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I wanted to get myself a desire and see the future of myself rooting
Because the warranty is 2 yrs, I am wondering if rooting my phone would void the warranty ? Am i able to claim warranty after root ?
Is there a way to reverse the rooting ? and what is tat ?
Sorry for my Newb ques,
Urgent in need of answer dint search threads =)
Thanks
Yes there is a way of unrooting your phone rooting the phone will void your warranty but this can be undone if you can unroot your phone. Be warned certain desires cannot be unrooted.
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I was trying to root my friends s3 and I accidentally installed the root files for my note 2 that I had rooted earlier today . The s3 will not boot, cant get recovery or download. Is there any way I can fix this ?
thanks
If the rooting method for the Note 2 is using a kernel and that's what you used on the sgs3, then you are bricked and will need to send it out to get it JTagged.
Yep, you're pretty much hosed. Jtag or warranty are your only options. And since you were flashing a rom you voided the warranty.
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i was able to get into the oden/dl and was able to re flash it. All is good with the world again..
thanks all for the quick replies
You are one lucky dude
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Hi guys,
I have samsung note 2 N7100
Android version 4.1.2
I am just looking around and I see loads of stuff about rooting, I came from Apple iPhones coz they are **** now lol and i have jailbroken all my devices. Had my note 2 for few months now but I am worried if i root it I will loose my warranty and might mess up my phone....
I seen the tutorials and it looks really easy but lets say down the line I want to un-root my device, could I leave no trace of the device being rooted?
I had to replace my old note 2 and it was rooted i managed to un root it but the benefit was that I work in the phone shop and I replaced it.
SHOULD I ROOT THE DEVICE?
WHAT BENEFITS WILL I GET?
Cheers guy
p.s. love the community here!
Hi,
Even without root, the Note 2 is still beast.
But with all these customizations, tweaks, improvement going on in the development threads, it's a GO.
Plus, you can unroot easily anytime you have a computer.
Cheers!
First of all! Welcome to the family
Well here's what! Rooting your device is basically allowing your phone to run apps and do special operations that it cannot normally do and also flash custom roms. If anyone else can help with a reply that will be awesome. Just go through the step by step process in either this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696 or this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956.
For more understanding, watch videos on youtube on the terms: rooting, custom Rom and custom recovery. If anyone can help it would be appreciated!
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here is a good tutorial to root without changing your counter ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930418
Don't be a puss and root. May the force be with u....
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You have nothing to loose but more to gain
Well it's upto you. You'd get a HELL lot more of options with a rooted devices than unrooted. Personally, I find absolutely no reason not to root, and it would be such a waste to not unlock the full potential of this beast. It's an awesome device as it is, but it's even awesome-er when your root
If u rooted the phone or not .. u will never use ur warranty ...
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device : note2
ROM : testing
kernel : testing
modem : XXDLK7
recovery : TWRP
It's easy to remove all evidence of rooting if you ever need to. Still I don't think you should rush into it if your uncertain. There are benefits I've gained from rooting though nothing I couldn't live without. To some extent I've been rooting for so long it's just a habit now, I'm just used to having it, but even if I didn't have it on this phone I'd be happy with it.
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LukeC88 said:
Hi guys,
SHOULD I ROOT THE DEVICE?
WHAT BENEFITS WILL I GET?
Cheers guy
p.s. love the community here!
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If you know valid reason to root your device then root it, don't rush for fun or experiments. when you find some stuffs needs root that is must for you then go and root, but read couple of times before it.
dirtydeangelo said:
If u rooted the phone or not .. u will never use ur warranty ...
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I don't getting you. If you saying rooting voids warranty then
This is purely misguiding statement
I have rooted device and i still have warranty, what is wrong ?
dr.ketan said:
If you know valid reason to root your device then root it, don't rush for fun or experiments. when you find some stuffs needs root that is must for you then go and root, but read couple of times before it.
I don't getting you. If you saying rooting voids warranty then
This is purely misguiding statement
I have rooted device and i still have warranty, what is wrong ?
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Nothing is wrong ... from my experience with phones I had never use the warranty
At all
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device : note2
ROM : testing
kernel : testing
modem : XXDLK7
recovery : TWRP
dirtydeangelo said:
Nothing is wrong ... from my experience with phones I had never use the warranty
At all
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ROM : testing
kernel : testing
modem : XXDLK7
recovery : TWRP
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Me neither. However it's a fact that a small number of units shipped will develop a fault. If you're going to put big money into a phone line the Note 2 then it's not unnatural to want assurance that you are going to have protection if you are one of the unlucky ones.
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dr.ketan said:
I have rooted device and i still have warranty, what is wrong ?
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Warranty is always a question of time.
