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Unroot Note II?

Hey guys
I recently rooted my Galaxy Note II but now that the multi-screen update is out I want to unroot it to be able to update my mobile phone. How can I do so without re-flashing my device? I also looked for the newer build that contains the multi-screen functionality but I couldn't find the one for my region (UAE). So please if anybody finds it please post the link because I think it would be so much easier and faster...

I am afraid I was on the same position like yours and I did unroot, just go to SU and select the option to Unroot and SU will be uninstalled and your device will be unrooted for sure but some trace will still be there and device status will stay as 'Custom'. Even if you use the Play Store version of Trinagle Away and reset the counters! To make it official either you have to perform a Full wipe, if that don't do it, then you have to re-flash the whole ROM.
Unless and until your device status and binary both are Official you WON'T be receiving any update via OTA or Kies.

ali madan said:
Hey guys
I recently rooted my Galaxy Note II but now that the multi-screen update is out I want to unroot it to be able to update my mobile phone. How can I do so without re-flashing my device? I also looked for the newer build that contains the multi-screen functionality but I couldn't find the one for my region (UAE). So please if anybody finds it please post the link because I think it would be so much easier and faster...
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Hi there
If you are rooted you can still get Over The Air updates so dont worry
You can find all stock ROMs here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
And there is no need to Unroot to flash a newer version of stock ROM. Unroot or keep rooted, flashing a rom will have the same effect, and updare over the air will have sane effect :good:
Hit thanks if i helped

I can absolutely confirm no need to unroot - I rooted mine immediately I received it last week, after a couple of days it automatically updated ota to multiscreen.

paulus3476 said:
I can absolutely confirm no need to unroot - I rooted mine immediately I received it last week, after a couple of days it automatically updated ota to multiscreen.
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Really? On what recovery were you on when you received the update?
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Jamal Ahmed said:
Hi there
If you are rooted you can still get Over The Air updates so dont worry
You can find all stock ROMs here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896696
And there is no need to Unroot to flash a newer version of stock ROM. Unroot or keep rooted, flashing a rom will have the same effect, and updare over the air will have sane effect :good:
Hit thanks if i helped
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Please confirm that ota gets fully installed on rooted phone with stock recovery..
I am getting another answers..
As below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32867970
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sumeshd said:
Please confirm that ota gets fully installed on rooted phone with stock recovery..
I am getting another answers..
As below..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32867970
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Thats wrong.
I myself have updated OTA with root.
And its also wrong that you will not get OTA update. Lol we even get OTA updates on totally customized Custom Roms but they cant be updated because of change kernel (and changes in rom ofc).
And lol he is quoting dr.ketan and saying that he is wrong. dr.ketan is a recognized contributor so he would be correct or this person? i stand and testify dr.ketan's statement

Jamal Ahmed said:
Thats wrong.
I myself have updated OTA with root.
And its also wrong that you will not get OTA update. Lol we even get OTA updates on totally customized Custom Roms but they cant be updated because of change kernel (and changes in rom ofc).
And lol he is quoting dr.ketan and saying that he is wrong. dr.ketan is a recognized contributor so he would be correct or this person? i stand and testify dr.ketan's statement
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Thank you very much for answer and support..
Now I will root it without worries..
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Jamal Ahmed said:
Thats wrong.
I myself have updated OTA with root.
And its also wrong that you will not get OTA update. Lol we even get OTA updates on totally customized Custom Roms but they cant be updated because of change kernel (and changes in rom ofc).
And lol he is quoting dr.ketan and saying that he is wrong. dr.ketan is a recognized contributor so he would be correct or this person? i stand and testify dr.ketan's statement
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No need to bash me friend. I am not questioning anybody, I just asked 'why'? I don't think it's unfair. And I am not the ONLY person. I have see other persons have the exact same problem like me.
And another thing, do you really think this RC/RD/Thanks meter stuffs mean that much? I am not questioning Dr.Ketan's credibility by ANY MEANS but you know what I mean!
One thing, what I've said is applied to them who have rooted with either Chainfire's Stcok recovery or Chenglu's Advanced recovery, can't say about any other thing.
sumeshd said:
Thank you very much for answer and support..
Now I will root it without worries..
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I will wait for your feedback.

Sorry man didnt mean to hurt you :good:

i get this
"your device is modified, updates not available.

