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4.3 question

I may trade some one for this phone. It has the 4.3 update on it already. Can I flash a custom recovery of I don't care if Knox gets tripped or can a recovery not be flashed at all?
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I may trade some one for this phone. It has the 4.3 update on it already. Can I flash a custom recovery of I don't care if Knox gets tripped or can a recovery not be flashed at all?
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Sure you can, you can flash either TWRP or CWM recovery, but you need to ROOT
the phone first. Without root you cannot do much of anything except download/install
apps and games from the google play store.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Sure you can, you can flash either TWRP or CWM recovery, but you need to ROOT
the phone first. Without root you cannot do much of anything except download/install
apps and games from the google play store.
Good luck!
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I think you can still direct flash a recovery in Odin on the 4.3 firmware, can't you?
I dont' know for sure as I never tried it. But if you can still flash CF-Auto Root in Odin I'd imagine you could flash TWRP or CWM in Odin too. All CF Auto Root does is install a recovery to flash SuperUser, so I'm pretty sure you can direct flash any other Recovery.
If you are looking to flash custom ROMs this is the faster way because it eliminates a step. If you just want the stock ROM with root access, then you may as well just CF Auto Root it (which will trip the knox flag) and install a recovery later.

I have 4.3 and have tripped KNOX. I downloaded the 4.3 stock tar and tried to flash it with Odin and it just fails. The only way to get my phone to boot again is to flash TWRP with Odin and then it boot up into my 4.3 rom I installed via TWRP.
Any way to get the stock 4.3 onto the phone again?
Thanks

re: recovery/knox
I have been meaning to ask this question for about 4 days now...
Actually I was waiting for someone else to ask this question...
Why is it that on MDL 4.2.2 roms I can see all the options in the screen shot below when long pressing
a contacts names so I can edit their phone numbers and details plus a lot of other options.
Here is a screenshot of MDL 4.2.2 contact screen after long pressing contact name:
When I long press a contact name using the MK2 4.3 stock/semi stock roms I
don't even see "edit", there are only perhaps 4 options to choose from when I
long press contact names.
I have flashed 3-4 of these MK2 4.3 cwm/twrp zip file roms and they also have the
same issue. (perhaps I am really over looking something?)
Thanks!

[Q]A few questions about rooting/odin/recovery

Thank you for taking time out of your day to help.
I just got an s4 on tmobile and I have some questions. I tried rooting it and ran into an error. I found an answer online, which was to flash a stock 4.3 rom via odin, then try the CFT autoroot. So it's all good and I'm rooted. I just have some questions:
1. Why was I able to flash a rom via odin, when all the rom installation guides I see require a CWM or some other recovery?
2. When I try to boot up into recovery I think it's the stock recovery and not a custom recovery that allows me to install a zip. When I used CFT auto root, I saw it booted into a custom recovery to root, did it just get deleted after that?
3. How will my root work with the 4.4 ota? When I check for software updates it says my phone has been modified so they aren't available. So how can I get the ota? Am i better off flashing a custom 4.4 rom? I want closest to stock as possible, so if you have any recommendations for stock 4.4 roms that would be great. Or can I flash the 4.4 stock rom as I did with odin?
4. How does tethering work with root? If I have unlimited data with 2.5gb tethering data, now that I'm rooted, can tmobile tell I'm tethering if I'm using a root tethering app?
Again thank you very much for your help.

1. You did not flash a ROM with Odin, it was firmware.. Very different
2. Yes, I believe that's what cf-auto root does
3. Yes you can flash a 4.4 firmware like you did with 4.3 as long as its for your device, or flash a custom recovery and then a 4.4 ROM
4. Not too familiar with this, but it might be possible to get around it
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serio22 said:
1. You did not flash a ROM with Odin, it was firmware.. Very different
2. Yes, I believe that's what cf-auto root does
3. Yes you can flash a 4.4 firmware like you did with 4.3 as long as its for your device, or flash a custom recovery and then a 4.4 ROM
4. Not too familiar with this, but it might be possible to get around it
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Awesome thank you. If I flash the official 4.4 firmware for my device, will I keep my root?

gregorina said:
Awesome thank you. If I flash the official 4.4 firmware for my device, will I keep my root?
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No if it is an untouched fully stock rom/firmware but there will be rooted versions of the stock firmware/rom.

