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[Q] Has Knox been tripped?

Guys,
I have a I9500 with Build XXUBMG1 on 4.2.2. I rooted it through Cofface. So I now try to OTA update to 4.3 and of course Kies refuses because everything reads "Custom" now.
I see Knox software through Titanium Backup.
So,
1) Has Knox been tripped?
2) How do I get everything back to official?
Salud

beverlyangie said:
Guys,
I have a I9500 with Build XXUBMG1 on 4.2.2. I rooted it through Cofface. So I now try to OTA update to 4.3 and of course Kies refuses because everything reads "Custom" now.
I see Knox software through Titanium Backup.
So,
1) Has Knox been tripped?
2) How do I get everything back to official?
Salud
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check in download mode it id reads 0x1 then yes you can either reinstall stock firmware or use triangle away to set back to offical and i think wannam xposed has an option to set device status to official in system about phone

carloss2013 said:
check in download mode it id reads 0x1 then yes you can either reinstall stock firmware or use triangle away to set back to offical and i think wannam xposed has an option to set device status to official in system about phone
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I'm still on 4.2.2 and have not flashed 4.3. In download mode, it says "Current Binary: Custom" and "System Status: Custom." No mention of Knox Bit.
Salud

beverlyangie said:
I'm still on 4.2.2 and have not flashed 4.3. In download mode, it says "Current Binary: Custom" and "System Status: Custom." No mention of Knox Bit.
Salud
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use triangle away from playstore may solve it

HELP bricked S4

I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.

samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134
Also make sure you read my post #16 in the thread above, other wise you will be in bootloop again.
Good luck

liquid307 said:
You can try this >>>> to reset to stock MF9 -[ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM-Rooted) from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2486134
Good luck
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Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.

samuelrp1998 said:
Thanks going to try that now. it says not found when i click the link.
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click link on my post.
Here it is again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486134

toolyic and
samuelrp1998 said:
I have the sprint S4. it was rooted and on stock 4.2.2. i updated it to 4.3 and it went into a bootloop. I then tried reverting to my nandroid from earlier today and now it won't boot at all, it just goes to a screen that says, firmware upgrade encountere an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again. there is a list on the top left that says,
current binary:custom
system status:custom
knox kernel lock: 0x0
knox warranty void: 0x1
csb-config-lsd: 0x30
write protection enable
emmc burst mode enable
I need to get this fixed. back to 4.2.2 or 4.3 i honestly don't care at this point. any help would be appreciated. with or without root is fine with me. i can't access recovery anymore, only download mode.
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I'm a total noob and did the same thing to my phone but I'm pretty sure this is what you need to fix it http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L720 you can't use MF9 it won't work since you've updated to 4.3. It will take a while to download but just be patient and flash with odin 3.185 :fingers-crossed: Good Luck!

^^ What that person said.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using xda app-developers app

Seem to have bricked my phone following DJembey's root method

Hi everyone, I'm desperate here.
I was following DJembey's root method TO THE WORD/LETTER. Everything was fine up until the last bit in changing the 'custom' status to official. The triangle away method didn't work, so I downloaded the 'OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD' and used odin to try and flash the PDA, but it came up as 'FAIL' and now my phone is stuck on boot mode with 'FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE'. I've tried using odin to flash back to the stock rom, but it keeps coming up with 'FAIL'. Rally need help
DJembey's root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190

jesus1987 said:
Hi everyone, I'm desperate here.
I was following DJembey's root method TO THE WORD/LETTER. Everything was fine up until the last bit in changing the 'custom' status to official. The triangle away method didn't work, so I downloaded the 'OFFICIAL_STATUS_MOD' and used odin to try and flash the PDA, but it came up as 'FAIL' and now my phone is stuck on boot mode with 'FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE'. I've tried using odin to flash back to the stock rom, but it keeps coming up with 'FAIL'. Rally need help
DJembey's root method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255190
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what firmware you are trying to root, and what stock firmware you tried to flash?

