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[Q] Problem upgrading to OTA 8.6.5.21

Hello,
I have an ASUS Transformer rooted with RazorClaw and i have installed RecoveryInstaller. My actual firmware is an Europeen version v8.6.5.19.
When i want to upgrade firmware with OTA from 8.6.5.19 to 8.6.5.21, the firmware is downloaded, then the device reboot, begin the upgrade then stop with a graphic "!" without error message.
Somebody has an idea about the problem ?
Must i uninstall RecoveryInstaller, and if it's that, how ?
Thank's

The update failed because you have cwm recovery. You can't just deleted RecovryInstaller.
I've heard peoples have success using OTA root keeper to update.
Just be careful or you'll loose root
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper

No sucess with the Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper here.

baseballfanz said:
The update failed because you have cwm recovery. You can't just deleted RecovryInstaller.
I've heard peoples have success using OTA root keeper to update.
Just be careful or you'll loose root
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
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OTA rootkeeper will only help for keeping root after OTA update.
It will not help you with succeeding the update.

gls9 said:
OTA rootkeeper will only help for keeping root after OTA update.
It will not help you with succeeding the update.
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Yes you're correct. For him to successfully get OTA update he need to go back to stock recovery or better yet jsut flash the latest update via CWM recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409584

The problem is that i'm french.
Do you think that restoring an US stock recovery isn't dangerous for my tablett ?

I think tour Tab will have wrongs parameters...
Why do you want to set an US version ?
And a question more, why did you root your tab and stay with factory ROM ?

jef_k said:
I think tour Tab will have wrongs parameters...
Why do you want to set an US version ?
And a question more, why did you root your tab and stay with factory ROM ?
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Response n° 1 : I don't want to "set an US version", on the contrary, but i'm not able to find a french version. If you know where i can find the good one, i will be happy !!
response n°2 : I want to stay with factory ROM to have OTA automatically, and also because changing manualy ROM with a custom ROM reset all my device, if i am not wrong, and i don't want to re-install all my programs.

Installing a Custom ROM doesn't wipe your data and apps from the tab. Effectivelly, you're wrong.
Also, Many Custom ROM has OTA.
For example, my Tab run Revolver and with Revolver Parts (from the market) I receive OTA update.
Updated many times, no loss of data or apps.
You should do it, Tab working well... really.

It's a good news for me !! I thought the firmware update with a custom ROM erase all on the device.
Thank's very much !!!

De nada ...
Your nickname make me smile... You're french, did you known "Tchi tchi" ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nysiqSjpT-0

Yes, i know this joke. This a very old joke.
Hopefully, my nickname is not in relation with this joke !

[Q] Lost root after latest firmware update

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up about the recent firmware update (build 10.6.1.15.3) for the TF300T. I had root before the update and all was well in the world and then I saw the update notification. I checked voodoo to make sure I had root backed up and I did. I performed the update and now no root and voodoo is not restoring it. I fired up adb and found su binary and busybox are missing from bin and xbin It appears asus decided to overwrite my system directory in this update and wipe out all those files that I so carefully placed to gain root access.
I think I am now officially stuck unrooted. :crying:
Unfortunately unlocking the bootloader is not an option for me for work related reasons. If anyone has any other information about this update or how I can restore root, please help!
Otherwise you would be wise to stay away from this update if you are currently locked and want to keep root.

This might help you:
[JB ROOT] motochopper works! (Root JB 4.1.1 & 4.2.1 with locked bootloader!)
And a little searching might find it even quicker than asking!

Someone just confirmed it is still working with the latest upgrade.
Would have been surprised, if Asus had broken it that quickly.
Sent from my TF300T using Tapatalk HD

ccb1208 said:
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up about the recent firmware update (build 10.6.1.15.3) for the TF300T. I had root before the update and all was well in the world and then I saw the update notification. I checked voodoo to make sure I had root backed up and I did. I performed the update and now no root and voodoo is not restoring it. I fired up adb and found su binary and busybox are missing from bin and xbin It appears asus decided to overwrite my system directory in this update and wipe out all those files that I so carefully placed to gain root access.
I think I am now officially stuck unrooted. :crying:
Unfortunately unlocking the bootloader is not an option for me for work related reasons. If anyone has any other information about this update or how I can restore root, please help!
Otherwise you would be wise to stay away from this update if you are currently locked and want to keep root.
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I got root back from voo doo. In your message you say you had checked root backed up. You didnt say you took the next step and hit temp unroot so that system appears unrooted whilr updating.
Just wondering.
Woody
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2