Ok one question of topic.
Which is the good/safe method to root. Chainfire. Or any other???
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Hi guys,
I have just unrooted my device Galaxy Note 2. I also use the triangle away to reset the counter and now the counter is now "NO". the system status is official. But when I connect the device with Kies and it says "your firmware is not supported to update via Kies", anybody experience that problem? I'm using the latest stock room.
When i check the update on my device, it stated the lastest update has been installed my device
Please help
Cheers,
Kelvin
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maddyriaz said:
i get this
"your device is modified, updates not available.
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i get this too and just rooted still stock anything else?

same problem
i have the same problem

Miss post. Sorry.
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How to Root and Install TWRP on Sprint Galaxy Note 2! [Video Tutorial]

Here's how to root and install TWRP Recovery on your Sprint Galaxy Note 2, video tutorial for noobs.
Rooting file you need:
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyNote2/rooting/GalaxyNote2RootSprint.zip
and Samsung USB drivers for Windows:
http://stockroms.net/file/Drivers/Samsung/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

Will this method wipe the phone, or will it boot with everything I have done saved?

Compnetbobby said:
Will this method wipe the phone, or will it boot with everything I have done saved?
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No, you are just flashing the recovery and a zip file for root. Does not wipe data.
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smark72 said:
No, you are just flashing the recovery and a zip file for root. Does not wipe data.
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His apps will be lost. He will have to resetup all apps
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dallastx said:
His apps will be lost. He will have to resetup all apps
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Not ture, I just flashed and it saved everything but I have root.

Compnetbobby said:
Not ture, I just flashed and it saved everything but I have root.
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Oh ok cool
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Sweet will be rooting mine Friday

Would it be wise waiting until an OTA update comes? You would think there would be one just for misc bugs, as well as hopefully multi window support.

jreuschl said:
Would it be wise waiting until an OTA update comes? You would think there would be one just for misc bugs, as well as hopefully multi window support.
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Sure if you have about 6 months of patience.
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jreuschl said:
Would it be wise waiting until an OTA update comes? You would think there would be one just for misc bugs, as well as hopefully multi window support.
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there'll be stock-based roms for rooted devices anyways if and when they release updates

thanks man, done and done!

Amazingly easy and worked flawless. Used your technique on my S3 also, many Thanx!!!
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ota not working
So I just have twrp installed so i could use wifi tether. I just got the OTA last night for the security update. I knew it would fail after the reboot. I went into TWRP selected install, from /cache were the ota was sitting. It appeared to be working but failed at the end.
error message: assert failed getprop ro.secure =1
Is there anyway around this?

So as of right now there is now way to root with the latest OTA installed correct? I just got my Note II yesterday and the OTA came through this morning and I, without thought, accepted and installed it. Is there a way to root or need I wait until a method releases with the latest OTA?

Quis89 said:
So as of right now there is now way to root with the latest OTA installed correct? I just got my Note II yesterday and the OTA came through this morning and I, without thought, accepted and installed it. Is there a way to root or need I wait until a method releases with the latest OTA?
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You can root using odin or cf auto root or twrp or cwm etc. No more exonys abuse.
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Quis89 said:
So as of right now there is now way to root with the latest OTA installed correct? I just got my Note II yesterday and the OTA came through this morning and I, without thought, accepted and installed it. Is there a way to root or need I wait until a method releases with the latest OTA?
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You can still root using any method other than the exynos abuse app. Just flash a custom recovery In odin and then flash a root.zip
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b8ascrub said:
So I just have twrp installed so i could use wifi tether. I just got the OTA last night for the security update. I knew it would fail after the reboot. I went into TWRP selected install, from /cache were the ota was sitting. It appeared to be working but failed at the end.
error message: assert failed getprop ro.secure =1
Is there anyway around this?
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No way around that. Easy way to explain, need to reset your binary counter using triangle away. Must be run as many times as you need to get it down to 1, then you must unroot using su preferably so it can cleanly do it. Then you must install the stock recovery then you can update. Hope that helps. I just did all this today, hence that's why I'm posting this late. Took me a while to figure out why it kept failing. Triangle away is a must if you want to do it without installing a rooted rom with update built in.
Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!

Ok I got my note today and want to root. It looks like I'm still on 4.1.1 .So will this method work for me? Thanks.
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yankees45us said:
No way around that. Easy way to explain, need to reset your binary counter using triangle away. Must be run as many times as you need to get it down to 1, then you must unroot using su preferably so it can cleanly do it. Then you must install the stock recovery then you can update. Hope that helps. I just did all this today, hence that's why I'm posting this late. Took me a while to figure out why it kept failing. Triangle away is a must if you want to do it without installing a rooted rom with update built in.
Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!
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Thank you! maybe you can post some steps and the links for stock sprint recovery.:good:

b8ascrub said:
Thank you! maybe you can post some steps and the links for stock sprint recovery.:good:
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Try this, this is how I did it:
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-install-stock-recovery-on-galaxy-note-2/
Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!

