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[Galaxy Note 3 General] opexblue:
I got exactly the same "Could not do normal boot" message too.

I was trying to install this nougat RRN ROM [Guide][AOSP][7.1.2][HLTE][Rev3][28-Jul-17]Resurrection Remix - Rock Stable Setup.

It turn out to be the kernel is not compatible with my phone. I try purify kernel and works like charm. Maybe you should try different kernel.

But I'm back to phronesis ROM now . Since there are some feature on phronesis that I use doesn't exist on RRN.

My phone SM-N900S Korean.

Important notes:

If you want to try phronesis you have to use TWRP 2.8.7.0 because that version support aroma. You can find link on my signature. Later version will not work.

If I'm not mistaken... :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DaViDoViTsCh:
I got exactly the same "Could not do normal boot" message too.

I was trying to install this nougat RRN ROM [Guide][AOSP][7.1.2][HLTE][Rev3][28-Jul-17]Resurrection Remix - Rock Stable Setup.

It turn out to be the kernel is not compatible with my phone. I try purify kernel and works like charm. Maybe you should try different kernel.

But I'm back to phronesis ROM now . Since there are some feature on phronesis that I use doesn't exist on RRN.

My phone SM-N900S Korean.

Important notes:

If you want to try phronesis you have to use TWRP 2.8.7.0 because that version support aroma. You can find link on my signature. Later version will not work.

If I'm not mistaken... :D[/QUOTE]

Thnx for the tip! Just installed purify kernel, seems to work. Now I gotta find out how to install this 2.8.7 twrp, it's been a long time I've done these things...

I would like to do it so with odin, but don't know how it works...

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****!

Phone doesn't boot anymore. Stays on the samsung logo at the start.

Got it Rootet in stock lollipop 5. checked it with rootcheck, was okay.

Than flashed TRWP with the app, worked also after reboot. Than flashed to Phronesis in boot recovery.

from there it didn't boot anymore.

I think I forgot to flash Kernel?

What I see now is stuck on this screen:

Set waranty Bit : kernel

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo

Doesn't boot :(

What can I do now?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JJEgan:
What has this got to do with Knox ??

Reads as you need to flash kernel but basically my advise is flash stock rom first .

Then read the instructions for the rom you want to flash .

Phronsis already has a kernel .
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AndroidSamsungFreak:
When you root stock rom , the knox apps will remove the su and some more files binary which leads to a bootloop.

If you want stock rom rooted , Remove knox with de-samsungnizer
[Galaxy Note 3 General] :
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[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I know I'm kinda late to reply but still I want to point out to future curious people that you can't modify the bootloader code. By doing this change you are modifying the aboot.mbn file and the knox bootloader already installed on the device will refuse to flash this file (remember that knox checks the bootloader firmware for authenticity before flashing it). It's not even a very good idea to mess around with the bootloader since it could very very easily brick your phone but this can't happen since you can't flash your modified bootloader in the first place.

The only way we can defeat knox is to find an exploit or somehow get the signing keys that Samsung uses to sign its code (which is highly unlikely to ever happen).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
You sure? I think that an eFuse is involved which is physical damage to the motherboard. I never saw anybody fake the status in odin mode which makes sense given that aboot.mbn is untouchable.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] tealk77:
You make a great work

I hope you find a way
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pvinodnayak:
Has anyone tried to flash any firmware with phone reset and Phone EFS clear ticked ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] :
I hope you know what the efs is for , as of now I haven't found any diff in the folder since new bl so I'm sure it's has nothing to do with 0x0

[True Friendship doesn't exist]
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dnsp:
If you do that you will end up with a Galaxy Note 3 Music Edition. DON'T clear the EFS as it contains your phone unique data such as your IMEI etc. If you don't have a backup of the EFS folder, then there's nothing much you can do to restore your phone to a working state.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pvinodnayak:
I don't think so, 2 times I have done that with S3 and my Epic years back when I flashed wrong modem mistakenly.

