[ROOT][TWRP][ROM]Samsung Galaxy on5 [MetroPCS/T-Mobile] - Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot

[ROOT][TWRP][ROM]Samsung Galaxy on5 [MetroPCS/T-Mobile] - Samsung Galaxy On5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Ot

Samsung Galaxy on5 is a pretty good phone for the price. Today I share my root method and debloated stock system backup for all to enjoy.
The version of TWRP I am linking to WAS NOT MADE BY ME. It is an official build of TWRP for our phone.
To prepare the phone to be rooted you will need a few things:
Download ODIN from the following link: Download ODIN
Download TWRP ODIN flashable TAR file for the on5 here: Download TWRP (It will say it is for T-Mobile only, but works on MetorPCS as well)
Download SuperSU Latest Stable here: Download SuperSU
Download Samsung Drivers if needed: Download Drivers
Once the above is downloaded you must then do the following:
On the phone goto Settings->About and tap "Build Number" 10 times to enable Developer Mode.
Go to Settings->Developer Mode and select "Enable OEM Unlock"
Then power off the device.
With the device powered off hold "VOL-DOWN + HOME + PWR" until Download mode appears.
Plug the phone into the computer and start ODIN with Administrator Rights.
Open Odin and place that TWRP TAR file in the [AP] slot, under Options tab disable Auto Reboot, then press [Start]
When ODIN says the flash is complete in the log window, pull the battery and put the battery back in.
Before turning back on hold "VOL-UP + HOME + PWR" to enter recovery.
Once in recovery go to Mount->Enable USB Mass Storage
Copy the SuperSU zip to the phone's storage
Disable USB Mass Storage
Go to Backup->Start Backup to backup the phone IN CASE OF ISSUES!!
Go to Install->Select SuperSU zip file and wait.
Once done, reboot the phone and you should be good!
For the custom ROM, I will be posting the information, instructions, and downloads on my website LINKED HERE You will find the download at the bottom of that page. If you have issues please let me know.
Download the system image from the link above
Extract the zip file to your external SD Card: (Example: Phone:\Ext_sd\TWRP\backups\)
Reboot into recovery (vol-up+home+pwr
Make sure System Read only is not enabled in Mount settings.
Select "Restore" -> Select the Folder you just put on your external SD Card
Wait for a few minutes.
After that is done, go back to the recovery home
Then select "Wipe"
Select "Data", "Cache", and "Dalvick Cache", and "Internal Storage" ONLY (
IF UPDATING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION YOU MUST CLEAR CACHE/DALVIK CACHE!!!!)
Slide to wipe.
Some users are reporting that you need to also restore DATA only from a stock ROM backup.
Then reboot.
Follow android setup as normal
Profit.

I got that phone today and I was looking for roms for it. this is all I ran across. I already rooted it and have twrp and whatnot, tweaked it some. I was wondering f this is the 6.0.1 rom and if I need to unzip it and place it where my other twrp backup is or do I just flash it like it is?

whodisname said:
I got that phone today and I was looking for roms for it. this is all I ran across. I already rooted it and have twrp and whatnot, tweaked it some. I was wondering f this is the 6.0.1 rom and if I need to unzip it and place it where my other twrp backup is or do I just flash it like it is?
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This is the latest OEM ROM, debloated and rooted. So it is 6.0.1 based. and yes it is a TWRP backup so place it on the internal (Or External) SD card under "sdcard://TWRP/BACKUPS/<RANDOM_ID>/"
It is pretty much completely debloated, left a couple samsung stuff in to keep some features working, but most bloat is gone, which gives a lot of space back to the user, figured I would post it here for others to use if they wanted

I used it. Its nice, saved me a gig. I have all the apps I really want on sd card and now I have almost 2 gigs free. Was at about 750mb. Thnks for this, saved me a bit of work! Appreciated!

You wouldnt happen to know how to get this thing to use adoptable storage, would you?
Adb shell sm partition-disk: 179,32 private does nothing

whodisname said:
You wouldnt happen to know how to get this thing to use adoptable storage, would you?
Adb shell sm partition-disk: 179,32 private does nothing
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I have tried everything to get adoptable storage to work BUT sammy must have blocked it via firmware.....ive tried multiple cards ,terminal ,root essentials app...nothing works

whodisname said:
You wouldnt happen to know how to get this thing to use adoptable storage, would you?
Adb shell sm partition-disk: 179,32 private does nothing
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Adaptable Storage is a Kernel level thing, one way to do adaptable storage is to remount the SDCARD (While it is formatted to ext3), and mount it to (Or as) a folder in the /user-data partition (/data).
I can attempt to modify the kernel to allow this, but it might brick the phone because of Knox or something. I will try it out on a spare.
Edit:
Install busybox, then try the instruction here (Note the sm list-disks command, MAKE SURE TO DO THIS)
http://www.xda-developers.com/enable-adoptable-storage-for-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge/

ey i'm lookin to debloat my g550t1 but i dont really want to lose everything to install the rom. is there any chance you'd be able to give a quick run down on what's safe to remove? if not that's cool, i realize it'd probably be fairly uninteresting to you and time consuming.
anyways thanks for the work! glad to see this phone getting more love. hope more good stuff comes in the future.

bandtab said:
ey i'm lookin to debloat my g550t1 but i dont really want to lose everything to install the rom. is there any chance you'd be able to give a quick run down on what's safe to remove? if not that's cool, i realize it'd probably be fairly uninteresting to you and time consuming.
anyways thanks for the work! glad to see this phone getting more love. hope more good stuff comes in the future.
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What you van do here is boot into TWRP and make a backup of just your data, or a full backup if you want. Then restore thos rom (its only boot and system) then go to the backup you just made and them restore just the data. Thats what I did. You can delets all the knox apps. I did, then I went looking in all the folders and deleted anytbong that said knox in the name. I deleted a few security files and also beacon manager. If you dont get all the security files, you get a "unfortunatly security has stopped" eroor one time after boot.
All the knox can go without any extra work..
I have busybox and adoptable storage will not work. If you can fix it cool, if not, still cool! Just wish I had a little bit more storage on here for apps.
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sandix said:
Adaptable Storage is a Kernel level thing, one way to do adaptable storage is to remount the SDCARD (While it is formatted to ext3), and mount it to (Or as) a folder in the /user-data partition (/data).
I can attempt to modify the kernel to allow this, but it might brick the phone because of Knox or something. I will try it out on a spare.
Edit:
Install busybox, then try the instruction here (Note the sm list-disks command, MAKE SURE TO DO THIS)
http://www.xda-developers.com/enable-adoptable-storage-for-galaxy-s7-and-s7-edge/
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Well i tried it all again BUT still no adoptable storage working....If u do make a working custom kernel that would be sweet....im trying this all on a spare unused ON5 before i mess with "her" live phone....lol.
If this just had a bit more free memory it be a fine phone for awhile.

Any help installing xposed framwork in the samsung galaxy on5 ?
How do you install xposed framework in the samsung galaxy on5? (Sorry if this is out of place I always end up in a boot-loop and can't find a way to successfully install it
(The way I recover from that is using twrp and using a xposed unistaller zip file located here --->
mirror41.downloadandroidrom.com/download/tools/Xposed/6.0/xposed-uninstaller-20150831-arm.zip?token=335900416 go to the bottom of the page where it says "download here" for the file.)

This is the one I use, just install this, wipe delvic cache and wait. And I mean wait like 5 minutes.
And just to be clear, this mod was mafe by Wanam. This is just a link.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=37508
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whodisname said:
This is the one I use, just install this, wipe delvic cache and wait. And I mean wait like 5 minutes.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=37508
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Also, install your modules one at a time because if one doesnt work you will be ble to know which one. This is my setup right now.
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Which one is the exact file you used? "xposed-vXX.X-alt-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-XXXXXXXX" ? I cant find the right one atm.

