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[Q] 4.3 official, need to root without tripping KNOX

Hey, as my Note II is still under warranty for a long time, I'm looking for a 100% sure way to root without my files getting lost and the KNOX counter going up.
Right now:
Fully stock Note II running 4.3 (N7100XXUEMJ9, updated via Kies)
What I want:
Rooted stock ROM and stock kernel, just to use apps that require root access.
Warranty not void
Thanks!

martinlink said:
Hey, as my Note II is still under warranty for a long time, I'm looking for a 100% sure way to root without my files getting lost and the KNOX counter going up.
Right now:
Fully stock Note II running 4.3 (N7100XXUEMJ9, updated via Kies)
What I want:
Rooted stock ROM and stock kernel, just to use apps that require root access.
Warranty not void
Thanks!
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you can look here.
i personally not tried it yet.

sora9009 said:
you can look here.
i personally not tried it yet.
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Wasn't the kingo thing found to be a malware of some sorts? I found that thread too but remembered from somewhere that it starts connecting to some chinese servers on its own or something...?

martinlink said:
Wasn't the kingo thing found to be a malware of some sorts? I found that thread too but remembered from somewhere that it starts connecting to some chinese servers on its own or something...?
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yeah and thats why im not using it yet.better safe than sorry mate..

sora9009 said:
yeah and thats why im not using it yet.better safe than sorry mate..
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking...
So currently, no "safe" way to root a 4.3 note II without raising KNOX counter, yeah?

martinlink said:
Yeah, that's what I was thinking...
So currently, no "safe" way to root a 4.3 note II without raising KNOX counter, yeah?
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yup..

sora9009 said:
yup..
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I have PM'd a few Mod's who had closed threads concerning rooting without tripping knox, who from their post history at least, looked like they where in on the discussion on whats going on.. Nothing back from any of them yet (even asked for direction to the proper thread to get updates)
Sadly, as the last thread I saw was closed on NOVEMBER 6th due to IMEI and HTTP concerns, there have been 4 new release's for the Kingo software, and yet I cannot find a single XDA thread (admittedly 20min~ is about my limit for the site search engine) about if any of those 4 updates resolved the issues XDA had with the root tool...
I desire to simply remove the bloatware, not void my damn warranty... screw you Samsung for disabling the DISABLE feature for BLOATware...

Bugs or defective Phone?

Alright guys I've been having issues with my phone for quite some time now, I think they started since the release of JB 4.3, I don't recall havving issues with 4.2.2 but who knows, ever since I upgraded to 4.3 I had the following I'm almost certain that it my device that is defective cause I read thru quite a few threads and I didn't see people complaining about the same issues as me, so Here's what's going on maybe someone out there is going thru the same.
Please know that I had the same issues wether I use TW or any google or AOSP rom.
1.- Phone calls, somewhat often when making/answering calls I cant hear the other person, it seems that they cant hear me neither, so I just hang up and re-call again and it goes thru, this happens both during wi-fi calling or just using regular signal.
2.-Camera won't focus I open my camera and and the image is blurry, I tap on the screen to focus but it won';t do it, so I just close it and open it again sometime I do this couple of time and then the camera works fine.
I guess all I'm looking for is a confirmation more than anything, since I have insurance, I can always take my phone into a t-mo store and get it replaced for $5 and get it replaced within 24hrs...
Currently running Darthstalker X1 with latest Modem...
Thank you guys and appreciate any info, opinion, or whatever u can offer!!

Have you tried just going to plain stock with Odin to see if it also happens?
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serio22 said:
Have you tried just going to plain stock with Odin to see if it also happens?
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You know that's about the only thing I haven't tried, I just don't want to deal with the Knox Security.. but I guess that I have to do it to find out for sure...
Or should I try to odin back to 4.2.2??
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I think I'm going to try that...

If you're still on 4.2.2 bootloader then yeah Odin to 4.2.2 otherwise do 4.3
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serio22 said:
If you're still on 4.2.2 bootloader then yeah Odin to 4.2.2 otherwise do 4.3
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what happens if I'm on 4.3 and I downgrade back to 4.2.2?? I hope I don't get a brick because I got odin started!! LMAO!!
Edit No brick LOL.. booting back up!!

