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[Root] Knox stays (0x0) with Kingo android root

I was looking for a safe root so that my knox counter remained at 0x0
First flased the stock firmware with odin XXUEMK4 from SamMobile
and then with kingo root rooted my Note 2
and it works my counter remained 0x0
I used this youtube movie as an example, if I did everything right, and everything went well with my
Link to Kingo android root
This won't reset KNOX if you already void KNOX warranty

NEED HELP
Brother how i root my note2 my warranty is void bcuz i tried to root and knox block the superuser so i flashed my device again with official 4.3
So will u help me to root
NOTE 2 (N7100)
4.3
Build No. MK4
thanks

Gagandeep106 said:
Brother how i root my note2 my warranty is void bcuz i tried to root and knox block the superuser so i flashed my device again with official 4.3
So will u help me to root
NOTE 2 (N7100)
4.3
Build No. MK4
thanks
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1- Download and install Samsung Kies or Samsung Mobile driver
2- Download "kingo"
3- On your device go to Settings/More/About device/
4- Tap 5 times on "build number" to enable "Developer option"
5- Enable "USB Debug Mode" from developer options
6- Connect your device to PC by USB cable and wait until "kingo" display the model of your device
7- Click the green Button and wait few seconds
8- After it reboot, you can unplug USB cable

Is there really already a Knox-workaround way to root the new 4.3 firmwares?
HAHAHA! That's awesome!

if this is true why nobody care about this method ? hurmmmm

sora9009 said:
if this is true why nobody care about this method ? hurmmmm
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how do you know nobody care this topic has been visited already 367 times
and if you follow the links you can read that others done this successfully
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okay..my mistake..
so somebody do care ~

If real yeah eclverbody cares. But this method and thread are close for inventigation by xda admins. Soo nobody cares
Enviado do meu GT-N7100 através de Tapatalk

Users writing that
" VROOT was accessing chinese servers"
after root be careful with this.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

oh yeah getting past certain xda 'gates' may be quite a challenge.....

Kingo Works Confirmed!!!
Just rooted my phone using Kingo
Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100
Build XXUEMK4 (India)
Knox Bootloader
WITHOUT tripping the Knox Counter!!!
Though Device status shows "Custom"
Can be taken care of by Using Xpose Framework & Wanam
Thanks.
Major.

Does this apply to GT-N7105 Galaxy Note 2 LTE?
Sent from my GT-N7105 using xda app-developers app

majorraj2003 said:
Just rooted my phone using Kingo
Can be taken care of by Using Xpose Framework & Wanam
Thanks.
Major.
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to use xpose or wanam you must have deodexed rom

cosmyndemeter said:
to use xpose or wanam you must have deodexed rom
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Nope. Has nothing to do with odex/deodex.
BTW. If this method works, it's the first workaround without tripping knox.
No more using older bootloaders I guess. Nice find!

majorraj2003 said:
Just rooted my phone using Kingo
Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100
Build XXUEMK4 (India)
Knox Bootloader
WITHOUT tripping the Knox Counter!!!
Though Device status shows "Custom"
Can be taken care of by Using Xpose Framework & Wanam
Thanks.
Major.
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Ok so please check your phone through Odin to see if really your counter stays 0x0 an show us a screenshot.
This will be the definitive confirmation.

Kingo works 100%
Have been using this rooted phone for more than a few days without any problems.
Had downloaded the OTA though.
Had not flashed MK4 firmware via Odin but it should not make a difference.
Have not tried the wanam & xpose process ... will try it today and give u all an update.
I am purely on a stock rom (odexed)
Just wanted to root the device without any custom notifications or tripping any counters
I guess this Kingo method serves the purpose...so far until something better turns up.
This is purely for those who are on STOCK Rom & want to root their Phones and are afraid of tripping their Knox Counter etc.
Follow this post for further instructions on rooting via Kingo & Wanam & Xpose (for making Device Status from Custom/Modified to Official)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509244
Major.
PS. Device status showing Custom/Modified will not allow you to update your phone via OTA.
If you want to Make it official as I mentioned u can use Wanam & Xpose
OR
Flash the original Stock ROM via ODIN (You will lose the ROOT though)

PROOF!!!
note2nooby said:
Ok so please check your phone through Odin to see if really your counter stays 0x0 an show us a screenshot.
This will be the definitive confirmation.
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See the attached files.

