I got the Galaxy S6 yesterday and coming from Nexus 5, I wanted to remove the existing bloatware by flashing the XtrestoLite Deodexed ROM. This one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
I'm haven't had much experience in rooting and it's my first time flashing a custom ROM. The phone was running on Android 5.1.1.
Apparently I failed. I started with CF-Root but I wasn't sure if it was done correctly. This was followed by TWRP 2.8.7.1 . Then I tried booting up the phone and the boot logo just loops. I tried to wipe the cache as well as the Delvik-cache through TWRP but it's still the same. Then I tried to flash the stock ROM that I found online but I got the error "Nand Write Start" followed by "Fail". I seem to have tried everything and now I just want to get the phone to work again. It shouldn't be so hard.
Someone help me please :crying:
Have you tried to flash the stock rom via Smart Switch software? There's an option in the top of the window where it says "More" called Emergency Recovery. When my S6 bricked nothing but that did the trick, you should give it a try.
Gallitho said:
Have you tried to flash the stock rom via Smart Switch software? There's an option in the top of the window where it says "More" called Emergency Recovery. When my S6 bricked nothing but that did the trick, you should give it a try.
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How did you do it? I've installed the Smart Switch software but the device doesn't appear under the list in emergency software recovery, so I can't proceed.
Edit: I managed to do it through initialization. I'll update when it's done.
Edit 2: It worked! Thanks so much!
ztmj96 said:
How did you do it? I've installed the Smart Switch software but the device doesn't appear under the list in emergency software recovery, so I can't proceed.
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Your PC is recognizing your phone? If not maybe you shall update your drivers first. My S6 is the same model number as yours and it does appears in the Emergency Recovery list.
Another solution could be trying to flash using another version of Odin; I saw a similar problem on another forum and it was solved using Odin 3.10 to reflash the stock firmware.
Also remember that you can't downgrade your firmware once that you are on 5.1.1, no 5.02 or so allowed.
ztmj96 said:
How did you do it? I've installed the Smart Switch software but the device doesn't appear under the list in emergency software recovery, so I can't proceed.
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By the sounds of it you're able to boot into twrp? If so then simply boot into twrp, connect to your computer and copy a flashable rom to your phone and install it using twrp instead of odin
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By the sounds of it you're able to boot into twrp? If so then simply boot into twrp, connect to your computer and copy a flashable rom to your phone and install it using twrp instead of odin
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How could I transfer the flashable ROM to the phone when I can't have it boot up to connect to my computer?
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Your PC is recognizing your phone? If not maybe you shall update your drivers first. My S6 is the same model number as yours and it does appears in the Emergency Recovery list.
Another solution could be trying to flash using another version of Odin; I saw a similar problem on another forum and it was solved using Odin 3.10 to reflash the stock firmware.
Also remember that you can't downgrade your firmware once that you are on 5.1.1, no 5.02 or so allowed.
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Since you're using the same model as mine, what are you running on your S6 right now? Are you able to root and flash a custom ROM like XtrestroLite onto Android 5.1.1?
Can you guys help me check if this post has the correct steps or is it missing anything like bootloader and root?
reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/39wwf6/should_i_install_xtrestolite_rom/cs7b7yq
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Since you're using the same model as mine, what are you running on your S6 right now? Are you able to root and flash a custom ROM like XtrestroLite onto Android 5.1.1?
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Actually yeah. Earlier tonight I flashed XtreStoLite over stock 5.1.1, but I must confess it wasn't as easy as I thought, mainly because I didn't followed the steps in the right way and I ended up having to root my phone through installing UniKernel, which is pre-rooted and that did the trick for me, because I got stuck in the Samsung logo right after I tried to flash with CF-AutoRoot, needless to say I obviously couldn't root with that method and had to reflash stock 5.1.1 firmware to unbrick my phone, install UniKernel, and after that I was able to enter my phone config, uncheck the reactivation block under Find My Mobile settings (which was the reason for me to get stuck at the S-logo) and then flash through Odin XtreStoLite deodexed and Xposed FW too, so I can tell you for sure that SM-G920I can run XSL like a charm.