Here's what it says, this is the firmware I am trying to flash, but just before I did the root guide, I applied all of the official updates through settings >about phone > update, etc. It was still on 4.2.2 and I think it was october edition of the latest firmware (in UK)

samersh72 said:
what firmware you are trying to root, and what stock firmware you tried to flash?
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So maybe I am trying to flash to an older firmware, is this not allowed?? Also, it says that the PIT partition is missing on ODIN (as seen on the attached picture)

jesus1987 said:
So maybe I am trying to flash to an older firmware, is this not allowed?? Also, it says that the PIT partition is missing on ODIN (as seen on the attached picture)
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i think you have the secured bootloader (check if you have Knox void 0x0 or something in download mode) if yes, you can not go back to MDM or an old firmware, you can flash new "knoxed" firmware.
note that Triangle away and other stuffs to reset counter or status, wont work on new firmware.

samersh72 said:
i think you have the secured bootloader (check if you have Knox void 0x0 or something in download mode) if yes, you can not go back to MDM or an old firmware, you can flash new "knoxed" firmware.
note that Triangle away and other stuffs to reset counter or status, wont work on new firmware.
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So, when I go into 'proper' download mode (pressing Vol. Down + Home + power) I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
And for the 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...' screen, I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
Hope this helps

jesus1987 said:
So, when I go into 'proper' download mode (pressing Vol. Down + Home + power) I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
And for the 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue...' screen, I have:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME:GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY:Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID:0x1(or t?)
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION:Enable
Hope this helps
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it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE

samersh72 said:
it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE
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At the moment I'm downloading "I9505XXUDMI1-PRE-ROOTED-ODEX-FULL.rar", will this work do you think when I try and flash using ODIN? Hope so!!!

Right, I've tried that firmware, and it's still failing on odin any ideas?
samersh72 said:
it seems you have the secured bootloder, dont use triangle away or somthing else to reset counter and status.
you can flash firmware that begin only with I9505XXUD or I9505XXUE
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Seems this one doesn't work either...
I've noticed something weird though, I've tried running it a few times, and each time it seems to get a little further in the flash process (it gets to just past modem) then fails.

Hello,
what USB cable are you using?
I have encountered an issue with the original Samsung cable, ("fail" in Odin all the time), but when I switched to another usb cable everything worked from that moment on
Try it, you might have luck.

Zeitraffer said:
Hello,
what USB cable are you using?
I have encountered an issue with the original Samsung cable, ("fail" in Odin all the time), but when I switched to another usb cable everything worked from that moment on
Try it, you might have luck.
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Funny you should say that...
I restarted my PC, and tried a few USB ports, and cables, and it was still failing. But I stuck at it, and literally doing the same procedure over and over seems to have worked, as it randomly decided to flash fine! This was using the XXUE firmware

Do you still have KNOX WARRANTY 0X1 in download mode?
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Obagleyfreer said:
Do you still have KNOX WARRANTY 0X1 in download mode?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium HD app
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Yeah, it still says KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0x1 but it also says the binary and system status are official. Is there a way to unvoid?

[Q] Seandroid encorcing

Hi guys!
Some weeks ago, I unrooted my i9505. This saturday I wanted to root again, because of the Kitkat roms from jamal and janjan.
When I'm booting my phone there is a message in the top corner:
"KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID
Set Warranty Bit : kernel"
I read on some different websites that this message isn't cursing any problems, but it would be nice if I could fix it anyways.
Also when i enter download-mode this is what it says:
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
eMMc BURST MODE enabled
Is there any way to fix this?
Before rooting this saturday i had a stock firmware installed, which i found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Rooted my phone with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
I've had some random reboots on both roms (jamal and janjan) since then - i don't know whether that is caused by the "enforcing"-error or by the ROM..
Hope you can give me some anwers
Thanks guys

This message appears coz maybe u tried to change the STOCK KERNEL for other different or maybe the ROM u installed have custom KERNEL. I recommend u make WIPE in recovery and install STOCK ROM for let ur system clean. U will can root it and install custom recovery then

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did i misunderstand something?

