Hi Folks,
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask...
I would like to Custom ROM my S4 and have been reading through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 about Knox. It would appear Knox hasn't been activated on my phone yet as there's no mention of it in Download mode, here are the details gained from Settings and Download mode:
Android 4.2.2
Baseband: I9505XXUBMF8
Build: JDQ39.I9505XXUBMF8
SELinux: Permissive
Secure Boot Status: Type: Samsung
Device Status: Custom
Odin Mode:
Product Name: GT-I9505
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enable
I am rooted but have used TriangleAway to set status back to official without any problems, my question is am I safe to install Custom ROMS/Kernels without triggering Knox warranty void? If so and I wanted to install a modded Samsung ROM will this still be safe or will it trip Knox?
Thanks for any suggestions, I'm never normally this cautios about flashing, but I really don't want to screw up my warranty.
Many thanks,
R.
If theres nothing about knox warranty 0/0 in download then u are on old bootloader and safe. Dont know about the custom roms I guess stay away from any mh8 mh5 mgg fw. Im pretty sure they are they fw with new bootloader. But just keep searching round.
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I've just bought a new S4 and it will arrive to my home in this week.... I hope it will arrive without Knox feature so I'd like to understand too what to do and what to not do in order to prevent Knox problems.
I think I'll flash the Google Edition ROM... any suggestions?
Thanks Buddy
In odin mode i saw something like this.
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-i9505
Current binary: custom
system status : Custom
Knox kernel lock : 0x0
knox warrenty void : 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection : Enable
eMMC Burst mode: Enabled
i have my firmware 4.3 and i want to downgrade to 4.2.2 is it possible with these settings write protection: Enable and eMMC burst mode: Enabled???
I mean is it safe to downgrade to any Stock firmware?
nishangrg said:
In odin mode i saw something like this.
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-i9505
Current binary: custom
system status : Custom
Knox kernel lock : 0x0
knox warrenty void : 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection : Enable
eMMC Burst mode: Enabled
i have my firmware 4.3 and i want to downgrade to 4.2.2 is it possible with these settings write protection: Enable and eMMC burst mode: Enabled???
I mean is it safe to downgrade to any Stock firmware?
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Sorry mate its not possible please check this thread inorder to know more about Knox Warranty Void. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 have a nice day..
Repulsa said:
Sorry mate its not possible please check this thread inorder to know more about Knox Warranty Void. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 have a nice day..
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and one thing i have no warrenty of this phone does it means is it possible?
nishangrg said:
and one thing i have no warrenty of this phone does it means is it possible?
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Either you have any warranty or not as long you updated your phone to 4.3 stock samsung rom there's no more chance to come back to 4.2.2 .unless i might be wrong? merry christmas to you sir and have a nice day.
Repulsa said:
Either you have any warranty or not as long you updated your phone to 4.3 stock samsung rom there's no more chance to come back to 4.2.2 .unless i might be wrong? merry christmas to you sir and have a nice day.
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OMG then my phone is stock. I can't flash any other Samsung stock firmware. That's very bad i need to change my phone
anyway thankyou very much for the info sir and merry christmas to you too.
Hey guys
I have a Canadian Note 3 model 900W8
Yesterday I had to flash back to the stock firmware due to a bootloop issue I had...
Today I tried to re-root my Note 3...and when I press start in Odin, it fails.
I'm doing the exact same method I did the first time I rooted it, and it fails. In dowlnoad mode, the tiniest bit of progress is made and it just stops.
I believe it says recovery failed in download mode.
I've tried to do this on two different computers using various USB ports.
I have developer mode enabled, and usb debugger is also enabled.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Were you able to root using the same setup before?
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What firmware are you on 4.3 or 4.4?
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I'm currently on 4.3
and yes it worked the exact same way last time...I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong this time...
