Warranty and root - Galaxy S II General

Hi I have a sgs 2 and I want to root, but I understand if you root that the warranty falls away, but then you can flash back to the stock . And then there is no problem with the warranty?
Can someone explain to me or refer me to somewhere about the warranty and rooten?
Thnx
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Warranty re root see post on samfirmware.com
Remove root = flash back to stock and reset binary rom counter to zero .
ROOT + ROM COUNTER + STOCK ROM all in development section .
jje

There is counter-reset counter inside SGS 2.
Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14573785#post14573785

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[Q] Rooting i9500 with 0 counter

is there anyway to root the i9500 without the counter start ticking
or is there any pre rooted stock roms i can use without starting the counter
anyone
miahegypt said:
is there anyway to root the i9500 without the counter start ticking
or is there any pre rooted stock roms i can use without starting the counter
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Nothing yet and the flash counter in i9500 is hidden as what we understand
And triangle away not working yet will have to wait till chainfire gets it working
And even if u flash a prerooted firmware u ll increase counter
But after flashing stock again it says official we exactly donno yet whether samsung will know or not that it's modified
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(Request) Note sm-n900 root without voiding warranty

I want root note 3 but I don't want to lose my warranty any solution for this problem
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japjit100 said:
I want root note 3 but I don't want to lose my warranty any solution for this problem
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
but you cant use cwm or twrp or install a custom rom
This root will void warranty.
Quote form the post you mentioned:
"Flash counters and KNOX warranty
Using this root method sets current binary and system status to custom. Additionally, it will also trigger the KNOX warranty void status.
This device store the traditional flash counter. Nor is is possible with Triangle Away to reset the current binary status. You will need to flash a stock kernel and stock recovery to reset the binary status.
The KNOX warranty status change is permanent, and a service center may deny warranty based on this flag - even if the other flags are reset correctly. The KNOX flag being tripped may also prevent certain Samsung KNOX features from working (enterprise security features). If this is something you care about, use a root method not based on custom kernels or recoveries, like a modified system partition. These are possible, but I don't personally make them, so look around!"
jaythenut said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
but you cant use cwm or twrp or install a custom rom
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Omg rly learn to read before you give noobs a wrong answer
He does NOT want to void his warranty
He has to use URDLV
hit 'thanks' if i helped you
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about knox and rooting ..

Hello
I have some questions about knox ,and i hop somebody could help me with answers
first of all i'm on 4.3 MJ7
1- is there any way to root / downgrad / flash recovery without trip knox ??
2- how knox exactly works ?? i mean like if i root it will be 0x1 then i flash recovery it will be 0x2 then i flash any rom 0x3 and cointing with every rom or flash in recovery/odin ?
3- what is 0x0 , i mean each zero stands for what ??
4- i plan to flash carbon after my finals , do you advise me to upgrade to official kk first or no ?
and please can any one point for me a topic about how to root / flash recovery guide ?? i'm i noob in samsung feild , use to have sony phones
thank you very much and i really apreaciate who answer me
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RaDi said:
Hello
I have some questions about knox ,and i hop somebody could help me with answers
first of all i'm on 4.3 MJ7
1- is there any way to root / downgrad / flash recovery without trip knox ??
2- how knox exactly works ?? i mean like if i root it will be 0x1 then i flash recovery it will be 0x2 then i flash any rom 0x3 and cointing with every rom or flash in recovery/odin ?
3- what is 0x0 , i mean each zero stands for what ??
4- i plan to flash carbon after my finals , do you advise me to upgrade to official kk first or no ?
and please can any one point for me a topic about how to root / flash recovery guide ?? i'm i noob in samsung feild , use to have sony phones
thank you very much and i really apreaciate who answer me
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1 cant downgrade
2 knox will stay at 0x1 flash as much as you want will stay
3 dont know
4 no if you upgrade to to kk at the moment you will not be able to flash carbon so stay on 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423 root with this knox 0x1 flash with odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567283 flash this cwm with odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630134 then flash carbon with cwm
and your good to go
thank you very much bro , you give me just exactly the informations that i asked for , thank you
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0x0 means that the warranty hasn't been tripped, 0x1 means it has.
It's using the binary system, 0=no, 1=yes.... Other numbers not used....
ah , ok .. so the the first zero "0"x0 , deosn't change or mean anything ?
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how to restore warranty to this handset please

