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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyrantsbane:
Just wanted to add more information to the table

Yesterday after I found out that 4.3 finally released officially, I Odin'd back to stock and worked my way to 4.1.2, and then 4.3. So my phone is completely virgin, the way it would be if I just bought it and upgraded.

I Used CF-Auto Root to give me root and Superuser. The Odin flash did the job, it rebooted into recovery, did its dark magic, and started the phone normally.

As soon as the phone booted up, it FC. I ignored it, and proceeded to use root explorer to go rename the files given by Loserskater to remove Knox off the system.

As soon as I go to rename the first file, SU again crashes and I get a note about security policy needs to be update. Reading what other users were saying, I let it update.

It then blocked Super User. It won't open, and anything that tries to access it will crash (like using root explorer to do tasks that require root)

I said "Okay, maybe we'll try this again" Second flash of CF-Auto Root worked like it should. SuperUser is still blocked.

I factory reset the phone. SuperUser was there as soon as I boot up, and it FC immediately. Knox still had it blocked.

I was forced to turn off SU for now as to stop getting pop ups.

So, there has been my first few hours with Knox. Not very pleasant.

Any ideas?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
I think you have to agree to securituy polices before you remove/dissable/rename knox files.

Edit: i post pictures to see that my SU is working fine and no problem. I did what i post allover this forums.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
I think you can somehow agree to new polices before you remove knox files and in security in settings... (sorry but i don't realy know how). All i know you need to agree in order to SU work until someone will find some other way. I did same with my S4 and last update to 4.3 and twice to leak to on S3 MJ6.

BTW: I got sim card out on my S3 this maybe case and is wort to try.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ali3n8:
To revert back to a fresh state on 4.3 I had to CF autoroot to get the stock recovery installed. Then while in stock recovery I selected apply update from external sdcard. I have found that when using a custom recovery I was not able to go back to a stock 4.3 state. First boot after doing this will take a bit and may even require a reflash.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyrantsbane:
so...

Does anyone know how to reset the security policies so I can test some more methods?

Or do I need to Odin down again and trudge my way back up
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
do not use odin to downgrade after installing the ota!!! You will brick your phone
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tyrantsbane:
yeah

Figured as much. Guess I am non rooted until this Knox thing can get worked around
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
There is any more files conected to KNOX or same security then one listed in this thread?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bkong:
I think I'm in the same boat as Tyrantsbane.

I OTA updated to 4.3 and then CF Auto rooted. After restarting, SuperSU crashed immedietly and I got security popups saying something tried to access blah blah. I couldn't find the the actually KNOX settings or Knox app but they are under application manager. I opened TiBu and found out I had temporary root despite SuperSu not working, so I froze all the Knox files. I also installed TWRP and ran a KNOX cleaner zip. I basically deleted everything knox and now I don't get any KNOX warnings and popups, but I don't have permanent root and the latest version of SuperSu doesn't work.

How did some people here get it working? I removed a lot of knox files and don't know how to get them back. I would odin stock 4.1.1 and OTA back to 4.3 and redo the process, but apparently this will brick it. Do I just wait until CF releases some CF auto root for 4.3 S3 or something??
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cbizzle14:
so what are people using to edit the lines of code stated on the first page. Astro file manager doesn't work. I don't know what to use to delete them or edit them. I have no root at all. I used CF auto root.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
If you would agree to security popups you will have SU working. That what did first time and then with full root remove all Knox files. But there is help..:) Seems like this is working too : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2538604 or this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2538991

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You have to be rooted if you want to edit KNOX files. CF-Auto works but if you have any conserns just read mor. Make sure you know what you doing. Read this post : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2538604 or this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cbizzle14:
I managed to flash TWRP and then flash knox remover and the SuperSU update, but when I'm back on the system it keeps saying that the SU binaries can't be found. What do I do? I have knox removed how do I fix supersu to get my root
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Try reinstalling SuperSu from the market
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cbizzle14:
I did that and it updated but now it says unfortunately supersu has stopped
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Frick1:
I have the same problem

I used cf auto root and once i got it my super su kept crashing and there would be a knox popup but i used Titanium Backup to delete knox and no popups came up but it still doesn't work and when i use a root app ot doesnt have the super su popup i am using a s3 sprint version (sph l710) andi ddon't know if I'm only temporarily rooted. Pls help and should i redo the cf auto root or will that brick my phone thx
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] st3v3_r:
Looks like SuperSU has been fixed. Updated from the market and it now works without force closing. It even will disable Knox for you :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Florad77:
st3v3_r is right. All I had to do was use cf auto root and then install supersu from the playstore. When I opened it it asked me if I wanted to disable knox and I said yes. It disabled it successfully so no more annoying popups, supersu works perfectly, and all my other root apps work great too.