woodsonmh said:
I got root back from voo doo. In your message you say you had checked root backed up. You didnt say you took the next step and hit temp unroot so that system appears unrooted whilr updating.
Just wondering.
Woody
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using Tapatalk 2
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I actually did that. I temp unrooted before I updated which in hindsight might have been part of my issue. Anyways, I am going to be using motochopper to reroot but my tmp directory thinks it is a file now :silly:
I am currently downloading the asus firmware file so I can manually update (even though i am already on 4.2.1) and that is suppose to re-write my system directory so my tmp directory will be restored and I can push all the needed files. I will report back with how it goes.
[UPDATE] I was able to apply asus firmware manually (which factory reset my device in the process) then ran motochopper successfully. I backed up root with voodoo and this time updated firmware OTA without temp unrooting. After the update was applied, I restored root with voodoo and all is well now! Thank you everyone for your help

Root for build 10.6.1.15.3
ccb1208 said:
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up about the recent firmware update (build 10.6.1.15.3) for the TF300T. I had root before the update and all was well in the world and then I saw the update notification. I checked voodoo to make sure I had root backed up and I did. I performed the update and now no root and voodoo is not restoring it. I fired up adb and found su binary and busybox are missing from bin and xbin It appears asus decided to overwrite my system directory in this update and wipe out all those files that I so carefully placed to gain root access.
I think I am now officially stuck unrooted. :crying:
Unfortunately unlocking the bootloader is not an option for me for work related reasons. If anyone has any other information about this update or how I can restore root, please help!
Otherwise you would be wise to stay away from this update if you are currently locked and want to keep root.
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I lost root as well after update to build 10.6.1.15.3,however, all I needed to do is reinstall TWRP and install UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip and I'm again rooted. You can do a search for UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip file here on XDA...it will come up. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Julian

julianikos said:
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I lost root as well after update to build 10.6.1.15.3,however, all I needed to do is reinstall TWRP and install UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip and I'm again rooted. You can do a search for UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip file here on XDA...it will come up. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Julian
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I was able to reaquire root by using motochopper but thanks for the advise. Sounds like your device is unlocked which like I said was not an option for me.
BTW, if you are unlocked, why are you running stock asus firmware??? You can find AOKP builds over at rootzwiki. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/27152-aokp-build-38-unofficial/

Triangle Away Question

So, I've got JB 4.1.2 and am rooted. No custom ROM. (I think I used Chainfire's method, but can't remember exactly. If anybody can tell me if there's a way to verify that, it would be helpful.)
I'd like to be able to get OTA updates and have read several threads about Triangle Away. Frankly, I don't really understand them, and they scare me.
So, my questions are:
1. Is Triangle Away a pretty safe thing to do? I've read about having to reset if something should happen. I don't really want to have to do that.
2. Once I run Triangle Away, is my device the way it was before I started? I keep reading about a factory reset and am not really sure what that entails.
I don't want to have to start over. I just want to keep it the way I have it and be able to install OTA updates.
Thanks in advance!

loribuono said:
So, I've got JB 4.1.2 and am rooted. No custom ROM. (I think I used Chainfire's method, but can't remember exactly. If anybody can tell me if there's a way to verify that, it would be helpful.)
I'd like to be able to get OTA updates and have read several threads about Triangle Away. Frankly, I don't really understand them, and they scare me.
So, my questions are:
1. Is Triangle Away a pretty safe thing to do? I've read about having to reset if something should happen. I don't really want to have to do that.
2. Once I run Triangle Away, is my device the way it was before I started? I keep reading about a factory reset and am not really sure what that entails.
I don't want to have to start over. I just want to keep it the way I have it and be able to install OTA updates.
Thanks in advance!
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1. Yes it works pretty well for me
2. No - you're still rooted. Factory reset will make no difference.
If you're rooted then it's simple no OTA. You need to return to stock so a stock OTA can be applied.
Incidentally for my $500 device I can remember exactly what method I used to root it on every occasion that I have needed to.
1. Exynos Abuse - first root - maintained by Mobile Odin
2. Chainfire for 4.1.2 BTU
3. Chainfire for 4.1.2 XSG
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Now that I think about it, I've probably done you a dis-service.
Did you even check what Triangle Away does?
It (requires root) resets the Binary flash counter so Samsung don't know you've flashed something you shouldn't have.
The things you shouldn't have flashed include
Chainfire AF
TWRP
CWM
etc
For any changes to Recovery - The Binary counter cannot be reset permanently. It will increases every time it detects a custom recovery

im thinking of rooting now as I'm not sure that Samsung are going to role out any more updates for the note 10.1 - its all quiet on that front (I have S3 to and it's quiet on that front to). So in reality it doesn't really matter about OTA (i guess). Ill make my mind up more once I have a question answered regarding root apps.

