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Hi all, just came to the S5. My carrier (in my case, Bluegrass Cellular) is a carrier partnered with Verizon's LRA Rural LTE program.
More info can be found here. http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/4g-lte-goes-live-in-rural-america.html
https://opennetwork.verizonwireless...s-modules/devices/SMG900R6_GalaxyS5_2808.html
This thread is intended to help others with this variant of the S5.
I thought I would take the lead in helping the small community with this phone looking to root and run custom roms as we did in the S4 thread in the Verizon S4 Help/QA Thread.
* our other thread for the S4, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2453312 *
We get our LTE phones from Verizon, and they are close-nearly clone variants of their original Verizon version. For example, for the Galaxy S4 I just moved from, SCH-545 (VZW) VS SCH-I545L (LRA) which even had an identical partition table. This s5 variant is in many ways equal to the Verizon dev edition. Also further evidence to support a mostly Verizon clone these phones share the same fcc id, a3l-smg900v
Status: What I've tried so far.
Root: Geohot's Towelroot worked successfully.
RECOVERY: UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER! use twrp or cwm whatever you please.
Kernel: I use ktoonsez kernel. Works perfectly. Highly recommended, this guy's work is amazing.
Custom ROM: installed and working! VZW custom roms work. If you guys want to try Verizon roms, just edit build prop to lra info, you can find it thread.. Just remember to restore apn aswell and it works perfectly. You can use kitkat TW roms like Alliance rom, OptimalROM, extreme syndicate etc.. some aosp roms work with (patch not needed) some roms have unexplained issues..i dont know what to do about them. Remember to flash kernel of choice (highly recommend ktoonsez) after rom aswell. Have fun!
I will update as I go along, anyone can feel free to post. Welcome any and all who have this phone for any questions.
evilryry said:
Hi all, just came to the S5. My carrier (in my case, Bluegrass Cellular) is a carrier partnered with Verizon's LRA Rural LTE program.
More info can be found here. http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/05/4g-lte-goes-live-in-rural-america.html
This thread is intended to help others with this variant of the S5.
I thought I would take the lead in helping the small community with this phone looking to root and run custom roms as we did in the S4 thread in the Verizon S4 Help/QA Thread.
* our other thread for the S4, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2453312 *
We get our LTE phones from Verizon, and they are close-nearly clone variants of their original Verizon version. For example, for the Galaxy S4 I just moved from, SCH-545 (VZW) VS SCH-I545L (LRA) which even had an identical partition table.
Status: What I've tried so far.
Root: Geohot's Towelroot worked successfully.
Safestrap: MUST use AT&T safestrap after I discovered we have different partitions than the 900V, as this time around we have a matching partition table of the AT&T S5. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794087
Custom ROM: installed and working! VZW custom roms work. MUST BACKUP APN TO RESTORE (follow instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656046 ).
Everything else works.
I will update as I go along, anyone can feel free to post. Welcome any and all who have this phone for any questions.
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I also have the SM-G900R6 & have been testing stuff to find out what works on our model, If you like I can post what mods I have tested & confirm working.
Are you also on NF2 with Bluegrass? Was your original firmware ND7?
Morinzo said:
I also have the SM-G900R6 & have been testing stuff to find out what works on our model, If you like I can post what mods I have tested & confirm working.
Are you also on NF2 with Bluegrass? Was your original firmware ND7?
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Yes and yes. I've been trying custom vzw roms but there's a few unresolved issues (phone wakeups and other things, plus ne9 based roms don't work properly) etc I can't figure out. I'm back to stock but with tons of build prop tweaks, running like a champ. I can share with you if you like. What have you tested?
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evilryry said:
Yes and yes. I've been trying custom vzw roms but there's a few unresolved issues (phone wakeups and other things, plus ne9 based roms don't work properly) etc I can't figure out. I'm back to stock but with tons of build prop tweaks, running like a champ. I can share with you if you like. What have you tested?
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Sure share the build prop stuff please, I have tested the sound mods & modded accuweather apk and a few other things..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hp8jtsnoi84zi5/build.prop?dl=0
My build prop. It's possible to delete your build prop, copy that one into it and set permissions. Or restore it via build prop editor app, would probably be the easiest way.
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evilryry said:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8hp8jtsnoi84zi5/build.prop?dl=0
My build prop. It's possible to delete your build prop, copy that one into it and set permissions. Or restore it via build prop editor app, would probably be the easiest way.
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can you list what all has been edited when you have the time please??
The Att safestrap says E: Unable to locate '/boot' partition for backup process, does yours say that and have you restored one of your backups?
Morinzo said:
can you list what all has been edited when you have the time please??
The Att safestrap says E: Unable to locate '/boot' partition for backup process, does yours say that and have you restored one of your backups?
