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On every device I've owned so far I wait for a method to fully unroot the device is out just in case.
That being said, is there a method to fully unroot and reset the flash counter (similar to the note 2) to 0 or for it not to show that a custom rom/recovery has been flashed?
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nemesis93 said:
On every device I've owned so far I wait for a method to fully unroot the device is out just in case.
That being said, is there a method to fully unroot and reset the flash counter (similar to the note 2) to 0 or for it not to show that a custom rom/recovery has been flashed?
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Yes there are a few ways. You could install the complete stock tar which will wipe everything out including data. You could uninstall root using supersu and Odin the stock recovery. You could install team sextapes full stock with no data wipe to go back to stock without losing data. That is a few but there is more.
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crawrj said:
Yes there are a few ways. You could install the complete stock tar which will wipe everything out including data. You could uninstall root using supersu and Odin the stock recovery. You could install team sextapes full stock with no data wipe to go back to stock without losing data. That is a few but there is more.
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Hmm so after those methods it wouldn't show up as if I ever flashed anything in download mode?
I ask because in case anything happens to my device and I need to exchange it
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nemesis93 said:
Hmm so after those methods it wouldn't show up as if I ever flashed anything in download mode?
I ask because in case anything happens to my device and I need to exchange it
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Correct. Odin is the easiest option. And since you would be exchanging it the full stock tar with data wipe is perfect. Just make a backup first.
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Once you root .... you will never go back! :laugh:
Hey guys. I know 3 different methods of rooting i9505(motochoper, cf auto root and pre-rooted roms). But apparently all of them makes your phone turns to a custom status and showing a custom padlock on boot. Does anyone knows a root method that keeps the phone official? Cause I remember that on my old galaxy s2, I rooted my phone using a very simple method, flashing a temporary cwm from external SD card and flashing a busy box that gived me root. Anyone knows if is it possible on s4? Thanks guys
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renanrolim said:
Hey guys. I know 3 different methods of rooting i9505(motochoper, cf auto root and pre-rooted roms). But apparently all of them makes your phone turns to a custom status and showing a custom padlock on boot. Does anyone knows a root method that keeps the phone official? Cause I remember that on my old galaxy s2, I rooted my phone using a very simple method, flashing a temporary cwm from external SD card and flashing a busy box that gived me root. Anyone knows if is it possible on s4? Thanks guys
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Hi,
Using these Pre-rooted ROMS , it keeps the phone "Official" as long as you do not install anything custom.
malybru said:
Hi,
Using these Pre-rooted ROMS , it keeps the phone "Official" as long as you do not install anything custom.
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Thanks a lot. Do you know if using those pre rooted roms OTA updates still works? And if it is, update will unroot the device? Again, thank you so much
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renanrolim said:
Thanks a lot. Do you know if using those pre rooted roms OTA updates still works? And if it is, update will unroot the device? Again, thank you so much
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Hi,
Yes, you can still get OTA.
But I am not sure why you would do that when the [OP] will keep the ROMS up-to-date anyway.
And yes , you would lose root if you updated.
So i was in such a rush to update to 4.3 that I Odined back to stock MF9 and then flashed the 4.3 update zip. Im really happy i got my watch working but now i miss Titanium Backup and all the goodies....has there been any word on a root process for 4.3 (flag indictator or not)
Cf auto root works I hear. Sets the flag off though.
Stealyourface said:
Cf auto root works I hear. Sets the flag off though.
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CF auto root works, but restoring with Titanium f***ed up my phone.
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I have the cf autoroot....it works? I wana use it to debloat my rom......should i be ok???? I dont want a brick
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maxpower7 said:
CF auto root works, but restoring with Titanium f***ed up my phone.
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Yea, saw that in the other thread. That sucks. Glad I don't rely on TiB for a phone. Because I don't use many apps anyway.
chris-allen said:
I have the cf autoroot....it works? I wana use it to debloat my rom......should i be ok???? I dont want a brick
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Yes, you should be fine.
