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N9005DBTDMJ4 N9005XXUDMJ7 is out - upgrading questions

I am currently on dbt mj3 knox 0x0 rdlv and want to up to mdj4.
How to do this without loosing root and tripping knox? (Have urdlv on my pc)
Will i keep preferences of my root apps (frozen in TB, wanam exposed preferences, greenified app)? Will the root apps stay?
Anything to do before i start the upgrade (and maybe reroot progress)?
Sorry about those many questions, but its my first proper andoid device and i dont want to mess anything up
Thanks in advance
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Killberty said:
I am currently on dbt mj3 knox 0x0 rdlv and want to up to mdj4.
How to do this without loosing root and tripping knox? (Have urdlv on my pc)
Will i keep preferences of my root apps (frozen in TB, wanam exposed preferences, greenified app)? Will the root apps stay?
Anything to do before i start the upgrade (and maybe reroot progress)?
Sorry about those many questions, but its my first proper andoid device and i dont want to mess anything up
Thanks in advance
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If you update you will lose root so you will have to root again all your rooted apps settings will stay all you will need to do is update exposed framework

jaythenut said:
If you update you will lose root so you will have to root again all your rooted apps settings will stay all you will need to do is update exposed framework
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Thanks for quick answer
So just create my rdlv files flash em sd card part and be happy?
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Killberty said:
Thanks for quick answer
So just create my rdlv files flash em sd card part and be happy?
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Tell you the truth it's not worth the upgrade i did it can't see any improvements at all its not worth all the hassle

jaythenut said:
Tell you the truth it's not worth the upgrade i did it can't see any improvements at all its not worth all the hassle
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Need the new modem because i have a fritzbox
Anyone want to write me a step by step noob tutorial?
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Killberty said:
Need the new modem because i have a fritzbox
Anyone want to write me a step by step noob tutorial?
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Just download your modem and flash with odin that's pretty much it

jaythenut said:
Just download your modem and flash with odin that's pretty much it
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Read on this forum mj6 modem was not mj3 compatible so i dont think it is with mj7...
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Killberty said:
Read on this forum mj6 modem was not mj3 compatible so i dont think it is with mj7...
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If i was you just leave it
If it ain't broke

Back my iOS days every update gave me huge improvements, isnt it like that with sammy?
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I disagree. I noticed huge improvements and several bugs fixed updating from mj1 to mj7.
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Killberty said:
Back my iOS days every update gave me huge improvements, isnt it like that with sammy?
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Not 100% on this but I believe RDLV will trip KNOX 0x1 on MJ6 or higher, so I wouldn't update if I were you.
You can try this though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47091411&postcount=62&nocache=1&z=5607935257721692

Riyyi said:
Not 100% on this but I believe RDLV will trip KNOX 0x1 on MJ6 or higher, so I wouldn't update if I were you.
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No, you don't trip knox with MJ6/MJ7 if you use URDLV and my solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47091411&postcount=62&nocache=1&z=5607935257721692

gnadenlos said:
No, you don't trip knox with MJ6/MJ7 if you use URDLV and my solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47091411&postcount=62&nocache=1&z=5607935257721692
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Hi i updated using the usual urdlv files and falshed modem and no-hlos afterwards
Now no cam no wifi binary customm
What can i do to fix it? Can binary be reset? Can i create the tar.md5 (with cygwin right?) And flash it over my device to solve it? Would this wipe my phone?
EDIT: root obtained (greenify somehow seems to work without superSU) and knox 0x0, also got sys staus back to official
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Upgrade?

