I have a mac only so need some explaining how to use heimdall. Hey decided to use the galaxy s3 one click root tool by adam of xda developrs on my mac so i rooted it was working fine and was about to flash cyanogen mod 10 from rom manager flashed it then leave it for a bit then boom i try to boot my phone and the " you tried to install unauthorized firmware on your device message came up". I acn get the phone into odin download mode. would love to know how to get my phone up and running again. I am running osx only and have heimdall installed but dont really know how to use it or what to do i need help please.
You didn't unlock your bootloader. Use heimdall to flash the stock (or stock rooted) firmware, unlock your bootloader, flash CM10.
If you would have followed the guide which i have linked in my signature you wouldn't have this problem. Please make sure you KNOW what your doing before you do it. There is 3 steps to using casual.
EDIT:It would probably be easiest to just find a friend with a windows pc.
Im gonna start a new bounty too... a bounty for no more bounty threads.
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Im gonna start a new bounty too... a bounty for no more bounty threads.
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please and thanks!!!
I tried searching the dev post and could not find the answer to my question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48709232
Anyway I have a Verizon G2 that is Rooted. I got a ota notification today wanting to update to Kitkat. I told it no because I figured it would not end well.
Do I let it install the update then just root again using IOroot25?
When I first rooted, it did not wipe my phone which was pretty sweet. And I do not quite understand what the Dev wrote about the EFS being backed up or not.
If I root using IOroot25 will it wipe my devise?
Thanks for the help
If no one knows, could someone repost my question in the dev forum for me please?
Also I have Titanium back up. can i just back up everything that way and restore if IOroot25 wipes everything?
Thanks!
So I tried to do a system OTS update and it failed like I though it would.
I tried to use iroot25 to see if it would work. The script completed fine, but I am still not at 4.4
I need to figure out how to update to 4.4 now.
Found this thread which may let me flash up to kitkat
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711668&page=40
I might try that.
ok lets get this out ot the way i have a lg volt wich is updated to the zv4, ive read other threads on how to root.
so far i see that it must be flashed back to the old stock rom to root, my issues are as follows.
1: would prefer not to flash unless installing cyanogenmod or simular rom.
2: have seen issues mentioned with radio(cellular reciver) after flashing mentioned.
for a guy who has flashed a update on 2 phones after roothing and has rooted 5 previous devices i can say this is the first root process that actualy worries me.
im looking at the programs below free and paid.
oneclick root
rootgenuis
and this wich was on androidforums link below working no flash one click root according to the post.
http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot (blocked by antivirus and firefox.)
please assist me in rooting this phone.
as always thanks in advance for all help provided.
Hi, my name is Anthony and I have a T-Mobile S5 running the latest version of android (I think it's 5.0.1 or 5.0). I'm kinda a newb with flashing and rooting. I had my phone rooted using towel root a while ago, but I lost that root in an update and it is no longer supportive of my phone.
I'm looking to install custom roms but before I do so, I would like to make a full backup of my current stock touch wiz so I can revert to it in case I don't like the new rom. I also would like to root my phone. Oh, and before anyone tells me that I need to install Odin, I have a Mac running Yosemite.... A lot of people have told me that I need to install clock work in order for this whole process to work.
Recap:
1. Make backup rom
2. Root phone
3. Teach me how to flash roms using a Mac.
4. Include any other important info and links for downloads.
I mainly want to install CM12, but I still want a backup rom to revert to later
Thanks, and please don't post any hate
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. Some pro tips, figure out how to use Odin. You'll need it eventually if you want to root and flash roms. Either in a Windows vm or heimdall. If something goes wrong you'll need to flash the stock firmware.
There's a whole forum for your device,http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5. And the best place to ask your specific question is here,http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/help
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First, I'd like to say that while I'm not new to this, I AM quite rusty. So before you call me retarded for doing what I did, I already know. Now...
I have been just daily driving along on 4.4.2 for a good few years on my phone but I just got a Tab4 and rooted it and noticed that the TWRP version I wound up with was newer than on my phone, and had a few more options. Sooo, I tried to Odin the TWRP to my phone and caused all kinds of problems. Wouldn't boot. So I downloaded everything I could get my hands on to try to Odin onto the G900V to get it up and running again. The ONLY this I could flash was this...
PD1_Full_Factory_Restore_No_Aboot.tar
So now the phone is on the 6.0.1 which I figured was great but quickly noticed that not everything was working. No WiFi, no Camera, no Back and Recent keys, and no extsdcard recognition, so obviously unacceptable. Is this too new to be undone? I spent all night last night and today reading through the various forums, and I haven't seen it directly addressed.
