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General Info After installing Officail 4.3

I have done some testing of ROM's and Radios and I am posting my results here. Sorry I am starting a new thread on this but the 4.3 is all over the place with what is said and what is not said.
First Just so it is known where I am testing From.
Samsung Galaxy III Rooted and Running DocHoliday 4.3 no KNOX and no CIQ, rooted. Warranty Bit not tripped.
Installed Official 4.3 ROM from Sam Mobile Warranty Bit Not Tripped
Went to root with Odin root66. Odin failed Warranty Bit tripped and has remain tripped.
So now as for the testing I have done with ROMs and Modems
ROM..................Modem.................Modem Working
MJC...................MJC ....................Yes
MD5...................MD5.....................No
MD5...................MJC.....................Yes
LJC....................LJC......................No
LJC....................MJC.....................Yes
I tried to one click ODIN LJA but would not Odin
So it appears Once you put in the Official 4.3 ROM from Samsung you cannot change the bootloader and the only radio that will work is the MJC. You cannot Odin any ROM besides the official 4.3 once you have already had the Offical 4.3 installed (this may not include future ROMS like the 4.4).
You can flash any ROM from a zip file but you will have to use the MJC modem.
You can Odin recoveries TWRP and CWM or use the TWRP and CWM Respective Managers. I have used both recovery managers and they both work for installing recoveries.
I hope this clears up some things for some people and helps some.
For people who are haveing a hard time with installing and reseting a counter I have a step by step below.
1. In Odin Flash (twrp 2.6.3.0)
2. Use adb to reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery)
3. Flash custom rom (T999_4.3_UVUEMJC_deodexed2.zip)
4. Flash custom Kernel (T999_AT&T_UCUEMJ2_Insecure_kernel.zip)
5. Installed and used 'Triangle Away' to reset Custom Binary Counter to 0 (Optional)
6. Use Odin to flash official MJC ROM (Grabbed from SAMMOBILE.COM)
Phone is back to stock and working, It still has the 'Warranty Bit 1' set though.

toeshot said:
I have done some testing of ROM's and Radios and I am posting my results here. Sorry I am starting a new thread on this but the 4.3 is all over the place with what is said and what is not said.
First Just so it is known where I am testing From.
Samsung Galaxy III Rooted and Running DocHoliday 4.3 no KNOX and no CIQ, rooted. Warranty Bit not tripped.
Installed Official 4.3 ROM from Sam Mobile Warranty Bit Not Tripped
Went to root with Odin root66. Odin failed Warranty Bit tripped and has remain tripped.
So now as for the testing I have done with ROMs and Modems
ROM..................Modem.................Modem Working
MJC...................MJC ....................Yes
MD5...................MD5.....................No
MD5...................MJC.....................Yes
LJC....................LJC......................No
LJC....................MJC.....................Yes
I tried to one click ODIN LJA but would not Odin
So it appears Once you put in the Official 4.3 ROM from Samsung you cannot change the bootloader and the only radio that will work is the MJC. You cannot Odin any ROM besides the official 4.3 once you have already had the Offical 4.3 installed (this may not include future ROMS like the 4.4).
You can flash any ROM from a zip file but you will have to use the MJC modem.
You can Odin recoveries TWRP and CWM or use the TWRP and CWM Respective Managers. I have used both recovery managers and they both work for installing recoveries.
I hope this clears up some things for some people and helps some.
For people who are haveing a hard time with installing and reseting a counter I have a step by step below.
1. In Odin Flash (twrp 2.6.3.0)
2. Use adb to reboot recovery (adb reboot recovery)
3. Flash custom rom (T999_4.3_UVUEMJC_deodexed2.zip)
4. Flash custom Kernel (T999_AT&T_UCUEMJ2_Insecure_kernel.zip)
5. Installed and used 'Triangle Away' to reset Custom Binary Counter to 0 (Optional)
6. Use Odin to flash official MJC ROM (Grabbed from SAMMOBILE.COM)
Phone is back to stock and working, It still has the 'Warranty Bit 1' set though.
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With the S4 for Tmobile , Ive tried this method, Knox does not allow any kind of write to thhe phone using odin.
It says FAIL every time. Triangle gone also us useless.
WHat samsung has done is placed a set of rules in the bootloader which checks teh phone to see if it fits samsungs rules as a legitimate rom, modem and kernel.
If your phone doesnt have a match for any of these it wont let anything install.
For me, I cant install a 4.3 factory rom. Somehow knox knows Im nolonger factory and now will not let me go BACK to factory. It makes me stay out of warranty so I cant get a refund or any warranty work.
I can install some custom roms but some dont work. It has something to do with the kernels they use. It seems there must be certain requirements knox needs to allow installs and this also is dependent of whether your phone was rooted before or after knox was installed.

