Need help unrooting and re-rooting

[sanskimost]

Okay, so I have a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900W8) and I messed up something trying to install boot animations, so I backed up my data and updated to 5.1.1 from 5.0. Then, my root broke so I tried to reroot through CF-AutoRoot but when I tried to root it SuperSU didn't auto-install and when I installed it through the Playstore it said it needed to update binary but it failed everytime. (Stupidly) I factory reset my phone and tried again, nothing. So eventually, I flashed stock rom on it to try to unroot and when I tried to root again with CF-AutoRoot I got the same problem as before. Can anyone help me? Root used https:// download dot chainfire dot eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip

 

[ironass]

Okay, so I have a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900W8) and I messed up something trying to install boot animations, so I backed up my data and updated to 5.1.1 from 5.0. Then, my root broke so I tried to reroot through CF-AutoRoot but when I tried to root it SuperSU didn't auto-install and when I installed it through the Playstore it said it needed to update binary but it failed everytime. (Stupidly) I factory reset my phone and tried again, nothing. So eventually, I flashed stock rom on it to try to unroot and when I tried to root again with CF-AutoRoot I got the same problem as before. Can anyone help me? Root used https:// download dot chainfire dot eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip

Try this kernel...

https://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip (possibly the same one)

... and this version of SuperSU...

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/chainfire/supersu/supersu-2-67-beta-android-apk-download/

 

[sanskimost]

Try this kernel...


... and this version of SuperSU...

Do I need to reflash stock rom?

 

[ironass]

Do I need to reflash stock rom?

That is for rooting a stock Samsung firmware.

 

[sanskimost]

I know, but when I root it, it doesn't work and it still says it needs to update binary, and when I try to uninstall through SuperSU it fails. So I flashed it to unroot, but still no luck

 

[ironass]

I know, but when I root it, it doesn't work and it still says it needs to update binary, and when I try to uninstall through SuperSU it fails. So I flashed it to unroot, but still no luck

Weird!

O.K. PLAN B: Try... Root Method #1 - CWM Root Method (Root + CWM recovery), tutorial.

 

[sanskimost]

My phone is in a bootloop after using method #1 EDIT: After some googling and troubleshooting, I have come to the conclusion that the root isn't compatible as I am running 5.1.1.

 

[ironass]

Hopefully, PLAN B: should do the trick.

 

[sanskimost]

Should I just downgrade to 5.0? It didn't work

 

[ironass]

Should I just downgrade to 5.0? It didn't work

Seems like your only option now if PLAN B has failed.

 

[sanskimost]

Do I need to worry about the bootloader? I read on this forum that it could've updated

 

[ironass]

This is the tutorial I have been searching for... [HOWTO] Root your G900W8 stock 5.1.1 firmware Proven by users on this forum to work on G900W8, Android 5.1.1.

Start with stock Samsung, Android 5.1.1, firmware for your model of phone, CSC and Product code, (Canadian firmwares have not been updated since the tutorial was written), and install TWRP, (twrp-3.0.0-0-klte-klte.img.tar 11.6M), using Odin, (install in AP), and then follow the instructions in the link above.

 

[sanskimost]

It worked! Thank you sooooooooooo much!!

 

[ironass]

It worked! Thank you sooooooooooo much!!

Congratulations sanskimost!