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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Thanks for your reply I've been on here for hours and asked 4 times in different threads and no one helped, unfortunately I flashed that rom and now I have the knox in my settings, I don't know if I can ever get rooted again or flash a custom rom?, also I don't know if my flash counter has been reset to 0?.

Really panicking now as I'm selling the phone and didnt want the new buyer to have any problems if they return for warranty.

Thanks again for your help

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you checked your Download Mode?

What does it say?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Hi

It Says

product name: gt-i9505

current binary: samsung official

system status: official

knox kernel lock 0x0

knox warranty void: 0x0

csb-config-lsb: 0x30

write protection: enable

Can I root?, can I install custom rom? also what are my chances that the flash count is zero?

Thanks again

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
As far as I can tell everything looks OFFICIAL now......If you were to root/custom recovery you will trigger KNOX VOID 0x1
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Right now,you are 100% stock.

If you are intending to sell it,read THIS first.(Second indent)

I do not believe there is anything you can do without voiding either knox or status.

And currently , no way to get it completely back to stock.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Ok brilliant, so basically Samsung have brought this knox feature to tell if people are flashing custom roms and there is no way to reset unlike old roms using triangle away, basically to void your warranty as soon as possible.

Worse case scenario I can still root and install a custom rom though?, I've basically rushed through this as I'm selling the phone otherwise I would have read it through better i'm gutted but as long as its all official then most people would have just upgrade the rom through ota update and wouldnt have known a difference anyway if they are not into modding their phone.

Thanks for your help.

Mav

---------- Post added at 08:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------

Ok brilliant, so basically Samsung have brought this knox feature to tell if people are flashing custom roms and there is no way to reset unlike old roms using triangle away, basically to void your warranty as soon as possible.

Worse case scenario I can still root and install a custom rom though is that correct?, I've basically rushed through this as I'm selling the phone otherwise I would have read it through better i'm gutted but as long as its all official then most people would have just upgrade the rom through OTA update anyway and wouldnt have known a difference if they are not into modding their phone.

Thanks for your help.

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
Yes, you can. But it's a one way ticket to knox hell... No way back to point where you are in this moment, i. e. 100% stock.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
WORST case...Yes you can still root etc and void warranty.......Want to sell DON'T root etc:p:);)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Ok brilliant, worst case the guy doesnt show, I will wait until some clever person on here makes a work around and ill keep the phone. I'm just worried that samsung may be able to see the previous amounts of times I flashed custom roms, or would they not look for that just see the official signs and be happy?

Thanks

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
You can read about future by [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] in this article (paragraph "The future") as he described it more than year ago. That future is right now...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Could Samsung see the previous flashes?, or am I good if I did need to send back?.

Thanks

Mav
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yagahrhm:
Hi

* after I install rom4.3 I could not use apps which stop ads .. I have been using ( adaway and adfree ) but now it did not work with it .

can u help me to stop the ads.

-------------------------------------

* how can I remove some system apps?

I tried some apps but it did not work .

my rom ver. GT-I9505XXUEMJ5

thank u :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Have you installed anything custom prior to this?

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Some are having no issues with Adfree stuff...it seems hit and miss for some!!!! Have you tried this @Xode (thanks) http://www.sendspace.com/file/xhyl74

Use a Root explorer to remove apps
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Yes, I did have foxhound installed and CWM.

I know that triangle away would say, but I cant install without root and if I root I go 0x1, so just wondering am i good if it did go back?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
i guess warranty begins again with the new bootloader... knox 0x0 (just a guessing) :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverick7777:
Yes thats what I thought, plus the phone is not rooted?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

TA does not work (yet) on 4.3 either.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Now that would be interesting.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yagahrhm:
hi

unfortunatly, both apps is not doing OK

:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swamp-Thing:
Afetr flashing FoxHound 3.0 (4.3) no sounds and laggy, crashes

Hi Guys,

I´ve been flashing a lot the last years on Desire HD, One X, Xperia Z and now on my Galaxy S4.

Been reading on XDA gave me all I have to know.

Now my first Problem and no way to write in the FoxHound Developer Thread (<10 posts...)

Hoping you may can help. I really don´t know what to do. Been flashing, restoring, etc the whole day...

I was happy with FoxHound 2.0 (4.2.2) and today I flashed FoxHound 3.0 (4.3) with TWRP which ended in a Bootloop.

So I wiped everything, flashed Stock Rom, Rooted, flashed TWRP and flashed FH 3.0.

Phone booted, I flashed with Odin the recommended Modem.

Phone booted, but I have completely no sounds, some things are really really laggy and the phone.apk stays black when calling a number and I can´t hear anything.

