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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Additional Notes:

KNOX and OTA Updates:

Flashing custom recoveries will trip KNOX. This includes custom ROMs and anything that modifies system files because you need a custom recovery to do so. (thanks [MENTION=731192]cruise350[/MENTION])

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). Many stores will still provide help/repairs/replacements regardless of your KNOX flag and there never really has been any definitive "Do it!" or "Don't do it!" documentation I could ever find. If you have rage or toilet-dropping issues it may be wise to hold off. Otherwise, take the jump!

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

NEVER, ever, EVER under ANY circumstance accept an OTA (Over The Air - aka from your carrier) 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any update apps (I used this thread as a resource; just be sure to double-check .apk names as it is a little out of date). Stick with the leaked stock ROMs releases found here on XDA if you wish to update but still be running things normally but with a few tweaks here and there.

ODIN Flashable vs. Recovery Flashable:

If a file ends in .tar, .md5 or .tar.md5 you

can

flash it in Odin on PC or MobileOdin (not covered). 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 with a tool like 7-Zip or WinRAR and you're good to flash from Odin.

If not and you see other files and folders

, copy the .zip to your phone's internal or external sdcard and flash it from Philz Recovery or TWRP. If you're not sure, ask!

Philz Recovery versions:

Philz Recovery v6.08.9 is recommended in this guide due to some changes made to later versions which can cause the flashing process to abort due to a permissions error. This has since been fixed in Philz using an option found within its settings in versions >6.13.1, but installer scripts not updated to these newer standards will kick you out with the error if you're not aware of the change and option. Once more releases/ROMs/tweaks have updated their installer scripts - or there starts being a problem using the older version - I will edit the guide to reflect using the latest version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Also reserved
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oldpreowner:
I've had my new s4 on mk2 for about 2 weeks and was wanting to root but with all the Knox crap have been waiting for a good guide. I will be trying this out this weekend. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Raistlin1:
This resource is awesome, thanks! I have been reading for a few days now trying to find something like this. This info is on various threads but it is scattered about like you said.

It also figures that I just flashed/rooted the phone last night before I saw this, I was going to wait one more day to do some more reading but decided to do it last ngiht. I stayed on the MF9 bootloader and loaded up Philz, MK2 modem and a stock MK2 rom with Knob removed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
First off, the S4 has never required you to hold the "Home" button while booting into recovery or download mode so remove that from your guide as it is an unnecessary requirement. Also, not to rain on your parade, but this is about the most backwards way to root your device that I have ever seen. All you need to do is download cf-autoroot, install it with odin, if SuperSu didn't take, download it from the Play store, install and update binaries. Install goomanager from play store, let it install twrp, or odin phillz, back up and install your favorite rom or mod.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Caffeinatrix:
This fix got my phone working again after having messed with it using cf auto root and all that crap. It's long but it's the reason my phone is actually working again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Thank you for your feedback. I will check in to the home button part - I always assumed it was necessary because I never saw the home button not being necessary mentioned anywhere else. :) Appreciate the tip!

As per CF-Auto-Root, it's how I originally rooted my phone but, as I state in the OP, this is to avoid using tools such as that because I had trouble with it very similar to [MENTION=4050228]Caffeinatrix[/MENTION] below. There's too many "if's" and troubleshooting within the method itself it you're green behind the ears. Knowing the base workings of the entire process allows you to troubleshoot it at a core level so that if a tool doesn't work the way it's intended (be it the tool not working or the user not using it right), there is always this fall-back.

I'm glad it worked buddy! It has served me well after all the flashes and wipes I've done getting the exact, fool-proof method figured out. :victory:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ibcenu:
Dude, thanks. I won't have time to check this out till the weekend.

I get the need for this with all the bad experiences reported in many, many threads.

I'll report back when I check your method out
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Sezmar:
Your method works and easy to read, nice!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] en11gma:
definately think the guide is a good thing

i want to know what happens if we try and flash an offiical stock knox enabled firmware with odin pc when the phone is setup per your guide

KNOX = 0x1 (per your guide right?)