looks correctly , thanks for posting it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but since we have root on a non modified Knox status phone, we can pull the bootloader and system info, then try to break the fuse and compare it to the untouched status one? @Chainfire

victorator said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but since we have root on a non modified Knox status phone, we can pull the bootloader and system info, then try to break the fuse and compare it to the untouched status one? @Chainfire
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Could be possible...
As after rooting by this method I personally feel this Knox thing is more kind of software related rather than Hardware.
If Kingo can bypass this and root so can our senior Dev Team too can.
Although, I don't understand much of this mambo-jumbo in programming..am always ready to help.
Major
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[email protected] said:
Does this apply to GT-N7105 Galaxy Note 2 LTE?
Sent from my GT-N7105 using xda app-developers app
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Visit Kingo for all supported phones & to download the software.

Just got the Telus sm-g900w8 - Want to be 100% sure before i root it

Hi Everyone,
I just got the sm-g900w8 model of the Samsung Galaxy S5 from TELUS (Canada)
Is this "kltecan" ? Where can i confirm that
I've had some issues with lag and wanted to give a pure stock/AOSP rom a try
I'm experienced with modding android phones but i'm new to the samsung space
Before i brick my phone, i wanted to be 100% sure that i can follow this thread with the model i'm using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699648
That will give me root and recovery
Will i need to use Odin to flash everything or can i unlock the bootloader and use fastboot/recovery
is there any benefit to TWRP over CWM? I've been using TWRP for a while and want to continue using it...
Then what AOSP rom can i try out?
I see forums for each of the american mobile providers but dont know which one in particular would be best suited for Telus and/or g900w8
Thanks!!

Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8
http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip
So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash
on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root
to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead
correct?

bump!!

Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports

lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments

@non4 said:
Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports
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What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy
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zoltrix said:
lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments
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Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!

thatsupnow said:
What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy
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Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!
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That's why flashing the sprint 5.0 leak is working so well for people, is it, or does that g900 not count towards the 'anything' as you claim? Its great that you want to pipe up with incorrect information and look like a jerk off in multiple threads, but you're still wrong. So quit making Canadians look like assholes, and quit giving advice that will fu(k peoples phones. Hit the search tab for once, maybe even read a thread or two, and find out what happens when you flash the wrong boot loader for the wrong device.

Bye 0x0
zoltrix said:
Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8
http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip
So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash
on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root
to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead
correct?
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And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck

sha3818 said:
And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck
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So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?
any way to restore it back?
EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?

zoltrix said:
So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?
any way to restore it back?
EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?
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Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.

BCSC said:
Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.
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Good to know thanks
See, this is why i made this thread!

Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?

zoltrix said:
Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?
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Sorry dude I can't help with that knowledge. I haven't done it and don't want to give bad advice. I do know that towelroot is only supported up to a specific firmwares. (Example: nf1)

zoltrix said:
Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?
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Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.
0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865
More options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717
Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514
And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790
Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.
SM-G900W8, 0x1

i love you

ragz said:
Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.
0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865
More options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717
Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514
And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790
Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.
SM-G900W8, 0x1
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Not rooting..
whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.

Rodigal said:
whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.
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Use instructions step 8,
Here's a link to my folder on my google drive just use the most recent files.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwAzZC3h29ddVjJ4cS1VWHlvVFU
You can use any ROM that is ktle. Im currently using cm 14 in the unified android thread. If you want something more stable but like cyanogenmod then go with the cm 13 in the albinoman thread. I use the smaller version of gapps like nano.
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Thanks but I figured it out why I was getting that error.
I had to go to settings>security>reactivation lock and unchecked reactivation lock...

Knox counter 0x1 :(

Hello everyone,
I have just one month old galaxy grand prime SM G530H.
i have not rooted my device, and recently installed philz touch recovery 6 on my device using odin but it flagged my knox counter to to 0x1.
That means my warranty is lost. can anyone help me?
I am frequently getting this error, that unauthorized actions has been detected.
Please anyone consider this.. Thanks.