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Actually yeah. Earlier tonight I flashed XtreStoLite over stock 5.1.1, but I must confess it wasn't as easy as I thought, mainly because I didn't followed the steps in the right way and I ended up having to root my phone through installing UniKernel, which is pre-rooted and that did the trick for me, because I got stuck in the Samsung logo right after I tried to flash with CF-AutoRoot, needless to say I obviously couldn't root with that method and had to reflash stock 5.1.1 firmware to unbrick my phone, install UniKernel, and after that I was able to enter my phone config, uncheck the reactivation block under Find My Mobile settings (which was the reason for me to get stuck at the S-logo) and then flash through Odin XtreStoLite deodexed and Xposed FW too, so I can tell you for sure that SM-G920I can run XSL like a charm.
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1. So what is the correct order?
2. Did you have to manually unlock bootloader?
3. And is it a must to install uniKernel in order to root the device?
I have no idea how to proceed now.
This requires a lot more effort than I thought :fingers-crossed:
1. The correct order apparently WAS to flash 5.1.1 bootloader and modem over 5.0.2, then root, then TWRP, then flash XtreStoLite, or at least that was what I understood from Edgar's guide (as you can tell, I hurried myself too much and was to excited to flash XLS, so I didn't read properly).
Since I (and I think you did too) installed stock 5.1.1 first, there was no way to autoroot nor ping-pong root the device, that was the reason I got stuck in the Samsung logo screen after trying to autoroot, so I had to reflash stock 5.1.1 to regain access to the device settings/Find My Mobile as I explained before, after that I flashed UniKernel and that did the trick, no other steps were required to achieve root access beyond this point.
2. I didn't had to, but your carrier may have locked yours. My device is a SM-G920I (as yours) from Telcel carrier, so I can tell for sure.
3. There are several others way to root devices running over 5.0.2, but according to my personal research there aren't much options on 5.1.1 other than flash a pre-rooted kernel, but UniKernel isn't the only pre-rooted kernel, so you can choose whichever you like the most.
If I were you the first thing I'd try, as I said earlier, would be to switch to another Odin version or another firmware (as long as it is 5.1.1) and if that don't do the trick, then I'd update drivers and try via Smart Switch again.
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1. The correct order apparently WAS to flash 5.1.1 bootloader and modem over 5.0.2, then root, then TWRP, then flash XtreStoLite, or at least that was what I understood from Edgar's guide (as you can tell, I hurried myself too much and was to excited to flash XLS, so I didn't read properly).
Since I (and I think you did too) installed stock 5.1.1 first, there was no way to autoroot nor ping-pong root the device, that was the reason I got stuck in the Samsung logo screen after trying to autoroot, so I had to reflash stock 5.1.1 to regain access to the device settings/Find My Mobile as I explained before, after that I flashed UniKernel and that did the trick, no other steps were required to achieve root access beyond this point.
2. I didn't had to, but your carrier may have locked yours. My device is a SM-G920I (as yours) from Telcel carrier, so I can tell for sure.
3. There are several others way to root devices running over 5.0.2, but according to my personal research there aren't much options on 5.1.1 other than flash a pre-rooted kernel, but UniKernel isn't the only pre-rooted kernel, so you can choose whichever you like the most.
If I were you the first thing I'd try, as I said earlier, would be to switch to another Odin version or another firmware (as long as it is 5.1.1) and if that don't do the trick, then I'd update drivers and try via Smart Switch again.
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What did you use to root? May I ask for the link? I just tried flashing CF AutoRoot and now I think it's bricked again. (RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING) I'm thinking it might be due to incompatibility because I got it from here (https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/#odin) and the Android version states 5.0.2.
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What did you use to root? May I ask for the link? I just tried flashing CF AutoRoot and now I think it's bricked again. (RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING) I'm thinking it might be due to incompatibility because I got it from here (https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/#odin) and the Android version states 5.0.2.
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Yep, that was the exact moment where mine got stuck too, as I stated before at that time I had to reflash stock firmware. The trouble is caused by CF-Autoroot, it won't work at all when you're on 5.1.1 (at least with SM-G920I) and if you try to root using this method, you'll get stuck with the message "RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING". You'll have to reflash to stock too, I'm affraid...
