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[Question] rooting with CFF

Hi, just wanted to ask that rooting your phone through CFF chain fire coukd delete all your data?
Thanks in advance for help!
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ghostaa said:
Hi, just wanted to ask that rooting your phone through CFF chain fire coukd delete all your data?
Thanks in advance for help!
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No, CF-Root only gives you SuperUser rights

sadekmefti said:
No, CF-Root only gives you SuperUser rights
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sweet, I am off to claim my rights. I have received OTA update as well but not sure if that's support rooting?
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ghostaa said:
sweet, I am off to claim my rights. I have received OTA update as well but not sure if that's support rooting?
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CF-Auto-Root​
Chainfire said:
So here's only the short instructions: flash the included .tar.md5 as PDA using Odin, and make sure repartition is not checked. You should see a red Android coming up, and your device will be rooted. If the device boots normally without the red Android, reboot into recovery manually to trigger the process.
This root will trigger the flash counter, which you can reset (currently only the Qualcomm variant) using Triangle Away.
Downloads:
Qualcomm-based GT-I9505: http://download.chainfire.eu/316/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.zip
(Should work on MD2 and newer, but not MDN and MDM firmwares)
NOTE:
Some have reported success on Sprint S4's, though I still advise against using it and waiting for a Sprint specific version.
AT&T S4's are locked, do not use this root unless you have unlocked it
VZW S4's are not seen in the wild yet, but I fully expect those to be locked as well, and incompatible with this root before a bootloader unlock
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[Q] Bypass Flash Counter I 9500 - Flash Custom Recovery

Hi all,
Is it possible too flash a custom recovery via goo manager in a stock root injected I-9500 ?
If yes then wouldn't we be able to flash roms without odin via the recovery and the flash counter would remain at zero ?
I am tempted to try this. But seems too simple for others not to have tried this before me.
Let me know if I am totally missing something and if some one has tried this before.

hellboy13 said:
Hi all,
Is it possible too flash a custom recovery via goo manager in a stock root injected I-9500 ?
If yes then wouldn't we be able to flash roms without odin via the recovery and the flash counter would remain at zero ?
I am tempted to try this. But seems too simple for others not to have tried this before me.
Let me know if I am totally missing something and if some one has tried this before.
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Not possible to install custom software on and from a not rooted S4 atm. Security has tightened since the S and S2.

I am rooted.
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I am rooted. Using a stock rom with su baked in.
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hellboy13 said:
I am rooted.
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Then you allredy have the counter raised, 1 or 10 will not make a difference for warranty. That`s gone allready bro if they check that and unfortunately triangle Away doesn`t work yet for the I9500.

I have used this for root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317105
This doesnt effect flash counter.
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How to root XXUDMH5 firmware

How to root XXUDMH5 firmware if I rooted am I gonna loose my warrenty?????
How to downgrade to a old firmware???
Please help me
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zyclops1 said:
How to root XXUDMH5 firmware if I rooted am I gonna loose my warrenty?????
How to downgrade to a old firmware???
Please help me
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
Use the above link for rooting your i9505
or u can also flash Pre rooted firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
For warranty technically u will loose but there are some work around nothing 100% guaranteed use search for that

spicther ing
123hiten said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
Use the above link for rooting your i9505
or u can also flash Pre rooted firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
For warranty technically u will loose but there are some work around nothing 100% guaranteed use search for that
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Hi there,
I managed to perform root on this build yesterday, I followed the Chainfire tool / exploit, but it only worked after I downloaded SuperSU from the market (latest pro version) before it was giving a "no su binary present"
I have knox 0x01 I havent tried to downgrade it yet...
cheers

zyclops1 said:
How to root XXUDMH5 firmware if I rooted am I gonna loose my warrenty?????
How to downgrade to a old firmware???
Please help me
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You can´t downgrade to a stock knox disabled firmware and if you root/flash a custom rom, you knox counter will be set to 0x1.

I updated OTA,but not via Kies
So still I have new bootloader? :/
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[Help] Root my S4 GT-I9500

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

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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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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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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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

root sm900f without tripping knox

Hello, is there a way to root my phone without being tripped knox?(i dont need recovery etc) just root

FlatOutRU said:
Hello, is there a way to root my phone without being tripped knox?(i dont need recovery etc) just root
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Download this file to your sd card, and install it, then follow the instructions

FlatOutRU said:
Hello, is there a way to root my phone without being tripped knox?(i dont need recovery etc) just root
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Yes. Try geohot's towelroot.
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dedalmapeti said:
Yes. Try geohot's towelroot.
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But my phone not addicted to Verizon or smth, its international version with lte

Towelroot works on the international version too.
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babygau said:
Download this file to your sd card, and install it, then follow the instructions
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Or visit the official thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157 and use the new and improved version.

I have a SM-900F and this doesn't work on it. When I click on the logo inside the app, it says that it is not yet compatible with my device

Same here...This phone isn't currently supported (S5)

How to reset flash counter for galaxy S5 G900FQ
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First flash old kernel with Odin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cun1uainm2h07em/KERNEL_G900FXXU1ANE2.tar.md5
And then root your phone using Towelroot
when you done install SuperSu from market
And when your root is okay you can flash latest kernel and enjoy