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Root SM-N915T 5.0.1

Been looking for awhile to root my T-mobile Galaxy Note Edge updated to 5.0.1 lollipop, tried a few none worked, in addition a lot of the links have been removed or taken down. .need help thanks for the help in advance. .
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did you try the steps in this link?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n915tuvu1anjl-sm-t2943993

DudePharaoh said:
did you try the steps in this link?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n915tuvu1anjl-sm-t2943993
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Yes and it fails and then I have to use kies to reinstall factory rom?
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the more detail you can provide us the better we can help you, maybe someone came across the issue you are crossing.. like what error message do you get
did you clear cache, when does the error happen? etc...

DudePharaoh said:
the more detail you can provide us the better we can help you, maybe someone came across the issue you are crossing.. like what error message do you get
did you clear cache, when does the error happen? etc...
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Okay I'm at work so I do have all the correct zip files and Odin version, but I used Odin and automobile rar. File started Odin and it failed half way through, when I tried it a second time it seemed to get further but failed also, once I unplugged and reboot, a message said the update failed to use kies to complete the update. The kies reinstalled the rom back to factory and I lost everything. .
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As far as I know the CF-Auto-Root/TWRP method still works fine in Lollipop.

Curtis_HTC said:
Okay I'm at work so I do have all the correct zip files and Odin version, but I used Odin and automobile rar. File started Odin and it failed half way through, when I tried it a second time it seemed to get further but failed also, once I unplugged and reboot, a message said the update failed to use kies to complete the update. The kies reinstalled the rom back to factory and I lost everything. .
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If I remember correctly don't go back inro DL mode after CF Autoroot pull the battery and restart then load TWRP into Odin and install and you should be good.

scoobysnack said:
If I remember correctly don't go back inro DL mode after CF Autoroot pull the battery and restart then load TWRP into Odin and install and you should be good.
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Pretty much. From what I've seen, this has worked on every note edge with an unlocked bootloader on both kitkat and lollipop.
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At this point, if someone could make a sticky that'd be great so we don't have to answer this question every time

jooniloh said:
Pretty much. From what I've seen, this has worked on every note edge with an unlocked bootloader on both kitkat and lollipop.
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At this point, if someone could make a sticky that'd be great so we don't have to answer this question every time
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Is there a YouTube video on how to do this it would make it easier?
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Curtis_HTC said:
Is there a YouTube video on how to do this it would make it easier?
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I don't know about youtube videos but the process is simple and there're at least a dozen extremely detailed instructions all over the Q&A and General forums
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Basically: Flash autoroot, flash twrp. done.

jooniloh said:
I don't know about youtube videos but the process is simple and there're at least a dozen extremely detailed instructions all over the Q&A and General forums
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Basically: Flash autoroot, flash twrp. done.
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Yeah I tried three different ways and I have rooted multiple devices for years, maybe I'm missing something simple. .
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Try vroot or kingroot you can find kingroot at kingroot.net you can vroot at www.mgyun.com/vroot apk there's an apk version and there's a PC version

I have just tryed rooting using vroot as suggested here with no luck, at least with the apk. SM-N915F note edge unlocked on 5.0.1 , any ideas ?

describe your process exactly

Me: ?
I was downloading the app from url mgyun com
And hit root
But it faild

koopg said:
Me: ?
I was downloading the app from url mgyun com
And hit root
But it faild
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Lolol this process literally takes two mins and their are guides everywhere

jooniloh said:
Pretty much. From what I've seen, this has worked on every note edge with an unlocked bootloader on both kitkat and lollipop.
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At this point, if someone could make a sticky that'd be great so we don't have to answer this question every time
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I am furious that this simple process has gotten hard for me. I flashed CF auto root, and it failed (as the thread said it would). I went through the steps to flash TWRP and it fails the same way THAT CF auto-root failed. I tried to use the no-download mode option on step 4 instead (like you guys suggested) and my odin just sat there. It was still on, but everything was grayed out. There was no change to my phone and it was still usable.
I rooted this phone no problem when I bought it. I just factory reset it and flashed to 5.0.1. What am I doing wrong?

