Hello,
Before anybody tells me to search, I have searched via Google and XDA for several days without a positive confirmed result.
I have a Sprint Galaxy S3, which I bought already upgraded to 4.3. I rooted and installed Cyanogenmod knowing I would trip Knox and be unable to reverse it.
Now I have switched cell phone carriers to AT&T, and want to sell my phone. I want to return it to stock firmware, but I do not know how to do it with Knox being tripped. I don't want to brick the phone, and I don't care about resetting the flash counter nor Knox.
Is there a definite how-to guide for Sprint, with Stock 4.3 images? Will restoring to stock 4.3 brick the phone? Should I be able to just restore it to stock using ODIN like any other version of Android on the GS3?
Thank you for all in advance for your help!
sjjubb1989 said:
Hello,
Before anybody tells me to search, I have searched via Google and XDA for several days without a positive confirmed result.
I have a Sprint Galaxy S3, which I bought already upgraded to 4.3. I rooted and installed Cyanogenmod knowing I would trip Knox and be unable to reverse it.
Now I have switched cell phone carriers to AT&T, and want to sell my phone. I want to return it to stock firmware, but I do not know how to do it with Knox being tripped. I don't want to brick the phone, and I don't care about resetting the flash counter nor Knox.
Is there a definite how-to guide for Sprint, with Stock 4.3 images? Will restoring to stock 4.3 brick the phone? Should I be able to just restore it to stock using ODIN like any other version of Android on the GS3?
Thank you for all in advance for your help!
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Restoring anything other than 4.3 will brick your phone, restoring 4.3 (MK3) works just fine, I had to do it to return my phone (luckily they didn't notice or didn't care that Knox had been tripped)
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bilgerryan said:
Restoring anything other than 4.3 will brick your phone, restoring 4.3 (MK3) works just fine, I had to do it to return my phone (luckily they didn't notice or didn't care that Knox had been tripped)
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Thank you kindly!!!
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Hello. i came from a Tmobile G2, i knew how to root and flash and all that jazz, but then i got the Galaxy s3, and i kept hearing about bricking your phone, losing your imei, tripping flash counter and stuff. Can someone tell me how how to root the galaxy s3 and install the cm10 rom without bricking, losing imei, and tripping flash counter ? thanks.
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fail dude , I wuz going to help you . For real, but then I saw that you can't be bothered with searching lol. Well search for someone else's to help lol fail post
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
thank me if I helped
There's a couple of how to root threads in the development section. Flashing is the same process as your gs2.
As far as the imei issue goes , it seems random. The best advice I can give you is to make sure you flash a stock based ROM first that includes busy box , and backup your imei with one of the tutorials as well.
Good luck !
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hmm.. so first i should do
1) SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 QCOM TOOLKIT V2.3 to get rooted and flash cmw recovery, do full nandroid backup or just download stock restore rom
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727120
2) then use the IMEI backup & restore by geeks to backup IMEI, - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804123
3) then flash CM10 Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778217
4) then use triangle away to reset flash counter ?
OR
1) use odin stock rom w/ injected root + cmw rocvery
2) use tookit to nandroid backup
3) backup imei with tool
alright nvm. got it rooted and flashed cmw. just need to know how to flash a kernal like trinity's. idk if its the same for this phone, but do i just name the kernal file pcimg10.zip and put it in the root of sd and go into cwm recovery ?
root done
i have rooted my phone. thanks
Just received a S4 Mini i9195 and still unsure of the best method to root and install a custom recovery having read several threads.
Currently:
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Thank you :good::cyclops:
Use Kingo root app. Far easiest method.
I'm assuming you do not have a KNOX firmware installed so that's great for you - do NOT perform any software updates from Samsung!
The best method is still using the original method. Remember to flash the kernel if you are staying with the Samsung rom after the root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980
Or if you do not feel up to the slightly more technical challenge then you can use the app as mentioned above
Whosat said:
I'm assuming you do not have a KNOX firmware installed so that's great for you - do NOT perform any software updates from Samsung!
The best method is still using the original method. Remember to flash the kernel if you are staying with the Samsung rom after the root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980
Or if you do not feel up to the slightly more technical challenge then you can use the app as mentioned above
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How do I check if KNOX firmware is installed?
Boot into download mode.
If there is a line that shows KNOX in it while in download mode then you have a KNOX firmware.
Whosat said:
Boot into download mode.
If there is a line that shows KNOX in it while in download mode then you have a KNOX firmware.
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Great, there is no KNOX! :cyclops::good:
Is there a way to flash newer official firmware without including KNOX any other precautions I should take before rooting and flashing a custom recovery?
Kind Regards
smsmasters said:
Great, there is no KNOX! :cyclops::good:
Is there a way to flash newer official firmware without including KNOX any other precautions I should take before rooting and flashing a custom recovery?
Kind Regards
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Yes u can flash newer firmware and don`t include Knox bootloader
Read this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549357
Thank you all for the help!
If I ever flashed firmware with KNOX, does it mean I can never remove KNOX?
For now - yes
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So, I was approached by someone asking me to take a stab at repairing their phone. They have a Sprint SGS3, and the owner is, well, less than versed in reading through XDA and determining exactly what steps they've taken to modify their phone.