The advantage of rooting is difficult to explain to everyone who is doubting about that.
For me rooting is something that should not be necessary.
There are many users that will never use root access even when it is available.
But there are thoughts that root access will lead to problems or misuse.
For me root access is usefull in some cases. For example to install Whatsapp on tablets with wifi-only.
Not a question of advantages and disadvantages of Root OR how it is helpful
I mean to say You can claim warranty even you have device rooted with flash counter 0.
2 main reasons for me :
- Blocking ads
- backing up my entire phone.
You can't do that without root.
Now that my phone is rooted i've done other changes like installing the aosp camera to use photosphere and CWM to backup and install zip easier.
But I keep stock rom with stock kernel, with this phone there is no need to change it to my mind.
With root you can put any tiers application in the multi windows right?
You can also disable bloatware or freeze them with greenify.
The only thing is missing with is the undervolt settings. That's why I'm already in custom kernel/ROM.
But when 4.2.2 goes out I'll certainly go back stock ROM which i hope, will increase battery life.
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dr.ketan said:
Not a question of advantages and disadvantages of Root OR how it is helpful
I mean to say You can claim warranty even you have device rooted with flash counter 0.
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Not in the good ole United States of America (but there is more too this?)
If you purchase a Samsung Galaxy Note II (or any other phone) from a Authorized Dealer, it comes with one year warranty and guarteneed warranty per terms of that dealers contract. If you unlock/root/flash, whatever, you break that contract because of something YOU did, not the Authorized Dealer, therefore, they are not responsible for it, YOU are.
Now, as someone that has unlocked/rooted/flashed MANY phones over the years, every set of instructions I have every read.....1. Explains the above first. 2. Immediately explains to read ALL the instructions first and understand them before you attempt anything. 3. Explains THEY are not responsible if you brick your phone. 4. They always give detailed instructions (or link to them) a. How to put it back to stock and b. Lastly, DO NOT TAKE PHONE BACK TO DEALER ROOTED!!!
Now, with that said, I (we) in America have T.E.P. (Total Equiptment Protection) that I pay $11.00USD a month. This insurance is in case I lose my phone, its stolen, I drop in bathtub, run over with car.............I pay a deductible ($150.00USD I think) and they give me a new phone.
Now, these are two different things. During the initial warranty period, If I have SDS, I take it back to Authorized Dealer, fix my s**t! After Warranty, period, I send it back to insurance company, pay deductible, and either they send you a new one OR send you a agreed upon compatable device!
Cheers!!!
For me rooting was a must for directory bind. As has been said blocking ads is essential greenify good and the increase Volume mod was also a god send.
However on the downside I've lost sky go.
I rooted my Samsung day 2 and wouldn't turn back. Iv undervolted getting 2 days out of my battery. Root is awesome.
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Can I root and keep everything stock and get ota updates? That would be perfect because I really dislike custom roms. I've got the 4G version.
Hey guys, this is my first post on the forums, and forgive me if I am posting in the wrong section and if I am, please let me know where to post this question, thanks in advanced.
So I am one of the very many who are unfortunate enough to have android 4.3 On my Note 2, and then I was stupid enough to r00t it. So in turn, my knox count went from a nice 0x0 to an ugly 0x1.
So i did some reading and from what I understood, Sammy can reset it themselves but say goodbye to the warranty. I just got off the phone from a local cell phone repair shop, and the guy told me that he can reset it for me for 50 dollars.
My question is, should I trust this guy and have him reset it for me? Is he actually going to reset it? Or will he just hide it so the knox 0x1 doesnt even show at all?
My goal is to simply get the phone in a state where I can get it replaced under warranty, and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Again, forgive me if I broke any rules.
Sammy clearly can reset this counter...but I've yet to see any method posted from the development community...
Therefore...I'm Leary of the promises out there...g
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gregsarg said:
Sammy clearly can reset this counter...but I've yet to see any method posted from the development community...
Therefore...I'm Leary of the promises out there...g
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+1
I agree
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Yeah, I am suspicious kinda myself. I was wondering maybe these cell phone repair shops have a special tool they order from sammy or something. Cuz the guy was very confident when he answered me and said "yeah We can do that for you and restore the warranty", it was almost as if he had done it a million times.
Anyways Ill wait a bit and ask around some more, thanks for the information though
if the repair guy is an samsung authorized guy then maybe he could. but if hes not then save your money and wait till devs on here have a way to do it. this way you know your not just geting scammed.
If his company had a deal with Samsung then he can reset the knox counter. I my last meeting with Samsung they stated we would be able to reset the corporate phones we are thinking about buying for my company in our own IT department, to avoid having to send them out to Samsung.
As I have said before knox is installed to keep employees from modding corporate phones. To the average consumer it means nothing.