ROM Cook [Note 5 Sprint - N920P] Lamlazy_ROM_MM_Beta Android 6.0 from https://samsung

Just copy from
https://samsungvn.com/threads/note-5-sprint-n920p-lamlazy_rom_mm_beta-android-6-0.15196/
Join Group Note 5 on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ga...=0BxXubBjSl65ET3FHaHNaUURsYjQ&export=download

This needs to be in English. No disrespect. I would like to read what you have changed or added.
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Join Group Note 5 on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ga...=0BxXubBjSl65ET3FHaHNaUURsYjQ&export=download

Screw it. Ill flash it in a bit when i get home

Let me know how it goes

One of the links went to a foreign site. I couldn't read how to get rid of the pop up to download the fix. It boot looped. Guess that fix fixes that. Might as well close this thread

@dynamic503
Please provide a valid download link.
I do not believe XDA supports non-English sites as the primary source for software links for development.

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxXubBjSl65ET3FHaHNaUURsYjQ&export=download

Anyone use this rom yet that can give some feedback.
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I used real quick about 1.5 hrs but ultimately decided to use TDunnam deodexed rom.
But everything seemed ok.
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Not sure what I messed up yet, but got stuck at the splash screen after flashing and it did it's little auto root thing. I'll have to figure it out later.

UGH....I think it was just a bad extraction. Didn't realize windows unset defaults and windows explorer extracted the first one. Re download, 7zip, and walla.

xdathekilljoy said:
UGH....I think it was just a bad extraction. Didn't realize windows unset defaults and windows explorer extracted the first one. Re download, 7zip, and walla.
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So no issues after that?
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serv380 said:
So no issues after that?
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It was running just fine after that. Still had the handsfree activation afterall though.
Now I have to figure out how to root and install twrp without loop.
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serv380 said:
So no issues after that?
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Ok. So I used twrp 3.tar and to fix the loop I instead used the cf auto from the marshmallow odin thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr.../possibly-marshmallow-6-0-odin-files-t3342800

I would say to those wanting to try it...It's not a bad rom. Very stockish of course but thats not bad now a days. Smooth, stable, good battery life, so on.
I could handle the less extra mods and features because of Xposed....However I just went over to the modified xposed for touchwiz and it says sprint MM is not supported. So for that reason alone I'm switching back to something else in the meantime.

xdathekilljoy said:
I would say to those wanting to try it...It's not a bad rom. Very stockish of course but thats not bad now a days. Smooth, stable, good battery life, so on.
I could handle the less extra mods and features because of Xposed....However I just went over to the modified xposed for touchwiz and it says sprint MM is not supported. So for that reason alone I'm switching back to something else in the meantime.
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xposed-v80.1-sdk23-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-20160402.zip that will work for mm.
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This rom is actually pretty nice. A couple downsides I disliked are the additional users feature and the preconfig csc being XXV resulting in KOR set features. On the plus side, the data icons and possibly even capablity seemed very much improved such as displaying lte/lte+/4g as well as having the option to enable national/global roaming. Speed tests confirmed much faster speeds while displaying lte+ vs lte. In the process of changing the csc and unability to change preconfig I ended up losing data all together and flashed mm deodex to get data back. Preconfig was unavailable to change stating it could not be for a single csc. Admittedly, the KOR or XXV had no impact on performance or display features and was mostly just something Id rather of said SPR or XAS and of course US. Also wouldve like to add apns but as with all roms Ive tried with users feature it stated that it was unavailable to add for the current user.
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I flashed after extracting through odin and it rebooted into its own recovery much like cf auto root and then rebooted system where I flashed twrp through flashify using 3.0.0-3 found on one of tundhams posts. Twrp 3.0.1.0 bootloops and the option on flashify download lists 3.0.2.0 does the same. Only 3.0.0-1 or 3.0.0-3 have worked for me

<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid
<OSM> LamlazyROM_N920P_MM_V1.0.tar.md5 is invalid.
How to fix this issue? I'm using an update ROM from the original thread, and the downloaded archive seems to have the right size so I don't think it's an issue with the download, but I could be mistaken.
EDIT: removing the .md5 extension fixed it, and I flashed the ROM successfully, although I don't really know what it did after that with the recovery, I don't seem to have root access if that was what it was supposed to do.

For those who have installed this ROM, any screen shots of the status bar and home screen.

It wont download
Nevermind its not a zip to flash in twr ?
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Just odin this ROM and had no data whatsoever.... Wifi was okay but not 3g/4g/lte at all. also, there was no wifi calling. Back to stock
Also, I was on PC3 and when I flashed this ROM it took me back to OK3 firmware. I flashed the updated ROM.

