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Some Questions Related Knox

Hello,
What is knox??
I see an apk file with 154mb that will help in security of my device..
But i see Dr.Ketan's thread about DeKnoxing the device and about wifi patch to use 4.3 rom with old bootloader?
Why not use the new bootloader?
And i did update my device to new bootloader..
Can someone please throw light on the upper mentioned questions?
Also ,
My device is not detected by odin in download mode

mhrsolanki2020 said:
Hello,
What is knox??
I see an apk file with 154mb that will help in security of my device..
But i see Dr.Ketan's thread about DeKnoxing the device and about wifi patch to use 4.3 rom with old bootloader?
Why not use the new bootloader?
And i did update my device to new bootloader..
Can someone please throw light on the upper mentioned questions?
Also ,
My device is not detected by odin in download mode
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KNOX is a new security system in official update of Android 4.3 on Samsung devices which prevents access to multiple applications when rooting your device and prevents the flash counter being reset to 0
http://www.android.gs/root-and-remo...axy-note-2-on-android-4-3-xxuemj5-jelly-bean/

Rajaasim1980 said:
KNOX is a new security system in official update of Android 4.3 on Samsung devices which prevents access to multiple applications when rooting your device and prevents the flash counter being reset to 0
http://www.android.gs/root-and-remo...axy-note-2-on-android-4-3-xxuemj5-jelly-bean/
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What about downgrading it back to old bootloader?
I mean for the indian version.. cuz there is no wifi patch for INU version
Its just for MJ5 version

mhrsolanki2020 said:
What about downgrading it back to old bootloader?
I mean for the indian version.. cuz there is no wifi patch for INU version
Its just for MJ5 version
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from mj5 bootloader downgrade is possible, read this
for newest than mj5 downgrade not possible!
do not try! you can brick your phone forever!!!

cosmyndemeter said:
from mj5 bootloader downgrade is possible, read this
for newest than mj5 downgrade not possible!
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So that patch wont work for : N7100DDUEML4_N7100ODDEML2_INU
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My device isnt detected from bootloader in Odin ? Is this some security of knox bootloader??

mhrsolanki2020 said:
So that patch wont work for : N7100DDUEML4_N7100ODDEML2_INU
Also ,
My device isnt detected from bootloader in Odin ? Is this some security of knox bootloader??
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what do you mean by "isnt detected from bootloader in Odin"?
in download mode maybe. i think drivers problem. download here

cosmyndemeter said:
what do you mean by "isnt detected from bootloader in Odin"?
in download mode maybe. i think drivers problem. download here
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i have kies 2.3 and kies 3 installed..
Also,
If at all it detects , is it safe to flash custom recovery ??
Or will it triger my Knox ?
And the strange this is that (read the list of my bootloader ):
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME : GT-N7100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD : YES(2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung Official
System Status : Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
RP SWREV : A2
How come my counter is 2 but the current binay is official?? Shouldnt it be CUSTOM ???
My main motive or rooting as of now is JUST to reset that counter ..
I forgot to reset it before updating

mhrsolanki2020 said:
i have kies 2.3 and kies 3 installed..
Also,
If at all it detects , is it safe to flash custom recovery ??
Or will it triger my Knox ?
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with original 4.3 on your phone every flash by odin will trigger knox bootloader to become 0x1

cosmyndemeter said:
with original 4.3 on your phone every flash by odin will trigger knox bootloader to become 0x1
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So no way to reset my Binary counter??
(edited my previous post , please do read it .. u replied me on the Original post i.e. before edit)

mhrsolanki2020 said:
And the strange this is that (read the list of my bootloader ):
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME : GT-N7100
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD : YES(2 counts)
CURRENT BINARY : Samsung Official
System Status : Official
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0
RP SWREV : A2
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i think this is why you flash stock 4.3 without use triangle away before

cosmyndemeter said:
i think this is why you flash stock 4.3 without use triangle away before
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yaa .. soo now no going back?? To solve the prob .. ?
I see Kingo but then it flashes Custom Recovery with odin .. that will triger the knox..

mhrsolanki2020 said:
yaa .. soo now no going back?? To solve the prob .. ?
I see Kingo but then it flashes Custom Recovery with odin .. that will triger the knox..
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to use triangle away you need root, but flash by odin will trigger the knox
i don't know what to say about kingo...
better wait...