So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?

velein said:
So this is what i should do:
1. Boot into TWRP
2. Wipe everything
3. Flash Stock Firmware from ODIN
4. Try to boot, and then the message should be gone
- Or did I misunderstand something?
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Thanks in advance

Didn't work

velein said:
Didn't work
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What stock ROM u are flashing?

random reboot is known bug with GE kit kat roms as of now.. wait a month or more, i'm pretty it'll be fixed..

Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change

akadxda said:
Nothing can change
only CURRENT BINARY:Custom and SYSTEM STATUS: Custom to Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 you can not change
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But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance

velein said:
But this will not have any effect on my daily use of my phone?
just to be sure.
thanks in advance
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No, you will not have problems
Knox will not work when 0x1
If you install the correct official firmware and this message - "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID* Set Warranty Bit: kernel "should be removed

[Q] i9505 Question

Hi, I just have a quick question, I have the European Unlocked i9505 which is now rooted and has Philz recovery installed, apart from that it is stock (never had cutom rom installed). I want to put it back to 100% stock, so I was going to use triangle away first of all to reset the knox counter, before un-rooting.
My question is once I have reset the counter, when using Kies to update the phone, do I have to un-root and install stock recovery prior to doing an update through Kies or will the Kies update and reset everything automatically, i.e. will it install stock recovery and remove Root on its own..?
Kies is already saying there is an update ready for the phone, but I don't want to anything until I've checked first..?
Cheers for any advice

Check for your Knox counter in download mode. If it is tripped then you wont get OTA or Kies updates.If u want to get on full stock with stock recovery then u ll hav to flash official firmware from samfirmware through Odin. And last upto my knowledge Triangle away wont reset your Knox counter.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500

Mandark52 said:
Check for your Knox counter in download mode. If it is tripped then you wont get OTA or Kies updates.If u want to get on full stock with stock recovery then u ll hav to flash official firmware from samfirmware through Odin. And last upto my knowledge Triangle away wont reset your Knox counter.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500
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Hi,
I'm confused then, because Kies says that there is an update when the phone is connected via usb..?
In download mode the phone says:
Product Name: i9505
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
Knox Kernal Lock: 0x0
Knox Warranty Void: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enable
eMMC Burst Mode: Enabled
And Triangle Away reports 'Current Status' as:
Counter: 5
Binary: Custom
Device: GT-i9505
System: Modified
So, surely Keis shouldn't offer an update because KNOX Void Warranty 0×1 and System is Modified or am I missing something..??

Your missing something...

theunderling said:
Your missing something...
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And that is..?

Main Mic Not Working
I'm having a problem with my i9505.
I think my main mic is not working anymore because people can't hear me on regular call but when I switch it to speaker mode the second mic works fine.
I've flashed and reset my phone. And changed the microphone unit including charging port and nothing changed.
what do you suggest me to do?
have you faced such problem with S4?

It is incorrect to say that you won't get an ota with Knox tripped because I had one last week.
Use TA to reset counter then use Odin to flash the latest Stock Rom as identified by Sammoblie. You'll then be official status and the next ota will come automatically
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Painman1963 said:
It is incorrect to say that you won't get an ota with Knox tripped because I had one last week.
Use TA to reset counter then use Odin to flash the latest Stock Rom as identified by Sammoblie. You'll then be official status and the next ota will come automatically
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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If u are on custom recovery you wont get OTA/ kies updates. This is what I ve read.

topcat888 said:
Hi, I just have a quick question, I have the European Unlocked i9505 which is now rooted and has Philz recovery installed, apart from that it is stock (never had cutom rom installed). I want to put it back to 100% stock, so I was going to use triangle away first of all to reset the knox counter, before un-rooting.
My question is once I have reset the counter, when using Kies to update the phone, do I have to un-root and install stock recovery prior to doing an update through Kies or will the Kies update and reset everything automatically, i.e. will it install stock recovery and remove Root on its own..?
Kies is already saying there is an update ready for the phone, but I don't want to anything until I've checked first..?
Cheers for any advice
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1. If u update ur phone via KIES it update and reset everything less your KNOX. This mean u will have KNOX 0x1 (void warranty) anyway, ur root will dissapear and ur CUSTOM RECOVERY will be replaced for the STOCK RECOVERY
2. If u have rooted ur phone u can install the updates via KIES. You can DOWNLOAD the updates via OTA too, but for install them u have to go STOCK RECOVERY
3. Steps:
- Use Triangle Away and reset ur flash counter for get Official state
- Go to Kies 3 and update ur phone
- Root it and install custom recovery again when finish the process
- Enjoy