SuperSU1.86.zip = rooted (when ran from the phone in apps drawer do you tell it to disable all knox stuff)?

phlz recovery (arent you supposed to tell it to fix root/permissions) the first time you tell it "system reboot now"?

ok with that setup if you go grab an official MK2 complete tar.md5 (that has not been touched) no root, no recovery....100% STOCK<<<

you open odin 3.07 and pick that tar.md5 file and tell it to flash the phone while in download mode.

WHAT HAPPENS???

this is what we all want to know

does phone FAIL to Flash?

does it Brick?

does it flash just fine and then if it does an OTA then it will brick?

what happens....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
If you install the full mk2 tar file then you will end up with a stock unrooted phone. That is what a full tar does. So yes, you can take an OTA. If you are rooted though, OTAs on the other hand are upgrade files and abort whenever they encounter a changed system file or anything else that has been modded in system or recovery.

You will still have the Knox warranty flag tripped since there currently is no way to reset that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] en11gma:
the two files that i have seen that are avail for android 4.3 users are MJA and MK2

i put phone in odin mode and flash that mk2 and it does NOT erase my mdc modem

so either something is wrong with that MK2 full stock file or........

anyhow if i do a ##72786# and then reboot it puts me on MK2 baseband

not sure if its the reboot doing it or if its the ##72786# but since im there i also do the ##786# just to make sure

i am seeing some things in *#9090# not changing during this process

##3424# resets

*#0011# resets (meaning i can not get into the menu but values in networking are diff so i believe that area gets reset)

*#9090# does not reset

whats going on? is it the actual firmware not erasing what it should, the way we are flashing it or something we did before when we ran the unlock.exe and downgraded the modem too.

the odin mk2 full stock should erase everything on phone and flash....something not right in denmark :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] en11gma:
im gonna root right now per your guide mostly
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TriggerManCole:
Agreed..^^^
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] evilbeef54:
ok so a bit of a hang up here... i flashed Triforce 5.2 over stock rooted mja, you directed me here to your write up saying that i needed to flash firmware before flashing the rom, in your write up you say to flash the firmware through odin using the mk2 modem only .tar, but the link you gave above for firmware does not go to the tar, it goes to a zip of a modded stock kernal... which i thought was included in the rom since it asks weather you want to flash the modded stock kernal or ktunz, so do i need to flash this zip, or did this get flashed when flashing the rom, or should the link have taken me to the file listed in step 4.

EDIT

i found UF's thread with the tar so i odin'd that.... still says MJA

edit #2

I odin'd it again and now it shows MK2, no idea why the first one didnt take.... but still step 4 should either say to use the kernal .zip if that works, or you need to fix the download link for firmware to direct to the .tar

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Beanz111:
This is a really useful thread, especially for people new to rooting and flashing roms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Whoops, that's what I get for putting this together in the wee hours of the morning. Fixed - thanks for pointing it out!

Updated to v1.3:

1.3 - Fixed UF's stock firmware link for Odin; added link for flashable version from recovery (thanks [MENTION=1080448]evilbeef54[/MENTION])
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jam3kc:
The. Man.

Thanks, man. I have unsuccessfully tried to root on a Mac 3 times with no luck. I kept giving up after hour 2 of cross-referencing all the different info out there. You have proactively paid your debt to society, Sir.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Cuse Rocker:
Knox flag

Will this method trip the knox flag. Thank You for all the hard work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Flashing custom recoveries and almost anything other than an official ROM or modem upgrade/downgrade will trip KNOX. This includes custom ROMs because you need a custom recovery to do so. (thanks [MENTION=731192]cruise350[/MENTION])
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cruise350:
The recovery is what trips the knox flag. You can't install a custom rom without installing a custom recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Updated guide to v1.4:

