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[Q] Root S5 SM-G900F help?

Hi, kind of a NOOOB here! want to root my S5
Tried flashing with openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-gt-klte and philz_touch_6.26.2-klte.tar
and i still get the stock recovery!
included a screenshot about my device.

This may be a dumb question, but you are using Odin, correct? And what version? On a Mac or PC?

metalfan78 said:
This may be a dumb question, but you are using Odin, correct? And what version? On a Mac or PC?
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Hi! yes i am using Odin 3.10.6 and a PC Windows 7

I'm not familiar with other versions of the s5, are you 8s9ng the correct recovery file? Which slot are you putting it in?it should go into AP, if I remember correctly.

Hi! Far as i know i use The correct file, do you maybe have a Link to one?
Yeah i check The AP then use The file i downloaded then click start, The flashing process passes but still stock recovery...
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Free mobile app

I ran into the same problem, flashed TWRP 3 times and KNOX remained 0x0 and recovery remained stock
Ended up having to use CF Auto Root to gain root, then use TWRP Manager to flash TWRP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager

*Detection* said:
I ran into the same problem, flashed TWRP 3 times and KNOX remained 0x0 and recovery remained stock
Ended up having to use CF Auto Root to gain root, then use TWRP Manager to flash TWRP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
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Hmm, so if i get this correct i download CF Auto Root and flash that via Odin and then dowloand this app you menationed and then flash thru that so i have twrp? i that case do you maybe have a link where i could download CF Auto Root ?
Tanks, appreciate it =)

uffis88 said:
Hmm, so if i get this correct i download CF Auto Root and flash that via Odin and then dowloand this app you menationed and then flash thru that so i have twrp? i that case do you maybe have a link where i could download CF Auto Root ?
Tanks, appreciate it =)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537
There you go

VfBStuttgart27 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537
There you go
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Thanks i will give it a try, its a little bit more to do as i see

*Detection* said:
I ran into the same problem, flashed TWRP 3 times and KNOX remained 0x0 and recovery remained stock
Ended up having to use CF Auto Root to gain root, then use TWRP Manager to flash TWRP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
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Btw, did u have the sam baseband when encountering this problem? read that some ppl have issues with this.

uffis88 said:
Btw, did u have the sam baseband when encountering this problem? read that some ppl have issues with this.
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Yea flash CF Auto Root via ODIN, then install that TWRP app and the app itself will flash TWRP for you
I was running stock BOB7 when I tried to flash TWRP

*Detection* said:
Yea flash CF Auto Root via ODIN, then install that TWRP app and the app itself will flash TWRP for you
I was running stock BOB7 when I tried to flash TWRP
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thanks mate! everything worked like a charm, i have a rooted s5 now =)
any tips on some ROM that is good?

Please Help Very Frustrated.

hello guys,
i bought a used galaxy s5 from someone running Poland Android lollipop 5.0 and it shows the model as SM-G900F When i try to root it with CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltedx-smg900f It gets stuck on the boot screen saying
"1. RECOVERY BOOTING (in blue),
2. RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (red)
3. Set Warranty Bit: recovery (yellow)"
i googled alot and flashed Phillz recovery which removed the error above but when i go to recovery its the stock recovery? .... I cant install twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img.tar Either because after flashing it when i go to recovery its stock recovery again. Activation lock is off, SE for Android status is "enforing" does this mean this phone has a locked bootloader? Maybe this phone was on At&T, Sprint or Verizon and the last owner flashed 900f firmware on it to make it look carrier free but it maybe a carrier phoone? Please help me i am very very frustrated right now. i dont even know what recovery is seandroid enforcing means.....:crying::crying::crying:

dork997 said:
hello guys,
i bought a used galaxy s5 from someone running Poland Android lollipop 5.0 and it shows the model as SM-G900F When i try to root it with CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltedx-smg900f It gets stuck on the boot screen saying
"1. RECOVERY BOOTING (in blue),
2. RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING (red)
3. Set Warranty Bit: recovery (yellow)"
i googled alot and flashed Phillz recovery which removed the error above but when i go to recovery its the stock recovery? .... I cant install twrp-2.8.7.0-klte.img.tar Either because after flashing it when i go to recovery its stock recovery again. Activation lock is off, SE for Android status is "enforing" does this mean this phone has a locked bootloader? Maybe this phone was on At&T, Sprint or Verizon and the last owner flashed 900f firmware on it to make it look carrier free but it maybe a carrier phoone? Please help me i am very very frustrated right now. i dont even know what recovery is seandroid enforcing means.....:crying::crying::crying:
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Akalsemann said:
Ok guys, try this.
1. Download philz kernel that matches your modem number. I think philz_touch_6.26.6-klte.tar.md5 works good.
2. Put it in ODIN on PDA/AP
3. Uncheck "Auto Reboot" and make sure Re-Partition is NOT CHECKED (keep F. Reset time)
4. Flash
5. It will say RESET on Odin and nothing further when it is done so just wait 2-3 minutes when RESET appears to be entirely sure that the procedure is done.
6. Pull out phones battery.
7. Put it back in and now go into Recovery directly (Vol up+home+power)
8. ???
9. Profit
Hopefully this might work, i think i did the same
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Try that

