was reading around but after hundreds of pages and thread im startin to get confused
im thinking to buy this week a note 3 unbranded and was trying to understand the situation atm..
is still impossible to flash some rom or root or to go to latest kitkat without breaking knox?
u think sooner or later will be a way to do that and to reset that counter?
what is possible to do nowadays?
ty for help
this is your best option so far...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522729
alisj99 said:
this is your best option so far...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522729
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that mj7 is a kitkat?
so i'll take as i dont have to do any ota update if i want to be able to flash anything, or at 99% it will upgrade to an unrootable version?
I don't think anyone was able to root a kitkat-updated Note 3
so my advice is to root before flashing anything, I've updated to kitkat immediately as I got my phone so I can't root
anyways,
here are more helpful threads..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550120
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48790769
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oh and also hit thanks if I helped although I have no idea why you should do that or if I would benefit form this.. but yeah do it if I helped lol
whazi said:
was reading around but after hundreds of pages and thread im startin to get confused
im thinking to buy this week a note 3 unbranded and was trying to understand the situation atm..
is still impossible to flash some rom or root or to go to latest kitkat without breaking knox?
u think sooner or later will be a way to do that and to reset that counter?
what is possible to do nowadays?
ty for help
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If you get a Note 3 with one of the early bootloaders, it can be rooted without tripping KNOX. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498850
If you are running MJ4 higher you can still root, but you will trip KNOX.
Kitkat cannot be rooted without tripping Knox,
But you can run stock kitkat with Knox intact.
still no change I take it on this topic?
is the GS5 like the N3 with knox ???????
If i'd of know I would of gone for the nexus 5, what a ball ache.
Shame on Samsung
they had the S5 rooted in 1 day! and its much simpler then the note 3. this is the vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMWzMbM5SCk. im actually asking him atm can I run the same thing on the note 3 as it seems less difficult to root S5 with knox then root Note 3 with Knox!
Kernel version is june 24th and I have an Sm-G900W8 on Wind mobile. I've tried towelroot but it didn't work.
InfinityMeep said:
Is there a way to root my S5 without tripping Knox?
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Yes.
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Okay back, food in hand.
You didn't ask for details, but no doubt you'd like to have them regardless.
InfinityMeep said:
Kernel version is june 24th and I have an Sm-G900W8 on Wind mobile. I've tried towelroot but it didn't work.
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There have been reports that a recent OTA update has patched CVE-2014-3153 (closed the towel root exploit).
You should be able to use Odin to revert to a stock firmware build date prior to June 3rd. Then towel root will work and your Knox flag should remain at 0x0.
It's not an issue per se with the S5, but do not attempt to downgrade to JB (pre 4.3) as Samsung set a qfuse to block that. With such an attempt tending to brick phones.
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Yes.
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Okay back, food in hand.
You didn't ask for details, but no doubt you'd like to have them regardless.
There have been reports that a recent OTA update has patched CVE-2014-3153 (closed the towel root exploit).
You should be able to use Odin to revert to a stock firmware build date prior to June 3rd. Then towel root will work and your Knox flag should remain at 0x0.
It's not an issue per se with the S5, but do not attempt to downgrade to JB (pre 4.3) as Samsung set a qfuse to block that. With such an attempt tending to brick phones.
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If I downgrade via Odin, will I risk bricking my phone? And is the samsung-updates site good for downloading firmware?
InfinityMeep said:
If I downgrade via Odin, will I risk bricking my phone? And is the samsung-updates site good for downloading firmware?
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Any time you use Odin, you run a small risk of bricking a phone. You are writing critical system files and any glitch or power interruption could have dramatic consequences. But writing the correct stock firmware for your S5 /carrier doesn't add any extra or undue risk.
In the future Samsung might add a qfuse for this method. But as of today it works fine and quite a few people have done it successfully.
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fffft said:
Any time you use Odin, you run a small risk of bricking a phone. You are writing critical system files and any glitch or power interruption could have dramatic consequences. But writing the correct stock firmware for your S5 /carrier doesn't add any extra or undue risk.