1.4 - Fixed booting process procedure (thanks [MENTION=731192]cruise350[/MENTION]); updated note 2; added note 5; removed app versions unless specific ones are necessary; various formatting fixes; tried to make things a little less ROM-specific.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SonsOfLibertyRadio:
Stuck at step 15

Please help. I've been rooting and modding Samsung and LG Android devices since the bad old days of the Samsung Moment (*shudders*), so I'm not a noob. But I'm following the guide word for word, step by step, being patient, and simply cannot get past step 15. I have downloaded the jfltespr_mk2_deodexed zip 6 times, from 3 different sources, and placed the files on 2 different sd cards... but every time I attempt to install in recovery, I get the following (accompanied by the horizontal android guy with the red caution triangle propping his front flap open) -

" -- Installing: /storage/sdcard1/jfltespr_mk2_deodexed.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

set_perm: some changes failed

E: Error in /storage/sdcard1/jfltespr_mk2_deodexed.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

press any key to continue. "

Again, I followed the guide to the letter all the way up to step 15. I've followed this entire process 3 times now. Could all three sources for the mk2 zip be corrupted? Seems highly unlikely, especially since they have all been consistently 1.33GB files...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Still getting used to forum browsing from the phone...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
Sounds like a recovery issue that I really should mention after learning about and having myself messing around with kitkat releases. Try flashing philz 0.9.8 (0.8.9? One of the two. Sorry, stuck in bed with the flu) and give it another shot. I had this exact problem using later releases and you'll see its an issue with some currently developed ROMs. I'm not sure exactly what the problem is or how to fix it manually with old installer packages, but I do know how to get passed it successfully. Only one of those two release versions are actually available... let me know if you need a link. I always keep it on my SD card for when I run into the issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] untwed:
Hi,

im stuck on step 5. i have odin 3.07, and the philz recovery downloaded from your link. but odin doesnt see the zip file. Do i have to rename it? This is very odd, since it seems like no one else is having trouble. plus this is supposed to be a thorough guide and i dont undestand why is hould be having trouble.

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Spiricore:
My apologizes; I have updated the guide to v1.5. Please download Philz Recovery v6.08.9.tar.md5 (link fixed) and try using it with ODIN.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jtsv:
Awesome!

This Guide is Awesome regardless if you will root or not it has very useful information. The key is useful sometimes the information is way above my pay grade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stratuus:
Hi,

Wonderfully clear guide, well done. I hope to use it soon. I've just got an i9192 from a friend, who bought it off another colleague, so I've no idea of where the phone is from.

I see a lot of references to Android 4.3, however, I have 4.2.2, so will this method work? I've clicked on the Software Update and it tells me it is up to date.

What additional files etc will I need to root it?

I've attached a screenshot of the About Device page.

Many thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Foulwx:
An i9192 is a galaxy S4 mini. Not the same phone as this. Maybe that is up to date.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kamelda:
Awesome Guide!

Good and easy to understand! Can you go from rooted stock 4.4.2 back to stock 4.3?

I know you can go from rooted deodexed roms back to older ones but was wondering about stock Roms?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chefbaker11:
You can't down grade from 4.4.2 to 4.3 stock anymore due to the limitations set in place by Knox. You can explore 4.3/4.2/4.1 CUSTOM Roms all day.....just not stock. I actually just went through that horrible process with my note 2. It was not fun un-bricking that bad boy;) hope this helps!

---------- Post added at 05:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:38 AM ----------

You can't down grade from 4.4.2 to 4.3 stock anymore due to the limitations set in place by Knox. You can explore 4.3/4.2/4.1 CUSTOM Roms all day.....just not stock. I actually just went through that horrible process with my note 2. It was not fun un-bricking that bad boy;) hope this helps!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chadharrop:
Will this work for the triband model.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
This voids knox. There is no way right now of flashing Roms without tripping it. So might as well root with CF auto root if all you want to do is root the device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ticktock:
No Sound

Hello using this tutorial was very helpful however, after following it word for word I was left with no sound and unable to dial on the phone.My phone was on 4.4.2 fully upgraded from sprint when I started. I got it 2nd hand. I tried quite a few different solutions including going back to stock which indeed did fix it; once I found the right stock kernel. FYI if anyone plans on going back make a note to check which version you are on and verify and download a stock image so you can get back if you have to. I then followed the guide again and was left with no sound a second time. after much much research I found that the modem version was the issue. I flashed the NAE modem and sound and dialing were restored. Hope this helps someone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
Damn...

