[How-To] Update to G870A_OC5 (Active Model Only) - 5.0 and KeepRoot (4/15/2015)

[mtpmd]

From what your describing it does sound like a posible hardware failure. Have you tried swapping batteries for a known good one? Just to rule out a bad battery.

They tried that when I took it back in to exchange, but it made no difference..

 

[larryg4438]

mtpmd if you want try this

[FONT=&quot]If anyone was aware of this post, and needs the de_brick .img PM me and I’ll pass off[/FONT]

 

[mtpmd]

No.1 I’m not a dev, No. 2 this is not my work, People far more intelligent put this together, No.3 You need to know you’re doing this at your own risk. From your post looks like you don’t have much to lose.
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[How To] Recover From a Hard Brick (SM-900A Only) But I’m giving you 2 Debrick .img’s I made 1. NE4 & 2 OC5. This is the code I put in the terminal emulator to get them, it seems to have worked correctly ( busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/200MB.img bs=4096 count=50000 )I would hope someone could check what I did.
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Well, tyvm, but, the phone gone brick part was actually already all solved - I'll save this for future reference (and hope also someone else validates it, since you say you're not sure), and hope something parallel an be done on the 870A - I'm sure it might be useful at some point - but, since the phone was only a few days old, and I couldn't wait for the outcome of messing around more and didn't think I'd done something to fu-bar it, I just exchanged it for a new one - they couldn't start it at all either, and didn't give me any hassle. about the exchange, or even ask me if identify been messing with it, even though they were surprised to see a brand new phone fail, so it was all good, except it was a PITA having to re-set everything up though....

 

[larryg4438]

Good for you bro

+1

 

[parkerj7uc]

@muniz_ri do you know if anyone is working to get Safestrap to work with this?

 

[boyhonda5]

benefits/bug fixes?

I installed lollipop via the original method (extracting tar from rar before flashing) and have had no functionality concerns at all, but was wondering if there would there be any benefit to reflashing with the most current method?

 

[muniz_ri]

I installed lollipop via the original method (extracting tar from rar before flashing) and have had no functionality concerns at all, but was wondering if there would there be any benefit to reflashing with the most current method?

No, the new method only simplifies the process reducing the chances of user error. But there is zero performance advantage over the previous process.

 

[muniz_ri]

@muniz_ri do you know if anyone is working to get Safestrap to work with this?

No, in my opinion safestrap is now obsolete. FF is now my recovery solution of choice.

Also, I will be testing MultiSystem by hasbdr for the S5 once it is ready. It will allow you to create rom slots very similar to safestrap. Should be available soon.

 

[StephenSpig]

Do we know if Xposed Framework is available for the Active?

 

[talkingmonkeys]

Do we know if Xposed Framework is available for the Active?

No.

 

[parkerj7uc]

No, in my opinion safestrap is now obsolete. FF is now my recovery solution of choice.

Also, I will be testing MultiSystem by hasbdr for the S5 once it is ready. It will allow you to create rom slots very similar to safestrap. Should be available soon.

Ok well I need some advice. Say I flash a framework-res and I reboot. And it bootloops. Is the only way to get out of it is to Odin back and start all over again? With Safestrap I would go into recovery and put the original framework back in place and would be good to go. Am I missing something, can you do that with the new FF.

Am I reading right that Multisystem will be a recovery to replace Safestrap?

 

[StephenSpig]

No.

No...
As in we don't know?
Or no it's not supported?
I fit's not supported is there work being done to bring it back?

 

[nutt_case]

No...
As in we don't know?
Or no it's not supported?
I fit's not supported is there work being done to bring it back?

At this point it's early alpha...and that's on AOSP...no time frame for Samsung devices...

I'd say it's going to be awhile yet.

 

[talkingmonkeys]

No...
As in we don't know?
Or no it's not supported?
I fit's not supported is there work being done to bring it back?

Sorry for the brief answer. This question is asked so often. It's not supported and with a new update to xposed in the last few days it was in the posts that there is no progress on it and no eta.

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Ok well I need some advice. Say I flash a framework-res and I reboot. And it bootloops. Is the only way to get out of it is to Odin back and start all over again? With Safestrap I would go into recovery and put the original framework back in place and would be good to go. Am I missing something, can you do that with the new FF.

Am I reading right that Multisystem will be a recovery to replace Safestrap?

You can't with flashfire which is why from a developing point of view safestrap is still needed for now

 

[Rakuu]

Sorry for the brief answer. This question is asked so often. It's not supported and with a new update to xposed in the last few days it was in the posts that there is no progress on it and no eta.

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You can't with flashfire which is why from a developing point of view safestrap is still needed for now

If developing for kitkat yes, you cant get in to safestrap from L unless you can fully boot so you are in the same boat as using FF.

Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk

 

[talkingmonkeys]

If developing for kitkat yes, you cant get in to safestrap from L unless you can fully boot so you are in the same boat as using FF.

Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk

You can get into safestrap from L without booting. You just need to be at a pc and use odin. A small roadblock but if you're developing you should be near a pc anyway

 

[Rakuu]

You can get into safestrap from L without booting. You just need to be a pc and use odin. A small roadblock but if you're developing you should be near a pc anyway

I was unaware of that, i'll keep that in mind next time i screw something up haha.

Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk

 

[larryg4438]

About Safe Strap

[FONT=&quot]Now Safe Strap is letting me mount the System partition, and it is letting me flash the team blackout Mod app zip’s. They have a download app if anyone is interested 5.0.x, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Did a fresh install, and form the door, Updated Superuser, and installed BusyBox Stephen (Stericson) Version 1.23.1, don’t think it made a difference but also installed Chainfire’s [root] adbd insecure, then installed safestrap Safestrap-KLTEATT-ND3-3.75-B03.apk.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] After test flashing, I found I did still need to go into System/priv-app/Velvet(in this case for the BlackGoogleApp]/ arm Folder and delete the .odxe.art.xz & .odex.xz files first. Tried wipe of Dalvik-cache 1st time tried to flash and it won’t delete them 2 files. I’m thinking it the way the updater-script or update-binary is written??? After deletion installed no problem. Didn’t wipe Dalvik-cache 2nd time.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Went into safestrap via ([/FONT]talkingmonkeys[FONT=&quot] ) method, went to mounts ticked system, went back to install, and flashed the BlackGoogleApp-4.2.16.87075793-LP.zip. Went back into Download mode via SS, and flashed back to G870A_OC5_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5, and done.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This app was a problem trying to install with root explorer. (Fyi) just for the hell of it turn off auto updates in playstore also if you do this…[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Soon as I can, going to do another backup, see if it isn’t bigger than the last one of 2.4GB, then I’ll know if it mounted system last time or not, the last time think it only did backup of Data & Cash.[/FONT]
New backup did 3 Partitions this time backup size 4.5 So looking good.


Thanks talkingmonkeys[FONT=&quot] :good:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And [/FONT] muniz_ri for getting this started. :good:

 

[Infuser86]

I have been on 5.0 for about a week now. It ass great until today. Numerous app crashes. Can't write to sd. Phone says I don't have enough storage to save an image when I'm face I do. Has anyone else had this issue? If so please help. I can't even reliably use my phone.

 

[captivated1971]

nope not here but i also have about 6 g of storage left