cosmyndemeter said:
to use triangle away you need root, but flash by odin will trigger the knox
i don't know what to say about kingo...
better wait...
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Well lol i guess my warranty is gonna end in feb will wait .. and root it untill warranty expires or way-around comes out ..
Thanks for you help

mhrsolanki2020 said:
Thanks for you help
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Question before Upgrade

Hello I would like to have an information before flashing, I installed the version of Android 4.1.2 stock still, if I mount the custom recovery, the warranty invalid? Thanks

dio791 said:
Hello I would like to have an information before flashing, I installed the version of Android 4.1.2 stock still, if I mount the custom recovery, the warranty invalid? Thanks
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Go to download mode. If it says: System Status: custom, u can't upgrade.
P.S. why do u want to upgrade, u can deal with Knox?
Smack that thanks button if I helped!
Note 2 LTE powered by Illusion ROM and Plasma Kernel.
Sent from dat small country called Singapore.

dio791 said:
Hello I would like to have an information before flashing, I installed the version of Android 4.1.2 stock still, if I mount the custom recovery, the warranty invalid? Thanks
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I think you mean...if you "flash" a custom recovery.....well yes... there is an internal counter...that increases according to the number of times you flash...

dio791 said:
Hello I would like to have an information before flashing, I installed the version of Android 4.1.2 stock still, if I mount the custom recovery, the warranty invalid? Thanks
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Every time to flash ur device, Samsung ticks a flash counter and this voids your warranty. But dont worry Chainfire has a solution - Traingle Away which resets the flash to zero - its available in Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway
But please note - Traingle away doesnot work on 4.3 bcoz of Knox !
So happy flashing !

[Q] Replacing system/fonts GS3 (AT&T)

Ok so I rooted using a safe root method, I have no clockwork mod installed. I only have the stock recovery and the phones boots into that and also boots into download mode. What I did was used a bad app off the market and it set a custom font (with root permissions) as soon as I set it the phone went black and restarted, it booted fine until it got to the boot loader. Now its stuck in a boot loop of the AT&T logo. I have a fellow on Youtube trying to help me out but he is having issues finding a stock rom. I have also used ADB (android debug bridge) and i was gonna "pull system/font" and then push it back onto the phone with the factory default fonts. I cant seem to get it to work. I am out of ideas of what to do, I am new to this so I have never even flashed a rom, im needing someones help.
I did some reading and from what I can tell the custom font replaced my "default fonts" located in (system/fonts) is there a way to get to this file with the phone not booting up? If so how? I have the default fonts, all I need to do is just set the fonts back to default.
The guy from Youtube told me I can flash the "stock firmware" to the phone and it will flash a whole new system making "system/fonts" replaced and back to default. The issue is that we cannot find the stock firmware.
Does anyone know any kind of solution for me? Any way at all to get to the system/apps? Or maybe the stock firmware download? My phones info is below.
The download he did find for me was named "AT&T_I747UCUEMJB.zip"
When I extracted it I should have had .tar.mg5 (I might be wrong on the mg5 part) but I ended up with 3 things. I ended up with system, META-INF and boot.img When looking at the files it seems like everything that needs to be flashed over? It's just not in the wrong format maybe?
Model: SGH-I747
Version: Android 4.3
Root access: Yes (last I knew it was rooted, but I did a factory reset from recovery.)
Clockwork Mod: No (I can flash it though since I got download mode?)
Anyone can help me please? I have been racking my brain for almost 2 weeks now and its driving me insane! lol

Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?

audit13 said:
Did you upgrade to AT&T stock 4.3 rom using an OTA update?
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I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)

Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.

