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[Q] SM-N900 International

Hi I recently root my note 3 SM-N900 with CF-AutoRoot, so when I go to Download Mode this is the information that it show me:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
So I can´t see the Knox counter 0x1,
so I think that if it don´t show the information of Knox maybe it is not void the warranty, but I´m not sure.
now here are my questions
1. How to unroot and back to Official Stock Firmware?
2. If I unroot my note 3 can I use again Knox or not?
thanks for the help, and sorry for my bad english.
Have a nice day.

Flash the official firmware via Odin and it will unroot it. But I'm pretty sure if you used cf autoroot... Your knox will be 0x1
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alom5 said:
Flash the official firmware via Odin and it will unroot it. But I'm pretty sure if you used cf autoroot... Your knox will be 0x1
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Ok I will try.
one more thing how can I update via OTA, when I try it say that it cant update because I have a Custome Firmware.

Man, you have the old Exynos boot loader which hasn't any knox flag, if you're gonna flash something make sure it's not the newest firmware (MJ7) via Odin or you'll update your boot loader which has a bit counter similar to the knox one, just custom Roms I'd recommend you.
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*GalaxyDev* said:
Man, you have the old Exynos boot loader which hasn't any knox flag, if you're gonna flash something make sure it's not the newest firmware (MJ7) via Odin or you'll update your boot loader which has a bit counter similar to the knox one, just custom Roms I'd recommend you.
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This are the specifications of my note 3, in sammobile I dont see any update or I´m wrong?
SM-N900 International
If I install this firmware version of sammobile.com on my note 3, it will update it like you said?
sorry for my questions Im noob on android.

Kaibil said:
This are the specifications of my note 3, in sammobile I dont see any update or I´m wrong?
SM-N900 International
If I install this firmware version of sammobile.com on my note 3, it will update it like you said?
sorry for my questions Im noob on android.
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Yea you'll be ok with this. It's the old bootloader
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Whatever you do ."DO NOT UPDATE " . Continue using the same rom .once you update via OTA , YOU will never be able to downgrade to lower rom and worst a warranty bit will be activated which will make you loose warranty for life.irreversible
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Device is modified?

My note 3 is running the belgian 4.4.2 I downloaded from Sam mobile and flashed with odin, though the phone says it is a custom rom and when I click check for updates it also says phone is modified.
Anyone know what the problem is here and how I can restore ota updates?
The phone was rooted when i was on 4.3 but I have flashed first the Polish and then the Belgian 4.4s via odin
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sweatingmytittsoff said:
My note 3 is running the belgian 4.4.2 I downloaded from Sam mobile and flashed with odin, though the phone says it is a custom rom and when I click check for updates it also says phone is modified.
Anyone know what the problem is here and how I can restore ota updates?
The phone was rooted when i was on 4.3 but I have flashed first the Polish and then the Belgian 4.4s via odin
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downgrade to 4.3 of ur region it may solve the problem.
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Thought you couldn't downgrade? I may as well wait for the UK 4.4 now
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x102x96x said:
downgrade to 4.3 of ur region it may solve the problem.
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You can't go back to JB from KK... You may as well have said to connect to Kies and let that fix it...
To the Op, check if your Knox warranty void has been tripped, if it has you may as well root and install a custom rom and/or recovery, or at the very least xposed framework.
You can't reset theKnox but you can use a mod to trick the system into thinking its official which will allow OTA updates. You may need a couple of things to be active so the OTA will install but I'll let you look that up.

ultramag69 said:
You can't go back to JB from KK... You may as well have said to connect to Kies and let that fix it...
To the Op, check if your Knox warranty void has been tripped, if it has you may as well root and install a custom rom and/or recovery, or at the very least xposed framework.
You can't reset theKnox but you can use a mod to trick the system into thinking its official which will allow OTA updates. You may need a couple of things to be active so the OTA will install but I'll let you look that up.
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thanks for info
i wanna know thr s no way to downgrade or thr s some special and difficult ways!?!?
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x102x96x said:
thanks for info
i wanna know thr s no way to downgrade or thr s some special and difficult ways!?!?
:good:
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Nope, once the bootlader has been upgraded there's no way to go back....

So once knox has been Tripped you cant get ota updates even on an official rom?
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sweatingmytittsoff said:
So once knox has been Tripped you cant get ota updates even on an official rom?
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You can get OTA, just not if it's rooted and status is custom....

ultramag69 said:
You can get OTA, just not if it's rooted and status is custom....
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thats my problem mate, Im not rooted, im on stock and it still says custom even after I have reflashed with odin.
am i missing something?

sweatingmytittsoff said:
thats my problem mate, Im not rooted, im on stock and it still says custom even after I have reflashed with odin.
am i missing something?
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Used to read about a bug on samsung phones where if it contains too many files it would show system status as modified. Try transfer as much as your files from phone memory into sdcard then remove it. Then check again system status. It sounds crazy but i'm pretty sure that's my understanding from the thread