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Not sure with S4 or Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dukhan:
80$ from me..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] monyozt:
awesome
[Galaxy Note 3 General] imranz:
I suggest we compare the dump between those knox 0x0 and 0x1, maybe we can find something
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
If You speak about aboot.mbn, the bootloader, and if I see the attachement,

where is flashed the file, on ship from primary BL or on the secondary one.

And the dump is made from where???

I think the file we flash and dump is on secondary but the flag 0xx is on fuse from primary and the dump must be always the same.

You can read THIS
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Ricky Divjakovski:
really interested in this, i read a thread about it being a software trigger(in the note 3 general forum), with that being said, if thats true im sure there is a way to reset know to 0x0
[Galaxy Note 3 General] tro0314:
Knox warranty void

Hola a todos, he leido todos los comentarios que aqui se exponen y tambien he leido que si se puede resetear el contador porque el servicio tecnico de samsung ya lo ha hecho con un Note 3 y lo ha dejado 0x0. Esto lo he leido y adjunto el link externo y el de xda por si sirve de ayuda. Animo que seguro que se puede!!, un saludo a todos.

Enlace externo:

http://gadgetsnews.es/foro/showthread.php/4994-KNOX-es-un-sortware-y-se-puede-resetear

Enlace xda:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2504258

Si es cierto lo que comenta el chico al que le han reparado el Note 3, ya sabemos que si que se puede y solo es cuestion de tiempo que se encuentre la solucion.

Sorry but not English
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sicerr:
I was speaking to a co-worker of mine about the knox and he's worked at Samsung manufacturing in Austin TX and Samsung in Korea. He said he knew a software engineer at the Samsung in Korea. So I asked him to get in contact with him, to pick his brain for some information. We did send out an email to his friend in Korea asking for some information about the knox security and if there was a way to reset the flag. The only problem is we work overnight shift and it's Saturday, so he won't receive the email till Monday or tuesday. Hopefully he'll check his email before then, but Samsung is very strict about remote logging into their intranet. I've worked at Samsung manufacturing in Austin TX, and they take a skin swab to check how much skin you are shedding before you can enter the fab area. Sorry to veer off topic but, I will update when I get any information good or bad.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MxFadzil92:
https://support.samsungknox.com/entries/28633328-How-can-I-reset-recover-my-password- ... well they did mention "Currently, there is no way to reset your password for the personal version of KNOX. Note that in the enterprise version of KNOX, you can contact your company’s IT administrator to reset your password" so meaning it is reset-able features. hmmm O.O
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
What You speak about? The flag is a password? See this: https://support.samsungknox.com/entries/28604817-What-happens-if-I-enter-my-password-incorrectly-

KNOX asks for the 4-digit PIN you set up during KNOX activation ????
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DjeMBeY:
Cool website ;) They are Magicians! Can fix your non-existing FM Radio for as little as €130... but nothing about KNOX... :p :rolleyes::confused::rolleyes:

Sent from my C6903
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MxFadzil92:
well what i am trying to say is im sure everyone here knows that it is a software features not a hardware feature. meaning once we know where the flag is located at or the main source of the knox which trigger the 0x0 to 0x1 only then we could reset it back. seeing alot of files here and there im having a complete headache LOL. there must be a location where it stored all the first time enter knox password.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Solarenemy68:
What is this about a password? I just got my N3 on ATT. I was not asked for a password at set up although I do see three KNOX apps running in the program manager.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
If You read the Samsung_KNOX_user_guide attached 5 posts before, You learn all about passwords and more.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] khaytsus:
And yet it's still irrelevant when it comes to resetting the KNOX flag.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] erlos:
KNOX WAS INTRODUCED on Galaxy Note 2 with UPDATE to 4.3 .....