harshil33 said:
Hello everyone,
I have just one month old galaxy grand prime SM G530H. i have not rooted my device, and recently installed philz touch recovery 6 on my device using odin but it flagged my knox counter to to 0x1. That means my warranty is lost. can anyone help me?
I am frequently getting this error, that unauthorized actions has been taken.
Please anyone consider this.. Thanks.
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First of all, I believe, most of the people using XDA forums possess enough eyesight to view things in normal font. (and if not, there are numerous tools available to help them read or even listen to what is written). So you don't need to make your writing so big and bold that looks harsh. If you want to emphasize, you can use emoticons/smilies (that is what they are meant for). I don't want to be rude but to keep this platform clean and nice is OUR responsibility. Hope you don't mind.
As for as your problem, I think you have to flash back the stock recovery and (even the stock rom if the problem persists). Do some more research before taking any step or wait for solutions from experts. I believe guys will see your post soon
Best of luck :good:

Ohhhh hmm i understood. Waiting for reply. Thank you
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Rooting or Installing Custom Recovery = Knox 0x1. There's nothing you can do about it. You cannot change it back to 0x0. It is permanent. No more warranty.
For the error you need to disable knox. Read here on how to disable knox.
http://androidcentral.us/2014/01/how-to-disable-uninstall-knox-on-your-samsung-galaxy-devices/

Thanks for valueable reply. i tried that non rooted method. But the problem still persists.
So now i lost my warranty.... then should i root my device or not. I think it doesnt matter... right ?
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harshil33 said:
Thanks for valueable reply. i tried that non rooted method. But the problem still persists.
So now i lost my warranty.... then should i root my device or not. I think it doesnt matter... right ?
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Root your device it doesn't matter anymore you already tripped knox.

vancer32 said:
Root your device it doesn't matter anymore you already tripped knox.
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Any working method please....
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harshil33 said:
Any working method please....
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you already flashed philz recovery? Just flash the latest SuperSU thru recovery
CWM / TWRP / MobileODIN installable ZIP: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu

vancer32 said:
you already flashed philz recovery? Just flash the latest SuperSU thru recovery
CWM / TWRP / MobileODIN installable ZIP: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
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Thank you very much.

harshil33 said:
Any working method please....
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Kingroot is the flawless and perfectly working method. At least it did the job for me
View this Post for link
or this thread for full details.
Best of luck. :good:

So u rooted without tripping knox ?
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harshil33 said:
So u rooted without tripping knox ?
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Yes of course. I rooted without tripping the knox

virtualyasir said:
Yes of course. I rooted without tripping the knox
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Good bro... if there is any way to recover knox please let me know.
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harshil33 said:
Good bro... if there is any way to recover knox please let me know.
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As much as I know for now, the knox once tripped is impossible to recover. May be there is some hardware switch thing associated with it. Anyhow, I think it does not make much difference because knox can only be a problem if you ever want to reclaim your warranty or re-sale the device. In my case, I am 99% sure that the device is working perfect to my needs and I don't have to claim the warranty or resale it within the warranty period. So if you don't have to claim warranty and also you don't want to re-sale, tripped knox is nothing to worry about
best of luck :good:

what is the best for root galaxy a3?

waiting for me arrivals [I ordered today] I am preparing to root immediately but I have doubts
- Some who have used cf-autoroot had problems [the phone start always in recovery]
- Towelroot and kingoroot on their sites do not speak of compatibility wth this device
- Framaroot? does it work? but did not in the list
suggest me because I'm afraid of brick just bought [and i love xposed]

Use kingoroot. No knox tripping.
Cf auto root works but trips the knox.
Sent from my SM-A300H using XDA Free mobile app

sam_777 said:
Use kingoroot. No knox tripping.
Cf auto root works but trips the knox.
Sent from my SM-A300H using XDA Free mobile app
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kingoroot from pc safely?
thank you so much

Kitkat. Yes from pc. Safe. Takes around 3 minutes.
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sam_777 said:
Kitkat. Yes from pc. Safe. Takes around 3 minutes.
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many thanks again.
At this point, I hope I do not come with a phone already lollipop inside :cyclops:

sam_777 said:
Use kingoroot. No knox tripping.
Cf auto root works but trips the knox.
Sent from my SM-A300H using XDA Free mobile app
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Hello. kingroot works on A300FU with lollipop?