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^^^^^^^^^
Well get on with it and inform us about the "gizmo" or whatever samsung give your IT dept.
Then there may be $3k, or a chunk of it on the way to you.
theunderling said:
^^^^^^^^^
Well get on with it and inform us about the "gizmo" or whatever samsung give your IT dept.
Then there may be $3k, or a chunk of it on the way to you.
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Okay I got s new update on the whole Knox thing.
Samsung has confirmed it can be reset. Knox begin tripped effect the software of the phone only it does not trip an actual hardware fuse. However we are now being told that we will not be allowed to have the software because it might compromise the integrity of Knox for them to let other companies have it.
Do to this I asked a few more specific questions regarding the future of the phone once Knox has been tripped.
I can confirm that this does not void a physical damage warranty unless there is proof that the phones kernel has been modified. Not sure how they could tell but that's what they said.
Also I can confirm that it will not effect your devices ability to upgrade to new android versions when they come out. However when the upgrade comes out it will not be able to install the Knox portion of the upgrade. As long as Knox is tripped it will not reinstall on the device.
I can also confirm that the device will continue to operate normally with Knox tripped. Knox is designed to keep a small portion of the device compartmentalize, once tripped it removes that compartment and formats it into the rest of the device.
This is all per a Samsung 4 Business rep as of this morning.
They were actually pretty straight forward and open about it.
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Thanks for the info.But you seem to have been told 2 totally contrasting stories,which makes me suspicious.Did the guy know that most,if not all private users want to remove knox,opposed to hack it or the like.They could potentially lose more private customers than gaining ones from business sector.
It seems to me you voided your warranty when you rooted it. Every rooting thread I ever saw states this.
Yeah rooting kills the warranty, but Im hoping by doing triangle away and making everything else look official, ill try to blame the 0x1 I got on hardware issues, since I truly do have a camera issue and a network bar issue, ill just say I called a Sammy rep and they took me through a procedure and this is what happened, ill see what happens
Updated:
See my post on the next page for a link to getting your Knox flag reset by performing a bootloader downgrade...g
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gregsarg said:
Triangle away will not remove the unofficial flag from recovery once the 4.3 official bootloader is flashed...
At least it won't on mine...(tested it just for kicks)
They are gonna ask about it if they see the binary change...and for sure on Knox...
Honesty perhaps ??
After all...you did root the phone and void your warranty...not them...g
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im hoping the guys i give my phone to are a bunch of stupid people, kinda like when i took my eyefone back to appel it was ja1lbr0ken and they replaced it under warranty anyways
I dont expect them to replace my sammy phone, im just giving it a shot cuz the phone doesnt work anyways
after triangle away i made it look official as possible (attached pic) plus stock 4.3 rom, ill blame knox 1 trip it on hardware or faulty motherboard
see what happens, again i dont expect them to help me but ill see
odis905 said:
Hey guys, this is my first post on the forums, and forgive me if I am posting in the wrong section and if I am, please let me know where to post this question, thanks in advanced.
So I am one of the very many who are unfortunate enough to have android 4.3 On my Note 2, and then I was stupid enough to r00t it. So in turn, my knox count went from a nice 0x0 to an ugly 0x1.
So i did some reading and from what I understood, Sammy can reset it themselves but say goodbye to the warranty. I just got off the phone from a local cell phone repair shop, and the guy told me that he can reset it for me for 50 dollars.
My question is, should I trust this guy and have him reset it for me? Is he actually going to reset it? Or will he just hide it so the knox 0x1 doesnt even show at all?
My goal is to simply get the phone in a state where I can get it replaced under warranty, and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Again, forgive me if I broke any rules.
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I suspect he can get cheap mainboards.
someone says.... you can try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486346&page=93
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Originally Posted by Qobok View Post
If someone has a knoxed device please try the followings:
1) Flash via odin the latest firmware you had before rooting or tripping knox flag.
2) After the phone turns on go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
Wait for the phone to boot.
Go to recovery and check if the knox flag is 0x0 if is not 0x0, restart the phone and go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
And for the guy who created this thread send the money to this or this.
newxdabie said:
someone says.... you can try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486346&page=93
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Originally Posted by Qobok View Post
If someone has a knoxed device please try the followings:
1) Flash via odin the latest firmware you had before rooting or tripping knox flag.
2) After the phone turns on go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
Wait for the phone to boot.
Go to recovery and check if the knox flag is 0x0 if is not 0x0, restart the phone and go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
And for the guy who created this thread send the money to this or this.
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have you/some one tested is it working ??? because at my work they are requesting for encrypted devices....
newxdabie said:
someone says.... you can try...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486346&page=93
Quote:
Originally Posted by Qobok View Post
If someone has a knoxed device please try the followings:
1) Flash via odin the latest firmware you had before rooting or tripping knox flag.