Gotnitro said:
I upgraded using OTA directly from the AT&T servers (settings > about phone > check for software upgrade)
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I keep downloading and downloading roms and I get the same results, I get folders and a boot.img.
The files I get are:
system
META-INF
boot.img
When opening the system folder I get:
xbin
wallpaper
wakeupdata
vsc
vold
voicebargeindata
vendor
usr
tts
T9DB
media
lib
hdic
framework
fonts
etc
esc
cameradata
bin
app
some others like build.prop, kern_sec_info and more
The META-INF folder contains:
updater-script
update-binary
Then there is a boot.img
What am I doing wrong? I think that I am extracting these files wrong maybe? When downloading it comes in as a .zip file. I use WinRAR to extract .zip files.
This is my exact steps:
Download with Google Chrome
Drag/drop the downloaded .zip from my browser to the desktop
Right Click, Create New Folder, name it "AndroidROM"
Drag/Drop the .zip file into "AndroidROM"
Open the "AndroidROM" folder
Right click on the .zip file
Extract here...
WinRAR extracts the files and I get system, META-INF and boot.img I see nothing of a .tar file or .mg5 (I forget that one always)
What am I doing wrong?
This would be the download I used, I also used others but this is the one I need.
http:// www. androidfilehost .com/?fid =23196940996968654
(Sorry had to separate the link because XDA wont let me post links yet)

Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?

audit13 said:
Since you have a stock 4.3 ROM on your phone, you cannot simply re-flash the 4..3 ROM because the 4.3 ROM update included a bootloader that installs Knox and prevents loading any ROM older than 4.3.
Rooting the phone while on 4.3 will trip the Knox counter and void any remaining warranty.
You maybe better off flashing Philz Touch Recovery in Odin and install a custom ROM.
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You posted that reply as I was typing up the other one sorry about that lol ok so my KNOX is not tripped because I used a method that does not trip it. I will put the link of how I did that below and it does worked and its still 0x0 I did it myself and this is not what caused me to be bootlooping it was the font.
Ok about your idea of the Philz Touch Recovery and installing a custom ROM, can you explain this more? Like in details of if it works on my variant and my version (4.3 with knox)
As I said this will be my first time doing any of this, im learning as I do this right now so I am very confused at this point and all I want is my phone back. I honestly dont care what OS I get I just want my GS3 back. This was a big mistake trying to make my phone better with root and I just want it back to normal or at least running lol

audit13 said:
Are you trying to flash a custom rom in CWM or TWRP or a stock ROM using Odin?
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I don't care what I get, I just want my phone back running and not to see that AT&T logo which is the bootloader lol I think that he wants me to do a stock ROM using Odin.
The guy on Youtube wants me to flash a stock firmware sgh-i747 rom, just the rom no custom at all to it, I think what he is trying to do is get the exact same rom that the OTA update had that way knox and the bootloader isn't gonna affect things? Is that possible? He is not having luck finding the download.
Oh sorry forgot the link in the last post
Here is the youtube video for the root without tripping knox:
http:// www. youtube.com /watch?v=GiZ7D2zjJdA

You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
Did you boot into download to make sure your Knox counter is still 0x0?

audit13 said:
You can't flash a stock AT&T 4.3 rom via Odin because there is no such thing.
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Interesting, I really dont know... put yourself in a unknown room, blind fold yourself and turn off the lights and try to get out lol thats how I feel right now, I honestly have no clue.
What do you recommend me doing? Is there is possible way for me to replace the system/fonts, I used ADB (Android Debug Bridge) but it only shows the phone as "sideload" when plugging my HTC Inspire in it shows the serial number I think? But also that phone is fully on where the GS3 is in stock recovery mode.

All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.

audit13 said:
All hope is not lost as your phone boots. Remain calm and I'll do what I can to help you.
First of all, boot into download mode: hold volume down, home button, press and hold power button. You will receive a warning screen, press volume up to enter download mode. What does the screen say? I'm asking you to do this to ensure that your knox counter has not been tripped.
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
Only thing that changed when rooting was the "system status"

Gotnitro said:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMN: ENABLE
Warranty Bit: 0
BOOTLOADER RP SWREV: 2
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I noticed that your system status is custom rather than official.

Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?

Gotnitro said:
Yes that was one things that I think was noted in that video that it changes your system status. Whats that mean? Is this good or bad?
Is my phone really fixable do you think? Or being that this Knox and stuff it isn't?
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I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?

audit13 said:
I think it just means that your phone is rooted. Do you have any warranty left on your phone?
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As far as I know of no, the phone is going on 2 years old this July. I plan on getting the Galaxy S5 but that's still a ways away and I really like this phone so I want to get it fixed.

Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.

audit13 said:
Can you get into recovery mode on your phone? If you can, try wiping cache and doing a factory reset.
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Yes I can get into recovery mode (Vol up + home + power) which puts it into stock recovery mode.
I have already tried clearing the cache and a factory reset. What happen was the app I used took the default font and replaced it with a custom font in the system/fonts of the phone. So even with a factory reset its gonna revert back to the default font which is still gonna be the custom font the app did. So I need to get rid of all the fonts I have and replace all the fonts in /system/fonts which I think is what is done with the custom rom?

If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM. I don't think root is required since you're just installing a custom recovery.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.

audit13 said:
If you want to flash a custom ROM and your phone has no warranty left, you could try flashing a custom recovery in Odin and flash a custom ROM.
I use Philz Touch Recovery which is based on CWM. Once you flash the a custom recovery, you can just boot into recovery mode and flash a custom rom.
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Of course there is always risks when rooting/flashing roms but what would you say my chances are of getting it to work being that I have knox on my phone and a bootloader?

Note II (n7100) - Constant freezing and rebooting

Hi,
Have a Note II as an alternative phone. Apparently, the phone worked correctly until last month. It started to reboot, not too much, but it happened. Well, I tried to give a solution changing the ROM (when it started with the problem I was in 4.4.2 OmniROM). My first try was with Omega ROM, cause it was my first custom ROM when I bought the phone with 4.1.2 in, but the problem persist (maybe increment the number of reboots-freezes/day) so I changed it again to Android Revolution HD, but it only increment the reboots/freezes.
It seems that it's not a ROM installation problem or something like that, maybe it's a hardware problem, but I would like to hear your opinions about it.
Now the phone have:
TWRP recovery
Rooted
Android Revolution HD
I am thinking on put the stock ROM and bootloader with Odin. What do you think?
Thanks!

Could you enter recovery, format /system /data /cache and flash clean Omni > reboot >reboot to recovery >flash Gapps> reboot and observe without installing any apps. Until it freezes or reboots anyway.

My dad also has note 2,he had the same problem on many different roms.
He had to give it back to repair. They've replaced power button and something else, after that the phone seems normal.
Sent from galaxy n7105

mat9v said:
Could you enter recovery, format /system /data /cache and flash clean Omni > reboot >reboot to recovery >flash Gapps> reboot and observe without installing any apps. Until it freezes or reboots anyway.
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Hi mat9v,
Thanks for your reply. I am in the office now, but I will try it as soon as I can. I thought on your suggestion too, so I will give a chance .
In case of it does not working, if I restore to stock ROM, will it restore the bootloader and recovery automatically too?
My actual bootloader if I am not wrong, is MJ5 bootloader (to fix the WiFi problems with custom ROMs in 4.3).
Thanks!
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jakuburban said:
My dad also has note 2,he had the same problem on many different roms.
He had to give it back to repair. They've replaced power button and something else, after that the phone seems normal.
Sent from galaxy n7105
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Did you repair it even with custom ROM? Samsung does not accept it, right? Anyway, my phone is not in guarantee time.
Thanks!

Nah, of course I restored it to official 4.1.2 so everything was like new.
If You don't have guarantee, not good
Sent from galaxy n7105

pep0te said:
Hi mat9v,
Thanks for your reply. I am in the office now, but I will try it as soon as I can. I thought on your suggestion too, so I will give a chance .
In case of it does not working, if I restore to stock ROM, will it restore the bootloader and recovery automatically too?
My actual bootloader if I am not wrong, is MJ5 bootloader (to fix the WiFi problems with custom ROMs in 4.3).
Thanks!
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Yes, it will overwrite both bootloader and recovery, unroot and so on. Be careful with KNOX and look for TriangleAway to reset flash status to factory.

jakuburban said:
Nah, of course I restored it to official 4.1.2 so everything was like new.
If You don't have guarantee, not good
Sent from galaxy n7105
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Hope I can fix it by other way then . Thanks!
mat9v said:
Yes, it will overwrite both bootloader and recovery, unroot and so on. Be careful with KNOX and look for TriangleAway to reset flash status to factory.
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Hm, could you explain me a bit? Sorry if my question is stupid.
Thanks a lot.