Hello, regarding my root. :(

So I have been rooted for a couple months now with no problems at all, I do have the t-mobile note 2 which is model # SGH-T889. And I opened up Superuser and there is an unroot button which was not check but soon became checked I was unaware at the time you can even unroot a phone via a program. Is there a way to reverse this problem, all of my rooted apps no longer allow me to open them up, But for say wallpappers and some other apps I was able to keep them
www(dot)/gyazo(dotcom)/74c27571285f3d19f866b09be020013a
That is what my Titanium backup says above.
I also tried installed the newere SuperSU or whatever that didn't work either.
And even still "Software update" "Your device has been modified.Software updates are not available" Hit OK, I only just found out today there is a program called "Voodoo OTA RootKeeper" Only had I known about this program yesterday none of this would have happened, in the "Voodoo OTA RootKeeper"there should be check marks allow me to uncheck/recheck and there is no huge button for backup/unroot/root. that tells me I'm not rooted I guess.
A buddy of mine actually helped me root via teamviewer And I do not have the proper kit/know how to do it for my model #. If someone can help me in another way besides just rerooting the original way that would help. But if not if you have a known good rootkit for my situation.
I am sorry if this is not in the right section under my phone. I wanted to put it in the dev area but read that they will delete it if you put it there, even though It would seem that is the proper area since this is a rooting situation.
If you guys need any more information about my issue please ask

Get odin and flash the rooted version of your phone let's say the mb4 or idk which one is exactly. But that should work with odin. If im wrong someone correct me....
Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...

Galaxysm said:
Get odin and flash the rooted version of your phone let's say the mb4 or idk which one is exactly. But that should work with odin. If im wrong someone correct me....
Sent From Land Of Ooo. Using a Jedi Mastered Note 2.
"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
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Well I would need someone to link me to the proper one for SGH-T889 for my note 2 T-mobile. And or if someone has a quick fix.

lethalxda said:
Well I would need someone to link me to the proper one for SGH-T889 for my note 2 T-mobile. And or if someone has a quick fix.
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Do what Galaxysm said its in the form t mobile note 2 in the Android development (pro tip) its a stickied post ( very top )
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deeznutz1977 said:
Do what Galaxysm said its in the form t mobile note 2 in the Androiddevelopment (pro tip) its a stickied post ( very top )
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955423
? if that is what you mean, I have no idea what any of this is, or where to begin I'm seeing the model # of my phone with SDFVCJ at the end of it. I don't want to brick my phone I just want to figure out how to get my root back how it was a couple days ago.
Is there a method to doing so? I do remember via teamviewer he used a rootkit of some kind would that work even in my current case? I still have superuser on my phone along with kies.

All you have to do is read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - Stock Injected [TMO/MCT/GLW/VTR]..... down load odin to pc. Download the 4.1.2 tmobile rom. Extract the file. Open odin. Click on pda.. select the downloaded file
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deeznutz1977 said:
All toy have to do is read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
[HOWTO] [ROOT] No Tripping Flash Counter - Stock Injected [TMO/MCT/GLW/VTR]..... down load odin to pc. Download the 4.1.2 tmobile rom. Extract the file. Open odin. Click on pda.. select the downloaded file
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Are you sure it is rom I need to DL, Don't I need to be rooted first to get the rom on there? My problem is my phone is half rooted, titanium backup says clear busybox and one other app, but every single other app says I need to be rooted, Along with that being weird when I try to do a software update. It tells me that I have a modded device so I cannot do it. In the mean while before I reroot again I would like to get the most recent update.

lethalxda said:
Are you sure it is rom I need to DL, Don't I need to be rooted first to get the rom on there? My problem is my phone is half rooted, titanium backup says clear busybox and one other app, but every single other app says I need to be rooted, Along with that being weird when I try to do a software update. It tells me that I have a modded device so I cannot do it. In the mean while before I reroot again I would like to get the most recent update.
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Dude , chill out this isn't that hard... Ok. Can you still get into recovery power volume up and menu
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lethalxda said:
Are you sure it is rom I need to DL, Don't I need to be rooted first to get the rom on there? My problem is my phone is half rooted, titanium backup says clear busybox and one other app, but every single other app says I need to be rooted, Along with that being weird when I try to do a software update. It tells me that I have a modded device so I cannot do it. In the mean while before I reroot again I would like to get the most recent update.
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Just get the Note 2 toolkit on your PC or laptop. Follow the instructions to root.
CARBON NIGHTLIES. | KROZ BROWN Theme | Crack Flasher