2) After the phone turns on go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
Wait for the phone to boot.
Go to recovery and check if the knox flag is 0x0 if is not 0x0, restart the phone and go to Settings/Accounts/Backup and reset -> Factory data reset -> confirm.
And for the guy who created this thread send the money to this or this.
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Updated:
See the link on the next page for a Knox free bootloader fix....g
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52362019
Knox reset now possible on Note3 Exynos. Hope to see it on GN2 soon.
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smeet.somaiya said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52362019
Knox reset now possible on Note3 Exynos. Hope to see it on GN2 soon.
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Bootloader downgrade is now possible for note 2...see link on next page. ..g
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ShrekOpher said:
Okay I got s new update on the whole Knox thing.
Samsung has confirmed it can be reset. Knox begin tripped effect the software of the phone only it does not trip an actual hardware fuse. However we are now being told that we will not be allowed to have the software because it might compromise the integrity of Knox for them to let other companies have it.
Do to this I asked a few more specific questions regarding the future of the phone once Knox has been tripped.
I can confirm that this does not void a physical damage warranty unless there is proof that the phones kernel has been modified. Not sure how they could tell but that's what they said.
Also I can confirm that it will not effect your devices ability to upgrade to new android versions when they come out. However when the upgrade comes out it will not be able to install the Knox portion of the upgrade. As long as Knox is tripped it will not reinstall on the device.
I can also confirm that the device will continue to operate normally with Knox tripped. Knox is designed to keep a small portion of the device compartmentalize, once tripped it removes that compartment and formats it into the rest of the device.
This is all per a Samsung 4 Business rep as of this morning.
They were actually pretty straight forward and open about it.
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Is this only true of the Note II?
Hello everyone!
I thought I bought a unlocked phone from Fry's electronics! but it ended up as a AT&T SGH-i317 Galaxy note 2
I tried to take it back but they said the only way it to buy an international phone??
what I got is a Galaxy note 2 SGH-i317 AT&T android version 4.1.2
can anyone tell me the very best way to root this phone and the best custom recovery app for this phone and also
is there a stable or should I say the best reliable rom to use for this phone
I can see all the post for all this for this phone but I wish to only do this once
and not like all the apps I did on my old htc evo 4g
Thanks for all the help and advice
Bill
Rooting
yes I have gone through and have read all the post I can about rooting this Samsung Galaxy note 2 SGH-i317
I see two ways of rooting
1 using the program Odin
2 ExynosAbuse-v1.40
3 then there is this one here http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...s/247891-t-guide-how-root-unroot-t-note2.html
I am sure there are other way I have seen on the web. But then we read about this knox thing about rooting
then ExynosAbuse says that way is the most secure way, safe from hackers
does this mean the other ways of rooting open your phone up for hackers to get in??
I am SORRY I can not write code I am not a computer or cell phone geek (brainy person in the computer world)
but I do not wish to brick, mess up my new phone!
So I am here to ask the question what is the best way to root and why
my aim is to get rid of the AT&T stuff I also would like to install a custom recovery / boot loader and a stable custom rom
on my Galaxy note 2! like I had with my old phone htc evo 4g
but from what I have read on the web it seem the Samsung phones have issues with rooting then the htc evo 4g did
so my I politely ask for help and information on this rooting of the Galaxy Note 2
to me so far number 3 from about seems good but then for safety I got to go number 2 from above??
HELP PLEASE
Bill
Root is done
well I rooted my phone as I have gotten no advice from here allot of peek-a-boos I see
I tried the Odin way but I kept getting a c++ error from both of my computers and the program had to be shut down?? oh well
then I tried the Skipsoft toolkit and that got it done
now is there any one out here that is a rom installing maniac?? Could you tell me please what rom out there that is fully functional and
stable like the stock rom on this Samsung galaxy not 2 SGH-i317 is!
my reason is to have a clean system on my phone with no AT&T gunk while I am on T mobile service
is there any help or advice for this or am I posting to dead air
Bill
Use CF auto root....found in the development section under the same name...
Verify that you are using root for the 4.1.2 firmware..and done...
Don't use those odd root methods or you'll have issues...
CF auto root is the root standard for this device...
Once rooted...you will want to flash a custom recovery and make a full nandroid backup of the device...(I use TWRP recovery...but you can use CWM as well without issue)
Both recoveries are also available in the development section in their respective threads ...
Store that backup on PC so you don't lose it to bad sd cards or deletion...
And do "NOT" upgrade your bootloader....or you'll never be able to go back to pure stock later if desired...
Read read read...and go slowly for comprehension...
Happy flashing....g
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