Bulbous said:
1. Yes it works pretty well for me
2. No - you're still rooted. Factory reset will make no difference.
If you're rooted then it's simple no OTA. You need to return to stock so a stock OTA can be applied.
Incidentally for my $500 device I can remember exactly what method I used to root it on every occasion that I have needed to.
1. Exynos Abuse - first root - maintained by Mobile Odin
2. Chainfire for 4.1.2 BTU
3. Chainfire for 4.1.2 XSG
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Now that I think about it, I've probably done you a dis-service.
Did you even check what Triangle Away does?
It (requires root) resets the Binary flash counter so Samsung don't know you've flashed something you shouldn't have.
The things you shouldn't have flashed include
Chainfire AF
TWRP
CWM
etc
For any changes to Recovery - The Binary counter cannot be reset permanently. It will increases every time it detects a custom recovery
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I don't understand your answer to number 2. No, it's not the same as it was before Triangle Away? It's still rooted? That is the way it was before Triangle Away.
I also don't understand this: "If you're rooted then it's simple no OTA."
What I want to know is: Will running Triangle Away on my rooted device (no custom ROM) allow me to install OTA updates (by resetting the counter), but leave my device otherwise unchanged?

from what I understood by researching this for myself (correct me if I'm wrong) , as long as you have root your device will be shown as 'custom' under device settings(even it you have no binary count ), So you won't be able to relieve OTA updates, the only way to receive OTA would be to format system , but then you would lose root, So having root AND OTA at the same time is not possible .
however,I think that apps like triangle away have a option that can hide root or something like that.I didn't read into this though
again, I'm new here as well So I'm not sure it what I said here is correct- its also a way to check if I understood
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loribuono said:
I don't understand your answer to number 2. No, it's not the same as it was before Triangle Away? It's still rooted? That is the way it was before Triangle Away.
I also don't understand this: "If you're rooted then it's simple no OTA."
What I want to know is: Will running Triangle Away on my rooted device (no custom ROM) allow me to install OTA updates (by resetting the counter), but leave my device otherwise unchanged?
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Triangle Away is used to reset the built in flash counter that Samsung can check to see if you flashed a custom recovery. Typically people flash a custom recovery as a first step in rooting their phone. So the flash counter is increased from 0, and they can tell that you're a naughty boy and have "abused" your phone - warrant void. Triangle away DOES NOT alter the fact that you then went on to root the phone. So your root status remains.
OTA updates check the status of the phone (custom), they don't check the flash counter. So Triangle Away has no effect at all on OTA updates since it doesn't effect root.
So if your phone is rooted then you CANNOT get OTA updates and TA will not help you. You have to NOT be rooted to get OTA.
To go further, you probably have to have never rooted on that particular ROM to receive OTA updates.
So - to be clear
1. If you want OTA - then use TA to clear flash counter and then use ODIN to flash the latest stock rom for your country - this will erase root and place stock recovery.
2. If you want root then just face the fact that you cannot have OTA
I just checked my flash counter - it's 1 because i have TWRP installed. I can reset it to 0 with TA, but it just goes back to 1 all the time that TWRP is there.