Suffice it to say, I have a bit of a diagnostic challenge on my hands.
Their story is that they rooted and installed a custom ROM on their phone, and has apparently spent the last week or so fighting with their device to return to stock. I've been told that the ROM is stock, and the recovery is also stock. They apparently want to return to stock and take the KitKat OTA, and have nothing to do with rooting. Though, House says, "everybody lies". I'm assuming there's something else I should be looking at to check whether or not they're deliberately omitting a step they took, or perhaps something they didn't realize/forgot they did.
I have yet to get the device in my hands, but when I do, what should I be looking for, exactly? I haven't modified many Samsung phones in the past, mostly just HTC devices, so I'm not sure what I'm looking for. Poking around the forum, I see some mentions of a Flash Counter and ODIN and some other utilities, but I'm not sure what I should really be using to try to fix the phone. I'd also like to maintain the ability to root their ROM in the future if possible, just in case the owner goes back on their root-bashing.
Thanks for reading! If you guys ever need a hand with an HTC device, I'd be more than glad to give you a hand there. :laugh:
If they're on a stock ROM, you could hook it up to Samsung Kies and do a "firmware upgrade and initialization" under the Tools menu. That should restore a completely wiped stock ROM w/ stock recovery, as well.
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Higgs_Boson said:
If they're on a stock ROM, you could hook it up to Samsung Kies and do a "firmware upgrade and initialization" under the Tools menu. That should restore a completely wiped stock ROM w/ stock recovery, as well. The bootloader will still read at modified status, and if your acquaintance's phone has Knox on it, I wouldn't try the flash counter reset.
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Just run the ND8 tar in Odin-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533. No OTAs, easy as pie.
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I've been waiting since the 4.3 upgrade. Any news?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
Chewlo Green said:
I've been waiting since the 4.3 upgrade. Any news?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Of course knox apps can be removed. Just look at development section of the ND8 ROMs like this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
If you are thinking about the problems with the bootloader...that is a different story. If you update your bootloader and modem you cannot change them to an older bootloader and modem.
Is there a newer boot loader that isn't a Knox boot loader that could replace Knox? I want to be able to use custom roms but Knox is blocking any installation and I don't want to risk bricking. I understand i can install custom firmware if I don't include the boot loader but I don't want to have to worry about all that and just get rid of Knox. Any ideas?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Is there a newer boot loader that isn't a Knox boot loader that could replace Knox? I want to be able to use custom roms but Knox is blocking any installation and I don't want to risk bricking. I understand i can install custom firmware if I don't include the boot loader but I don't want to have to worry about all that and just get rid of Knox. Any ideas?
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Knox does not block installation of any ROM-read this please- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541343
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My ROM: WICKED X
I was speaking more about installing zips through custom recovery
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
Chewlo Green said:
I was speaking more about installing zips through custom recovery
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
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Yep. I've had Knox since I got this phone and have literally flashed thousands of things. The only thing it prevents you from doing is downgrading your firmware through Odin.... And when I say prevent, I mean it bricks your phone.
My ROM: WICKED X
Ill have to experiment with that
If it can be put together, it can be taken apart.
Hi all, I just dug up my old S3 and need to go back to stock. It has a CM11 nightly on there with the MK3 baseband and CWM recovery (and no Knox loaded!). Needless to say, I've been out of the loop for the past year or so and all of these threads about Odin and the newer updates have my head spinning! I want to go back to stock but also want the ability to re-root and load a different ROM later on. If I use the Odin one click here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755793), would this cause any problem with re-rooting, recovery, or whatever else? I was burned on my newer Droid MAXX when I updated to a firmware that couldn't be rooted so I don't want that to happen in this case if possible.
TL;DR
If I'm on Cyanogenmod with MK3 (no Knox bootloader), what's the safest way to go back to stock with the ability to re-root later?
Thanks!
dcoaster said:
Hi all, I just dug up my old S3 and need to go back to stock. It has a CM11 nightly on there with the MK3 baseband and CWM recovery (and no Knox loaded!). Needless to say, I've been out of the loop for the past year or so and all of these threads about Odin and the newer updates have my head spinning! I want to go back to stock but also want the ability to re-root and load a different ROM later on. If I use the Odin one click here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2755793), would this cause any problem with re-rooting, recovery, or whatever else? I was burned on my newer Droid MAXX when I updated to a firmware that couldn't be rooted so I don't want that to happen in this case if possible.
TL;DR
If I'm on Cyanogenmod with MK3 (no Knox bootloader), what's the safest way to go back to stock with the ability to re-root later?
Thanks!
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Yes, that is fine and can be easily rerooted.
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But if I was to use the one-click, wouldn't that load Knox and that would be permanently disabling any downgrading in the future? If I just flashed the stock 4.3 ROM and installed as normal through CWM, that should keep everything the same (bootloader,modem,etc) correct?
Yes... 4.3 has Knox by the way.
I flashed the 4.3 ROM and haven't had any issues so far. Still managed to avoid installing Knox somehow. Download mode doesn't mention anything about a warranty bit.