Following the somewhat dispersed advice in this forum, I managed to use Towelroot to root my TabPro 8.4 SM-T325 w/o tripping KNOX. As soon as I'd done so, a new OTA update became available, which I'd like to get, and then re-root my tablet, again, all w/o tripping KNOX. Based on what I've read in this forum, the following SHOULD work:
1. Unroot with SuperSU
2. Reboot
3. Check for persistent root access by trying to run Titanium Backup (which won't run w/o root) - Root Checker failed to confirm root on my SM-T325 for some reason though I DO have root, so I don't expect Root Checker to be any use in confirming unrooted status
4. Flash latest stock (from SAMMOBILE) rom via ODIN
5. Reboot the device in Recovery Mode (Home + Power + Volume Up)
6. Do a wipe data/factory reset.
7. Hope that does the trick
8. Replace kernel w Towelroot-compatible kernel
9. Run Towel root
10. Restore kernel from latest stock ROM
Are any steps missing from the above? Can any be safely omitted? I'd love to avoid the factory reset, but understand that can't be avoided when using ODIN to replace the ROM, even when the replacement is the latest stock ROM.
Many thanks.
Later...I realized this should have been in the questions section. That might explain why it has been ignored here.
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I will be getting a new Note 2 in the mail soon from Rogers. What is the first thing I should do after opening it? I'd like to back it up, so that I can always restore to stock. I have read the Verizon Note 2's have a locked bootloader, but I haven't found a clear answer on weather or not the Rogers/ATT one is locked.
I plan to root it using CF-Auto Root, and then install TWRP Recovery. How do I back the phone up first, in case something goes wrong?
I am coming from an iPhone but I have a Nexus 7 and I love the ability to re-flash a stock OS to it using one of the toolkits. Is there somewhere you can download the unmodified stock OS for the Note2?
Thanks for any answers.
No reason to back what you have up as you can download the stock recovery and stock ROM/unroot it from this forum if that time ever comes, you can download these repositories ahead of time if you'd like, good to have.
You're on the right track after rooting and installing TWRP, then choose a stable ROM if you wish,
Install AdAway
OC\UV
Rom Toolbox
Many more, make it your own and have fun!
fireshot said:
I will be getting a new Note 2 in the mail soon from Rogers. What is the first thing I should do after opening it? I'd like to back it up, so that I can always restore to stock. I have read the Verizon Note 2's have a locked bootloader, but I haven't found a clear answer on weather or not the Rogers/ATT one is locked.
I plan to root it using CF-Auto Root, and then install TWRP Recovery. How do I back the phone up first, in case something goes wrong?
I am coming from an iPhone but I have a Nexus 7 and I love the ability to re-flash a stock OS to it using one of the toolkits. Is there somewhere you can download the unmodified stock OS for the Note2?
Thanks for any answers.
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I just did this yesterday to my I317 ATT GNote2.
On your desktop/laptop computer:
1) download/install the offiical Samsung USB Drivers on your desktop/laptop computer. There are links in the Development Section (How To) where you can get these as well.
2) download Odin3 to your computer (again, follow the stellar steps outlined in Dev Section).
3) download the CF-AutoRoot tar (found in Chainfire's CF-AutoRoot thread)
4) follow the steps in CF-AutoRoot thread to flash via Odin3... when complete, you'll still have stock firmware and stock recovery on your phone, but it will also be rooted (your flash counter will also increment, but you can fix this with TriangleAway app). Now you can flash a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM). If TWRP, on phone, download/install "GooManager" from PlayStore. From the app itself, you can install TWRP as your Recovery on the phone... Again, search is truly your best resource.. in the GNote2 Development sections (search for Stickies or "HowTo's").
There is no way to "completely backup" a stock phone with stock recovery (3e Recovery), so once you get rooted and get TWRP (or CWM) Recovery, you can do your first backup. This backup will capture the Stock Firmware (rom, kernel, modem [if on TWRP]) and your custom recovery... keep this safe.
You can always get the complete "Samsung Official Stock Firmware" by going to "SamMobile", create an account... then on Firmware page, just search for "I317"... it will display all the US and Canadian I317 Official Stock Firmware (rom/kernel/modem/stock recovery) which you can download install if you wish to return to "out-of-box" condition.
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HI
I am new to xda community and to android community as well.
I want to root my phone n7100.
Note: 1. My warranty is up (here it is for one year )
Note :2. Don't care if knox counter shows x,y,z, etc after flashing.
After going through many threads in the forum. Everything boils down to the following choices of rooting:
1. Directly flashing CF-Autoroot using Odin, this will keep intact the stock recovery along with providing root access and installing Supersu.
2. Flash Philz touch recovery and then install via the recovery the supersu zip file for gaining access to the root.
My question is which is the best way to go about rooting since I'll be taking away the root virginity of the my N7100.
PS: I also want to keep my options open to flashing custom rom (probably at a later date )
Thanks and sorry if such a question if already posted.