I told you that Knox not was an eFuse and can be resetable

Knox was located on Bootloader and i think that will be reset it with JTAG tool adapted to this job.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I was referring to download mode. You can't mask that. Masking the value in the system doesn't make much sense since given that Samsung Pay, Secure Folder and other security related stuff communicate with the bootloader for the flag status check.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I don't understand why do you insist that I should decompile the code to view what your saying. I believe what you are saying for the code but we CAN'T FLASH the modified bootloader so there is no point in me doing it. You can only tweak it on the system image if you visually like to see the 0x0 in the Android OS. All security related app's (Samsung Pay, Secure Folder, etc.) which rely on TIMA will fail since TIMA will refuse to release the keys needed for them to run properly. TIMA checks the flag status on the LOW LEVEL before deciding whether should it release the keys. That is the main reason you cannot get KNOX apps to run properly when you trip the bit even after modifying the flag status in the system. Check here: https://docs.samsungknox.com/dev/knox-sdk/about-keystores.htm
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
TIMA resides in hardware and runs in the secure world. AFAIK TIMA can't be turned off, you can only turn off the check in the app you are trying to run (hence your suggestion to change the tima variable to 0 in the ro.config class). Even if its possible to turn TIMA off you would gain nothing since you need it to retrieve the keys for the apps to work. If it were that simple as you are saying someone would have done that by now. I'm not referring to S Health.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
As I said, if it was that simple to solve this I believe that somebody by now would have done this.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
Do you have a link?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I've read the entire thread (all 18 pages) and no one confirmed it working. A few people claimed it worked but never proved it so their claims can't be treated as legitimate information. Most people said that it doesn't work and some even suggested that the thread be deleted since it's fake. The threads newest post is 2 years old.

Don't get me wrong, I would also like to defeat Knox but we just have to face reality that that most probably won't happen. If the U.S. Department of Defense, the CIA and NSA approved Knox for their classified use you can be certain that we're dealing with very high security. Knox is now 7 years old and no one managed to truly defeat it since it arrived. There were a few exploits to gain root access which had no connection with Knox but rather the system image or kernel. KNOX WAS NEVER EXPLOITED.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I'm pretty sure that the bootloader firmware was a leaked engineering bootloader like the one which leaked for the S6. There is no way that signing keys leaked (even if they did, there is near zero chance that it will happen again). The S6 leaked bootloader neutralized KNOXs detection mechanism but also disabled the fingerprint sensor.

You're right that no software is foolproof but then again this community mostly creates custom ROMs and doesn't tackle very high security mechanisms. Besides, it's way easier to trip the fuse rather than spend countless months to find an exploit in a very high security mechanism which will get patched the moment it's released publicly. Samsung invests millions in this stuff and has certificates of agencies with a very high reputation of secrecy. I would like to point out again that I NEVER SAW Knox hacked in these 7 years since its release. Someone would have posted a working exploit by now (those that have been released have been leaks which can't be relied upon).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I wish you luck man
[Galaxy Note 3 General] spyrou007:
I agree.

That link looks like some big promotion to me. as well
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
I tried to explain to JJcoder (the person to whom I was speaking for the last few pages) that as well. I didn't even receive a progress report on his exploit but only reassurance that it's possible. As far as I'm aware he is developing the exploit for the last 3 months without any progress report

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In what stage is you exploit? Did you finish coding it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
Dude you need to get a grip on yourself. You are basically asking the community to believe in fairy tales. Once you have physical proof that your exploit is working I'll believe ya. I'm sorry to sound a bit rude but I get the felling that you never coded programs or ROMs which would make sense to why do you insist so much on this. I'm not talking about simple programs like printing something on the screen, adding two numbers together or calling simple methods. EVERYBODY can decomiple a code given that it's not encrypted and look at how it runs (that's how you found those Knox strings in a Hex Editor) but coding a working exploit is a whole other ball park. Your findings basically mean nothing nor did Samsung ever try to hide this. I'm sorry to say this but that's unfortunately the way of it

And here is what I meant for "3 months of development of an exploit". You posted this in May and we are now in August
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JJEgan:
Best dev brains tied to fix this Knox stuff many years ago .
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Wattsensi:
What is the point of this in late 2020?

