Soft-Bricked S5 running FreedomRom trying to install Xposed

[Vibbix]

Just tried to flash Xposed on here using the Samsung-based one from Arter. Now that phone doesn't allow me to boot past the flashing android logo. Should I flash the uninstaller via recovery ("update via SD card"), or completely wipe the ROM, go back to NCG(I think), and then reflash it? I'm kinda at a lost at home I should handle this. I've heard that I shouldn't flash anything via the stock recovery on FlashFire-based roms.

 

[blair.sadewitz]

You can't flash anything via the stock recovery. I recommend using Safestrap--read about it.

To make sure everything works completely on any firmware, I recommend doing the following:

Flash this with odin, boot the phone and go through the setup wizard:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347794178

Then, reboot to download mode again and flash this:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347776876

After it boots, root it with towelroot, install busybox, then install safestrap. There are directions posted already for this.

Look for jrkruse's "rooting tools for sdcard" zip and install it after you reboot into safestrap. Then you can wipe and install your rom and the firmware and never have to use odin again. You reinstall that zip after installing the ROM to get the apps for using safestrap without odin, also.