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[Q] No Signal After ND8 Rooted Upgrade

I apologize if this has been answered. If so, just point me to the right direction. I've searched and did not find my answer, I think my frustration is getting the best of me.
Anyway, I was on stock 4.3 odex root. All was well. Followed the guide in the development forum to upgrade to 4.4 odex root. Steps were simple, I flashed 4.4 tar with Odin, flashed the latest TWRP with odin, then flashed the ND8 4.4 zip through TWRP. Phone boots and works (though it wiped out everying, sucks but whatever), however I do not have mobile or wifi signal.
Can anyone hhelp fix this for me?
Edit: Disregard. Didnt see that the OP in the ND8 stock thread added right in the first post that radios dont work at the moment.

Just ODIN the tar again and root it using a custom recovery. Data works 100% with the original.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Just ODIN the tar again and root it using a custom recovery. Data works 100% with the original.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
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How do I do that? Sorry for the silly question, I've always been used to flashing an already rooted ROM.

Syph said:
How do I do that? Sorry for the silly question, I've always been used to flashing an already rooted ROM.
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This is the Stock ND8 tar that edor's talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533
Download that, it's about 953 MB, and Odin flash it. It does not give you root permissions so if you want root, flash CF-Auto Root or something like that through Odin also.

MrrD said:
This is the Stock ND8 tar that edor's talking about: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2738533
Download that, it's about 953 MB, and Odin flash it. It does not give you root permissions so if you want root, flash CF-Auto Root or something like that through Odin also.
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Thank you for answering him, I was busy out of town today. Might want to mention to unzip the file you download to get the 1.5GB tar inside.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

Wifi refuses to turn on. Ever.

I know, I know. This thread is oh so popular here. Well after searching and trying several different things my wifi STILL will not turn on. This of course first started after I did Samsung's OTA update to 4.3.
Let me make the problem extra clear just for ease. I will tap the wifi to turn it on (Either from the notification hot keys or directly from settings). It will pretend to be doings something for a few seconds, and then goes back to being off. It never shows me hotspots. Never ever connects. Nothing. Just turns back off.
So after dealing with this and crawling at a snail's pace with mobile data on my stock 4.3 Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 for several months, I decided it was time to root and ROM my phone because that would TOTALLY fix the problem. Well I was wrong.
I have flashed, two ROMs and three kernels:
The people's ROM + its own kernel (I think) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013463) -- This didn't work, and I didn't really like the ROM so I looked for another option and found this
Stock 4.3 Rooted + "Wifi fix" kernel Rev 2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900) -- I thought I had finally found the answer. But no. This too failed.
And then just a few minutes ago I flashed the first version of the "Wifi fix" kernel listed above. This also has had no effect.
So what do I do now? I can't just NOT have wifi. I'm fed up. Sorry if parts of this seem overly sarcastic and dramatic. It's just that I've been putting off even fixing this for so long, and now that i'm taking steps to fix it, nothing is working like it says it will. I just want wifi. That's all. Ugh.
Is there maybe a newer kernel with wifi fix I can flash? A different ROM? Maybe something totally different I don't know about?
I'll be happy to provide any information needed. Thanks in advance. :laugh:

Hi! Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having. Could you tell me in your Settings / More / About Device, what Baseband version you're on?
Have you tried ODINing the original 4.3 tar file after backing up everything you want to keep from the internal "SD" (because it will wipe everything but the external microSD)?
Is it under warranty?
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Hi! Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having. Could you tell me in your Settings / More / About Device, what Baseband version you're on?
Have you tried ODINing the original 4.3 tar file after backing up everything you want to keep from the internal "SD" (because it will wipe everything but the external microSD)?
Is it under warranty?
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
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Thanks for the reply,I really appreciate it
Yeah sure!
Baseband version: L710VPUCMK3
Do you mean have I ODIN'd Samsung's 4.3 update? I have not tried ODINing it. I have thought about reflashing the firmware though (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=22379), but I was unsure about a few things with that. Mainly if it would unroot me somehow, or if there would be KNOX issues.
It is not under warranty unfortunately :/
Small update: I tried flashing this modem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48556748&postcount=145
Wifi is still broken. Acting the same. :/

