Flash older firmware to root - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok I got my s4 i9505 and accepted ota update and I'm on mdm btu which make rooting complicated, my question is can i flash official mdf btu firmware using odin and then root with motochopper or cf auto root.
Thanks

whitebreadjas3 said:
Ok I got my s4 i9505 and accepted ota update and I'm on mdm btu which make rooting complicated, my question is can i flash official mdf btu firmware using odin and then root with motochopper or cf auto root.
Thanks
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You could flash the pre rooted stock rom from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
You will have a rooted ROM with official status. :good:

Oistepl fucceed
Thanks but I would like official fw not custom, so .i just wondered if I could root by above question

whitebreadjas3 said:
Thanks but I would like official fw not custom, so .i just wondered if I could root by above question
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I rooted my mdm version with the following method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190
You'll have to use the MODIFIED CF_AUTO_ROOT. Read chainfires thread for instructions.
If you follow the steps then this will work
Good luck sir!

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Can I update to kitkat from mk2 using mobile odin pro?

Hey.
Iam waiting for kitkat to be released for my region and i wonder if I can instead use mobile Odin Pro to update? I just hate to connect to my pc.
Rooted mk2 9005
Thank you
Umm, sure I have seen that it can be done, there's a post somewhere on XDA with it.
Searched forums with taptalk didn't find it?
This is the thread for updating via MOP, from what I can gather updating to KK is similar, except you have to update the BL. Have a read through the last few pages it should be there I think.
It's post #488 in the above mentioned thread, that has the step by step guide. But you have to be fully rooted before which can't be done on the MK2 bootloader.
I'm stuck on the MK2 bootloader with no root.
Mobile post
gianton said:
It's post #488 in the above mentioned thread, that has the step by step guide. But you have to be fully rooted before which can't be done on the MK2 bootloader.
I'm stuck on the MK2 bootloader too, hope a solution is found to root it.
Mobile post
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You mean knox 0x0 on MK2 or general root? -
radicalisto said:
You mean knox 0x0 on MK2 or general root? -
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I mean to root the MK2 with knox 0x0. Is this possible?
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Not currently possible no, I would be bold enough to say I don't think it;ll be achieved on JB, however, it's possible it may indeed happen on KK. But it seems just as locked down especially with this new NA6 BL

[Q] Questions from newbie, how to update note 3 after rooted

Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?
juanpsegurar said:
Hi
I just got my NOTE 3, it was already rooted with SUPER SU, and region lock free with Region Lock Away
Android 4.3
Kernel 3.4.0-1628120
Baseband Version N9005XXUBMI5
Build JSS15J.N9005XXUBMJ1
Questions that I have
How do I get updates? it seems OTA is not allowed, and installed kies and same issue not possible
I have checked in SAM mobile and for my country I have the fw available N9005VJUBMI7 , how do I install this fw? Can I just use Mobile ODIN ?
I appreciate your response..
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Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after
polish_pat said:
Yes you can odin it, i suggest doing it through ODIN and not the mobile version. You'll have to re-root after
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If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.
Pierre118 said:
If KNOX is still 0x0, and you want to keep that, you MUST use Mobile Odin. With Odin and CF root KNOX will become 0x1.
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i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband
Pierre118 said:
I see that your baseband is MI5, is KNOX still 0x0?
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Nope,it is 0x1
juanpsegurar said:
Nope,it is 0x1
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In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.
polish_pat said:
i'm pretty sure at this point he already tripped knox since hes rooted on MI5 baseband
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It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again
juanpsegurar said:
It is 0x1, so it would be just Mobile Odin, or Odin and I should have no major issues moving to N9005VJUBMI7 ?
Once Kit Kat becomes available, would be the same?
Thanks Again
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The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards
polish_pat said:
The update process should be flawless. If you want, you can also flash polish firmware and have kit kat today, then you can flash a rom like X-Note 10. But if you just want to stay stock rooted, use ODIN to flash stock firmware and re-root afterwards
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Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM
juanpsegurar said:
Thanks, I was still doing some research as I have seen some comments regarding current KK, having lots of bugs..
But for my future reference, I would just download KK and flash it with odin as well?, what about the X-Note ROM, i will need to do some research on this one, but if you can point me on some references will be great to start, as well of know issues, or downsides of this ROM
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KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom
polish_pat said:
KK has no bugs for me. As for xnote, go in dev section and look at development thread for the rom
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You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different
xclub_101 said:
You keep giving advice to people that have N9005 without even ****ing mentioning that you have the N900W8 phone where the bootloader (and a lot of other stuff) is different
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It's the same phone! The bootloader has nothing to do with anything, its only relevant when we talk about upgrading and downgrading. The guy just wants to upgrade to KK, he can go in xnote thread and there are instructions for the upgrade, and in case you didnt know, xnote is designed for 9005 and W8 is not officially supported, so next time you try to open your little piehole, do your research first
Need help
Pierre118 said:
In that case do what @polish_pat said. Use Odin 3.09 to flash the downloaded firmware, and root it after that.
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I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
Current in ODIN 3.9
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
HELP
juanpsegurar said:
I got stuck wiht odin and kit kat the german version, ODIN fails at around 90 %
HELP
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What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working
hhai2pth said:
What's it say? I think u should flash firmware Poland first. I flash from 4.3 to 4.4.2 with firmware Poland everything is working
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Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
juanpsegurar said:
Error that i got..
hidden .img.ext4
FAIL!(size)
Complete (write) operation Failed.
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U should reflash new KK rom with Odin and make sure Kies not running background