And like the guy above said, all the brains flocked away from this device long ago, this device is ages old, rooting for many is no longer worth the headaches, they were taken by Silicon Valley, have greater obligations or got their motivation destroyed by the Apple-wannabe abomination Google has become since 2015, the arrival of Lollipop, Material Design and the death of "Don't be evil" for "MAKE MONEY NOTHING ELSE MATTERS". Like they always say, die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Sometimes I miss the KitKat, Holo and CyanogenMod days back when Google was someone I could trust. Happy days where you didn't have to worry about things like SafetyNet or dm-verity. Now the scene kinda feels...soulless.

back in 2014 I would have never imagined Google being capable of doing things they do now
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CroGamer1:
Basically nothing. People gave up a long time ago. It's way easier to trip the flag than breach the bootloader. Even if someone privately has an exploit he won't share it since it will get patched. But on the bright side we don't have any rock solid confirmation that Knox voids the actual warranty of the device. The only thing that goes around the internet is people saying it does even though no one ever tried to claim the warranty with a tripped flag and got denied. I also studied Samsung's Terms & Conditions and I couldn't find a written statement where it was explicitly told that Knox voids the general warranty if tripped. Hell, there isn't even any official Samsung webpage where it states that a tripped flag will lead to a warranty void. I also called my local authorized Samsung service center but they couldn't give me the requested information since they don't know what I was talking about (basically they would honor the warranty). I live in Croatia (Europe). The only confirmed downside of tripping the flag is the loss of Samsung Pay, Secure Folder and Samsung Pass.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Wattsensi:
Yeah, that is right. yet I unlocked the bootloader of my Galaxy S7 Exynos knowing that any custom binary would burn the efuse forever, my time is far more valuable than the ability to use Samsung Pay and here we are running LineageOS. I have a spare SM-N9005 lying around in the house, I could give it a go someday and install a 4.4 ROM to remember 2014, I always wanted to try AOSPA and PAC-ROM.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] geek78:
If i am not wrong the story is :

Knos is used by the new N7100 bootloader.

There is a way to downgrade the N7100 bootloader to an older bootloader.

But the flag is still there and not reseted (flash again the new bootloader and you will see again the knox flag)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] erlos:
I think that knox can be reset because is an alternative binary counter ...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] galaxys2jax:
Suggestion:

I know this topic about Reset KNOX counter also I would like to inform there many user who lost root after new firmware update also looking for a best root method without tripping the KNOX counter. So kindly update the topic to fit both the user (Reset knox counter/Safe Root) hope this way will increase donation more and accelerates the Progress of Developers
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rraaka:
Well, I just came across this thread. Havent read the whole of it.

been hearing a lot about Knox and its coming ! basically knox has not been defined completely yet i feel. its not about just a flag and bootloaders. its much more. the system files have been set up differently too, knox resides in the framework silently, themeing has become a nightmare for devs, wifi doesnt work, bootloader doesnt alllow downgrade/ and maybe upgrade too.

i feel Knox is beautiful in its immensity , like a dragon with fire coming out its mouth.....all we need to do is tame it ,

the answer must lie in the kernel since knox is being injected slowly but surely into Note 2 users right now.....its being activated externally. Till now Note 2 users havent got the the complete updated kernel , the first leak was without the bootloader but with one glaring bug - google account log out at boot, so that the comminity didnt settle down comfortably on it but would want to try the next leak, the next leak had a bootloader but it allowed downgrade upgrade, the next leak has a bootloader that exhibits the flag....we are still waiting for more Knox in subsequent leaks or official releases.

anyways this knox thing need to be taken beyond the walls of each community into the gerneral area because knox is completely directed at xda and what it stands for- freedom !

we need to try use patched kernels before the knox is triggered in the preventive course of action.

xda needs to win
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
Who are You "anonymous"? A poet ? Please read this: https://www.samsungknox.com/en/overview/technical-details
[Galaxy Note 3 General] erlos:
If you hai Mj3 with root de la Vega or another method you can root MJ7 without flag Knox using odin mobile.

