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[Q] Knox and Custom Roms

Hi Folks,
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask...
I would like to Custom ROM my S4 and have been reading through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832 about Knox. It would appear Knox hasn't been activated on my phone yet as there's no mention of it in Download mode, here are the details gained from Settings and Download mode:
Android 4.2.2
Baseband: I9505XXUBMF8
Build: JDQ39.I9505XXUBMF8
SELinux: Permissive
Secure Boot Status: Type: Samsung
Device Status: Custom
Odin Mode:
Product Name: GT-I9505
Current Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write Protection: Enable
I am rooted but have used TriangleAway to set status back to official without any problems, my question is am I safe to install Custom ROMS/Kernels without triggering Knox warranty void? If so and I wanted to install a modded Samsung ROM will this still be safe or will it trip Knox?
Thanks for any suggestions, I'm never normally this cautios about flashing, but I really don't want to screw up my warranty.
Many thanks,
R.

If theres nothing about knox warranty 0/0 in download then u are on old bootloader and safe. Dont know about the custom roms I guess stay away from any mh8 mh5 mgg fw. Im pretty sure they are they fw with new bootloader. But just keep searching round.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

I've just bought a new S4 and it will arrive to my home in this week.... I hope it will arrive without Knox feature so I'd like to understand too what to do and what to not do in order to prevent Knox problems.
I think I'll flash the Google Edition ROM... any suggestions?

Thanks Buddy

Knowing little things about my New Samsung galaxy s4

I have brought my new Samsung galaxy s4 GT-i9505
When i got up to download mode (odin mode)
Then i saw few things which i never saw before..
can any one explain about the details below please .. i don't wanna see any links just i wanted to know in this posts so that i can ask few questions
I have seen something like this.
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-i9505
Current binary: custom
system status : Custom
Knox kernel lock : 0x0
knox warrenty void : 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection : Enable
eMMC Burst mode: Enabled
what's that current binary : custom means, an system status custom means..
and what about write protection : Enable . does it affect anything when flashing stock rom through odin.
and what about eMMC Burst Mode: Enabled ..
Please if anyone that i will be grateful.
sorry for my bad english

nishangrg said:
I have brought my new Samsung galaxy s4 GT-i9505
When i got up to download mode (odin mode)
Then i saw few things which i never saw before..
can any one explain about the details below please .. i don't wanna see any links just i wanted to know in this posts so that i can ask few questions
I have seen something like this.
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-i9505
Current binary: custom
system status : Custom
Knox kernel lock : 0x0
knox warrenty void : 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection : Enable
eMMC Burst mode: Enabled
what's that current binary : custom means, an system status custom means..
and what about write protection : Enable . does it affect anything when flashing stock rom through odin.
and what about eMMC Burst Mode: Enabled ..
Please if anyone that i will be grateful.
sorry for my bad english
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Here you go mate http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832you should Know what Knox warrant void means

Repulsa said:
Here you go mate http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832you should Know what Knox warrant void means
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Thankyou bro but what about ..
eMMC burst mode : enabled
and
write protection mode : enabled
what about these two..

Repulsa said:
Here you go mate http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832you should Know what Knox warrant void means
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Write potecton simply means that this newer version of the galaxhttp://romcook.com/?d=531CB2E216y has............wait fo it...............A LOCKED BOOTLOADER.................. Essentially, you will have to use a software tool to create a checksum hash code for your knox protected bootloaderand ulitmately unlock it. cheers.
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Repulsa said:
Here you go mate http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447832you should Know what Knox warrant void means
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Write potecton simply means that this newer version of the galaxy has............wait fo it...............A LOCKED BOOTLOADER.................. Essentially, you will have to use a software tool to create a checksum hash code for your knox protected bootloaderand ulitmately unlock it. cheers.

nishangrg said:
I have brought my new Samsung galaxy s4 GT-i9505
When i got up to download mode (odin mode)
Then i saw few things which i never saw before..
can any one explain about the details below please .. i don't wanna see any links just i wanted to know in this posts so that i can ask few questions
I have seen something like this.
ODIN MODE
Product Name: GT-i9505
Current binary: custom
system status : Custom
Knox kernel lock : 0x0
knox warrenty void : 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
Write protection : Enable
eMMC Burst mode: Enabled
what's that current binary : custom means, an system status custom means..
and what about write protection : Enable . does it affect anything when flashing stock rom through odin.
and what about eMMC Burst Mode: Enabled ..
Please if anyone that i will be grateful.
sorry for my bad english
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All I can say.
It has been flashed before and is running a custom rom/recovery.
Knox is tripped. Flash binary is tripped.
Knox counter is a one time programmable efuse that cannot be reset anyhow. It can be a warranty void issue in many areas.
Thus you wont be able to use the KNOX containersnow.
Write protection enabled means a locked bootloader. Just simple.
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

Updating Baseband & Firmware to fix issue with CM11

Hi,
There was another post on this but unfortnately they poster did not actually describe what they were doing to fix it, so I am here to try to get help. (link to their post is here)
I am having a dropped call issue (and a camera issue) that I heard might be fixed by updating both the baseband/modem AND that firmware.
So here we go.
When I boot into download mode:
Code:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME : GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: 0x0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x1
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLE
I am completely overwhelmed with what firmware/modem I want to acquire. I live in Norway, and travel to the US a lot. So whatever would be good for that.
Will any of these updates require me to re-root? What is this wifi-fix, do I need to get something like that as well? Is the KNOX warranty 0x1 fixable? Should I flash anything else besides baseband & Firmware? What is bootloader? CSC? PDA?
Thanks for taking some time.