Flash UniKernel via Odin once you're on 5.1.1 stock again and see the magic happen. Once you have root access, gained by this kernel, you can install TWRP and flash XtreStoLite or any other rom you may want. Here is the direct link to the post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/kernel-stockmod-kernel-t3100395
Hope you get lucky.
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Yep, that was the exact moment where mine got stuck too, as I stated before at that time I had to reflash stock firmware. The trouble is caused by CF-Autoroot, it won't work at all when you're on 5.1.1 (at least with SM-G920I) and if you try to root using this method, you'll get stuck with the message "RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING". You'll have to reflash to stock too, I'm affraid...
Flash UniKernel via Odin once you're on 5.1.1 stock again and see the magic happen. Once you have root access, gained by this kernel, you can install TWRP and flash XtreStoLite or any other rom you may want. Here is the direct link to the post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/kernel-stockmod-kernel-t3100395
Hope you get lucky.
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I just did that before you suggested it and it worked! I was so elated! I love you bro (no homo). Our situations are identical. Now I have XtrestroLite running on the S6! Thank you so much!
Simply put:
1. Update bootloader and modem
2. Install TWRP without root via Odin
3. Install UniKernel via TWRP
4. Install ROMs!
ztmj96 said:
I just did that before you suggested it and it worked! I was so elated! I love you bro (no homo). Our situations are identical. Now I have XtrestroLite running on the S6! Thank you so much!
Simply put:
1. Update bootloader and modem
2. Install TWRP without root via Odin
3. Install UniKernel via TWRP
4. Install ROMs!
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Glad to read that, dude!
Yep, our situations are identical and also happened at the same time haha.
Now's time to enjoy! :good:
Hi to All!: I'm new to this forum and you may consider me a newbie, willing to learn from you and share my experiences in the near future. Just recently I managed to root my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V running Lollipop latest release (OK3) following this tutorial (thanks a lot to jrkruse for that!!). Now I'm trying to install a Custom Recovery, I tried Safestrap (Safestrap-KLTEVZW-NCG-3.75-B03.apk), ClockworkMod (philz_touch_6.41.6-klte.tar) and TWRP (twrp-2.8.7.0-klte, tar & img versions) and this is what happened:
----Safestrap App installed successfully but failed to install Recovery.
----ClockworkMod (Philz Touch variant) failed to flash with Odin.
----TWRP succeeded to install via ADB shell, replaced Stock Recovery but gave this error:
''RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING''
I ended flashing Stock OK3 to have at least Stock Recovery again!, it's known OE1, OG5 and OK3 updates prevent downgrading, I want to downgrade to 4.4.4 to solve some wi-fi issues I've been having since Lollipop updates.
Some help about this subject will be very appreciated!!
Thanks a lot in advance to all members of this awesome forum!!
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Hi to All!: I'm new to this forum and you may consider me a newbie, willing to learn from you and share my experiences in the near future. Just recently I managed to root my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V running Lollipop latest release (OK3) following this tutorial (thanks a lot to jrkruse for that!!). Now I'm trying to install a Custom Recovery, I tried Safestrap (Safestrap-KLTEVZW-NCG-3.75-B03.apk), ClockworkMod (philz_touch_6.41.6-klte.tar) and TWRP (twrp-2.8.7.0-klte, tar & img versions) and this is what happened:
----Safestrap App installed successfully but failed to install Recovery.
----ClockworkMod (Philz Touch variant) failed to flash with Odin.
----TWRP succeeded to install via ADB shell, replaced Stock Recovery but gave this error:
''RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING''
I ended flashing Stock OK3 to have at least Stock Recovery again!, it's known OE1, OG5 and OK3 updates prevent downgrading, I want to downgrade to 4.4.4 to solve some wi-fi issues I've been having since Lollipop updates.
Some help about this subject will be very appreciated!!
Thanks a lot in advance to all members of this awesome forum!!
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On OK3 the bootloader is locked. You cannot downgrade to 4.4.2 or 4.4.4 or any other previous version. You also cannot install custom recoveries like ClockworkMod or TWRP. You are relegated to Safestrap or FlashFire as discussed in jrkruse's threads.
You can ONLY use SafeStrap. TWRP and Clockworkmod cannot load because we have a locked bootloader.
