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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

Please give me a screenshot from your phone informations in the setting menu.

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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

Root Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T561

Hello Friends,
I own a "Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T561"..
I have searched the internet and the xda posts. no root is available for this model.
even searched the chainfire website.
Please, i need root files for my tablet..
Device Model : Samsung Galaxy Tab E SM-T561
Baseband Version : T561DDU0AOF1
Android Version : 4.4.4
Build Number : KTU84P.T561XXU0AOI2
Please kindly provide me how to get root access on my tablet.

try this giude

Kingroot doesnt work, at least on the Galaxy Tab E SM-T560, I've tried it 3 days ago. Maybe on the SM-T561, who knows.

Kingoroot doesn't work on SM-T561, at least for me.

p94 said:
Kingoroot doesn't work on SM-T561, at least for me.
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Yeah Kingoroot dint work.
Framaroot dint work.

Can i root SM-T561 with recovery mode manually.

Yash71299 said:
Can i root SM-T561 with recovery mode manually.
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U can . i think u need "custom recovery" for that. and i have searched internet, there are no custom recovery for T561..

I just rooted my Tab E. Only the SM-T560NU (Tab E Nook from Best Buy) model though. Running 5.1.1. Whoever wants me to make a thread, I'd be proud to but show me where to make the thread.

Jeffreynlouis12 said:
I just rooted my Tab E. Only the SM-T560NU (Tab E Nook from Best Buy) model though. Running 5.1.1. Whoever wants me to make a thread, I'd be proud to but show me where to make the thread.
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Yes please. How did you do it? You can just post right here.

Its a lot of steps. You sure?

Please share
Jeffreynlouis12 said:
I just rooted my Tab E. Only the SM-T560NU (Tab E Nook from Best Buy) model though. Running 5.1.1. Whoever wants me to make a thread, I'd be proud to but show me where to make the thread.
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Can you please share which method you used? I have 3 Tab E 560 that I'd like to root for my daughters

Jeffreynlouis12 said:
I just rooted my Tab E. Only the SM-T560NU (Tab E Nook from Best Buy) model though. Running 5.1.1. Whoever wants me to make a thread, I'd be proud to but show me where to make the thread.
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Yes, I have been looking everywhere, please if you have one.

Thirded
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Give me some time, I have to reset my tablet and take all screen shots. Make sure you are all on SM-T560NU. Not SM-T560

Awesome. Thank you.
Any reason I should continue to hold off on taking my update? I've had one pending since I got this bad boy last week and I've been waiting to hear something about it just in case there's something irreversible in it that would prevent root.
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Get the update
But remember to OEM unlock. I'll show you how soon. I'm at lunch break in school at the moment.

Would also like to know.
Only been able to get temp root with kingroot

Jeffreynlouis12 said:
Give me some time, I have to reset my tablet and take all screen shots. Make sure you are all on SM-T560NU. Not SM-T560
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I would also like a guide please, as using Kingroot bricked my tablet. I have the SM-T560NU model.
Thanks.

Anyway, how does this tablet tun?
Is it smooth with just 1,5 GB of ram?
Is there any update to the LP or even CM LP?

Xposed on sm-g900f G900FXXU1BOJ1?????????

Hey everyone kinda new to this, had a HTC Sensation, good few years back and tinkered a fair bit with that.
I now have a sm-g900f S5 running stock 5.0 Baseband G900FXXU1BOJ1. I have rooted the device and got TWRP running. I have backed everything up.
My question is can i put xposed on my device and if i can how do i go about it.
Thanks in advance.

How did you root your device I've been trying and can't seem to find the right firmware
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streetewok said:
Hey everyone kinda new to this, had a HTC Sensation, good few years back and tinkered a fair bit with that.
I now have a sm-g900f S5 running stock 5.0 Baseband G900FXXU1BOJ1. I have rooted the device and got TWRP running. I have backed everything up.
My question is can i put xposed on my device and if i can how do i go about it.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi mate how did you root your device I've been looking for this romantic but can't find it anywhere any help you could give would be appreciated

streetewok said:
Hey everyone kinda new to this, had a HTC Sensation, good few years back and tinkered a fair bit with that.
I now have a sm-g900f S5 running stock 5.0 Baseband G900FXXU1BOJ1. I have rooted the device and got TWRP running. I have backed everything up.
My question is can i put xposed on my device and if i can how do i go about it.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi mate how did you root your device I've been looking for this romantic but can't find it anywhere any help you could give would be appreciated