pep0te said:
Hope I can fix it by other way then . Thanks!
Hm, could you explain me a bit? Sorry if my question is stupid.
Thanks a lot.
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If you want to return the phone to service center you mast be careful to maintain KNOX status 0 and Software status: Factory or they may refuse to fix the phone (warranty void by messing with software) - it's not such a big deal here in Europe but in US there are some stupid rules like that. So long as you remain on MJ5 bootloader you should have no problem with KNOX when you flash Samsung firmware but Firmware status: Modified vs Factory require using TriangleAway program to reset specific counters. Find it on Playstore and follow the link there to explanation on how to proceed.

mat9v said:
If you want to return the phone to service center you mast be careful to maintain KNOX status 0 and Software status: Factory or they may refuse to fix the phone (warranty void by messing with software) - it's not such a big deal here in Europe but in US there are some stupid rules like that. So long as you remain on MJ5 bootloader you should have no problem with KNOX when you flash Samsung firmware but Firmware status: Modified vs Factory require using TriangleAway program to reset specific counters. Find it on Playstore and follow the link there to explanation on how to proceed.
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Hi mat9v,
Just fyi, I am from Europe . So this mean that I should check if Firmware status is "Modified" or "Factory" and KNOX = 0. In case of it is "Modified" (most probably right?) or KNOX = 1 or more, I must use TriangleAway to reset the counters.
That's okay, thank you all for your help . I will try and give my feedback asap!

pep0te said:
Hi mat9v,
Just fyi, I am from Europe . So this mean that I should check if Firmware status is "Modified" or "Factory" and KNOX = 0. In case of it is "Modified" (most probably right?) or KNOX = 1 or more, I must use TriangleAway to reset the counters.
That's okay, thank you all for your help . I will try and give my feedback asap!
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You can't reset KNOX counter if you are on a bootloader newer than MJ5 (it's been tested that on MJ5 you can deal with it by flashing earlier firmware along with older bootloader). More info HERE

mat9v said:
You can't reset KNOX counter if you are on a bootloader newer than MJ5 (it's been tested that on MJ5 you can deal with it by flashing earlier firmware along with older bootloader). More info HERE
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How can I check my bootloader? I am almost sure that is MJ5 but... better to check.
Thanks!
Edit:
The stock ROM I should install is the 4.3 I choose in sammobile, right? Spain country in my case.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=23362
Thank you.

pep0te said:
How can I check my bootloader? I am almost sure that is MJ5 but... better to check.
Thanks!
Edit:
The stock ROM I should install is the 4.3 I choose in sammobile, right? Spain country in my case.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=23362
Thank you.
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To check bootloader install "Info" by Nag from Playstore and look in OS category.
Yes, but it will flash bootloader newer than MJ5 I think (MJ9 if my memory serves me right) and you may not be able to set KNOX to 0. Also you must play with TriangleAway before flashing stock 4.3 because it does not work on stock (root required).
Since you are in Europe, it should not matter too much (according to European law) so if someone makes any heat just say that it a law

mat9v said:
To check bootloader install "Info" by Nag from Playstore and look in OS category.
Yes, but it will flash bootloader newer than MJ5 I think (MJ9 if my memory serves me right) and you may not be able to set KNOX to 0. Also you must play with TriangleAway before flashing stock 4.3 because it does not work on stock (root required).
Since you are in Europe, it should not matter too much (according to European law) so if someone makes any heat just say that it a law
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Amazing, alright now. Hope I can fix this usual problem...
Thanks for your complete and helpful answers!

mat9v said:
To check bootloader install "Info" by Nag from Playstore and look in OS category.
Yes, but it will flash bootloader newer than MJ5 I think (MJ9 if my memory serves me right) and you may not be able to set KNOX to 0. Also you must play with TriangleAway before flashing stock 4.3 because it does not work on stock (root required).
Since you are in Europe, it should not matter too much (according to European law) so if someone makes any heat just say that it a law
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Hi again,
My bootloader (Info app) is:
Bootloader: N7100XXDLL7
I think this is the old (4.1.2) right?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

pep0te said:
Hi again,
My bootloader (Info app) is:
Bootloader: N7100XXDLL7
I think this is the old (4.1.2) right?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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Yes, and it is probably the reason for Android Revolution problems. If I remember correctly it is a 4.3 rom and they have compatibility problems with older bootloaders - the results are random reboots and freezes (there is a lot about it in Phoenix rom thread). To comfortably use TW 4.3 rom it's best to update bootloader to MJ5. AOSP roms should not be affected though so I suppose that there was some other cause for this. You can flash 4.1.2 on this bootloader without issue, be mindful to safeguard data from your internal sdcard as you may loose them all.
I would advise testing standard 4.1.2 version and if everything works fine, flashing something new (with MJ5 bootloader for compatibility sake).