This one.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572330218881465
And the uninstaller you have will work for this if you have a problem.
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okino said:
Which one is the exact file you used? "xposed-vXX.X-alt-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-XXXXXXXX" ? I cant find the right one atm.
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The file is "xposed-v80.0-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160211.zip" install it from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330026060 and you'll be ready to go. After that you might go to this process saying starting apps 0 out of 200 (something like that) and tells you a service/app has stop and gives you a black screen. After that take out the battery and put it back again and turn on your phone and would give you a "starting apps" prompt again. The whole process took me bout 15 min. Btw thanks whodisname for some help highly appreciate it! Have a good day guys!!!
What you need
Samsung Galaxy on5 (obviously)
twrp
xposed-v85.1-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160530.zip (link --> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330026060 )
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whodisname said:
This one.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572330218881465
And the uninstaller you have will work for this if you have a problem.
Sent from my SM-G550T1 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I used "xposed-v80.0"

This one is newer. Version 85.1
Download from the page on the link. I didnt have to do anything but install it. Once you flash it, reboot your phone and set it down for a little while. Go make some coffee or whatever. Gunna look like a bootloop. Leave it alone for 5 or 10 minutes. Then you will see it optimizing apps. Depending on what you did gonma be like 190- 250 apps. Jusy let it go. It worked like a charm on mine. Make sure you dont have any modules downloaded yet. Do that when its done.
The version is 85.1 sdk 23.
Sdk 21 is for 5.0 sdk 22 is for 5.1.1 and sdk 23 is for 6.0.1.
The one in the link is what you need. Lile I said, just wait. It will install. 15 min tops. Built specifically for samsung devices.
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whodisname said:
This one is newer. Version 85.1
Download from the page on the link. I didnt have to do anything but install it. Once you flash it, reboot your phone and set it down for a little while. Go make some coffee or whatever. Gunna look like a bootloop. Leave it alone for 5 or 10 minutes. Then you will see it optimizing apps. Depending on what you did gonma be like 190- 250 apps. Jusy let it go. It worked like a charm on mine. Make sure you dont have any modules downloaded yet. Do that when its done.
The version is 85.1 sdk 23.
Sdk 21 is for 5.0 sdk 22 is for 5.1.1 and sdk 23 is for 6.0.1.
The one in the link is what you need. Lile I said, just wait. It will install. 15 min tops. Built specifically for samsung devices.
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The one I installed "xposed-v80.0" seems a little bit laggy since I installed it. I'll just experiment with it and i will also edit my post I did earlier. Thanks

I rooted this phone three days again but is still lagging. I remove bloatware with no problems how can I speed this phone up?
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djevil said:
I rooted this phone three days again but is still lagging. I remove bloatware with no problems how can I speed this phone up?
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Install "L-Speed" from playstore, use advanced mode in app and then go to town on the kernel modifications/optimizations.

Im using "Watson" from somewhere on here. To be honest, it isnt that helpful, just slightly. I fingd this phone to be plenty snappy.
Maybe you have someyhing on there thats not acging right?
My only beef with this phone is yhat MEMORY. Damn they could have made it with just a tad more.
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[ROM] [4.4.4] [220MB] [CM11] [Sept18] CyanogenMod 11

CyanogenMod 11 for Nexus One!
Fits on 220mb HBOOT!
New in 9/18 release:
Check out these 2 blog posts for main changes:
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cyanogenmod-11-0-m9-released
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cyanogenmod-11-0-m10-arrives
I also switched to Linaro 4.9. Evervolv switched away from it, but that was only because it was causing problems on a different device.
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Overview:
Built with minimal changes to CM sources, except for:
Slimming
Trackball wake, with checkbox option in Settings -> Buttons
This is my first rom, be nice please!
Download here.
Read instructions before installing.
Standard Installation:
If you don't know what hboot is, please read this first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1270589
For nonstandard installations, such as ART or keyboard with more languages, see 2nd post.
HBOOT /system size must be a minimum of 220 MB.
I recommend cache at 10mb
Wipe data.
This must be done before flashing zips if you want Mounts2SD to work properly, as Mounts2SD's zip writes to /data.
Install ROM.
Optional but highly recommended: Install ext script such as Mounts2SD (see attachments)
You will need an ext partition on your SD card.
You can customize the settings after installation with the Mounts2SD app. You may want to move application libraries, for example.
TWRP seems to not like Mounts2SD. CWM and 4EXT seem to work fine for me.
Known Bugs:
Account login will not work in setup wizard. Just enter Play Store once you do setup and it will work fine.
Some have had problems using Mounts2SD. Aroma version in 2nd post will often fix the problems, or try also manually installing with the Mounts2SD app in Play Store.
Desktop dock does not automatically pair. Use this guide. (Hint: try doing the ADB commands over network.)
QuickReply in Messaging causes reboot. (Just don't use Quick Reply I guess - I am trying to look into a fix.)
Evervolv base
HWA video recording/playback not working
wifi tethering not happy - only works on no password
no MMS
Keyboard
If system language is set away from English because of SIM card, keyboard will crash. Setup phone in English.
I myself am having some trouble downloading large applications, not sure where this problem is from
Everything else working!
Big thanks to:
Evervolv - device/kernel/other repos. They're the guys that keep the old Nexus One going 4 years after it came out.
CyanogenMod
WoH, csytracy who helped me earlier on
dk_zero-cool, for mounts2sd.
spezi77, for maintaining repos with proper Nexus One commits.
tommypacker, who unintentionally motivated me to get this working after he said he would do it. (Beat him to it! )
Some of my sources are available on github: https://github.com/parkedraccoon/android_device_htc_passion , https://github.com/parkedraccoon/android_packages_apps_Settings, https://github.com/parkedraccoon/android_frameworks_base.

Old Downloads:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6H3m9ss3c8sazZiRlNtWjNEanM&usp=sharing
Flashable Mods
Some require different sized hboots, some do not.
Sounds
A few have requested more sound effects. Unlike most flashable zips, this one extracts to sd card. (I hadn't seen this before, have you? Anyways, it works.) That means that you only need to flash it once, unless you wipe your SD card. You also can extract it manually; /media should be at root of sdcard.
Download here.
Alternate M2SD
In some cases, the main Mounts2SD zip provided does not work properly. I have an older zip that uses an Aroma installer for those who have problems with the main Mounts2SD.
Download here. This is the same file as provided in my Carbon thread.
cm11_071514_LatinIME.zip in attachments: More languages in keyboard
Installation requirements: hboot /system extra 13mb. Otherwise, follow standard directions, installing the zip at the end.
If you would like a keyboard with more languages than just English, flash this.
cm11_passion_091814_enableART.zip in attachments: ART Runtime
Follow instructions below instead of ones in first post. Ext partition is required. Installation will overwrite any mods to your build.prop.
ART is not guaranteed to work. It seems to provide slight improvements in multitasking.
HBOOT /system size 250
I recommend cache at 10mb
Wipe data.
This must be done before flashing zips if you want Mounts2SD to work properly, as Mounts2SD's zip writes to /data.
Install ROM.
Install ext script such as Mounts2SD
Flash art-compatible GAPPS - same as those used with Evervolv. (Download here.)
Flash cm11_passion_091814_enableART.zip.
Unlike previously, this art zip enables art for first boot. No need to wait for it to rebuild the art-cache.
Because of this, first boot may take even longer than usual.

Sweet. I'll probably give this a shot at some point soon. Nice work!
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Very stupid question here.
At the moment I'm on CM7 nightly 20130301. Can I backup everything including settings etc. change the hboot install this CM here and when it does not fit me change the hboot back and restore the complete backup?
The system should be 275. The rest just for data or a little bit cache?
Also EMail is not in the package per se or is the normal mail client in it?
When I resize the partition to around 380 MB would it be possible to install the whole gapps from here http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
or is this just a waste of space?

Flashing this ROM after having problems with TexasIce's KitKat ROM.
So far so good. I haven't been able to install m2SD successfully however. It gives me an error 2 in TWRP.

Nice work. Unfortunately the extended desktop does not work. Any fix for this?
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Drake008 said:
When I resize the partition to around 380 MB would it be possible to install the whole gapps from here http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
or is this just a waste of space?
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FullGapps needs about 345. I did just that to enable "Ok Google".
Edit: Just found a solution for extended desktop. Obviously its just the checkbox in settings that does nothing. Installed Secure Settings app and now I have a nice icon on my homescreen that toggles expanded desktop.
Can we have art in one of the next releases? In evervolv iit works, doesn't it?
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qipengart said:
I haven't been able to install m2SD successfully however. It gives me an error 2 in TWRP.
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Thats because there is no /sd-ext directory in rootfs. It has to be created at every boot because its missing from the ramdisk.