Jose Reyes said:
For those who have installed this ROM, any screen shots of the status bar and home screen.
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Hopefully screenshots attatched...

Nandroid backup needed

Woudl anyone kindly give me a copy of your nandroid backup please? I have a corrupted file system. My /system/app and my /system/priv-app have both been combined together in /data/data. There are some other unique changes too. I don't even know how the phone can operate like this, but it works flawlessly. Unfortunately, I have been hacked and nothing works to get rid of it. If anyone has good adb command skills and can guide me, I'd be happy with that. My adb commands are not extended, and not of them work thus far. I want my phone back in good shape. As of now, there is a bootloader script that erases any changes upon boot.. I need help here. I keep asking, and I see dozens of you reading... but not one reply. Help would be nice. Lol

Why do you just use Odin and reflash the tar
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Yes, odin flash will wack the bootloader partitions as well.

rayraycarter4 said:
Why do you just use Odin and reflash the tar
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If it was that simple I wouldn't be here asking for help. I've been flashing for 4 years. Hundreds of times. More than 20 devices. There is a modified bootloader that wipes any updates and keeps the script alive. It takes over my whole OS. I know because I have two Note 5's. One I just got from my friend. It has never been rooted. So when I compare the two, I see lots of major differences. Some of my settings are completely gone. Like the ability to use fingerprints to open websites and verify Samsung account. Then, on the unrooted phone, when I swipe left to briefing, it says "Briefing" wants permission. On my previously rooted, but currently unrooted phone, it says "Touchwiz Home" wants permission. On top of that, I'm not getting the prompts for permissions when I open a app. They are already granted. when I first flash BPC3 and immediately flash TWRP I can see my system files in place. When I boot and look again form ROM Toolbox, the /system folder is empty and I found everything loaded in /data/data. I see several locations with recovery scripts, and one with a fstab.storage in the cache folder. If I delete the cache, the phone will not boot. If I take any of the /data/data apps out, the phone will not boot. I have successfully got it to boot one time and everything seemed fine. However, over the course of a day, little by little, everything reinstalls itself. I'm assuming from a masked backup location. This is a real hack job, and I need some help. I'm not a complete idiot, however, this kind of thing is WAAAAAY over my head. I could start snapping screenshots and posting them here if any of you want to learn more about this and help me get it fixed. I can't use this phone like this. Somebody has complete control of my device.

tdunham said:
Yes, odin flash will wack the bootloader partitions as well.
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Help me bro. This isn't something normal. Please. I'll provide you with whatever information you need. Read the above post.

Oh yeah, one other thing. When I use ODIN I am getting a message that says... "receiving message from bootloader. Please wait two minutes." Then it go the next file and says the same thing, On the third file it fails.

Okay, so I found some logs in the dropbox folder and found a bunch of code linked to a GitHub account owned by this guy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1897326 I'm not saying that he is responsible, but I am saying that someone is using his code maliciously. I have it on my phone, I have system logs to verify it, and I have tons of problems with all my accounts being hacked. My phone will not reinitialize on Smart Switch. Nothing works. Sombebody please help me update my bootloader. I don't know how to do this myself and I can not find any information anywhere. Flashing a new sboot.tar with ODIN does not work. Upon reboot, it gets erased and the same old crap comes back.

Sleepycloud said:
Okay, so I found some logs in the dropbox folder and found a bunch of code linked to a GitHub account owned by this guy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1897326 I'm not saying that he is responsible, but I am saying that someone is using his code maliciously. I have it on my phone, I have system logs to verify it, and I have tons of problems with all my accounts being hacked. My phone will not reinitialize on Smart Switch. Nothing works. Sombebody please help me update my bootloader. I don't know how to do this myself and I can not find any information anywhere. Flashing a new sboot.tar with ODIN does not work. Upon reboot, it gets erased and the same old crap comes back.
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So what happened ? Did you get it fixed ?
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djxn40 said:
So what happened ? Did you get it fixed ?
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I'm still working on it. This has some incredibly complicated scripts designed to stop any fixes. I haven't figured it out yet. I have been working non-stop for a week now. I think I'm close to figuring it out, but I'm not as good or even close to his skill set. A lot of this stuff is like looking at Chinese. I'm working on a new initramfs to get everything in order again. I hope to be finished soon. I'll post a detailed fix when I am finished. I'm not going anywhere, I'm here to help others as much as possible. I'll be posting a fix soon.

