[Q] Flashing a custom rom without tripping KNOX - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

I have successfully rooted my GS4 and I now want to flash custom roms. By flashing them will knox be tripped? If so how do I flash a rom without tripping it?

nowayjose93 said:
I have successfully rooted my GS4 and I now want to flash custom roms. By flashing them will knox be tripped? If so how do I flash a rom without tripping it?
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If you used CF-Auto-Root, you've already tripped the Knox flag. That's mentioned in its thread in the development forum.

nobody291 said:
If you used CF-Auto-Root, you've already tripped the Knox flag. That's mentioned in its thread in the development forum.
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Welp nevermind I guess it did get tripped. So does it matter now if I put a custom rom on my sprint gs4?

nowayjose93 said:
So does it matter now if I put a custom rom on my sprint gs4?
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Not as far as the warranty is concerned. Find something you like and give it a try!

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Will flashing CWM trip KNOX?

I have a SHV-E330L and I've flashed a rooted 4.3 stock rom (E330LKLUBMK4). Can I flash CWM without tripping Knox flag?
Also could someone advise which CWM will work on this (SnapDragon 800)
JohnnyInBriz said:
I have a SHV-E330L and I've flashed a rooted 4.3 stock rom (E330LKLUBMK4). Can I flash CWM without tripping Knox flag?
Also could someone advise which CWM will work on this (SnapDragon 800)
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are you sure u flashed rooted stock rom without tripping Knox flag?
can u confirm and tell me please?
anu.cool said:
are you sure u flashed rooted stock rom without tripping Knox flag?
can u confirm and tell me please?
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Actually no....I misread the knox kernel lock as knox warranty void. I used the rom from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2587037

[Q] knox warranty 0x1

My phone is S4-i337M.with samsung MVLUEMK6 4.3.
After rooting or installing CWM in ODIN i noticed that knox warranty shows 0x1.
Phone boots normally - no issue. It safely can go to download mode.
Question: Is it OK to install custom roms without outright chance of bricking. (I understand the risk of bricking with any modification)
Thanks in advance.
Any suggestion, please?
Yes, you can install custom roms even though Knox has been tripped.
Sent from my Nexus 5
jd1639 said:
Yes, you can install custom roms even though Knox has been tripped.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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+1
You might as well go all out and install custom everything, since Knox is already tripped anyway.

[Q] How to flash TWRP recovery without tripping KNOX on Mexican SM-N900W8 ?

Hi all,
I really miss and need my TWRP fix on my Mexican Note 3! Any way to flash TWRP without tripping Knox? I am already rooted using TowelRoot, and am running 4.4.2 stock.
Thanks!
any castom recovery will tripping your Knox
Yom said:
Hi all,
I really miss and need my TWRP fix on my Mexican Note 3! Any way to flash TWRP without tripping Knox? I am already rooted using TowelRoot, and am running 4.4.2 stock.
Thanks!
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Try cutting out the refried beans. Lol, don't think it's possible, flashing a custom recovery in order to install TWRP will trip Knox. Until that's figured out we will have to deal with Knox.
Pp.
Yom said:
Hi all,
I really miss and need my TWRP fix on my Mexican Note 3! Any way to flash TWRP without tripping Knox? I am already rooted using TowelRoot, and am running 4.4.2 stock.
Thanks!
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There have been traces where you COULD avoid tripping KNOX on the N900W8 mexican, there have been reports on my thread and N900W8 threads where Mexican users flashed nicely.
Remember Me? said:
any castom recovery will tripping your Knox
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Do you know this for sure? I have custom recovery on my Canadian N900W8 and KNOX is 0x0. With custom kernel and custom ROM.
Learn the hardware before you post a definitive answer.
PanchoPlanet said:
Try cutting out the refried beans. Lol, don't think it's possible, flashing a custom recovery in order to install TWRP will trip Knox. Until that's figured out we will have to deal with Knox.
Pp.
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^^
"Learn the hardware before you post a definitive answer."

New here, how to root?