Thunder_54 said:
Thanks for the reply,I really appreciate it
Yeah sure!
Baseband version: L710VPUCMK3
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You're welcome! If L710VPUCMK3 was the modem you were on before your update from the post you mention below, that was the same modem.
Do you mean have I ODIN'd Samsung's 4.3 update? I have not tried ODINing it. I have thought about reflashing the firmware though (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=22379), but I was unsure about a few things with that. Mainly if it would unroot me somehow, or if there would be KNOX issues.
It is not under warranty unfortunately :/
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Yes, that's what I meant. Yes flashing a stock tar would unroot you until you alai ODINed a custom recovery and then flashed SuperSU.zip to re-root.
Since you're out of warranty, you don't have to worry about whether you trip the warranty switch (Knox), which flashing a custom recovery or kernel will do once you ODIN 4.3 or 4 4. I would choose 4.4 if I were you at this point. You can still root it and it's even better than 4.3,which I already loved. Now 4.4 is so good, it's turned my loving 4.3 to having liked it.
Small update: I tried flashing this modem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48556748&postcount=145
Wifi is still broken. Acting the same. :/
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Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome! If L710VPUCMK3 was the modem you were on before your update from the post you mention below, that was the same modem.
Yes, that's what I meant. Yes flashing a stock tar would unroot you until you alai ODINed a custom recovery and then flashed SuperSU.zip to re-root.
Since you're out of warranty, you don't have to worry about whether you trip the warranty switch (Knox), which flashing a custom recovery or kernel will do once you ODIN 4.3 or 4 4. I would choose 4.4 if I were you at this point. You can still root it and it's even better than 4.3,which I already loved. Now 4.4 is so good, it's turned my loving 4.3 to having liked it.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
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Yeah I figured it was the same modem just now after doing some more research XD. I also tried the MD4 modem but I didn't get any service (somewhat expected). I'm now back on MK3
So basically you're suggesting that I ODIN to 4.4 and see if that fixes it? Sounds good to me! I wonder if you have a link to a thread with proper files and procedure? If not, I'm sure I can search something up myself haha. (I'm just being lazy at the moment lol)
So basically, I'd Odin 4.4, then odin custom recovery, then root?

Thunder_54 said:
Yeah I figured it was the same modem just now after doing some more research XD. I also tried the MD4 modem but I didn't get any service (somewhat expected). I'm now back on MK3
So basically you're suggesting that I ODIN to 4.4 and see if that fixes it? Sounds good to me! I wonder if you have a link to a thread with proper files and procedure? If not, I'm sure I can search something up myself haha. (I'm just being lazy at the moment lol)
So basically, I'd Odin 4.4, then odin custom recovery, then root?
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Exactly like that. Some people get CF-AutoRoot to stick but for some of us including me it would not. There are two or three generations of the SPH-L710 and I'm guessing those of us on the latest generation can't use CF-AutoRoot on 4.4.
What worked for me after your first two steps is to flash SuperSU.zip v1.94 from the custom recovery of your choice. I'd use Philz if I were you.
I, too, am being lazy and don't feel like explaining why at this time, LOL.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Exactly like that. Some people get CF-AutoRoot to stick but for some of us including me it would not. There are two or three generations of the SPH-L710 and I'm guessing those of us on the latest generation can't use CF-AutoRoot on 4.4.
What worked for me after your first two steps is to flash SuperSU.zip v1.94 from the custom recovery of your choice. I'd use Philz if I were you.
I, too, am being lazy and don't feel like explaining why at this time, LOL.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
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Cool! Ok, I found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413
Seems promising. Although while I was waiting I flashed a different 4.4.2 rom with no luck. It is themed and has a different kernel and all though.
So I'll try the one I linked to (which says it's Stock 4.4.x) and let you know what happens

Okay flashed Stock 4.4.2
Okay, so I flashed that ROM from the link in the previous post. It hasn't fixed the wifi problem. I'm starting to think that this is a hardware problem....
Baseband: L710VPUDND8

Thunder_54 said:
I'm starting to think that this is a hardware problem....
Baseband: L710VPUDND8
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I think so too.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

