Advice re: root

[chipsterguy]

New to android devices, just got my hands on a GS5, and wish to configure this phone primarily to run with my valentine v1 radar detector running the app YaV1. Want to also run something like Llama to automate things for this application in my vehicle, etc. Need some advice regarding rooting this phone. It is currently running android version 5.1.1 Appreciate any help, experiences, advice, etc.

Thanks!

 

[Laura Knotek]

What carrier version is your GS5?

 

[chipsterguy]

T-mobile

 

[ironass]

T-mobile

Which Baseband are you on?

Settings > About device > Baseband

 

[chipsterguy]

Which Baseband are you on?

Settings > About device > Baseband

Baseband Ver. G900TUVS1FOL1

 

[ironass]

Baseband Ver. G900TUVS1FOL1

The only suggestion that I could find, is to downgrade to OJ4 and root...

[ROOT/KERNEL] Root Method for FOJ4

Alternatively, you could flash a stock, rooted, ROM for OL1...

[ROM] G900T_OL1-5.1.1 Stock Rooted ROM (1/11/2016)