Whiped again, flashed stock rom, restored my backups, nothing worked. In every Rom I flash still the same problem.

Is there anything I´ve missed? Is it because the security of Android 4.3?

I really don´t have any Idea. It took me the whole day and I still can´t use my phone...

Any Ideas?

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Try here maybe _ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yagahrhm:
sorry friend,

it all work with old ver.

but rom 4.3 is not I tried it

thank u :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamahadjx:
helppp!!!! pretty please??

hi guys,, haha yessss im a nooob,, 1stly apologies to the mods, im a moderator of a music website, so i know how it feels to see ppl posting in the wrong section,, but this is all wayyy over my head here,lol,

and now,, to the point,,

i want to know where to ask the question about my galaxy s4 gt-i9505, ( 02 uk ),, i wish to network unlock it, and maybe change my imei,

ive scaled the net, and found some close answers,, i follow them, but i dont get the options theyre all getting,,

hence, the *#0011# bit works,, i follow instructions, but when it says key input, 1,, its sposed to give me the main menu screen, but it doesnt,, it stays on the service mode screen, ive tried it a few times, but to no joy,, ive now downloaded volcano tool which is sposed to read/write.change imei, and unlock it, anddo all kinds of stuff,,, but, im a lil bit scared of trying it until i sought some kinda pro help, would feel safer knowing sum1 said, nahhhh,,just do this,,, dooo that,, job done mate,,

any help would be great,, and again,, sorry mods if this is in wrong section,, could u please post it in the correct area,, or tell me where by providing a link,, i will ask the question alllll over again there,,, haha,,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlM34:
Tried unlocking mine too (UK 3)...No luck...same as you.....I am not sure but I think this is modem related and some later modems are locked and unable to unlock....Someone please correct me I wont mind:cyclops:

EDIT - Cant comment on volcano
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamahadjx:
galaxy s4

yeah i been heavily googling, you tubing etc etc,, now found that, that 0011 loophole is only in older versions. and previous basebands,, so not avin much luck with that i fear,, and also, that volcano,u need to have an interface aswell, ( volcano box ), so that aint helping, i did stumble on some guy from the uk, with a youtube video claiming he can do it, looks legit aswell, but the program he used was in japanese, which he also provides a pic file with the translation, think it was called mkt or something like that,, looks a very basic small gui,, so im not gonna rule it out,, ive emailed him, just waiting for a reply now,,

does any1 know how to combat my lil issue,, ust had a stroll through this website, and theres some very very clever ppl pn here, and defo know thier sh.... stuff, hahaha,,
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Firstly,any talk about changing imei is not allowed on XDA.

If that is your intention,then, please ask elsewhere.

If you only want to unlock your phone,then, please state the firmware that you are on.

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yamahadjx:
hiya mod,, thank you, and nooo sorry, its not my full intention to change imei, was curious about it as i have an ongoing issue with 02 uk, and i was curious if they cut me off by that imei, then was just curious if it could be done, but i really dont know anything about it, and didnt know it was a forbidden subject, haha,, my apologies,,

my firmware number???,, i believe is this,, well this is what came up,,

AP:i9505XXUBMF8

CP:i9505XXUBMF8

CSC: I950502UBMG1

are they any good to ya???,, i came across a program called odin??? with firmware, updated to aug 2013, that has o2, voda, all sorts,, is it just a case of using tht odin,, and ( flashing?),, then put the new firmware on??? looks really easy??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Glad to hear it.

In order to unlock the phone ,people have had success with THIS THREAD

But they also needed modem firmware ME2.

Look HERE

Make sure you choose the firmware for your phone.

There is no guarantee with this ,but it is worth considering,if you do not want to ring O2 and pay for it to be unlocked.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I don't exactly remember how to flash the disabler. If I have to go into recovery mode then I wont be able to do it. I messed up my recovery trying to flash a custom recovery cuz I have the mf3 ota update. :/
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
so with all this talk about KNOX - how does it affect me, since i have no warranty on my S4 (second hand)

i dont have the KNOX bootloader (no 0x1 or 0x0) so it seems 'clean' for now, but since i've installed custom firmwares i cant update via kies or OTA anyway.

how will this affect me in the future?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xkm121:
Hey everyone!

I am completely new to Galaxy S4. As a matter of fact, I am completely new to android. Long story short, I got a Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 as a present. I consider this a nice upgrade from my 3 yrs old iphone4.

I read all the exciting news about the recent update of android 4.3 and I definitely want to get this. Problem is whenever I plug the phone into the PC, the samsung Kies tell me I dont have any updates. When I try to do the upgrade, it tells me this device does not support initializing.