Hello All,
I recently flashed KitKat 4.4.2 successfully but now I need to re-root. I see dodgy posts about rooting certain ways. Can someone please point me to the right direction in the easiest and safest way to root on KitKat? Thanks!
Suicide_Evo said:
Hello All,
I recently flashed KitKat 4.4.2 successfully but now I need to re-root. I see dodgy posts about rooting certain ways. Can someone please point me to the right direction in the easiest and safest way to root on KitKat? Thanks!
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You can use CF Auto Root to re-root the phone. The only problem is this method will trip the Knox warranty void counter which can't be reset at this time. You flash it through odin and after it roots, you need to disable Knox. To do that, download (or update) SuperSU and when you run it for the first time, it will give you an option to disable Knox for the root to fully work. Finally, you can install the custom recovery. While this is optional, this is strongly recommended. You can use CWM or TWRP by downloading from either ROM Manager or Goo Manager depending on what recovery you want. After doing that, you should have a fully working root
Download CF Auto Root: http://download.chainfire.eu/233/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-d2spr-d2spr-sphl710.zip
You can also flash the SuperSU zip after using Odin to flash a custom recovery (I recommend philz)
Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S3 rocking Bilgerryans Wicked X ROM with the fluidity script, Tweaked out with a bunch of xposed modules, powered by Ktoonsez KT747 Kernel!!
hi;
I have a roger GS3(SGH-I747M) and recently I have updated to stock 4.4.2; then I flash cf-root throuth odin; trying to get root access; however, after I boot into the phone, I always gets a force close message on the phone and cannot get root access. Does anybody know what I can do to get root access on stock 4.4.2.
Please help!!!
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgEVM2hSnI or search for towelroot.
TWRP or CWM?
audit13 said:
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZgEVM2hSnI or search for towelroot.
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Towelroot seems quite easy. Once I do that, what's the best way to install latest TWRP or CWM on rooted 4.4.2? I had always heard GooManager, but now it's showing as not supported and unavailable.
No need to root. Just load a custom recovery and flash a custom ROM.
Flash recovery with odin.
pokerplayer999 said:
hi;
I have a roger GS3(SGH-I747M) and recently I have updated to stock 4.4.2; then I flash cf-root throuth odin; trying to get root access; however, after I boot into the phone, I always gets a force close message on the phone and cannot get root access. Does anybody know what I can do to get root access on stock 4.4.2.
Please help!!!
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Like someone mentioned earlier, try flashing a custom recovery (I like philz touch myself) via odin. Once you access Recovery, if your phone isn't rooted upon trying to reboot you'll see a message that says "root priviliges may be lost, root (or something like it) binary su). Choose yes and your phone will be rooted once it boots. Install SuperSU (or kush's Superuser if you'd like) and then you'll see your phone is rooted.
I used TowelRoot and had absolutely no problems whatsoever. However, 4.4.2 seems to run extremely slow on the I747 so you might consider a custom ROM. That is the route I am looking into.
Hello,
I recently decided that I need root access to my T-Mobile Note 2 SGH-T889. There is of course a TON of info on rooting my phone, including the nice video on XDA.
Problem is, I updated to 4.3 a while ago and I have been accepting security profile updates. Apparently The Knox security that came with the update resides both in the Knox apps and the kernel as well. Long story short, I can root, flash stuff with Odin, etc. but every time I do, Knox blocks superuser requests and so anything I put on the phone is ineffective.
So I tried to install TWRP in order to load Dr. Ketan's utility with Knox remover. As before, Odin has no problem finding and flashing TWRP, but it always reboots to the stock recovery. I tried a suggestion to pull the battery and reboot into recovery mode after the TWRP is flashed (dangerous, I know), that also did not work for me.
Are there any other steps I can try to either gain root access with Knox in place, or load a custom recovery in order to eradicate Knox?
If I'm not mistaken, you have to flash Agni kernel with Odin. In the Agni App there is a setting to uninstall/delete Knox.
After that, you are free to do whatever you want.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try and report back.
I have been trying to find AGNI in a format to flash with Odin. The zip version is here, do you know where I can find the .tar?
DubP said:
Hello,
I recently decided that I need root access to my T-Mobile Note 2 SGH-T889. There is of course a TON of info on rooting my phone, including the nice video on XDA.
Problem is, I updated to 4.3 a while ago and I have been accepting security profile updates. Apparently The Knox security that came with the update resides both in the Knox apps and the kernel as well. Long story short, I can root, flash stuff with Odin, etc. but every time I do, Knox blocks superuser requests and so anything I put on the phone is ineffective.
So I tried to install TWRP in order to load Dr. Ketan's utility with Knox remover. As before, Odin has no problem finding and flashing TWRP, but it always reboots to the stock recovery. I tried a suggestion to pull the battery and reboot into recovery mode after the TWRP is flashed (dangerous, I know), that also did not work for me.
Are there any other steps I can try to either gain root access with Knox in place, or load a custom recovery in order to eradicate Knox?
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What version of TWRP are you trying to flash?
This is the one I have been trying:
openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.1-t0ltetmo