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Pretty much everything edited. Are you sure you're using the s5 att safestrap and not the s5 active or something? Mine doesn't say anything about boot
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evilryry said:
Pretty much everything edited. Are you sure you're using the s5 att safestrap and not the s5 active or something? Mine doesn't say anything about boot
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I got it from your link.
here is the safestrap log, the second pic has some of the same info as the first pic. Can you compare it to yours please..
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r749/xXIMOIXx/2014-09-13121439_zps8a83b68b.jpg
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r749/xXIMOIXx/2014-09-13121519_zps21cfc33e.jpg
Can you link me to what rms you have tested?
Morinzo said:
I got it from your link.
here is the safestrap log, the second pic has some of the same info as the first pic. Can you compare it to yours please..
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r749/xXIMOIXx/2014-09-13121439_zps8a83b68b.jpg
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r749/xXIMOIXx/2014-09-13121519_zps21cfc33e.jpg
Can you link me to what rms you have tested?
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Mine says nothing about boot. I'll try to do a backup and find a camera to show you later.
I tried Alliance slimhyde and extreme syndicate. I think They have problems with our firmware tho. Works mostly, apns are restorable , but have issues with Android.com.phone wakeup, can't figure out but it causes high system drain. If you're OK with less than stock battery life, try it. I'm trying to investigate the differences that cause problems I experience.
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Thanks for this thread it will come in handy in the future. Plan on staying stock for now but may root for the MoaAB list. I have the R6 through my tiny carrier in Michigan Thumb Cellular.
So does each LRA carrier release software updates at different times? I'm on NF2 as well. Will root cause update errors?
andrew110 said:
Thanks for this thread it will come in handy in the future. Plan on staying stock for now but may root for the MoAB list. I have the R6 through my tiny carrier in Michigan Thumb Cellular.
So does each LRA carrier release software updates at different times? I'm on NF2 as well. Will root cause update errors?
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The lra carriers should release all at once, updates are pushed from Samsung. Root can cause errors but you can unroot and restore system changes. It will block ota alerts tho, but I have an Xposed module that bypasses the root check so I'll still get notified of an update. Safestrap backups also help out a ton, so you can make a stock system backup to restore later etc.
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Anyone know which LTE bands are on this model?
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andrew110 said:
Anyone know which LTE bands are on this model?
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Pretty sure 12 and 13.
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Band 12 is hardly in any devices yet. Not even the new iPhones. I'm hoping for 2, 5 and 17 (band 4 and 13 are a given) that way if I ever want to sell it, it will work on T-Mobile and AT&T.
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evilryry said:
Mine says nothing about boot. I'll try to do a backup and find a camera to show you later.
I tried Alliance slimhyde and extreme syndicate. I think They have problems with our firmware tho. Works mostly, apns are restorable , but have issues with Android.com.phone wakeup, can't figure out but it causes high system drain. If you're OK with less than stock battery life, try it. I'm trying to investigate the differences that cause problems I experience.
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Did you ever get a chance to do this for me??
Also whats the best way to test your build prop? If you make anymore changes please keep us updated..
Morinzo said:
Did you ever get a chance to do this for me??
Also whats the best way to test your build prop? If you make anymore changes please keep us updated..
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i did, says nothing about boot. everything else is ok. as far as testing the build prop, easiest way is probably to make a backup, and install build.prop editor app. it will create a romtoolbox folder on phone, then in that folder you should see build prop backups. paste it in there, open up app and restore it.
Hey guys
Has anyone tried to use a GSM Sim card? US or international, to test GSM capabilities of this model? Technically this phone should be an unbranded, unbloated Verizon model, which is SIM unlocked for US/Intl. carriers, unless the software restricts it.
Since our carriers use band 13 LTE like Verizon, it has to be unlocked.
I'm just curious what LTE bands it has.
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andrew110 said:
Since our carriers use band 13 LTE like Verizon, it has to be unlocked.
I'm just curious what LTE bands it has.
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I have a Bluegrass Cellular model coming in the mail today. I will report back with my findings with my T Mobile US SIM
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Just discovered this phone doesn't have a locked bootloader.. Was experimenting out of boredom and... I have twrp. Guess I was wrong to assume since VZW is locked, this would be too.
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Hey guys - I've recently switched back to Android. I've poured through some of the discussions on flashing the 935U on the 935A. The post says that you will lose carrier features, but I haven't been able to find what exactly those are. Some of my guesses are:
Advanced Message
VoLTE
Wifi Calling?
I'm on the PG1 update.
Thanks!
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Hey guys - I've recently switched back to Android. I've poured through some of the discussions on flashing the 935U on the 935A. The post says that you will lose carrier features, but I haven't been able to find what exactly those are. Some of my guesses are:
Advanced Message
VoLTE
Wifi Calling?