nickcaper said:
With the S4 for Tmobile , Ive tried this method, Knox does not allow any kind of write to thhe phone using odin.
It says FAIL every time. Triangle gone also us useless.
WHat samsung has done is placed a set of rules in the bootloader which checks teh phone to see if it fits samsungs rules as a legitimate rom, modem and kernel.
If your phone doesnt have a match for any of these it wont let anything install.
For me, I cant install a 4.3 factory rom. Somehow knox knows Im nolonger factory and now will not let me go BACK to factory. It makes me stay out of warranty so I cant get a refund or any warranty work.
I can install some custom roms but some dont work. It has something to do with the kernels they use. It seems there must be certain requirements knox needs to allow installs and this also is dependent of whether your phone was rooted before or after knox was installed.
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When you say it fails, is it Odin that says fail or will the phone won't boot? when I odin the official 4.3 ROM it says it fails at the end but the ROM actually installs and runs.
Have you tried booting the ROM after a failed attempt? I would be curious to know if it works or not. Wish I had a S4 to test with

OK folks, in order to keep this thread as tidy as possible, going to link and close this one..
Please go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2561670

Super Problem!!! Need help quick please!

Ok I think I'm really f*cked.
I had installed ProBAM 1.2.4 but because I had some serious problems with data loss and not making backups properly I decided to flash official 4.1.2 and then root+install recovery and install Phoenix ROM. After trying to install the 4.1.2 from SamMobile for my carrier(Cosmote GR) using dr.ketan's instructions for stock ROM ODIN said failed. Then my phone booted up and It said something like "Corrupt Android upgrade please use emergency install using Kies". So I installed Kies, followed the instructions and my phone finally booted up, all working! Now here's the problem. I opened settings and it said I had Android 4.3(it also prompted me to make a new update/OTA). So what I want is:
*How can I downgrade to official 4.1.2? I dont care about warranty.
"*How can I reset KNOX WARRANTY AVOID: 1" ? Or at least how can I root 4.3 without tripping KNOX so that I install custom recovery and install new ROM?
Thanks in advance, really need help quick.

You and me again
1. After official update to 4.3 via Kies, afaik no more downgrade to 4.1.2 cause you flashed knox-enabled bootloader too. (Check this!)
2. At this moment there is nothing known to reset knox-counter
3. Knox counter has tripped already, therefor I recommend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531965 to root.
Stay cool and now you are in the same situation as most people here: You can test as many custom roms as you like.

Androidwizzard said:
You and me again
1. After official update to 4.3 via Kies, afaik no more downgrade to 4.1.2 cause you flashed knox-enabled bootloader too. (Check this!)
2. At this moment there is nothing known to reset knox-counter
3. Knox counter has tripped already, therefor I recommend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531965 to root.
Stay cool and now you are in the same situation as most people here: You can test as many custom roms as you like.
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@Androidwizzard YOU ARE THE MAN!!! OMG you are SOOOOO helpful!! I love when members here are soo nice and helpful to others Anyway tomorrow I will try rooting my phone using that method(I will first for to service to replace the screen like I told you ) but now after reading so many knox threads I'm confused. Here's my question. After rooting and installing Philz recovery, can I flash MJ5 Bootloader and then Phoenix ROM? I want a KNOX free ROM Thanks again

Please check your bootloader with the app z-device, cause I think after that kies-update you should have a newer BL than MJ5 and then downgrading the BL is impossible, don't even try that (in many threads you can read about that failure!)
With the newer BL you can flash all roms 4.3+ here without even thinking about wifi and so on.

Androidwizzard said:
Please check your bootloader with the app z-device, cause I think after that kies-update you should have a newer BL than MJ5 and then downgrading the BL is impossible, don't even try that (in many threads you can read about that failure!)
With the newer BL you can flash all roms 4.3+ here without even thinking about wifi and so on.
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@Androidwizzard Heres what I got from z-device test
https://imageshack.com/i/0wn8lep and https://imageshack.com/i/ngyrblp
So after rooting I can flash any 4.3+ ROM without problems? And how to remove KNOX?