mat9v said:
Yes, and it is probably the reason for Android Revolution problems. If I remember correctly it is a 4.3 rom and they have compatibility problems with older bootloaders - the results are random reboots and freezes (there is a lot about it in Phoenix rom thread). To comfortably use TW 4.3 rom it's best to update bootloader to MJ5. AOSP roms should not be affected though so I suppose that there was some other cause for this. You can flash 4.1.2 on this bootloader without issue, be mindful to safeguard data from your internal sdcard as you may loose them all.
I would advise testing standard 4.1.2 version and if everything works fine, flashing something new (with MJ5 bootloader for compatibility sake).
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Thanks. You suggest to flash 4.1.2 stock from sammobile right? I mean, it should install the same bootloader that I have now.
Thanks again!
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pep0te said:
Thanks. You suggest to flash 4.1.2 stock from sammobile right? I mean, it should install the same bootloader that I have now.
Thanks again!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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Yes, exactly.

mat9v said:
Yes, exactly.
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Okay, I will do it then. Thanks a lot! :fingers-crossed:

mat9v said:
Yes, exactly.
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Hey mat9v,
I am trying to reset the counter but it still shows "1" (before this, it showed "7"). Do you know why can't get to fully reset it?
Thanks!

pep0te said:
Hey mat9v,
I am trying to reset the counter but it still shows "1" (before this, it showed "7"). Do you know why can't get to fully reset it?
Thanks!
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To fully reset the counter it has to be done in certain order. I do not remember exactly in which order the sequence of events should proceed but it went something like this:
- run triangle away
- reboot
- enter download mode (odin version)
- flash stock rom
If you reboot even once to custom rom (this I'm certain) or even custom recovery (I think) the triangle away effect will be gone and the count returns to 1 because it detects custom rom/kernel.

Any hope left? Bricked Note 2, Help?

I have a big problem with my Note 2.
It is completely frozen at the Galaxy Note screen when it very first turns on. It also freezes at the rotating circle when I plug it in to the charger.
I can access Download/ODIN Mode. I have tried flashing 4.3 again, Odin succeeded but it changed nothing.
I have tried and can not access recovery mode before/after the 4.3 flash.
I have a feeling I'm completely screwed, buy maybe not? What can I do?
Thanks!

iDylan1357 said:
I have a big problem with my Note 2.
It is completely frozen at the Galaxy Note screen when it very first turns on. It also freezes at the rotating circle when I plug it in to the charger.
I can access Download/ODIN Mode. I have tried flashing 4.3 again, Odin succeeded but it changed nothing.
I have tried and can not access recovery mode before/after the 4.3 flash.
I have a feeling I'm completely screwed, buy maybe not? What can I do?
Thanks!
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Quickest easiest thing to try is flash (via ODIN) a custom recovery. TWRP or CWM, doesn't matter.

dicksteele said:
Quickest easiest thing to try is flash (via ODIN) a custom recovery. TWRP or CWM, doesn't matter.
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Yes, I tried this too. Did not work.
Also, (I bought this off a friend btw), in download mode it says Knox Warranty Void: 1
what's this mean?

dicksteele said:
Quickest easiest thing to try is flash (via ODIN) a custom recovery. TWRP or CWM, doesn't matter.
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iDylan1357 said:
Yes, I tried this too. Did not work.
Also, (I bought this off a friend btw), in download mode it says Knox Warranty Void: 1
what's this mean?
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It means Knox security that was implemented detected something it did not like. Like maybe rooting.
Really not to much of a deal since warranty is probably not an option for you since you got it from someone else.
On my phone and not a lot of time. In this forum find a thread by me about getting to MK6 OTA via 4.1.1 stock.
I think it's post #2 that talks about param/tz file. Download that and flash via ODIN
That should work
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