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Change CF-root S3 6.4 to cf-auto_root

Hi, I have an Samsung Galaxy S3 updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and rooted with cf-root 6.4 and I would like I have readed that chainfire think that is "better" cf-auto-root so now I would like way mobile odin pro change cf-root to cf-auto-root if this is possible.
Can you help me? I don´t have post for post in the chainfire post and I don´t know if with mobile odin I can put cf-auto-root and how I can do.
Regards

Back up your data using Titanium Backup or any other backup tools.
Then flash stock JB firmware, root it using cf-auto root.
Restore data.

astrall said:
Back up your data using Titanium Backup or any other backup tools.
Then flash stock JB firmware, root it using cf-auto root.
Restore data.
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Ok, but one question, why don´t work flash cf-auto-root directly?
regards

jjaviercs said:
Ok, but one question, why don´t work flash cf-auto-root directly?
regards
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You need to ask Chainfire he developed it .
jje

JJEgan said:
You need to ask Chainfire he developed it .
jje
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Ok, thanks

Lolz just leave the **** alone. You are already on firmware you want to be and you're rooted....? Leave it alone. No point going through all that work for nothing.
**** delete custom, that is reflash custom recovery with regular one and you got yourself auto root lol. Then when you get to the point that you'll need custom recovery, do it all over again.
Highly suggest you go read again what auto root is and does without blindly thinking it's better and automatically thinking you gotta redo it. You don't!
Sent from my GT-I9300

Loving c.f.-auto_root. for now till I decide to flash again hahaha
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What's the problems with 6.4 usage on jellybean?
At moment I am having major problems I first thought as nothing, but basically I am seeing increased battery drainage since I updated. I also am having some "wifi suffocation" - Wifi media would just cut and you need to disable and enable wifi to get it working again. I updated a rooted phone via kies and rooted it with 6.4 so I am trying to know if these problems are just my old settings being incompatible, CF root 6.4 and/or BusyBox or just a general NEE Jellybean error...

Thanks to all for your answers. For now I don´t will change until new firmware
regards

Sumea said:
What's the problems with 6.4 usage on jellybean?
At moment I am having major problems I first thought as nothing, but basically I am seeing increased battery drainage since I updated. I also am having some "wifi suffocation" - Wifi media would just cut and you need to disable and enable wifi to get it working again. I updated a rooted phone via kies and rooted it with 6.4 so I am trying to know if these problems are just my old settings being incompatible, CF root 6.4 and/or BusyBox or just a general NEE Jellybean error...
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No problem whatsoever with cf root. Chainfire simply decided not to make and use custom recovery anymore. So he took it out. Which is his right anyways.
Your counter will still increase with auto root as with original for initial flashing via Odin. After which you can perpetually flash with 'mobile odin', preserving root. Which is probably what he wants and it makes sense for those of us that own it.
Those that want custom recovery for flashing zips will have to flash it separately. Which unless flashing with mobile odin will make the counter show 2 (auto root + recovery) instead of one with original cf root.
For those that care about warranty and Chainfire already hinted he might stop playing cat and mouse with samsung and samsung changes something so that current triangle away stops working...
Testing JKay alpha on GT-I9300

Idan73 said:
No problem whatsoever with cf root. Chainfire simply decided not to make and use custom recovery anymore. So he took it out. Which is his right anyways.
Your counter will still increase with auto root as with original for initial flashing via Odin. After which you can perpetually flash with 'mobile odin', preserving root. Which is probably what he wants and it makes sense for those of us that own it.
Those that want custom recovery for flashing zips will have to flash it separately. Which unless flashing with mobile odin will make the counter show 2 (auto root + recovery) instead of one with original cf root.
For those that care about warranty and Chainfire already hinted he might stop playing cat and mouse with samsung and samsung changes something so that current triangle away stops working...
Testing JKay alpha on GT-I9300
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Sounds good really - and seems like it at least is not CF root that is causing my problems, something is what is making me go through complete wipe and firmware reinstall probably from sammobile source. I hope I get it fixed and it is not something in the firmware itself because the Jellybean IS nice.

jjaviercs said:
Hi, I have an Samsung Galaxy S3 updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and rooted with cf-root 6.4 and I would like I have readed that chainfire think that is "better" cf-auto-root so now I would like way mobile odin pro change cf-root to cf-auto-root if this is possible.
Can you help me? I don´t have post for post in the chainfire post and I don´t know if with mobile odin I can put cf-auto-root and how I can do.
Regards
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i flash directly the cf-auto root from my custom JB by using mobile odin and revert back to cwm due to the fonts too small.

