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Could someone please clarify a rooting/firmware rollback question

Have updated my stock I9505 to JDQ39/MH8 and was wandering if I were to root and install something like CM10 or GE 4.3 rom, I will be unable to rollback to stock TW 4.2.2?
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Of course mister you can. Why not?
But keep in mind that you can rollback only on MH8 stock firmware and not on previous cause new bootloader.
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That's great. Thanks. Just wanted to make sure I could go back to stock touchwiz should any of the rooms not be for me.
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your warranty will be void
and for now you cant roll back to warranty, knox warranty void counter will show 1 and there is no way to reset it so far

This has become a bit of a pain hasn't it. Think I may sit this out untill a workaround is sorted.
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Apparently the new counter can't be reset, so once you do something to change the system (root etc) your warranty will be voided. For ever.

bungadudu said:
Apparently the new counter can't be reset, so once you do something to change the system (root etc) your warranty will be voided. For ever.
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I`am sure Chainfire will find a way eventualy :fingers-crossed:

gee2012 said:
I`am sure Chainfire will find a way eventualy :fingers-crossed:
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you can downgrade to old me 1 etc now - reset counter and up to MI1 (latest - sept 12 ) build

Kriomag said:
and for now you cant roll back to warranty, knox warranty void counter will show 1 and there is no way to reset it so far
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How can I check Knox counter?
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If you've updated to the new firmwares, just boot into download mode. You'll see it there.
Thing is, Chainfire said that it is based on an e-fuse, so it can't be reseted.

[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.
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jd1639 said:
Yes, you can install custom roms even though Knox has been tripped.
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You might as well go all out and install custom everything, since Knox is already tripped anyway.

Reset Knox Counter - SM-N900 Exynos

Hello,
i have SM-N900 Galaxy Note 3 with Exynos processor, i got this phone around 6 months or more. In these past 6 months, i never root doing any tweaks with Odin / any other HH tweaker because i dont have the courage to do so. I want to root it since i have this phone, but knowing there is Knox tripping and such, i never try to root.
And then, i just read some articles to check out your Knox warranty, because i'm curious about 'if' there is any Knox Warranty void on Exynos version, i tried to install Phone Info - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo - and then i checked out, my Knox warranty void is 0x1.
I also getting inside Odin Mode, and the Knox warranty Void is 1, but my Phone status is Samsung Official, the rest is Official.
I read this helpful post to reset KNOX counter on SM-N900: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52329946&nocache=1 , on those steps, it said it needs to flash Stock ROM to remove the Custom status of your device to back into Official, after you flash the bootloader for resetting Knox warranty void.
Question:
1) I wonder, can we only go through the 1st step, just only flash the bootloader with odin to my Galaxy note 3, only to reset the Knox warranty void back to 0, without flashing the stock Rom afterwards? because i don't want to wipe out my phone and lost all my data (I know i can backup it via Kies), and my phone status is already Official.
2) Does flashing the bootloader itself, will wipe your data inside your phone?
Thanks before for any answers!

Hello, sorry for bumping my thread, just hope someone can answer the questions

djangosteen said:
Hello, sorry for bumping my thread, just hope someone can answer the questions
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if i am not wrong ... and as i used to do with note 1 back then
installing a stock rom over another stock rom does not require to wipe data but maybe this is different since u have to flash a bootloader
sorry ... i know i did not help much

Its imposible to reset Knox from 0x1 to 0x0. Unfortunately.

passenger77 said:
if i am not wrong ... and as i used to do with note 1 back then
installing a stock rom over another stock rom does not require to wipe data but maybe this is different since u have to flash a bootloader
sorry ... i know i did not help much
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So it won't remove my data at all?
verny94 said:
Its imposible to reset Knox from 0x1 to 0x0. Unfortunately.
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Only SM-N900 device working, other version like SM-N9005 isn't working (link provided above is already tested), i tried to PM that guy who does the trick, but still no respond.

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djangosteen said:
So it won't remove my data at all?
as i said .. if u install a stock rom over another one . u dont have to wie data at all and u wont lose any thing ..
but since u gona use another file with the stock rom (( the bootloader )))
u better see the steps for this way .. maybe it is require ti wipe and format .
better ask the man who wrote that ........
Only SM-N900 device working, other version like SM-N9005 isn't working (link provided above is already tested), i tried to PM that guy who does the trick, but still no respond.
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RuchRha has given all the instruction in his thread...just follow them...also check my post in q&a section...you may need the official firmware with bootloader file.
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so....if I reset knox counter and put everything to official will it reset my flash counter?and will I bee able to use knox again??