Somebody share their 100% stock nandroid with me. If you are worried about your data, restore the backup, do a factory reset then back up that nandroid and send me a link in a pm. I need it badly. This crap that i have isnt going away with anything. In four years, this is the ONLY device that I have not been able to fix. I know somebody was smart and backed up their factory image before they rooted. I need that person to step forward please. My device is severely f**ked up. ODIN doesnt fix it, neither does smartswitch. It has been altered with linux folders that get over looked. Please. Im a good guy. Im not gonna abuse anything you send me. Promise on everything. If you prefer to email me a link, its [email protected].

Sleepycloud said:
Somebody share their 100% stock nandroid with me. If you are worried about your data, restore the backup, do a factory reset then back up that nandroid and send me a link in a pm. I need it badly. This crap that i have isnt going away with anything. In four years, this is the ONLY device that I have not been able to fix. I know somebody was smart and backed up their factory image before they rooted. I need that person to step forward please. My device is severely f**ked up. ODIN doesnt fix it, neither does smartswitch. It has been altered with linux folders that get over looked. Please. Im a good guy. Im not gonna abuse anything you send me. Promise on everything. If you prefer to email me a link, its [email protected].
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If you have two note 5 why dont you just root the other one and make a nandroid backup or just use one of the many resources here like the marshmellow tar or a custom rom to get what you need. Just seems odd

greco2003 said:
If you have two note 5 why dont you just root the other one and make a nandroid backup or just use one of the many resources here like the marshmellow tar or a custom rom to get what you need. Just seems odd
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If I could use a .tar or a zip file to fix my phone, I wouldn't be here asking for a nandroid. Rooting my second Note 5 would be stupid because I see the same app data already infected on this one. Once I fix my 64GB Note 5 I'm going to sell this 32GB . Nobody buys a rooted phone. I own a cell phone repair shop. I know they won't buy rooted phones unless they are stupid. They always come back complaining about Samsung pay or something security wise that alerted them to the fact that is has been rooted. I'm seeing some of the same **** on my unrooted phone that I see on my rooted phone. It is the app-data, but at least with this phone, I can factory reset and get rid of it and start over. I 'm going to send emails to Google and ask them to clear my stored app-data on every app that is on my account. I can't keep this **** off my phone. This mother***ker wrecked my device. I have removed two of the 6 extra partitions, and now it won't boot. Even if I flash a new .tar with a pit file and nand erase. This is my first phone is four years of flashing and modding that I have not been able to fix. I am not getting any help. Just dumb questions like this one over and over. Lol IF I COULD DO ANY OF THAT, I WOULD NOT BE ASKING FOR HELP. I need a nandroid because that will fix my phone. The one I have is altered and the rest got wiped from my computer when I posted that I had logs. Those got wiped too. This person behind this is all up in my computers and phones and I can't keep them out. I've done everything. Wiped hard drives and started with a clean install on both, bought a new router and set up new passwords. and flashed my phones. It slows them down, but hey get right back in everything over the course of a week. I'm so f**king sick of this. The funny part, I bet more that half of you have the same problems, but you aren't intimate with your devices enough to know that someone is there. This person behind this is highly skilled.... to say the least. This **** was on my phone for at least 3 months, maybe four, before I even realized something was wrong. That is how smooth this is. The phone works flawlessly still. (until I removed two partitions anyways. Now it won't boot.) Share your stock nandroid after wiping it with a factory reset. I don't need any of your personal information.... Just your legit partitions layout. What is so funny about that? I have seen this request a few times in the last four years. I never thought it would happen to me though.

You wanna know a little secret? The app power saving feature has been hacked to allow apps to retain some of the battery power when the device is turned off. Here is the deal. It is not really turned off. It is in a hibernate mode that retains the app-data so that when you turn the phone back on, everything comes back. You think this is not possible? Lol you better study more, and start opening scripts on your device and reading them. You'll find all sorts of neat things if you have been flashing and modding.