Then I started getting online for some basic info about my I9500. It seems there is a CSC code I need to pay attention to. Then there are region codes. Right now I am super confused.

I put some of my phone info below. I would greatly apperciated if someone can help me upgrade to the 4.3. Maybe also lecture me more about these different codes.

From using the *#1234#:

AP: I9500XXUBMG1

CP: I9500DXUBMF8

CSC: I9500OLBBMF9

From "About Device"

Model Numer: GT-I9500

Android Version 4.2.2

Baseband: I9500DXUBMF8

Device Statues: Official

Also, how to do I remove some of the bloatwares from the phone? Like those samsung apps I probably will never use.

Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
its not released in every region yet.its not available here in australia yet either.

to de-bloat, you'll likely need to root (chain-fire auto root is on the forums here somewhere) and theres a script you can run to debloat which brought me to this thread in the first place (because it deleted the music app, which i wanted kept)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xkm121:
Thanks for the quick info!

Is there anything you can tell me from those info? I mean, what is my phone's region code? Or product code?

Is it better to wait until official 4.3 for my phone's region than flashing a russian version?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
i say wait for the official one for your region. sometimes there are complications when flashing other regions (modem trouble causing loss of 3G/4G, or your IMEI gets deleted). Definitely research KNOX - looks like samsung have added some new security thing with the updates, which is what my questions here have been about.

cant answer the other questions sorry, i'm new to owning an S4 myself and only know what i've learned in the last two weeks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagaBond07:
OTA or KIES UPDATE

Ive rooted my GT-I9505 using the step in this thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40819876 and removed some of the bloatwares, but when I try to check for OTA it says that my phone is modified. Is it because of some apps that Ive removed? Please Help!

I attached a screen shot of the error and my phone's information.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Did you flash a custom recovery, and how did you remove the bloadware?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagaBond07:
No, not that I know of, I used titanium to uninstall some of the pre-installed apps.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kubics:
Did you ask in that thread? People there could have the knowledge (experience) whether uninstallation of some apps can break OTA compatibility.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagaBond07:
No, never thought of that. Thanks, Ill those people there
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Titanium needs root.

There is your modification.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

My advice is stay away from knox.

Do not install anything new and stock or official.

Stick with some of the great custom ROMS .

Always read the first post of ROM threads.

Make sure they say "Knox Removed".

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Are you sure? According to his post he flashed one of DjeMBeY pre-rooted stock Rom's.

And the description on that thread states: "DEVICE, SYSTEM , BINARY = ALL OFFICIAL!!!"

---------- Post added at 11:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 AM ----------

And forget about OTA, it should be called OTAAMTL (Over The Air And Much To Late) anyway ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Quite right.My bad.

(note to self....please read more carefully :o )

Anyway,is that not a blessing in disguise?

Why do you want to update and receive the knox pox?

As I said a few posts ago,stick with the current custom ROMS.

At least if you develop a problem with your phone,you can still use Triangle away and put it back to stock easily.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
quite right, for once I'm very happy I had the patience to wait.

In your defence, it was also my first thought to blame it on rooting.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
So I was messing with Wanam Xposed and something went wrong. My phone number is now unknown for everyone I call. Idk how to fix this. Please help. I have looked everywhere!! I don't have a recovery mode cuz of mf3 ota update. So I don't know how to flash the xposed disabler. Could you please help me? I have looked EVERYWHERE for the answer. Please don't ignore my question.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Uninstallingor disable Wanam Xposed and rebbot. If it's caused by Wanam that should solve it.

The way Xposed works is that on boot it dynamically changes the framework according to the modules set. So after removing a module and reboot it can't do those changes and you're automatically back at default.

If the problem is indeed caused by Wanam clearing its data should you get it's default settings back and you can start setting it up again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
Could anyone point me to the link for Galaxy S4 S Health app apk or perhaps upload it? I found links for Galaxy S3 etc. but it's not the same, no pedometer. I accidentally deleted mine with bloatware removal script (didn't check before flashing :-/ )

Cheers!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpanand:
4.2.2 downgrade from 4.3 Official Russian

Hi Friends,

I need your help.

I have upgraded to 4.3 Russian FW through ODIN. When i connected to KIES it says 'This device is not supported by KIES"

When i try Firmware upgrade and initialization, it says that it can restore to original firmware MG9. Somewhere here i have read that downgrade is not available. So if try will i brick my device. I would like to go back to original 4.2.2 and wait for official update for Africa as i am from Kenya.