Hey guys, im new here. coming from a nexus 4.
What i should know before i root my s5 ? I heard something about knox, what is this, it's likea bootloader or something like i must get rid of before rooting my device and installing roms ?
Read a few threads, everything you're asking has been posted thousands of times over
*Detection* said:
Read a few threads, everything you're asking has been posted thousands of times over
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I read about root, but can't find infos about knox.
Just use cf auto root and odex, that's it ?
KNOX is Samsungs way of voiding your warranty, when their hardware is at fault, but you have flashed something custom
0x0 = valid
0x1 = void
Soon as you flash anything custom, 0x1 - and it's irreversible
If you don't care, root using CF Auto Root and ODIN
Or TWRP 2.8.7.0 & ODIN, then SuperSU zip from TWRP recovery
Like I say, everything is posted thousands of times over, if you'd checked the thread below this one, you'd have known what KNOX was
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/rom-opt-t3188679
*Detection* said:
KNOX is Samsungs way of voiding your warranty, when their hardware is at fault, but you have flashed something custom
0x0 = valid
0x1 = void
Soon as you flash anything custom, 0x1 - and it's irreversible
If you don't care, root using CF Auto Root and ODIN
Or TWRP 2.8.7.0 & ODIN, then SuperSU zip from TWRP recovery
Like I say, everything is posted thousands of times over, if you'd checked the thread below this one, you'd have known what KNOX was
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/rom-opt-t3188679
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So there is no way to root without loosing knox/warranty?
If you have a pre June 2014 KitKat ROM running, you can root using Towelroot app, then upgrade to Lollipop using Flashfire to keep root / not trip KNOX
That's the only other method
*Detection* said:
If you have a pre June 2014 KitKat ROM running, you can root using Towelroot app, then upgrade to Lollipop using Flashfire to keep root / not trip KNOX
That's the only other method
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Can i downgrade to that kitkat and root on lollipop without loosing knox ?
RootNightmareX said:
Can i downgrade to that kitkat and root on lollipop without loosing knox ?
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Yup, sammobile .com and ODIN - instructions under the download in the firmware section
*Detection* said:
Yup, sammobile .com and ODIN - instructions under the download in the firmware section
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So i must do this to be sure i don't trip knox: downgrade to kitkat (and i will not lose knox) and then root and then update to lolipop and my warranty is still there (knox 0x0) ?
RootNightmareX said:
So i must do this to be sure i don't trip knox: downgrade to kitkat (and i will not lose knox) and then root and then update to lolipop and my warranty is still there (knox 0x0) ?
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Flashing a stock Samsung ROM will not trip KNOX, so you're safe to flash any stock ROM without worrying about KNOX, KNOX is only tripped by flashing custom stuff not signed by Samsung
But to upgrade to Lollipop without losing root or tripping KNOX, you have to use Flashfire after running Towelroot on KK, otherwise you'll lose root, and then have no other options than flashing back to KK or tripping KNOX by using CF Auto Root
*Detection* said:
Flashing a stock Samsung ROM will not trip KNOX, so you're safe to flash any stock ROM without worrying about KNOX, KNOX is only tripped by flashing custom stuff not signed by Samsung
But to upgrade to Lollipop without losing root or tripping KNOX, you have to use Flashfire after running Towelroot on KK, otherwise you'll lose root, and then have no other options than flashing back to KK or tripping KNOX by using CF Auto Root
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And if i root from kitkat, can i flash custom recovery and flash custom roms without tripping knox ?

root for note 3

How to easily root;
build: LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOD6
It has lollipop 5.0.
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
INFIN1TY- said:
How to easily root;
build: LRX21V.N9005XXUGBOD6
It has lollipop 5.0.
Thanks
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search "towel root"
by far the easiest and it wont trip the knox counter as long as you don't add a custom recovery
GregL said:
search "towel root"
by far the easiest and it wont trip the knox counter as long as you don't add a custom recovery
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No, coz it's in Lollipop.
Joku1981 said:
No, coz it's in Lollipop.
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oooops my bad
Easiest way to root IMHO would be to flash a custom recovery and flash supersu.zip from recovery. Unfortunately, flashing a custom recovery will trip the knox counter. Flashing a custom recovery will also allow you to make nandroid backups and flash custom ROMs.
If there is no warranty on the phone, tripping the knox counter shouldn't cause any issues. I have the n900w8 with a tripped counter and haven't encountered any issues with flashing and using stock or custom ROMs.
Thanks, warranty is no issue.

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