I'm on the PG1 update.
Thanks!
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Yea, you'll lose phone carrier features.
There's no harm in test driving U. If you don't like it just flash back.
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nocode99 said:
Hey guys - I've recently switched back to Android. I've poured through some of the discussions on flashing the 935U on the 935A. The post says that you will lose carrier features, but I haven't been able to find what exactly those are. Some of my guesses are:
Advanced Message
VoLTE
Wifi Calling?
I'm on the PG1 update.
Thanks!
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Yea, you'll lose those, but volte has been enabled by using a stock 935a others.xml in the U fw.
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Skizzy034 said:
Yea, you'll lose those, but volte has been enabled by using a stock 935a others.xml in the U fw.
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how do i go about doing this >?
*I originally posted this in the AT&T S7 forums unintentionally so posting here as well*
For those of you curious about running the T-mobile firmware on the AT&T version of the edge, it is now possible since they are now using the same bootloader version.
I have an AT&T S7 edge (SM-935A) and recently switched to T-mobile as my carrier. I had to unlock it first so I used the service from unlockunit. It took almost a day for the code but I was then able to pop my T-mobile SIM and sure enough, it worked. Surprisingly, WIFI calling even worked!
At this point, I really wanted to switch to the 935U firmware as I heard it has great battery life as all the carrier bloat is removed. Unfortunately, just before I switched, the recent September update from AT&T raised the bootloader to v4. I learned after the fact you have to disable the update service as it eventually will force you to update. Now I was stuck with the damn AT&T firmware!
I wanted to flash the 935U firmware but the bootloader was still at v2 and T-mobile, so I thought, was at v3. It might be helpful to have a sticky on this forum with the current bootloader versions as it took some time for me to research the following:
AT&T - v4
T-mobile - v4
Verison - v4
Sprint - v2?
Universal - v2
Yes, you read that right, T-mobile just released a new firmware (PIA) which raised their bootloader to v4! You can grab it here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G935T/
It's the one with the date of 2016-09-27. I used the prince odin version referenced in this thread for flashing as others failed and gave sha1 errors. http://forum.xda-developers.com/veri...g930v-t3411015
If you plan to do this please research how to flash with odin and remember to back everything up! Samsung Smart Switch is a great resource for this.
I've been running on the new T-mobile firmware for just a day but already like it better than AT&T's. I didn't even know AT&T disabled some features of the S7 edge that other carriers kept. Typical for the Deathstar. Can you sense my disdain for AT&T?
For example, with the T-mobile firmware, you can control Download booster (the ability to leverage wifi and LTE simultaneously!) This option was removed from the AT&T firmware. In addition, you can set a preference to WiFi calling. With the AT&T firmware, you have no control and it will only flip to WiFI when in a weak area. It just so happens where I live the AT&T signal is weak so I was always jumping back and forth between the two and it was frustrating not being able to control it. The only way to force WiFi calling is turn on airplane mode when in a fringe area and turn WiFI back on. I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.
I'm including some screenshots which show the current firmware running on my SM-935A.
Hopefully we'll see an update to the 935U bootloader to v4 which will allow a switch to that firmware.
Thanks for the info.
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Benefit of T-Mobile firmware besides the ones stated. I am on the U firmware. Should I stay or switch to t-MObile.
How did you get to send mms on the u firmware i havent been able to.
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marcusva79 said:
Benefit of T-Mobile firmware besides the ones stated. I am on the U firmware. Should I stay or switch to t-MObile.
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did you get the send mms working on u firmware?
So would it be possible to use the t-mobile firmware and still be on ATT or no?
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burna said:
How did you get to send mms on the u firmware i havent been able to.
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did you get the send mms working on u firmware?
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Looks fine here. I'll do it again
Edit: Sent myself to another MMS and it works fine.
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marcusva79 said:
Looks fine here. I'll do it again
Edit: Sent myself to another MMS and it works fine.
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yes question is how or what you do to be able to send mms. Thanks
Press the pin icon in messenge app and attach the picture and send away.
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marcusva79 said:
Press the pin icon in messenge app and attach the picture and send away.
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no sorry im not clear on what im asking lol. im on (U)firmware but i cant send mms and my ims is not registered. if i go back to (A)firmware everything works fine. so the question is first do you have an origianl att phone? and second if so when you flashed the u firm ware did your mms work or did you alter something to get mms working.
My question is if i remain on att and run the tmobile firmware will the wifi calling work?
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Also, is the root method the same and does it still work with new v4 bootloader?
burna said:
no sorry im not clear on what im asking lol. im on (U)firmware but i cant send mms and my ims is not registered. if i go back to (A)firmware everything works fine. so the question is first do you have an origianl att phone? and second if so when you flashed the u firm ware did your mms work or did you alter something to get mms working.