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
XBurst-Tools

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
Found Something...

Blank some more!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
Well, it Works.

bump
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valentinez:
Cruz Tablet

Yup...
[Galaxy Note II General] robalm:
Model: GT-N7100

Country: Vietnam

Version: Android 4.3

Changelist: 2313121

Build date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 10:19:26 +0000

Product Code: XXV

PDA: N7100XXUEML6

CSC: N7100OLBEML1

MODEM: N7100XXUEMK1

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
[Galaxy Note II General] maksud_ans:
any new features includes this rom?
[Galaxy Note II General] robalm:
I dont know, but this firmware have the newsest build "31dec"

Do anyone know what all CSC is included in this firmware?
[Galaxy Note II General] zygzoo:
glb , sma, thl , xev , xme , xse , xtc , xte , xxv
[Galaxy Note II General] kersey:
Damn Terafile again...not much chance of downloading it today then.

.
[Galaxy Note II General] zygzoo:
deleted
[Galaxy Note II General] maxld:
Just making everything clear. This is not rooted, right?
[Galaxy Note II General] robalm:
No root, this is Vietnam officiell.

I just flashed it via Odin i ticked EverRoot and injected SuperSu (pro version is needed to root firmware when flashing)
[Galaxy Note II General] maxld:
Do you see any visible changes in this rom?
[Galaxy Note II General] dabenaute:
[MENTION=4422033]cosmyndemeter[/MENTION],could make a xueml6 deodexed ;prerooted ?
[Galaxy Note II General] robalm:
Not really, but its hard to say in the short time.
[Galaxy Note II General] zygzoo:
yes, i can. if I have enough requests I will
[Galaxy Note II General] abauer:
Can you upload the boot.img from this rom as I want to try it on the DN3.2

Thank you in advance
[Galaxy Note II General] zygzoo:
here you have (not flashable zip)
[Galaxy Note II General] YOSEFE:
It is the newest build, but doesn't the changelist look inferior in comparison to the ML4's 2323112 changelist?

Just wondering.
[Galaxy Note II General] abauer:
Thank you !

Made a flashable zip and tried it but lost Wifi connectivity and bootlooped so had to revert back to the original one.

can you upload the /lib/modules/dhd.ko

thank you in advance
[Galaxy Note II General] robalm:
Ye i was wondering the same thing, ML4 (India) have the newest changelist of all officiell n7100 4.3.
[Galaxy Note II General] congminh1709:
If anyone has this firmware please connect with pc and check with kies to confirm if is this lastest official? I am running ml4 indian firmware and kies inform this is lastest official.
[Galaxy Note II General] sora9009:
this is latest official firmware for vietnam mate.
[Galaxy Note II General] congminh1709:
OK, I have found another link for anyone who don't have terafile premium account :laugh:

https://mega.co.nz/#!GA12lYhI!6OF2B070b3q8Mcd1DMoHxmhJlXjNgPNejLJN7ZcGc5E
[Android Apps and Games] alvintclam:
WeLook is a Facebook page reader, especially the page with photos, like 9gag, TIME, BBC, CNN, National Geographic, IMDB, Yahoo, Fandango.

WeLook provide a comfortable reading environment to you.

Of course, WeLook is fast, it provide a faster browsing speed.

WeLook will keep suggesting Facebook pages to user and you can follow the page without “like”.

WeLook makes sharing content become simple, you can share the images easily.