loribuono.... can you tell us what version or build rom you have?
Please correct me if I'm wrong guys.........
As loribuono is running a stock rooted rom they could reset flash count with Triangle Away.
Then use odin to install the latest rom for his device from http://samfirmware.com/
This should put them back to factory and my experience has been that no data will be lost.
Then run update to see if you truly have all the latest updates.
Then root again.
This should work correct??????
Oh..... remember to make a backup in TWRP or CWM before doing any of the above and you will be OK.
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kkretch said:
loribuono.... can you tell us what version or build rom you have?
Please correct me if I'm wrong guys.........
As loribuono is running a stock rooted rom they could reset flash count with Triangle Away.
Then use odin to install the latest rom for his device from http://samfirmware.com/
This should put them back to factory and my experience has been that no data will be lost.
Then run update to see if you truly have all the latest updates.
Then root again.
This should work correct??????
Oh..... remember to make a backup in TWRP or CWM before doing any of the above and you will be OK.
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+1 on this.
If you are rooted and want to remain rooted, you do not want OTA updates. Download firmware from sammobile and install via mobileODIN. Set to inject root and MobileODIN.
This method keeps my note 10.1 stock, rooted, latest firmware.
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methaq said:
+1 on this.
If you are rooted and want to remain rooted, you do not want OTA updates. Download firmware from sammobile and install via mobileODIN. Set to inject root and MobileODIN.
This method keeps my note 10.1 stock, rooted, latest firmware.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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O I like this... But how can you be sure you downloaded the correct version when is released? ... I'm in UK note 8010 wifi... What things would I typically need to look for?
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lisa2blonde said:
O I like this... But how can you be sure you downloaded the correct version when is released? ... I'm in UK note 8010 wifi... What things would I typically need to look for?
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Go to http://samfirmware.com/ and type in 8010 and it will tell you all the firmware that is out for your unit.
It looks like this is the latest for yours.
N8010XXUCMB2_N8010O2UCMB1_O2U.zip | 1028.9 MB
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/204300257/b1c466c/N8010XXUCMB2_N8010O2UCMB1_O2U.zip.html

Oh... It's that easy to upgrade the firmware with mobile odin. Thank you so much for the tips. I'm going to root the device and forget about OTA. I could just do with knowing a number of useful and key 'root apps' now too. I guess triangle away and mobile odin are essential.
Thank you so much for the advice
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kkretch said:
loribuono.... can you tell us what version or build rom you have?
Please correct me if I'm wrong guys.........
As loribuono is running a stock rooted rom they could reset flash count with Triangle Away.
Then use odin to install the latest rom for his device from http://samfirmware.com/
This should put them back to factory and my experience has been that no data will be lost.
Then run update to see if you truly have all the latest updates.
Then root again.
This should work correct??????
Oh..... remember to make a backup in TWRP or CWM before doing any of the above and you will be OK.
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My build version is JZO54K.N8013UEUCMA3
My counter is set to 5, because I had at one time put the German ROM on this thing. I went back to stock, updated to JB and then rooted. That's where I'm at.
I don't understand most of this stuff, like when someone says "set to inject root and MobileODIN." Set what? What is "inject root?" It's the terminology I don't get.
Not to mention the conflicting information... you can.. you can't. Still don't know if what I want is possible.

loribuono said:
My build version is JZO54K.N8013UEUCMA3
My counter is set to 5, because I had at one time put the German ROM on this thing. I went back to stock, updated to JB and then rooted. That's where I'm at.
I don't understand most of this stuff, like when someone says "set to inject root and MobileODIN." Set what? What is "inject root?" It's the terminology I don't get.
Not to mention the conflicting information... you can.. you can't. Still don't know if what I want is possible.
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Since you are rooted, install triangleaway and run it... Presto, you now have 0 flash count...

[Q] Problem with root access PLEASE HELP!!!

Ok so one day my phone is all nice and dandy, rooted as a tree, and then I go to Advence Freeze an app, and Rom Toolbox Pro tells me I no longer have root access. So I go into Titanium backup and it says the same thing. For total verification, I go to Terminal Emulator, and the "su" command gives me a "not granted" response. So while I had root yesterday, for some reason I don't have it today. The thing I'm worried about most is that I did absolutely nothing in the meantime. The phone hadn't restarted in 3 days so that wasn't it. And all I did before it unrooted itself iis use the Inkpad Notepad app, and the Boat Browser app. I didn't touch a single thing that could possibly mess something up. Root hasn't always been very "observable" on my phone. After about a week after rooting it, Superuser stopped asking me if I wanted to allow or deny new apps. But all my root apps still worked. I run no special rom, just stock 4.1.2. I have SafeStrap Bootloader installed for backups as well. I downloaded Motochopper to try to reroot my phone just a few minutes ago and the exploit ran flawlessly. No errors whatsoever. When it booted up, still no root access. To be more specific, Voodoo OTA Root Keeper tells me the device is rooted, but without root access. I also have a root backup made with that program. Can someone please tell me how to fix this because the thought of a "normal" phone is making me depressed :crying:.

Try updating your SU and see if that does anything.

