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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] wilderckw:
Just double checking this will work with 4.2.2 and im on MF9. Just upgraded from my S3 so i want to make sure i dont brick it.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] wilderckw:
Never mind it worked perfectly. .just cant get twrp ti install with goo manager? Weird
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] SortingBeans:
I rooted my Sprint S4. I read up a lot on this method here, tried it, and it didn't work. I got the red android image, but no superSU. I found another method here: http://theunlockr.com/2013/09/13/how-to-root-the-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s4-build-mf9/

I did that now I have root. The only thing, now when I turn it on, it forces shut down. It won't stay on for longer than 10 seconds. Any suggestions?

UPDATE :: I simply factory reset (regrettably) and it worked. However, I upgraded to 4.3 and now my root is missing. Do I use the same method to re-root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] ABx009:
I got this to work pretty easily after updating to MJA. I was a little confused by some of the recent posts, so I thought I'd post that all I had to do was run CF Auto Root, install Super SU from the store, launched it, and let it install (I chose the "Normal" method when prompted). That was it!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] pvinodnayak:
Re-Root using CF auto, if you don't find the supersu, install from Playstore and update binary
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] premiumg:
Hi all, I got this error when trying Odin... Any suggestions please? I searched this thread for "fail!" but didn't see a resolution. I am running MF9 on my Sprint S4.

Edit:--- Passed this issue - I didn't have an SD card in. I didn't know that was a requirement..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] LG710S34LYFE:
I am seriously missing something......I see a download spot but nothing. There isnt a single download icon on the page.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] elbo450:
Knox

Any closer to rooting on stock 4.3 with Knox installed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
Who are you talking to ? Rooting the MJA with Knox is already possible. It just flags it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] elbo450:
Sorry, it was a general question. I think I should have phrased it better. Any way to root it without tripping the flag or possibly resetting it.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
Still not possible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] bobwonderful:
Super Easy!

This was super easy. Took about 2 minutes to download CF-Auto-Root, unzip and rooted. As easy as it was to do with my S2.

I have a Ting S4 and am just trying to stay stock for a little while till I decide if I want to go with one of the custom ROMS again.

Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] chadharrop:
Will this work with mf9 just got a replacement do to micro sd slot failure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] dteze88:
This will certainly work with mf9. Super easy. Good luck. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] emod0705:
And if you have mk2 it works there too. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] bobwonderful:
Unfortunately I had the OTA MKZ update this morning and it disabled my WIFI access and broke other apps. I've rerooted with CF-Auto-Root but it won't allow me to go to Clockwork Mod recovery, just keeps booting to Android Recovery. Any help here to get access to Clockwork Mod Recovery for recovering my Nandroid backup?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] sjsharksfan420:
Not sure if this will work, but have you tried to odin back to MF9?

sj

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] dteze88:
You can Odin back to MJA, then apply the update zip found in the Q&A section here. You can re-root MJA as well as MK. Good luck. :laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] bobwonderful:
Thanks, Finally got a Tar image of MJA and ODIN'd back to MJA. It fixed it. I haven't re-rooted MJA or MKA. but did update to MKA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] mikesal57:
Where did you get TAR image?

I found my problem...A "secuity issue" prevented Super User from installing...

Once I clicked the security update ...super user installed and binaries and knox was disabled

Mike
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
By searching
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] mikesal57:
Was this stated somewhere?

I did painfully on my own :(

Mike
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S4 (SPH-L720)/Stock ROMs/MJA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] sdpluth:
I'm having the no binaries installed error message as well. Did you ever get this working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] cidica:
get the newest cf auto root. I ended up wiping things back to stock and redoing it like 3-4 times before it finally stuck. uninstalled super su and everything right now I have root and I've yet to do the mk2 update just not had the time as of yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Goat1378:
Is it possible to use this on heimdall for iMac and if so which partition add is it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] that1guyyep101:
App Quarantine not working along with SU Root Tools

I have the Sprint S4 SPH-L720 running android 4.3

baseband: L720VPUEMK2

I was able to get it successfully rooted but App Quarantine will not work.

Well it will, sorta. By "sorta" I mean that it will work but when I click the wrench icon to change the settings and uncheck the box that says "Hide system services"it will say "Refreshing list..." then I will get an error message saying "Unfortunately, App Quarantine has stopped."

I am not sure if this is a Knox problem, or a rooting problem.

I have wiped cache and dalvik-cache and restarted. That didn't fix the problem.