Otherwise 4.3 is very fast and smooth and camera app is working very fast, better battery performance and no hanging.

I will appreciate any help. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
I think you can let it downgrade with no problems. There are 4.2.2 versions with new know boot loader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
All doors closed when you're knox-poxed ??

Hi,

I was on here yesterday. I have the S4 with the locked/knoxed version of DBT (German) 4.3 on my phone, and I was considering my options. Well, I'm sad to say, that my options are limited to none! I tried a number of the following options =>

1) Attempted rooting and installing Philz Touch Recovery =>

It allowed me to do this, but when I put a rom on my SD card (in zip format) I couldn't see it from within Philz Touch.

2) I then tried ROM Manager from the Play Store. Installed ok, but once again, my ROM files weren't visible within the recovery method so I couldn't pick them.

3) I then tried just CF Autoroot, and tried loading a ROM via ODIN - no luck again - just failed.

I'm wondering if the rooting is working at all. I'm getting KNOX POX warning the whole time saying that SuperSU user attempted to access and was blocked etc.

Is there something I'm not doing, or have I hit a brick wall in relation to this?

In the end I just loaded up official 4.3 again - very frustrating indeed.

Regards

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
If you don't care about know 0x1 warranty perhaps try looking at MEGA prerooted ROM topic

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250824
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Thanks mate,

I'm beyond caring about my warranty, and will try ANYTHING!! Have you had luck with Mega Rom following a 4.3 official update with Knox?

Regards

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beneelim:
I didn't read the whole topic but it seems it works. I'm still 0x0 :D using echo rom with 4.3 but old boot loader.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acrivec:
http://i.imgur.com/xt8gQOd.png

http://i.imgur.com/7CyF3Zb.png

First:

"information about a detection.

The device detected, that an application is trying to do prohibited action. In orded to protect the device it is recommened to restart."

"In orded to protect the device it is recommended to restart"

"Restart now" "restart later"

Any idea? :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Ah right, no, I don't think that's going to help me unfortunately so....new bootloader + Knox = Donald Ducked (feel free anyone to correct me if I'm wrong!)

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpanand:
Thanks Bro. But can i do the same with latest MG9 AFR rom through odin instead of using KIES. As i am not sure about internet connectivity here. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

I am not sure if it's the same issue,but look HERE for a possible solution.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

Look HERE

You are on i9500 ,I think.

Please, always state the variant of your phone when asking questions.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

When you are in PhilZ recovery,make sure you look in the "External" sd card for your ROM,assuming that is where you put it.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Thanks malybru,

I tried various location, both internal and external and nothing seemed to work. Is it correct that these zip files should have a .zip extension or should they have a .md5 extension or something? Somebody else has suggested I use MEGA Rom, but if I can't see the files on my cards after putting them, it doesn't matter what I try as it won't be seen (I'm sure Knox is buggering something up there).

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choochcaleb:
I will try that!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
KNOX has detected you're rooted. you can delete any apps in system/apps/ with KNOX in the name to make that go away.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Does deleting KNOX apps in system/apps/ folder just remove the warnings or does it stop KNOX interfering with attempting loading custom roms. Incidentally, is it the new bootloader stopping this, or Knox, or both, or are they one in the same thing? Will removing the apps you have stated above prevent KNOX from loading into memory when I boot my device?

Cheers

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmokerz:
hi, I'm new in here..

I just installed Arrow ROM v8 (stock theme), and everytime I lock (or autolock do) the screen, the transition just like a blinking old TV when it's turned down.

Is that okay? or maybe Arrow ROM v8 (stock theme) have a bug like that? thanks :D

sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
not an expert, but thats what i had to do when i flashed my custom kernel (stock rom)

removing the apps removes that warning, at least.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kantjer:
Yes that's OK, that's a modification called "CRT-off animation"

Seems to be very popular ATM, so the Arrow ROM developer probable included it in the Rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philip2000:
Hi mate,

I'm no expert myself, but can you tell me, were you having problems installing the roms as a result of Knox or were you just getting annoying messages FOLLOWING the successful installation of the custom rom? Do you know if you have the old or new bootloader? Which firmware were you on before you loaded the custom rom? I suppose what I'm asking is, are you in the same boat as myself GT-i9505 with new bootloader, Knox Warranty flag void, 4.3 MJ5 official rom?

Thanks

Philip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Hi,

.zip files are used from recovery

.md5 files are used in Odin,unless they contain the .zip file for recovery,and should therefore be unzipped first.

:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mussels84:
just the message after installing a custom kernel on the stock rom. 4.2.2 here, no 4.3 so your situation may be different.