How do I root the S5 SM-G900W8 - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have searched all over the web and this site for a tutorial or how to on rooting my S5 with the stock Marshmallow update. Most of the how to's are all outdated and I don't want to run into crashing my phone again by using anything outdated. I tried installing TWRP recovery or flashing it with ODIN and it didn't work. I had lollipop rooted before so I know I'm capable if I'm linked to the right tools. The way I did the Lollipop root was with TWRP and SuperSU but as I said before I couldn't get the recovery installed properly. It said pass in Odin but I got a bootloop and unstable phone so I prefer if someone knows the right tools and how to please clue me in.

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[Q] Failed Root?

Hello everyone, before I continue I will give my phone details below:
Model Number: GT-I9505
Andriod version: 4.4.2
Baseband version: I9505XXUFNC5
So my problem is that I followed a guide to rooting my Galaxy S4, after which Odin confirmed to me that my phone had passed the rooting setup, all very good. The problem occurs when checking to see if my phone had successfully being rooted, I downloaded Root Checker Basic which informed me that my phone actually isn't rooted.
So as anyone would do they start the rooting process again, to which the same outcome repeated.
I can not post the link to the guide I used, the website I followed was ibtimes. The guide I followed is named 'Root galaxy s4 (LTE) I9505 on Official Andriod 4.2.2 Kitkat Firmware.
The link above is the guide I used.
So my question is, has anyone else come across this in the past? I did a brief search in the forums prier to posting this but came to no avail.
Thank you for any and all help with regards to my problem!
1. Try to root ur phone 2 times with same method u used.
2. Always KNOX app will block SuperSU app. You will have to freeze or delete KNOX app.
As requested I deleted the KNOX app and tried a Root, it has again come up with the same results, quoting from the SuperSU app 'There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!'
I can not think as to what I am doing wrong.
Update:
I have factory reset my phone, and tried the root again to which the results are the same, Odin doesn't go yellow, it goes blue but some people say this can be due to different versions.
I have got usb debugging enabled, the battery is charged. This is really frustrating as I was wanting to get put a ROM on my phone today haha.
If anyone has any further advice that will be much appreciated!
Have you tried flashing CWM Recovery to your phone? When exiting CWM if you're not rooted, it'll tell you and ask if you want to root. Select Yes then go back into Android and check your SuperSU.
Otherwise, you could always try use Odin to flash one of Djembys pre-rooted stock roms?
If you're just wanting to flash a custom rom, then you could just download a custom rom, put it on your phone internal storage (or external SD), flash a custom recovery and then flash the rom? That's worked for me in the past.
Try to root again with odin and if your recovery say anything like ''fix root'' always say no

issue installing supersu after rooting G900F

Hi
I successfully used odin to re-root my S5 G900F however when i followed the video posted explaining how to flash supersu using sphinx my phone will not boot i get message at boot saying set warranty bit:kernel and it will not proceed from there can someone help me with this issue i am kind of new to rooting etc so if i have missed something let me know
Thanks
Hi there, whats your android version ?
Try flashing this with your custom recovery
If you're 'successfully rooted' you can download and install SuperSU direct from the playstore......Why would you need to odin flash it?
Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
I tried play store it didnt work right as the root was unsuccessful it turns out i had to restore my phone with the stock rom in end as I used flashed something incorrectly. I will attempt to root again i am now on lollipop

Which Version of TWRP for Note 4 SM-N910U 5.1.1.