For camera
My DropBox Link
Install this an tap in once..then try opening the camera.
For dropped call issue..
Refer my post here
"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "

Verizon Galaxy S5 bricked?? PLEASE HELP!!!

Verizon Galaxy S5 (SMG900vzkw), I bought the phone already rooted from a friend and it was running KitKat (4.4.4). Tried to update it to Lollipop and now I'm not sure what I've actually done. Can someone please walk me through how to get this phone back to its stock configuration? My plan is to just revert back to stock, use OTA updates and then root it back afterwards. I've always had Motorola phones prior to this galaxy and as I've just found out, the entire update/root process is completely different on a Samsung. I tried to flash the stock firmware using Odin last night but without success. I did find these on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519544&page=3
I downloaded them but I'm not sure if this is what I need or not. Currently when I plug my phone up to my PC the screen reads:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900V
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
REACTIVATION LOCK (KK): OFF
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1
UDC START
Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please use Software Repair Assistant and try again.
I am brand new to this Odin software/process so if could please be very specific on instructions I would really appreciate it. I really hope I haven't ruined this phone. Thanks in advance for any help.

i have the same problem. to get out of Please use Software Repair Assistant download the NK2 kernel and flash it in odin. Still looking for a solution to get it out of softbrike...............

Assuming you haven't already screwed it up already, DON'T DO THIS. You will lock your bootloader on PB1, which is unrecoverable. Go download the latest NCG firmware from SamMobile and use FlashFire to flash a pre-rooted Lollipop ROM. Or CyanogenMod, if you have a 15 chip.

N9005 Cannot Flash Stock ROM

HI,
Im trying to load a stock firmware onto my 32GB N9005 Note 3, but its failing when the flash starts.
I downloaded a HK version of 5.0 ([247616]»˝–«_N9005_N9005ZSUGOL1_÷–π˙œ„∏€(TGY)_5.0.20160317183141.tar) , and it fails at some security check at the start ( Fail(Auth).
Id like to do one of 2 things:
1) Figure out how to fix the security problem so i can load the stock 5.0 on to it
or
2) I also downloaded the stock 4.4.2 , but its not in a tar.... its come in a folder with 6 files.
AP_xxxxxx.tar
BL_xxxxxxx.tar
CP_xxxxxxxx.tar
CSC_xxxxxxxx.tar
HLTE_HKTW_OPEN_16GB.pit
HLTE_HKTW_OPEN_32GB.pit
Can i use odin to flash the 4 files in 1 go to update to the stock version?
The phone was bought from China about a while ago, and its currently running a version of 4.4.4. It looks to me like its running a custom ROM, which was preinstalled from the dodgy place i bought it from, details are below:
Baseband: N9005XXUGNG1
Build Number: DONGCHAO.A429
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-2593013
[email protected] #1
Friday Nov 28 14:31:10 KST 2014
Hardware 1.06
Philz Touch also installed.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
G

In donwload mode is there reactivation lock: on?
Sent from my GT-N7000

Rosli59564 said:
In donwload mode is there reactivation lock: on?
Sent from my GT-N7000
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Im not sure how to tell.
When i enter download mode i see:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N900P
CURRENT BINARY : CUSTOM
SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM
KNOW WARRANTY VOID: 0x1 (2)
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE )CSB_
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A3, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
UDC START
Its interesting the product name is not matching my expectation. do all sm-n9005 show sm-n900p in download mode?
G

I guess the mb has been changed. It's not n9005 anymore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3382039
Sent from my GT-N7000

It's not an N9005. It's an N900P therefore download an N900P version of the firmware.

In case anyone wonders in the future what happened with this.... I basically gave up. Something has obviously been reworked on the phone, into a state that i'm pretty unhappy with messing with. I don't need to update it enough to push on, seems like the chances to kill it, or find myself with a phone that no longer supports lte, are too high.
Top tip: When you're buying from China.... you never get what you expect.
G

Rosli59564 said:
In donwload mode is there reactivation lock: on?
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If lock is on, there is no chance to flash new recovery? I stuck with one phone, buddy of mine gave me some old note3, with samsung account and reactivation on, so I wonder if this is new shiny door holder or I can actually install something?

Did you try installing a stock ROM from sammobile.com? Not sure if flashing an older or newer ROM will make a difference.
Apparently, there are methods to bypass the lock.