I have my n3 rooted with a stock rom, can I do the ota upgrade without losing root.
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abvthegod said:
I have my n3 rooted with a stock rom, can I do the ota upgrade without losing root.
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Don't think you can your going to have to root again

You can download the firmware from sammobile and flash it via mobile odin. You will keep root. And knox counter 0x0 as well. Forget ota.
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So the ota won't stop asking me to update till I update though Odin
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hayabusa08 said:
You can download the firmware from sammobile and flash it via mobile odin. You will keep root. And knox counter 0x0 as well. Forget ota.
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Knox counter will stay 0x0 only with the old bootloader

And, I believe, Mobile ODIN won't flash the new bootloader so you can go back to a lower version of firmware.
Also, Mobile ODIN will retain root so you don't need to reroot and potentially/will trigger warranty void...

ultramag69 said:
And, I believe, Mobile ODIN won't flash the new bootloader so you can go back to a lower version of firmware.
Also, Mobile ODIN will retain root so you don't need to reroot and potentially/will trigger warranty void...
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Yes,but the most important is : having old bootloader before using mobile odin

abvthegod said:
So the ota won't stop asking me to update till I update though Odin
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You can turn auto update off through settings so it will stop bugging you....

Help on rooting my note 3 9005

Can I root my note 3 9005 not sure what the knox means and will that mess my phone up any help much greatful. Here's my phones details
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denny1970 said:
Can I root my note 3 9005 not sure what the knox means and will that mess my phone up any help much greatful. Here's my phones details
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I rooted my n9005 running 4.3 a few days a go. I just flashed cf root by odin.
I have heard it trips knox and warranty is voided.
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denny1970 said:
Can I root my note 3 9005 not sure what the knox means and will that mess my phone up any help much greatful. Here's my phones details
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Yes you can root it but you will trip knox to 0x1 from 0x0 meaning you lose warranty in some countries, the UK for certain

OK thanks for the reply s done that also mean I can no longer unroot after knox has be tripped!
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denny1970 said:
OK thanks for the reply s done that also mean I can no longer unroot after knox has be tripped!
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Correct no going back as of today ...the future who knows

Rooted for like not a bad thing is it lol
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denny1970 said:
Rooted for like not a bad thing is it lol
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I havent rooted yet amd im still on 4.3. Which is the best method to root without tripping? I just tried Kingo and it gave me a prompt about voiding warranty so i didnt go ahead. However, i was told that kingo does it fine with 4.3 and doesn't trip knox. So now i'm left conused :/

Yeah I was gonna try kings but read a bit 1st on there Facebook page they say kit kat 4.4.2 not supported! So gonna have to read up to do it manually fc-auto root looks OK but I need to know before I dive in and go ahead with it!
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denny1970 said:
Yeah I was gonna try kings but read a bit 1st on there Facebook page they say kit kat 4.4.2 not supported! So gonna have to read up to do it manually fc-auto root looks OK but I need to know before I dive in and go ahead with it!
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Just to clarify, you can unroot but you can't reset Knox warranty void to 0x0...
If you are on KK then make sure you use the LATEST cf-autoroot or you will get a soft brick... If you use ODIN 3.09 you put the cf-autoroot file in AP, if you use any lower then put the file in PDA...

Cheers don't suppose you got the fc-auto root link not sure if you can put up a link in here cheers
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Or do you no wait the latest FC - auto root?
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denny1970 said:
Or do you no wait the latest FC - auto root?
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U can get cf autoroot from his thread at note 3 original android development.
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So cf auto root by chainfire, on kitkat 4.4.2, doesnt trigger knox? in the cf root thread it says it does. Im confused!

lvnatic said:
So cf auto root by chainfire, on kitkat 4.4.2, doesnt trigger knox? in the cf root thread it says it does. Im confused!
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It will trip. No safe method in kitkat. At least yet. Dunno future
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From what people say. There is an e-fuse for the knox switch. Once you Flash, the switch goes from 0x0 to 0x1. The e-fuse apparently cannot be reset.
But there has been instances where rooting has not toggled the knox switch
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- Wayne Gretzsky