Mr_Jay_jay said:
what happens if I'm on 4.3 and I downgrade back to 4.2.2?? I hope I don't get a brick because I got odin started!! LMAO!!
Edit No brick LOL.. booting back up!!
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You were able to downgrade to 4.2.2 via Odin? That was pretty risky, I was on the s3 forums before my s4 and quite a few people kept bricking their phones attempting to downgrade to 4.1.2 in Odin from 4.3.. Don't know how it is with s4 though
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serio22 said:
You were able to downgrade to 4.2.2 via Odin? That was pretty risky, I was on the s3 forums before my s4 and quite a few people kept bricking their phones attempting to downgrade to 4.1.2 in Odin from 4.3.. Don't know how it is with s4 though
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Weird.. I also had the s3, well mi wife still has it.. I didn't know, but If I have to guess if would have something to do with Knox Security.. I upgraded my s4 the XDA way... not OTA, I flashed a knox free Rom, and later I odin the modem.. so probably that's why... any way.. it worked I downgraded successfully, now about my issues I think it's the phone, I opened my camera to a blurry screen and it wouldn't focus.. so I'm stoppin by T-mo store to get it exchanged...

Mr_Jay_jay said:
Weird.. I also had the s3, well mi wife still has it.. I didn't know, but If I have to guess if would have something to do with Knox Security.. I upgraded my s4 the XDA way... not OTA, I flashed a knox free Rom, and later I odin the modem.. so probably that's why... any way.. it worked I downgraded successfully, now about my issues I think it's the phone, I opened my camera to a blurry screen and it wouldn't focus.. so I'm stoppin by T-mo store to get it exchanged...
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Oh then yeah you still had the 4.2.2 bootloader so that's why it was ok.. Sounds like the problem is with the phone so yeah you need to exchange it
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Yea Will do.. Thanks dude... appreciate taking the time to answer.. !

Mr_Jay_jay said:
ever since I upgraded to 4.3
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If you're going to exchange it anyways, why not Odin back to a 100% completely stock 4.3 TW and see if you are having those issues. Just remember, it's better to figure this out and learn from it just in case this ends up happening to you again. See, because if you go Odin back to 4.3 TW, and you still have this issue, then you can confirm it is a hardware issue. But if you Odin back to 4.3 and you don't have those issues, then you know something in your ROM or services was modified or corrupt. My suggestion, go back to stock and test it out. :good:

xdapowerapps said:
If you're going to exchange it anyways, why not Odin back to a 100% completely stock 4.3 TW and see if you are having those issues. Just remember, it's better to figure this out and learn from it just in case this ends up happening to you again. See, because if you go Odin back to 4.3 TW, and you still have this issue, then you can confirm it is a hardware issue. But if you Odin back to 4.3 and you don't have those issues, then you know something in your ROM or services was modified or corrupt. My suggestion, go back to stock and test it out. :good:
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I did actually... I went full on Knox included restore stock 4.3.. I havent had any issues with phone but then again I don't call too many people during the day.. however I did encounter the same camera issue..so this phone is out of here.. I got the order in today with phone arriving tomorrow.. I hope I get a 4.2.2 JB phone...i

Mr_Jay_jay said:
I did actually... I went full on Knox included restore stock 4.3.. I havent had any issues with phone but then again I don't call too many people during the day.. however I did encounter the same camera issue..so this phone is out of here.. I got the order in today with phone arriving tomorrow.. I hope I get a 4.2.2 JB phone...i
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Yeah, definitely a HW issue. Good thing it was under warranty. And in most cases, they update the FW before shipping it out, so here's to hoping. :highfive:

xdapowerapps said:
Yeah, definitely a HW issue. Good thing it was under warranty. And in most cases, they update the FW before shipping it out, so here's to hoping. :highfive:
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Yea dude bad news for me.. new phone shipped already with 4.3 in it... that kinda sucks... now what options are out there for me to get this rooted? Do you know?

Mr_Jay_jay said:
Yea dude bad news for me.. new phone shipped already with 4.3 in it... that kinda sucks... now what options are out there for me to get this rooted? Do you know?
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Yeah, CF-AR (ChainFires Auto Root). Won't trip knox flag but flashing a recovery like CWM/Philz/TWRP will cause your flag to trip.

xdapowerapps said:
Yeah, CF-AR (ChainFires Auto Root). Won't trip knox flag but flashing a recovery like CWM/Philz/TWRP will cause your flag to trip.
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Yea I was reading that.. I don't care about the knox counter... one great thing about rooting is trying all the roms out there so I'm goin all in! thanks!

Mr_Jay_jay said:
Yea I was reading that.. I don't care about the knox counter... one great thing about rooting is trying all the roms out there so I'm goin all in! thanks!
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No problem :good:

Did my device change identity? Apps not available and device gone from play store.