Not yet for LP but hopefully it will.
Got to use cf auto root to root and with a tripped knox.
Sent from my SM-A300H using XDA Free mobile app

Would it still be possible to flash official Lollipop using Odin and knox tripped to 0x1 ? What about future versions if any should be ever released?

hannez_r said:
Would it still be possible to flash official Lollipop using Odin and knox tripped to 0x1 ? What about future versions if any should be ever released?
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Very possible in present and should be in future.
Sent from my SM-A300H using XDA Free mobile app

hannez_r said:
Would it still be possible to flash official Lollipop using Odin and knox tripped to 0x1 ? What about future versions if any should be ever released?
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i don't like lollipop, for various things.i hope my galaxy a3 [in delivery on the 3/8/15] has kitkat, especially for compatibility with xposed
without root and this mod, for me, my telephone is an "half" telephone

the phone arrived, I did the whole procedure with kingoroot , rootchecker and told me that I had got the root. then a message informed me that SE Linux would reactivated to restart. restart and lose the root. knox is definitely keeping me from, how should I do?

Luca TIR said:
the phone arrived, I did the whole procedure with kingoroot , rootchecker and told me that I had got the root. then a message informed me that SE Linux would reactivated to restart. restart and lose the root. knox is definitely keeping me from, how should I do?
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I've had similar problem with KingRoot. Lost root after every reboot (I used SuperSume previously to replace it with SuperSu). However, sometimes root access was intact. Then i copied su binary from /system/xbin to /system/bin/.ext (yes, dot ext) and after that problem was gone.

hannez_r said:
I've had similar problem with KingRoot. Lost root after every reboot (I used SuperSume previously to replace it with SuperSu). However, sometimes root access was intact. Then i copied su binary from /system/xbin to /system/bin/.ext (yes, dot ext) and after that problem was gone.
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i was tryed SuperSU app and the message is "impossible to disable knox"
i think is knox the problem.i would to try to re-root, immediatly freeze knox apps with titanium or similar, then reboot.
but with this device i very very afraid of bootlop or brick, also because we haven't a recovery for solve problems [nandroid backup save me may times with s4 mini]
tomorrow i re-try, tonight the eletric line in my city is on-off [many air conditioners busy the line!!!]

since it can be useful for other users, I notice that I was able to solve the problems. before i freeze the knox apps with uninstaller pro, then I removed manually with root explorer [uninstaller pro could not eliminate them], so I have not gone more posts by SElinux and the root is safe and full garanted. xposed ok. please not install SuperSU because was in conflict with the similar app provided by kingo
who should serve: root with kingoroot from PC > elimination knox apks> reboot
I read now that are coming to the recovery ... interesting !!!

Cf aouto root is king but if you dont like it or have problems try downloading towel root or kingroot onbthe phone or kingoroot on windows or try cyanogenmod installer.
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Wait when i get 10 posts, then i create thread for TWRP, then flash it using odin, and flash update-supersu.zip, and that's all

I've used in the past TWRP touch on galaxy s3 mini, I really liked
but yours go on kitkat? someone has tried it? it allows the nandroid backup ?

Luca TIR said:
I've used in the past TWRP touch on galaxy s3 mini, I really liked
but yours go on kitkat? someone has tried it? it allows the nandroid backup ?
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This TWRP works only at lollipop and I use it like every day, yes all basic functions are works but some advanced(like MTP mounting and adb sideload) is not working at all.

Works kingo root for A3-FU on 4.4.4 and has it no problems?

Can you root the Galaxy s8 without voiding knox warranty?

I saw a post on android central and a guy said he was able to root his note 3 with out tripping knox, he said that it didn't trip because he didn't flash a custom rom, and since SuperSU promps you if you want to disable knox when you download it. So my question is do you need a custom rom to root the galaxy s8 and does SuperSU actually stop knox from tripping?
Here is the link to that forum post that I saw:
HTML:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/401468-just-rooted-supersu-wants-disable-knox-will-void-warranty.html
Thank you in advance if I don't respond. :good:

KingZeroKiryu said:
I saw a post on android central and a guy said he was able to root his note 3 with out tripping knox, he said that it didn't trip because he didn't flash a custom rom, and since SuperSU promps you if you want to disable knox when you download it. So my question is do you need a custom rom to root the galaxy s8 and does SuperSU actually stop knox from tripping?
Here is the link to that forum post that I saw:
HTML:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/401468-just-rooted-supersu-wants-disable-knox-will-void-warranty.html
Thank you in advance if I don't respond. :good:
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Bro it was the first knox now it's smarter. You flash something that is not Samsung and your warranty is gone.
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