As I have told you: It is a newer BL! (Trying to downgrade will end in bootloop and errors).
And as mentioned in Post #2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531965
for me the best and easy way to root and deknox :good: if you are sure, that knox-count is x1

Androidwizzard said:
As I have told you: It is a newer BL! (Trying to downgrade will end in bootloop and errors).
And as mentioned in Post #2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531965
for me the best and easy way to root and deknox :good: if you are sure, that knox-count is x1
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@Androidwizzard So first I flash Philz recovery with ODIN and then boot into recovery and flash dr.ketan's aroma tool to root and deKNOX right? Do I have to DeKNOX everytime I flash a new ROM or just once?

You do it only one time, cause custom roms are deknoxed :good:
In the moment you have an official rom with knox.

Androidwizzard said:
You do it only one time, cause custom roms are deknoxed :good:
In the moment you have an official rom with knox.
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@Androidwizzard Soo(sorry for being annoying :/) Flash Philz with odin->Flash dr.ketan's tool with recovery->Root->DeKNOX->Flash Phoenix ROM

NickVXD said:
@Androidwizzard Soo(sorry for being annoying :/) Flash Philz with odin->Flash dr.ketan's tool with recovery->Root->DeKNOX->Flash Phoenix ROM
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Well not really 100% sure, you need to deknox with the tool, if you flash a custom rom immediatly, but it won't be wrong, so do it that way.

[Q] 4.2.2 Roms after Knox is tripped?

So I recently used CF Autoroot to root my T-Mobile GS3 SGH-T999 and I heard that if you try to downgrade to android versions before 4.3 your phone will be hard bricked. So with my knox counter tripped I was wondering can I flash a rom that is on 4.2.2 I want to flash the MIUI rom. Thanks in advance.

You can flash any custom Rom via Custom Recovery. Nothing bad will happen as they have only Rom and Kernel.
However just never flash Pre-4.3 Samsung firmwares via Odin. Those contain the older bootloader. If you tried to flash older bootloader, you get hardbrick.

Perseus71 said:
You can flash any custom Rom via Custom Recovery. Nothing bad will happen as they have only Rom and Kernel.
However just never flash Pre-4.3 Samsung firmwares via Odin. Those contain the older bootloader. If you tried to flash older bootloader, you get hardbrick.
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Thanks for the answer been wanting to try MIUI for so long was scared of hard brick

Quxus said:
So I recently used CF Autoroot to root my T-Mobile GS3 SGH-T999 and I heard that if you try to downgrade to android versions before 4.3 your phone will be hard bricked. So with my knox counter tripped I was wondering can I flash a rom that is on 4.2.2 I want to flash the MIUI rom. Thanks in advance.
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I know to get rid of the trip count I used triangle away. I installed, opened the app, followed the set up, reboot and count was back to zero.

[Q] help- rooting problem

hey guys,
I need help asap! I tried using the video on this website to root my tmobile S4. I downloaded Kies, Odin 3.07, ROOT_M919UVUAMDL.zip, and CWM as recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.2-jfltetmo.tar, I did NOT install triangle away( i forgot). I went through the steps and passed in Odin. then, when I pulled the battery and booted in CWM i couldnt find the file so i went to the store to buy a sdcard. when I came home i re-ran through Odin and found the root zip on the external sdcard. I successfully installed the root zip and clicked reboot. my problem arose when it showed a "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING" in red, and a "SET WARANTY BIT: KERNEL" in yellow. it seems to be frozen in this screen and i can only use the CWM and Download mode. I have tried re-using Odin .
Please help!!

That's an old root method. You can either
1) flash a custom ROM and go about your business
2) Odin back to stock firmware and root with cf-auto root or towelroot
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

serio22 said:
That's an old root method. You can either
1) flash a custom ROM and go about your business
2) Odin back to stock firmware and root with cf-auto root or towelroot
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
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I'm sorry, I'm a Noob. but 1) where can I get a custom ROM and how do i apply it? 2) can you elaborate on your #2?