Hey guys,
So yesterday i had a NIGHTMARE.
I had a note 4 running on 5.0.1 which was rooted with CF Auto Root. I decided i wanted to install TWRP. I flashed it with odin using the version i thought would be correct. But ended up NOT being able to boot my phone and being stuck on the Samsung Logo screen with the SEANDROID red error message.
I tried everything and eventually just downloaded the STOCK 5.0.1 rom and flashed it with Odin and my phone was back to normal.
I now need to Re-root my phone again and hopefully get twrp installed.
My main question is which version of TWRP should i use?
Also when i look at the CF Auto Root page, i see for the SM-910U they seem to only have a file for 5.1.1. So does that mean i should update from 5.0.1 - 5.1.1. first before rooting?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Yes, you should update.
Look for twrp at xda. There are threads about twrp for note4

NEED HELP ON ROOTING G900H ON G900HXXU1ANCI 4.4.2 KitKat Firmware

hi guys
my galaxy s5 is g900h and i have tried literally everything possible tonight
i am trying to restore it back to kitkat as i like kitkat more
but then i am unable to root it on the stock rom
i have tried
1.flashing CF AUTOROOT tool - always ends up in bootloop with stuck to samsung logo
2.flashing PHILZ recovery and that always fails installing
tried many other ways but still unable to root it
searched through thousands if google pages and forums on XDA
but i am somehow stuck
I NEED YOUR HELP GUYS PLEASE GET THIS DONE FOR ME!
enable USB Debugging from Developer Options.
on odin ... try put number 1 on autostart
then flash cf autoroot... (CF-Auto-Root-k3g-k3gxx-smg900h.tar.md5)
https://download.chainfire.eu/402/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-k3g-k3gxx-smg900h.zip
yogesh.kalyana said:
hi guys
my galaxy s5 is g900h and i have tried literally everything possible tonight
i am trying to restore it back to kitkat as i like kitkat more
but then i am unable to root it on the stock rom
i have tried
1.flashing CF AUTOROOT tool - always ends up in bootloop with stuck to samsung logo
2.flashing PHILZ recovery and that always fails installing
tried many other ways but still unable to root it
searched through thousands if google pages and forums on XDA
but i am somehow stuck
I NEED YOUR HELP GUYS PLEASE GET THIS DONE FOR ME!
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Here is the link Bro
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6YfELxJkuUNbUNLVGdvUndnYm8
I used them on my KitKat 4.4.4 OS
It should work for you too

S5 Prime SM-G906K ODIN FAILED after ROOTING and Twrp Installation Need Expert Opinion

Hi guys i need expert opinions as i am worried about my device. I have S5 Prime G906K with Marshmallow installed. The set is super fine. I wanted to root and flash custom recovery my S5 Prime. I followed the direction of Kyntik (recognized developer of TWRP for my G906 Device). The procedure was successful. Set rooted and recovery installed but two major issues which appeared were:
1) I tried to flash stock Samsung firmware for my model from Sammobile with latest provided ODIN on their site. ODIN failed and i was unable to boot. i tried to boot in recovery but it said UPDATE INTERRUPTED Try Kies etc. I tried again but ODIN Failed when writing System.imge. I tried it around 5 to 6 time and SUDDENLY entire .md5 file was flashed. I dont know what was worng? Have you guys ever faced this issue? if so what was your loophole how you managed to get out of it? Is it me or others have faced it if so tell me the possible reasons where i was wrong? I am asking this because i love trying different roms cooked for our devices but i am scared now.
2) After i rooted and installed twrp on my handset, it always displayed a yellow message on top left corner which said "SET BIT WARRANTY:KERNAL" And when i tried to boot recovery message used to be "SET WARRANTY BIT:RECOVERY.
Whats going on here? I have come back to samsung after 3 years of enjoying LG so i dont much about recent changes. Your opinions will clearify my in :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
You need download file here http://download.chainfire.eu/1021/SuperSU/SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip
And flash via recovery
You can visit s5 prime group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498964617092565
laivu said:
You need download file here http://download.chainfire.eu/1021/SuperSU/SR3-SuperSU-v2.79-SR3-20170114223742.zip
And flash via recovery
You can visit s5 prime group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498964617092565
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Thank you but this was my method and as i mentioned i followed the procedure of Kyntik. I had no problem after installing twrp and getting rooted. Only problem i faced was while flashing stock firmware again now m confused was it caused by custom recovery or this was random error. fortunately ODIN flashed my set after trying it 8 times its working perfectly on stock. but i want custom roms thats why m cautious

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