So this is odd.. Since yesterday a few things happened:
-If I search for apps I have in the play store, I cannot find them. Search results turn up VERY little results.
-If I search for 1 app specifically and click the app icon (so not searching by text field) it says the app is not compatible with my device.
-If I do the same with apps I already have, it says my device is not compatible with this version of the app (even though I have it!)
-My device is gone from the google play store website..
-If I go to my apps in the play store, about 15 of my 200 actually show up, the rest is gone.
I already cleared Google Services Framework yesterday, and after a night, still not fixed..
Now what?
I was planning on flashing a new rom today, will that auto fix it? Because I don't want to flash the new rom, if after that I cannot use the play store to find all the apps I have right now..

Which rom are you running at the moment?

Androidwizzard said:
Which rom are you running at the moment?
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Stock with built in root (also stock recovery). Had it for at least a year now without updating, but I felt it was time for kitkat.

Wow this sucks. I did this, the ultimate wipe and reboot 1 second after:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377514
And after rebooting, my play store keeps getting the same error "no connection". On wifi and 3g even though my internet browser works fine. So I guess that made it worse.. Going to try this now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273994
Didn't work, still no connection.
Now rebooting after deleting play store data.
Will the new rom flash solve this anyway? If so I'll just do that.

Delano.888 said:
Stock with built in root (also stock recovery). Had it for at least a year now without updating, but I felt it was time for kitkat.
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Have you already updated and is device name still GT N 7100?

Androidwizzard said:
Have you already updated and is device name still GT N 7100?
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No I wanted to do that today but I won't if I can't install my apps after that.
I'm on 4.1.2 and my device name is still correct.

Not easy to predict and give a guarantee, but on the other hand: what to loose if you already have those problems?
I would give a try.
Not to forget the most important thing: If you update, you will get knox-enabled bootloader, so you could loose warranty by Samsung with rooting your device.

Androidwizzard said:
Not easy to predict and give a guarantee, but on the other hand: what to loose if you already have those problems?
I would give a try.
Not to forget the most important thing: If you update, you will get knox-enabled bootloader, so you could loose warranty by Samsung with rooting your device.
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Oh yeah didn't think of that, I was going to go for this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504016
But that does seem to come with knox. Guess I'll look around a bit more.

Delano.888 said:
Oh yeah didn't think of that, I was going to go for this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504016
But that does seem to come with knox. Guess I'll look around a bit more.
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For that rom you need at least MJ5 bootloader as for all new KitKat roms.

Androidwizzard said:
For that rom you need at least MJ5 bootloader as for all new KitKat roms.
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Which comes with knox, correct?
But roms can come de-knoxed, right? And this one isn't.
I already have root so warranty is not that big of an issue.

Delano.888 said:
Which comes with knox, correct?
But roms can come de-knoxed, right? And this one isn't.
I already have root so warranty is not that big of an issue.
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Yes comes with knox but not enabled so there is no knox counter saying warranty void 0x1.
All custom roms come deknoxed, nothing to fear about knox.
BTW: Knox is in fact only an application to run on business devices of companies. No use and importance for private users.

Androidwizzard said:
Yes comes with knox but not enabled so there is no knox counter saying warranty void 0x1.
All custom roms come deknoxed, nothing to fear about knox.
BTW: Knox is in fact only an application to run on business devices of companies. No use and importance for private users.
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Okay thanks.
I'm not planning on updating any time soon and I want 4.4 doesn't REALLY matter which rom.
Can you advise me which rom is most done atm? So I don't have to update in a month again?

Most roms are still in development and change their bases as soon as new firmware is available.
Many of them deal with new S5 features and also Note 3 goodies are inbuilt.
It is totally your choice - not mine - what you need and prefer :good:
Take a look around HERE

Androidwizzard said:
Most roms are still in development and change their bases as soon as new firmware is available.
Many of them deal with new S5 features and also Note 3 goodies are inbuilt.
It is totally your choice - not mine - what you need and prefer :good:
Take a look around HERE
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Okay thanks going to install ditto and hope it fixes my issue as well, if not I'll be back here.
Guess I messed up some stuff, have to open a new thread.

P.S. @Delano.888 if ur play store has no connection, use a root browser and delete the host file from the etc folder, Just a pro tip for u
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

Irwenzhao said:
P.S. @Delano.888 if ur play store has no connection, use a root browser and delete the host file from the etc folder, Just a pro tip for u
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
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I did that 3 times because that tip is all over the internet but it didn't help. The new rom did fix the problem though so this thread is no longer needed.