Also when I open SU Root Tools it opens fine but when I open settings it says "Fixing permissions..." then it opens the settings screen. The problem is when I try scrolling through the settings screen it is extremely laggy and impossible to fully scroll the settings screen.

Anyways how do I get App Quarantine to work. It does work, up until I change the settings of it to where I uncheck the box that says hide system services. Then after I do that it force closes. So I don't know if this is a Knox issue or an issue with how I rooted it so maybe it's having problems accessing/changing system stuff?

EDIT: I was reading around and ran across this.... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41743595&postcount=1

"Not included - adbd Insecure

As this CF-Root does not include a custom kernel, adb shell does not have root access by default (you can still get it by typing su inside the shell), nor is adb remount supported, nor will adb push and adb pull work on system files. adbd Insecure can be used to remedy this situation. (No idea what this is about ? Don't worry about it !)"

Is this maybe why App Quarantine force crashes after I uncheck the box that says hide system services?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Psychotic-Cerebellum:
Looked for an answer but couldn't find one off hand. Will the auto root zip not work on 4.4 roms? Just flashed slimkat and the zips not working out this time. I'm assuming the Odin route will work just fine. Just haven't gitren a chance to get out the ole' windows machine yet. Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] t0mmyr:
Chainfire, you are the best.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
im on stock mf9 (no root or anything)

if i odin to mja stock no root (official)

will cf-auto-root work on mja without tripping knox?

if i do a ##786# it will still reset to new with no root right?

does it work ok with mk2 (same questions above for mk2)

thanks

ps

if the knox flag is tripped can we still flash a stock mja or mk2 image or OTA it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
being on MJA and rooting WILL trip Knox flag. and there is no way to go back to MF9 or lower unroofed via Odin.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
can we still re-flash mja and then it can ota to mk2 if we let it after mja has been rooted with cf-auto-root?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Spiricore:
I apologize if this is misplaced (I will remove it if you like), but for the people who got a bit out of the last guide I wrote (which has since been lost in XDA oblvion), I have written and uploaded a step-by-step guide for getting your phone rooted and tricked out if you are having any troubles with CF-Auto-Root (which got me started, and THANK YOU!). It mentions TriForce ROM, but just replace any instance of TriForce with your ROM of choice and it should be smooth sailing. I bounce back and forth between releases so I tried to make it as universal as possible (as long as the user is willing to use Philz).

Cheers!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
can someone explain what exactly can and can not be done when knox counter = 0x1?

i mean we can NOT take OTA because it can brick the phone >OR< at very minimum "Fail" during the flash and cause you to have to fix it by flashing a custom firmware?

ex:

say im on stock MJA and i CF-Auto-Root it

say i see the Sytem Update notification and i decide to tell it to Update Now and i let it.

what are the possibly out comes from this scenario?

say we are not supposed to do it through an OTA

can we download the MK2 stock offiical firmware and flash it from the sdcard as a .zip?

can we flash that same file from odin on a pc?

i mean what are the dos and dont about a knox counter = 0x1?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Spiricore:
From what I understand, your KNOX counter being tripped to 0x1 only means you cannot get support directly from Samsung. Your service provider will still help, but once KNOX has been tripped you've effectively terminated your warranty with Samsung (say, for example, if you needed to send it back for repair or replacement).

That said, if you have rooted your phone and are running at custom ROM,

NEVER, ever, EVER

accept an OTA update!! Your best bet is to use an application like Titanium Backup or ROM Toolbox to freeze any update apps (I used this thread as a resource, just be sure to double-check apk names as it is a little out of date - and don't remove anything if you're not sure! It's much safer to freeze) so you can't even accidentally do it in a drunken stupor or anything. Stick with the leaked stock ROMs releases found here on XDA if you wish to update but still be running stock.

If you have the full ROM (say you were upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3 - you'll know if it's the full ROM because it's going to be >1GB in size) downloaded here and it's in .tar or .md5 or .tar.md5 you

can

flash it in Odin on PC. If it's .zip, open it up and see if there's a .tar or .md5 or .tar.md5 file.

If there is

, extract it and you're good to go and flash from Odin.

If not

and you see other files and folders, copy the .zip to your external sdcard and flash it from Philz Recovery or TWRP on your phone.

Thanks for asking; I've also added this information to the second post in my thread

[HowTo][All-In-One] Spiricore's Super Safe Root-To-ROM Guide
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
So the only difference in leaked rom and an official stock is what?