Copy 05mountext and 10apps2sd to /system/etc/init.d/ and chmod them 755. Copy a2sd to /system/bin/. Give permission to execute too.
su
a2sd install
Edit: Just found that extended desktop can be toggled from power menu. Sorry to the Dev.

Drake008 said:
Very stupid question here.
At the moment I'm on CM7 nightly 20130301. Can I backup everything including settings etc. change the hboot install this CM here and when it does not fit me change the hboot back and restore the complete backup?
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Yes, theoretically. If you return to stock hboot you should be able to restore a nandroid backup, as long as you aren't using any sort ext tool. (on cm7)
The system should be 275. The rest just for data or a little bit cache?
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I usually use about 10 for cache - usually gets moved to ext anyways.
Also EMail is not in the package per se or is the normal mail client in it?
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That's what the zip attached is for. You'll probably need a /system size of 283 for it to fit.
alpinista82 said:
Can we have art in one of the next releases? In evervolv iit works, doesn't it?
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I didn't realize that it had been theoretically readded into Evervolv. It may work, I'll try it myself and update the OP on what the results are.
edit: looks like I need to dig deeper and rebuild the rom - seems ART wasn't built into the rom. I'll look into it.
edit2: OP has been edited with larger Hboot size.
edit3: OP edited with different m2sd. The aroma installer doesn't work on TWRP.

ParkRaccoon, good job so far on the ROM. No crazy results and so far things have been relatively stable on my end. Battery life is reasonable as to be expected from such a device.

Can the background be disabled so that the mem usage is a bit lower
Also what can I put on the sd-ext partition. At the moment I have applications, System Apps and Data active. Should the dalvik be on the ext, too?
Also the ZRAM option should it higher or set to disabled also the swapiness.
I know, i know stupid questions. Sorry.

@parkedraccoon Any chance we can get ext_gapps like Everlov?
That would be really cool for me. Great work BTW!

Hi,
1st - Nice rom... good job. Keep it up.
2nd - I am finding it a bit sluggish compared to texasice's rom. Can't understand why. His rom is real smooth....
Otherwise all is ok.
Me i just flashed rom, gapps. Then downloaded mounts2sd by dkzerocool and moved everything except system to my 1.5gb sd-ext.
Running very welll....
Thanks.

I flashed ROM & Gapps the only thing that got installed is Google settings no play store.
I checked system files.
The play store is there. Odd!
Nexus One using xda

rabies876 said:
I flashed ROM & Gapps the only thing that got installed is Google settings no play store.
I checked system files.
The play store is there. Odd!
Nexus One using xda
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Did you make the hboot /system size 280? I had that problem when I was trying to figure out the hboot for everyone to use.

parkedraccoon said:
Did you make the hboot /system size 280? I had that problem when I was trying to figure out the hboot for everyone to use.
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Mine is 230 but I slim the ROM to 119 MB with Gapps at 17MB fits 230 perfectly. I always slim my ROMs take out with I don't need. Its works for others that's what makes it odd.
Currently running slim by VJ. Its the closest the CM in being smooth and battery consumption.
I am thankfully for evervolv but its not battery friendly sad to say, really sad to say cause evervolv is keeping my (our) beloved nexus alive.
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rabies876 said:
Mine is 230 but I slim the ROM to 119 MB with Gapps at 17MB fits 230 perfectly. I always slim my ROMs take out with I don't need. Its works for others that's what makes it odd.
Currently running slim by VJ. Its the closest the CM in being smooth and battery consumption.
I am thankfully for evervolv but its not battery friendly sad to say, really sad to say cause evervolv is keeping my (our) beloved nexus alive.
Sent from my Nexus One using xda app-developers app
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I've sometimes had problems using added values to get to the proper partition size. It seems to need a bit of extra space over adding the size of the /system and gapps. Just give it a bit of extra space.

parkedraccoon said:
I've sometimes had problems using added values to get to the proper partition size. It seems to need a bit of extra space over adding the size of the /system and gapps. Just give it a bit of extra space.
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OK, sir.
I know its your first ROM and all always I know the rules but please pardon me just once. When is the next update? Two weeks?
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rabies876 said:
OK, sir.
I know its your first ROM and all always I know the rules but please pardon me just once. When is the next update? Two weeks?
Sent from my Nexus One using xda app-developers app
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Probably either CM11-M2 or once I figure out how to fix some other stuff. Or if there are some awesome updates to Evervolv sources. Most likely not before the end of the year, as I've got college apps to work on.

parkedraccoon said:
Probably either CM11-M2 or once I figure out how to fix some other stuff. Or if there are some awesome updates to Evervolv sources. Most likely not before the end of the year, as I've got college apps to work on.
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Nice, right in time for the new year.
Thanks again dude.
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CM 11 up an running. Thanks once more
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My friend for an first built its really smooth. I notice the files and its built from source, lovely.
Thanks again.
Nexus One using xda app

[ROM] Knox Free KK (I9200XXUDNE4)

It took nearly 24 hours to upload due to my dreadful internet connection but here it is, the latest Android version for the galaxy Mega I9200 AKA Kit Kat I9200XXUDNE4, repacked with a full Knox free bootloader.:good:
DISCLAIMER
I'm not responsible for anything, as usual procede only if you know what you do, and make a backup beforehands in case things go out of control.
This said since this ROM is Knox free you will be able to get back to 4.2.2 or to whatever ROM you want in case you don't like Kit Kat.
IMPORTANT
You can flash this ROM ONLY if you come from a non Knox Rom.
It means that if you were on a ROM that had Knox, like the latest 4.2.2 versions, you can't flash this ROM and in that case you'll have to go for the regular 4.4.2 Knox version available at sammobile.
BEFORE TO FLASH
Get a custom recovery, cuz this ROM comes without any recovery.
Why?
Because at the time I was testing it I kept my custom recovery to see if I could reuse it with Kit Kat, and since it worked, and since I don't want to loose again 24 hours to upload an other ROM with a recovery, you'll have to go like this.
There are plenty of custom recoveries on the forum, as for me I use that one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415294
but you can use any one you like, it doesn't matter as long as it has been installed BEFORE to flash Kit Kat.
Edit
If for some reasons you want to stick to stock recovery head to post #5, I've attached it there with some instructions.
THE FLASH
Download the ROM, unrar it and you'll get a tar.md5 file.
Open ODIN 3.04, put the file in the PDA section.
On your phone, enter download mode (press volume down and start at the same time), then connect it to your computer.
Once it has been recognized by Odin (it gets blue on the left upper case) start the flash.
It will take approx 5 mns before it reboots, that's it.
If everything goes ok it will reboot twice and then it will enter the set up wizard.
It could be that some app forces close and that it reboots one more time, in that case you'll have to enter recovery and format /data (and since you have a custom recovery you can do so without erasing your sd card contents).
ROOT
Easy, download the latest SuperSU_1.94.zip from the master chainfire, flash it from recovery, reboot, voila.
REMOVING THE LAST KNOX TRACES:
This has to be done manually (I could have done it and repacked/uploaded a new pre rooted ROM with everything done but sorry, my connection is too slow )
There are some Knox apps in the /system/app folder and in the system/priv-app folder:
-the ones that have Knox in their name are easy to guess;
-one is called KLMSAgent and should be deleted as well, and so too ContainerAgent.apk, ContainerAgent.odex, ContainerEventsRelayManager.apk and ContainerEventsRelayManager.odex.
In the /system/lib folder delete libknoxdrawglfunction.so.
Delete completely the system/preloadedkiosk folder and the system/preloadedsso folder.
In data/data delete the com.sec.knox.seandroid folder and the com.sec.knox.store, and the other com.sec.knox whatever folders there are.
Enjoy!!!:silly:
Stay tuned, in the coming days I will put some mods here...
I already made a deodexed version but I don't think I will upload it since it takes too long (24 hours again), so if anyone with a better connection feels like doing it he or she is welcome!
THE LINK?
Here it is:cyclops::
https://mega.co.nz/#!6lhzGaab!zIFiED3APN7_lHAT5YRPbgJqb6lyrLZJwjs-gw9kLEQ
CREDITS
@SilviuMik for the tuto
@Chainfire for the root
@XDA for the opportunities it gives to all of us

Reserved, for some hopefully soon to come stuff

I'm guessing we can't jsut flash this in recovery, right?