azza1328 said:
Hi mate how did you root your device I've been looking for this romantic but can't find it anywhere any help you could give would be appreciated
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Now I habe a rooted S5
1. copy "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip" to phone internal storage
2. flash the "twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img.tar" with Odin (with "Auto Reboot" OFF)
3. After battery out and in, boot into recovery (VolUP+Home+PWR)
4. In recovery with TWRP go to install zip, choose "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip".
Reboot Phone and tested with a root Checker from Playstore and -> Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device!
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I think XPosed should work on any bootloader,only depends on the versions that xposed supports but by now it should support almost any android versions,anyone can correct me if I'm wrong here.

elefiski said:
I think XPosed should work on any bootloader,only depends on the versions that xposed supports but by now it should support almost any android versions,anyone can correct me if I'm wrong here.
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This warning shows up when I try and install the framework, any ideas?
I also read that on stock Samsung ROMs it causes bootloop?
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Try uninstalling the current one and try flashing sdk22 after that.
Everything about xposed for lollipop is on this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811 ;post should help a bit.

streetewok said:
Hey everyone kinda new to this, had a HTC Sensation, good few years back and tinkered a fair bit with that.
I now have a sm-g900f S5 running stock 5.0 Baseband G900FXXU1BOJ1. I have rooted the device and got TWRP running. I have backed everything up.
My question is can i put xposed on my device and if i can how do i go about it.
Thanks in advance.
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Brother plzz would you tell me how you root this baseband version.
My s5 running on this baseband wont root..plzzz

1. Download "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip" to phone internal storage
2. flash the "twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img.tar" with Odin 3 (with "Auto Reboot" OFF)
Once shows as a success in oden remove the battery.
3. After battery out and in, boot into recovery (VolUP+Home+PWR)
4. In recovery with TWRP go to install zip, choose "UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip".
Reboot Phone and tested with a root Checker from Playstore and -> Congratulations! Root access is properly installed on this device!
I'm in now way shape or form responsible for you bricking your phone. Do this at your own risk!
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here the MM update fota file for Z00A

Please.. test this and post Ur result......?
FOTA-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.61-user.zip (1.1 GB)
http://uptobox.com/jdh8zuqc3kvg
http://uptobox.com/jdh8zuqc3kvg

thanks @jrior001
The 6.0.1 Asus FOTA. [1.1Gb]
http://downloads.infinitus-rom.com/FOTA-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.61-user.zip

Sorry but just want to warn others. There are a lot of bricked phones after flashing the beta MM. So please search the thread for success stories on how to update before doing so.
I spent 1 day unbricking my phone. Gosh...

I will wait for ota update. Anyway, thanks for sharing
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Installed and runs fine for me, but how do I downgrade back to Android 5? When I try to flash the old recovery.img then try to reboot into recovery from the bootloader, I get kicked back to bootloader. I then flash the 6.0 recovery.img again and fastboot wipe cache and recovery works again. I can't sideload the old images on Asus' website either...any ideas?

Azothyran said:
Installed and runs fine for me, but how do I downgrade back to Android 5? When I try to flash the old recovery.img then try to reboot into recovery from the bootloader, I get kicked back to bootloader. I then flash the 6.0 recovery.img again and fastboot wipe cache and recovery works again. I can't sideload the old images on Asus' website either...any ideas?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/android-6-0-beta-root-xposed-downgrade-t3404321

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/android-6-0-beta-root-xposed-downgrade-t3404321
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That worked. Thank you very much.

Beta test still running??
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Thank you
It worked for me
thank you and there is no bigger change only thing i see there is no lag when playing game

Link for new version, please

NiTesh said:
Beta test still running??
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Yes!!!

Any one can share link update for ZE551ML ??

Mine is not rotating screen after update

luc_imai said:
Mine is not rotating screen after update
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you have new update ??