Stealyourface said:
Yea, saw that in the other thread. That sucks. Glad I don't rely on TiB for a phone. Because I don't use many apps anyway.
Yes, you should be fine.
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Can someone link me to the cf auto root....not sure I ever used it
Actually can i use qbking old video to root with cf auto root? And then use goo manager to install TWRP? Work for others?
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I installed...rooted with cf..now can i use goomanager to install a recovery????????
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...or rom manager??
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CF root works and everything went pretty straight forward. I had issues with root sticking but after i ran it again it was good. But, I learned the hard way KT kernel does not work with 4.3 TW at this time. I did the noob thing and forgot to back up before. But, I was able to go back to TriForce till a better flash is capable of the 4.3, due to my firmware is updated.
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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chris-allen said:
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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So ha e you tried restoring any of you mf9 backups? Just wondering cause I actually hate full stock, more than I thought haha
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chris-allen said:
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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I was able to delete all the samsung/sprint bloat using a root uninstaller...
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jbarresi19 said:
Can someone link me to the cf auto root....not sure I ever used it
Actually can i use qbking old video to root with cf auto root? And then use goo manager to install TWRP? Work for others?
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chris-allen said:
I installed...rooted with cf..now can i use goomanager to install a recovery????????
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...or rom manager??
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As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
Stealyourface said:
As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
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How would we install TWRP then....i was used to installing it through goo manager.
Stealyourface said:
As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
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How would we install TWRP then....i was used to installing it through goo manager.
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It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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ROMANTiC KiD said:
It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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Well i rooted with CF root following QB kings video and then used GOO manager to install TWRP and everything seems to be working fine.....could i be wrong and its actually not right?
I booted into TWRP a few times now with no problem so i should be good right?
ROMANTiC KiD said:
It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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I just renamed that install-recovery.sh file to install-recovery.sh.bak and i am able to boot into TWRP everytime without an issue....i should be good from this point correct? thanks for your help
To be honest renaming it made me lose root....so i just re rooted and reinstalled twrp through goo manager and everything seems to be working fine...all my root apps work so im happy for now....
wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
P.Mobile said:
wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
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I am really not having one issue at all.....i updated to 4.3 yesterday and then this morning i rooted using CF Root and installed TWRP through GooManager without an issue....I have booted into TWRP numerous times without an issue....gonna actually try doing a backup soon
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wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
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The only issue I had was tripping the knox flag. Oh, well... I've rooted every HTC phone I had and actually returned a couple for warranty without any issues from Sprint.
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lanewhit said:
The only issue I had was tripping the knox flag. Oh, well... I've rooted every HTC phone I had and actually returned a couple for warranty without any issues from Sprint.
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Yeah im with ya on that...im on 4.3 and my galaxy gear is working 100% now....and the whole root process with cf root and twrp install went down without an issue...got greenify and rom tool box working without an issue.....
Can someone please help me get back to 4.1.2 India? My phone is really slow after 4.3 update. Please throw some light on efs backup and every other precaution...
I am not rooted
Thanks
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shivaagarwal1 said:
Can someone please help me get back to 4.1.2 India? My phone is really slow after 4.3 update. Please throw some light on efs backup and every other precaution...
I am not rooted
Thanks
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Have you tried a factory reset?
You can roll back to 4.1.2 if you want, but you have to use an efs v2 modem firmware. Any modem firmware from EMG4 and after.
electrotune1200 said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
You can roll back to 4.1.2 if you want, but you have to use an efs v2 modem firmware. Any modem firmware from EMG4 and after.
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This and I wouldn't suggest you to revert back also because 4.3 contains new drivers,so you will lose some good gaming performance.
Also,always wait a little. Every time you install a new firmware,you always have to wait at least 1 week and phone finally will get used to new firmware,so it will become stable.
electrotune1200 said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
You can roll back to 4.1.2 if you want, but you have to use an efs v2 modem firmware. Any modem firmware from EMG4 and after.