unclefab said:
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Get a custom recovery, cuz this ROM comes without any recovery.
Why?
Because at the time I was testing it I kept my custom recovery to see if I could reuse it with Kit Kat, and since it worked, and since I don't want to loose again 24 hours to upload an other ROM with a recovery, you'll have to go like this.
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I expect you are ready for udate and version WITH recovery already started to upload? Please be serious of your work!

trurl3 said:
I expect you are ready for udate and version WITH recovery already started to upload? Please be serious of your work!
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Yep, I have to be serious:cyclops: so here it is, I packed a stock recovery in case someone needs it for some reason (s).
It took (only) 15 mns to upload (not bad for a 10 mb file )...
Download the file, open Odin 3.04, put the file in PDA, flash, now you have KK's stock recovery, boooooo:laugh:
http://d-h.st/PGb
@bnb25
nope, you can't flash the ROM from recovery.
If some people are interested I can upload the deodexed version in the coming days when I have time, unless someone else does it before

I flashed somr stock rooted Rom awhile ago on the gf's phone. I been waiting on this update b4 doing anything. The phone acts up. Performance issues. She keeps ot close to full. Moving to sdcard doesn't work anymore. (That broke b4 filling the phone up. But didn't know that when we bought a 16gb sdcard.) So....thus has knox removed. You mentioned stock recovery as an option. You mean the stock kitkat recovery for the phone? Meaning that will introduce knox if you choose it? And if you do choose stock recovery with knox it can be rooted right? Just saying cause usually when first comes out it takes a lil time for someone to root it.
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i try this rom for 10 minutes and it keep restarting..
so i flash again with ODIN 3.04, and it keep restarting again..
i have wipe data and cache+dalvik, i use twrp recovery.
can you troubleshoot this problem?
thank you :good:
sorry for my bad english...

Works fine for me. I had latest official 4.2.2 rom; I then flash a custom recovery and a rooted rom before I flash this rom via odin. After flashing this rom, I wiped it factory reset. All is well for me. 24hrs now. Thumbs up me general.....
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@ninja_unmatched:
the recovery I attached is the stock KK recovery, and AFAIK it doesn't have Knox in it. About rooting a Knox cursed ROM, some people say it's easy but I don't have any personal experience on that matter.
But anyway, why don't you want to use a custom recovery?
I kept the CWM I had on 4.2.2, and after I upgraded to 4.4.2 it took me 2 minutes to root with Chainfire's SuperSu_1.94.zip...
So now I'm on Knox free KK, with custom recovery and root.
@congquer:
do a full factory reset and see if it helps.
@fpage:
nice to read that it works fine for you!:good:
@all:
if you are rooted and want to enable quad multi windows view (up to 4 apps opened at once on the same screen, fully resizable), check my thread in the themes and apps section..:
One of the best KK's new features cool:...

works like a charm, i've installed via odin, but lost root for some reason

Well the girl is like any other nooby internet user. She knows enough to get it infected over and over....lol. Knox actually helps a lil with that. I used to use my phone (Note 3) to check questionable sites out for clients. Knox would do its pop ups alerting me to there being something going on that I do not want. It has actually helped....weird thing sort of. Now of course it doesn't do that anymore but for her......it might lower my headaches if you know what I mean?
But...no I'm about to try it out now anyways after I backup her phone.
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It could be that some app forces close and that it reboots one more time, in that case you'll have to enter recovery and format /data
This step right here causes the same boot loop mentioned. An app forces closes just like you said. soon as you format /data after a reboot it goes into a boot loop. I am also using TWRP 2.7

You have to clear cache not data. Even with that alot of apps just force close.
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I am rooted and working like a charm. Quad window working and alot of modules via xposed installer.
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Well it didn't work for me. And the supersu only caused freezing then reboot. I just went and flashed stock. Maybe I'll root it later. The process also messed with the sdcard. Made it unreadable. So I used an app (Called Photorec) to recover some of the files from the 16gb sdcard she has.
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whenever I want to delete knox from system/app, it always failed to delete.
I wonder why?

@ninja_unmatched:
your girl seems to be like mine, willy to use the phone but messing it all the time, and then calling her man to fix it:cyclops:.
But you are worse tham me cuz you use her phone as a guinea pig!
The problem with SuperSu is that at first you can't install it a a system app.
In order to fix this you'll need either twrp recovery or aroma file manager ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108 ) and do as follows:
-download SuperSu zip,
-extract the app from the zip but keep the zip intact,
-flash the SuperSu zip,
-do not reboot but go to your file system while still in recovery, either from the twrp menu or by flashing the aroma file manager file,
-delete SuperSu from the system/app folder,
-reboot,
-install the SuperSu apk manually as you would with any apk.
Now you are rooted, and your SuperSu being on your data/app folder it doesn't force close anymore.
Later you can convert SuperSu into a system app from the apk's settings.
But this force close is a problem on KK, cuz everytime an app FC (not only SuperSu) the phone reboots, pretty annoying and definitely a deal breaker for me.
The messing with the files is another problem, it's because somehow KK uses another format than JB. But this one is easy to overcome, just connect your phone to your computer and copy the files to it, or you can copy them from recovery/aroma file manager (that's what I did, at first I thought it was gone but nope, it's just a format stoy) to anywhere on your phone.
@fpage:
I'm happy for you if everything works:good:
@serpentlord:
salaam manis dari Jowo!:laugh:
Are you rooted? Sorry if the question sounds obvious, but if you are then deleting the Knox apks shouldn't be a problem.
Otherwise if it doesn't work, use aroma file manager (see above, and don't forget to push thanks for @amarullz our dev from Bandung!) and delete the Knox stuff from within recovery.
That said I went back to 4.2.2, this KK is plagued with bugs and I don't like the new multi windows implementation, so until they make a more stable version and until I find out whether I can implement some of JB's multi windows functions in it or not I'll stick to 4.2.2...
I'll make soon a thread about specific KK's bugs, hopefully sammy will listen but don't hold your breath

A guinea pig....lol. yeah. Only thing I ever did was flash a stock 4.2.2 rooted Rom. For wifi tethering purposes. It was fine for awhile. She starts complaining about it....I find she filled the thing up. Apps, apps, apps, mad games. I move some of the apps to the 8gb card. That helped. Later she fills it up again. I get a 16gb card and then find out it won't move anything to the card. Broke that somewhere after the 8gb card move. She goes on facebook and clicks on those questionable site posts and jave you sign up while giving them permission to post on your profile and all sorts if sites I find are questionable. That and apps from blackmart and from that site that offers hacked android games/apps.
So far now she seems fine on the stock official 4.4.2. It has a few widgets and apps in Russian. I've seen a few bugs that clear up on their own.
1. The lock screen took a bit to update. (What I mean is this. I know when playing music will say Milk it will show also on the lock screen. It wasn't doing that. Had to reboot to get that going.)
2. There is an app called Wish. It allows you to send something you think another person would be interested in that also has wish. That feature doesn't work to well. You can choose facebook or google+. FB no work at all. I think that is some other reason for that one. Google+ works but only if you choose the regular browser. Through chrome the page doesn't pop up woth the option to use the app to open the link.
And generally I've just run into these lil quarks that eventually just start working. Or partially work enough to get by.
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unclefab said:
salaam manis dari Jowo!:laugh:
Are you rooted? Sorry if the question sounds obvious, but if you are then deleting the Knox apks shouldn't be a problem.
Otherwise if it doesn't work, use aroma file manager (see above, and don't forget to push thanks for @amarullz our dev from Bandung!) and delete the Knox stuff from within recovery.
That said I went back to 4.2.2, this KK is plagued with bugs and I don't like the new multi windows implementation, so until they make a more stable version and until I find out whether I can implement some of JB's multi windows functions in it or not I'll stick to 4.2.2...
I'll make soon a thread about specific KK's bugs, hopefully sammy will listen but don't hold your breath
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Salam manis dari Jakarta! :laugh:
Yes, my device is rooted. I've tried root browser, root explorer and soon. but it ends with the same result. I wonder why.
And my device also keep restarting every 10 minutes. Is it a bug?

@ninja_unmatched:
I can't tell about this wish.apk and widgets, at the time I was still on 4.4.2 I had stripped the Rom down to only about 20 system apps.
I allways do this on my ROMs cuz I don't like stock apps, I rather uninstall all that stuff and replace it by third part apps that are easier to manage and not so much on the spying/bloatware side...
@serpentlord:
what happens is probably that you have an app that forces closes, and this is what makes the phone reboot. I had the same problem and in my case it was youtube, in your case it could be any other app.
Just start your phone and keep an eye on it until it says "sorry app whatever has closed". Then if it reboots you know from wish app it comes and you can uninstall it and/or replace it with another app or another version from the same app.