Question about voiding warranty.

Ok so I'm not asking on how to install a rom or anything like that. It's just that I haven't rooted a phone or installed a different rom in so long that I just don't know what's changed. So I just got a LG G4, and I wanted to install Cyanogenmod just because I like the customization options it had back then and I'm sure it's gotten better now (on that note can you still revert to stock roms on phones?). So here's the thing, I just got the phone today, and it's brand new. Now I'm afraid something might go wrong with the phone (other than bricking which would be my fault) and I want to be able to send it in and get it fixed or replaced. I remember a while back there was something you'd installed that it would reset the counter (flash counter?) so it would seem like it was not rooted. Is that still around or anything like that so technically I'm not voiding my warranty just yet?

Why don't you read the forum a little bit more
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Currently the only you can do on this phone (unless you have tmobile or international) is root as the bootloader is locked. The only possible roms we'd have are stock modded roms that we can flash the system.imgs for.

soulysephiroth said:
Currently the only you can do on this phone (unless you have tmobile or international) is root as the bootloader is locked. The only possible roms we'd have are stock modded roms that we can flash the system.imgs for.
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I do have T-Mobile., so does that mean I can or can't? So if I understood this correctly, stock modded roms can be used to reset the flash counter or do you mean revert it back to unrooted stock or both?
shook187 said:
Why don't you read the forum a little bit more
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Great stuff man, thanks.

Dagobert_ said:
Great stuff man, thanks.
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I thanked you on accident I wish I could unthank you.
But yeah just read up instead of posting about flash counter which is non existing and have never existed on a LG phone.
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S6 Edge new update 12/14/2015

Has anyone received this G925TUVS3DOJC if yes what the difference between G925TUVU3DOJ7 and new update

On the surface can't see any differences really.
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Security updates and what not, this is all about getting ready for marshmallow.
Pp.

It now shows the Android security patch level in About device

Its root possible?

fabioplata said:
Its root possible?
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running it rooted right now.

How'd you do it?

TheArtiszan said:
How'd you do it?
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Like the others, install unikernel with odin, after install TWP.

newuser1984 said:
Has anyone received this G925TUVS3DOJC if yes what the difference between G925TUVU3DOJ7 and new update
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Dont fix my wcdma problem

fabioplata said:
Like the others, install unikernel with odin, after install TWP.
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is there any way to root this version without tripping knox? I just wanna root on g925tuvs3dojc and not install a custom recovery. Would the previous ping-pong-root versions still work on this?

MeetyMan said:
is there any way to root this version without tripping knox? I just wanna root on g925tuvs3dojc and not install a custom recovery. Would the previous ping-pong-root versions still work on this?
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nop

fabioplata said:
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aww man my battery has gotten so bad recently. I've had about an hour and a half SOT and wanted to use root to help me get a sufficient amount of battery to aid me throughout the day

Mine started doing the same thing as soon as i rooted but i noticed that i now had the H+ signal icon as well i think its because in all the roms ive tried they dont use tmobiles stock signal files. It seems like they only use the european files. They are compatible but dont give the same results.
So yu dont need to downgrade just have a stock rooted deodexed rom for tmobile but they dont upload that for some reason. Yu can also tell they are changing to many things cuz they give yu the super ugly note icons that look like bubbles and the s6 edge has a differnt more traditional looking touchwiz.

MeetyMan said:
aww man my battery has gotten so bad recently. I've had about an hour and a half SOT and wanted to use root to help me get a sufficient amount of battery to aid me throughout the day
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my phone is root, my battery is crazy, some days is normal, others days with the same use but only 5 hours is dead.

battery life
fabioplata said:
my phone is root, my battery is crazy, some days is normal, others days with the same use but only 5 hours is dead.
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I had the same issue with battery and installed DU Battery Saver (paid version), and ran it twice. The new battery and toolkit I purchased are still sitting on my
desk after a Month. Battery life is averaging 10 hours with moderate use. Hope this helps you as it did me...

Thought I saw in the update info that it adds the ability to text 911 as part of the update

MeetyMan said:
is there any way to root this version without tripping knox? I just wanna root on g925tuvs3dojc and not install a custom recovery. Would the previous ping-pong-root versions still work on this?
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Nope only way to root is with custom recovery and you can use system less root. No Samsung Pay but Android Pay works