But now that I am rooted would it be safe to uninstall knox through titanium backup? I currently have it frozen because im not sure if uninstalling it might mess my phone up.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] djdoubt03:
Can someone explain exactly what knox is, should I be afraid of it, why? and what version of Android did Samsung start to slip it in.?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Goldie:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447832
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] uknowmyid:
this method "knox" em out.

there's a really simple method i found out..lol pretty silly though.

first make sure you follow all the steps that are recommended by our xda bro's

then right when the you reach the start up screen after flashing the required files,go DIRECTLY TO SYSTEM/APP MANAGER:and force stop all knox app,Then go to google play and update your super SU once done ,open it and then you follow the prompt where you;ll also see to block the F%^&ing knox app.

finally reboot and see your rooted phone knox free,:fingers-crossed::)

cheers to all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JeanneD4RK:
Hi, I'm looking for an old CM build (around Spetember 10) but links are not available.

Does anyone know where I could fine one ?

Thanks

EDIT: Found it http://goo.im/devs/cm/mako/nightly

They are migrating files right now so I can't download but I hope as soon as migration is over, all files will be available.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
Hey guys

I was wondering why there are no custom roms which can be flashed with odin which retain knox warranty status?

Apparently you can alter the system image / partition and as long as you stay away from recovery and kernel partition the knox warranty will stay 0x0?

What else does RDLV do than use a modified system image? Thats why u get custom status, but knox stays 0x0 because you dont flash kernel or recovery.

So with odin tars just containing system.img we should be able to install custom roms without even needing CWM or any other recovery - we just lose the convinient method for backup/restore by staying stock recovery right? (and no adb in recovery, which actually sucks more imo).

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We should actually also be able to install cwm zip files without a recovery right? Couldnt you just extract the zip and run the binary or the script from there? Or transform the update-script to a real sh file instead. Or are there "limits" as to what you can do on the running device vs recovery mode? Recovery mode is just a minimal os anyway isnt it?

Or is there maybe already some app or tool out there which can flash zips while device is fully booted?

And last but not least: Anyone tried side-booting a recovery image? Afaik you can boot images without actually flashing them onto the device right? Couldnt we just temporarily boot the recoveries without actually flashing?

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I really want to beat this knox **** =)... (without tripping warranty hehe)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
ohh i just found an app which can flash zips without recovery:

"Flash Gordon"
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GamingSV:
Pretty sure Knox checks the entire rom as a whole rather than just the recovery and kernel.

URDLV is done through hex editing a small bit of the rom/image. Not replacing an entire part of the rom.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
It would be interesting though as we can flash roms without installing the new bootloaders, I wonder if there's a way to dummy up a rom to look like an official rom while being custom...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
well I'm pretty sure custom (modified) system.img is alright. It doesnt matter what you change - the system is custom or its not (verified by signature scan or smth).

So if we pack up roms or mods into a modified system.img they should be flashable with odin without tripping knox.

I will try it out - I extracted a stock system.img.ext4 from MJ7 and will try to merge it up with x-note installer zip. The aroma installer is what giving me trouble - else I could just copy over all the files from the zip to the system.img and fix the permissions.

But creating a system.img from a "normal" rom zip without aroma or special choices during install process should be pretty easy:

1.) You need linux so that you can work with the permissions and mount the system.img as a directory etc.

2.) extract the system.img.ext4 from the tar.

3.) get simg2img and use it to "decrypt" the system.img.ext4 to a system.raw which then can be mounted with "mount -t ext4 -o rw,loop system.raw mount_point".

4.) Edit what you like and make sure the permissions are alright.

5.) repack to img.ext4. (forgot the tools name for that.. smth like "makeext4fs" or so)

6.) repack to tar

7.) add md5 and create tar.md5

8.) Flash through odin

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I will try it as soon as I created my system.img.ext4 with x-note, but this gonna take some while - rom brewers could do this alot easier after rom creation though. (maybe we could even find a way to still use aroma installer or something else mimicking its actions)

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ADD: Also wanted to add that that my experience so far is that the knox flag is pretty forgiving about what you do on your phone as long as you stay away from the kernel and recovery.