[Blu Energy X Plus] I Deleted my launcher and Download Manager By Mistake.

[First Time Poster, so i can't post outside links. therefore, i will have a space instead of a "." you can add it yourself to go to the sources i mention.]
So i rooted my Blu Energy X Plus, and i decided to get rid of some blotware using some cool rooted apps. and i deleted download manager, (i thought it was blotware for some reason) and i deleted the stock launcher, because i was using nova launcher.
a little time later i realise that i can't download any apps. i soon figure out it's becuase i deleted the download manager. i try desperately to find a place to get it back, but nothing.
so i figure, i would just factory reset! i had just gotten the phone that day so what is the harm? well when it was finished i had no launcher, and still no download manager. it just says "android UI had stopped working" or something like that.
the only way i can get it to boot up, is if i choose the option: "wipe"data/factory reset" in the recovery menu.
I Have Tried to "Install Update From ADB" using this tutroil: digitaltrends com/mobile/how-to-install-the-android-m-developer-preview-on-your-nexus-device/2/
i know it says nexus, but i figured it would work for me as long as i used the correct image. i found an image for my phone here: needrom com/download/blu-energy-x-plus-e030u/
But there's another image Here: needrom com/download/blu-energy-x-plus-e030l/
I Don't Know Which one is the correct one. i have tried to install both links on the first one, but my phone just says instalation aborted when i start it.
I Installed the drivers in the first link there as well^
Well i can boot up my phone and turn on debugging, and stuff, but i dont have a launcher or download manager. i can launch the built in apps (by going to apps in the settings) like google, and chrome, but i still can't download anything.
My PC Is Running Windows 7 64 Bit, and the phone is running Android 5.0 With a Skin that Blu Put on. (IDK What It's Called)
can anyone help? am i not using an official ROM for my phone? Any Help Would Be Amazing.

BuildMineSurvive said:
[First Time Poster, so i can't post outside links. therefore, i will have a space instead of a "." you can add it yourself to go to the sources i mention.]
So i rooted my Blu Energy X Plus, and i decided to get rid of some blotware using some cool rooted apps. and i deleted download manager, (i thought it was blotware for some reason) and i deleted the stock launcher, because i was using nova launcher.
a little time later i realise that i can't download any apps. i soon figure out it's becuase i deleted the download manager. i try desperately to find a place to get it back, but nothing.
so i figure, i would just factory reset! i had just gotten the phone that day so what is the harm? well when it was finished i had no launcher, and still no download manager. it just says "android UI had stopped working" or something like that.
the only way i can get it to boot up, is if i choose the option: "wipe"data/factory reset" in the recovery menu.
I Have Tried to "Install Update From ADB" using this tutroil: digitaltrends com/mobile/how-to-install-the-android-m-developer-preview-on-your-nexus-device/2/
i know it says nexus, but i figured it would work for me as long as i used the correct image. i found an image for my phone here: needrom com/download/blu-energy-x-plus-e030u/
But there's another image Here: needrom com/download/blu-energy-x-plus-e030l/
I Don't Know Which one is the correct one. i have tried to install both links on the first one, but my phone just says instalation aborted when i start it.
I Installed the drivers in the first link there as well^
Well i can boot up my phone and turn on debugging, and stuff, but i dont have a launcher or download manager. i can launch the built in apps (by going to apps in the settings) like google, and chrome, but i still can't download anything.
My PC Is Running Windows 7 64 Bit, and the phone is running Android 5.0 With a Skin that Blu Put on. (IDK What It's Called)
can anyone help? am i not using an official ROM for my phone? Any Help Would Be Amazing.
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Isn't there a way to re-install the download manager and stock launcher through adb? I'm not sure where you can find the apk's for said applications (perhaps you could ask a user with the same stock device to send them to you?)
It's easy to extract the apk of the download manager on a stock device and then send it over through adb. Checkout this tut: hxxp://www wikihow com/Extract-APK-File-of-Any-App-on-Your-Android-Phone
Then you could use:
Code:
adb pull path-to-my.apk
Or some other method to send the apk file to your pc...
If you can you could simply install it on the other broken device with
Code:
adb install path-to-my.apk
You would have to install adb on your windows 7 machine (which is included in android software development kit. I've just installed AndroidStudio to do this for me.) and enable adb on your phone. Here is a reference: hxxp://developer android com/tools/help/adb html
Change xx into tt and add dots instead of spacebars, I'm a new user too...
Or you could transfer the file to your device some other way and use a file explorer to find it, click on it and let the phone install it itself without the use of adb... I'm sure a stock device comes with the capability of installing apk files through the UI.

That worked to install nova launcher. but i still need my download manager. any idea of where to find it? or is there any alternatives?

BuildMineSurvive said:
That worked to install nova launcher. but i still need my download manager. any idea of where to find it? or is there any alternatives?
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Like I said, find someone with the same stock device and let them extract the apk, send it to your computer and then install the apk through adb on your broken phone.
EDIT: check out my edits, I made a lot of them without showing
EDIT: you might be able to request xda to create a forum for blu energy x plus. They have a lot of different phone model forums but not one for blu energy x plus yet. If they will you could start a thread there to ask if anyone could send you the apk.
You might wanna checkout this thread for that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335502

K Thanks! i am able to use my phone now, it's just a bit of a hassle to install apps from an APK by trasfering them from my tablet
i'll be looking for someonw with the same phone as me, and i'll probably be posting somewhere if anyone has this phone. or get a forum request for it. thanks for all your help! i hit the thanks button on both your replies!

vampirefo said:
I have the same phone, are you rooted? My phone is blu-energy-x-plus-e030u. In about device what version do you have? V9, V10, V11, V14?
What rom are you using?
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It Says: "BLU_E030U_V09_Generic"

BuildMineSurvive said:
It Says: "BLU_E030U_V09_Generic"
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Well you can see from your last post you would use E030U from needarom. I have V11 and V14, If you would make a backup of your system, boot.img, recovery.img and upload them that would be great, I could add V9 to my twrp recovery and build flashable rom for it.
You can get all the files you need from the needarom system.
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vampirefo said:
Well you can see from your last post you would use E030U from needarom. I have V11 and V14, If you would make a backup of your system, boot.img, recovery.img and upload them that would be great, I could add V9 to my twrp recovery and build flashable rom for it.
You can get all the files you need from the needarom system.
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I have not been able to install a ROM. i have tried to install a defualt ROM, but it always gives en error. i tried applying an update From ADB using my computer, and that did not work. i tried install update from SDCard, and another error. i have followed tutroils, but it always fails. what exactly should i do?

I don't understand your question, you were asking what rom to use, so I told you. You said you wanted stock launcher and download manager, they are in the needarom system.img
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BuildMineSurvive said:
I have not been able to install a ROM. i have tried to install a defualt ROM, but it always gives en error. i tried applying an update From ADB using my computer, and that did not work. i tried install update from SDCard, and another error. i have followed tutroils, but it always fails. what exactly should i do?
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to make a good backup once you have rooted, go to playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup&hl=en
install Online Nandroid Backup * ROOT
open app
grant su permission
change Backup Type from clockworkmod to twrp
change backup mode from normal backup mode to selective backup mode
click blue select button
check
b:boot
r:recovery
s:system
click ok
top right click save
quick backup
start backup
Then zip up backup and upload it for me.
PS if you haven't installed busybox most people have, but if you haven't you would need to install that as well.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
Once you do this and install my twrp recovery ported to your V9, you can install my backup V11, or test a custom rom, I am porting, they are still betas but work well enough.
The current rom I ported it this one.
http://www.rohantaneja.ml/2015/09/m-preview-full-firmware-for-aurora.html
Just now got it booted up.