Rosli59564 said:
Used to read about a bug on samsung phones where if it contains too many files it would show system status as modified. Try transfer as much as your files from phone memory into sdcard then remove it. Then check again system status. It sounds crazy but i'm pretty sure that's my understanding from the thread
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il give it a try bud cheers

Still says the same, device is modified ?
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If you have an SD Card remove it then boot up. Sometimes causes issues.
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That's what I just did from the post above and it hasn't changed anything, I also reflashed the rom with odin and it's still the same...
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Strange, when flashing back to complete stock everything goes back to official (bar knox of course) - did you try the xeo? It's possible if you've used another firmware (carrier or country) the device may not like it.
Also a complete wipe may help too.
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Well when I reflashed and it didn't work I did a factory reset and cleared the cache to no prevail.
What's the xeo mate?
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Mine is the same. I went to stock because my official kit kat came out. VIA O2 germany.
Still says custom. Might root and try triangle away. Not sure if I want to re set all back up again today though
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Has KK implemented a non return to official status then?
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Not sure but maybe if I install the btu when that comes out it will go back to official
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Possibly, if they've changed it. That's put the sh...ter up everyone now.. darn Samsung! ! Blergh. . They love alienating people huh.
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[Q] i9505 - Want to root and cwm 4.2.2

Hello everyone.
A long time Xda follower (even though i post little).
I recently bought a Galaxy S4 9505 and had a couple of questions. Previously I had the 9300 and modding that was very easy. Now due to the knox bootloader I am a bit confused.
I want basically install the google 4.4.2 rom on my phone. So i know I need to first root my phone and then install a custom recovery. Is this possible on the official 4.4.2 from Germany? Would there be any potential problems I might run in?
Thanks a lot everyone.
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If you flash a custom recovery ur warranty will be void (KNOX: 0x1). This mean u wont have warranty anymore. If u bought it now and u have 2 years of warranty, think about it :highfive:
*EDIT: Answering your questions:
- You dont need root for flash a custom recovery.
- You can flashs ROMs with the latest German android 4.4.2

The knox counter does not "erase" the warranty completly. If you are having problems with your device which are caused from unsigned firmwares/kernels/mods then samsung will not repar your device. If your volume rocker falls off then samsung will repair it.
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That is just perfect. Thanks for your help guys. However if i dont have to root to install a custom recovery, can i still install other roms? Like the 9505g port? Or would that require root?
Plus warranty doesnt matter much regarding knox since I am in europe.
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Sure you can. Install a custom recovery using Odin, download the rom you want (4.4.2 Google Edition in you case), copy it to sdcard, wipe /system, /data , /cache and /dalvik cache.
Then install the rom and reboot
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Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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mkabani said:
Thank you so much. Tonight I will do that. Cheers!
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You may want to back up your phone after installing a custom recovery. You can do that in the recovery. Safety first
S4 9505 / Note 10.1 2014 P600
Hit the Thanks button if I was able to help you

did u do it?? im thinking to install custom rom 2 i dont care about knox

I will back it up as soon as its downloaded.
And no I havent installed it yet, but i will do it tonight. Knox isnt worth the hassle .
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ok let me know if you do it and if it works then i will try it aswell

any news did u do it in the end?

Yes i did. I PMd you. Thanks to the XDA community i finally installed the google edition rom and am enjoying it since last night
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Update breaks towelroot on G900F

So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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alias_neo said:
So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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That's a bummer...seeing any performance improvements though?

devoidx said:
That's a bummer...seeing any performance improvements though?
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Hard to say, it doesn't seem much different but I've only had it installed a couple of hours and not used the phone too much yet.
I can tell you, however that it adds more bloat! There is at least one new app I noticed called "My Galaxy"
EDIT: Also, they've changed the animation for fingerprint unlock failure to some horrible alarming flashing red/white thing instead of the subtle one it was before.

alias_neo said:
So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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A kernel patch for Towelroot was te be expected. Use CF Auto Root or wait for Geohot for an possible updated version of TR to get root again..

gee2012 said:
A kernel patch for Towelroot was te be expected. Use CF Auto Root or wait for Geohot for an possible updated version of TR to get root again..
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I'll wait. The reason I used towel root in the first place was not to trip knox.
It was just a headsup for those who might care more than I do.
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i don't understand why people wants to avoid knox trip. You made the choice to root...so no more warranty, and if you got bad luck and have to repair your phone, just pay for it
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FrenchSparda said:
i don't understand why people wants to avoid knox trip. You made the choice to root...so no more warranty, and if you got bad luck and have to repair your phone, just pay for it
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Because I'm an software engineer and I know exactly what I'm doing by rooting.
Denying root with this knox and other bull***, locked bootloaders, etc, is totally unacceptable to me.
I refuse to lose warranty for some hardware fault that might occur (and I've had many issues over the years and dozens of phones) on something I own because I got "root" access.
I dare someone to tell me that I've lost warranty on my laptop because I installed CentOS, logged in as root and twiddled with my bootloader.
It's entirely and utterly a matter of principle.
Don't expect you to agree, just helping you to "understand".
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alias_neo said:
So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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i already experience this after update. we'll wait for the Next update of Towelroot.

when?
alias_neo said:
So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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When is the New update for Towelroot?