[HOW-TO] Preparing to flash an ND8 (kitkat) rom

Given that the first ND8 rom is out there now, I'd thought it would be a good idea to write up the steps you need to take BEFORE you can proceed to flashing your first ND8 rom.
Steps to take/verify before flashing an ND8 rom
Check your bootloader version. If you are not on the ND8 bootloader, any ND8 rom you flash will brick your device.
You can check your bootloader version by running the following command in a terminal emulator app/shell on your device. Adb shell will work as well if you know how to get that going.
Code:
getprop ro.bootloader
If the version string it returns ends with "ND8" (no quotes of course), you are golden and you can skip to STEP 5. Otherwise continue to step 2.
Oh no. You ARE NOT on the ND8 firmware so you need to flash it before you can safely flash your first ND8 rom. Head over to THIS thread and flash the stock tar using ODIN (or a similar program) ON YOUR PC. Mobile ODIN will not just fail to flash it properly, but may leave you with an inoperable device aka brick. Don't try to take shortcuts. Following the instructions in the stock tar thread for how to flash the tar. NOTE: The restore tar MAY or MAY NOT wipe your internal storage so back up your information as necessary.
After flashing the stock tar, head back here and move on to step 3
Download a custom recovery tar (I highly recommend Philz touch, works for flashing kitkat roms well with the greatest consistency. Grab the latest tar HERE)
Flash the recovery tar with ODIN (or a similar computer program such as jodin, heimdall, etc) the same way you flashed the stock tar.
Now you can flash your rom. Yes, it is slightly tedious the first time, but once you are on the ND8 firmware you needn't repeat these steps the next time you want to flash an ND8 rom :good:
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Devs and others, I encourage you to refer all ND8 flashing questions here to keep things centralized and have one set of info from one person versus multiple from multiple people.
Have fun flashing!

It definitely did wipe my internal data, so be sure to backup to your SD card or off-device. I fortunately had most of it backed up, but I think I lost some pictures.

Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.

troyernet said:
Is there any way to upgrade to rooted stock ND8 without losing data? I'm rooted stock MK3 and I don't think I've ever installed the Knox boot loader. My boot loader came back as MD4.
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The only chance for you is if you're rooted Odexed. You'd have to unroot, flash the stock Knox MK3 bootloader, kernel and recovery, and then accept the OTA.
There is NO way to run TouchWiz 4.4.2 without the Knox ND8 bootloader.
And if you don't know one way or the other, I'd say there's more of a chance you're DeOdexed than Odexed, which won't work at all for the OTA.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
I'm on Ting, so I buy my phones outright and don't have phone insurance. I have my old SGS2 as my insurance. Its my understanding that the main issue with knox is if you downgrade your bootloader, it'll hard brick your device. Otherwise, you can still flash ROMs and what not through custom recovery just like before, regardless if its MD4 based or AOSP. I don't think i'll ever need to send my phone to Sprint/Samsung for warranty/repairs/ect. or downgrade bootloaders (never felt the need to). If I sell my phone, I'll just odin the stock ND8 and be done with it. Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?

So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted? Why do I ask? Well if you keep reading the ND8 Full Restore thread bilgerryan posted to flash CF Auto Root, then recovery, so I am just a little confused. Here.
Unfortunately the OP in the ND8 thread never updated the initial post to include all of the requests that followed, like listing the MD5 and attaching the root instructions that were posted. I am pretty sure I got the answer to my questions by reading the thread again, but I can see how things get confusing fast. So keeping root is a 3 step flash.

s9amme said:
I've been itching to move to ND8. I'm currently on MD4, with no knox. With all this talk of knox, is it really that bad to have?
Are there any other downsides to having a bootloader with knox?
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No, and no.
Super Dave426 said:
So just to be clear if I follow those 2 steps above I then can flash any ND8 ROM, I got that, but will the phone still be rooted?
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Give me a sec and I'll post some links for you. I'll edit this post with them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743971
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413
Follow the instructions in ANY of those thread's first posts AFTER ODINing ND8 and you'll be rooted.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.

tpike1296 said:
I may have asked this in another thread, and if so, I apologize (I've been horribly sick) but is there any way to ODIN through WIFI or something? The MicroUSB port on my phone is destroyed and I can't afford a repair. I am rooted, with a custom recovery, on the MD4 bootloader, and would like to move up to an ND8 based KitKat ROM, but obviously the broken port is causing a bit of a problem.
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There is absolutely no other way than through hard wire USB?Micro USB. Sorry.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.