You must flash a kitkat kernel to boot into safestrap, which I gather you didn't do. Then when you're done in Safestrap, flash a safestrap-flashable lollipop kernel BEFORE EXITING SAFESTRAP to boot back into your ROM.
@ landshark68
@painiac
Thank both for your replies!, let's see if I misunderstood something: flashing NI2 Stock Kernel with Odin will give the possibility to boot into Safestrap and flash zip of Stock NI2 ROM (4.4.4) or will I remain tied to OK3 even if I flash the KitKat Kernel?
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@ landshark68
@painiac
Thank both for your replies!, let's see if I misunderstood something: flashing NI2 Stock Kernel with Odin will give the possibility to boot into Safestrap and flash zip of Stock NI2 ROM (4.4.4) or will I remain tied to OK3 even if I flash the KitKat Kernel?
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You will remain tied to OK3
@cd2xtac
I'm just curious about the whole flashing a custom recovery part you were talking about..
It let you flash one?
Normally I'd just shrug a thread like this off but when you said you tried to boot into recovery and saw
Code:
RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
that means it actually let you flash a custom recovery.
So my real questions here are, in download mode, does it say Knox 0x1?
And/or after you tried to boot into twrp, did it say "set warranty bit: recovery"?
This part makes me curious because on a locked bootloader, we shouldn't be able to flash a custom recovery.
Or maybe we can and just can't boot into it.
I haven't looked into this much because I've always just accepted that a locked bootloader means we need to use SS or FF and can't flash custom ROMs like CM.
Although I am curious what makes Samsung phones different than my old Droid Bionic. It has a locked bootloader and can only use Safestrap but it can still flash CM13 in a non-stock ROM slot. Why can'take we?
Perhaps I should call someone like @jrkruse in to see if he can clarify or if he knows why.
Dudash said:
@cd2xtac
I'm just curious about the whole flashing a custom recovery part you were talking about..
It let you flash one?
Normally I'd just shrug a thread like this off but when you said you tried to boot into recovery and saw
Code:
RECOVERY BOOTING...
RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING
that means it actually let you flash a custom recovery.
So my real questions here are, in download mode, does it say Knox 0x1?
And/or after you tried to boot into twrp, did it say "set warranty bit: recovery"?
This part makes me curious because on a locked bootloader, we shouldn't be able to flash a custom recovery.
Or maybe we can and just can't boot into it.
I haven't looked into this much because I've always just accepted that a locked bootloader means we need to use SS or FF and can't flash custom ROMs like CM.
Although I am curious what makes Samsung phones different than my old Droid Bionic. It has a locked bootloader and can only use Safestrap but it can still flash CM13 in a non-stock ROM slot. Why can'take we?
Perhaps I should call someone like @jrkruse in to see if he can clarify or if he knows why.
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Because on other phones they had ways to trick the phone into letting a custom kernel be flashed. These ways dont work on S5. Also Rom slots dont work on our phone either unless you go back to kitkat, but you were still booting off of main kernel,so still no go
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Because on other phones they had ways to trick the phone into letting a custom kernel be flashed. These ways dont work on S5. Also Rom slots dont work on our phone either unless you go back to kitkat, but you were still booting off of main kernel,so still no go
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Thanks for clarifying
Hello,
I rooted my s5 way back when it first came out but I haven't upgraded the firmware at all. From what I remember I had trouble installing a custom recovery so the phone is only rooted. I would like to bring it up to the most current version of android. What's the easiest way to do that? I'm on baseband version G900PVPUIAND2.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: I found this https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742994 which had a link to the stock factory image but sammobile doesn't seem to be hosting it anymore. Is there another reliable place that I can get it? Or would just doing a factory reset of my phone make it so I can start taking OTA's again?
The latest stock firmware for G900V is Marshmallow QC1. You can download it here and use ODIN to flash it:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767155677
If you want to root it you can use CF-Autoroot in ODIN. This will trip Knox if not already tripped (but probably doesn't matter on an older phone like this).
https://download.chainfire.eu/408/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltespr-kltespr-smg900p.zip
If you want to install TWRP you can use ODIN again:
https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys5qualcomm.html
Good luck.
