Just got the Telus sm-g900w8 - Want to be 100% sure before i root it

[zoltrix]

Hi Everyone,

I just got the sm-g900w8 model of the Samsung Galaxy S5 from TELUS (Canada)
Is this "kltecan" ? Where can i confirm that

I've had some issues with lag and wanted to give a pure stock/AOSP rom a try
I'm experienced with modding android phones but i'm new to the samsung space


Before i brick my phone, i wanted to be 100% sure that i can follow this thread with the model i'm using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699648

That will give me root and recovery
Will i need to use Odin to flash everything or can i unlock the bootloader and use fastboot/recovery
is there any benefit to TWRP over CWM? I've been using TWRP for a while and want to continue using it...


Then what AOSP rom can i try out?
I see forums for each of the american mobile providers but dont know which one in particular would be best suited for Telus and/or g900w8


Thanks!!

 

[zoltrix]

Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8

http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip


So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash

on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root


to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead


correct?

 

[zoltrix]

bump!!

 

[@non4]

Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports

 

[zoltrix]

lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments

 

[thatsupnow]

Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports

What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy

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lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments

Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!

 

[BCSC]

What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy

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Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!

That's why flashing the sprint 5.0 leak is working so well for people, is it, or does that g900 not count towards the 'anything' as you claim? Its great that you want to pipe up with incorrect information and look like a jerk off in multiple threads, but you're still wrong. So quit making Canadians look like assholes, and quit giving advice that will fu(k peoples phones. Hit the search tab for once, maybe even read a thread or two, and find out what happens when you flash the wrong boot loader for the wrong device.

 

[sha3818]

Bye 0x0

Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8

http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip


So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash

on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root


to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead


correct?

And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck

 

[zoltrix]

And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck

So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?

any way to restore it back?


EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?

 

[BCSC]

So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?

any way to restore it back?


EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?

Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.

 

[zoltrix]

Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.

Good to know thanks



See, this is why i made this thread!

 

[zoltrix]

Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?

android 4.4.2 as well i believe


And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP

root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?

 

[BCSC]

Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?

android 4.4.2 as well i believe


And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP

root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?

Sorry dude I can't help with that knowledge. I haven't done it and don't want to give bad advice. I do know that towelroot is only supported up to a specific firmwares. (Example: nf1)

 

[ragz]

Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?

android 4.4.2 as well i believe


And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP

root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?

Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.

0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865

More options

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717

Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514

And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790

Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.

SM-G900W8, 0x1

 

[zoltrix]

i love you

 

[BCSC]

Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.

0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865

More options

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717

Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514

And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790

Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.

SM-G900W8, 0x1

You're what makes XDA awesome.

 

[Rodigal]

Not rooting..

whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.

 

[nalgrim]

whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.

Use instructions step 8,

Here's a link to my folder on my google drive just use the most recent files.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwAzZC3h29ddVjJ4cS1VWHlvVFU

You can use any ROM that is ktle. Im currently using cm 14 in the unified android thread. If you want something more stable but like cyanogenmod then go with the cm 13 in the albinoman thread. I use the smaller version of gapps like nano.



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[Rodigal]

Thanks but I figured it out why I was getting that error.
I had to go to settings>security>reactivation lock and unchecked reactivation lock...