I recently purchased a galaxy S6 (SM-920i) running Android 5.1.1 in the hope of rooting it and flashing it with a custom rom. I'm a novice at this, and have not been able to find a decent tutorial on this subject. I'm not concerned with tripping the knox counter by the way. Any help in this matter will be much appreciated. Thanks.
wussup001 said:
I recently purchased a galaxy S6 (SM-920i) running Android 5.1.1 in the hope of rooting it and flashing it with a custom rom. I'm a novice at this, and have not been able to find a decent tutorial on this subject. I'm not concerned with tripping the knox counter by the way. Any help in this matter will be much appreciated. Thanks.
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I did the following on mine (920F):
Get a kernel with root (Unikernel) and flash it via ODIN (since I did not wanted to flash a rom right away and that also comes with auto root).
Get the TWRP ODIN flashable .tar from http://twrp.me
Profit.
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Hello all,
Does anyone know how I can root the avant that is running version G386TUVU1AOD7?
I tried towel root and that didn't work at all. It says the phone isn't supported. Not sure if I can downgrade the kernel to root it (boot.img)
I would prefer to do it without tripping Knox if possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
M9x3mos said:
Hello all,
Does anyone know how I can root the avant that is running version G386TUVU1AOD7?
I tried towel root and that didn't work at all. It says the phone isn't supported. Not sure if I can downgrade the kernel to root it (boot.img)
I would prefer to do it without tripping Knox if possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Which android version it is?
The root/recovery thread for the Avant is here. I have AOD7 installed on mine, and the process worked.
Morning Guys
I'm wanting to root and install a custom recovery to enable flashing custom roms etc, on my UK Galaxy S6 running stock (G920FXXU2COH2) French Firmware. I know that I will trip knox and not be able to use Samsung pay when its available but I'm not so bothered about that.
What is the quickest and safest way of doing this now? Thanks for your time in helping
I have Sprint G925PVPU3BOI1 5.1.1 and was wondering what is the best/easiest way to root this phone. Does pingpong method actually work on this model? If not will other methods trip the knox thing and if it does will that only mean I won't get OTA updates or are there other disadvantages of tripping knox?
Thanks for the help
icekube187 said:
I have Sprint G925PVPU3BOI1 5.1.1 and was wondering what is the best/easiest way to root this phone. Does pingpong method actually work on this model? If not will other methods trip the knox thing and if it does will that only mean I won't get OTA updates or are there other disadvantages of tripping knox?
Thanks for the help
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You can not root anymore with ping pong root. That only works on early firmware. Only disadvantages of tripping knox is that you won't be able to use Samsung pay if that matters, and it voids your Samsung warranty, meaning if something goes wrong Samsung won't touch it; however, your carrier will.
Thank you for the prompt information. With that being said is the process to root the model phone I have + 5.1.1 is to download odin put phone in d/l mode,use odin to flash with twrp and then flash rom, and then I can feel the joy or am I leaving out a step? is is correct where can I find the correct version of Odin and twrp, I've seen reference to it on this e but get a little confused about which file is correct for my model.
Thank you again for taking the time to help me
icekube187 said:
Thank you for the prompt information. With that being said is the process to root the model phone I have + 5.1.1 is to download odin put phone in d/l mode,use odin to flash with twrp and then flash rom, and then I can feel the joy or am I leaving out a step? is is correct where can I find the correct version of Odin and twrp, I've seen reference to it on this e but get a little confused about which file is correct for my model.
Thank you again for taking the time to help me
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You must first root before you can install TWRP. There is a rooted kernel that you can use through Odin. Here is my thread with TWRP and the kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3102034
Here is Odin:
https://mega.nz/#!SkoGRSjR!JYA62GV9w0rSvsqAYsl_mXZRU6BgnMdkM3Xuc9E7YuM
Thanks for info and the links
icekube187 said:
Thanks for info and the links
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No problem
I want to use this awesome ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-0-t3094423
I need to install TWRP. When I first got the phone, I learned that this was not possible with AT&T due to a locked bootloader. This still the case? I have been searching and I haven't found any tutorials or youtube videos specifically for AT&T Galaxy s6 -- is it the same process? I'm currently running Android 5.0.1 and I flashed a ROM with Flashfire (Ultra Light 1.8 by Rayman360) -- it's a great ROM but you can't do much since it's basically a de-bloat stock.
Can someone point me in the right direction for installing TWRP on the AT&T Galaxy s6?
I suspect I will need to do a full wipe here and then re-root with a different method.
I am familiar with Odin and TWRP, I have been using custom ROMs for years now.
I still think its not possible due to locked boot loader
XGhozt said:
I want to use this awesome ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-0-t3094423
I need to install TWRP. When I first got the phone, I learned that this was not possible with AT&T due to a locked bootloader. This still the case? I have been searching and I haven't found any tutorials or youtube videos specifically for AT&T Galaxy s6 -- is it the same process? I'm currently running Android 5.0.1 and I flashed a ROM with Flashfire (Ultra Light 1.8 by Rayman360) -- it's a great ROM but you can't do much since it's basically a de-bloat stock.
Can someone point me in the right direction for installing TWRP on the AT&T Galaxy s6?
I suspect I will need to do a full wipe here and then re-root with a different method.
I am familiar with Odin and TWRP, I have been using custom ROMs for years now.
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Try here, without tripping knox
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/howto-flash-g92xf-t-tripping-knox-t3158606
I have a stock N915T purchased about a year ago, it is still on 4.4.4, as I was not going to update to 5.0.1 due to Samsung's own problems. The phone is currently used on the Rogers' network in Canada. My question is can I use ODIN to flash the N915W8 5.1.1 Rogers firmware to my N915T without experiencing any problems? Also would this upgrade replace the Canadian radio on the phone, or would I have to manually flash the radio file?
Thanks in advance.
I would just root what you've got and go from there.
The Radius Kid said:
I would just root what you've got and go from there.
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Thanks for the reply.
However, from my past experiences with Note 2 and S3, flashing with ODIN would unroot the device, essentially bringing the device back to stock.
Wouldn't that be the same case here? ie if I rooted my edge, then flash the w8 firmware, wouldn't that be the same as the method I proposed in my OP?
bballengphd said:
Thanks for the reply.
However, from my past experiences with Note 2 and S3, flashing with ODIN would unroot the device, essentially bringing the device back to stock.
Wouldn't that be the same case here? ie if I rooted my edge, then flash the w8 firmware, wouldn't that be the same as the method I proposed in my OP?
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I'm not suggesting rooting to update the ROM.
I am suggesting rooting and working with what you already have.
The Radius Kid said:
I'm not suggesting rooting to update the ROM.
I am suggesting rooting and working with what you already have.
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Thanks again for the tip.
However, that is not my goal.
I would like to update the rom AND root the phone.