Sleepycloud said:
You wanna know a little secret? The app power saving feature has been hacked to allow apps to retain some of the battery power when the device is turned off. Here is the deal. It is not really turned off. It is in a hibernate mode that retains the app-data so that when you turn the phone back on, everything comes back. You think this is not possible? Lol you better study more, and start opening scripts on your device and reading them. You'll find all sorts of neat things if you have been flashing and modding.
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I'm a flashaholic I've been flashing and rooting since my first smartphone back in 2009 the HTC Evo 4g but I always remember rule number one make a nandroid backup I make them weekly even if I change nothing on my phone
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Are you wanting a marshmallow one or a lollipop one they take different bootloaders
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greco2003 said:
I'm a flashaholic I've been flashing and rooting since my first smartphone back in 2009 the HTC Evo 4g but I always remember rule number one make a nandroid backup I make them weekly even if I change nothing on my phone
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Are you wanting a marshmallow one or a lollipop one they take different bootloaders
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I'll take anything that I can get as long as you are 100% sure that it is unaltered. I'd love to have the L and the M if you don't mind. Just so I have options. I'm dying to end this b.s. Please send me either one or both. I promise I"m not gonna abuse you in any way.

The truth is, it doesn't matter. You can still revert all the way back to OI6 from PC3. I tried AOK but it wouldn't flash. Send me anything bro. I'd be grateful.

I'll see what I can do when I get home at work now what version is your phone currently running??
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Also is rooted gonna be OK because all of my backups are from a rooted device
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greco2003 said:
I'm a flashaholic I've been flashing and rooting since my first smartphone back in 2009 the HTC Evo 4g but I always remember rule number one make a nandroid backup I make them weekly even if I change nothing on my phone
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Are you wanting a marshmallow one or a lollipop one they take different bootloaders
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You are absolutely correct. I used to always make nandroids, but I got cocky and lazy and quit doing it. Now I regret totally regret that. I will never in my life root another phone without making a nandroid and keeping it safe in two spots. One in the cloud, and the other on a OTG all by itself. I need you bro. Please send me a good nandroid so I can end this nightmare. Lol

greco2003 said:
I'll see what I can do when I get home at work now what version is your phone currently running??
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Also is rooted gonna be OK because all of my backups are from a rooted device
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Yeah, that is fine. Rooted is great as long as you didn't mod it before that nandroid. If so, the partition layout will be intact and when I flash it, it will wipe my device completely and I'll be good again. I have seen a few others with this problem over the years, and the only way they fixed it was by using someone's nandroid. I'm am a big fan of the Evo 4G! That is what started it all for me! Lol I made some pretty awesome JB roms for the Evo. You can see them here. http://android.aokforums.com/roms-vf3.html When I get this cleared up, I'm going to make something nice for the Note 5. It's been awhile since I've compiled any roms, but I am suddenly eager to start up again. Thank you for stepping up here bro. I won't forget this.

I can send you a backup of my current setup now but it's the deodexed marshmallow rom with sky-high kernel version 3.0
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Software update!!!!! Should I update or?

Just today around 5am pst I got a software update for my s7 has anyone else got it? Should I update or avoid it? I attached two screenshots of what It says!

After updating, you will not be able to downgrade to the old software because of updates to the security policy.
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"No take-backsies! -T-Mobile/Samsung"

I would only do it if you want the patch and your phone is not rooted.

ruapotato said:
I would only do it if you want the patch and your phone is not rooted.
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But then again I do want root so I don't want to risk it

Mine just got something too

That's a sizeable update at 216mb !
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PunishedSnake said:
Mine just got something too
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I got this too, let's hope it's fixes battery drain

How do you root when bootloader is not even available?
I just update. The SD reminder thing is still there after a cold boot.

chong67 said:
How do you root when bootloader is not even available?
I just update. The SD reminder thing is still there after a cold boot.
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I don't think we will ever see that fixed the right way. I'm 99% convinced it's a hardware issue.

My update is running now. Agree the update is pretty big. If this fixes battery drain, no need for root for me.... Between package disabler pro + runtime permissions, not much is needed anymore for root. The only thing is some are saying if you use package disabler pro, there can be more battery issues than not because the OS tries to reference those disabled packages. I'm not sure how that would be any different though if you froze them with titanium backup or something

sent from my bootloader locked $700 SM-G930T.