[Q] N900VVRUCNC4 SuperSU survival mode

Curious if anyone has had thought to try the update to N900VVRUCNC4 using SuperSU survival mode?
Edit.. see below link for root on NC4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784009

kididaho said:
Curious if anyone has had thought to try the update to N900VVRUCNC4 using SuperSU survival mode?
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There is a few threads in General where people have done it successfully . I don't know if I would be willing to try it , but it has been reported to have worked for at least 2 people so far.

mjh68 said:
There is a few threads in General where people have done it successfully . I don't know if I would be willing to try it , but it has been reported to have worked for at least 2 people so far.
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Thanks. I did a search but didn't find the thread you refer to. Will look again.
Thanks again
Edit found thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52634371&postcount=108

kididaho said:
Thanks. I did a search but didn't find the thread you refer to. Will look again.
Thanks again
Edit found thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52634371&postcount=108
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Sorry, I was on the road or I could have put a link in to save you some time .

mjh68 said:
Sorry, I was on the road or I could have put a link in to save you some time .
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People have done it successfully, but the OTA only installs if your system files weren't modified at all. I couldn't the OTA to install - probably due to changes I made in Xposed. I'm going down the leak KK route for now.

pkd600 said:
People have done it successfully, but the OTA only installs if your system files weren't modified at all. I couldn't the OTA to install - probably due to changes I made in Xposed. I'm going down the leak KK route for now.
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OTA failed for me as well. I have removed or frozen just about anything Verizon. Waiting for the MD5 firmware from Sammobile to download so I can try to Odin the file

SuperSu survival mode
Well, I took the leap.. downloaded the md5 file from sammobile and flashed via Odin.
Alas this is not the way to keep root. I no longer have root. And now have all the bloat from Verizon back on the phone.
So much for trying to be a pioneer.
Now where did I put that hammer.....

kididaho said:
Thanks. I did a search but didn't find the thread you refer to. Will look again.
Thanks again
Edit found thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52634371&postcount=108
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Sorry that you lost root. I just took the Ota through settings and was luckily successful.
Sent from my rooted Note 3 on 4.4.2 NC4 baseband

matt_1224 said:
Sorry that you lost root. I just took the Ota through settings and was luckily successful.
Sent from my rooted Note 3 on 4.4.2 NC4 baseband
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Yea me too. I should have used Odin to reinstall 4.3 to stock Then root, then take OTA as my ota wouldn't take.

kididaho said:
Well, I took the leap.. downloaded the md5 file from sammobile and flashed via Odin.
Alas this is not the way to keep root. I no longer have root. And now have all the bloat from Verizon back on the phone.
So much for trying to be a pioneer.
Now where did I put that hammer.....
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lol! well atleast you tryed,im in the same boat and just as root-less as you are...sucks

giovonniAndroid23 said:
lol! well atleast you tryed,im in the same boat and just as root-less as you are...sucks
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I haven't given up yet.. I probably should but it's not in my nature. Will post back if I hear or find anything

Does anyone have any tips or what to look for if the update keeps failing?
I had Xposed Framework installed...and I think that's the only thing that I had installed that modifies system files...but I uninstalled it's modifications from within the framework app itself, then unistalled the framework apk, then all of the module apk's, then I disabled SU, but the update still won't take...
Anyone have any ideas without losing all my stuff?
Thanks!

PaulusGrandis said:
Does anyone have any tips or what to look for if the update keeps failing?
I had Xposed Framework installed...and I think that's the only thing that I had installed that modifies system files...but I uninstalled it's modifications from within the framework app itself, then unistalled the framework apk, then all of the module apk's, then I disabled SU, but the update still won't take...
Anyone have any ideas without losing all my stuff?
Thanks!
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Can't you transfer the stuff on internal SD to external and transfer it back after you Odin ?
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mjh68 said:
Can't you transfer the stuff on internal SD to external and transfer it back after you Odin ?
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I guess I'm just a little nervous since I've never used Odin before...
But if I follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
...I should be OK right?
I just want to return to latest JellyBean (MJE) stock, root (with Kingo), and then update to NC4 with root intact.