OK i will do all of that. i am a bit busy and my upload speed is quite slow, so it may be a day or two, but i'll get the backup to you.

vampirefo said:
to make a good backup once you have rooted, go to playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup&hl=en
install Online Nandroid Backup * ROOT
open app
grant su permission
change Backup Type from clockworkmod to twrp
change backup mode from normal backup mode to selective backup mode
click blue select button
check
b:boot
r:recovery
s:system
click ok
top right click save
quick backup
start backup
Then zip up backup and upload it for me.
PS if you haven't installed busybox most people have, but if you haven't you would need to install that as well.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
Once you do this and install my twrp recovery ported to your V9, you can install my backup V11, or test a custom rom, I am porting, they are still betas but work well enough.
The current rom I ported it this one.
http://www.rohantaneja.ml/2015/09/m-preview-full-firmware-for-aurora.html
Just now got it booted up.
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I Followed all of those steps ^ But when it finishes, it says unknown backup location, and i can't the backup when browsing my phone for the files.

BuildMineSurvive said:
I Followed all of those steps ^ But when it finishes, it says unknown backup location, and i can't the backup when browsing my phone for the files.
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Don't you have a micro sdcard installed?
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By the way here is my V11 backup.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347848089
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vampirefo said:
Don't you have a micro sdcard installed?
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---------- Post added at 08:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------
By the way here is my V11 backup.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347848089
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I Do have a MicroSD Card. and how exactly do i go about installing that? apply update From SDCard in the boot Recovery Menu?

BuildMineSurvive said:
I Do have a MicroSD Card. and how exactly do i go about installing that? apply update From SDCard in the boot Recovery Menu?
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You install it via twrp recovery, that I will make from your uploaded dump.
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OK I Got the backup to Work! now it will have to be an overnight upload. my internet is quite slow. so it will be up tomorrow.
And how do i install TWRP recovery? it's not supported for The Blu Energy X Plus. do i need it to install the rom you're going to give me?

vampirefo said:
You install it via twrp recovery, that I will make from your uploaded dump.
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My Backup will be up tomorrow.

Ok, I have two custom roms ported, still looking at other roms to port.
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vampirefo said:
Ok, I have two custom roms ported, still looking at other roms to port.
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Here's my Backup! https://mega.nz/#!XcIQWDQQ!NY2s-w18r1otbH-MVPzYY9KPpD3VTegOruxXJUz3sxc
Click download through your browser.

DK S7 Edge/Note 5 INSTALL THREAD SMS/MMS working

READ CAREFULLY
Ok people are having issues with the original thread which can be found HERE the thread is just so cluttered, and instead of it being cleaned I'll just make a new one for people with the correct information so its not as cluttered. I have been running this rom now for little over 4 days no issues following the help of JRunRun and njdan30 ( So give them thanks )
I can confirm SMS/MMS/BT/GPS all work with no issues ( or with Fixes )
This is JRunRun's installation information that allows the ROM to work flawlessly and worked for me with minor tweaks ( I always try the path of least resistance first before taking the hard way )
TWRP 2.8.7.0 seems to work without issues.
EASY WAY ( TRY FIRST BEFORE YOU TRY THE MANUAL MANIPULATION OF FILES )
1. downloaded - ROM 3.3 DarkLord S7E APEK
2. downloaded - SLIM_APNs SLIM_APNs
3. downloaded - SU SuperSU 2.74
4. placed ROM and APN.zip and Supersu on my external sdcard
5. booted recovery (twrp 2.7.8.0), (I used 3.0.2 )
6. WIPE - Dalivk/Cache/System/Data (Then for good measure I factory reset)
7. Install -- loaded flashable zips from external sd to install
a. ROM 3.3 --> add more zips
b. Slim APN zip
c. Supersu --> started the flash
8. Flashed ROM --> chose sprint phone version, chose "SPR" as my csc in Aroma, DID NOT reboot on finish ( This is where people may be getting confused..)
Select SPRINT MODEL N9xxx then select SPR as the Sales Code ALSO there is another option that is showed here that DID give me issues there is 3 of them. 2 of them are WIPE options the 3rd is NO WIPE keep settings and app data I choose the 3rd option cause I noticed when I tried the first 2 my SMS would not work, and my WIFI would constantly diconnect
9. Allowed twrp to finish installing flashable apn and supersu zips
10. wiped cache/dalvik, reboot to system (10-20 min reboot).
8. Did not restore anything on system setup. Entered wi-fi info but turned it off afterwards. ( I just skipped this all together until the phone was completely ready to go )
Once loaded you will pick your language, and a option will show up wanting you to consent to sending usage data, uncheck mark that and continue setup
11. Loaded new kernel -- darkera 1.9 lte vzw (doubt this step is necessary but easy to find with a google search samsungvn) ( If you need the kernel link you can ask for it here and we will send it too you in a PM ) ( I am running the SPRINT kernel which seems to be very stable )
VIDEOS
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
MANUAL FIX FOR SMS/MMS
1. Backed up stock OF1 apns-conf.xml to computer
2. downloaded - ROM 3.3 DarkLord S7E APEK
downloaded - SLIM_APNs SLIM_APNs
downloaded - SU SuperSU 2.74
3. Replaced apns-conf.xml file in SLIM_APNs.zip with the stock apns-conf.xml file saved in step 1, rezipped and saved with new zip name "stock_APNs_modded.zip" Some people are just flashing the slim apn without adjusting it and having succes.
4. placed ROM and APN.zip and Supersu on my external sdcard
5. booted recovery (twrp 2.7.8.0)
6. WIPE - Dalivk/Cache/System/Data [/COLOR] (Then for good measure I factory reset)
7. Install -- loaded flashable zips from external sd to install
a. ROM 3.3 --> add more zips
b. modded Slim APN zip
c. Supersu --> started the flash
5. Flashed ROM --> chose sprint phone version, chose "SPR" as my csc in Aroma DID NOT reboot on finish ( This is where people may be getting confused..)
Select SPRINT MODEL N9xxx then select SPR as the Sales Code ALSO there is another option that is showed here that DID give me issues there is 3 of them. 2 of them are WIPE options the 3rd is NO WIPE keep settings and app data I choose the 3rd option cause I noticed when I tried the first 2 my SMS would not work, and my WIFI would constantly diconnect
6. Allowed twrp to finish installing flashable apn and supersu zips
7. wiped cache/dalvik, reboot to system (10-20 min reboot).
8. Did not restore anything on system setup. Entered wi-fi info but turned it off afterwards. ( I just skipped this all together until the phone was completely ready to go )
Once loaded you will pick your language, and a option will show up wanting you to consent to sending usage data, uncheck mark that and continue setup
9. change /efs/imei/mps_code to "vzw" via ES File app <-- vzw must be lower case
10. build prop changes:
Code:
ro.product.name “cm_hltevzw”
ro.product.device “hltevzw”
telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice="1"
ro.telephony.default_network="8"
Added the following lines after the ro.telephony.default_network line:
Code:
ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric=311480
ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha="Verizon Wireless”
ro.cdma.homesystem=64, 65, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83
gsm.sim.operator.numeric=311480
gsm.operator.numeric=311480
gsm.sim.operator.alpha=Verizon
gsm.operator.alpha=Verizon
ro.net.apnwhitelist=fota,ims,supl,verizon,cbs,mms
ro.net.apnroamingwhitelist=ims
ro.net.apnpolicywhitelist=fota,ims,verizon,verizon 800
ro.net.apnroamingblacklist=fota,verizon800
11. used Galaxy Tools to make sure mps_code and sales_code is set to "vzw"
12. Loaded new kernel -- darkera 1.9 lte vzw (doubt this step is necessary but easy to find with a google search samsungvn) ( If you need the kernel link you can ask for it here and we will send it too you in a PM ) ( I am running the SPRINT kernel which seems to be very stable )
Again thanks to JRunRun and njdan30 for all the helpful information and always trying to give helping hand to those that need it! and those that want to learn!! :highfive::highfive:

Your links don't work.

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Your links don't work.
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It looks like it was either deleted or possibly moved I will try and upload the files

Is it a necessity to be on OF1? Im still on NC4. Just curious.

wdcspurs said:
Is it a necessity to be on OF1? Im still on NC4. Just curious.
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Honestly I do not have a answer to that, since I was already OF1 when I unlocked the bootloader. You can always try and let people know here, I was not the creator of this ROM I was just making a new thread for people who were having issues, due to the original thread being so cluttered with 5 billion different, ways to make it work..
As far as the files go I am currently uploading to google drive to share. I should have everything ready in a few more hours, and will post links

Links fixed at the moment, looking for other hosts for mirrors

wdcspurs said:
Is it a necessity to be on OF1? Im still on NC4. Just curious.
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In loading this rom everything will change but the modem. I'm still using OF1 modem for example and have a totally functioning rom. That being said, yes I would upgrade and flash a new OF1 rom clean before doing the install. This rom takes quite a bit too get working but when you get use to it, it's no big deal. I wish folks good luck on following the instructions. They did not include any apn settings which I needed to get it going but what do I know.