kurplop said:
sent from my bootloader locked $700 SM-G930T.
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I seen that too not sure what it means if that's a bootloader menu then not sure how to access it
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I installed the update. My phone rebooted and after I log in it goes to a black screen that says "Installing applications" with a progress bar that never shows any progress. Not sure what is going on and how to get back to my launcher. When I select the recent apps button I can see my recent apps and interact with them. It is just the launcher and pull down notification shade that are not running so I can't launch anything else.
Any ideas how to fix it?
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Never mind. I just needed to be patient
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So has anyone tried to flash TWRP with ODIN since this update?

seanvree said:
So has anyone tried to flash TWRP with ODIN since this update?
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If you link me to the file I'll try
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seanvree said:
So has anyone tried to flash TWRP with ODIN since this update?
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Same error secure boot recovery failed
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seanvree said:
So has anyone tried to flash TWRP with ODIN since this update?
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Twrp was avail for the s7?

THORMUNZ said:
Twrp was avail for the s7?
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Yes it's in the international s7 thread qcom twrp and our device is listed
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The last paragraph says it all. If someone is working on an exploit to unlock the bootloader in it's current state, and you take the update, * After updating , you will not be able to downgrade to the old software because of updates to the security policy. * Then you would need to wait for the next exploit to come out to get past the new security updates.

Whatever, the phone is great stock with package disabler. Only thing I might want root for is unlimited tethering.

Sprint S6 Marshmallow update locked me out with new pin requirement for fingerprint.

I am quite frustrated with MM at this point. My wife's phone Sprint S6 had Lollipop on it, and she set up fingerprint unlock. It did not ask for a pin and there was no backup pin/password set up on the phone. The new MM update rolls around and the policy has changed so that it now requires a pin for the fingerprint unlock and it will not use fingerprint authentication after a reboot or 24 hours of not being used. Well her phone went straight to asking for a pin without one ever being set up and refuses to unlock with a fingerprint. Sprint sent us another phone and I have set it up, but so far the old phone is on and I can do anything you can do with a locked phone on the main screen, take pictures or screenshots, open and close the top menu, but I can't sign in to make any changes. The wifi is on, and it connects to my network. I signed into Android Device Manager and can get it to ring, attempt to reset the lock code which does put up another lock screen but it will not let me unlock the phone. Just keeps going back to the pin. She didn't have a Samsung account so I can't use the unlock on the Samsung page. Took it to a Sprint service center and they couldn't do squat of course. It was another center that told me to go to that one for help. Guess that was just a couple hours drive time wasted.
I now have a spreadsheet of pins I have attempted and it's an hour between attempts but I am getting nowhere fast, and feel like I am wasting time. Since the bootloader is locked I can't get Odin to update it to TWRP, and I have downloaded 5.1.1 to try and push it back but that too is locked out when I try Odin. I logged into the bootloader and have tried to Apply Update from ADB, but I can't seem to find an OTA version of 5.1.1 for Sprint SM-G920P. I can find the .tar.md5 version bit Odin will not let me put it on, I am assuming because it isn't letting me go backward.
I did manage to get all of my contacts off the phone because we still hadn't deleted the bluetooth connection to our car, and it pulls all of the contacts to the car when you connect a phone. So I let it connect to the car, pulled the contacts and then used my phone to video as I scrolled through the contacts and expanded the ones that were truncated on the screen.
The only thing I want now would be some of the pictures, and I can't get to those since there's no micro SD card on an S6. So at this point I don't know if this is just a rant or if someone knows if there is anything I can possibly Update through ADB to help me get into my phone? I have a few more days before I have to send it back to Sprint as they called and wanted it already, but I told them they needed to give me more time since someone (Sprint, Google, or Samsung) let this particular scenario slip by before they pushed this update. Having the phone just sitting here beeping with updates and updating software all the while not letting me in is like it's just screwing with me. If it would just allow the fingerprint to unlock this would be done. Anyone have any ideas?