Hello!
I need some help on restoring the stock ROM onto my SMG920F. I have tripped Knox using CF-AUTO ROOT. This ended up breaking my phone. So me being me reset it back to factory settings and Installimg twrp recovery.
I then did something absolutely stupid. I wiped everything using the advanced features. So in the end had to Install a custom ROM as I couldnt find any stock roms.
I would like to have an unrooted and stock SMG920F rather than a routed one :/ can you guys help with that.
My current ROM is nemesis
I also have Same Issue plz help us
Isn't there a stock debloated version posted on here? It has the june patch, so it should be almost at the top of threads.
Staritegaming said:
Hello!
I need some help on restoring the stock ROM onto my SMG920F. I have tripped Knox using CF-AUTO ROOT. This ended up breaking my phone. So me being me reset it back to factory settings and Installimg twrp recovery.
I then did something absolutely stupid. I wiped everything using the advanced features. So in the end had to Install a custom ROM as I couldnt find any stock roms.
I would like to have an unrooted and stock SMG920F rather than a routed one :/ can you guys help with that.
My current ROM is nemesis
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You need
SamFirm 0.3.6.0
Odin Odin3 v3.12.7
Open SamFirm
Paste in Model SM-G920F
Region DBT
Mark Auto
Click to check Update
Mark decrypt auto
then download.
find the odin flashable stock Rom at the same folder SamFirm, unzip.
flash "G920FXXU6ERF5_G920FDBT6ERF1_G920FXXU6ERF6_HOME.tar" in odin as AP
and your S6 will live again
but if Knoxx is tripped, its forever...
Hey! I have found a website that provides stock roms. I have installed one and my phone is factory new. I even get OTA updates and everything is official. the only thing about my phone is that i tripped knox lol. the website is
updato
I then found a "how to install an officialsamsung stock firmware using odin" and followed that guide
The rom I downloaded and flashed using Odin is here (just copy and paste this at the end of updato
firmware-archive-select-model?record=583A76F4915811E89F15FA163EE8F90B
the way i did it was wipe the usual stuff when you want to flash a custom rom but instead you use the stock ROM. only down point is that it puts your recovery back to stock to. So if you want twrp again just flash it and it should be good to go
if i could post links i would so if you want them then message me and i will link things to you.
Yes I just answered my own question. A thanks would be appreciated
hel
Staritegaming said:
Hey! I have found a website that provides stock roms. I have installed one and my phone is factory new. I even get OTA updates and everything is official. the only thing about my phone is that i tripped knox lol. the website is
updato
I then found a "how to install an officialsamsung stock firmware using odin" and followed that guide
The rom I downloaded and flashed using Odin is here (just copy and paste this at the end of updato
firmware-archive-select-model?record=583A76F4915811E89F15FA163EE8F90B
the way i did it was wipe the usual stuff when you want to flash a custom rom but instead you use the stock ROM. only down point is that it puts your recovery back to stock to. So if you want twrp again just flash it and it should be good to go
if i could post links i would so if you want them then message me and i will link things to you.
Yes I just answered my own question. A thanks would be appreciated
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hi; can you help me? i have my 920f which wan't flash. Please send me the link of the rom which work for you and tel me how you do. This my email [email protected] . thank u
HI All,
Background : tablet is bootlooping. My SM-p900 can't be flashed back to working by Samsung, but the engineer said that knox is triggered, and something about the kernal, or ROM, being higher than the official ROM / bootloader (I'm really new to this so sorry if I'm mangling it!).
He said, I could flash a newer version, and that would probably work, previous attempts in odin, didn't work.
I can't flash a recovery, as nothing happens, nor can I flash a rom.
I'm not sure which one he is referring to as being too high a version, I think he said try higher than android 6, would that be the rom?
How can I flash the roms i find here, they're not odin flashable?
thanks Guys.
@Zophixan hi mate.
There is no higher stock than 5.0.2.
What happened when you tried to flash stock that you say it can't be flashed?
Did you try to flash multiple part or all in one file stock ROM?
My P900 it's running on LOS14.1.
I've flashed the official TWRP with Odin.
In TWRP I've flashed the ROM, Bitgapps and Magisk.