In the future Samsung might add a qfuse for this method. But as of today it works fine and quite a few people have done it successfully.
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Do you mean that downgrading from official stock firmware by carrier provider going back to previous version also official stock firmware will be successful?
Currently I'm in 6.0.1 marshmallow, can I download to KitKat directly? or should I go to lollipop first before going to kitkat?
Is this still possible at present?
stealth_nightshade said:
Do you mean that downgrading from official stock firmware by carrier provider going back to previous version also official stock firmware will be successful?
Currently I'm in 6.0.1 marshmallow, can I download to KitKat directly? or should I go to lollipop first before going to kitkat?
Is this still possible at present?
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You do not have to walk the path back, just flash KitKat in ODIN and all will be fine
Hi Everyone,
I just got the sm-g900w8 model of the Samsung Galaxy S5 from TELUS (Canada)
Is this "kltecan" ? Where can i confirm that
I've had some issues with lag and wanted to give a pure stock/AOSP rom a try
I'm experienced with modding android phones but i'm new to the samsung space
Before i brick my phone, i wanted to be 100% sure that i can follow this thread with the model i'm using
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699648
That will give me root and recovery
Will i need to use Odin to flash everything or can i unlock the bootloader and use fastboot/recovery
is there any benefit to TWRP over CWM? I've been using TWRP for a while and want to continue using it...
Then what AOSP rom can i try out?
I see forums for each of the american mobile providers but dont know which one in particular would be best suited for Telus and/or g900w8
Thanks!!
Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8
http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip
So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash
on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root
to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead
correct?
bump!!
Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports
lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments
@non4 said:
Oh canada. How I feel for it's users. Silly variants stopping users from the main draw of android, roms and mods! If I lived there I'd buy imports
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What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy
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zoltrix said:
lol its just samsung and their weird hardware deployments
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Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!
thatsupnow said:
What in the h*ll are you talking about?? The 900w8 is a Qualcomm variant and is able to flash ALL ROMs and mods. So shut it buddy
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Man don't make us Canadians look stupid! If you would of just done even a tiny bit of research you'd know that you were able to flash whatever. Come on!!!!
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That's why flashing the sprint 5.0 leak is working so well for people, is it, or does that g900 not count towards the 'anything' as you claim? Its great that you want to pipe up with incorrect information and look like a jerk off in multiple threads, but you're still wrong. So quit making Canadians look like assholes, and quit giving advice that will fu(k peoples phones. Hit the search tab for once, maybe even read a thread or two, and find out what happens when you flash the wrong boot loader for the wrong device.
Bye 0x0
zoltrix said:
Just found the CF-auto-root specific to the sm-g900w8
http://download.chainfire.eu/406/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kltecan-kltevl-smg900w8.zip
So:
1. boot into download mode on the s5 (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot)
2. plug it into my windows machine
3. manually install the drivers
4. open odin.exe (included in cf auto root zip)
5. select the cf-auto-root.tar.md5 file in the PDA section of odin and tell it to flash
on a successful flash, the phone should reboot automatically
let it boot up to normal android, and i should have root
to flash twrp i follow the above steps again but now select hte md5 for the twrp recovery instead
correct?
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And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck
sha3818 said:
And not forgetting to say goodbye to knox 0x0. Good luck
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So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?
any way to restore it back?
EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?
zoltrix said:
So from my quick google search, the 0x0 comes up after root and is some kind of warranty flag?
any way to restore it back?
EDIT: the 0x0 flag turns to a 0x1 once the phone is rooted. Some people apparently have been able to keep the 0x0 flag after using towelroot?
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Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.
BCSC said:
Once the Knox warranty bit has been tripped, there is currently no known way to reset it. There are root methods that don't trip Knox, but I've not yet actually rooted my S5, so won't advise specifics on that one. You will want to look for 'no Knox trip' or some such thing if the warranty issue concerns you.
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Good to know thanks
See, this is why i made this thread!
Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?
zoltrix said:
Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?