[Q] G900T software update = Towelroot gone?

I unrooted my G900T (previously rooted via Towelroot V2) using SuperUser so that I could update my firmware via Kies (OTA kept failing every time regardless of being unrooted). Now I'm unsupported by Towelroot... T_T
Has anyone else become unable to root theirs after the update?
Previous firmware: G900TUVU1ANCH
Present firmware: G900TUVU1BNF6
pilipino101 said:
I unrooted my G900T (previously rooted via Towelroot V2) using SuperUser so that I could update my firmware via Kies (OTA kept failing every time regardless of being unrooted). Now I'm unsupported by Towelroot... T_T
Has anyone else become unable to root theirs after the update?
Previous firmware: G900TUVU1ANCH
Present firmware: G900TUVU1BNF6
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You can root using cf-root method be chainfire even if you are on the latest firmware
but be carefull it will trip knox and void your warrenty
if you dont want this you have to wait an update for towlroot to be able to root the latest firmware
I dont think towelroot will be updated seeing as geo works at google now...
Galaxy_Guy said:
You can root using cf-root method be chainfire even if you are on the latest firmware
but be carefull it will trip knox and void your warrenty
if you dont want this you have to wait an update for towlroot to be able to root the latest firmware
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Ah yeah, I was using towelroot precisely because I didn't want to void knox. Blah! I've only had it rooted for less than 2 months, so I haven't really done much to have it bother me anyway.
pilipino101 said:
Now I'm unsupported by Towelroot...
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Rakuu said:
I dont think towelroot will be updated seeing as geo works at google now...
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Or you could do a forum search and stumble across better options.
No need to wait for a towel root update.
The latest update may block the Towel root exploit.. but you can still use Odin to install a pre-update version of your stock firmware and [drum roll], towel root will work again. And no Knox increment.
Samsung may eventually add another qfuse to block this method, but for now it works well. You need to revert to a pre June 3rd build of your stock 4.4.2 S5 software to do this.
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[Q] How To root N9005XXUGBOB6 ?

Hey guys,
I updated to the Official Lolipop which was released on Poland. Now I want to root this one without tripping knox.
Can someone Help me out ?
Thanks before
AP : N9005XXUGBOB6
CP : N9005XXUGBOA1
CSC : N9005XEOGBOA4
xda_Noob. said:
Hey guys,
I updated to the Official Lolipop which was released on Poland. Now I want to root this one without tripping knox.
Can someone Help me out ?
Thanks before
AP : N9005XXUGBOB6
CP : N9005XXUGBOA1
CSC : N9005XEOGBOA4
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Till now there is no such method to have root without tripping Knox in Lollipop,
You can update from kitkat to lollipop using Mobile ODIN and have root with Knox 0x0...
amk19 said:
Till now there is no such method to have root without tripping Knox in Lollipop,
You can update from kitkat to lollipop using Mobile ODIN and have root with Knox 0x0...
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I updated the bootloader. If I downgrade will it also work with the new bootloader ?
xda_Noob. said:
I updated the bootloader. If I downgrade will it also work with the new bootloader ?
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Oh, I updated my Note using MOP and still running Kitkat Bootloader.
and I guess, Once bootloader is updated to Lollipop, then downgrade to Kitkat isn't possible.
If you try to downgrade you may get stuck in bootloop or null IMEI.
amk19 said:
Oh, I updated my Note using MOP and still running Kitkat Bootloader.
and I guess, Once bootloader is updated to Lollipop, then downgrade to Kitkat isn't possible.
If you try to downgrade you may get stuck in bootloop or null IMEI.
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Well,
Apart from Bootloader, it is possible to downgrade from lollipop to kitkat without issues. (I can confirm because i have done this before).
My question was if I updated to lollipop and downgrade to kit kat again will the new bootloader trip knox to 0x1 when trying to root ?
amk19 said:
Oh, I updated my Note using MOP and still running Kitkat Bootloader.
and I guess, Once bootloader is updated to Lollipop, then downgrade to Kitkat isn't possible.
If you try to downgrade you may get stuck in bootloop or null IMEI.
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How to check my bootloader? I have updated to 5.0.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
xda_Noob. said:
Well,
Apart from Bootloader, it is possible to downgrade from lollipop to kitkat without issues. (I can confirm because i have done this before).
My question was if I updated to lollipop and downgrade to kit kat again will the new bootloader trip knox to 0x1 when trying to root ?
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No it won't trip Knox unless you flash something which is not officially signed from Samsung. Or unless you play with kernel and recovery.
@tahim. Download Samsung Phone Info app from playstore which shows all details of Note 3.
Thanks to @vndnguyen for this app.
Xda link here.
I don't mind trip my knox. So, can I use a chainfire file to root?
gilliardmelo said:
I don't mind trip my knox. So, can I use a chainfire file to root?
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Yeah. You can go ahead with that method is Knox trip doesn't matter for you.

