Lost root on marshmallow after security update. - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have international snapdragon SM-G900F mm 6.0.1 rooted with chainfire. Some damn security update came and I have lost root. I cannnot root it back with same method (odin+chainfire).
What to do now? I dont have backup of course
Flash odin rom on top of everything then root again?

ezantera said:
I have international snapdragon SM-G900F mm 6.0.1 rooted with chainfire. Some damn security update came and I have lost root. I cannnot root it back with same method (odin+chainfire).
What to do now? I dont have backup of course
Flash odin rom on top of everything then root again?
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I had same issues with losing root when i flashed the cf-root file direct through odin. Best thing to do is flash Twrp recovery through odin, then flash the superuser file via Twrp. Thats best way for permanant root. Good luck
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kuljit55 said:
I had same issues with losing root when i flashed the cf-root file direct through odin. Best thing to do is flash Twrp recovery through odin, then flash the superuser file via Twrp. Thats best way for permanant root. Good luck
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I installed latest twrp and latest stable supersu 2.65 and it did not work.
Edit: after twrp-ing supersu beta 2.74 finally root is working! Thanks.

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Rooted 4.4.4

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3132458
I posted it somedays back to confirm my note3's status..
PDA: N900VVRUDNJ6
CSC: N900VVZWDNJ6
RECOVERY : KTU84P.N900VVRUDNJ6
was running 4.4.4 with baseband N900XXUENG1...
I purchased it via CUSTOM India and tried to root it but failed then i c phone info application saying root access 'yes'.. to my surprise it was rooted and i installed supersu and all root apps works fine like greenify , xposed installer etc
I tried to flash custom recovery but there it ceased saying..."wrong software flashed,switch off phone and take it to nearest Verizon store"
I downloaded ob6 5.0 for Verizon and Odin flashed it...everything is working fine now..
Till now 4.4.4 root is not available then how it was rooted and by which method..it has custom recovery having Chinese written in middle...
Plz check pics and screen shots in the link given above...
Did u keep root with Lollipop OB6 ?
I flashed custom recovery on 4.4.4 and rom crashed.. i flashed lollipop and so lost the root...
Root for 4.4.4 is definately present and that too some Chinese method but we dont know ????
You had custom 4.4.4 with root which is NOT the same as stock 4.4.4 which can't be rooted. If your phone didn't crash, you could have flashed custom LP like Jasmine and kept root. Stock LP however can't be rooted
HueyT said:
You had custom 4.4.4 with root which is NOT the same as stock 4.4.4 which can't be rooted. If your phone didn't crash, you could have flashed custom LP like Jasmine and kept root. Stock LP however can't be rooted
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Stock 4.4.4 can be rooted with towel root.
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Hyro864 said:
Stock 4.4.4 can be rooted with towel root.
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This would be big news if true. Since when has TowelRoot worked on 4.4.4?
Hyro864 said:
Stock 4.4.4 can be rooted with towel root.
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Nope...4.4.2 can be rooted via towelroot. Not 4.4.4
Sent from my Note 3 via Tapatalk
HueyT said:
You had custom 4.4.4 with root which is NOT the same as stock 4.4.4 which can't be rooted. If your phone didn't crash, you could have flashed custom LP like Jasmine and kept root. Stock LP however can't be rooted
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Yup...u r right and it is my misfortune.. although lollipop is good but if it ll get root it ll be awesome...lets hope for the best..