Hello I am a bit confused with the rom 3.3 ---> add more zips did you mean you installed the rom then installed slim zip then you reinstalled the rom again?
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And did you modify slim apn with your apns.conf.xml?
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armus said:
In loading this rom everything will change but the modem. I'm still using OF1 modem for example and have a totally functioning rom. That being said, yes I would upgrade and flash a new OF1 rom clean before doing the install. This rom takes quite a bit too get working but when you get use to it, it's no big deal. I wish folks good luck on following the instructions. They did not include any apn settings which I needed to get it going but what do I know.
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Which is why you download the SLIMS_APN
seanbwoi said:
Hello I am a bit confused with the rom 3.3 ---> add more zips did you mean you installed the rom then installed slim zip then you reinstalled the rom again?
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And did you modify slim apn with your apns.conf.xml?
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Add Zips means in TWRP you select the ROM, then select ADD more ZIPS which in turn you add 3.3 SLIM_APN, and SU then flash..
and no I didn't modify anything, my install method is highlighted in RED.

Thanks will definitely try it later
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I can't seem to save my apn due to the fact that at apn option it says user restricted any idea how to fix this? can't get data with this
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I also can't get the signal to stop cutting off
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seanbwoi said:
I can't seem to save my apn due to the fact that at apn option it says user restricted any idea how to fix this? can't get data with this
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I also can't get the signal to stop cutting off
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Then you probably didn't uncheck mark the, "send data" option while setting up your phone... and if you used my way in red ( I didn't have to use the FULL how to ) then you shouldn't have to edit the APN at all, you just flash the rom APN and SU that's all you have to do.
ONLY use the full installation if the easy way doesn't work...
The pics I just uploaded will kinda help, in TWRP. make sure you ADD all 3 files ROM - SLIM APN - SU then you start the flash
2nd pic is install of rom, you choose what is circled, I didn't get one of the next screen but you scroll down till you find the code "SPR"
Next pic again the option needed here is whats circled.
4th pic, MAKE sure you leave this ALONE don't select it, just finish out of it, and it will take you back to TWRP and the flash/install of SLIMS APN and SU will begin once those are done reboot

Can't mount extsd.
Nvm. I figured it out.

You have to flash the Kernel for the SD to work
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ExiaGN said:
You have to flash the Kernel for the SD to work
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Can someone send me the kernel by PM? Thanks

i was able to get the rom up and running but noticed i am unable to access the internal sd or external sd through my phone. I am also unable to boot to twrp.
which means I cannot flash the kernel that allows access to the sd card.
I tried reinstalling twrp through odin, it was supposedly successful but just get pushed back into system when booting to recovery.
any help would be appreciated
thanks,
Edit: was able to access twrp through restart option instead of shutting off and using hardware button combo

MMS
I just got this installed and all seems working fine. Except MMS. Im sure Im just missing something. When I send an mms messgae, it fails and says invalid address entered. What gives?

could someone send me the link to the darkera 1.9 lte vzw kernel please

I made the mistake of changing the Access Point Names without copying them first. Would someone be as so kind to list the correct settings, that has everything working. Thanks

jbxr1992 said:
i was able to get the rom up and running but noticed i am unable to access the internal sd or external sd through my phone. I am also unable to boot to twrp.
which means I cannot flash the kernel that allows access to the sd card.
I tried reinstalling twrp through odin, it was supposedly successful but just get pushed back into system when booting to recovery.
any help would be appreciated
thanks,
Edit: was able to access twrp through restart option instead of shutting off and using hardware button combo
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Shouldn't be having any issues with getting back into TWRP, using the buttons.. Did you use the full install or my work around?
wdcspurs said:
I just got this installed and all seems working fine. Except MMS. Im sure Im just missing something. When I send an mms messgae, it fails and says invalid address entered. What gives?
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Did you use the full flash guide? or my work around ? ( work around was in red )
JEFFSGTP said:
could someone send me the link to the darkera 1.9 lte vzw kernel please
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Sent
TheHanz said:
I made the mistake of changing the Access Point Names without copying them first. Would someone be as so kind to list the correct settings, that has everything working. Thanks
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Did you try using the quick way or did you use the full step by step ?

Instal TWRP without a P.C. for Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T720) keeping stock ROM.

I wrote this guide because I had difficulty trying to instal a patched version of twrp through odin so I found this alternative way which worked very well for me.
Please read all through especially the warning at the end before attempting to follow this guide.
If you decide to follow this guide, you do so at your own risk.
You will probably be using different versions of Firmware, twrp and magisk so I cannot guarantee the outcome will be the same.
There are easier ways to install twrp if you are wanting to install a custom ROM but then you would miss out on Samsung's amazing DEX which I love.
1. Rooted.
Your Galaxy Tab s5e needs to be rooted by magisk. The best guide to be found is here on xda.
2. Backup.
All internal storage will be wiped so It is a good idea to do a backup of your apps and everything else to you SD card which should be safe. Titanium backup is very good.
3. APK
Make sure you have the apk files for 'magisk manager' and 'Official twrp app' on your SD card in a clearly named folder. e.g, 'files for installing twrp'
To get the apk for the official twrp app, download it from the play store, navigate to:-
System root / data / app / me.twrp.twrpapp / base.apk
Copy base.apk to SD card. (This is the apk for official twrp app).
.. Or ..
Use an apk extractor app
4. Remove accounts.
It is best to remove Google and Samsung accounts before doing a format and data wipe incase you forget your login and then your device gets locked.
To remove accounts go to settings, accounts, then click on each account and remove it.
5. Download
Download a zipp file called 'Samsung multi dissabler', and move it to your 'files for installing twrp' folder on your SD card. There is a download link at the bottom of Ianmacd's post on xda
'[Pie/10][System-as-root]Multidisabler:encryption,Vaultkeeper,proca,etc.'
Download the official twrp.img for the S5e which can be found on the twrp website and move to your 'files for installing twrp' folder on SD card.
6 Patch
Open magisk manager and open advanced settings and tick recovery mode
On right side click on 'install', then in pop up click 'install' then 'patch a file'.
Navigate to the twrp.img on your SD card and select it.
Magisk will patch it and store the patched file in internal storage download folder.
Rename to ''magisk_patched_twrp.img' and move it to folder SDcard.
7 Twrp app.
Navigate to the official twrp app on sd card and install it.
Use the twrp app to backup recovery.img and boot.img to the SD card. (Optional but may be useful)
Still in the twrp app press ''twrpflash' and then 'select file to flash' then navigate to SD card and the 'magisk_patched_twrp.img'. Flash this image and then turn your tablet off.
8 Boot into twrp recovery.
Press volume up and then power. Continue to hold both buttons until the twrp launch screen appears. The boot screen my cycle a few times before twrp launch screen appears.
9. Multi disabler
.
!!!!!!!! DO NOT INSTALL MULTI DISABLER. AS OF OCTOBER 2020 IT CAUSES TABLET TO HANG FOR EVER ON SAMSUNG SCREEN !!!!!!!!!
You do not need it. Everything works fine without it
10 FORMAT.
Click 'wipe' and then 'format' and then type 'yes' this will factory reset your tablet and reformat the data partition so twrp can read it.
Now click 'home' (looks like a little house), on the navigation bar, then 'reboot', 'reboot recovery'
11 Setup.
Skip everything except the wifi login. When setup is complete reinstall magisk manager from your SDcard, open it and let it do its stuff to complete root.
Now it's all done, check everything works and then reinstall your backup and login to accounts.
WARNING.
THIS INSTALLATION ALTERED A FEW THINGS ABOUT MY TABLET
1,When I have been using it rooted and turn it off and then plug the charger in it seems to remap the power button
Now turning on by just pressing the power button it boots to recovery (rooted mode), instead of having to hold power and volume up.
Also the tablet boots to recovery when the charger is plugged in.
2. To return to normal unrooted system I can either use titanium backup or twrp to reboot system. (Also I think clearing the cache returns the power button to normal.)
Now plugging in the charger causes partial startup but then settles down to just the battery gauge as normal and power button boots normally to unrooted system.
3. Adb was unable to connect properly (said tablet was offline) until I cleared the cache. Then all was fine
Everything else works as normal.
If there is anyone who knows why these things happened I would be very interested.
These are the versions of apps that I used.
MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk
Magisk-v20.1.zip
Twrp-3.3.1-5-gts4lvwifi.img
Multidisabler-Samsung-2.2.zip
UK Firmware Jan 2020 T720XXS1ASL3