Akalsemann said:
Try that
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Kindly note that i am able to boot fine now, but the recovery wont stick and whenever i try to root this seandroid error happens

Did u do the following steps correctly
it should work bro
Been there
done the same process
thanx again Akalsemann

vinura kithmal said:
Did u do the following steps correctly
it should work bro
Been there
done the same process
thanx again Akalsemann
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yes i entered philz recovery > selected format to install new rom > now stuck on samsung logo maybe it removed rom files. Now downloading flash roms from sammobile. Dont know if it will let me root it or not. can u please explain what this error is and why is it caused?

dork997 said:
Kindly note that i am able to boot fine now, but the recovery wont stick and whenever i try to root this seandroid error happens
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You need to just boot into download mode (voldown+home+power) then push volup to enter download mode
Use Odin to flash trwp 2.8.6.0 tar file in AP spot
Download a pre rooted rom of your choice for g900f
Place on sd card
Reboot to twrp by holding volup+home+power immediately during start of boot
Flash the rom you just downloaded
Now you'll be rooted
(That's what I did in order to get my phone rooted after installing the newest stock lollipop ota)
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

dork997 said:
yes i entered philz recovery > selected format to install new rom > now stuck on samsung logo maybe it removed rom files. Now downloading flash roms from sammobile. Dont know if it will let me root it or not. can u please explain what this error is and why is it caused?
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Common bro
u haven't rooted your device,
u have to flash the supersu zip to get the root access
http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
first download this file and place it in your device storage,once u pull the battry off and put it back in go straightly to the recovery
select install zip and flash the supersu.zip
then reboot it,after the first boot then go to the recovery and
install your custom rom

Swimguy14 said:
You need to just boot into download mode (voldown+home+power) then push volup to enter download mode
Use Odin to flash trwp 2.8.6.0 tar file in AP spot
Download a pre rooted rom of your choice for g900f
Place on sd card
Reboot to twrp by holding volup+home+power immediately during start of boot
Flash the rom you just downloaded
Now you'll be rooted
(That's what I did in order to get my phone rooted after installing the newest stock lollipop ota)
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
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vinura kithmal said:
Common bro
u haven't rooted your device,
u have to flash the supersu zip to get the root access
http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
first download this file and place it in your device storage,once u pull the battry off and put it back in go straightly to the recovery
select install zip and flash the supersu.zip
then reboot it,after the first boot then go to the recovery and
install your custom rom
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I followed instructions given earlier to install philz recovery, i opened it by booting into it immediately i selected format for new rom install. after that i am stuck on samsung logo i think the old rom is now deleted. Now i am downloading fresh 5.0.2 UK from sammobile i will download it and try to root it normally with flashing CF ROOT via odin. if it does not work then i will do what u guys said. I dont know if TWRP will work by the same method (booting immediately into recovery) but philz recovery did. And i will also try flashing a prerooted Rom. What i dont understand is that why is this happening in the first place? i had an alpha before i could enter into TWRP normally i rooted it with CF AUTO root normally...no errors or anything why is this happening on my S5? the last owner must have done something weird with it ...i am trying to figure out why is this happening in the first place. Appreciate ur feedback.