RikRong said:
Try updating your SU and see if that does anything.
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The only way I could think of doing that is from the superuser app (if you mean update the binaries) and I already tried. It fails at "gettingroot access".

miapuffia said:
The only way I could think of doing that is from the superuser app (if you mean update the binaries) and I already tried. It fails at "gettingroot access".
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Yeah, that's what I meant. Hmmm...

RikRong said:
Yeah, that's what I meant. Hmmm...
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Perhaps I could backup my data using SafeStrap TWRP, download stock rooted 4.3 (which I wanted since it came out), install it to rom slot 2 using SafeStrap, and then restore my data! Where's my nobel prize? lol Would that work?

miapuffia said:
Perhaps I could backup my data using SafeStrap TWRP, download stock rooted 4.3 (which I wanted since it came out), install it to rom slot 2 using SafeStrap, and then restore my data! Where's my nobel prize? lol Would that work?
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There is no stock 4.3 ROM for us. The highest stock version would be 4.1.2. You can get CM10.2 that is vanilla AOSP, but I don't know if it would boot on SS.

RikRong said:
There is no stock 4.3 ROM for us. The highest stock version would be 4.1.2. You can get CM10.2 that is vanilla AOSP, but I don't know if it would boot on SS.
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I see. That's why my rooted 4.3 search came up.blank. I don't mind trying CM. I tried to SS install it previously but it failed (kinda). But now that I think about it I definitely installed the wrong version. As long as I can restore my data to CM I don't mind trying it. Can I get 4.1.2, root it, and then restore data? But wait, I know my bro has 4.3 rooted he used temp unroot -> update -> restore root. Can I do that? In case you didn't notice I'm new to this :/

Easy way to unroot without wiping?

Just read this on Reddit, and wanted to confirm if this actually works. Basically, a user used the VZW Update Assistant to take the OTA which unrooted their phone, but successfully updated without needing to wipe.
http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/38c8tw/how_to_unroot_your_verizon_s6_the_easy_way_no_wipe/

if you prefer root then why would you want to update to not having root? if you just wait a few days then devs will have a root update file.

I was curious if this was a valid and complete way to unroot if needed.

Has this method been validated? Does it wipe all data and basically ODINs back to stock?

If you read the linked post he says it will not wipe data.
Hi! So like many others I wanted to unroot my S6 so I could take advantage of the Verizon OTA update. I was a little bothered when I read that it is very difficult and you need to flash odin and download firmware (which someone needs to upload better links too, the only ones available are all hosted on RapeGator and take like 2 days to download). Anyway, I found an easy no wipe way to do this.
Plug your phone into your computer and download the Verizon Update Assistant software. Plug your phone in and follow the instructions to UPDATE your phone. The phone will have a teal screen that says "Downloading" then it will do typical Android stuff and then it will boot up with an unlocked bootloader symbol with the word Custom written underneath. Your phone is officially unrooted, not wiped, and has the latest Verizon software update available. Note, after you reboot after the phone was unrooted the unlocked bootloader symbol goes away.
Edit: Knox has not been tripped!
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Did you try this method and confirm? Is it rerootable with the updated PingPong

I haven't tried it yet. Still waiting for validation from someone. I was hoping to use this method to unroot, take OTA, and re-root now that PingPong has been updated.
**Edit**
I took the plunge and it worked perfectly. If you're on stock rooted OC3, you can unroot and take the OTA successfully with this method.

Can I do this directly from CleanROM ?
I would like to know if I can go from CleanROM 1.0 to the unrooted OTA OE2 without losing data?
Can someone clarify that or do I need to be on Stock Rooted OC3

musicfreak190 said:
Can I do this directly from CleanROM ?
I would like to know if I can go from CleanROM 1.0 to the unrooted OTA OE2 without losing data?
Can someone clarify that or do I need to be on Stock Rooted OC3
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In the Clean Rom thread, they said that this won't work. Didn't specify why, however.

musicfreak190 said:
Can I do this directly from CleanROM ?
I would like to know if I can go from CleanROM 1.0 to the unrooted OTA OE2 without losing data?
Can someone clarify that or do I need to be on Stock Rooted OC3
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In the CleanROM thread it's indicated that you need to take the update to OE2 before you can update to the new CleanROM 1.5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...rom-cleanrom-1-0-clean-smooth-stable-t3110600

Can someone confirm this that it does not wipe the phone? A friend of mine rooted his Verizon S6 with PingPong app and he wants to unroot it due to various issues. Will this method work?