What Custom Recovery to use w/ Lollipop 5.0.1 Rooted

I rooted my S4 ATT SGH-I337 yesterday with Kingroot while already having Lollipop 5.0.1. I then downloaded Flashify & Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery. Restarted my phone to goto recovery and I got a yellow triangle saying this phone has software unauthorized by att.
What Custom Recovery can I use and where can I find the latest version? Will TWRP work and also I've heard of something called Philz?
Oh and does bootloader have anything to do with this because when I rooted my S3 I never even knew or heard of bootloader.
Thanks in Advance
tpedreira said:
I rooted my S4 ATT SGH-I337 yesterday with Kingroot while already having Lollipop 5.0.1. I then downloaded Flashify & Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery. Restarted my phone to goto recovery and I got a yellow triangle saying this phone has software unauthorized by att.
What Custom Recovery can I use and where can I find the latest version? Will TWRP work and also I've heard of something called Philz?
Oh and does bootloader have anything to do with this because when I rooted my S3 I never even knew or heard of bootloader.
Thanks in Advance
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You will not be able to use a custom recovery because your bootloader is locked with no means of unlocking it or downgrading to an unlocked one. You have 2 tools that you can use, currently in lollipop. One is flashfire beta. If you ever purchased mobile Odin, you will be upgraded to the paid version for free. The other is safestrap. Safestrap isn't updated for lollipop but there is a workaround. Since you rooted with Kingroot, I'd suggest getting flashfire beta and then use it to flash the rooted 0C3 zip found in the OP of this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
The reason is that Kingroot seems shady and installs other crapware. Also, if you try to update to 0C4, it will fail with the Kingroot rooted lollipop. It won't with Muniz' method. Well, at least I know it won't with the stock rooted one. I'm still unsure if the deodexed one will cause the update to fail.
Snapping along on stock rooted 0C4 I337, wishing for some good up to date lollipop ROM's to throw into flashfire
I have Flashfire Pro and SuperSU
buggerritt said:
You will not be able to use a custom recovery because your bootloader is locked with no means of unlocking it or downgrading to an unlocked one. You have 2 tools that you can use, currently in lollipop. One is flashfire beta. If you ever purchased mobile Odin, you will be upgraded to the paid version for free. The other is safestrap. Safestrap isn't updated for lollipop but there is a workaround. Since you rooted with Kingroot, I'd suggest getting flashfire beta and then use it to flash the rooted 0C3 zip found in the OP of this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
The reason is that Kingroot seems shady and installs other crapware. Also, if you try to update to 0C4, it will fail with the Kingroot rooted lollipop. It won't with Muniz' method. Well, at least I know it won't with the stock rooted one. I'm still unsure if the deodexed one will cause the update to fail.
Snapping along on stock rooted 0C4 I337, wishing for some good up to date lollipop ROM's to throw into flashfire
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My question is what is 0C3? and what is 0C4?
I have the paid version of Flashfire beta
The reason I want a custom recovery is so i can make a backup of my phone and then flash a rom preferably Cyanogen Mod if they have it yet. I hate this touchwiz. But I wanna make a backup like i was able to wish Clockwork mod. Is FlashFire capable of making a complete backup? I see the Backup option but have no clue which to choose and or what it is backing up??????
tpedreira said:
My question is what is 0C3? and what is 0C4?
I have the paid version of Flashfire beta
The reason I want a custom recovery is so i can make a backup of my phone and then flash a rom preferably Cyanogen Mod if they have it yet. I hate this touchwiz. But I wanna make a backup like i was able to wish Clockwork mod. Is FlashFire capable of making a complete backup? I see the Backup option but have no clue which to choose and or what it is backing up??????
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OC3 is the original Lollipop distribution for the AT&T I337. OC4 is the patch update which is assumed to have corrected the stagefright bug.
I don't have the phone, so I don't use flashfire, but I understand that you can do most everything with it that you can do with CWM or TWRP.
The bootloader is locked, and you will not be able to install a custom recovery. You will also not be able to install a custom kernel, so no AOSP based roms can be installed either. You're stuck with Touchwiz based roms. Period.
TWRP will work
Anili9082 said:
TWRP will work
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No it won't. Only safestrap will work with the nc1 work around. Flashfire is great until you want to flash a rom with an aroma installer, then safestrap is the only option.
Can't upgrade to OC4
Hey, I have updated to Lollipop using Muniz's method back in April. You said that the udate should work with Muniz's installation. It is not working for me. Are you aware of this? I too have a locked bootloader, and am stuck with the Safestrap like many others.
Thanks,
buggerritt said:
You will not be able to use a custom recovery because your bootloader is locked with no means of unlocking it or downgrading to an unlocked one. You have 2 tools that you can use, currently in lollipop. One is flashfire beta. If you ever purchased mobile Odin, you will be upgraded to the paid version for free. The other is safestrap. Safestrap isn't updated for lollipop but there is a workaround. Since you rooted with Kingroot, I'd suggest getting flashfire beta and then use it to flash the rooted 0C3 zip found in the OP of this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-update-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814
The reason is that Kingroot seems shady and installs other crapware. Also, if you try to update to 0C4, it will fail with the Kingroot rooted lollipop. It won't with Muniz' method. Well, at least I know it won't with the stock rooted one. I'm still unsure if the deodexed one will cause the update to fail.
Snapping along on stock rooted 0C4 I337, wishing for some good up to date lollipop ROM's to throw into flashfire
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hi4s4 said:
Hey, I have updated to Lollipop using Muniz's method back in April. You said that the udate should work with Muniz's installation. It is not working for me. Are you aware of this? I too have a locked bootloader, and am stuck with the Safestrap like many others.
Thanks,
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Have you changed anything since the update? If you've unistalled or frozen any apps, or made any other change to the rom, the update will fail. It does work with the deodexed version of the rom also, that's what I updated with.

Any root for N910C 5.1.1 that can be flashed via Odin?