Features:

- Browsing Facebook page feeds without like

- Discover Facebook page by WeLook suggestion

- Customise feeds by interest, you can manage your own channels and feed sources

- Share image with any social networks

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=alvintclam.welook
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javiwankenobi:
Anybody know if theres an app that will automagically move pictures taken in a geo location and move them to a folder or highlight them somehow? Every day after work I end up full of pictures that I need either deleted or archived on a daily basis

Any help is very much appreciated.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCSC:
The stock Gallery app does this.hit the menu button on top right and select 'Group by". You then have the option to set location as the sort method. I too have to delete boat loads of work photos and find this method a lot easier.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MeowNYC:
I always go the "camera error - can't connect to the camera" when taking photo with rear camera.

HOWEVER, the strange thing is I can record video with the rear camera and the front camera works as well.

I've tried to factory reset, still unsolvable. I have this problem when using CM9 by ipromeh.

One thing I notice is I tried to upgrade to KK 4.4 but failed somehow, is that a conflict or a problem and related to my camera problem ?

PLS help me out !!! =<

ps : i tried using camera360, the error poped out is due to security problem o.o?:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ilusi0n_:
For update to android 4.4 you must have the last cwm
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MeowNYC:
The camera still doesn't work =(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MeowNYC:
any solution?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hinfamous:
what your CWM and OS version?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] desias4000:
me too

i have updated to 4.4.2 and have the same pb even my wifi doesnt work
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MeowNYC:
4.2.2 latest K.K latest CWM..

the problem is i have this prob since ICS. ><
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] anilatiklik:
just format everything and return to stock rom . it may work.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Irwenzhao:
Camera not working is a known issue on AOSP ROMs. Many fixes have been put in place but apparently the camera ignores them. It works if you're lucky (apparently u aren't) but doesn't if have bad luck. Try reflashing another ROM. Might work. Worked for me.

Smack that Thanks button if I helped!

XDAing from a N7105 powered by Illusion ROM.

Sent from a small country called Singapore.

P.S. Time for school, not much time for XDA :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MeowNYC:
still the same :(

somehow i can record video but not take photo @@
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sillyshyme:
Looking for one fir my nexus 5
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cox2013:
I have one Sony Xperia tablet Z take it from Vodafone Spain and the 4G modem is lookted. Now. I'm outside from Spain for 6 mounths and i need to use 4G network with sim card Vodafone Romania.

Trimis de pe al meu SGP321 folosind Tapatalk
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1NJATH3ORY:
1. Turn on the Tablet with out sim card

2. Type *#*#7378423#*#*

3. Select Service info

4. Select SimLock

5. Check where is X

6. If X is on NETWORK and value is different than 0, you can unlock your phone.

7. If it is 0 unlock by code is NOT possible.

The counter is blocked.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cox2013:
The X îs on. NETWORK. The value îs 7. So. What can i do?

Trimis de pe al meu Sony Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 folosind Tapatalk
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1NJATH3ORY:
From the looks of things, you will have to pay someone to unlock your tablet.. You could try eBay.. Have you unlocked your bootloader ?? Or why not flash unbranded firmware, to see if that unlocks it ??
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cox2013:
First I wanna thank you for your answers....

I tried to unlock the bootloader end is no locked... That's says on Sony Xperia site....

I flashed.. The tablet has first time 4.2.2... Now I put the. 4.3 version.... But is still 4G locked

Trimis de pe al meu SGP321 folosind Tapatalk
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N1NJATH3ORY:
Thank you means actually clicking the thanks button under my post lol. :cool:

So from your above post it don't work flashing or unlocking bootloader, to unlock the carrier lock, it seems like you will have to pay Vodafone to get it unlocked.....
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cox2013:
is tooted

so .... my tablet status is ROOTED :)) ... first i make an downgrade to 10.1.1.A.1.307 firmware, second i install the Vroot 1.7.4. and now is rooted. plz tell me what to do to unlock the 4g???

:D