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I am quite frustrated with MM at this point. My wife's phone Sprint S6 had Lollipop on it, and she set up fingerprint unlock. It did not ask for a pin and there was no backup pin/password set up on the phone. The new MM update rolls around and the policy has changed so that it now requires a pin for the fingerprint unlock and it will not use fingerprint authentication after a reboot or 24 hours of not being used. Well her phone went straight to asking for a pin without one ever being set up and refuses to unlock with a fingerprint. Sprint sent us another phone and I have set it up, but so far the old phone is on and I can do anything you can do with a locked phone on the main screen, take pictures or screenshots, open and close the top menu, but I can't sign in to make any changes. The wifi is on, and it connects to my network. I signed into Android Device Manager and can get it to ring, attempt to reset the lock code which does put up another lock screen but it will not let me unlock the phone. Just keeps going back to the pin. She didn't have a Samsung account so I can't use the unlock on the Samsung page. Took it to a Sprint service center and they couldn't do squat of course. It was another center that told me to go to that one for help. Guess that was just a couple hours drive time wasted.
I now have a spreadsheet of pins I have attempted and it's an hour between attempts but I am getting nowhere fast, and feel like I am wasting time. Since the bootloader is locked I can't get Odin to update it to TWRP, and I have downloaded 5.1.1 to try and push it back but that too is locked out when I try Odin. I logged into the bootloader and have tried to Apply Update from ADB, but I can't seem to find an OTA version of 5.1.1 for Sprint SM-G920P. I can find the .tar.md5 version bit Odin will not let me put it on, I am assuming because it isn't letting me go backward.
I did manage to get all of my contacts off the phone because we still hadn't deleted the bluetooth connection to our car, and it pulls all of the contacts to the car when you connect a phone. So I let it connect to the car, pulled the contacts and then used my phone to video as I scrolled through the contacts and expanded the ones that were truncated on the screen.
The only thing I want now would be some of the pictures, and I can't get to those since there's no micro SD card on an S6. So at this point I don't know if this is just a rant or if someone knows if there is anything I can possibly Update through ADB to help me get into my phone? I have a few more days before I have to send it back to Sprint as they called and wanted it already, but I told them they needed to give me more time since someone (Sprint, Google, or Samsung) let this particular scenario slip by before they pushed this update. Having the phone just sitting here beeping with updates and updating software all the while not letting me in is like it's just screwing with me. If it would just allow the fingerprint to unlock this would be done. Anyone have any ideas?
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So you have tried the sprint stock Marshmallow Odin tar and it's not working ? AND BY YOU CONNECTING YOUR PHONE TO THE PC I'M GUESSING YOU CAN'T SEE THE PICS BECAUSE OF THE NEW MARSHMALLOW PERMISSIONS U HAVE TO ALLOW IT FIRST CAN'T JUST CONNECT IT LIKE BEFORE AND THE STUFF POPS UP ?

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So you have tried the sprint stock Odin tar and it's not working ?
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Yes. The file I tried to upload was the stock 5.1.1 (1648503226 Apr 27 18:36 G920PVPU2BOF7_G920PSPT2BOF7_SPR.zip wrong file this is the one I tried with Odin - 3662786727 Jun 12 2015 G920PVPU2BOF7_G920PSPT2BOF7_G920PVPU2BOF7_HOME.tar.md5 ) for the G920P. The phone has always been stock. I get an error with if I recall LRP and it shows the version numbers and will not allow the update to load. Odin fails pretty quickly. If I try and upload the TWRP bootloader it will show it uploading and then fails the write as the bootloader lock is on.
Correct, I can't see the pics, and didn't have USB debugging turned on either, otherwise there was a chance that I could have used adb to do a backup. It was my wifes phone so I didn't mess with it. In hindsight I guess I should have, and will definitely be correcting this on the replacement.

Try the sprint 6.0.1 tar
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr.../sprint-galaxy-s6-sprint-mm-6-0-odin-t3333530
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genuine55 said:
Try the sprint 6.0.1 tar
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It currently has 6.0.1 on it, and I don't think reloading the same version will help any, since it's the policy of the new MM update to require a pin on a restart, which is what happened here. When the new phone came in it still had 5.1.1 on it, and I went through and verified that setting up fingerprint authentication didn't require a pin. I did turn it back off so we wouldn't get bit by the same issue twice. I also took a screenshot of the 6.0.1 MM update where it mentions the new fingerprint rules. Seems to me they forgot about people who might have set up fingerprint verification and not had a required pin. I have tried over 30 different pins that we can think of, including the last 4 of the phone number, etc. No luck and I am just about to give up.