No one has replied to this thread? I'm about to order the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e with 6gb ram & the 128gb internal (wifi) & this is the kind of XDA threads that help me make this decision.... honestly tho I have never found a root thread, especially in this day & age of it getting so hard to achieve root that has no posts to the OP?!!!!!!
Please reply ASAP, this has me wondering about making the purchase!!!
zach
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ExTall said:
I wrote this guide because I had difficulty trying to instal a patched version of twrp through odin so I found this alternative way which worked very well for me.
Please read all through especially the warning at the end before attempting to follow this guide.
If you decide to follow this guide, you do so at your own risk.
You will probably be using different versions of Firmware, twrp and magisk so I cannot guarantee the outcome will be the same.
There are easier ways to install twrp if you are wanting to install a custom ROM but then you would miss out on Samsung's amazing DEX which I love.
1. Rooted.
Your Galaxy Tab s5e needs to be rooted by magisk. The best guide to be found is here on xda.
2. Backup.
All internal storage will be wiped so It is a good idea to do a backup of your apps and everything else to you SD card which should be safe. Titanium backup is very good.
3. APK
Make sure you have the apk files for 'magisk manager' and 'Official twrp app' on your SD card in a clearly named folder. e.g, 'files for installing twrp'
To get the apk for the official twrp app, download it from the play store, navigate to:-
System root / data / app / me.twrp.twrpapp / base.apk
Copy base.apk to SD card. (This is the apk for official twrp app).
.. Or ..
Use an apk extractor app
4. Remove accounts.
It is best to remove Google and Samsung accounts before doing a format and data wipe incase you forget your login and then your device gets locked.
To remove accounts go to settings, accounts, then click on each account and remove it.
5. Download
Download a zipp file called 'Samsung multi dissabler', and move it to your 'files for installing twrp' folder on your SD card. There is a download link at the bottom of Ianmacd's post on xda
'[Pie/10][System-as-root]Multidisabler:encryption,Vaultkeeper,proca,etc.'
Download the official twrp.img for the S5e which can be found on the twrp website and move to your 'files for installing twrp' folder on SD card.
6 Patch
Open magisk manager and open advanced settings and tick recovery mode
On right side click on 'install', then in pop up click 'install' then 'patch a file'.
Navigate to the twrp.img on your SD card and select it.
Magisk will patch it and store the patched file in internal storage download folder.
Rename to ''magisk_patched_twrp.img' and move it to folder SDcard.
7 Twrp app.
Navigate to the official twrp app on sd card and install it.
Use the twrp app to backup recovery.img and boot.img to the SD card. (Optional but may be useful)
Still in the twrp app press ''twrpflash' and then 'select file to flash' then navigate to SD card and the 'magisk_patched_twrp.img'. Flash this image and then turn your tablet off.
8 Boot into twrp recovery.
Press volume up and then power. Continue to hold both buttons until the twrp launch screen appears. The boot screen my cycle a few times before twrp launch screen appears.
9. Multi disabler.
In twrp swipe the slider to allow modifications. Then click the install button. Navigate to your external SD card and find the 'multi disabler'. Swipe the slider to install.
10 FORMAT.
Click 'wipe' and then 'format' and then type 'yes' this will factory reset your tablet and reformat the data partition so twrp can read it.
Now click 'home' (looks like a little house), on the navigation bar, then 'reboot', 'reboot recovery'
11 Setup.
Skip everything except the wifi login. When setup is complete reinstall magisk manager from your SDcard, open it and let it do its stuff to complete root.
Now it's all done, check everything works and then reinstall your backup and login to accounts.
WARNING.
THIS INSTALLATION ALTERED A FEW THINGS ABOUT MY TABLET
1,When I have been using it rooted and turn it off and then plug the charger in it seems to remap the power button
Now turning on by just pressing the power button it boots to recovery (rooted mode), instead of having to hold power and volume up.
Also the tablet boots to recovery when the charger is plugged in.
2. To return to normal unrooted system I can either use titanium backup or twrp to reboot system. (Also I think clearing the cache returns the power button to normal.)
Now plugging in the charger causes partial startup but then settles down to just the battery gauge as normal and power button boots normally to unrooted system.
3. Adb was unable to connect properly (said tablet was offline) until I cleared the cache. Then all was fine
Everything else works as normal.
If there is anyone who knows why these things happened I would be very interested.
These are the versions of apps that I used.
MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk
Magisk-v20.1.zip
Twrp-3.3.1-5-gts4lvwifi.img
Multidisabler-Samsung-2.2.zip
UK Firmware Jan 2020 T720XXS1ASL3
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Once again, 2nd Samsung device in a year (Samsung Galaxy A30 A305G), cannot find firmware for USA....
What CSC designates this for the USA? Sammobile is of no use until you find it!!!
zls

Frija
coolbeans2016 said:
No one has replied to this thread? I'm about to order the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e with 6gb ram & the 128gb internal (wifi) & this is the kind of XDA threads that help me make this decision.... honestly tho I have never found a root thread, especially in this day & age of it getting so hard to achieve root that has no posts to the OP?!!!!!!
Please reply ASAP, this has me wondering about making the purchase!!!
zach
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Once again, 2nd Samsung device in a year (Samsung Galaxy A30 A305G), cannot find firmware for USA....
What CSC designates this for the USA? Sammobile is of no use until you find it!!!
zls
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Hi coolbeans
Firstly try frija. It is windows software that downloads the current samsung firmware for any samsung device.
The link for frija direct download is at the bottom of this post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/how-to/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-t3910594
Secondly I can highly recommend the S5e, as long as you don't want the samsung pen or lightning fast speed.
The speed of the processor seems very fast to me. The display is the best I have ever seen and I really love using samsung dex which is a windows desktop for apps to run in. If you don't need access to root files then it is not worth rooting just use package disabler pro or adb to freeze bloatware.
If you buy you will not be disappointed.
P.s. if you use package disabler pro to 'one click' disable bloatware my version disables access to external storage so just check through and untick the external storage box
Extall
USA= ACG (Nextech/C), ATT (AT&T), BST, CCT (Comcast), GCF, LRA (Bluegrass Cellular), SPR (Sprint), TFN (Tracfone), TMB (T-Mobile), USC (US Cellular), VMU (Virgin Mobile USA), VZW (Verizon Wireless), XAA (unbranded/default), XAS
I think your code could be XAA

coolbeans2016 said:
No one has replied to this thread? I'm about to order the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e with 6gb ram & the 128gb internal (wifi) & this is the kind of XDA threads that help me make this decision.... honestly tho I have never found a root thread, especially in this day & age of it getting so hard to achieve root that has no posts to the OP?!!!!!!
Please reply ASAP, this has me wondering about making the purchase!!!
zach
---------- Post added at 03:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:01 PM ----------
Once again, 2nd Samsung device in a year (Samsung Galaxy A30 A305G), cannot find firmware for USA....
What CSC designates this for the USA? Sammobile is of no use until you find it!!!
zls
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The USA version should be "Cellular South" or XAR.

Ordered this tablet 2 days ago.... still has "pending" on shipment information.
Got dumped 2X trying to purchase an Autel Robotics EVO drone in the last month...
Hope this tablet doesn't get hit by the "COVID-19" planned O' rama.....

thanks for this guide !
I ve just got my s5e and rooted it yesterday but I must say I am a little bit confused by the vbmeta.tar for the vbmeta partition ... apparently it's needed only if you are non root ... but it's recommended in the crDroid thread ... so I think I am going to use your installation method and then flash vbmeta.tar anyway with twrp before installing crDroid ...
EDIT :
oops my bad ! I didn't see I already flashed a vbmeta.img when I rooted

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First I was worried because I didn t know how to power my s5e down but I discovered you need to press "volume down + power button" ... went to download mode & reflashed original ROM with Odin ... and then CrDroid (LuisRom) together with twrp (nice light ROM btw ...)

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