Download mj7

Purchase Odin mobile pro

Open odin mobile pro

Select mj7 firmware

enable save root mantein

Start!

With this way u can using mj7 with root and flag 0x0 !

Inviato da mio iPad utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
See this about warranty knox: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47580808&postcount=1201

I Quote:

knox ....

Dear Mr. . N. .......

Thank you for contacting the Samsung Electronics Hellas, relative to your request, we would like to inform you that under normal circumstances , any modification of the machine constitutes breach of warranty , as Samsung does not guarantee proper operation of a modified product. The KNOCH stops working permanently with the root or attempt any action to change the software. The KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0x1, which changes from 0x0 constitutes proof of use of the device under conditions deductible warranty . The operating KNOX reset now only by changing the central board . If you wish , you can cite your device in one of our authorized repair centers to make changes mainboard fee
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dukhan:
Since it is related to security issue diffenetly they will not tell that KNOX is resetable.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HaDoMax:
thats pretty clever.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
About this Samsung article from technical-details of Knox:

On: Security Enhancements (SE) for Android

Now: Solution

Samsung KNOX protects the OS through SE for Android, which is built on the SELinux technology.

Before: Solution

Samsung KNOX protects its operating system using SE for Android, which is built on the SELinux technology developed by NSA.

CENSURED ???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] burtcom:
Nah, Samsung doesn't want NSA mentioned since NSA is now a dirty word . Its common knowledge to UNIX geeks that SELinux was primarily developed by NSA.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JCM800:
We need someone like Geohot to show an interest, bet he'd get to the bottom of Knox in no time.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bungadudu:
Any update on this?

There must be a friend of a friend out there who can shed some light on this...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sajoo:
does nobody work for samsung in here?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] louiscar:
Well actually, that isn't clear.

3) would imply that you actually installed firmware after rooting ... Not simply rooting.

So the interpretation "rooting OR flashing" would be wrong if we take it as written ie.

"Rooting (by installing your own custom ROM)

Many of us want to root but not install firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sicerr:
We have made contact, first thing he said was Good luck, and it is resettable. They have a USB type jig sort of like a jtag, but it's a hand held module they hook up to the phone and can access the setting to reset the Knox flag. Second thing, you would need passwords to access that portion of the device, wrong passwords will blow the e-fuse. He said he will try to "acquire" one for around $80 with the passwords. Samsung is bring very strict to who and where they go to. My coworker is going to forward me the email, I'll post it but I'm gonna have to keep identities blocked out and stuff. But so far that's what I got from Samsung Korea
[Galaxy Note 3 General] brusyev:
Sounds like we are dealing with an efuse after all. Thank you for keeping us informed about this.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bungadudu:
That's unbelievably good news!

Better stay in the dark for now as to not cause much stir and let Sammy know we're onto them.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] galaxys2jax:
Good News to all of us!!! Keep Following
[Galaxy Note 3 General] aslak89:
i think z3x guys gonna make it
[Galaxy Note 3 General] brusyev:
How is having to deal with an efuse a good news? I was hoping that we are dealing with Knox on a software/boot level only but now its becoming evident that hardware is also involved here....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] galaxys2jax:
Quote: "wrong passwords will blow the e-fuse", still there's a hope that it can be reset.

whoever void their warranty really they do not care, if they care why they flashed CWM/Rooted their device when it is clearly mentioned by OP?.

something is better than nothing.:cool:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bungadudu:
He said that knox status is resettable!

That is not something, is all!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] 424778940:
thanks for the good news.

my n9005 now is 0x00,but FW ver. is N9005ZHUDMJ8_N9005ZZHDMJ8_N9005ZHUDMJ4_HOME

bootloader is updated,so can not use URDLV to root...

hope for the knox status reseter will coming soon....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Zerqz:
Still waiting for this ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BUFUMAN:
Me too :o

Gesendet von meinem SM-N9005 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note 3 General] bungadudu:
Good things are worth waiting for.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] djnoicatse:
It would make a great Christmas gift ?!!