RonnieRuff said:
Just get the Note 2 toolkit on your PC or laptop. Follow the instructions to root.
CARBON NIGHTLIES. | KROZ BROWN Theme | Crack Flasher
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Ronnie the toolbox is so many unnecessary steps. With the way I told dude is simple you download one thing btw: it seems like you and Mr. Skip got a thing going on cuts your on love with his tool box lol. ..
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deeznutz1977 said:
Ronnie the toolbox is so many unnecessary steps. With the way I told dude is simple you download one thing btw: it seems like you and Mr. Skip got a thing going on cuts your on love with his tool box lol. ..
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I like the box.... Its all good.. For newbies it is pretty foolproof.
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deeznutz1977 said:
Dude , chill out this isn't that hard... Ok. Can you still get into recovery power volume up and menu
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Again you are not to clear, and not answering my main question Am I still rooted???????? I mean none of my apps work for root, yet I cannot do a software update. I REALLY want the software update. I don't want to lose my many months of my rooted phone. I don't want to have a stock phone I'd like to keep everything that I have adjusted on my phone.

lethalxda said:
Again you are not to clear, and not answering my main question Am I still rooted???????? I mean none of my apps work for root, yet I cannot do a software update. I REALLY want the software update. I don't want to lose my many months of my rooted phone. I don't want to have a stock phone I'd like to keep everything that I have adjusted on my phone.
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No you're not rooted. Reroot your phone again with either method already told to you. Or what recovery do you have?
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kintwofan said:
No you're not rooted. Reroot your phone again with either method already told to you. Or what recovery do you have?
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How can I tell which recovery I have? I do have a root kit on my computer which was used back then, Would it say brick my phone If I uninstall Superuser right now? would that allow me to get my "software update" back?
http://gyazo(DOTCOM)/4af681a85cab54b4767e1684cd5b68f9
http://gyazo(DOTCOM)/adc9712e1b212db730981065f4c78a9b
both of the links about just remove the "(DOTCOM)" that is the kit I used for my first root.

lethalxda said:
How can I tell which recovery I have? I do have a root kit on my computer which was used back then, Would it say brick my phone If I uninstall Superuser right now? would that allow me to get my "software update" back?
http://gyazo(DOTCOM)/4af681a85cab54b4767e1684cd5b68f9
http://gyazo(DOTCOM)/adc9712e1b212db730981065f4c78a9b
both of the links about just remove the "(DOTCOM)" that is the kit I used for my first root.
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Of you didn't change it in sure it's stock, but just boot into it to check. Quick question, you're wanting the update. What version are you on right now?
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kintwofan said:
Of you didn't change it in sure it's stock, but just boot into it to check. Quick question, you're wanting the update. What version are you on right now?
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I don't know what you mean in the first part, I'm on 4.1.1 tmobile T889
kernal version 3.0.31

lethalxda said:
I don't know what you mean in the first part, I'm on 4.1.1 tmobile T889
kernal version 3.0.31
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If you didn't install a custom recovery then is probably still stock so forget my question.
Also, try this to get your root. Is the easiest way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35512626
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kintwofan said:
If you didn't install a custom recovery then is probably still stock so forget my question.
Also, try this to get your root. Is the easiest way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35512626
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!!!! You are my savior!!!! I now have root again, Now I can use voodoo OTA RootKeeper. You sir got a "Thanks" Button clicked
For those that can't tell this method fixed my issue from clicking on unroot in superSU.

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lethalxda said:
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!!!! You are my savior!!!! I now have root again, Now I can use voodoo OTA RootKeeper. You sir got a "Thanks" Button clicked
For those that can't tell this method fixed my issue from clicking on unroot in superSU.
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I believe ota root keeper doesnt work with latest update.
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[Q]from a Mac, root galaxy s3 sph-l710 w/ 4.3 jelly

I know there is way to root my galaxy s3 sph-l710 with 4.3 jelly bean (knox) using odin and CF-Auto-Root on windows. But I want to know if there is a way to do it from a mac (OSX).
thanks.