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Its already been 10 days now..
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electrotune1200 said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
You can roll back to 4.1.2 if you want, but you have to use an efs v2 modem firmware. Any modem firmware from EMG4 and after.
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Can I do all this without rooting?
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AssassinGEO said:
This and I wouldn't suggest you to revert back also because 4.3 contains new drivers,so you will lose some good gaming performance.
Also,always wait a little. Every time you install a new firmware,you always have to wait at least 1 week and phone finally will get used to new firmware,so it will become stable.
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Its already been 10 days now...
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shivaagarwal1 said:
Can I do all this without rooting?
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Of course...
Try a factory reset first.
Backup all of your important stuff from your internal storage > Factory reset > Transfer everything important back.
4.3 is a quite nice firmware for the S3, so a factory reset should clean things up a bit.
Can anyone explain backing up efs and then going back to 4.1.2.
Also if any risk is involved.
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shivaagarwal1 said:
Can anyone explain backing up efs and then going back to 4.1.2.
Also if any risk is involved.
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There is definitely a risk in downgrading as your efs partition might get corrupt.
I would say factory reset first.
I'm 100% sure 4.3 is better than 4.1 in terms of everything.
as i had heard the new bootloader from 4.3 does not allow to downgrade your device
so how can u now do it without rooting the device
Iqbal Ansari said:
There is definitely a risk in downgrading as your efs partition might get corrupt.
I would say factory reset first.
I'm 100% sure 4.3 is better than 4.1 in terms of everything.
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Tried factory reset.. But its still laggy
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SanketN8 said:
as i had heard the new bootloader from 4.3 does not allow to downgrade your device
so how can u now do it without rooting the device
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Can you guide me how to root 4.3?
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shivaagarwal1 said:
Can you guide me how to root 4.3?
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Its easier than eating a banana.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726
Read this thread and use first method.
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Iqbal Ansari said:
Its easier than eating a banana.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726
Read this thread and use first method.
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If your phone is laggy after factory reset I would say flash the firmware again via ODIN and then do a factory reset.
Download your firmware from sammobile.com
shivaagarwal1 said:
Can you guide me how to root 4.3?
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its not that hard,u will get many threads on xda regarding how to root your phone
basically u will need a software called odin
through odin u will need to flash a recovery like twrp,cwm or philz touch
these recoveries are available on xda in zip files
after the process has been completed your phone will be rooted and at every boot u will see a red exclamation mark inside a triangle on the top left side of screen
just follow the steps properly and u will do it safely
good luck
SanketN8 said:
as i had heard the new bootloader from 4.3 does not allow to downgrade your device
so how can u now do it without rooting the device
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Yes it does, I downgraded from 4.3 to 4.1.2 just fine with odin.
I will never downgrade as 4.3 has new drivers and some new designs which I like (except settings).
is battery life and performance is still same/improve as 4.1.2 ????
ithunter said:
is battery life and performance is still same/improve as 4.1.2 ????
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Both are improved,just wipe before installing it for best results.
Hi All
I am new to this Galaxy S4 Forum and want to root and install Custom Recovery for enjoying custom roms.
Can I root my device with "CF-Auto Root"? I have attached screenshot showing my phone's details here.
Thank you n sorry for the noob question.
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Yes
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If your phone warrenty not necessarily for you then u should go on.
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remember rooting with cf autoroot will trip ur knox counter to 0x1, meaning your warranty will be gone. use towelroot method instead.
Poroto said:
remember rooting with cf autoroot will trip ur knox counter to 0x1, meaning your warranty will be gone. use towelroot method instead.
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Don't suggest towelroot if your not willing to test it yourself ? That's like asking someone to brick their phone intentionally ?
If you won't do it don't suggest someone to experiment for you
11calcal said:
Don't suggest towelroot if your not willing to test it yourself ? That's like asking someone to brick their phone intentionally ?