I'm not able to post the url to the site that I used last time to root my phone....maybe if I space it out lol
www . android . gs / root-install-twrp-recovery-canada-galaxy-note-3-n900w8/
but yeah it worked perfectly fine when I did it last month
Try using cf auto root which you can find in the original android Dev section ( make sure you download the one for 4.3 ). If you're not successful in using Twrp, try Cwm as custom recovery ( although I'm using Twrp on 4.4 right now ).
alright so I tried again
in ODIN mode this is what I see
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900W8
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
REACTIVATION LOCK: ON
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
AP SWERV: S2, T2, R2, A2, P2
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
and this appears after the flash fails
SECURE CHECK FAIL: recovery
HulkSmash316 said:
alright so I tried again
in ODIN mode this is what I see
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900W8
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: OFFICIAL
REACTIVATION LOCK: ON
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0X0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0X1
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
AP SWERV: S2, T2, R2, A2, P2
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
and this appears after the flash fails
SECURE CHECK FAIL: recovery
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Ouch, you tripped your KNOX. Okay no worries. You're currently on 4.3 bootloader, and if you're trying to flash the 4.4.2 firmware - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614772
I suggest you do that first.
Yeah I rooted my phone a month ago and tripped knox
I'm not upset about it or anything...
Thanks for the help, I'll give what you suggested a shot right now and will reply with the results
HulkSmash316 said:
Yeah I rooted my phone a month ago and tripped knox
I'm not upset about it or anything...
Thanks for the help, I'll give what you suggested a shot right now and will reply with the results
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You have to turn off reactivation lock then flash again. It can be found in the security settings.
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You have to turn off reactivation lock then flash again. It can be found in the security settings.
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I have to turn off reactivation lock and flash again?
I already did step 1 of what nicholaschum suggested I do, and I have 4.4.2 installed now.
Before going through the setup process of setting up my phone, I went to root it immediately, but I got hte same failure I've been getting...
I assumed it's because I have to enable USB debugging...so I setup my phone...has me enter my login/password for my phone becuase of reactivation lock...confirm 4.4.2 is installed....enable dev mode.....check usb debugging....
So before I do anything further I just want to get confirmation....after checking reactivation lock in security settings (for some reason it wasn't checked just now when I looked even though I had to login with the info when I first booted the phone after flashing to 4.4.2)
do I flash 4.4.2 again and continue with what nicholaschum said to do?
HulkSmash316 said:
I have to turn off reactivation lock and flash again?
I already did step 1 of what nicholaschum suggested I do, and I have 4.4.2 installed now.
Before going through the setup process of setting up my phone, I went to root it immediately, but I got hte same failure I've been getting...
I assumed it's because I have to enable USB debugging...so I setup my phone...has me enter my login/password for my phone becuase of reactivation lock...confirm 4.4.2 is installed....enable dev mode.....check usb debugging....
So before I do anything further I just want to get confirmation....after checking reactivation lock in security settings (for some reason it wasn't checked just now when I looked even though I had to login with the info when I first booted the phone after flashing to 4.4.2)
do I flash 4.4.2 again and continue with what nicholaschum said to do?
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You can continue what you are doing just make sure it says off when you are in download mode.
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I think as long as reactivation lock is on in download mode you won't get root or flash custom recovery.
Hey guys
I now have a rooted Note 3 running Kitkat 4.4.2
Huge thank you to you both of you who helped me this evening.
Now my biggest problem is trying to figure out what rom I want to install.
What would you guys recommend? The only ones I know are Jedi......xnote and wicked.
Basically don't want an bloatware that comes stock with Samsung devices lol
I personally use vision x n3 from the tmobile section as it comes stock and just add my own customization courtesy of xposed installer. Having said that, each of us has their own preferences so read the features that appeal to you and take that rim for a spin. Some roms though need a fix for bt, wifi and nfc along with a kernel that supports them in order to function especially those based on n9005.
hey_joe said:
I personally use vision x n3 from the tmobile section as it comes stock and just add my own customization courtesy of xposed installer. Having said that, each of us has their own preferences so read the features that appeal to you and take that rim for a spin. Some roms though need a fix for bt, wifi and nfc along with a kernel that supports them in order to function especially those based on n9005.