If we can put phone in download mode while it is rooted and has a custom recovery can we Odin a stock official firmware just like normally like we would with a phone without knox?

Do we need to flash stock recovery and uproot first?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Spiricore:
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but the only difference between an OTA update and a leaked ROM (be it stock or modified) is:

OTA checks your KNOX status and will brick your phone if you attempt an update

Leaked/custom ROMs completely ignore it -- a leaked stock ROM is exactly what you'd get OTA minus making your phone a paperweight

Last I checked, there is currently no way to reset your KNOX counter back to 0x0, which means OTA updates are out of the question once it's been tripped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
leaked is not the same exact official stock rom we can downlaod from kies right?

your definition of leaked rom sounds like custom rom

leaked is what get "leaked out"

official = released from company

we can download the "official" mk2 from kies right?

this is not a leaked file these are official fresh from the factory?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
wrong. there are times leaks are the exact same as OTA files.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
how am wrong

you said "leaked/custom"

how are you saying your word of leaked is?

im only pointing out there are a difference and which way are you using yours?

if you are using "leaked firmware" in the context of "custom firmware" then this is bad in this example i asked about in the post above

what i would like to know is what happens if we flash a firmware that is released by samsung that is available for download to the public

will that mess up our phones?

or are you saying there is no firmware available to the public and only kies app and OTA can flash the phone as far as official

all the firmwares we can flash with odin pc are leaks and none are actual official and all those files are hacked up?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
I never said leaked or custom in the same post. those are two different things. a leak is a file that has not yet been released by the manufacturer to the public. and has been obtained by a worker of the company and he/she released it to the public.

for your second part about flashing firmware that has been released by samsung. would you be on stock unrooted or rooted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
i am 100% stock on MK2 (not rooted and no custom recovery) knox = 0x0

i have odin flashed a mdc modem so i could do the sim unlock and that is it.

since "cf-auto-root" will trip the knox counter to 0x1 what can we do and what can we not do?

01 we can not do if we have a problem and get back to a pristine state?

i have noticed some odin flashes are leaving stuff behind when a real official odin flash erases everything and does a ##RTN# or ##SCRTN# or something

how i can tell is when i go into *#9090# and look at settings and when i go into *#0011# and will also notice some of these official roms we are flashing are not touching this area.

when all the roms i ever flashed before i had GS4 and KNOX always WIPED the whole phone

some of these roms from rwilco12 or sammobile i dont think are real official stock roms released by samsung.

i think the ones that from kies (MJA and MK2) those do real full erase and are really official?

what can we flash after we are rooted and what can we not?

dos and donts

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
i just wanted to say it was not supersu or any custom recovery that was messing with the dialpad ## settings

it was a setting i had added to buildprop.

if im on stock mja or mk2 (no root and no cust recovery) and i use the latest cf-auto-root found in this thread along with supersu1.91.zip (which disables know right??) should i have a knox free kernel and also a knox free rom?

i mean if i run cf-auto-root on a stock mja or mk2 will there be any problems with knox since its still active in the kernel and disabled on the rom if supersu does take care of that?

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] PiggySmalls:
If you have the MJA, or MK2 bootloader, it is still active in there, and this will set your KNOX counter to 0x1.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] en11gma:
knox does alot more then just set the warranty bit.

im not talking about setting 0x1

im talking about when in the UI does it waste cpu cycles or anything like that when running with a knox enabled kernel and not a knox enabled rom or vise versa
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] happyoutkast:
fyi....

I wanted to let someone know since I have yet to see something stating this on a recent post:

I just bought a brand new Galaxy S4 from sprint, just got it last week. It came preloaded with the latest and greatest MK2 official OTA update preinstalled, which is why I was hesitant. This was supposed to work on the MJA for sure but little information about the success since MK2 dropped (probably is, but buried in xda forum oblivion and google oblivion somewhere). First time my phone got connected to my computer and met odin as well. It was to flash CF-Auto-Root and regain my beloved precious root access.

This procedure takes about 30 seconds or possibly more, but only if you're being super paranoid and triple checking directions to ensure you're certain about the procedure and following it correctly as possible since it's the first time. Otherwise if you've done this to a GS4 before, about 10-15 seconds.

It went smooth as butter, rebooted my phone after the process completed itself and I had root access. At least on the surface everything seems to be functioning perfectly as before + root access however to be perfectly fair I have not tested everything or made phone calls yet, etc. but I will definitely post if I find anything.