i have already flashed my handset with the russian 4.4.2 mine n900 after i flashed it using odine i rooted it
now if i want to restore warranty how could i do that
knowing that i checked the ieme it's tlike the one in the warranty document and also have taken a copy of it using samsung tool
and i heard some thing about resetting counter but don't know what it does
if someone can tell me what do
thanks in advance
Not possible at the moment. Samsung now=Nazi.
sinful-slave said:
i have already flashed my handset with the russian 4.4.2 mine n900 after i flashed it using odine i rooted it
now if i want to restore warranty how could i do that
knowing that i checked the ieme it's tlike the one in the warranty document and also have taken a copy of it using samsung tool
and i heard some thing about resetting counter but don't know what it does
if someone can tell me what do
thanks in advance
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If you root without tripping knox then it's still good. Enter download mode to check knox. Knox 0x0 means ok
If it says 0x1 then you're boned....
odin mode current binary custom
system status custom
knox warranty void :1
rp swev: A4
Sit and wait for the solution. Or go to service center and ask them to flash it back to stock.
ceftriaxone said:
Sit and wait for the solution. Or go to service center and ask them to flash it back to stock.
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when i went into download mode it gave me 2 option volume up for downloading
and down but there was no other info
i pressed volume up it gave that info
what does that mean
sinful-slave said:
when i went into download mode it gave me 2 option volume up for downloading
and down but there was no other info
i pressed volume up it gave that info
what does that mean
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If you want to get updates you need to wipe your device after flashing stock rom.... Make sure everything is backed up, go to download mode, press up volume to get to download mode and flash the rom with ODIN....
Lookup how to flash with ODIN...
i rooted using this site
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/root-galax...oid-4-4-2-kitkat-install-cwm-recovery-1435188
ultramag69 said:
If you want to get updates you need to wipe your device after flashing stock rom.... Make sure everything is backed up, go to download mode, press up volume to get to download mode and flash the rom with ODIN....
Lookup how to flash with ODIN...
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am not worrying about update am talking about warranty
the data i mentioned is ok
as for stock rom of my country is available on sammobile and i can easily flash it back if that will help i will do it
all that only needed?
Where do u live?
Your knox counter is 0x1.
This mean that you can say goodbye to your warranty, or not. Depending on country where you live.
ceftriaxone said:
Where do u live?
Your knox counter is 0x1.
This mean that you can say goodbye to your warranty, or not. Depending on country where you live.
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i live in egypt
Most likely the warranty is gone, Knox warranty void 0x1 means you have installed unapproved software on your device. Samsung will use this to deny warranty claims...
There is no way, currently , of resetting this. The bounty, last time I checked, was over $3000 US...
ultramag69 said:
Most likely the warranty is gone, Knox warranty void 0x1 means you have installed unapproved software on your device. Samsung will use this to deny warranty claims...
There is no way, currently , of resetting this. The bounty, last time I checked, was over $3000 US...
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i can't understand
you mean there is no way to reset binary for now ???!!!even if i reset cleared cash flashed original stock rom again !
if true i have a question flashing the official 4.4.2 firmware is the cause of the knox or the root ??
when i tried to use triangle it said 2 times
and what u mean with bounty 3000 ?
sinful-slave said:
i can't understand
you mean there is no way to reset binary for now ???!!!even if i reset cleared cash flashed original stock rom again !
if true i have a question flashing the official 4.4.2 firmware is the cause of the knox or the root ??
when i tried to use triangle it said 2 times
and what u mean with bounty 3000 ?
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Knox 0x1 was triggered when you root it. Currently there is no way to reset to 0x0 so here in xda whoever manage to reset it will be rewarded 3000usd
Rosli59564 said:
Knox 0x1 was triggered when you root it. Currently there is no way to reset to 0x0 so here in xda whoever manage to reset it will be rewarded 3000usd
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samsung knows that most ppl do root and flash roms it want to use it as a way to escape responsibility
like the octa core s4 and note 3 and in fact only 4 works
cheaters ! it seems like it done with samsung.
sinful-slave said:
samsung knows that most ppl do root and flash roms it want to use it as a way to escape responsibility
like the octa core s4 and note 3 and in fact only 4 works
cheaters ! it seems like it done with samsung.
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Something like that. Why do you need to return it anyway?
I'm from Egypt and I called the service center to confirm. (Does the warranty voided if I rooted my note 3. The answer was yes)
Sorry for the bad news, also I wang to know, you mentioned that the stock rom for Egypt is available in sammobile and u can fladh it. But its not true as the available version for Egypt is yhe Jelly Be 4.3 and yoy can't downgrade from Kitkat 4.4.2 to Jelly Bean 4.3.
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Mirage20uk said:
I'm from Egypt and I called the service center to confirm. (Does the warranty voided if I rooted my note 3. The answer was yes)
Sorry for the bad news, also I wang to know, you mentioned that the stock rom for Egypt is available in sammobile and u can fladh it. But its not true as the available version for Egypt is yhe Jelly Be 4.3 and yoy can't downgrade from Kitkat 4.4.2 to Jelly Bean 4.3.
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u mean i can't for now flash the 4.3 via odin,and i have to wait till 4.4.2 ?
oki what would happen if i flashed the 4.3 over the 4.4.2 and what is your warranty agent ? mine's union group and i think they don't care about that am just bothered coz i wanted to trade with a 4g version and even if u had serious problem in your mobile here in egypt they might not fix it they will easily say bad use etc like they did in s3 death of motherboard and anyway it depends on the agent
My warranty agent is MTI.
For the other inquiry, yes you can't flash the 4.3 via odin as once you upgraded to Kitkat 4.4.2 you can't go back words as the boatloader has been upgraded as well.
The warranty is useful as you might have a hardware failure and if u did some noise they will fix it for you.
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Reset Knox Counter - SM-N900 Exynos