Help On Rooting (N9005 5.0)

Okay so I'm "trying" to root my note 3 just got it. It's running lollipop.... And I have no clue how to root it don't mind tripping knox (0x1) as warranty is nearly over anyways.
So this link http://nasirtech.blogspot.gr/2015/05/root-n9005xxugbod6-android-50-stock.html?m=1 ~Posted by kouros17
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-note-3-sm-t3178428 "kouros17" said it's okay to do it for all stock roms(just need to clarify)
Me being little ***** as I am, am scared to flash N9005XXUGBOD6 build,last time I flashed a stock rom I lost my imei. = Me being a little *****.(again)
So can I just flash the cf auto root. I'm running (N9005XXUGBOD8)
Also while your at it can you recommend where to download Le custom recovery (twrp/cwm) is fine.
Note 3 N9005 Lollipop
Yeah that pretty much it.
Thanks? I guess.
I think you can!
Suhkoi said:
Okay so I'm "trying" to root my note 3 just got it. It's running lollipop.... And I have no clue how to root it don't mind tripping knox (0x1) as warranty is nearly over anyways.
So this link http://nasirtech.blogspot.gr/2015/05/root-n9005xxugbod6-android-50-stock.html?m=1 ~Posted by kouros17
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-note-3-sm-t3178428 "kouros17" said it's okay to do it for all stock roms(just need to clarify)
Me being little ***** as I am, am scared to flash N9005XXUGBOD6 build,last time I flashed a stock rom I lost my imei. = Me being a little *****.(again)
So can I just flash the cf auto root. I'm running (N9005XXUGBOD8)
Also while your at it can you recommend where to download Le custom recovery (twrp/cwm) is fine.
Note 3 N9005 Lollipop
Yeah that pretty much it.
Thanks? I guess.
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Flash CF auto root and download TWRP from twrp.me site
nijom said:
Flash CF auto root and download TWRP from twrp.me site
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So flash this auto root? I linked right?
and then how do I flash twrp? Download it and then what?
nijom said:
Flash CF auto root and download TWRP from twrp.me site
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Which version of twrp do I choose? 4.3 or 4.4?
"Use the 4.3 version of TWRP if you have never upgraded kitkat bootloader. Otherwise make sure you use the 4.4 version. These versions of TWRP have different DTBs and will fail to boot if you do not match your bootloader."
How do I match my bootloader.
Sorry for being so noob at this.
Suhkoi said:
Which version of twrp do I choose? 4.3 or 4.4?
"Use the 4.3 version of TWRP if you have never upgraded kitkat bootloader. Otherwise make sure you use the 4.4 version. These versions of TWRP have different DTBs and will fail to boot if you do not match your bootloader."
How do I match my bootloader.
Sorry for being so noob at this.
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I flashed the Poland Lollipop 5.0 rom and flashed CF auto root.
and visit the below link for TWRP instructions.
https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote3internationalqualcomm.html
nijom said:
I flashed the Poland Lollipop 5.0 rom and flashed CF auto root.
and visit the below link for TWRP instructions.
https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote3internationalqualcomm.html
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I'm sorry I just don't understand, So do I pick the 4.3 version or the 4.4 version.
nijom said:
I flashed the Poland Lollipop 5.0 rom and flashed CF auto root.
and visit the below link for TWRP instructions.
https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote3internationalqualcomm.html
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Root didn't work was caught in bootloop :/
TWRP 4.3 or 4.4? Where are you getting it? The latest version is 2.8.7 as far as I can see!
If you are flashing through desktop Odin then use this, https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
If you are going to flash from another recovery, then this, https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.zip.html
ithehappy said:
TWRP 4.3 or 4.4? Where are you getting it? The latest version is 2.8.7 as far as I can see!
If you are flashing through desktop Odin then use this, https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.img.tar.html
If you are going to flash from another recovery, then this, https://dl.twrp.me/hlte/twrp-2.8.7.0-hlte-4.4.zip.html
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It's okay got cwm recovery all good.

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