PaulusGrandis said:
I guess I'm just a little nervous since I've never used Odin before...
But if I follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
...I should be OK right?
I just want to return to latest JellyBean (MJE) stock, root (with Kingo), and then update to NC4 with root intact.
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Yes, just take your time and follow the instructions in that thread .
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PaulusGrandis said:
I guess I'm just a little nervous since I've never used Odin before...
But if I follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543386
...I should be OK right?
I just want to return to latest JellyBean (MJE) stock, root (with Kingo), and then update to NC4 with root intact.
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Just be cautious. It doesn't always work to to update to NC4 w/ root intact. I did it just to see if it was possible and then posted to let everyone know. Kinda wish I hadn't mentioned anything about it.
Sent from my rooted Note 3 on 4.4.2 NC4 baseband

matt_1224 said:
Just be cautious. It doesn't always work to to update to NC4 w/ root intact. I did it just to see if it was possible and then posted to let everyone know. Kinda wish I hadn't mentioned anything about it.
Sent from my rooted Note 3 on 4.4.2 NC4 baseband
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I just wanted to report back and say everything went great and I am now on NC4 with root! Yay!
Just for the record, in SuperSU I had set SuperSU to DISABLED, then set the Survival Mode to ON, then set default action to DENY. Not sure if that matters, but that's what I had and it worked.
Thanks for the tips everyone!

PaulusGrandis said:
I just wanted to report back and say everything went great and I am now on NC4 with root! Yay!
Just for the record, in SuperSU I had set SuperSU to DISABLED, then set the Survival Mode to ON, then set default action to DENY. Not sure if that matters, but that's what I had and it worked.
Thanks for the tips everyone!
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To clarify, how did you finally get the OTA to take in the first place? I did the same as you - uninstalled Xposed modules and framework, reverted framework-res, disabled SU, unfroze any applications, but OTA failed.
EDIT: Or did you Odin back, then disable SU, then OTA? Just confirming before I do it
Thanks!

If you really want to keep root I would not flash NC4 at all, you're risking the possibility of never getting it back. No one has found any major changes from NC2 to NC4 so you really won't be gaining much but could lose a lot.
2¢

airmaxx23 said:
If you really want to keep root I would not flash NC4 at all, you're risking the possibility of never getting it back. No one has found any major changes from NC2 to NC4 so you really won't be gaining much but could lose a lot.
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Yeah, I hear ya. I generally like to just stay stock+root, though, so staying with the official OTA is generally my preferred route. Might just wait and see what comes out in the next few days.

Video Guide: Rooting the Note 4 T-Mobile

Original Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428
Credit: Chainfire
What you Need:
CF-Auto Root & Unzip Tool

Bump for newcomers.

Thanks for the video.
When is a good time to root? I want to wait until there is a cook ROM. Dont know if thats a good idea?

chong67 said:
Thanks for the video.
When is a good time to root? I want to wait until there is a cook ROM. Dont know if thats a good idea?
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There is already a way to go back to stock if you ever do decide to root. Give it a try and if you want, you can flash stock again.

TWRP Recovery is now available for the Note 4 on Tmobile.

Does this raise Knox counter?

swordmastr54 said:
Does this raise Knox counter?
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Yes it does
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swordmastr54 said:
Does this raise Knox counter?
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YES

Can you do a video on how to unroot or at least some step by step directions?

I've tried to find an answer to this but can't seem to get a 100% sure answer. If I simply root, that's all, no custom recovery. Will I still get OTA if/when Samsung/T-mobile release an update (ie Lollipop)? Thanks!

hd2Raz said:
I've tried to find an answer to this but can't seem to get a 100% sure answer. If I simply root, that's all, no custom recovery. Will I still get OTA if/when Samsung/T-mobile release an update (ie Lollipop)? Thanks!
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Yes you should get OTA if you stay stock.

I had a Quick question about Twrp recovery
I have a tmobile note 4 sm-n910t. I have rooted with cf auto root and put the twrp recovery on and flashed the sd card fix. If I unroot via odin with the stock rom will android recovery be installed again or do I have to flash android recovery again to get rid of twrp recovery. If I do have to reflash android recovery again do you know where I can find it.

chris83282 said:
I have a tmobile note 4 sm-n910t. I have rooted with cf auto root and put the twrp recovery on and flashed the sd card fix. If I unroot via odin with the stock rom will android recovery be installed again or do I have to flash android recovery again to get rid of twrp recovery. If I do have to reflash android recovery again do you know where I can find it.
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Yes it will install stock recovery and remove root.