I also dont know why this is happening
and yeah
i had all the galaxy S series upto S5 and this the only device that is not rooting with CF-auto root
the latest updates from samsung may have done something i dnt knw
and eralier mentioned method worked 100% for me and i did root my device like that
And last owner may b or may not done anything with it because my device is a brand new and still i had that issue

SAMSUNG SM-g900f (INTERNATIONAL)

Well I finally made the switch from Apple to android. I could no longer take the incompatibility with different toys at home. I used to work at RadioShack and I have rooted quite a few phones. I recently purchased a s5 international version, I need to root the phone for mirror play with my appradio. I have spent a few hours reading and trying, I took it to a droid friend of mine and he attempted with no joy. What info do you guys need from me to make thei happen. It says 5.0 (guessing lollipop)....... I tried rooting with Odin.
Thanks for any help guys

Flash TWRP then try flashing SuperSU.zip
budro574 said:
Well I finally made the switch from Apple to android. I could no longer take the incompatibility with different toys at home. I used to work at RadioShack and I have rooted quite a few phones. I recently purchased a s5 international version, I need to root the phone for mirror play with my appradio. I have spent a few hours reading and trying, I took it to a droid friend of mine and he attempted with no joy. What info do you guys need from me to make thei happen. It says 5.0 (guessing lollipop)....... I tried rooting with Odin.
Thanks for any help guys
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^+1
Agree with previous poster, but you need to flash *specifically* twrp 2.8.7.0 klte......
For some reason, this version is the only one that works with some LP firmwares....
And make sure 'Reactivation Lock' is switched off before you start.
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

Thanks I'll try that version. I kno I've tried flashing twrp 10x. When I try to enter twrp mode it never works. It goes to the normal page. I'll do it again tonight when I get home so I can give very clear data regarding what I'm running into.

I have followed the instructions posted by others step by step and it either boots into recover mode as if twrp was never installed or freezes and goes into a boot mode flux. Wish I could just pay someone to root this phone..... I am beginning to think it can not be rooted..... Does anyone have a link for updated instructions bc the ones I'm using are from March 2015...... I am using Odin 3.09.

Did you try CF Auto Root first?
I don't see it mentioned
And try ODIN 3.10.7

He mentioned trying to root using Odin, I guess he tried CF method using the tar file.
*Detection* said:
Did you try CF Auto Root first?
I don't see it mentioned
And try ODIN 3.10.7
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Have inboxed you
budro574 said:
I have followed the instructions posted by others step by step and it either boots into recover mode as if twrp was never installed or freezes and goes into a boot mode flux. Wish I could just pay someone to root this phone..... I am beginning to think it can not be rooted..... Does anyone have a link for updated instructions bc the ones I'm using are from March 2015...... I am using Odin 3.09.
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|QUOTE]Have inboxed you[/QUOTE]
Why inbox? Why not offer your potential solution to everyone?
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg

androidtweaker1 said:
He mentioned trying to root using Odin, I guess he tried CF method using the tar file.
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Flashing TWRP from ODIN then SuperSU from TWRP is another way to root using ODIN
But also, some people have no clue what they are doing, and try flashing all sorts from ODIN - without CF actually mentioned, we are guessing

Even with Lollipop, you can still root your Galaxy S5 using CF Auto Root. It is flashable via Odin.
When you install custom ROMs or recovery like TWRP, make sure Reactivation Lock is disabled or else it will block any custom binary it would detect.
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Forums

trouble
hi,
i root my s5 g900f and installed xtrolite rom and now i want to install miui or liquidrom i cant goto recoverymod it shows some block by reactivationlock i treid to format erase but there are issues in settings.
now i m stuck in xtrolite rom.
someone please guide me what shall i do nothing is working. as per whole net world i tried but now m looking hopeless.

Juzer zoaib said:
hi,
i root my s5 g900f and installed xtrolite rom and now i want to install miui or liquidrom i cant goto recoverymod it shows some block by reactivationlock i treid to format erase but there are issues in settings.
now i m stuck in xtrolite rom.
someone please guide me what shall i do nothing is working. as per whole net world i tried but now m looking hopeless.
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Download a stock firmware from sammobile.com, preferrably ANE2 KitKat build. Flash it via Odin then once the firmware works, go to Security settings then disable Reactivation Lock. You should be able to flash a custom recovery and boot to it then.
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Forums

need masive help rooting the g900f plz

hi i have a g900f (s5) i have been rooting phones for years using odin but for some reason every time i try i get recovery is not seandroid enforcing i have tried older version of odin 1.85 ect but nothing seems to work please can somone help me i really want to put a custom rom on this phone
im using the CF root for the g900f too (CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar)
only way i can get it back on is to flash philz_touch_6.26.6-klte.tar
i have also downgraded the phone to kitkat 4.4.2 thinking that i could use towelroot after but it failed