Here are my questions...
1. Can I root this and fix the issues from there? If so, with what tool?
2. If I cannot yet root this, how do I downgrade from this kernel/firmware to something that is at least stable for this device?
Point me in the right direction, I'm not a total newb. I've rooted many devices, many times, but I really haven't been keeping up on anything for some time. Any help would be awesome, I'll pour some beer out for you, Thx in advance.
~Chris
I tried all of these, none will flash via Odin but the one that got me to where I am (PD1)
mods, please delete this post #2.
I edited it all into #1
Odin back to stock
I did something similar, which is what I get for just reading the instructions instead of the warnings at the top of a post.
I tried a number of things, but ended up using odin to do a complete wipe and go back to stock.
Thanks for the reply.
AFAIK this IS a stock ROM, but as I said this was the only thing I could get to flash after I tried to flash a new TWRP. Nothing else will go.
Being a bit rusty myself, it caught my ear when you mentioned the full wipe, I never performed a wipe of any sort during my efforts.
Could that be the problem?
Also, someone please refresh my memory, what piece is it that actually determines whether a device is rootable?
Is it the kernel? Is this one rootable? What is the modern method for acquiring root? I was using towelroot back in the 4.4.2/4.4.4 days.
Thanks
UPDATE : It also will not make a phone call. Hitting the CALL button or trying to answer when it rings will cause the phone to reboot, lol
Someone please get me back to a custom recovery, I've got some great TWRP backups and a ****load of titaniumBU
Just downgrade to PB1 using the stock TAR and unlock your bl from there...
Thank you for the PB1 advice.
Should I be able to accomplish this via Odin?
Is a full wipe/reset required?
Thank you for the PB1 tip
Got that handled, all is up and running, but not rooted
Gunna have to wait till after work for that stuff
Thanks again
OK so now I'm fully stock PB1, where do I want to go from here to acquire root?
Which of these 2 threads shall I follow?
[GUIDE] Unlocking the Galaxys S5 Bootloader using DEV Bootloader [KK-MM], OR...
Working Root Method For 5.0 Lollipop Roms [OE1] [OG5] [OK3] [PB1] [3-3-16]
I ask because above I was advised to "downgrade to PB1 using the stock TAR and unlock your bl from there..."
My question arises from the fact that I had this phone rooted for YEARS before I messed it up, and the thread proclaiming that "S5 bootloader unlock is here!" seems to be only 3 months old. Leading me to wonder, do I need an unlocked bootloader, or merely to acquire root? Seems like a valid question to me. I just want to make sure in advance before proceeding.
SO in summary, this is the question...
Which of these 2 threads shall I follow?
[GUIDE] Unlocking the Galaxys S5 Bootloader using DEV Bootloader [KK-MM], OR...
Working Root Method For 5.0 Lollipop Roms [OE1] [OG5] [OK3] [PB1] [3-3-16]
Also, what file system do I want for my SDcard?
Thank You
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OK so now I'm fully stock PB1, where do I want to go from here to acquire root?
Which of these 2 threads shall I follow?
[GUIDE] Unlocking the Galaxys S5 Bootloader using DEV Bootloader [KK-MM], OR...
Working Root Method For 5.0 Lollipop Roms [OE1] [OG5] [OK3] [PB1] [3-3-16]
I ask because above I was advised to "downgrade to PB1 using the stock TAR and unlock your bl from there..."
My question arises from the fact that I had this phone rooted for YEARS before I messed it up, and the thread proclaiming that "S5 bootloader unlock is here!" seems to be only 3 months old. Leading me to wonder, do I need an unlocked bootloader, or merely to acquire root? Seems like a valid question to me. I just want to make sure in advance before proceeding.
SO in summary, this is the question...
Which of these 2 threads shall I follow?
[GUIDE] Unlocking the Galaxys S5 Bootloader using DEV Bootloader [KK-MM], OR...
Working Root Method For 5.0 Lollipop Roms [OE1] [OG5] [OK3] [PB1] [3-3-16]
Also, what file system do I want for my SDcard?
Thank You
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS86FHqY6rE with appropriate files worked! Tremendous help for me.
Miilliiee said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS86FHqY6rE with appropriate files worked! Tremendous help for me.
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Thx for that. Being able to see the video helped a lot, not because I can't read, but just because I was able to see what was SUPPOSED to happen at each step.
All fixed up now. Thx again.