Root now 4 SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 SM-G900A AT&T

[Sandman3838]

Good day

Previously I had a Galaxy S3 and I was using CyanogenMod – Loved it!

I just always preferred a phone that was clean and lean without all the bloatware.


Now I’m with the S5 and there is possibly an option available for a custom ROM for my phone?


Currently –

SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 SM-G900A AT&T

Lollipop 5.0 G900AUCU3BOC4


So far as I can tell this phone could not be rooted.


Until a few days ago I got a notice in an email that it was now available.

I was on their mailing list if something should become available.

oneclickroot


I know you can’t go backward LP 5.0 – KK 4.4.

One can only go forward, LP 5.0 - LP 5.1 or LP 5.0 – Marshmallow.

However most of what I have seen out there for my phone has been LP 5.0.


At present I’m looking at these unless someone can suggest something else.


TMS5 3.0 ROM LP5.0


Twi5ted lollipop V7 LP 5.0


Alliance V8 ROM LP5.0


My question is, can I go from LP 5.0 (Stock) to LP 5.0 (Custom)?

 

[Saigawei]

>So far as I can tell this phone could not be rooted.

So did you try OneClickRoot, or the XDA method also from Christmas where you go through rooting it (though after all, KingRoot worked after a couple of tries for my phone AT&T updated all the way to Android 4.4.4ish) then a couple of rollbacks before the one you actually want?
I have no Windows thing handy, so having had a little trouble getting Heimdall to emit the right phone ID signature or something...or maybe I just need to write more XML skeletons for it to play with. Maybe I can do Odin over WINE?