I deleted like everything related to knox (even the containers folder in system root with the extra apks and jars, also deleted tima_measurement_info which gets recreated every boot though, deleted or renamed some binaries related to knox like containersetup in /system/bin) and even modded my efs folder (tried to use my random mac script - but apparently the stock kernel ignores mac settings) and other pretty deep things, without tripping knox yet - so to me that seems like we can just do what we want with our system partition (and some others) as long as the kernel and recovery remain signed by samsung. (we really need to get our hands on this signing key somehow!!!!!!!)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAGr8:
If you flash a modified system.img it will trip Knox. Rdv only modifies bites of the IMG ..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panoz:
Does that mean that it's not a check-sum lock? Even a bit would change the check-sum. What else could it be checking? Size?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAGr8:
It checks for signature. That's for sure not sure why modifying the zip doesn't trip it Maybe it's only matching part of it ..
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
So flashing a self-brewed system.img.ext4 (within an odin tar and including cache.img with CSC data - like the one URDLV spits out) does trip knox? Is this confirmed?

If it is confirmed, this means that while flashing the knox must be tripped - because you can just alter the system partition on a running system and it does not trip knox flag as far as I can tell. So how does this signature thing work anyway? You get the checksum of the whole rom and encrypt it afterwards and check against this? Because if so, then modifying anything on system would just trip knox. And if the signature is just some appended file or something then it is not really safe - because you could just leave that signature file intact.

I did not try it yet, but I'm really strongly believing that there is a way to get a custom system.img onto the device without tripping knox - maybe those who tried just messed up somewhere. But RDLV does modify the image - may it be "just" hex-editing or be it some other modification - modification = checksum wont match = detected as "custom" by syscope. And RDLV actually adds a line (or edits an existing one, not 100% sure) to /system/bin/ss-presetup.sh - that would definitely change the checksum etc.

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What RDLV actually does on top of flashing the system.img.ext4 is also flashing the cache.img which contains CSC data afaik - so maybe the secret lies there - that you need the right cache.img for the corresponding system.img.ext4?

I will most likely just end up tripping knox by will just to have a custom recovery and kernel, but before that maybe I or we can learn a lil more about how the flag works?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geek78:
Digital signature of system.img is not modified by RDLV but will be by building a system.img because it will be a new one
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zroice:
can you maybe explain how this digital signature works if you happen to know? If it checksums the whole image for example, it would be broken by the modifications RDLV does - and I doubt he's doin a signature "collusion" so that the checksum stays the same right?

How about this then:

You edit stuff ON DEVICE and dump the system.img.ext4 from the running note3 and flash that onto another or reflash it on your own device - this should also retain the signature shouldnt it?

Skipping the step of unpack/repacking of the img this way..

(just need to find a way to modify EVERYTHING on a running device - maybe have some files be changed on boot through scripts if no change is possible while the system is fully booted - I read you cannot change some lib files in system while system runs or it will crash / break the operation)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ian619420:
HI has anyone used vold_fstab or someothe external to internal memory swap mod that works on s2 i9100? I need more space for gamelofts huge 1gb+ games
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Check the link below, hope it would be of some help to ur issue :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2353551
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ian619420:
the link you posted the process is too complicated for me :(:(:( is there any other way?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
I'm tipping you end up with a busted phone.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajayan88:
Hello all,

First time poster. But I had converted my AT&T HTC One to the Google Edition HTC one following the thread on this forum.

I am currently experiencing an issue with the camera where in low light situations, I seem to see some sort of ridges in the image (see image). These ridges look like smears on the camera lens, but when I wipe the lens with a microfiber, nothing changes. So it's something with how the software is reading the exposure inside of the lens.

But when I use a flash with these ridges on the screen, the image develops normally. So it is an issue associated with low light exposure.

This issue has been ongoing for several weeks now, and I still haven't found a viable solution.

I was wondering if anyone had a fix for this, or an idea as to how I can trouble shoot it. Thanks a bunch!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spikeydoo2006:
There's a thread here about the camera low light problems/strange wavy pattern problem, as well as other camera low light problems here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317507

Only way so far (as this particular issue is a hardware fault (as are most)) is to get a replacement camera module fitted under warranty in a service center.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Dear All,

Is it possible to unlock the SIM on universal

Is tit possible to change the language on the phone from french to English

Can you please guide me on how to do the above as I dont speak french

Is it possible to save the current settings on the phone if the above fails

as the operator sayzs that the warrantz on the phone is void if the language is changed or the SIM is unlocked

My current configuration

operatpor 7.113.5.132

Rom version 1.13.51 FRE

Rom Date 22-09-2005

Radio 1.03.00

Protocol Version 42.36.P8

Ext rom 1.13.132 FRE
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
I can help you change language from french to english.