You never know with the stock Odin android is full of surprises lol I didn't have this problem when I upgraded that's crazy man
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Let me do a quick search on something and I'll get back to you
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Look in this thread a new root method u could root it with cf auto root use the new twrp in the thread and flash the custom rom there that should get you past it
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genuine55 said:
You never know with the stock Odin android is full of surprises lol I didn't have this problem when I upgraded that's crazy man
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Let me do a quick search on something and I'll get back to you
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Look in this thread a new root method u could root it with cf auto root use the new twrp in the thread and flash the custom rom there that should get you past it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...ide-how-to-root-marshmallow-sm-g920p-t3338694
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genuine55 said:
You never know with the stock Odin android is full of surprises lol I didn't have this problem when I upgraded that's crazy man
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Let me do a quick search on something and I'll get back to you
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Look in this thread a new root method u could root it with cf auto root use the new twrp in the thread and flash the custom rom there that should get you past it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...ide-how-to-root-marshmallow-sm-g920p-t3338694
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I will go read that right now. I am almost ready to go to the bootloader and "Wipe Cache Partition" also to see if that will maybe get it to where it let's me attempt to get back in using the gmail account.
Which leads me to a side rant. The gmail account on the phone was set to sync everything and I figured when I logged into the new phone it would all (at least contacts and calendar entries) just re-sync and download. Nope. Nothing. So I entered new contacts into the new phone, made sure sync was set up, and logged into google with the account and nothing had synced up. I had to tell it to sync manually on the PC before it pulled anything from the phone. Make sure and check your google account folks. Make sure it's actually syncing your data and not just saying it is.
Off to read the thread and see how it goes. I will report back.

Yea I noticed that with Google and the syncing learned that a few years back lol but that thread should be able to help and once u put a custom rom u should be good to go
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Yea I noticed that with Google and the syncing learned that a few years back lol but that thread should be able to help and once u put a custom rom u should be good to go
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It didn't work. I get "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked by FRP Lock. And I can't get in to turn on the OEM Unlock. I guess my next step will be deleting the cache from the bootloader and see if that resets something to let me re-try via the google account. I am not going to do the factory reset until I am putting it back in the box, but at this point I don't have much to lose.

But a factory reset would not delete your pics and stuff that might be what u need because that's a bug
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I did not know it would keep the data. When I go to the bootloader there is the option "Wipe data/Factory reset". So I just assumed that was the nuke option. Or do I need to google or search here for factory reset? I am also downloading the 6.0.1 stock firmware to attempt to see if it will upload through Odin. This phone gets sent back in a few days so I can't really screw it up and I am not worried about tripping Knox or anything like that. So it's about another 5 hours to dl, as I am on a sloooow connection. Might read up on the factory reset and hit the hay. It's 1:30AM here and I can pick this up tomorrow. Appreciate all of the help and sticking with me.

GrumpyFart said:
I did not know it would keep the data. When I go to the bootloader there is the option "Wipe data/Factory reset". So I just assumed that was the nuke option. Or do I need to google or search here for factory reset? I am also downloading the 6.0.1 stock firmware to attempt to see if it will upload through Odin. This phone gets sent back in a few days so I can't really screw it up and I am not worried about tripping Knox or anything like that. So it's about another 5 hours to dl, as I am on a sloooow connection. Might read up on the factory reset and hit the hay. It's 1:30AM here and I can pick this up tomorrow. Appreciate all of the help and sticking with me.
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Let me know how those 2 methods work out for u mate

Am saving the factory reset for a last resort as from what I read it wipes everything and since the S6 has no card to remove... The download didn't complete so I just restarted. Couple of hours to go.

I got the MM update to successfully upload, but as I figured I am in the same position. I even tried swapping out the recovery.img with another from a rooted firmware, but the FRP lock kept it from loading. So now it's just back to trying pin numbers. And I am about up to about the 40th one since I started logging them. I am sure I have duplicated some of the ones we tried earlier, but since there was nothing set initially I am really just wasting my time I guess. So I will keep an eye here and maybe by the end of the week just wipe the device and put it in the mail back to Sprint. Again, thanks for the help.

Officially gave up on it tonight. Sprint is calling and threatening that if we don't send the phone back they will charge us the full amount so times up. Tried well over 40 possible pins, tried flashing a different firmware, tried flashing twrp, even tried cobbling together a firmware package with twrp stuck inside. No dice. You win Samsung/Google/Sprint.
So beware folks, if you are running Lollipop and using fingerprint authentication and don't have a pin set, switch to another type of unlock before it updates to Marshmallow. Or else you could be stuck in the same predicament as I was. I realize it's a possibly rare combo of settings, but I saw someone in the Sprint repair center the same time I was in there with the same problem.