Stay with root, you will be better off, custom roms are usually available within a day after ota updates
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Flash custom recovery

Hey guys!
I rooted my Note 2 using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618261
As stated in the thread I have my KNOX intact...
Is it possible for me to flash a custom recovery after rooting with this method? Can I use ODIN to flash a custom recovery for my phone? It´s a N7105.
I actually don´t care about warranty, KNOX and so on anymore... I just want the possibility to flash my mods instead of pushing them manually with root explorer... also to make a Nandroid backup the classic way
// Manneman

Manneman32 said:
Hey guys!
I rooted my Note 2 using this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618261
As stated in the thread I have my KNOX intact...
Is it possible for me to flash a custom recovery after rooting with this method? Can I use ODIN to flash a custom recovery for my phone? It´s a N7105.
I actually don´t care about warranty, KNOX and so on anymore... I just want the possibility to flash my mods instead of pushing them manually with root explorer... also to make a Nandroid backup the classic way
// Manneman
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Yes you can flash a custom recovery via Odin. I prefer PhilZ Touch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103

[Q] help- rooting problem

hey guys,
I need help asap! I tried using the video on this website to root my tmobile S4. I downloaded Kies, Odin 3.07, ROOT_M919UVUAMDL.zip, and CWM as recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.3.2-jfltetmo.tar, I did NOT install triangle away( i forgot). I went through the steps and passed in Odin. then, when I pulled the battery and booted in CWM i couldnt find the file so i went to the store to buy a sdcard. when I came home i re-ran through Odin and found the root zip on the external sdcard. I successfully installed the root zip and clicked reboot. my problem arose when it showed a "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING" in red, and a "SET WARANTY BIT: KERNEL" in yellow. it seems to be frozen in this screen and i can only use the CWM and Download mode. I have tried re-using Odin .
Please help!!

That's an old root method. You can either
1) flash a custom ROM and go about your business
2) Odin back to stock firmware and root with cf-auto root or towelroot
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serio22 said:
That's an old root method. You can either
1) flash a custom ROM and go about your business
2) Odin back to stock firmware and root with cf-auto root or towelroot
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I'm sorry, I'm a Noob. but 1) where can I get a custom ROM and how do i apply it? 2) can you elaborate on your #2?

scott560 said:
I'm sorry, I'm a Noob. but 1) where can I get a custom ROM and how do i apply it? 2) can you elaborate on your #2?
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1) You can find tons of Custom ROMs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
You usually flash them to your phone via a Custom Recovery such as CWM or TWRP. Or, is some cases you can use ODIN. Read, Read, Read, Read before your flash. It is very easy to do, but you need to understand what you are doing. All Custom ROMs come pre-rooted.
2) You can download a stock ROM from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Or, you can use Kies to download and install the most recent firmware for your phone.
TowelRoot is a new option for rooting stock ROMs that are version 4.4.2 (KitKat). This method of rooting doesn't trip the Knox flag.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwMs8JPBhE
Rob

rlichtefeld said:
1) You can find tons of Custom ROMs here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/development
You flash them to your phone via ODIN. Read, Read, Read, Read before your flash. It is very easy to do, but you need to understand what you are doing. All Custom ROMs come pre-rooted.
2) You can download a stock ROM from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Or, you can use Kies to download and install the most recent firmware for your phone.
TowelRoot is a new option for rooting stock ROMs that are version 4.4.2 (KitKat). This method of rooting doesn't trip the Knox flag.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwMs8JPBhE
Rob
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Thanks for replying however, you do not flash custom ROMs via Odin, you need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm.. Stock firmware you do flash via Odin.. And their Knox flag is already tripped, wouldn't matter

serio22 said:
Thanks for replying however, you do not flash custom ROMs via Odin, you need a custom recovery like twrp or cwm.. Stock firmware you do flash via Odin.. And their Knox flag is already tripped, wouldn't matter
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Thanks for correcting me that most of the time you flash Custom ROMs via a Custom Recovery on the S4.
But, if I'm not mistaken you can flash Custom ROMs via ODIN as long as in the right format and you select the correct partition.
However, most of my Custom ROM history is with a HTC device, so I may be mistaken.

rlichtefeld said:
Thanks for correcting me that most of the time you flash Custom ROMs via a Custom Recovery on the S4.
But, if I'm not mistaken you can flash Custom ROMs via ODIN as long as in the right format and you select the correct partition.
However, most of my Custom ROM history is with a HTC device, so I may be mistaken.
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It is possible but 99% of custom ROMs are not made to be flashed with Odin, in the past two years I've only seen about 1. And it is also inconvenient

Is it safe to flash custom ROM just after rooting for S3 T mobile

Hi Folks,
I had rooted my Galaxy S3 T mobile SGH T-999 running stock 4.3 by the towelroot method. Root was successful. SuperSU asked me whether to disable knox, I said OK and it gave me a message that Knox is disabled successfully. Now i am planning to install TWRP recovery and flash Slimkat or Cyanogen ROMs. Please let me know whether it is fine to flash ROMs now, because I am concerned with KNOX and other stuffs that may cause issues. This phone is carrier unlocked legally. So will it again lock after flashing new ROMs? Please help me on this.
Thanks.

Its fine. But you will trip the Knox counter if that matters. And no it won't relock
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