LiMz said:
From what people say. There is an e-fuse for the knox switch. Once you Flash, the switch goes from 0x0 to 0x1. The e-fuse apparently cannot be reset.
But there has been instances where rooting has not toggled the knox switch
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On newer bootloader, if I m not wrong mj3 nd above on n9005, confirm it will trip. No possibilities for not triggering knox 0x1.
I have tried on several devices.
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Stuck at booting screen after rooting

Hi,
I was trying to root my N9005 according to the video tutorial posted above, Everything went OK, except the point where it says "Recovery Booting... Recovery is not seandroid enforcing Set warrenty bit: recovery" and it just stays there, it's been there for around 10 minutes now. I checked the Auto Reboot option on Odin.
Any ideas?

Try flashing recovery from odin of kitkat.It might have flashed recovery for 4.3
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hope this usefull
blaqq said:
Hi,
I was trying to root my N9005 according to the video tutorial posted above, Everything went OK, except the point where it says "Recovery Booting... Recovery is not seandroid enforcing Set warrenty bit: recovery" and it just stays there, it's been there for around 10 minutes now. I checked the Auto Reboot option on Odin.
Any ideas?
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maybe u can check on this thread. coz, chainfire make a different cf auto root, for 4.4 and 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
SM-N9005 (International Qualcomm): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip
(only works on 4.4 bootloaders, if you're still on 4.3 use the old version which you can find here: http://d-h.st/J32)

RISHI RAJ said:
Try flashing recovery from odin of kitkat.It might have flashed recovery for 4.3
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The phone was running 4.3 before I attempted to root it. I rooted it with the 4.4.2 link, is there a way to go back? Do I just repeat the process again with the 4.3 root?

blaqq said:
The phone was running 4.3 before I attempted to root it. How do I do this?
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try on this
maybe u can try cf auto root for 4.3 firmware. look on chainfire thread for note cf auto root

The phone was running 4.3 before I attempted to root it. I rooted it with the 4.4.2 link, is there a way to go back? Do I just repeat the process again with the 4.3 root?

blaqq said:
The phone was running 4.3 before I attempted to root it. I rooted it with the 4.4.2 link, is there a way to go back? Do I just repeat the process again with the 4.3 root?
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may opinion, maybe u try to flash new firmware using odin. download firmware from samsung update or sammobile.

Working?
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begin_android said:
Working?
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Nope What firmware should I update?

Your note 3 N9005 or N900? After that go to samsung update website or sammobile to download your firmware; refer to your phone 1st.
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begin_android said:
Your note 3 N9005 or N900? After that go to samsung update website or sammobile to download your firmware; refer to your phone 1st.
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N9005, but I fixed it, I simply used Odin 1.87 to flash the phone again with the 4.3 rooting firmware, and everything was good.
Thanks for your help!

[Q] Couple of Queries, plz help

I have acquired an S4 i337 from At&t, it's on the MF3 4.2.2, i have used towel root to root it and installed safestrap as well...
i wanted to upgrade to 4.4, should i just odin the firmware onto it by putting it into download mode? which 4.4 is best for it in terms of stability and stuff...? i think only stock touchwiz is recommended since i don't know whether it's bootloader is locked or not...
second
can i root the 4.4 through towel root easily or is there a problem with it... which in your opinion is the best for the i337? I won't be able to downgrade again yeah?

I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin and then go from there. You can root everything including oc3. Read through this and you'll find ask your answers, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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jd1639 said:
I would flash the nb1 tar file in Odin and then go from there. You can root everything including oc3. Read through this and you'll find ask your answers, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53758227
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thank you for replying, that's very helpful. Also if i may, i need to flash 4.3 before 4.4 or just go directly towards 4.4?
since it says from any base... ?
it's just downloading the firmware (NB1) then putting the phone into download mode, start Odin and wait for the phone to reboot? that's it?