Hello,
i have SM-N900 Galaxy Note 3 with Exynos processor, i got this phone around 6 months or more. In these past 6 months, i never root doing any tweaks with Odin / any other HH tweaker because i dont have the courage to do so. I want to root it since i have this phone, but knowing there is Knox tripping and such, i never try to root.
And then, i just read some articles to check out your Knox warranty, because i'm curious about 'if' there is any Knox Warranty void on Exynos version, i tried to install Phone Info - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo - and then i checked out, my Knox warranty void is 0x1.
I also getting inside Odin Mode, and the Knox warranty Void is 1, but my Phone status is Samsung Official, the rest is Official.
I read this helpful post to reset KNOX counter on SM-N900: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52329946&nocache=1 , on those steps, it said it needs to flash Stock ROM to remove the Custom status of your device to back into Official, after you flash the bootloader for resetting Knox warranty void.
Question:
1) I wonder, can we only go through the 1st step, just only flash the bootloader with odin to my Galaxy note 3, only to reset the Knox warranty void back to 0, without flashing the stock Rom afterwards? because i don't want to wipe out my phone and lost all my data (I know i can backup it via Kies), and my phone status is already Official.
2) Does flashing the bootloader itself, will wipe your data inside your phone?
Thanks before for any answers!
Hello, sorry for bumping my thread, just hope someone can answer the questions
djangosteen said:
Hello, sorry for bumping my thread, just hope someone can answer the questions
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if i am not wrong ... and as i used to do with note 1 back then
installing a stock rom over another stock rom does not require to wipe data but maybe this is different since u have to flash a bootloader
sorry ... i know i did not help much
Its imposible to reset Knox from 0x1 to 0x0. Unfortunately.
passenger77 said:
if i am not wrong ... and as i used to do with note 1 back then
installing a stock rom over another stock rom does not require to wipe data but maybe this is different since u have to flash a bootloader
sorry ... i know i did not help much
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So it won't remove my data at all?
verny94 said:
Its imposible to reset Knox from 0x1 to 0x0. Unfortunately.
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Only SM-N900 device working, other version like SM-N9005 isn't working (link provided above is already tested), i tried to PM that guy who does the trick, but still no respond.
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djangosteen said:
So it won't remove my data at all?
as i said .. if u install a stock rom over another one . u dont have to wie data at all and u wont lose any thing ..
but since u gona use another file with the stock rom (( the bootloader )))
u better see the steps for this way .. maybe it is require ti wipe and format .
better ask the man who wrote that ........
Only SM-N900 device working, other version like SM-N9005 isn't working (link provided above is already tested), i tried to PM that guy who does the trick, but still no respond.
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RuchRha has given all the instruction in his thread...just follow them...also check my post in q&a section...you may need the official firmware with bootloader file.
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so....if I reset knox counter and put everything to official will it reset my flash counter?and will I bee able to use knox again??
This guy is resetting knox back to 0x0 on he's exynos note 3. Looks real, should it work on a snapdragon note 3?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmvuixd3LY
TonyM77 said:
This guy is resetting knox back to 0x0 on he's exynos note 3. Looks real, should it work on a snapdragon note 3?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmvuixd3LY
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No
Sent from my leanKernel 3.13 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF9) SM-N900T
Hey to me it seems that it does not factory reset the device until you have to move on to the the step
See this link: http://blog.flexispy.com/how-to-downgrade-a-samsung-galaxy-note-3-from-os-4-4-2-to-4-3/
Scroll down to where they begin flashing the bootloader itself. They instruct you to wipe after the bootloader is flashed.
Only way to find to find out is to just do it.
How did Kox get tripped btw? You said you never rooted mainly because of that reason.
If it is already tripped you should just root it, install cwm, do a nandroid backup and try the method in the second link you posted.
So if it fails you just recover your nandroid backup and back to square one.
Hope this helps!

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