If you won't do it don't suggest someone to experiment for you
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you should really get your facts straight before accusating someone of anything. i've just used towelroot on my i9500 and it worked like a charm, didnt even trip knox.
Poroto said:
you should really get your facts straight before accusating someone of anything. i've just used towelroot on my i9500 and it worked like a charm, didnt even trip knox.
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Well try updating the thread you opened asking if anyone had used it ?
XDA is a community & people share tips & results. If you updated your thread then you could maybe helping others ??
So in your reply "get your facts straight" I didn't have the facts to make a decision on Ok
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Well try updating the thread you opened asking if anyone had used it ?
XDA is a community & people share tips & results. If you updated your thread then you could maybe helping others ??
So in your reply "get your facts straight" I didn't have the facts to make a decision on Ok
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you shouldnt be suggesting me not to use others phones as experiments if you never ever had the facts (as u stated in ur last post). But whatever, just use towelroot if you don feel like tripping knox. good luck !
Thanks for the reply guys.
My phone is not in warrenty period.Its finished just before 2 days. So I am thinking to root it. And if warranty doesn't matter it is ok to use CF Auto root? Please link me to the CF Auto root and compatible CWM recovery for S4 i9500.
And one more thing I don't know about 'towelroot'.
Thanks...
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11calcal said:
Well try updating the thread you opened asking if anyone had used it ?
XDA is a community & people share tips & results. If you updated your thread then you could maybe helping others ??
So in your reply "get your facts straight" I didn't have the facts to make a decision on Ok
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totally agree....the guy makes a thread asking if anyone's tried it, but said he didn't want to try it himself because he didn't want to risk doing it on his own phone.....then goes telling other people to use it?
U should visit chanfire post and u will be known everything about root.
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vishaldhamnekar said:
Thanks for the reply guys.
My phone is not in warrenty period.Its finished just before 2 days. So I am thinking to root it. And if warranty doesn't matter it is ok to use CF Auto root? Please link me to the CF Auto root and compatible CWM recovery for S4 i9500.
And one more thing I don't know about 'towelroot'.
Thanks...
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Yes it's fine to use chainfires autoroot
Here's the link to cf autoroot for i9500-just follow his instructions
Also the link to philz recovery here
You just need to download the .tar file from him & flash it just like you did with autoroot in odin
Thanks bro...
I have rooted my S4 with CF Auto root. But When I am trying to open Supersu app I am getting this msg, something about disable Knox.See the Screenshot. And tell me what to do?
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Flash a custom recovery Philz recovery for example then flash custom rom because stock firmware has knox security built in!
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I will flash PhilZ recovery. But what I do now. Do I tap on OK to disable KNOX?
And while flashing PhilZ Touch recovery do I face any problem like Bootloader Unlock or something like that?
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Press ok or uninstall knox or disable knox. ..
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Press ok...I will automatically disable or if knox not disable do manually...
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vishaldhamnekar said:
Thanks...
I will flash PhilZ recovery. But what I do now. Do I tap on OK to disable KNOX?
And while flashing PhilZ Touch recovery do I face any problem like Bootloader Unlock or something like that?
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You shouldn't run into any problems just flash with odin and once flash is complete do a nandroid backup before flashing a new custom rom
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I have successfully flashed PhilZ recovery.
Can I flash any Rom available for S4 i9500 to my device through this recovery? Or do I have to change recovery everytime to taste different Roms? Sorry for bad English.
Thanks...
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Yes you can do that.
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unable to root with towelroot!!!!
Poroto said:
you should really get your facts straight before accusating someone of anything. i've just used towelroot on my i9500 and it worked like a charm, didnt even trip knox.
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I tried on my gt-i9500 and it shows that my device is not supported!!
Please help me if there is something I missed as I am new to rooting.
What I understood is that towelroot will not void warranty so I am keen on it. Thank you