Follow the below steps
1) Flash TWRP
2) Download SuperSU zip file
3) Boot to TWRP recovery
4) Flash SuperSU zip
you are rooted
stuartdb said:
hi i have a g900f (s5) i have been rooting phones for years using odin but for some reason every time i try i get recovery is not seandroid enforcing i have tried older version of odin 1.85 ect but nothing seems to work please can somone help me i really want to put a custom rom on this phone
im using the CF root for the g900f too (CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar)
only way i can get it back on is to flash philz_touch_6.26.6-klte.tar
i have also downgraded the phone to kitkat 4.4.2 thinking that i could use towelroot after but it failed
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androidtweaker1 said:
Follow the below steps
1) Flash TWRP
2) Download SuperSU zip file
3) Boot to TWRP recovery
4) Flash SuperSU zip
you are rooted
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i flashed CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar again took battery out booted into download mode again and flashed TWRP after and it work im a happy man thank for your help

Great :good::highfive:
stuartdb said:
i flashed CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar again took battery out booted into download mode again and flashed TWRP after and it work im a happy man thank for your help
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root sm-j500f without pc (odin)??

Hey can any one help me how to root Sm-j500f without using odin or pc!!!
I tried using odin, it failed and it bricked my phone!!
Now my phone is running on its stock rom after it came from the service center.
Is there any other methods for rooting..
I tried using kingroot, kingoroot and iroot. It failed!!

Vinod34 said:
Hey can any one help me how to root Sm-j500f without using odin or pc!!!
I tried using odin, it failed and it bricked my phone!!
Now my phone is running on its stock rom after it came from the service center.
Is there any other methods for rooting..
I tried using kingroot, kingoroot and iroot. It failed!!
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As far as I know you have to go via twrp or Odin to root the J5.
Can you flash twrp then flash the supersu via twrp.
There are lots of good threads on here with the links and guides.
Good luck
Sent from my Galaxy J5 using XDA Labs

Vinod34 said:
Hey can any one help me how to root Sm-j500f without using odin or pc!!!
I tried using odin, it failed and it bricked my phone!!
Now my phone is running on its stock rom after it came from the service center.
Is there any other methods for rooting..
I tried using kingroot, kingoroot and iroot. It failed!!
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Bro twrp is the easiest method to root ur j500f.as ur information,here i have attached both odin and recovery twrp for ur mobile.just download both file and copy to ur pc.then extract odin and run as adminstrator.in ap select that recovery file afterwards put ur mobile in download mode before that unlock oem on developer options and start.afterwards it will reboot then again turnoff ur phone and press (power off+middle button+volume up) button together.
Then u ll get twrp...nd enjoy bro
Download link for recovery:https://mega.nz/#!MkMlXS7Q!KoTmoNDKE...z6y1zV2iRTLbZk
Download link for odin:https://mega.nz/#!sxkXRSaJ!eP9mI8y4Z..._iyq7eiKQtuUlg
Its for 2015 j500f mm version and i have checked both file is working fine.just try with this twrp will definately work.

aslam4580 said:
Bro twrp is the easiest method to root ur j500f.as ur information,here i have attached both odin and recovery twrp for ur mobile.just download both file and copy to ur pc.then extract odin and run as adminstrator.in ap select that recovery file afterwards put ur mobile in download mode before that unlock oem on developer options and start.afterwards it will reboot then again turnoff ur phone and press (power off+middle button+volume up) button together.
Then u ll get twrp...nd enjoy bro
Download link for recovery:https://mega.nz/#!MkMlXS7Q!KoTmoNDKE...z6y1zV2iRTLbZk
Download link for odin:https://mega.nz/#!sxkXRSaJ!eP9mI8y4Z..._iyq7eiKQtuUlg
Its for 2015 j500f mm version and i have checked both file is working fine.just try with this twrp will definately work.
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Thanks bro for giving me the links!!

johnhux7 said:
As far as I know you have to go via twrp or Odin to root the J5.
Can you flash twrp then flash the supersu via twrp.
There are lots of good threads on here with the links and guides.
Good luck
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Thanks bro!!

Vinod34 said:
Thanks bro!!
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No worries, good luck, be careful, mate sure you have all the files ready before you start and do things in the right order
John
Sent from my Galaxy J5 using XDA Labs

Vinod34 said:
Thanks bro for giving me the links!!
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My pleasure.Best of luck bro.complete all the procedure one by one,definately it will work.just enjoy.

Guys please close this thread!!
I have sucessfully rooted my j5!!
Thank you guys!! For helping me!

I need this thread please.. Im also J500F 2015 user.. I want to root my phone. Please

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