SoldToBears said:
Hi CNexus. I appreciate the guide. I seem to have run into a bit of an issue though.
I was on 4.1.2 (rooted Sprint L710) and decided to flash this update. I used Odin 3.09 and flashed the stock ND8 as per step 2. Everything went fine and it booted up without any problems so I went back into download mode and flashed the custom recovery you have linked in step 3. Odin gave me the big green "PASS" and the phone rebooted. Again no problems so I transferred the rooted stock rom (this one) to my SD card, turned the phone off and went to boot into recovery mode.
Here is where the problem is. When trying to boot into recovery, I get to the screen that says something like "booting recovery..." and then the screen just goes dark. Nothing happens as long as I hold down the buttons. As soon as I let them go the phone boots up like normal. :/
I repeated all of the steps again thinking maybe something (maybe me) messed up the first time. Same issue. Recovery won't load but the system boots just fine.
If you, or anyone else, have any ideas I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.
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To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.

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To boot into recovery u have to let go of the volume up, home button, and power key all at once when the "booting recovery" screen appears. If you're still holding them down when the "booting recovery" screen disappears, you're phone is going to start up like normal.
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Ah! Thank you so much! :highfive: For some reason I thought I had to keep holding them down until recovery loaded. Thanks again. I appreciate it.

Pit for mapping
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Saafir said:
Hey guys I downloaded the ND8 tar and I am trying to flash with Odin but it just sits at Get PIT for mapping ..... what should I do here? I have looked around for a solution but am unable to find one. Thanks in advance! (using Odin 3.07 and 3.09)
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Cancel the help request gang. Apparently my Micro USB cord must be faulty. Flashing now

A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710

Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
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ghostyroasty said:
Can I just take the ota since it has already downloaded and then flash the rest later this evening? I now have two update notifications living comfortably on my notification bar.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
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Only if you are on 100% stock rom with stock recovery

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710
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You can flash any recovery from your custom recovery. The first one is just Odined because you can't flash that from stock recovery.
Old Philz had separate SPR and LTE builds. The SPR ones aren't built anymore and you can flash the latest LTE one just fine, that's what I use.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

n00b-xda-disciple said:
A couple days ago i flashed Philz 6.00.8 d2spr for rooting my virgin mobile s3 4.3 version with odin. Today I upgraded with 4.4 kit Kat stock tar, then flashed philz 6.008 again through odin, rooted ,debloated ect. My question is can I upgrade/flash philz 6.00.8 d2spr to the newst philz recovery through recovery? Or do I need to odin a recovery again. Also i originally tried to odin the d2lte version but odin said it was invalid so I used the d2spr.
Sent from my SPH-L710
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You may try philz touch 6.26.6 d2lte.

Nd8 sd permission fix.zip and nd8 tether mod.zip works for my virgin phone by the way.
Sent from my SPH-L710 VM ND8 (Sprint Rooted Modded Stock 4.4.2 Kit Kat Rom)

Thank you CNexus for all your genius work. Had to pop my cherry to thank you. You and other devs have help me unbricked my hard bricked phone. Now Im as good as new with KitKat running. Now to a flash this Wicked Rom. :laugh:

[Q] Questions About Rooting/Flashing On Build L710VPUDND8, Please Help.

I want to start off by saying that, over the past week, I have looked all over XDA forums for the following information but to no avail. I apologize if this is in the wrong thread or if I am breaking any forum rules.
I recently updated my Sprint version Galaxy S3 to Android 4.4.2 just as many people have. I actually skipped the 4.3 update and went straight to 4.4.2 from 4.1.2 due to all the bugs I heard about. My root access was broken while updating through Samsung Kies, naturally, and I want to get re-rooted. My questions are as follows:
1. Is the CF-auto-root method safe with this new bootloader that came with the 4.4.2 and(or) 4.3 updates?
2. After rooting, will flashing a custom recovery like clockworkmod brick my device due to the Knox software and bootloader?
3. Will Triangle Away work with resetting any tripped counters due to rooting on 4.4.2?
4. And, if Triangle Away doesn't work, will flashing the original stock 4.4.2 firmware via Odin reset Knox's bootloader counter just as doing so has in the past? (versions 4.1.2 and lower)
5. Will flashing an older build firmware like 4.1.2 or any roms based on an older build brick my device?
I apologize if I am asking questions already asked in these forums, as you can see they mostly center around my lack of knowledge in flashing/rooting with the Knox technology. I couldn't for the life of me find the answers to the specific questions I have to alleviate my paranoia in bricking my device. Thanks in advance for the assist.