scott560 said:
I'm sorry, I'm a Noob. but 1) where can I get a custom ROM and how do i apply it? 2) can you elaborate on your #2?
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1) You can find tons of Custom ROMs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
You usually flash them to your phone via a Custom Recovery such as CWM or TWRP. Or, is some cases you can use ODIN. Read, Read, Read, Read before your flash. It is very easy to do, but you need to understand what you are doing. All Custom ROMs come pre-rooted.
2) You can download a stock ROM from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Or, you can use Kies to download and install the most recent firmware for your phone.
TowelRoot is a new option for rooting stock ROMs that are version 4.4.2 (KitKat). This method of rooting doesn't trip the Knox flag.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwMs8JPBhE
Rob

rlichtefeld said:
1) You can find tons of Custom ROMs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
You flash them to your phone via ODIN. Read, Read, Read, Read before your flash. It is very easy to do, but you need to understand what you are doing. All Custom ROMs come pre-rooted.
2) You can download a stock ROM from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Or, you can use Kies to download and install the most recent firmware for your phone.
TowelRoot is a new option for rooting stock ROMs that are version 4.4.2 (KitKat). This method of rooting doesn't trip the Knox flag.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwMs8JPBhE
Rob
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Thanks for replying however, you do not flash custom ROMs via Odin, you need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm.. Stock firmware you do flash via Odin.. And their Knox flag is already tripped, wouldn't matter

serio22 said:
Thanks for replying however, you do not flash custom ROMs via Odin, you need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm.. Stock firmware you do flash via Odin.. And their Knox flag is already tripped, wouldn't matter
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Thanks for correcting me that most of the time you flash Custom ROMs via a Custom Recovery on the S4.
But, if I'm not mistaken you can flash Custom ROMs via ODIN as long as in the right format and you select the correct partition.
However, most of my Custom ROM history is with a HTC device, so I may be mistaken.

rlichtefeld said:
Thanks for correcting me that most of the time you flash Custom ROMs via a Custom Recovery on the S4.
But, if I'm not mistaken you can flash Custom ROMs via ODIN as long as in the right format and you select the correct partition.
However, most of my Custom ROM history is with a HTC device, so I may be mistaken.
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It is possible but 99% of custom ROMs are not made to be flashed with Odin, in the past two years I've only seen about 1. And it is also inconvenient

[Q] What is the best & safest rooting method

Hi everyone.
Is there any way to root the Note 2 N7100 on Samsung official firmware Kitkat without tripping Knox. ??
My bootloader is ND4
My baseband is ND3
My PDA is ND4
If there is a safe method, what is it ...
I tried TR but got that my device is not supported.
My Knox is 0x0
If there isn't & I must trip Knox to root, so what's the best & safest method for rooting my N7100?? My warranty is gone long time ago anyway.
And if I'm gonna trip Knox so I prefer to have a custom recovery, what should I use? I thought of TWRP but found some complaining that 2.8.6 caused loss of signal... What should I use??
One more question, please.
Will rooting my phone & tripping Knox prevent future OTA update to the long awaited official Samsung Lollipop??
If the answer is yes is there a way around it ?? Will I be able to flash it by Odin after getting it from any where like Sammobile ?
Sorry for being long & Thanks

zoghrob said:
Hi everyone.
Is there any way to root the Note 2 N7100 on Samsung official firmware Kitkat without tripping Knox. ??
My bootloader is ND4
My baseband is ND3
My PDA is ND4
If there is a safe method, what is it ...
I tried TR but got that my device is not supported.
My Knox is 0x0
If there isn't & I must trip Knox to root, so what's the best & safest method for rooting my N7100?? My warranty is gone long time ago anyway.
And if I'm gonna trip Knox so I prefer to have a custom recovery, what should I use? I thought of TWRP but found some complaining that 2.8.6 caused loss of signal... What should I use??
One more question, please.
Will rooting my phone & tripping Knox prevent future OTA update to the long awaited official Samsung Lollipop??
If the answer is yes is there a way around it ?? Will I be able to flash it by Odin after getting it from any where like Sammobile ?
Sorry for being long & Thanks
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Just root it as posted in sticky thread.
You don't have warranty, so just don't bother. Use odin, root and install recovery, then rom.
You can flash stock rom via odin if you want, you can install custom roms via recovery.
I'm using TWRP for 2 years and never had any problem. You can also use Philz. For normal user it doesn't really matter.

yaro666 said:
Just root it as posted in sticky thread.
You don't have warranty, so just don't bother. Use odin, root and install recovery, then rom.
You can flash stock rom via odin if you want, you can install custom roms via recovery.
I'm using TWRP for 2 years and never had any problem. You can also use Philz. For normal user it doesn't really matter.
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Thank you very much for your help.
Actually I found no sticky threads for rooting 4.4.2. Most of the sticky threads are dating since 2012 with 4.1.2 & 4.3.
However by searching I found 2 threads for 4.4.2, one of them is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767604
This one uses CF-auto-root... but no mention about any custom recovery. Will I lose root or mess things up if I install TWRP after that??
The other thread is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730764
This one uses the typical steps that I know, custom recovery then SuperSU. But it uses Philz recovery. Can I substitute it with TWRP??
Thank you for your help & patience.