This guy is resetting knox back to 0x0 on he's exynos note 3. Looks real, should it work on a snapdragon note 3?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmvuixd3LY

TonyM77 said:
This guy is resetting knox back to 0x0 on he's exynos note 3. Looks real, should it work on a snapdragon note 3?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmvuixd3LY
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No
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Hey to me it seems that it does not factory reset the device until you have to move on to the the step
See this link: http://blog.flexispy.com/how-to-downgrade-a-samsung-galaxy-note-3-from-os-4-4-2-to-4-3/
Scroll down to where they begin flashing the bootloader itself. They instruct you to wipe after the bootloader is flashed.
Only way to find to find out is to just do it.
How did Kox get tripped btw? You said you never rooted mainly because of that reason.
If it is already tripped you should just root it, install cwm, do a nandroid backup and try the method in the second link you posted.
So if it fails you just recover your nandroid backup and back to square one.
Hope this helps!

[Q] stock rom for N910F via odin no knox flag on

hay' i have note n910f with stock rom but no samsung rom and now i want to change it to stock from samsung.
if i will burn via odin stock rom did my knox flag will change to 0x1?
sorry for my bad english and thank's to the helpars.

Yes, flashing anything via Odin will trip your KNOX flag to 0x1. If that was the question..

@quadlt
Your answer is wrong
Stock Rom means original ROM.
Did you have a original Note 4 with original Rom?
Did you flash anything before?
If you're device is untouched, you can flash ANY original Samsung ROM via Odin without triggering Knox to 0x1
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Yip flashing stock ROM with ODIN doesn't trip KNOX

I dream of a root who doesn't trip knox...like the note 3 had....I"m pretty sure it will come soon...

zxaz said:
I dream of a root who doesn't trip knox...like the note 3 had....I"m pretty sure it will come soon...
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I hope so to, but i have my doubts....

Are you sure? I really Mbolblthlk say yes and others Slatham you know that I will run Knox from personal experience? Just do not feel like losing warranty on a new device, thanks for the help.

Can someone tell me where i can download the stock ROM from for N910F. Many thanks!

abultufail said:
Can someone tell me where i can download the stock ROM from for N910F. Many thanks!
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http://samfirmware.com/

rom for SM-N910F
Hi
I just bought note 4 SM-N910F and i came unrooted with vision-x n4 ROM. The problem with rom is that the finger print does not work and there iss no data usage. When i boot(from the first time) on the upper of the screen there is written : Kernel is not seandroid enforcing
set warranty bit: kernel. Searching on the web this shows from the bloatware as there is a custom rom. I used sam moble to find the firmware but dont know which one i am going to download. Searching the APof the cureent firmware it corresponds to the t mobile variant (sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910T/TMB/) firmware. Can someone help me which i have to choose. Attached there is the the curent CSC.

Did anybody try to flash stock firmware? did it trip knox? I have seen different answers to this question so want to be sure. Another thing is the flash counter that will definitely change and that does void warranty if I'm not mistaken? thanks

Ok, I say this one and for all, I burned stock with Odin and it doesn't trip Knox flag on,it safe.
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[Q] Knox counter?

Hello guys, I updated to 5.0.1 Lollipop on my GT-I9506 yesterday and i saw 2 new things at bootloader, First thing was Knoxwaranty void (0) then i rooted (flashed TWRP) it became Knox waranty void (2) has samsung addes some king of counter or something? Like how many times you have tripped E-fuse?
And second ting as Secre download? what is that.??

What are you care when your guarantee is avoid? I still on Android 4.4.2 but it already avoid

Well, I have (4) now- after flashing TWRP and root (I had to flash it 2 or 3 times bcos of bootloop) . I tried to reset it, using chainfire flashing counter reset but nothing changed.

htc4hadi said:
What are you care when your guarantee is avoid? I still on Android 4.4.2 but it already avoid
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Yes you have a point your guarente is voided anyway. But i still wanna know what it is.

mar10o said:
Well, I have (4) now- after flashing TWRP and root (I had to flash it 2 or 3 times bcos of bootloop) . I tried to reset it, using chainfire flashing counter reset but nothing changed.
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Hi there i also treid to reset with triangel away but it dident work. But what about flashig stock rom (5.0.1). Ill try that out and reply If it works.

Nope, I tried that, still (4).
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Don't try to reset knox, there is no solution yet

We're not trying to reset knox 0x1 to 0x0. We're trying to get rid of new flash counter in ( ).
Since beginning it was (0) now I have (4)
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mar10o said:
Nope, I tried that, still (4).
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Have you tried to flash stock 4.4.2? It Has to work cuzz kitkat dosent support thoose 2 things (secure download and that knoxcounter).

No, but It probably won't help.
IMO You can downgrade system, but not the bootloader. It will stay as it is on Lollipop.

mar10o said:
You can downgrade system, but not the bootloader. It will stay as it is on Lollipop.
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Unless you have boot nandroid backup