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So the roms that are compatible for our N900W8 are for the n9005?
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So the roms that are compatible for our N900W8 are for the n9005?
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I think every rom made for a note 3 snapdragon ( N9005, N900T, N900A, etc..) will work on our N900W8 except as i mentioned, the wifi,bt and nfc which will need a fix. I found that only AT&T and Tmobile roms don't need a fix for wifi,bt and nfc, They work right off the bat. Problem is there's not many 4.4 based rom from them because of their locked bootloader. If you're still looking for a good rom to try, give Knoxraid 3.5 a spin.
HulkSmash316 said:
Hey guys
I now have a rooted Note 3 running Kitkat 4.4.2
Huge thank you to you both of you who helped me this evening.
Now my biggest problem is trying to figure out what rom I want to install.
What would you guys recommend? The only ones I know are Jedi......xnote and wicked.
Basically don't want an bloatware that comes stock with Samsung devices lol
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Check out the Canadian Galaxy Note 3 Users thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2464292
I personally use X-Note 10. But you can use ANY N9005 ROM provided you DON'T INSTALL KERNEL AND BOOT WITH IT. Follow this guide here to run custom ROMs on 4.4.2. Skip to Part Three. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614772
Hi,
There was another post on this but unfortnately they poster did not actually describe what they were doing to fix it, so I am here to try to get help. (link to their post is here)
I am having a dropped call issue (and a camera issue) that I heard might be fixed by updating both the baseband/modem AND that firmware.
So here we go.
When I boot into download mode:
Code:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME : GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
I am completely overwhelmed with what firmware/modem I want to acquire. I live in Norway, and travel to the US a lot. So whatever would be good for that.
Will any of these updates require me to re-root? What is this wifi-fix, do I need to get something like that as well? Is the KNOX warranty 0x1 fixable? Should I flash anything else besides baseband & Firmware? What is bootloader? CSC? PDA?
Thanks for taking some time.
For camera
My DropBox Link
Install this an tap in once..then try opening the camera.
For dropped call issue..
Refer my post here
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
i update my note 3 phone to android 5 (Russ - rom) and when i try install knox form "samsung apps folder" take 30 second and told me "failed create knox mode. try again"
please help .
Enter the download mode and see if the Knox is 0x0
if it is 0x1 then you can't use Knox features.
Or install phoneinfo☆Samsung ☆ from google play store run it and see your Knox status .
gf7800 said:
Enter the download mode and see if the Knox is 0x0
if it is 0x1 then you can't use Knox features.
Or install phoneinfo☆Samsung ☆ from google play store run it and see your Knox status .
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i was enter download mode and it is :
Knox Warranty Vode : 1
Reactivation Lock(KK) : Off
you mean that ? if you , i can return value to 0 !!
Yes , if Knox Warranty Void : 1
then you can't use Knox features
Don't know if it can be reversed
but who cares. Personally I see it useless ; )
gf7800 said:
Yes , if Knox Warranty Void : 1
then you can't use Knox features
Don't know if it can be reversed
but who cares. Personally I see it useless ; )
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hahahahhah , your right , but i will searching abut that
thank you .
magoo_2003 said:
hahahahhah , your right , but i will searching abut that
thank you .
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Good luck in your search mate
No, it can't be reversed back to 0x0.
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So, did you find about "failed create know mode"?
I have Samsung s4 and when I was at Samsung repair (original company), they told that KNOX is what is security the phone has and so I don't need any cm master or cm security - they only show visibility of work and in reality take my data Ford their purposes. So I uninstalled all of those and wanted to see what this KNOX does, however it "fails create KNOX mode"...
magoo_2003 said:
i update my note 3 phone to android 5 (Russ - rom) and when i try install knox form "samsung apps folder" take 30 second and told me "failed create knox mode. try again"
please help .
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Did you find a solution or not?!
If yes tell me please