MooreAJr said:
1. Is the CF-auto-root method safe with this new bootloader that came with the 4.4.2 and(or) 4.3 updates?
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Safe but won't necessarily work. Works for some, for others it doesn't. IMHO the most reliable and easy way of getting root on ND8 is to Odin the latest Philz Recovery, and when you tell recovery to reboot it'll offer to re-root your phone.
2. After rooting, will flashing a custom recovery like clockworkmod brick my device due to the Knox software and bootloader?
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No. AFAIK, the only things that will brick you that's Knox related are trying to downgrade either your bootloader or modem.
3. Will Triangle Away work with resetting any tripped counters due to rooting on 4.4.2?
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The flash counter, yes, the warranty (Knox) counter, no. It's an e-fuse, nothing can reverse it.
4. And, if Triangle Away doesn't work, will flashing the original stock 4.4.2 firmware via Odin reset Knox's bootloader counter just as doing so has in the past? (versions 4.1.2 and lower)
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I don't think anything has ever reset the Knox counter; only the flash counter.
5. Will flashing an older build firmware like 4.1.2 or any roms based on an older build brick my device?
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Firmware, yes absolutely. ROM, no it won't. Firmware being bootloader and modem. Once you Odin ND8, never ever Odin anything other than ND8 or a custom recovery. ODINing an older ROM will permanently brick your phone.
You can nandroid backup and restore, and flash custom old and new ROMs using your custom recovery as always, though.
This thread answers some of your questions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743554
Also, please post threads with questions in the Q&A section.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Safe but won't necessarily work. Works for some, for others it doesn't. IMHO the most reliable and easy way if getting root on ND8 is to Odin the latest Philz Recovery, and when you tell recovery to reboot it'll offer to re-root your phone.
No. AFAIK, the only things that will brick you that's Knox related are trying to downgrade either your bootloader or modem.
The flash counter, yes, the warranty (Knox) counter, no. It's an e-fuse, nothing can reverse it.
I don't think anything has ever reset the Knox counter; only the flash counter.
Firmware, yes absolutely. ROM, no it won't. Firmware being bootloader and modem. Once you Odin ND8, never ever Odin anything other than ND8 or a custom recovery. ODINing an older ROM will permanently brick your phone.
You can nandroid backup and restore, and flash custom old and new ROMs using your custom recovery as always, though.
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Thanks a lot for the information. I need to get better at navigating and finding the answers to my questions on the forums. Im going to do a search on the latest Philz Recovery and see if I can my device rooted again.

MooreAJr said:
Thanks a lot for the information. I need to get better at navigating and finding the answers to my questions on the forums. Im going to do a search on the latest Philz Recovery and see if I can my device rooted again.
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One suggestion for searching. I find it simpler to Google search XDA than to use XDA's own search. Just put xda (space) then whatever you're searching for.
For example, Google:
xda SPH-L710 philz
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
One suggestion for searching. I find it simpler to Google search XDA than to use XDA's own search. Just put xda (space) then whatever you're searching for.
For example, Google:
xda SPH-L710 philz
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
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I did just that and found the appropriate zip & .md5 files for SPHL710 and im going to give it a try later today when I get a chance. Thanks again for the assistance with this

MooreAJr said:
I did just that and found the appropriate zip & .md5 files for SPHL710 and im going to give it a try later today when I get a chance. Thanks again for the assistance with this
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You're welcome. Just to be clear, you'll need the tar version of Philz to Odin it after the ND8 tar. The whole file extension is .tar.md5.
The .zip and the .md5 for the zip will only be of use once you're already in a custom recovery.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
You're welcome. Just to be clear, you'll need the tar version of Philz to Odin it after the ND8 tar. The whole file extension is .tar.md5.
The .zip and the .md5 for the zip will only be of use once you're already in a custom recovery.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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Hmm, I see. In the past I've only had to use two file types: tar.md5 for the recovery & .zip to root from recovery.
Guess I wasn't paying attention while downloading files, I just noticed there are 3 files types per version release.