I'm on 5.1.1 firmware and I decided to root my phone the problem is, Im on the stock recovery. is there any flashable file via odin.. I saw the post on exynos development but there is no link on it for odin..
PS. Sorry I posted it here, cuz i cant reply on the post in the development page..
or I can flash TWRP via odin without any root previlage? thanks!
kenchoids said:
or I can flash TWRP via odin without any root previlage? thanks!
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yes you can flash twrp or(philZ)with odin no need root
kenchoids said:
or I can flash TWRP via odin without any root previlage? thanks!
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yes but you'll trip your knox !!!
If you dont care about the Knox trigger, flash twrp And then flash root
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How to root samsung note 4 SM-N910C on android 6.0.1?

Recently I used odin to flash Russian marshmallow on my note 4 SM-N910C. I also flashed TWRP successfully.
I tried the usual rooting method with cf-autoroot but I got into bootloops. also I tried flashing the spacex kernel but the device didn't start up at all.
Now that I tried everything I know, is there any method to root it?
I had to go back to 5.1.1 and wait for rooting method for 6.0.1.
Any help will be appreciated.
Flash the SuperSU zip from TWRP? Do that.
vampokin said:
Recently I used odin to flash Russian marshmallow on my note 4 SM-N910C. I also flashed TWRP successfully.
I tried the usual rooting method with cf-autoroot but I got into bootloops. also I tried flashing the spacex kernel but the device didn't start up at all.
Now that I tried everything I know, is there any method to root it?
I had to go back to 5.1.1 and wait for rooting method for 6.0.1.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Flash (for Root) this SuperUser zip via TWRP 3.0+ for stock MM 6.0.1 (N910C)..
ChainFire (the Dev. for Root) requests to link to his files, but cannot, for the life of me, find where I downloaded it from, so here is my personal copy..please donate to ChainFire if you can, for all his hard efforts..
I'm on the "Polish" version here in USA..works flawlessly..
Here >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzr_08QESKW4WjRzaUcwNlVOMVU/view?usp=drivesdk
SM-N910C Gold Note 4 (MM 6.0.1)
Thanks a lot it works though a little buggy
vampokin said:
Thanks a lot it works though a little buggy
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"buggy"..lol..runs flawless on my device, but..every device/user is a bit different..glad you got it working..
SM-N910C Gold Note 4 (MM 6.0.1)
NWKENT said:
"buggy"..lol..runs flawless on my device, but..every device/user is a bit different..glad you got it working..
SM-N910C Gold Note 4 (MM 6.0.1)
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Is this the link?
https://download.chainfire.eu/559/CF-Root
from whichever device is closest to hand
NWKENT said:
Flash (for Root) this SuperUser zip via TWRP 3.0+ for stock MM 6.0.1 (N910C)..
ChainFire (the Dev. for Root) requests to link to his files, but cannot, for the life of me, find where I downloaded it from, so here is my personal copy..please donate to ChainFire if you can, for all his hard efforts..
I'm on the "Polish" version here in USA..works flawlessly..
Here >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzr_08QESKW4WjRzaUcwNlVOMVU/view?usp=drivesdk
SM-N910C Gold Note 4 (MM 6.0.1)
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Hate to ask this random question here, but I'm currently downloading the Polish xeo mm files to flash in odin. I have found the twrp 3.0.2 tar on Google. Is that compatible with MM universally after 3.0? Or is there a different 3.0.2 for LP and MM?
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carnivalrejectq said:
Hate to ask this random question here, but I'm currently downloading the Polish xeo mm files to flash in odin. I have found the twrp 3.0.2 tar on Google. Is that compatible with MM universally after 3.0? Or is there a different 3.0.2 for LP and MM?
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Is this the version?
https://dl.twrp.me/treltexx/
The latest version of TWRP is compatible with MarshMallow.
from whichever device is closest to hand
baltics said:
Is this the version?
https://dl.twrp.me/treltexx/
The latest version of TWRP is compatible with MarshMallow.
from whichever device is closest to hand
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Yes that's it. I have a strange issue though. If i flash MM manuall from the poland version......i can get that twrp to work.....if i take the OTA to MM from the poland Lollipop..... Then that twrp wont work......the reason this is an issue is because the OTA MM is faster and more fluid on my device than the odin tar......why idk. This is a strange case lol.
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carnivalrejectq said:
Yes that's it. I have a strange issue though. If i flash MM manuall from the poland version......i can get that twrp to work.....if i take the OTA to MM from the poland Lollipop..... Then that twrp wont work......the reason this is an issue is because the OTA MM is faster and more fluid on my device than the odin tar......why idk. This is a strange case lol.
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CF (N910c) did work for me, but after few days mysteriously stopped working. No SU binary could be found and therefore no root . Then i decided to root again but unsuccessfully. CF does what is supposed to do and after a phone reboots no root, so i tried this way and it worked: Flashed TWRP tar from odin, than flashed superSU zip from twrp. phone rebooted 2-3 times (this is normal) then when it booted, still did not work until i rebooted it once more manually and screen "android is upgrading" appeared for a few sec. After that everything works as is supposed to.
I have found this video on YouTube (Spanish but it contains download links in video description) and detailed explanation how to do it.
Dryfit said:
CF (N910c) did work for me, but after few days mysteriously stopped working. No SU binary could be found and therefore no root . Then i decided to root again but unsuccessfully. CF does what is supposed to do and after a phone reboots no root, so i tried this way and it worked: Flashed TWRP tar from odin, than flashed superSU zip from twrp. phone rebooted 2-3 times (this is normal) then when it booted, still did not work until i rebooted it once more manually and screen "android is upgrading" appeared for a few sec. After that everything works as is supposed to.
I have found this video on YouTube (Spanish but it contains download links in video description) and detailed explanation how to do it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2897428
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baltics said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2897428
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Yes i tried this first http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2897428
and it worked. After few days root acess somehow dissapeared. And i was not able to root again using cf root. I flash cf root, phone reboots, flash su binaries and reboots again. When it boots up again no root access. (Stock Android 6.0.1) Then i tried method i mentioned in a previous post and it worked.