Now to set off making an image backup, installing phillz, another backup, pick a rom (maybe) and make my phone feel more like home :cyclops:

EDIT: I forgot to mention, but PLEASE READ!!! I'm not sure if this is noted before (I don't remember it in the instructions, but I'm also kinda stoned so....):

Once your phone reboots, go to your app drawer and open the SuperSU app. It should do its loading thing and come up with a message about "knox detected" and ask if you want to automatically remove/disable knox. SELECT YES!!!! leaving knox enabled prevents root from working properly and god kills a small cute animal that you really really like and punches a baby every time you try to run root with knox enabled. it does some stuff, google it, it can be useful if you're using is for business or something I guess....but then you probably shouldn't root a company phone either.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Alpine-:
Getting a new GS4 refurb replacement through TEP. Assuming it will be the new OTA "NAE" Kitkat build update. Any issues with this? Anyone rooted the NAE build after OTA?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] pgriffinsc:
I had zero problems rerooting with cf on NAE
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] RBarnett09:
Just rooted my friends Sprint S4 using this method. It was successful.

He is on the NAE firmware... android 4.4.2

Is the bootloader still unlocked by default or does it need to be unlocked?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] reesemtk60:
cf

I am on NAE and need root what verison of cf did you use and where is the link to
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] pgriffinsc:
http://download.chainfire.eu/325/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] ports394:
Is it possible to do this on the NAE/4.4.2 build for the S4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
I already answered your question that it IS possible to root NAE with CF auto root.

Here is confirmation by another senior member. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50683075&highlight=cf#post50683075
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] barelynotlegal:
sorry if asked already but does this trop knox too or just the counter? I know triangle away is just for the ckunter. just upgraded to stock 4.4.2 just want to debloat really.

thanx in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] cruise350:
Yes it will trip Knox, rooting doesn't trip Knox but the process of it does. Knox is tripped when a custom recovery is installed, cf autoroot temporarily installs a modified recovery to achieve root and then replaces the recovery with a stock recovery. This is what trips the Knox flag.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] barelynotlegal:
thank you vrty much. is there any "safe" way available or will all methods trip knox?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
Saferoot and kingo don't trip Knox. But as soon as you install a custom recovery it will trip Knox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] mikeprius:
Does this root install the same way as safe root ? I originally rooted my phone way when I was still learning with safe root. Since then I tripped Knox anyways since I installed custom recovery. This is much faster just to flash the .tar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] mohamie:
fixed now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] Alpine-:
So what's the downside of tripping Knox?

I got a replacement phone that was already NAE so I rooted it and installed TWRP recovery. Where does this put me from a practical standpoint (limitations, negatives, etc.).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Original Android Develop] daniel4653:
From my understanding, if your phone has a malfunction like charging port, speaker, camera, etc. Stop working without any physical damage to the phone or water damage. You cannot go to a sprint store and ask them to fix it under the one year manufacturer warranty.

---------- Post added at 08:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:14 PM ----------

Sprint might still take your phone in, its not guaranteed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andraxo:
so the touchscreen sensitivity on the sides of the phone (especially right side ) suddely dropped i have to hit it hard with my fingers in order for it to work i checked pie control it's disabled (sometimes it causes this ) i don't know what's the problem is , i don't think it's water damage or anything help would be appreciated

i m using rootbox rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pSyCh¤_O_O:
Strange but i also found this sometimes (latelly)...RB 4.0 not tried with stock kernel. Are you using dorimanx kernel?

I noticed this in apps where the back buton is on top corners.

RootBOX latest

DorimanX latest

Link to DorimanX Discussion Thread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andraxo:
no i'm using stock kernel i thought it's water damage . hte problem when playing some apps / games like mc4 you can't check the score cause it's on the sides maybe i'll report it to rb thread
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] magkono:
how can i make my MDAIII connect to this wireless network. the name of the network is /lasm everytime i put it it says it cant contain that charachter '/'. is there any way to hack it or is there another wifi app? thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] interestingfellow:
NETWORKING IT

try a \ instead of /.

Try \\ or // as well.

How many computers are on the network? Is the network you are attempting to connect to a workgroup or domain? If there is a server or certificates, then you will have to allow authentication of non Win2K (or later) OS (I'm pretty sure).

Good luck!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] AVP:
You don't need to specify anything, just list the available networks and login to whatever is found, in your case = "/lasm"
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] magkono:
i cant name the network name /lasm because....here is what it says "A connection name must contain at least one letter or number and cannot contain any of the following characthers: /\*?<>l

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