Doesn't your Universal have a place where you can download the french ROM? If not, it is still possible to backup the french ROM. A little complicated, but i'm sure i can walk you thru the process.

Regarding the unlocking, i don't think it is possible at the moments. The geniuses are working on it but as of now, you can have it unlocked thru your provider. Just pay the fee (which i think is around 20-30€)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Dear Jorgee,

I would appreciatte if you can walk me htrough the language change, I have tried the provider which is orange switherland, that the lock is definite

A Bellah
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
First step is to tell me which ROM you would like? O2, Qtek, Imate or T-Mobile?

and i assume you would like it in english?

Just tell me what ROM you need and i will walk you thru it
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Dear Jorge

My current configuration

operatpor 7.113.5.132

Rom version 1.13.51 FRE

Rom Date 22-09-2005

Radio 1.03.00

Protocol Version 42.36.P8

Ext rom 1.13.132 FRE

and I want to change into english
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
Which of the following ROM's would you like?

O2

QTEK

IMATE

Take note, flashing the ROM/Changing the language doesnt get rid of the SIM Lock
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Dear Jorge,

Which ever you think is best out of all the three you have listed.

ANother question if I may, Would this affect the phone configurations by orange

Thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
I guess if you want the fastest or newest? The fastest in MY opinion is the QTEK because it has few customizations. The newest I believe is O2 ROM

Regarding Phone configurations of Orange, the configurations are set thru a .CAB file which is stored in Extended ROM. All you have to do before changing ROM is to backup the extended ROM, then Flash the device to english, then run the CAB file that has the Orange customizations.

If you can give me a list of the files in your Extended ROM, i'll do my best to explain what each file does
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Dear Jorge,

I guess I will use the same as youy which I thinkl would be the qtek.

Ok where do i get the programme to back upo the extended rom

Thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
Backing up extended rom, have to install Total Commander. Then in total commander, type \EXTENDED_ROM which will show you the contents of the extended ROM. Just copy to the SD card and save in your computer, that's how you backup extended ROM

For backing up the OS ROM, refer to this thread as it was BUZZ that helped me find out what to do.

Its : http://www.buzzdev.net/index.php?op...=view&id=8573&catid=33&limit=15&limitstart=15

Just download the file at the bottom of this page (page 2) then continue on to page 3 and 4 which explains how to do it. Just PM me regarding where you are already and I will walk you thru the rest as I have already done the procedure
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
Hello Jorgee,

I got to this stage and created the file on the desktop but I tried to run the command in dos but I got an error message

Where can I download the qtek rom from

Thanks

A.Bellah
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
What command did you enter that caused you to get an error message?

go here ftp://xda:xdaftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/Universal/Shipped ROMs and download UNI_Qtek_WWE_11364_151_10300_Ship.exe for the English ROM.

are you sure you don't want to backup your ROM first?

Just drop me a message if you get lost.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
dos command

i want to back it up first but I am getting the folowing error on the dos command

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\> pdocread 0x0 0x3FA0000 QTEK.RAW

'pdocread' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
Did you install EnableRapi on the PPC first before doing this?

THen you have to disable the USB connect option of ActiveSync,

Then enter Bootloader mode on yor universal,

then connect it to the computer,

then run the pdocread

is this what you did?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
no I followed the articel your refered me to, I ran the enable rapi, then connected to the usb and then ran the programme.

I also tryed to download the qtek system but the link you gave me does not let me acess the site
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
you have to put xda:xda in the link as this is the username and password. Or use an ftp program to access the site, this might be easier
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
I put it in the bootloader state and still the same message
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] abellah30:
I put it in the bootloader state and still the same message, but the message on the article you refered me toi says not to do so, I have tried both methods and cantr seem to be able to get it done
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Jorgee:
Sorry, but i don't know what to say. Are you using the original cable?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] fresh_TD:
Re: [AOSPA 4.2.2 JDQ39] PARANOIDANDROID 3.1 (Mar07 RE-UP) | PIE QS-TOGGLE, Bat %

Did you do a clean install and latest gapps?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] d-two:
What is that? wrong forum? :confused:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] GTMonster:
Evening,

Every time I open the cover on my Note 10.1 2014 I am confronted with the following pointless note taker/ calender screen. Before I can access the unlock pattern screen I have to click close. There doesn't appear to be an option in settings to disable it.

Please can anyone advise me how to disable this as its pretty annoying... It's not apparent what app or widget it actually is!

Thanks