The most important question: Why do you want to root?
If you like to flash a custom rom no need for root, any custom recovery - TWRP or CWM - flashed with Odin will do.

Androidwizzard said:
The most important question: Why do you want to root?
If you like to flash a custom rom no need for root, any custom recovery - TWRP or CWM - flashed with Odin will do.
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I'm not planning to flash custom rom right now, may be later.
I want to root to be able to use some apps that require root. Plus, having full control over my phone.

In odin you have option to choose recovery file - AP.
After flashing recovery just install superSU via recovery.
DO a backup of your device and EFS before you flash anything.

yaro666 said:
In odin you have option to choose recovery file - AP.
After flashing recovery just install superSU via recovery.
DO a backup of your device and EFS before you flash anything.
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Thank you for your help.
I don't know how to make a backup without recovery. So I flashed TWRP 2.8.6, took a backup then installed SuperSU via TWRP.
All went well except that I lost the signal and IMEI.
I found that I flashed TWRP t03gup while I should flashed t03g.
I reflashed the correct file then flashed the modem.bin of XXUFND3.
Everything thing is back to normal again except 2 things:
The icon of my service provider shifts place to the last app page after reboot, no matter where I place it...
The phone status shows custom (expected) but stays so even after using Triangle Away.
Is it better if I flash the stock firmware then recovery then SuperSU? ?? Or flashing the modem as I did was enough to straighten things up? ?
Thank you for your patience and help.

zoghrob said:
Thank you for your help.
I don't know how to make a backup without recovery. So I flashed TWRP 2.8.6, took a backup then installed SuperSU via TWRP.
All went well except that I lost the signal and IMEI.
I found that I flashed TWRP t03gup while I should flashed t03g.
I reflashed the correct file then flashed the modem.bin of XXUFND3.
Everything thing is back to normal again except 2 things:
The icon of my service provider shifts place to the last app page after reboot, no matter where I place it...
The phone status shows custom (expected) but stays so even after using Triangle Away.
Is it better if I flash the stock firmware then recovery then SuperSU? ?? Or flashing the modem as I did was enough to straighten things up? ?
Thank you for your patience and help.
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It should be OK just as it is now, but if you have 30min free time, you can flash stock, root, custom rom with full wipe to make sure you have everything straighten up

yaro666 said:
It should be OK just as it is now, but if you have 30min free time, you can flash stock, root, custom rom with full wipe to make sure you have everything straighten up
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30 min or even an hour is ok by me...
I'll do it right away. Flash stock, TWRP recovery then root with SuperSU.
As for the custom rom it'll have to wait as I didn't make up my mind which Lollipop to get... I'm kinda confused about it very much. I can't decide which to get.
I'm open for suggestions. lol
Thanks a million for your support.

If you need your phone for business don't flash lollipop. Still in beta phase, so bugs are occuring often.
I use dr. ketan's V14 and it's the most stable rom I have used

yaro666 said:
If you need your phone for business don't flash lollipop. Still in beta phase, so bugs are occuring often.
I use dr. ketan's V14 and it's the most stable rom I have used
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My phone is for personal use not for business.
But I think I'll follow your advice & give Dr. Ketan's V14 a try.
I did flash stock firmware then flashed TWRP 2.8.6 (correct file this time.. lol) then installed root.
I did backup my phone & EFS by TWRP. All is excellent now.
Now I'll backup my contacts, sms, apps & data using Titanium back up then go for Dr. ketan's rom.
Wish me luck.
Thanks.

you will be positively surprised if youhad stock the whole time.
cheers
salute

yaro666 said:
you will be positively surprised if youhad stock the whole time.
cheers
salute
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Wow... it's awesome. ..
Thumbs up. ..
You are right.
I'm wondering right now how did I stuck to the stock firmware all the past time.
Thanks.