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Sorry dude I can't help with that knowledge. I haven't done it and don't want to give bad advice. I do know that towelroot is only supported up to a specific firmwares. (Example: nf1)
zoltrix said:
Wait, so now i have to re-ask, but i assume that simply going to https://towelroot.com/ and downloading the APK will work for my model correct?
android 4.4.2 as well i believe
And if so, obviously i dont need to use Odin to flash the cf-auto-root anymore!
but i still need to use odin to flash TWRP
root must be done first?
Or can i flash TWRP without root?
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Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.
0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865
More options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717
Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514
And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790
Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.
SM-G900W8, 0x1
i love you
ragz said:
Flashing TWRP will trip Knox as well, if you need to keep knox 0x0 then there are threads helping you to keep it that way, but you will always be jumping through hoops to keep it that way and be some what limited to what you can do.
0x0 root info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53881284
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54719865
More options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51494717
Good general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51502514
And for every thing you can ever need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51949790
Hope this helps give you a good knowledge base to start your new rooting experience.
SM-G900W8, 0x1
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You're what makes XDA awesome.
Not rooting..
whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.
Rodigal said:
whenever i try to root my Samsung SM-G900W8 it says Custom Binary (recovery) Blocked by R/L.
How can i get around that to root my phone??
please help thank you.
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Use instructions step 8,
Here's a link to my folder on my google drive just use the most recent files.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwAzZC3h29ddVjJ4cS1VWHlvVFU
You can use any ROM that is ktle. Im currently using cm 14 in the unified android thread. If you want something more stable but like cyanogenmod then go with the cm 13 in the albinoman thread. I use the smaller version of gapps like nano.
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Thanks but I figured it out why I was getting that error.
I had to go to settings>security>reactivation lock and unchecked reactivation lock...
SAMSUNG SM-S975L
Build Number: (jss15j.s975luduaof4)
Searched everywhere, and still haven't found someone who has been able to Root this version of the S4.
You didn't search hard enough.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search?query=sm-s975L root
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
You didn't search hard enough.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/search?query=sm-s975L root
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/guide-sm-s975l-twrp-4-4-2-custom-roms-t3009757
Found this post (kind of a noob here, so bare with me). From what I've read, it seems that my Kernel version is basically "un-rootable". So will installing a custom ROM or different stock ROM allow me to root my phone? Will installing a custom ROM trip Knox?
No. What that thread is saying is that it cannot be unlocked from Straight Talk's network. You can however install a custom ROM on it. Most custom ROMs come already rooted, and installing one will trip Knox.
If you are still under warranty, installing a custom ROM will terminate it.
I think I actually used towel root... Pretty sure.. try here if it hasn't been posted
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790108
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ggigotyou said:
SAMSUNG SM-S975L
Build Number: (jss15j.s975luduaof4)
Searched everywhere, and still haven't found someone who has been able to Root this version of the S4.
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Try towel root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790108
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I saw a post on android central and a guy said he was able to root his note 3 with out tripping knox, he said that it didn't trip because he didn't flash a custom rom, and since SuperSU promps you if you want to disable knox when you download it. So my question is do you need a custom rom to root the galaxy s8 and does SuperSU actually stop knox from tripping?
Here is the link to that forum post that I saw:
HTML:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/401468-just-rooted-supersu-wants-disable-knox-will-void-warranty.html
Thank you in advance if I don't respond. :good:
KingZeroKiryu said:
I saw a post on android central and a guy said he was able to root his note 3 with out tripping knox, he said that it didn't trip because he didn't flash a custom rom, and since SuperSU promps you if you want to disable knox when you download it. So my question is do you need a custom rom to root the galaxy s8 and does SuperSU actually stop knox from tripping?
Here is the link to that forum post that I saw:
HTML:
https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/401468-just-rooted-supersu-wants-disable-knox-will-void-warranty.html
Thank you in advance if I don't respond. :good:
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Bro it was the first knox now it's smarter. You flash something that is not Samsung and your warranty is gone.
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