Weird thing happened today.
An app (crane connect) reqiested permission to enable BT and I allowed it but BT didn't turn on (not even manually). So I shut down the app and left the phone on the table. After an hour I had no 3g/4g connectivity and no wifi. A reboot fixed everything.
Don't know if it's the app fault (bad mm compatibility) or is there a bug in fw. Hope it does not happen again because cell coverage is the main reason I bought this phone (is by far better than any phone I owned). I got a feeling though, that LP had a better reception.

wawan darmawan said:
you have new update ??
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Unfortunately. I dont

Today I downloaded and compared STOCK FW ZX551ML MM (WW-4.21.40.74 (andriod M)) and ZE551ML BETA MM. In ifwi.zip is a surprise ... ZX left, ZE right. Both have a code name Z00A... I think that official ZE551ML version will come very soon.
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I have installed .61 beta M version to my phone. So far there is no issue bothering me. Overall i am satisfied with the performance. Important step to be carried out after upgrading to this beta version is FACTORY RESET
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I need version 4.21.40.78 @@ help me......

cavanthuan said:
I need version 4.21.40.78 @@ help me......
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I too......
Is possible instal Rom Zoom in Zenfone 2 and SENSORS fix?

S5 SM-G900F firmware upgrade issue and don't know latest OS-version

Hi there,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) which has a 'firmware upgrade encounterd an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again' problem.
I have tried the Kies-method. No result. Device isn't recognized by Kies and I don't have an recovery code.
Now I wanna try the Odin method, but for this I need the latest OS-version before the error occured. And this one I don't know, because I am trying to fix it for someone who has no clue. Probably it was running on a stock Vodafone ROM and probably the latest version was Lollipop. But like I said, that's all a guess.
I have read that I need to be sure about the OS-version, because otherwise I might brick it permanently.
I can get into download mode ... at least that's something.
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to bypass this? Or can I figure out what firmware version it was on in some other way?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

w/odin you can flash any android version just as long as the fw is for your s5 variant.
sometimes if not always going back to an older version than whats on the phone then a factory reset is usually needed after the flash
if odin sees the phone in dl mode then you should be good to flash.
backup the sdcards b4 u proceed

Thanks, will try it tommorow
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Reading it back makes me some what nervous, because a guy named Emily J. Fox wrote this about it (not on the XDA forum but some other website):
Select the Correct Firmware Package version
From these step it’s also been crucial if you just grab any*firmware package*without knowing which one is the correct version to choose. So that is why I want you to know the correct*Android version*first. *Now, let say *if you still remember that your version of Android 4.3 Jelly bean before*you get the*firmware upgrade encountered an issue then you may only restore your device to the official Android 4.3 firmware. Same as it goes if you also have previously on Android 4.4.2 KitKat, then you may also only restores back your phone to the official 4.4.2 KitKat. *If you already on 4.4.2, you cannot actually downgrade back to the old software updates like 4.3, mark my word don’t do it.
So you understand I am a bit reluctant.
Can you take away my fear?
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Say for instance I flash a Lollipop Vodafone rom, but instead I should have flashed a universal Kitkat rom (I mean no provider specific rom).
What are the chances I brick my phone permanently?
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Mickeyfin said:
Say for instance I flash a Lollipop Vodafone rom, but instead I should have flashed a universal Kitkat rom (I mean no provider specific rom).
What are the chances I brick my phone permanently?
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your phone is safe if you let ODIN default options
For example, Tab Options > Repartition normally is untick, if you tick repartition and you select a wrong ROM, you can brick your phone
Likewise PIT tab is very dangerous and if you aren't sure what are you doing with PIT tab is ver ysure you can brick your phone
NAND erase all? Do not you dare!

users brick phones by using wrong fw(fw meant for other phones) and/or options in odin.
going forward or back in android versions will not brick phones via odin if using the correct phones fw.
just use correct fw for your phone and only use the "ap" button in choosing the fw within in odin3. should be exactly like the pic below
afaik if bootloader is not locked you can go forward and back in fw versions, afaik the g900f does not have a locked bootloader.
either way it wont brick your phone but maybe just wont allow you to go backwards in versions.
feel free to correct me if im wrong
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Thanks , this is very usefull information.
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Thanks a lot to both of you. I feel a lot more confident.
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It worked!
Thanks to your help I managed to flash a Lollipop firmware which seems to be running just fine.
So thanks very much.
Now can I upgrade tot Marshmallow the same way, via Odin3?