Use heimdal (I forget its correct spelling)
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Heimdall . Here's a good place to start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878686
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thanks so much. I'll search a bit more on heimdall.
thanks again.

sotero2 said:
thanks so much. I'll search a bit more on heimdall.
thanks again.
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To root all you have to do is flash twrp recovery with heimdall and upon rebooting via the recovery the recovery will ask if you want to root the device.
The replicant os page (I think thats what its called) has a great guide on using heimdall
The command is something like heimdall flash RECOVERY pathtorecovery.img.
Make sure to get the latest version of heimdall, there was a weird bug in slme recent versions where the recovery writes would fail
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I appreciate the time you've taken answer my post. If it is not to much of a problem, would you please point me to the right direction. I haven't really found any thing referring to gs3 w/ 4.3 jelly knox os.
thanks again

sotero2 said:
I appreciate the time you've taken answer my post. If it is not to much of a problem, would you please point me to the right direction. I haven't really found any thing referring to gs3 w/ 4.3 jelly knox os.
thanks again
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as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/HeimdallRecoveryInstallation
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.

jesuscash said:
as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.
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Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?

sotero2 said:
Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?
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I dont use touchwiz ROMS but if you want a stock experience, you can root the phone, then just remove the bloatware with a root app.

sotero2 said:
Yes a I've used the terminal a couple of times. All i want is something similar to my current os (sprint galaxy s3 4.3 jelly) but without all the bloatware. What rom can you recomend me?
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And there's an xposed module specifically for touchwiz roms that allow for a great deal of tweaks without having to flash a different rom
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jesuscash said:
as far as I know knox shouldnt interfere with the root process.
It would just trip the knox counter but that's about it, from what I read.
and when I spoke of replicant earlier I was referring to this page
Do you have any experience working with terminals?
let me know if you need more help.
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I am just curious, I popped into this thread and found some very useful info. However, I am unsure to one thing: The difference between GS3 SPH-L710, and i9300. Then will replicant work for SPH-L710? Many other forums, I have browsed, said stay away if it is not the same model. Is that true, or does it even make a difference? Thanks.
Also turns out that I am entirely too new to this site to even have a link in your quoted text, lol.

How To Root S3 After Updating NJ2/NJ3

After Updating to the newly updated firmware for both Sprint and the Boostmobile/VM variant, I am very sure a lot like me are facing difficulty with any workable method of rooting these new firmware. I spent up to three days searching OPs and cant actually find any guaranteed solution. So I am hoping this thread would help us find all the answers we need at one place. Those who have successfully rooted NJ2/NJ3 should share their method with us.
PEace

alemosman said:
After Updating to the newly updated firmware for both Sprint and the Boostmobile/VM variant, I am very sure a lot like me are facing difficulty with any workable method of rooting these new firmware. I spent up to three days searching OPs and cant actually find any guaranteed solution. So I am hoping this thread would help us find all the answers we need at one place. Those who have successfully rooted NJ2/NJ3 should share their method with us.
PEace
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Flash last official Philz recovery via Odin, reboot into Philz recovery and select (re)root and reboot phone. Install SuperSU from playstore

OP did you not look at my guide?

6th_Hokage said:
OP did you not look at my guide?
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I saw the guide. Towelroot no longer works , as we all know.
I happen to use Linux as an OS, and the Odin alternatives didn't work for me (it's been a while so my memory of it was a little fuzzy) I didn't just give up after the first try or anything, I've asked question about it before.
I'm wondering if there could be an alternative to Towelroot at this time. Ideally I'd rather not have to rely on some program on my PC. I'm not afraid of the terminal, either.

Yes I also faced several failures before I managed to get my phone rooted. I used chainfire's autoroot for sph710 and it worked so you might want to give it a try
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Flash last official Philz recovery via Odin, reboot into Philz recovery and select (re)root and reboot phone. Install SuperSU from playstore
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Do u happen to have the latest his links are all dead

siqbudz said:
Do u happen to have the latest his links are all dead
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Who's links are all dead?

siqbudz said:
Do u happen to have the latest his links are all dead
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I looked, I no longer have a copy of it, after the charging port died on my S3 a friend gave me his old sprint S4 and I deleted all my files for the S3, I'm sure someone here has the last official and not the rejiggered one

siqbudz said:
Do u happen to have the latest his links are all dead
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One is a Flashable Zip...not sure if I have used it, but it should work and the other you must unzip and flash using Odin...I know that one works.

I used Chainfire's CF-root method but I also did not care about tripping the flash counter because this is a used phone from eBay and I have no warranty to worry about.

Well I just didn't care about warranty. Anyway it worked for me but I've Knox tripped
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Thanks guys

You are welcome
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alemosman said:
Yes I also faced several failures before I managed to get my phone rooted. I used chainfire's autoroot for sph710 and it worked so you might want to give it a try
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Yes, After about 24 hrs spent on how to root the NJ2 update, I used the chainfire's auto root "CF-Auto-Root-d2spr-d2spr-sphl710.zip" for build ND8 and it worked on my GS3.
Thanks for your thread, Seeing that you got it work successfully I got confidence to do it with the ND8 autoroot.

Am glad I could help
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