After I updated to 4.4, I used this method to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2596697
It worked like a charm!

Philz recovery will offer to root your phone for you automatically if you go to reboot from it and it detects you're not rooted.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Philz recovery will offer to root your phone for you automatically if you go to reboot from it and it detects you're not rooted.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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I used the Philz recovery method to root. I did notice a weird lag and stutter after booting up. Tempted to do a factory reset but everything looks good so far. I do like the Philz Recovery interface as well

It takes any new ROM time to settle in. Hours or days depending on how you use it.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.

I'm trying to help a freind root his L710, and I'm confused, at least on my S2 (D710) Philz is only for AOSP/Some AOKP roms but doesn't work for TW, Is it different here? Can someone give me the link to the exact recovery? I think I got it but I want to be extra careful because it's not my device.
Thanks!

Yes it'll work on any ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45632230 provides the download link.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII on TouchWiz 4.4.2 with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
It takes any new ROM time to settle in. Hours or days depending on how you use it.
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with Wicked X v6.5, Ktoonsez' latest kernel and the latest Philz Touch Recovery.
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Its really not that bad I guess. I'm thinking because its been a while since I have been able to move apps to the sd natively. Last device I had that was able to do so was the Evo 4G(wimax)... takes a few for them to load from the card I suppose

[Q&A] [Stock/Base] 4.4.4 NK2 Rooted-Deodexed-Knoxless-CIQless

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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?

pmular said:
mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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mine says enforcing. So how do I get the permissive? I downloaded it but you say not to install it until after the modem and rom. So... ?
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Still says enforcing after flashing permissive kernel?

So I was on nh7 prior. Flashed the modem file in Odin.
Went into twrp 2.8.3.. wiped. Installed rom, then kernel, then booted into system. Wifi didn't work.
Any suggestions? Do I need to wipe dalvik after the kernel install?
Thanks...
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Try reflash rom, sometimes it does not take the first time.
Pp.

No Wifi for me either. Barely even flinches when I click it.
SGH-M919 on 4.2.2 stock rooted -> Update via latest CWM = soft brick (stuck on Samsung boot screen)
-> 4.2.2 stock via Odin -> installed TWRP recovery -> installed your posted 4.4.4 NK2 ROM = no wifi
-> installed posted NK2 Modem -> installed posted kernel = still no wifi
-> Reverted back to 4.2.2 via backup + NK2 modem= regained wifi
Hopefully the datapoint will help. Thanks though

corpse101 said:
No Wifi for me either. Barely even flinches when I click it.
SGH-M919 on 4.2.2 stock rooted -> Update via latest CWM = soft brick (stuck on Samsung boot screen)
-> 4.2.2 stock via Odin -> installed TWRP recovery -> installed your posted 4.4.4 NK2 ROM = no wifi
-> installed posted NK2 Modem -> installed posted kernel = still no wifi
-> Reverted back to 4.2.2 via backup + NK2 modem= regained wifi
Hopefully the datapoint will help. Thanks though
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It's the kernel causing it. Don't know why. Keep the stock kernel or flash a different one. No one has provided a log cat with errors

ShinySide said:
It's the kernel causing it. Don't know why. Keep the stock kernel or flash a different one. No one has provided a log cat with errors
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Pardon my noobishness, but I always follow the guides and normally install w/e I am told. How can I revert to the stock kernel? I originally tested after flashing your custom ROM, and before the new kernel and it still didn't work.

Received a replacement S4 from SquareTrade today (last one broke), and it shipped with stock 4.4.4/NK2. Can I just flash this ROM/firmware in Odin? Or did I have to be rooted already?