I've recieved this update too, what would happen if I update without unrooting? I've deleted a few pre-installed apps, when updating, I won't have a problem with that will I?
Thanks!

alias_neo said:
So I saw an update for "performance improvements" (~200MB) on my rooted 900F. I unrooted and updated. No problem. Once I reboot there is a second update ~1.2MB. I installed that and rebooted, tried to run towelroot and it says device not supported. Tried a few different modstring values including the temp root and none of them work.
Moral of the story; don't update if you want to towelroot.
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Can you describe step by step how to unroot and receive the OTA? Thanks in advance
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*elmo* said:
Can you describe step by step how to unroot and receive the OTA? Thanks in advance
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Quite simple, when you see the ota, remove ALL changes yiu nade to system (e.g. adblock hosts file)unroot from within SuperSU, then reboot then accept the OTA.
Bare in mind if you do this, there is currently no way to root again without knox trip
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alias_neo said:
Quite simple, when you see the ota, remove ALL changes yiu nade to system (e.g. adblock hosts file)unroot from within SuperSU, then reboot then accept the OTA.
Bare in mind if you do this, there is currently no way to root again without knox trip
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And what happens when you don't remove changes and accept the OTA?
Thanks in advance

alias_neo said:
Quite simple, when you see the ota, remove ALL changes yiu nade to system (e.g. adblock hosts file)unroot from within SuperSU, then reboot then accept the OTA.
Bare in mind if you do this, there is currently no way to root again without knox trip
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So I will receive OTA even when I'm rooted? Sorry for noob question...
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*elmo* said:
So I will receive OTA even when I'm rooted? Sorry for noob question...
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No. You will recieve ota, but you can't update via ota.. you will be able to update using kies.
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samsung s5 sm-g900f root guide
alley23 said:
No. You will recieve ota, but you can't update via ota.. you will be able to update using kies.
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only you can upgrade July 26][G900FXXU1ANG2][4.4.2][Knox 0x0] and keep root is manually via mobile odin pro from market by chain fire
download samsung s5 firmware http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=SM-G
extract rom to sd card on phone
open mobile odin pro and go to open file select the rom from sd card
flash rom

FrenchSparda said:
i don't understand why people wants to avoid knox trip. You made the choice to root...so no more warranty, and if you got bad luck and have to repair your phone, just pay for it
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Thank god for some consumer laws in many countries makeing sure samsung can't take away the warranty for for rooting, not even tripping knox

Thanks!
ynl078 said:
only you can upgrade July 26][G900FXXU1ANG2][4.4.2][Knox 0x0] and keep root is manually via mobile odin pro from market by chain fire
download samsung s5 firmware http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=SM-G
extract rom to sd card on phone
open mobile odin pro and go to open file select the rom from sd card
flash rom
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Thanks dude! Hey in order to do this, you have to tick the "Everroot" option, don't you?
Thanks a lot dude!

aguarello said:
Thanks dude! Hey in order to do this, you have to tick the "Everroot" option, don't you?
Thanks a lot dude!
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Yes you need to tick everoot option ticked as default on mobile odin pro
also tick wipe dav cache and/ wipe data and cache (optional)
also chose option to reboot to download mode on after flash option
then on your pc open odin an flash the following files modem and bootlaoder
Bootloader ANG2: BL_G900FXXU1ANG2.tar.md5 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tdiu7rc3tbr02j9/BL_G900FXXU1ANG2.tar.md5
Modem ANG2: CP_G900FXXU1ANG2.tar.md5 https://www.dropbox.com/s/rl3gh2ppvi4c9ty/CP_G900FXXU1ANG2.tar.md5
on odin place the bootlaoder on BL
AND modem on CP
AFTER FLASH WITH ODIN IT SHOULD REBOOT OK

raysv said:
Thank god for some consumer laws in many countries makeing sure samsung can't take away the warranty for for rooting, not even tripping knox
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great news! Do you know which countrys ?
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Root after u date i9505

Hi guys!
My first post so go steady on me!
I rooted my s4 and all was great and knox is still 0x0.
However, I recently updated and lost root as expected and have been having issues trying to root.
I don't want to use cf root as I don't want to trip knox.
I have ran root checker pro and it seems my phone is semi rooted if that makes any sense.
How can I execute the file it mentions in my screen shot? Or how do I repair this?
I have sent ages looking online but keep finding myself stuck.
Any help is appreciated greatly.
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Try downloading and installing the latest supersu från play store!

I tried that but to no avail.
I have now sorted it. I had to flash a lower kernel, root with towelroot and then flash with the correct one for my rom. Knox is 0x0 but has shown system status "custom". No big deal.
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