rooting a phone that has a custom rom already flashed

hey guys,
I have a rom flashed on my s4 i9505 (called virgin rom, something like that). I'm using my s4 now because I lost my note 4 on a night out. Thing is, I know that I have no root access, I've checked very thoroughly but I have a rom flashed from when I used to use it. I want to root my s4 now, but to be safe, I just wanted to check: CAN I ROOT MY S4 USING WHATEVER METHOD WITH A CUSTOM ROM ALREDY FLASHED? Do I have to do anything before I go ahead and root my phone, like flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
Some ROMs, like cm13.1, can enable root access under developer settings.
If it's not there and you're sure the ROM is not rooted, you could flash supersu from a custom recovery.
Do you have a link to the ROM?
hession123 said:
hey guys,
I have a rom flashed on my s4 i9505 (called virgin rom, something like that). I'm using my s4 now because I lost my note 4 on a night out. Thing is, I know that I have no root access, I've checked very thoroughly but I have a rom flashed from when I used to use it. I want to root my s4 now, but to be safe, I just wanted to check: CAN I ROOT MY S4 USING WHATEVER METHOD WITH A CUSTOM ROM ALREDY FLASHED? Do I have to do anything before I go ahead and root my phone, like flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
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Virgin rom for GTi-9505 is moded GPE rom and SuperSu should come with that rom. You might did un-root in the past. Check with app like root-checker for the root access.
To root, you do not have to go back to stock unless you do not like your GPE rom.
Yep this ROM does have SuperSU but when I go into it, it says that i'm "not rooted properly."
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Thanks for responding,
This rom came with SuperSU, but when I go into the app, it say that I'm "not rooted properly"
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Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
audit13 said:
Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
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I don't have root access at all, I've confirmed it by checking in every possible way. I really want to root my s4 safely but would it be OK if I rooted my phone using whatever method when my phone has a custom ROM flashed? Can I just root it right now without any worries?
Many thanks.
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If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
audit13 said:
If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
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I see, so if I was to root my phone now should I first flash a stock rom or something like that?
Many thanks.
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audit13 said:
If the phone were mine, I would re-flashing the ROM to see if that restores root access. If that doesn't work and I still want the same ROM, I would flash supersu from recovery to root it.
I understand your worry over bricking the phone. Unfortunately, flashing will carry a risk of bricking the phone.
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I'm not sure if the phone was ever rooted in the first place because it's been so long since I've used it.
Many thanks.
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Do you have a link to the ROM you flashed? Is it the Play Edition?
I see this ROM for the jflte: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495
audit13 said:
Try flashing an updated version of supersu from a custom recovery.
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Before I flashed the SuperSU.zip, SuperSU app was on the phone and it was saying the phone was not rooted properly, but now it's gone after flashing SuperSU.zip. I've tried everything at this stage. Do you think it would be safe to just root the phone now in its current state?:
1. Custom ROM is flashed
2. Clockworkmod as recovery
3. According to terminal emulator, titanium backup and root checker, i HAVE NO PROPER ROOT ACCESS.
Many thanks.
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audit13 said:
Some ROMs, like cm13.1, can enable root access under developer settings.
If it's not there and you're sure the ROM is not rooted, you could flash supersu from a custom recovery.
Do you have a link to the ROM?
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I don't have a link to the rom, but i know that it's relatively old. It's a GPE android version 4.3. the rom came with SuperSU but when I went into SuperSU app, it said I wasn't rooted.
Many thanks.
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I would not use CWM, I would switch to TWRP and then flash supersu. You may not even have to flash supersu as TWRP may be able to root the phone.
audit13 said:
I would not use CWM, I would switch to TWRP and then flash supersu. You may not even have to flash supersu as TWRP may be able to root the phone.
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I'm going to try that this evening
Many many thanks
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