Joku1981 said:
1. If u update ur phone via KIES it update and reset everything less your KNOX. This mean u will have KNOX 0x1 (void warranty) anyway, ur root will dissapear and ur CUSTOM RECOVERY will be replaced for the STOCK RECOVERY
2. If u have rooted ur phone u can install the updates via KIES. You can DOWNLOAD the updates via OTA too, but for install them u have to go STOCK RECOVERY
3. Steps:
- Use Triangle Away and reset ur counter for get Official state
- Go to Kies 3 and update ur phone
- Root it and install custom recovery again when finish the process
- Enjoy
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This is also an accurate way to upate your phone.
However, I have just reread the OP and you are talking about resetting the Knox Counter. This is not possible at present
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Painman1963 said:
This is also an accurate way to upate your phone.
However, I have just reread the OP and you are talking about resetting the Knox Counter. This is not possible at present
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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Confused, TA supports and will reset the i9505..?

topcat888 said:
Confused, TA supports and will reset the i9505..?
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It will reset the flash counter but not the Knox counter
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Painman1963 said:
It will reset the flash counter but not the Knox counter
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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Ah I see, and it's the flash counter that lets you or stops you downloading OTA updates..?

topcat888 said:
Ah I see, and it's the flash counter that lets you or stops you downloading OTA updates..?
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It's the modified status and/or a custom recovery
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Painman1963 said:
It's the modified status and/or a custom recovery
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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And it's the modified status will be reset with Triangle Away..?

Painman1963 said:
It's the modified status and/or a custom recovery
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
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custom recovery will stop Ota updates.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500

Mandark52 said:
custom recovery will stop Ota updates.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500
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That's what I said. Along with custom recovery
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Joku1981 said:
1. If u update ur phone via KIES it update and reset everything less your KNOX. This mean u will have KNOX 0x1 (void warranty) anyway, ur root will dissapear and ur CUSTOM RECOVERY will be replaced for the STOCK RECOVERY
2. If u have rooted ur phone u can install the updates via KIES. You can DOWNLOAD the updates via OTA too, but for install them u have to go STOCK RECOVERY
3. Steps:
- Use Triangle Away and reset ur flash counter for get Official state
- Go to Kies 3 and update ur phone
- Root it and install custom recovery again when finish the process
- Enjoy
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Sorry to keep asking questions, I have done Triangle Away now and the counter is 0 and it is official...
So, do I now have to do a 'Full Unroot' using SuperSU before using Kies to update..?
Or is that step not required, shall I just let Keis do its thing and the update will wipe everything including Root and recovery..??
Or is it better to use Odin to flash the I9505XXUEMKF firmware I have downloaded already..?
Basically, I just want the easiest way to get back to stock...
Thanks again

topcat888 said:
Sorry to keep asking questions, I have done Triangle Away now and the counter is 0 and it is official...
So, do I now have to do a 'Full Unroot' using SuperSU before using Kies to update..?
Or is that step not required, shall I just let Keis do its thing and the update will wipe everything including Root and recovery..??
Or is it better to use Odin to flash the I9505XXUEMKF firmware I have downloaded already..?
Basically, I just want the easiest way to get back to stock...
Thanks again
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Flash through Odin directly no need to unroot. As you are flashing stock it will automatically clear the root. Just follow the correct steps for flashing. All the best.

Mandark52 said:
Flash through Odin directly no need to unroot. As you are flashing stock it will automatically clear the root. Just follow the correct steps for flashing. All the best.
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All done, flashed back to stock BUT one thing I don't understand is that under Settings/More/About Device/Status it states
that the Device Status is still Custom not Official, why would that be.?? because of Knox Warranty Void being 0x1..??