizon, Sprint, etc
Download the firmware from sammobile
Load the tar file in odin, in the PDA. Odin will check the file. Put your phone in download mode. Hit start, wait, your phone will flash the official software, boot up to a brand new kit kit... falsh kingroot 4.00 and have a nice day. This does not trip knox, I say again flashing official firmware does not trip knox. Only custom recovery flashed in odin trip knox. MAKE SURE THE FILE YOU DOWNLOAD FROM SAMMOBILE IS FOR YOUR PHONE!!! You can find your model number in your settings in the about section
Sent from my SM-N915V using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
It appears they will soon be done with the root for note 4 that wont trip knox.
Lets hope someone here can replicate it for note edge...
2swizzle said:
You can use odin to flash official firmware and it doesn't trip knox. You can download the firmware from sammobile, they have all the firmware's for AT&T and Verizon, Sprint, etc
Download the firmware from sammobile
Load the tar file in odin, in the PDA. Odin will check the file. Put your phone in download mode. Hit start, wait, your phone will flash the official software, boot up to a brand new kit kit... falsh kingroot 4.00 and have a nice day. This does not trip knox, I say again flashing official firmware does not trip knox. Only custom recovery flashed in odin trip knox. MAKE SURE THE FILE YOU DOWNLOAD FROM SAMMOBILE IS FOR YOUR PHONE!!! You can find your model number in your settings in the about section
Sent from my SM-N915V using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
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Do you have sammobile download link for sm-n915a? I have searched all over that place and it seems there is no firmware for AT&T note edge.
motumbo said:
Do you have sammobile download link for sm-n915a? I have searched all over that place and it seems there is no firmware for AT&T note edge.
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As far as I'm aware, there is not yet a firmware package floating around.
raynan said:
As far as I'm aware, there is not yet a firmware package floating around.
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I'm the one who provided the Verizon Note Edge firmware to sammobile. You can pull the file yourself. I put together the information on the note edge thread. See below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59216136
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I was stupid and took the OTA to lollipop so now I either have to try to get it from Best Buy or wait for someone else to pull it
Something very strange just happened with my phone. I installed Kingroot, let it run and it rebooted at about 58% and said "Optimizing app 1 of 431", it ran through all of it and then came back up. I didn't notice anything. So I went and opened up King User, it said it couldn't root it. So I went to Kingroot (I believe), and there was a sad face with a tear. I backed out, went back and hit root (I believe), next thing I know, it reboot by itself, and it says "custom" with an unlocked lock on the front. Right now it's optimizing app x of 103. I'm waiting for it to finish to see what happens . . .
It's a Verizon phone, btw.
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Once it was done with the 103 apps, I looked and King User was gone, just Kingroot. I reboot it again and it didn't say "custom" on it - I had another phone out and ready to take a picture, too. Oh well . . .
So, in theory, we could use the temp root to download/install ti backup and kill off the bloatware? Has anyone actually gotten the root to work on the VZW Note Edge?
answaiksvoltage said:
So, in theory, we could use the temp root to download/install ti backup and kill off the bloatware? Has anyone actually gotten the root to work on the VZW Note Edge?
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Motumbo has done exactly that . I'll be trying it on the Note Edge FY when i get home.
I need to down grade first though ...

About KNOX

Hello I certainly tripped KNOX by installing root which I didn't know that installing root by flashing trips it so now if I fully unroot my phone and has KNOX tripped can I still update my phone thru OTA? Or I just have the flash a new firmware?
KidKnowsTech said:
Hello I certainly tripped KNOX by installing root which I didn't know that installing root by flashing trips it so now if I fully unroot my phone and has KNOX tripped can I still update my phone thru OTA? Or I just have the flash a new firmware?
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Flash firmware via odin
Then u will get ota updates
yash92duster said:
Flash firmware via odin
Then u will get ota updates
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Link for firmware and instructions? Also I'm in 6.0.1 stock.
KidKnowsTech said:
Link for firmware and instructions? Also I'm in 6.0.1 stock.
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Use sammobile site or samfirm tool
Download correct firmware of your device model and install via odin
yash92duster said:
Use sammobile site or samfirm tool
Download correct firmware of your device model and install via odin
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Will I lose all of my data if I flash the correct firmware with odin?
KidKnowsTech said:
Will I lose all of my data if I flash the correct firmware with odin?
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yes after flashing rom via odin and clearing cache and data in recovery
all data will be gone
copy data to laptop and proceed

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