jafferkhan said:
thank you for replying, that's very helpful. Also if i may, i need to flash 4.3 before 4.4 or just go directly towards 4.4?
since it says from any base... ?
it's just downloading the firmware (NB1) then putting the phone into download mode, start Odin and wait for the phone to reboot? that's it?
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Yes it's as simple as that. Put the tar in PDA or AP slot depending on what version of Odin you're using. Only have f.reset and auto reboot checked.
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jd1639 said:
Yes it's as simple as that. Put the tar in PDA or AP slot depending on what version of Odin you're using. Only have f.reset and auto reboot checked.
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so i can flash 4.4.2 directly from 4.2.2?

jafferkhan said:
so i can flash 4.4.2 directly from 4.2.2?
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Yes you can with Odin, but do your know the bootloader version of 4.2.2 you're on? If you're on mdb or mdl you probably don't want to update. On 4.2.2 you can use twrp or cwm custom recoveries and flash any roms your want. Once you're on 4.4.4 you'll be limited.
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jd1639 said:
Yes you can with Odin, but do your know the bootloader version of 4.2.2 you're on? If you're on mdb or mdl you probably don't want to update. On 4.2.2 you can use twrp or cwm custom recoveries and flash any roms your want. Once you're on 4.4.4 you'll be limited.
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okay that's kinda uncool of samsung to lock the bootloader, how would i know which bootloader i have? how do i check? i have installed safestrap by the way... any help?

jafferkhan said:
okay that's kinda uncool of samsung to lock the bootloader, how would i know which bootloader i have? how do i check? i have installed safestrap by the way... any help?
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Go into setting, about device. Look at the last three characters build number. That's a good indication of what your bootloader is. If your rooted the best way is in a terminal emulator type
su
getprop ro.bootloader
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OK I did that it says MF3 in the last three for the build number...
And thanks again man for helping me out... I really appreciate it

jafferkhan said:
OK I did that it says MF3 in the last three for the build number...
And thanks again man for helping me out... I really appreciate it
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Ok, mf3 already has a bootloader that you can't do much with. Definitely update to nb1 by flashing the tar file in Odin.
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jd1639 said:
Ok, mf3 already has a bootloader that you can't do much with. Definitely update to nb1 by flashing the tar file in Odin.
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so will have to unlock the phone for carriers after i upgrade to NB1?

jafferkhan said:
so will have to unlock the phone for carriers after i upgrade to NB1?
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If the device is already sim unlocked it'll remain so after flashing the stock firmware.
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If the device is already sim unlocked it'll remain so after flashing the stock firmware.
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first of all, i wanted to thank you for your swift replies and help, you've been very generous, thank you ...
final question, is 4.4.2 a good upgrade from 4.2.2? is it worth it? i've read 4.4.2 had some issues with the S4... should i remain on 4.2 or upgrade to 4.4? what do you suggest? i've got the firmware (NB1) downloaded alongwith Odin... should i go for it?

jafferkhan said:
first of all, i wanted to thank you for your swift replies and help, you've been very generous, thank you ...
final question, is 4.4.2 a good upgrade from 4.2.2? is it worth it? i've read 4.4.2 had some issues with the S4... should i remain on 4.2 or upgrade to 4.4? what do you suggest? i've got the firmware (NB1) downloaded alongwith Odin... should i go for it?
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I would. It has bug fixes and you can update to lollipop if you want. You can still have root and safestrap if you want. There really is no downside to it.
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Hey man just wanted to say thanks for your guidance. You've been very helpful. I'm running 4.4.2 and it's great, smoother and better than 4.2.2... Thanks for the prompt replies.
Cheers
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jafferkhan said:
Hey man just wanted to say thanks for your guidance. You've been very helpful. I'm running 4.4.2 and it's great, smoother and better than 4.2.2... Thanks for the prompt replies.
Cheers
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Glad it's working for you
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I'm glad you were around to assist me. I know I'm bad but could you tell me about the the S5 launcher? Can I use it on the stock NB1? Also another thing, is it true the Nj4 is better than NB1?
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