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I didnt do anything it work right out of the box. I am on the ATT variant of S7 edge and mms works fine. I havent rooted and will never root this phone. Only thing not working is VOLte, Wifi Calling, and visual voicemail. lve been a nexus user so im used no biggie on them. Have you alter anything? Using any other messaging apk?
marcusva79 said:
I didnt do anything it work right out of the box. I am on the ATT variant of S7 edge and mms works fine. I havent rooted and will never root this phone. Only thing not working is VOLte, Wifi Calling, and visual voicemail. lve been a nexus user so im used no biggie on them. Have you alter anything? Using any other messaging apk?
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oh ok you arent rooted thats the big missing link lol , im rooted on att variant but have u firmware. sorry thought you were rooted and on u firmware.
So, it sounds like you're saying we can use ATT WIFI Calling after flashing the G930T firmware? Is there anything you lose from G930T? HD Calling for example? Anything else?
Edit: I said 930 because I followed a link here from the 930 forums - I assume it would be the same for the 935, but I'd like to know how it worked on the 935 too.
What are the benefits with the TMOBILE firmware?
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So anybody try t-mobile firmware on att? And does WiFi calling, and volte work ?
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waiting on the same question
dogredwing1 said:
So anybody try t-mobile firmware on att? And does WiFi calling, and volte work ?
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It has been written elsewhere that AT&T requires 1) proprietary code [read: ATT ROM] and 2) AT&T-branded phones (IMEI they recognize, also includes some non-ATT such as iPhone/HTC) for advanced calling features to work.
I would bet that VoLTE, WiFi calling, video calling, advanced messaging, etc. do not work with the T-Mo ROM.
On the other hand T-Mo uses more standard VoLTE protocols, etc., so phones like Nexus 6P, 5X, etc. work with VoLTE and WiFi calling just fine on T-Mo.
A bit of history: Even people who got ATT-branded Nexus 6 do not get VoLTE because Google later standardized the N6 ROM therefore without ATT's evil code (and bloat).
ATT has quickly surpassed VZ as the new Evil Empire.
ctalbot said:
I used the prince odin version referenced in this thread for flashing as others failed and gave sha1 errors. http://forum.xda-developers.com/veri...g930v-t3411015
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I'm getting a dead link, can anybody let me know which prince odin version he was referring to?
EDIT: Nvm got it!
theoddjosh said:
I'm getting a dead link, can anybody let me know which prince odin version he was referring to?
EDIT: Nvm got it!
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Where did you find the solution, I've tried a couple different versions of odin and no luck. Also, should I be using the "CSC" or "HOME_CSC" in the CSC box?
EDIT: Also figured it out. search for "Verizon S7 / S7 Edge [Root Guide] SM-G930V SM-G935V [NO KNOX TRIP]" in xda to find the correct ODIN version for this.
and the correct file to use in the CSC field is "CSC" even though ODIN says to use the "HOME_CSC"
Do I need to enable OEM unlock?
So I just got my 930, coming from an S4. Love this phone so far, the fingerprint unlock is awesome! Im currently on PH7 and I'm getting notifications for PJ2 but Ive held off updating until I could read more and see if that would be a mistake. It doesn't sound like going to PJ2 is a mistake from what I'm reading but I did notice once I take the update I can't go back. So being that I'm on PH7 currently and the most important features to me are hotspot capabilities (this is a must!) , debloating, and getting to nougat ASAP where should I head from here? I don't care about rooting provided I can get hotspot working.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. [emoji106]
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Should I go to the 930U firmware?
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kmeleon77 said:
Should I go to the 930U firmware?
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930u is smooth. U can also get hotspot working there easy. It's all about preference pretty much
Anyway to enable wifi hotspot on Sprint Galazy S7 without root? I have read several posts of rebooting and it only works for few seconds. All APN settings are locked down or disabled.
Regards,
easy install firmware g930-5U and you got hostpot working without blotware
sunilg17 said:
Anyway to enable wifi hotspot on Sprint Galazy S7 without root? I have read several posts of rebooting and it only works for few seconds. All APN settings are locked down or disabled.
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Download SM-G930U firmware from here:
SM-G930U for SM-G930P CDMA
Flash it with Odin:
Odin
I had the same problem and a few more on my SM-G930P and this rom solved them all.
Here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s7/help/bloat-free-firmware-930u-tried-t3428974
The below link says it will not work on Sprint model. Can someone confirm or deny?
//forum.xda-developers.com/spr...tried-t3428974
This will work on sprint without root https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3383680
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spacer89 said:
Here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s7/help/bloat-free-firmware-930u-tried-t3428974
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This works... Im using it right as I type this.. Working hotspot too...