You suppose to flash twrp recovery in Odin. Then flash this rom in twrp.
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UJ95x said:
Received a replacement S4 from SquareTrade today (last one broke), and it shipped with stock 4.4.4/NK2. Can I just flash this ROM/firmware in Odin? Or did I have to be rooted already?
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You need to root with cf-autoroot in Odin first. Then Odin whichever recovery you prefer.
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mrbmg said:
You need to root with cf-autoroot in Odin first. Then Odin whichever recovery you prefer.
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The one on Chainfire's site only says it's for NH7. I'm on NK2, is that one still fine?
I should know this...it's just been a while lmao. Thanks

UJ95x said:
The one on Chainfire's site only says it's for NH7. I'm on NK2, is that one still fine?
I should know this...it's just been a while lmao. Thanks
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Be fine. Or just skip cf auto and flash a recovery, flash supersu package, or flash recovery and flash a rom. Cf auto root is a waste of time if you're just gonna flash a recovery

ShinySide said:
Be fine. Or just skip cf auto and flash a recovery, flash supersu package, or flash recovery and flash a rom. Cf auto root is a waste of time if you're just gonna flash a recovery
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Awesome. Thought I needed to root before flashing a custom recovery. So the only difference is my Knox counter will be tripped right? Oh, and the SGH-M919's boot loader is unlocked by default as well, correct?

UJ95x said:
Awesome. Thought I needed to root before flashing a custom recovery. So the only difference is my Knox counter will be tripped right? Oh, and the SGH-M919's boot loader is unlocked by default as well, correct?
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Yes,custom recoveries and kernels trip knox. And yes it's unlocked

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Yes,custom recoveries and kernels trip knox. And yes it's unlocked
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Cool. Thanks again, man.

Is there a unrestricted hotspot hack I can flash with this rom?

I'd like an answer to this too if anyone knows.
I'm on an MDL bootloader with NK2 baseband.

Hey all. I'm not sure this is the right thread but I do believe it's related. I've posted similar questions in other threads so bear with me if you've read some of this before. I'm just having trouble getting responses...lol. So, I'm trying to help a friend who bought an s4 and hooked it up with metro pcs. After he got it connected, he brought it to me. I used odin to flash oudhs recovery and then I flashed the sickness rom (the guy I'm helping ONLY wants unrestricted tethering, btw). The rom would not boot--stuck at boot screen. I then tried wiping everything in recovery and restoring the stock (which I had backed up, of course). That will not boot either (ugh). So, I now plan to use Odin to flash the stock .tar. I found one here in the forums BUT then I found another stock .tar in the Metro PCS thread. I'm not sure which I should flash--I'm leaning towards the Metro one since the guy IS on metro (if someone knows better, please let me know).
Question now is, after I flash the stock .tar, what is the SIMPLEST way to unrestrict the guy's tethering (if possible)? I'd REALLY appreciate a little help. Even if it's just pointing me to a thread that might help. Also, if anyone can explain why the Sickness wouldn't boot, that might help as well.
Thanks in advance!

pathtologos said:
Hey all. I'm not sure this is the right thread but I do believe it's related. I've posted similar questions in other threads so bear with me if you've read some of this before. I'm just having trouble getting responses...lol. So, I'm trying to help a friend who bought an s4 and hooked it up with metro pcs. After he got it connected, he brought it to me. I used odin to flash oudhs recovery and then I flashed the sickness rom (the guy I'm helping ONLY wants unrestricted tethering, btw). The rom would not boot--stuck at boot screen. I then tried wiping everything in recovery and restoring the stock (which I had backed up, of course). That will not boot either (ugh). So, I now plan to use Odin to flash the stock .tar. I found one here in the forums BUT then I found another stock .tar in the Metro PCS thread. I'm not sure which I should flash--I'm leaning towards the Metro one since the guy IS on metro (if someone knows better, please let me know).
Question now is, after I flash the stock .tar, what is the SIMPLEST way to unrestrict the guy's tethering (if possible)? I'd REALLY appreciate a little help. Even if it's just pointing me to a thread that might help. Also, if anyone can explain why the Sickness wouldn't boot, that might help as well.
Thanks in advance!
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Shabby's cwr is so extremely out of date. You need to use newer recoveries. I prefer twrp.
If you look in my nh7 stock base thread or my afh account you'll find a tethering mod for tmos nh7 which should work on metros nk2