[Q] Noob here, I got a question about rooting and Updating software

Hi! I got Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Model SM-N910C). Im intrested in rooting my phone.
Before I do that, I wanted to know 1 thing:
If I root my Note 4, would I be able to upgrade it to andriod 5 when its realsed? From what I understood, I will have to delete all of my things in order to update (if i root it).
And if im still able to update it after I root it, Would i be able to do it from my device? (Without connecting it to a computer)
And one last thing: If all of what i asked above is possible, when I update to Andriod 5, my device would stilll be rooted? or will i have to do it again?
Im sorry for my ignorance, Im new with all the andriod stuff
And sorry for my poor english, its not my native language. If you didnt understood something that i asked please tell me and I will try to explain it better.

Yes you can upgrade
You will not be able to update through device,only computer
Android 5.0 is not rootable till now,if it is available you have to re root
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RISHI RAJ said:
Yes you can upgrade
You will not be able to update through device,only computer
Android 5.0 is not rootable till now,if it is available you have to re root
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Thank you for your answer!
But you didn't answer one of my questions, if I root it, do I have to format it before I update to andriod 5? (By format it I mean deleting everything in my phone except the operation system ( in this case it's andriod 4.4.4)

Bump please answer

shaked6540 said:
Thank you for your answer!
But you didn't answer one of my questions, if I root it, do I have to format it before I update to andriod 5? (By format it I mean deleting everything in my phone except the operation system ( in this case it's andriod 4.4.4)
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No you don't need to format it, but the apps that require root to work will became a bloatware that you can't use until you root it again..

ar216893 said:
No you don't need to format it, but the apps that require root to work will became a bloatware that you can't use until you root it again..
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Thank you very much!

dont root your note. you will lose a lot of stuff like knox.

shaked6540 said:
Hi! I got Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Model SM-N910C). Im intrested in rooting my phone.
Before I do that, I wanted to know 1 thing:
If I root my Note 4, would I be able to upgrade it to andriod 5 when its realsed? From what I understood, I will have to delete all of my things in order to update (if i root it).
And if im still able to update it after I root it, Would i be able to do it from my device? (Without connecting it to a computer)
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It most likely you need a PC to update (using Odin), because once you have rooted, the OTA update update won't work anymore.
And one last thing: If all of what i asked above is possible, when I update to Andriod 5, my device would stilll be rooted? or will i have to do it again?
Im sorry for my ignorance, Im new with all the andriod stuff
And sorry for my poor english, its not my native language. If you didnt understood something that i asked please tell me and I will try to explain it better.
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You will loose root after updating.
You have to root it again.

zurkx said:
dont root your note. you will lose a lot of stuff like knox.
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Sorry for my ignorance, but what is Knox?
vndnguyen said:
It most likely you need a PC to update (using Odin), because once you have rooted, the OTA update update won't work anymore.
You will loose root after updating.
You have to root it again.
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But I won't lose any data, right?
Thank you all for your help!

shaked6540 said:
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is Knox?
But I won't lose any data, right?
Thank you all for your help!
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The short answer:
Knox is a security environment developed for Samsung's Android devices.
Afaik, you won't lose any data.

if you dont know what it is dont root until you do. once you root you cannot unroot even if you flash a stock rom. your phone is permanently rooted and the efuse is blown.

shaked6540 said:
Sorry for my ignorance, but what is Knox?
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Knox is a flag in your device that Samsung use to track your warranty status.
If you root or install custom rom or custom kernel, you MAY trip the Knox flag. That way Samsung MAY refuse warranty for your device.
You can check the Knox flag by booting into the Download mode (aka Odin mode).
Or the easier way is using Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app, look for Knox Warranty Void.
But I won't lose any data, right?
Thank you all for your help!
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yes.

Unroot without Odin?

Hi guys
Is it possible to unroot and go back to stock without Odin and a PC?
If so how?
Many thanks
TGG
@theGunnerGeezer

SuperSU app?
GunnerGeezer said:
Hi guys
Is it possible to unroot and go back to stock without Odin and a PC?
If so how?
Many thanks
TGG
@theGunnerGeezer
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There's an option to unroot via SuperSU app. If you didn't root via SuperSU, there's some app called "Universal Unroot" I guess

Thanks for your reply. Unrooting isn't really the problem, it's the getting back to stock part that I'm struggling to figure out.
@theGunnerGeezer

GunnerGeezer said:
Thanks for your reply. Unrooting isn't really the problem, it's the getting back to stock part that I'm struggling to figure out.
@theGunnerGeezer
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Flash your current rom in mobile odin, tick wipe data and dalvik cache
Download the rom from sammobile.com
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