I have s5 sm-g900f with knox status 0x1. Today i received OTA update notification but i couldnt update due the knox status (I get a message saying your mobile is modified ) so i headed to sammobile to download the marshmallow ROM that supposedly just released but i couldnt find the ROM for egypt there was just for Sri Lanka so can i just flash that or would it be a problem.
You can flash it.
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My S4 I9505 was on the latest official BTU firmware. I decided to flash the latest MF5 (NEE) firmware with Odin 3.07. No rooting or change to recovery.
I was slightly surprised to see About->Status showing "Device Status Custom" .
Is this normal now with the S4? Presumably it's because I flashed an NEE rom manually - so not a BTU rom?
Not that bothered just a little surprised/intrigued
I guess I could root and try triangle away? Maybe the next BTU update will fix it.
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My S4 I9505 was on the latest official BTU firmware. I decided to flash the latest MF5 (NEE) firmware with Odin 3.07. No rooting or change to recovery.
I was slightly surprised to see About->Status showing "Device Status Custom" .
Is this normal now with the S4? Presumably it's because I flashed an NEE rom manually - so not a BTU rom?
Not that bothered just a little surprised/intrigued
I guess I could root and try triangle away? Maybe the next BTU update will fix it.
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Its normal that it triggers Custom nothing new
Flashing Stock rom and reset after that will make it Official and ya u can root and use TA but since u have flashed official firmware mostly binary will be Zero only
As per what u know any Samsung Signed firmware wont increase Binary counter
What will happen if i flash a device which has Russia's(or Other Countries) 4.3 ROM , with India's 4.3 ROM? Will it set the KNOX warranty Bit flag.
I bought my phone in India. After i started using Omega ROM which has MG9 modem, i was never able to switch back to Indian Stock 4.2.2 which had MG5 modem, as in MG5 modem i was getting a generic IMEI and the network was not working. So i settled for using the KSA 4.2.2 ROM which has MG9 modem, hoping someday India ROM will get MG9 or higher. My device still shows the Official Status in the Download Mode.
My big problem now i how do i get back to Indian Firmware without voiding the Know warranty. Can i wait for 4.3 to release in KSA and then flash back India's 4.3 so that i dont face the IMEI problem with the ROM's? If i do this will it void the Knox warranty?
Or flash the MG5 ROM of India and get the official 4.3 India update? will this solve my IMEI issue?
I also heard that there is a binary counter for the number of times a Custom ROM is flashed. If we upgrade to 4.3 with non-zero binary counter will the KNOX warranty void flag?
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What will happen if i flash a device which has Russia's(or Other Countries) 4.3 ROM , with India's 4.3 ROM?
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parvezthepop said:
What will happen if i flash a device which has Russia's(or Other Countries) 4.3 ROM , with India's 4.3 ROM? Will it set the KNOX warranty Bit flag.
I bought my phone in India. After i started using Omega ROM which has MG9 modem, i was never able to switch back to Indian Stock 4.2.2 which had MG5 modem, as in MG5 modem i was getting a generic IMEI and the network was not working. So i settled for using the KSA 4.2.2 ROM which has MG9 modem, hoping someday India ROM will get MG9 or higher. My device still shows the Official Status in the Download Mode.
My big problem now i how do i get back to Indian Firmware without voiding the Know warranty. Can i wait for 4.3 to release in KSA and then flash back India's 4.3 so that i dont face the IMEI problem with the ROM's? If i do this will it void the Knox warranty?
Or flash the MG5 ROM of India and get the official 4.3 India update? will this solve my IMEI issue?
I also heard that there is a binary counter for the number of times a Custom ROM is flashed. If we upgrade to 4.3 with non-zero binary counter will the KNOX warranty void flag?
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Incase u hvnt installed 4.3 yet -
Oky, heres what u do: revert back to stock 4.2.2 android, then go to software update, (it will b good if u use triange away and remove the no.) and u shud receive update for indian firmware, since bootloader is installed later u wont loose ur warranty(when u will install it for first time the warranty bit says 0 ..)
I installed 4.3 russian fw by mistake and since my warranty bit was 0 samsung installed indian firmware on my phone(had to fight a lil tho ..)
Dnt do anything after flashing 4.3 for first time, since whatever u do will trip a flag, thus voiding the warranty ... i had isssues getting my phone fixed even at warranty bit 0 ..
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First reverted back to India MG5 4.2.2 ROM and then did 4.3 update through kies and everything went fine.
Now my fake imei problem is gone and I am back under warranty
Thanks for the help
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parvezthepop said:
First reverted back to India MG5 4.2.2 ROM and then did 4.3 update through kies and everything went fine.
Now my fake imei problem is gone and I am back under warranty
Thanks for the help
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
You said that you used OMEGA rom. It means you rooted your phone and installed CWM recovery. Now you installed I9500XWUBMG5 4.2.2 stock rom and updated to stock 4.3 via KIES or OTA. My question is now your KNOX warranty is 0x0 or 0x1.
Could you please confirm I want root my phone.
Thanks.
What will happen if i install russian 5.1.1 to my indian galaxy note 3 neo
hello guys any one here i had flash indian firmware were few days ago bt now i want to back to nepal firmware ...my device is j7 2016 model plz help me to go back to nepal firmware again
@rohit gurung: The forums for your device are here. To install the Nepal firmware you need to download it from a site like Sammobile and flash it to the device just like you flashed the Indian firmware.
Hello brothers, past week i updated my gs4 i9500 from 4.2.2 official to 4.3 official indian version as Pakistan hasnt yet recieved this update.. after that i tried to downgrade back to 4.2.2 but odin failed , odin mode said " unsupported version *.. After that i managed to flash South African Stock rom 4.2.2 xfe and it went fine, not when i am trying to flash my own region Pakistan's official 4.2.2 ... Same error occurs.. Suggest me how can i get rid of samsung knox, my warranty bit has also changed from 0 to 1, that means its void too.. HELP ASAP
You cannot get rid of KNOX.
Once the knox bootloader has been flashed, you cannot downgrade the bootloader.
Once the KNOX flag has been triggered it cannot be reset.
Hello .. sorry for my English.
I have GT-i9500 which i updated to official 4.3 Russian firmware ( KNOX enabled) . As i live in Pakistan, the official firmware (4.3) for Pakistan is available now. My question is can i update my Russian firmware to Pakistan firmware through ODIN with out triggering the knox counter or bricking my phone? Thanks in advance
Hi
You can upgrade from one Knox enabled firmware to another but cannot downgrade as it will trigger the Knox flag.
I, personally, moved from the German stock MJ5 to the British stock MJ7 and the flag wasn't triggered.
Good luck.
Hi All
I have a Galaxy s5 900F which is from O2 but now unlocked with code.
my question is if I put a UK stock rom on it
1. will it get the updates from Samsung or I will still have to wait for O2 to release the update i.e. marshmallow?
2. will it debrand the phone and not counted as "rooted"?
Kind regards.
1. not sure
2. probably
I've flashed BTU (UK) firmware on a WIN (italian Wind) phone:
1 - I receive official updates both with OTA and Kies3 (for BTU, of course)
2 - Flashing official firmwares not install root, then phone is not counted as rooted, and KNOX Counter not be flagged (remain 0x0)
PAY ATTENTION: flashing firmware (also officials) is considered "modding" and you are temporarily out of warranty (also with KNOX 0x0) until you reflash original branded firmware for your phone, in your case the O2U (not matters which version)
I flashed the stock rom yesterday night and got the 250mb worth security updates from Samsung so I guess yes I should receive all the updates as if it was bought unlocked.
Thanks.